This article -- Cell phone lockdown | CNET News.com -- makes the frustration of many cellular phone users evident. Why do I need to buy a new cellular phone from a new carrier if I have one that works just fine, and is the same type of phone (i.e. TDMA, CDMA or GSM)? On the top of my wish list is the Motorola MPx200, which is currently only available at AT&T Wireless. My cellular provider is Cingular, and I would like to use this phone on their GSM network. Rumor has it that Cingular will make the phone available some time early next year. Why can't I just buy the phone unlocked and use it with whatever provider I want?
It's a very simple argument: If the provider spends all that money on developing the infrastructure and then you can buy the phone from any vendor, how does the provier make enough to cover infrastructure development? I still think it's a lousy argument! The consumer should be the one benefitting here, not the provider.
"Cell phone lockdown"
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