Mossberg howls: "Free my Phone"

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TMOBin @ Oct 22nd 2007 5:23PM

This article fails to mention that the American Consumer demands discounts on phones. If you want a discount on a phone, you must abide by our policies. The only way for the cell phone industry to "free" their phones would be to charge FULL price for our phones, which nobody wants to pay. People really should get their facts straight before they start to question why our policies are in place. If we discount your phone by $250 and you cancel in a month, then we lost a ton of money. Heck, even some cable companies require a 6 month or 12 month contract to sign up. Most cell phone companies will allow you to sign a 12 month contract if you provide your own phone. If you want this to change, stop asking for free/discounted phone because we will not discount if contract policies were forced to change. If you want to compare cell phones to computers, put it like this: Branded phones are more like Macs and Unbranded phones are like pc's. Macs have compatibility issues with more software than PC's, however, macs are easier to use and have less problems (much like branded phones). PC's are not as user-friendly, but have more compatible software, along with more problems like any machinery (much like unbranded phones). A branded phone can be reflashed, just like a PC can be formatted and loaded with a new OS. So how is it that carriers are bullying the US Government? If anything, the government is bullying the carriers by implimenting unfair policies to satisfy the consumer(which usually wants things that they don't want to pay for).

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tnkgrl @ Oct 22nd 2007 9:31PM

Oh yes, tell me why I can't sign up for a quality month-to-month plan without a contract or an early termination fee when I bring my own unlocked device to the table! And no, I don't want crappy pays-as-you-go.

"Macs have compatibility issues with more software than PC's, however, macs are easier to use and have less problems (much like branded phones)."

You lost all your credibility right there (if not sooner)... Branded phones, easier to use? Please. Macs have compatibility issues? WTF.

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