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[-] Venicon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Fuck the lot of them. Shop around for the best deal that doesn’t try to screw you over.

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[-] stratoscaster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Why does that even matter? Currently, if you have a locked phone and switch carriers, you have to buy an entirely new phone anyways.

At least this way, a user can pay once, and then hop around carriers depending on what's cheap.

Also there's no shot that locking users to phones costs that much because the unlocked version of a phone is only like 15-20% more expensive. Since when did you ever get a 70% discount on the MSRP of a phone for buying it locked??? They're straight ass lying lmao

[-] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That’s the problem. You have to buy a brand new phone because your phone is locked. With this law if you bought your phone outright you could switch carriers within 2 months if you found a better deal and still keep your phone. Can’t currently do that in the US.

And the whole locking cost is made up. It’s simple to make a phone “unlocked”. The cost in inflated on purpose to create a need so they can offer locked at a discount.

[-] stratoscaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

... My comment wasn't disagreeing with you? Sorry it was probably worded goofy lmao

[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They would. Pricks.

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