Handset Lemon Law Passed in Illinois
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It seems strange that this would come from the homeland of Motorola. Do you think that maybe they have some influence here? I can be such a conspiracy theorist sometimes.
zombie9 said:
Carriers do not make phones so why is it that a customer would get out of the ETF because of this? The etf is to get the money back that the carrier dumped into getting the customer a discount on a phone. Wouldn't it make more sense to have moto or samsung send a new phone to the customer?
exactly - this is penalizing the carrier for a manufacturer's poor design. it's like getting out of your directv contract because your TV broke!
idiots
jinx7676 said:zombie9 said:
Carriers do not make phones so why is it that a customer would get out of the ETF because of this? The etf is to get the money back that the carrier dumped into getting the customer a discount on a phone. Wouldn't it make more sense to have moto or samsung send a new phone to the customer?
exactly - this is penalizing the carrier for a manufacturer's poor design. it's like getting out of your directv contract because your TV broke!
idiots
Except the phone carrier has tested and branded the phone. Directv couldnt care less about my TV, but they will stand behind the dish and receiver
nuckingfuts said:jinx7676 said:zombie9 said:
Carriers do not make phones so why is it that a customer would get out of the ETF because of this? The etf is to get the money back that the carrier dumped into getting the customer a discount on a phone. Wouldn't it make more sense to have moto or samsung send a new phone to the customer?
exactly - this is penalizing the carrier for a manufacturer's poor design. it's like getting out of your directv contract because your TV broke!
idiots
Except the phone carrier has tested and branded the phone. Directv couldnt care less about my TV, but they will stand behind the dish and receiver
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I would gladly buy my phone direct with NO contract but it doesn't work that way now does it. I am looking to move to ATT and get the Q9h but even if I buy the phone at retail or bring my own phone I MUST sign a 1 year contract, why should I have to do this. There is NO carrier subsidy at all.
Oh and Verizon & Sprint FORCE you to buy their phones that they have crippled features on and you have to buy only Verizone or Sprint approved phones unlike the GSM side.
habib_15 said:
But you have to use the carriers phone choices in most cases.
not for GSM carriers. you can use any unlocked phone.
phoenixms said:...
OK… Granted that is true. BUT, unlocked phones are not readily available in the US. Please tell me if an actual brick and mortar store sells unlocked phones. I'll be happy to go look at their selection. OK you can order them online…. OK give me a list of models that the US division of the mobile phone companies that will actually repair them here in the US. I would like to buy a phone from Amazon where I don’t have to worry about buying or using adapters to plug in the European charger, much less having to worry about shipping the thing across the world to get it fixed. Oh and support US 3G. Most of the unlocked phones that i'm interested in are usually built for the european market and do not support all
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