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Entry and exit fees?? Is that what it's like in the US? In Australia you only get locked in by bundling the hardware on a contract, but if you own the phone, yo
by dools 3y ago
Entry and exit fees?? Is that what it's like in the US? In Australia you only get locked in by bundling the hardware on a contract, but if you own the phone, you can switch between providers as often as you like.
- sircastor 3y agoOstensibly there are not fees for switching carriers, but there is always some random “setup fee” type thing that is unavoidable. I think the parent here is suggesting though that you should be able to dynamically choose which tower/provider your phone is using, and would just be charged for the time on the system that you use. It’s a bold idea, and would destroy the existing carriers business model (which is largely dependent on contracts)
- justahuman74 3y agoIt would allow really remote area towers to charge more to amortize lower utilization