Recent content by danewphoneguy

I will respond more when at my computer but hit on a few things. ..LG make the nexus the carrier does not control the os but needs to be involved with firmware I.e. drivers so the device can be tuned to the network. There is no stopping a consumer from buying an unlocked phone....the problem is...

Say the carrier did this no questions asked. Unfortunately if the carrier trusted you and everyone else, it will cost them money. Give you an example....say someone stole your identity and set up cell service with a carrier by getting a subsidized phone. They call to get the device unlocked...

How does no longer subsidizing phones make it more expensive to retain a customer? The truth is subsidies hurt more the smaller your customer base due to negotiations with manafactures. AT&T can get a better price for iphones than tmobile due to the scale of their customer base. Poor people...

This is going the hurt the poor people. You take away the lock, good bye subsidized phones. Who do you think has the greater interest in subsidized phones? The carrier? No. The customer? A little hotter....The phone manufacture? Yep.... The the number of iphones sales would not be where they...

This is not the case at all. One to thing to remember is a company has to protect against fraud or deceit that can cost million of dollars and potentially open them up to liability all so that phone can be used on an international carrier to which the company makes no money. The average call...