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Isn't it pretty common to subsidize the cost of phones by requiring a certain length of service? What business model would you propose?

• silisili 5y ago
  That's called a contract. You still have to pay money to end your contract early. Carriers, to my knowledge, do not sell phones at a loss without a contract in place.
  • x0x0 5y ago
    from the doj press release: > AT&T has further determined that the loss it suffered because customers, whose cellular phones were illegally unlocked, failed to complete payments for their cellular telephones was $201,497,430.94. There's really no effective way to collect amounts of money not worth suing over when someone stops paying on a contract like this.
    • silisili 5y ago
      Thanks. This actually answers my initial questions. So basically, deadbeats gaming the system :(.
      • x0x0 5y ago
        Deadbeats and companies. The latter fully control their lending standards, and can pull back on lending to poor credit risks.