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Disagree. A used car might recover much of its value if repossessed, but not a used phone
by acchow 4y ago
Disagree. A used car might recover much of its value if repossessed, but not a used phone
- Dylan16807 4y agoThe suggestion is repossession instead of a lock. Locks recover zero value.
- kortilla 4y agoSure, but they certainly deter absconding in the first place.
- sennight 4y agoIt deters a lot more than that. Remember when you couldn't migrate phone numbers, before carriers were forced by regulators? So many NANP phone number blocks absconded... You know carriers have the same recourse as car dealerships for having their property stolen, right? More, because mobile phones are serialized tracking devices that can be remotely disabled with a simple addition to the IMEI blacklist.
- harry8 4y agoYou're really advancing the theory that locking it recovers its value in the hands of the defaulter so they can pay the creditor? But you can't sell the phone for its full price. Right. And guess what. You're liable for your debts either way. Hurrah. But hey if the phone is stolen they get a new customer to bilk while they bilk the poor victim of theft at the same time. You only lock because you know you are not competitive on price or service but have a slick sales technique. Lock 'em in so when they wake up they're toast. Network locking is foul, deceptive, dishonest and knowingly so. Hitch your wagon to that by all means...
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoDon't lease them...?!?