Finland had also a ban for phone subsidies for a long time, and I guess now they're allowed in some limits. For a customer, it's great. You use whatever phone

Finland had also a ban for phone subsidies for a long time, and I guess now they're allowed in some limits. For a customer, it's great. You use whatever phone you want, you buy it where ever you want, change operators easily, and pay way way less than in US. My plan, with unlimited data & 3/4G speed, with 2-simcards (so I can use the plan in two devices), costs 15 euros a month. Compared that to ATT & T-mobile, $60+ a month and get an abysmal coverage which doesn't even work inside a house most of the time.