In th US, carriers discount the hardware and make it up in the contract. If you pay fully for your hardware, the carriers still charge you the same monthly amou

In th US, carriers discount the hardware and make it up in the contract. If you pay fully for your hardware, the carriers still charge you the same monthly amount and just make a lot more profit off of you. We may have voted, but "own my hardware and just pay for service" wasn't on the ballot.