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Sprint to Lock iPhone 4S SIM Starting Today

Posted November 11, 2011 at 2:29pm by iClarified · 10091 views
A leaked internal Sprint memo reveals that starting on 11/11/11 'all iPhone 4S devices will have the SIM locked'.

Sprintfeed notes that the memo goes on to state that "the locking occurs during the activation process and is invisible to the customer." Such statements suggest that Sprint's iPhone 4S variant does, or should we say did ship with an unlocked SIM. But all is not lost for you early adopters, it is clearly noted that this SIM lock update will not impact any iPhone 4S activated prior to 11/11/11.

Take a look at the screenshot below for more details...

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