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In reply to the discussion: The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far): It Is Now a Crime to Unlock Your Smartphone [View all]Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)15. You've "nailed it".
Even that bowl of mints next to the cash register at a restaurant - you pay for them in your meal tab. They won't show up on your bill, but you've paid for them nonetheless. You can certainly opt not to take one, but you're still paying for them!
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The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far): It Is Now a Crime to Unlock Your Smartphone [View all]
xchrom
Jan 2013
OP
Does anyone remember the good ole' days when you didn't even own your own phone?
sadbear
Jan 2013
#1
The problem is, this includes that phones that do not have good deals on them
Horse with no Name
Jan 2013
#10
Maybe the difference today, though, is that a phone is not just a phone. It's a mini-computer.
randome
Jan 2013
#7
They do have the right to hold you to the contract. If you want out you pay an early termination
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#22
you're right, but they probably don't know or care. both control issues...
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#44
This is only on those subsidized (cheap bundled in a contract) locked phones, though.
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2013
#29
You can still buy an unlocked phone, you just can't get the subsidy for it from the carrier
Recursion
Jan 2013
#32