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2011-10-24
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two conclusions here:
- Maybe I'm mistaken, but you can't assess it from the OP only
- I'm wasting my time, and yours (and anybody reading that: sorry), but you quoted xkcd first
You can take any software branded handset, unlock the baseband SIM state, and use it on another network -- with software branding still intact.
I actually have no idea what you are referring to when you say 'firmware lock' since nothing really exists, per se. You're talking about the ability to use unbranded firmware without carrier/operator additions, restrictions and software? That's branding.
We've probably beating this horse into a meatloaf, I think we're all basically saying the same thing, but some of us (me) are just being jerks about the semantics