TATT - TSTT must unlock the phone free of charge

[2WNBoost]

Just an FYI, regarding getting a mobile handset unlocked by TSTT
Working on it, will update when / if TSTT actually complies.

Excerpt of TATT message below:

"In accordance with Concession Condition 21, TSTT must unlock the phone free of charge once the contract is expired:


C21. Where terminal equipment which has been locked or otherwise restricted so as
to access only the concessionaire’s network or service is supplied to a user, the
concessionaire shall, upon termination of the relevant user contract in
accordance with Condition C20, and free of charge, remove such lock or
restriction. The concessionaire shall not supply (whether directly or indirectly
through agents or other retail suppliers) terminal equipment which has been so
locked or restricted to any user who has not entered into a service contract with
the concessionaire in respect of such equipment.

Regards

Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
# 5 Eighth Avenue Extension
Off Twelfth Street
Barataria
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
West Indies
Phone 1 (868) 675-8288
Facsimile 1 (868) 674-1055
Website http://www.tatt.org.tt"

[JoKeR1980]

wow....interesting

[Death-Row]

WOW. is that so?

[Sully]

Does that mean that pre-paid phones cannot be locked?

[kual]

that should mean prepaid phones should be unlocked because you are not entering a legally binding agreement with TSTT. I could be wrong but a little advice would help on ths matter

[Sinister_Audio]

i wonder if there is anything in there about buying a $4500 BB from bmobile and then 2 weeks later the phone DIES and keeps restarting everytime it boots up....

[redmanjp]

so my prepaid blu should be unlocked for free then?

[pete]

Didn't you sign a contract when you bought it?

[Sky]

Here I thought TSTT's iphones were unlocked anyway.
Plus I hsve sn sndroid from them that came unlocked.
Only the cheapo phones are locked.
And if anyone fighting that down they real sad.

[redmanjp]

Here I thought TSTT's iphones were unlocked anyway.
Plus I hsve sn sndroid from them that came unlocked.
Only the cheapo phones are locked.
And if anyone fighting that down they real sad.

why? if TATT say so is so! ppl in this country doh know nuttin about their consumer rights

[Sky]

It sad because you gonna use a cheapo phone for more than 2 years.
Who can say that's not sad?
Only reason for this is giving your kid when you're done with it.

[tr1ad]

not like if you need it unlocked because you going away to use it.....
doesn't bother me really....
probably will affect those that want to use it on digi network or vice versa

[redmanjp]

It sad because you gonna use a cheapo phone for more than 2 years.
Who can say that's not sad?
Only reason for this is giving your kid when you're done with it.

a cheapo phone is the reason a bandit didn't take my phone d other day- i cudda spend $2000+ of my hard earned money for a nice smartphone only for him to take it away but chose not to-
phones these days like gold chain and where I work aint really a safe place

at d end of the day I still have my phone

[blacklight]

INTERESTING....I see many iphone 4s 'unlocked' selling on tuner in February-March 2013

[DTAC]

INTERESTING....I see many iphone 4s 'unlocked' selling on tuner in February-March 2013

They mean unlocked to other bMobile sims.

[Country_Bookie]

It sad because you gonna use a cheapo phone for more than 2 years.
Who can say that's not sad?
Only reason for this is giving your kid when you're done with it.

a cheapo phone is the reason a bandit didn't take my phone d other day- i cudda spend $2000+ of my hard earned money for a nice smartphone only for him to take it away but chose not to-
phones these days like gold chain and where I work aint really a safe place

at d end of the day I still have my phone

Tell him nah!
Not everybody walking on silk and have a few grand to splash out everytime it have a “new” smartphone on the market. Believe it or not, there are people who still just use phones to make/receive calls and texts and have absolutely no use for any kind of berry or eye phone!

[Chimera]

just curious sky, since you throwing around the term "cheapo" phone

what phone do you have now? how often do you change your mobile phone/upgrade to a newer handset?

[S_2NR]

good stuff. i change phones every 6 months.

[Sky]

just curious sky, since you throwing around the term "cheapo" phone

what phone do you have now? how often do you change your mobile phone/upgrade to a newer handset?

The android.
A cheap android btw, from bmobile.
Not often anymore, I settled on this.
When I say cheapo I'm talking about something like a J300 SE. Because a lot of phones form bmobile are unlocked anyway, won't YOU agree?

[S_2NR]

all the phones i bought from bmobile (incl BBs) were locked to bmobile.

[Chimera]

wouldn't know, never bought a phone from bmobile.

but i know for sure their blackberry handsets aren't unlocked. i've unlocked hundreds of them for customers

and a good bit of people asked me to unlock their bmobile xperia x10's but I didn't take on any of the jobs so I'm still not sure if the xperias came unlocked or not

i believe part of bmobile contract that you sign when getting postpaid is that your warranty is void if you unlock the phone though lol

[Mark!]

just curious sky, since you throwing around the term "cheapo" phone

what phone do you have now? how often do you change your mobile phone/upgrade to a newer handset?

good stuff. i change phones every 6 months.

look like sky get a name change yes

[blacklight]

INTERESTING....I see many iphone 4s 'unlocked' selling on tuner in February-March 2013

What I meant is that by february 2013 all the early adopters of Bmobile iPhone 4s who had the 1yr contract would be now eligible for a legit unlock providing if what TTAT says is true. iPhone 5 will be out so it's a good opportunity to unlock sell and upgrade

[S_2NR]

just curious sky, since you throwing around the term "cheapo" phone

what phone do you have now? how often do you change your mobile phone/upgrade to a newer handset?

good stuff. i change phones every 6 months.

look like sky get a name change yes

Problems?
Where in my post did I say I was responding to ABA?

[skylinechild]

what phone is locked that must be soo much trouble that could cause the owner to get it unlocked from the provider.

[redmanjp]

not necessarily the phone but if they frustrated wit bmobile for whatever reason & simply want to switch

[skylinechild]

not necessarily the phone but if they frustrated wit bmobile for whatever reason & simply want to switch

who wouldn't be frustrated with b mobile.... they took like 7 yrs to actually get off their royals and give 3G service and they didnt give it yet- launch date is September...

[pete]

Bought a phone today and it's not locked.

[rfari]

Bmobile issa pothound network IMO

[toyota2nr]

I hope this is true. This is a good sign for our telecom industry.