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Why is that? Your contract allows you to change phones at any time, you just can't get another subsidy or cancel your service without a fee until the extant con
by cookiecaper 14y ago
Why is that? Your contract allows you to change phones at any time, you just can't get another subsidy or cancel your service without a fee until the extant contract expires. You are free to purchase another phone, second-hand or new, without cell company subsidy and switch to it.
- jshen 14y agoAnd you think that is a good situation for Android users? Want the new OS, buy a new phone without a subsidy. That is one hell of a tag line for Android
- technomancy 14y agoThat's what you get for trusting your carrier. Luckily you can get Android devices that you have control over yourself.
- dllthomas 14y ago> Luckily you can get Android devices that you have control over yourself. Forgive me for asking something that some googling could answer, but... is there a good such device (sans rooting) that has a keyboard?
- brazzy 14y agoI am using the Xperia Pro from Sony, am very happy with it. Bought it unbranded and unlocked, has a great hardware keyboard, and was updated to ICS two weeks ago. The only downside is the rather small amount of builtin memory.
- jshen 14y agoThis is true, but that is my point. Most people don't want control, they want a phone that does the latest and greatest. This makes the iphone a much better choice for most, including myself.
- technomancy 14y agoIsn't that just another way of saying most people don't think through the long-term consequences of their choices?
- tadfisher 14y agoWant Siri? Buy the iPhone 4S without a subsidy. Sure worked for Apple...
- ryanhuff 14y agoYou know perfectly well that Apple handles this issue much better than the Android stakeholders. And I am an Android user.