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re: Cellphone unlocking law expected to be signed
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:19 pm to Displaced
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:19 pm to Displaced
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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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Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:29 pm to cdaniel76
quote:
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...
they're going to make us pay for our phones in full, and poor people will freak out
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:31 pm to cdaniel76
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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.
Wat?
You end up paying the full price of a phone and then some depending on the model. You most definitely pay for it under the contract model.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:37 pm to cdaniel76
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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...
i thought that's what the ETF fees were designed to cover?
i still dont see the point of forcing carrier locked devices unless you have att or verizen or someone not protecting themselves with an ETF clause.
so i don't see a problem with unlocking other than carriers gonna carrier.
This post was edited on 7/29/14 at 1:39 pm
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