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Exactly. The whole cell phone industry abuses its customers like this, and what Apple is doing (with prodding from AT&T, most assuredly) is bad, but it's no di
by karzeem 19y ago
Exactly. The whole cell phone industry abuses its customers like this, and what Apple is doing (with prodding from AT&T, most assuredly) is bad, but it's no different than what you'd get with a lot of other cell phones.
The author should have said that if you care about your rights, you shouldn't buy a cell phone--but that if you need one, and you want the best smartphone, you should get an iPhone. You get screwed on "rights", but at least you don't get screwed on usability too.
- plinkplonk 19y ago"The whole cell phone industry abuses its customers like this" fwiw, I think it may be less only where a phone is bundled with a network. In India (where I live) you get the phone from a cell phone vendor and the SIM card from a network. You plug the SIM card int your phone and you have a working phone. Some networks have tried to sell phones that work with only a particular network but most people buy phones that works with any network and many people routinely switch networks when someone comes out with a cheaper plan. There are even phones that allow two SIM cards to be plugged in at the same time, allowing you to switch networks at the press of a button. Cell Phone vendors compete to bring out more attractive phones and the networks compete to bring out better plans. The customer wins. I pay about 20 $ monthly for a fantastic plan and have no complaints. I can change my phone or network independently.