Confirmed: AT&T Dell Streak Will Be SIM-locked, Even Off-Contract

By on August 12th, 2010 8

We talked about the Dell Streak a few days ago and if you thought you could buy the no-term phone off AT&T and bring that baby over the border to Canada, well… you can’t. Dell’s cheif blogger Lionel Menchaca confirmed today via Twitter that the device will be SIM-locked to AT&T, even if you don’t sign a contract.

Pretty disappointing news but it doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me. Other than the Nexus One which came factory unlocked no matter how you got it, cellphones sold in North America are tied to the carrier you buy them from. Dell does however sell the Streak unlocked in the UK for £449 and did promise to sell an unlocked Streak in the US for $500 about two months ago. So you can either try your luck on eBay now or wait to see how this all might pan out.

[VIA Engadget]

[Twtter (LionelatDell)]

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  • Lucstp66

    We just can't understand why this! At these times we will expect to get OUR PREFERRED cell and get the CARRIER WE WANT.
    Let’s see, if we don’t find what we want, we will not just take another cell. We will change of carrier and you will loose or gain client. That’s what you want? Trying to fish us with a cell?
    We are expecting that carrier company should be competitive based on the services and price and not only from the cell they sale.
    Cell shouldn’t be associated to carrier.

  • PEDRAM13

    Very well said. Carrier ties and contracts restrict people from getting the phone that is best for them. This is pretty much bang on with the concept that the Nexus One tried to bring to the market. Sadly it didn't quite succeed with the way they approached it this time around. Bummer

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    Let’s see, if we don’t find what we want, we will not just take another cell. We will change of carrier and you will loose or gain client. That’s what you want? Trying to fish us with a cell?

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