Carriers fight plan to require unlocking of phones 60 days after activation.
  • littletranspunk@lemmus.orgEnglish
    53·
    8 months ago

    For my past 3 phones I just bought straight from the manufacturer.

    I recommend it and hope phone unlocking gets pushed through despite their whining

    • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      8 months ago

      I’ve done this almost from the very beginning (back in the 90s) and always had very small mobile communications costs because I could easilly change providers and plans and even do things like use a local SIM card whilst abroad to avoid roaming costs.

    • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      I haven’t financed a phone since 2008. I copped a fee for ending a 24 month contract a day early.

      I just buy a cheap outright handset, flash a community ROM and avoid everything my telco offers past a $20 basic service. Handsets with community support go for years past what the manufacturers support.