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Originally Posted by DDHarriman
Concerning mobile phones we have GSM everywhere, can you say the same?
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We (US) have both GSM and CDMA networks nation wide depending on the carier. But all the carriers claim to be working toward 4G LTE? I think lts is just generic term not a technology (Long Term Evolution).
But, even with that you can't buy a GSM at Walmart and THEN choose your carrier... the phones are usually locked to a carrier. Supposedly a cell phone cost $400 unless you get a contract and it is then "subsidized" which to me is just crap pretend since cell phone can't need to cost that much. I think if cell phone were sold here competatively like MP3 players or TV there might be alot less choices, but much better prices.
I think eventually this will happen... but carriers don't want it too... because if I could just take the phone I bought at Wallmart for $99 and decided which carrier to use at a whim, they would actually have to provide good prices and service... this is why they lobby so heavily to prevent this from being legislated.
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