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It seems that it boils down once again to the network. Consumers have had to put up with phone/network couplings for too long. What can realistically be done
by makecheck 17y ago
It seems that it boils down once again to the network.
Consumers have had to put up with phone/network couplings for too long. What can realistically be done to break this (or any monopoly), aside from moving to Europe?
- evgen 17y agoHow about just paying for the phone instead of expecting a network operator to subsidize it in return for a contract?
- vijayr 17y agoExactly. This is how it is in India too. You can cancel your phone connection anytime, even during the middle of the month, no penalties. These contracts in US are a pain.
- warp 17y agoIn europe, there are mobile telephone services providers who don't operate their own network. In a sense, they are resellers for the network operators. This allows them to innovate in areas where the network operators don't do this, without big up-front investments in creating your own network.