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Re:Forget the Cellphone Fight — We Should Be Allowed to Unlo... by rayiner on Monday March 18, 2013 @02:43PM (#5396273)
> So if all carriers provide only locked phones there may not be enough devices on the market.

Except you can buy directly from the phone manufacturer: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_4_8GB?id..., http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone

Your argument basically amounts to: "if the carriers did have a monopoly on phones, then there would be a problem."

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Re:Forget the Cellphone Fight — We Should Be Allowed to Unlo... by netc on Monday March 18, 2013 @05:02PM (#5397111)
yet, ATT & Verizon will not charge less. wait, they will force you to buy a data plan too if you use your unlocked smartphone. Imagine a real state market - take mortgage or pay double for the house if you pay cash.
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