re: Cellphone unlocking law expected to be signed

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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.

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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.