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T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users

(arstechnica.com)
204 points LorenDB | 3 comments | 21 Oct 24 20:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.761s | source
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SirMaster ◴[21 Oct 24 21:08 UTC] No.41908544[source]▶
I'm a fan of the large discounts I get from the carrier. If I have to be locked to the carrier for the duration of the agreement for that discount, then that's fine with me.

I mean unless they would keep those discounts without being locked, but I don't ever see that happening.

How about just offering it both ways. Discounts if you are OK being locked to the service for the duration, or no/lesser discount to be able to leave the service early. That way everyone is happy?

I mean, you can already just forgo the rest of the discount and get unlocked whenever you want, so I don't really see the problem I guess.

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1. DrBenCarson ◴[21 Oct 24 22:42 UTC] No.41909340[source]▶
You can get the discount and an unlocked phone by purchasing directly from Apple and utilizing a carrier deal
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2. SirMaster ◴[22 Oct 24 02:57 UTC] No.41910773[source]▶
I don't see how I can do this based on the details of the carrier deal.
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3. DrBenCarson ◴[29 Oct 24 18:40 UTC] No.41987938[source]▶
Buy it in an Apple Store and ask for your carrier deal