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01/19/2004, 10:35 PM
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I'm sure you'll delete this, but I felt you deserved to be warned, since you probably have no idea what you're getting yourselves into.
I spoke to a contact at Palm today about the Treo 600 unlock issue and they actually were already aware of what was going on here. Apparently Handspring - and now Palm - have monitored Treocentral and know about the unlock hack. While it may seem all quite innocent fun and everyone is enjoying the excitement of having collectively managed to break the lock, this has major ramifications for Palm. (By the way, the unlock would have been VERY difficult to do without the benefit of Mol's crash and Handspring's own update. Palm could never have anticipated their files becoming exposed after a crash like that, but this excuse won't matter to the carriers...)
As I'm sure you're fully aware, Handspring/Palm are very dependent upon the carriers and are pinning their hopes for survival on their PDA-phone lineup. Angering the carriers is the last thing they can afford to do. These phones are currently heavily subsidized by carriers and won't sell without the subsidy. The carriers expect to make their money back with data and voice charges, but this assumes everyone remains locked to the carrier long enough for this to happen. As soon as the carriers learn of the unlock, heads will roll at Palm. Treocentral will be targeted as long as they play a part in this. Discussing theory is one thing - allowing posts to unlocking files is an entirely different matter. (And don't expect the excuse that posters are fully responsible for their own actions will hold up.)
I would strongly suggest you immediately do two things: State clearly at the top of every discussion area that posting hacks/cracks and links to them is not permitted; remove all such links now and ensure they aren't re-posted. Treocentral may just be a hobby site kept alive by a couple of people, but you are opening yourselves up for a world of hurt. Trust me. I won't say anything more about this, but it would be a shame to see you pay the price for your enthusiasm to "help out". You may be getting some bad news in a couple of weeks. At least try to make it look like you don't condone illegal activity.
I wish you the best of luck.
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