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Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won (arstechnica.com)
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[-] Veedem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Man, this guy was on a mission and I respect it.

[-] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Wonder how he got this done. Hiring a lawyer and setting this up and going to court can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

[-] Veedem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Roach estimated he spent 20 or so hours on the suit, including arranging to have a summons served on Verizon and arguing his case in a court hearing. Roach didn’t get much of a payout considering the amount of time he spent, “but it wasn’t about that,” he said.

He did it himself and the ruling includes compensating for the costs associated with.

this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2025
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