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CarrierIQ - does this mean that contract-free phones don't have it installed?

• w1ntermute 15y ago
  Of course not. If you bought the phone through a carrier that has CarrierIQ normally installed, then why would they make an exception for the 0.1% of customers who bought a smartphone off-contract? So no, the name has nothing to do with it.
  • nodata 15y ago
    Who said anything about buying through a carrier?
    • cbs 15y ago
      You kind of implied it when you said contract-free instead of not from a carrier. At least here in the States, the majority of contract free and prepaid phones for sale are associated with a particular carrier.
      • nodata 15y ago
        I avoided saying "unlocked" because it would imply it was locked at some point. What should I call them?
        • bobbles 15y ago
          In Australia the retailers generally call it a 'handset only' purchase
        • AkThhhpppt 15y ago
          The convention I've seen is "SIM-free."