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All five major US carriers agree to let you unlock your phone anytime you want
You know that car mechanic you see often? The one who does an OK job but always forgets a little something here and there? Imagine if you wanted to switch mechanics, but you couldn't without asking him to unlock something in your car. That sounds annoying, right?
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It was likely that legislation and the FCC were going to challenge them hard in the near future anyway. Better to voluntarily do it and earn some kudos rather than be forced to unlock.
This is more than definitely what happened.
I don't think the car mechanic analogy is very accurate. More biased than anything.