That's more sensible Andre. I think most countries do it that way, or something similar, but the US had to do its own thing of course - government by lobbying! Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Andre Garzia <an...@andregarzia.com> wrote: > Peter, > > Here in Brazil, carrier still give you discounted rates on phones if you > apply for a long term plan. They may still give you a locked phone but they > must unlock it if you ask. So in effect, all phones are a step away from > being unlocked. Still, you're locked to the carrier because of long term > contracts (1 year or 1.5 years). > > Today I played with a alpha Firefox OS phone, it was very crap hardware and > yet, it performed very well. > > :-D > > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > > > Actually, I'm surprised it's not already illegal, at least in terms of > > breaking your contract with the provider.. As mentioned in the article, > in > > return for using a carrier's network exclusively, you get the phone > either > > for free or at a highly discounted rate. > > > > If you want the freedom of using any carrier with your favorite phone, > buy > > an unlocked phone. I'm not saying I agree with the way the cell phone > > business works in the USA, but you do have a choice. > > > > Pete > > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Mark Wieder <mwie...@ahsoftware.net > > >wrote: > > > > > Wow... > > > > > > > > > > > > http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/now-illegal-unlock-cellphone/story?id=18319518 > > > > > > -- > > > -Mark Wieder > > > mwie...@ahsoftware.net > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > -- > http://www.andregarzia.com -- All We Do Is Code. > http://fon.nu -- minimalist url shortening service. > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
