Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoAT&T tries to defend why it shouldn't let you unlock your phone soonerwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down14
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkAT&T tries to defend why it shouldn't let you unlock your phone soonerwww.androidauthority.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·5 hours agoI don’t play this game. I buy my own unlocked phone and find prepaid cell service at a fraction of the cost.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 hours agoIt won’t last, oligopolies are buying out mvnos to consolidate further. Maybe anti trust fear will halt them but doubtful.
minus-squareObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoOne of the three carriers in Canada is about to do away with prepaid entirely in December. That said, I have a pretty affordable monthly plan and I buy my phones outright.
I don’t play this game. I buy my own unlocked phone and find prepaid cell service at a fraction of the cost.
This is the way
It won’t last, oligopolies are buying out mvnos to consolidate further. Maybe anti trust fear will halt them but doubtful.
One of the three carriers in Canada is about to do away with prepaid entirely in December. That said, I have a pretty affordable monthly plan and I buy my phones outright.