Re:Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S.
by marquis on Thursday January 24, 2013 @01:58PM
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You're suggesting Protectionism. An industry won't innovate or provide realistic pricing based on their actual costs, so you suggest we protect their income through artificial means. Sure, I'd love some protectionism - how big do I have to be before the government will invent some laws for me to make sure you can only use my service, and not yours?
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Re:Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S.
by therandomguy on Thursday January 24, 2013 @02:58PM
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Honestly I'm not suggesting anything. All I'm saying is that this contract is optional. People can buy full price and say fuck-you to the contract. In fact I have gotten iPhones cheaper from AT&T by buying locked and immediately buying out the contract than buying unlocked from Apple.
Re:Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S.
by marquis on Thursday January 24, 2013 @03:21PM
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>In fact I have gotten iPhones cheaper from AT&T by buying locked
In which case I'm sure we'd all consider it reasonable to first ensure AT&T covers it's cost by increasing its contract buyout amount. We're talking here about the price of roaming being artificially high. You step across the border and come back to an inflated bill because of termination 'agreements' between providers.