AT&T to Boost ETF to $325
This kind of does make sense for GSM carriers.
In comparison, CDMA phones are usually locked to the specific carriers, unless you go to metroPCS. But again, the phone is now locked on to their system.
Now I realize there are people that have the skill to be able to unlock and hack equipment and things of that nature. I wasn't referring to those people at all. If you have the know how, more power to you I suppose. 🙂
I do agree about the iphone and people just terming, paying the etf and then selling it on ebay for a profit. Then just do it on the iPhone. AT&T nor VZW are losing money, so I don't see the point. Both are at the point of overwhelming the smaller national carriers.
BTW even if so, AT&T use different 3g radios then TMO, Don't see a massive run from them to TMO to use iPhone's or Pre's.
It's not bullcrap. You think it's bullcrap because you're either a) worried about something for no reason because you'll never break a contract, or b) you're either a thief or sympathetic to thieves who attempt to rip off wireless companies by purchasing devices at a subsidized discount, cancelling the contract and selling the devices for a profit. Honest individuals can look at the numbers and realize that the actual price of the device is significantly higher than what you pay originally, and until your contract has been fulfilled, the wireless company is out (read: losing) money.
It's not just iPhone, and there are a lot of people who've unlocked iPhones and taken them to T-Mo. Some people don't care about the 3G speed...
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Eventually (and probably thru FCC regulation), carriers will be required to make any and all models of phones compatible with their networks, provided they are of the same network type (GSM or CDMA).
If America went to a European style communications system, the public would incessantly complain about the price of the device, AND they would continue to complain about the price of service.
Here is Vodafones prices and phone list.
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/all-ph ... »
Our current infrastructure couldn't support a GSM-only country, which is what would be required for the style of openness Europeans enjoy. This would require immense infrastructure buildout, plus FCC regulations would - at first, at least - drive prices up.
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