Then, MacTrast draws some rather far-fetched conclusions: The T-Mobile iPhone 5 "could indicate that the iPhone 5 could launch as an unlocked [emphasis added] phone capable of use on any network, without containing any carrier restrictions." Or it could mean that four U.S. carriers are offering the same phone, locked to their respective networks. Adding a fourth carrier, and its chain of retail centers, somehow also "would serve to ease Apple's shipping and distribution."

Well, what can one expect from a "minor league rumor cottage" and "no-name site" with a "dubious source," .

Not like those major league rumor cottages .

John Cox covers wireless networking and mobile computing for Network World.

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