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Carriers Nix Cell Phone Kill Switch Over Profit Fears

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DarkStar

Nov 19, 2013, 5:27 PM
You do see where it says that its these lawmakers who are saying they saw email's from the carriers saying that. But if you think about it logically why would the carriers care about it. Insurance is for replacing a phone. The only companies hurt by this would be the antivirus companies like lookout and NQ Mobile. People will still want insurance.

The "lawmakers" are trying to make themselves look good.
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T Bone

Nov 19, 2013, 11:23 PM
The suggestion doesn't make any sense. Kill switch or no kill switch, when a phone is lost or stolen, customers need a new phone. The existence of a kill switch won't have an effect one way or the other. There are in many far more serious practical problems with the idea of a kill switch.
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