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But you are locked to that one telcom provider? Yanks look like idiots to me, because they generally don't seem to factor the lock-in to a specific carrier to

But you are locked to that one telcom provider? Yanks look like idiots to me, because they generally don't seem to factor the lock-in to a specific carrier to the price. In my country you can't offer phones and plans as a bundle, and therefore the pricing of the phones is very different.

Syrup-tan 11y ago
Off-topic; regarding your attitude: The pricing of different services can be considered part of the living cost of an area, and is one of the many trade-offs you make when you choose to (not) move to/from an area. For example: Europe might have better access to internet, however I'm not a fan of their policies, so I can choose to pay a bit more for internet in Canada, and deal with the lock-in. It's silly to consider someone an idiot based off a single trade-off that they make. (Considering them an idiot based on many trade-offs is a different story)
- guelo 11y ago
  Also, I didn't make the tradeoff. Some government and corporate beurocrats probably did.
  - Syrup-tan 11y ago
    That was a different trade-off, you are making this tradeoff by not living somewhere else. edit: clarifying the subject trade-off
- jerguismi 11y ago
  I don't consider any single guy idiot. I've jsut seeing so many these "$10 phone" articles around, and people just seem to keep on talking about the "$10 phones" when it is not actualla a $10 phone. So the people are endorsing the hidden pricing involved with these packages. I think it is OK for companies to have these campaings, however I think it is stupid to endorse their tricks.
droithomme 11y ago
For me the telecom provider is not too relevant since I have never used a cell phone and don't plan to as I consider to be an anti-social device. Planning to use this as a smart remote controller for my media box, as a Bluetooth robot controller, and I might do Skype and what not. It's possible I'd eventually activate it though for emergencies and get rid of my land line which costs more given the little I use it.
DanBC 11y ago
> But you are locked to that one telcom provider? The phone is locked to one provider for at least a year. The US has DMCA which means unlocking goes in and out of legality. I think it's currently not allowed.
Broken_Hippo 11y ago
It isn't like lock-in is unheard of in other countries - this is why you have the choice of buying an unlocked phone. I'm sure it does seem rather odd if you are unused to it, but overall it tends to help people if it is done correctly (I no longer live there, so I don't know how easy it is to unlock) They had to pass laws to get carriers to unlock phones - it used to be that a phone only worked on one carrier in the US and That felt truly unfair.

Syrup-tan 11y ago

Off-topic; regarding your attitude: The pricing of different services can be considered part of the living cost of an area, and is one of the many trade-offs you make when you choose to (not) move to/from an area. For example: Europe might have better access to internet, however I'm not a fan of their policies, so I can choose to pay a bit more for internet in Canada, and deal with the lock-in. It's silly to consider someone an idiot based off a single trade-off that they make. (Considering them an idiot based on many trade-offs is a different story)

guelo 11y ago
Also, I didn't make the tradeoff. Some government and corporate beurocrats probably did.
- Syrup-tan 11y ago
  That was a different trade-off, you are making this tradeoff by not living somewhere else. edit: clarifying the subject trade-off
jerguismi 11y ago
I don't consider any single guy idiot. I've jsut seeing so many these "$10 phone" articles around, and people just seem to keep on talking about the "$10 phones" when it is not actualla a $10 phone. So the people are endorsing the hidden pricing involved with these packages. I think it is OK for companies to have these campaings, however I think it is stupid to endorse their tricks.

droithomme 11y ago

For me the telecom provider is not too relevant since I have never used a cell phone and don't plan to as I consider to be an anti-social device. Planning to use this as a smart remote controller for my media box, as a Bluetooth robot controller, and I might do Skype and what not. It's possible I'd eventually activate it though for emergencies and get rid of my land line which costs more given the little I use it.

DanBC 11y ago

> But you are locked to that one telcom provider? The phone is locked to one provider for at least a year. The US has DMCA which means unlocking goes in and out of legality. I think it's currently not allowed.

Broken_Hippo 11y ago

It isn't like lock-in is unheard of in other countries - this is why you have the choice of buying an unlocked phone. I'm sure it does seem rather odd if you are unused to it, but overall it tends to help people if it is done correctly (I no longer live there, so I don't know how easy it is to unlock) They had to pass laws to get carriers to unlock phones - it used to be that a phone only worked on one carrier in the US and That felt truly unfair.