> Would they still subsidize phones? Is subsidizing phones actually a good idea? To me, it is one features of the US mobile phone market that looks particular

> Would they still subsidize phones? Is subsidizing phones actually a good idea? To me, it is one features of the US mobile phone market that looks particularly unhealthy. For instance, the subsidy is biggest reason cellular networks can start messing around with what you can and can't run on your phone in the first place. Otherwise, if you didn't like how your carrier crippled your phone, you'd wouldn't buy your phone from them (at least for AT&T and T-Mobile, though I suspect competitive pressure would drag Verizon, Sprint and the rest along, for the most part).