> the carriers really want competition so they will encourage other phones when they can. I've yet to meet any carrier who wants competition, for anything. The

> the carriers really want competition so they will encourage other phones when they can. I've yet to meet any carrier who wants competition, for anything. Their ideal world would be that they would decide which phone the customer can have, what limited service the customer can buy, and how much it is, and take-it-or-leave it. That's how AT&T worked, and every major carrier today is a spin-off from AT&T and still thinks pretty much the same way.