> What definition... The one that people who make poor financial decisions use. The service providers didn't automatically drop your monthly rate after you th

> What definition... The one that people who make poor financial decisions use. The service providers didn't automatically drop your monthly rate after you the subsidized phone was paid off, so people felt like they might as well get a new phone since they were paying for it anyway. > What is stopping... Nothing except that people don't know any better. Tell everyone you know (without being annoying) how much you pay for unlimited by using a prepaid plan on your top-of-the-line phone. Maybe they'll start to learn. I've already switched a few people, you can too.