3 ms·
> It's also my understanding that Europeans don't necessarily get subsidized phones, either—but they still (nominally) control which phones are allowed on their
by unicornporn 14y ago
> It's also my understanding that Europeans don't necessarily get subsidized phones, either—but they still (nominally) control which phones are allowed on their networks.
Europe is not a nation. It differs from country to country. Sweden has both subsidized and no contract phones.
- halostatue 14y agoThank you for stating the obvious. This is why I said "…don't necessarily get…". I knew it would vary from country to country and carrier to carrier. The original article suggested that China was different because the phones were bought without subsidy. In reality, it's not that different because a phone subsidy isn't guaranteed in European mobile markets. All I was doing here is calling out the laziness of the so-called journalist.