Sprint CEO: Exclusive Contracts Important for Wireless
Agree...
Still, I don't think it should be an indefinite thing. At some point, I think manufacturers should have the ability to venture off to other carriers with the same design or at least slightly modified...
I've only gotten into wireless within the past three years, but I feel like (broken record) that certain phones like t...
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I found this extra funny because I have a 270c sitting in a drawer near me as I type. Lol!
Innovation? Then why do so many carrier-subsidized handsets have functionality stripped out?
I've said it before - buying your handset from a carrier makes as much sense as buying your car from a gas station. What do you think the mpg on cars would be if that were the case?
Bundling only benefits consumers to the the extent that
1. there are economies of scope between handset manufacturers and carriers
and
2. carriers have little market power
along with
3. consumer side cost to create a bundle exceeds that of a handset+carrier combo.
My assessment:
1. no economies of scope
2. HHI>2100 but scale economies make this potentially ambiguous. Empirically, US cellular bills are second only to Spain in international comparisons (if my memory serves), which suggests that market power is significant.
3. It takes all of 5 minutes to set up a new phone on a ...
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