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In India actually most people buy their phones separately -no 2-year lock-in contracts with the carrier. Even the iPhone was launched this way.
by mallipeddi 16y ago
In India actually most people buy their phones separately -no 2-year lock-in contracts with the carrier. Even the iPhone was launched this way.
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoSurely someone must have studied the comparision of countries with and without this system and came to some conclusion about how it affects tariffs, the amount spent on phones, upgrade cycles etc.
- mzl 16y agoI would guess such things have been studied. It is probably very hard to change an entrenched model though, so even though people might spend more money on phones and services in model A than in model B, that result might only be valid if all players switch.