I agree, I would say that what we need, to your point, is a single site which all manufacturers upload product details for side by side comparison. I worked at

I agree, I would say that what we need, to your point, is a single site which all manufacturers upload product details for side by side comparison. I worked at a startup in 1999 that did this: decide.com The idea was to show side-by-side phone and plan features from all the carriers and then you get to pick what best suits you - we even had a feature where you could put in your commute route and it would show you the best carrier coverage for that route.