Quote:
Originally Posted by andym
Savvier consumers pay extra for an unlocked mobile phone, but that's probably the exception rather than the rule.
|
A bit OT, but perhaps you can explain why that's so savvy. As a Verizon customer that's hardly an option, but I choose to stay with Verizon for their better rural coverage since I spend a lot of time in the middle of nowhere.
That said, even if I were an AT&T/T-Mobile/etc customer I don't see the benefit. The carriers don't give you a discount for bringing your own phone. Everybody pays for the subsidies, whether they take advantage of them or not. Sure, I could be grandfathered into an older plan and keep going month to month, but even taking the subsidized phone I remain grandfathered into much older & cheaper plan -- yes I commit myself to two more years, but after more than 10 years with the same carrier I don't see myself changing carriers any time soon...