Editing SIM lock (section)

=== Germany ===
In [[Germany]], there does not appear to be any effective law regulating SIM locking.{{Original research inline|date=May 2023}}  For example, the iPhone was initially offered for sale in Germany exclusively through T-Mobile, and it was locked to T-Mobile's network. They began to provide unlocking codes for that phone after they were sued by Vodafone and a temporary injunction was issued requiring T-Mobile to do so. Vodafone's injunction was later overturned, and the iPhone is again available exclusively locked to T-Mobile.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aUd5_GXQYwY0 | work=Bloomberg | title=Deutsche Telekom Wins Ruling in IPhone Sales Dispute (Update3) | date=December 4, 2007}}</ref>  While T-Mobile Germany told the court that they would unlock the iPhone after the contract, they were doing it voluntarily.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

While SIM locking is legal, a court ruled in 2012 that providers must clearly inform potential customers about the SIM lock.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Dr. Cornelius Renner|title=Nicht ohne SIM-Lock-Hinweis|url=http://medienrecht-blog.com/2012/11/19/lg_bonn_telekom_werbung_iphone_sim_lock_irrefuehrend/|website=medienrecht-blog.com|access-date=23 October 2015|language=de|quote=Wie die Wettbewerbszentrale mitteilt, hat das Landgericht Bonn mit Beschluss vom 1. Oktober 2012 – 11 O 39/12 – die Werbung der Telekom ohne (rechtzeitigen) Hinweis auf das SIM-Lock und das Netlock des Telefons als irreführend verboten.}}</ref>

As of 2015, usually only prepaid mobile phones are sold with a SIM lock. Phones sold with a contract stipulating monthly payments are not typically locked (as the monthly payments are due no matter what network the phone is used on). Also, most providers will unlock the phone on demand. Usually a fee is charged during the first two years after purchase; afterwards the unlocking is free. As of 2022, new phones are rarely distributed with a SIM lock;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Marina |title=SIMlock und Netlock: Das sind die Unterschiede |url=https://www.inside-digital.de/ratgeber/begriffserklaerung-simlock-netlock |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=inside digital |language=de-DE}}</ref> old phones however may still be locked.