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Re:White House Response to “Make Unlocking Cell Phones Legal” by TylerE on Monday March 04, 2013 @02:40PM (#5320307)
But there is nothing inherent in offering cell phone service as far as locking phones. That's a totally separate issue. I assure you that you could buy an unlocked phone (at full retail) and use it on a network of your choice with an appropriate SIM card.

You just don't get the telco to pay for 2/3rds of your phone when you do that.

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Re:White House Response to “Make Unlocking Cell Phones Legal” by schrodinger on Monday March 04, 2013 @03:00PM (#5320459)
They pay 2/3 of the phone for your contract, which has nothing to do with locking or you using someone else's sim card.
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