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Because locking the phone to their SIM card means that the carriers can charge international travelers enormous rates for minutes and data rather than just putt
by lylebarrere 13y ago
Because locking the phone to their SIM card means that the carriers can charge international travelers enormous rates for minutes and data rather than just putting a local sim card into the phone in each country.
- Osiris 13y agoIt is interesting that T-mobile U.S. has decided to provide free international roaming (with a data cap). That certainly removes one problem with traveling with your phone. I also believe that carriers shouldn't be allow to lock phones. I don't think carriers should be in the business of selling phones in the first place.
- lylebarrere 13y agoT-mobile has been doing a lot of interesting things. They don't default to 2 year contracts anymore, they offer 200 mb free data per month for tablets, and their phones are SIM unlocked. It appears that most of these things aren't actually necessary and T-mobile is pulling back the curtain to show what ATT/Verizon are doing.
- raverbashing 13y agoAnd that's why I don't care in the least to get a "contract phone" Really, why? I don't care for the latest overhyped bells and whistles, my current phone is an SIII Mini which I bought for an affordable price, and even better, I put whoever SIM card is best for me at the time