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re: Cellphone unlocking law expected to be signed

Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:52 pm to
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32719 posts
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:52 pm to
i am 100% for this.

you paid for the phone, you should be able to use it on whatever carrier you desire.

you will still be responsible for termination fees if you are under contract and decide to switch, but at least you wont have to buy a new phone if you want to go from sprint to verizon.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51523 posts
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:57 pm to
but if you have a sim card and the carrier is a different technology, it won't help much, will it?
Posted by cdaniel76
Covington, LA
Member since Feb 2008
19699 posts
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

you paid for the phone


First, I am completely for this resolution to be passed... BUT

Second, you didn't technically (fully) pay for your phone. Unless you're on T-mobile (which takes 2 years to pay off the phone if you choose to make payments) or buy a phone off contract, the majority of the cost of a phone is subsidized by the carrier in return for you entering into a binding contract with said carrier.

So, I can see why the carriers are fighting this...
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