Some dudes offer iPhone unlocking service outside AT&T store

It didn't take El Jobso and the Cupertino team long to hit the millionth iPhone mark, and with bigger hopes for the holiday season, Apple will need to keep up its game. Two friends who decided to aid Apple's effort, have taken matters into their own hands and are offering free iPhone unlocking service outside their local AT&T store. With no word on how long AT&T will allow these shenanigans to continue, leave us a comment if you know these two!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 4:34PM]

HEY!!! I know where this picture was taken. I live right near here. That makes me laugh.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 4:35PM]

In fact, it's Bridgeport Village in Tualatin, Oregon. I know so by that stop sign. The "O" is obnoxiously large and the at&t sign is just as well overly large for that wall.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 8:59PM]

Heh, I live in Portland, Oregon and was thinking of doing the same thing here.

[PEZ Posted Sep 16th 2007 4:56PM]

A nice statistic would be, how many iphones sold, versus how many are on the att network.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 5:24PM]

yeah, i am very curious to how many iphones owners vs actual at&t new subscribers

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 5:25PM]

whatever happend to craigslist? that is so tacky

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 7:06PM]

Tacky?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 10:33AM]

i would flog them!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 10:04PM]

That picture is awesome! Haha...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2007 11:00PM]

ah ha...I was thinking that this store looks familiar to me too. You are right Farwest..it is Bridgeport AT&T Store in Tualatin. The store where I bought my iPhone. Wished these guys were present there like a week ago...I wouldn't have to struggle this much going through the forums to get my phone unlocked.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 10:20AM]

Yes that is in extremly poor form.
But tacky is the norm nowadays.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 10:46AM]

i love it!
and its not tacky fanboys!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 10:51AM]

These guys got some balls...big, big balls to pull off that shot!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 1:38PM]

I wouldn't call that tacky...but they've definitely got a couple of brass pairs setting up right outside the AT&T store!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 2:25AM]

that is SOOOO FUNNY!!! that sh!t makes me LAUGH SO HARD!! thanks engadget, i really needed that today. keep 'em coming!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 2:53PM]

I was being PURELY sarcastic. lol I didn't think you'd actually attempt to articulate what you meant by tacky. :)

Relax, not everything has to have a flair of Martha Stewart attached to it.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 19th 2007 5:03AM]

i think its awesome. ballsy. and questionably not illegal.

they are on a city sidewalk.
and the fcc has said you cant be penalized for unlocking a phone.
hell... you paid for it... you own it.
and if these guys want to instantly be your "friends" and help you unlock it, that's between you guys

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 7:22PM]

These guys have spirit! Go unlocking iphones!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 2:53PM]

After some minor PS enhancement, I recognize one of those guys. He's a son of Verizon's CEO, aka S.O.V.