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Now that carrier frequencies are more standardized, like the "desktop" Internet it'd be better if we bought handsets from a free market, which would lead to more competition, better prices, and no contortions around "contracts." | Now that carrier frequencies are more standardized, like the "desktop" Internet it'd be better if we bought handsets from a free market, which would lead to more competition, better prices, and no contortions around "contracts." | ||
'''But if you want to buy your own handset on the free market, you're paying nearly twice as much.''' | |||
Carriers like Rogers embed a 'subsidy fee' for handsets (phones) which is a substantial part of every bill (about 20% of a smartphone bill), if you want to get your own handset you're paying nearly double. In the future a smartphone will be many people's only computer, so choice, competition, and free will from the carrier's decisions are all very important, yet today buying a handset is very different from buying a computer. | Carriers like Rogers embed a 'subsidy fee' for handsets (phones) which is a substantial part of every bill (about 20% of a smartphone bill), if you want to get your own handset you're paying nearly double. In the future a smartphone will be many people's only computer, so choice, competition, and free will from the carrier's decisions are all very important, yet today buying a handset is very different from buying a computer. | ||
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Feel free to add your name and comments by clicking edit. | Feel free to add your name and comments by clicking edit in this section (you'll have to answer a simple math captcha). | ||
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[http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/iphone-4-is-unlocked-in-canada-too/comments/28670093/ Engadget comments from around the world]. | |||
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i remember when i was in spain 10 years ago, you could buy a cell phone for $17 from a vending machine and then just buy a pay-as-you-go card as needed. we are so far behind compared to europe in terms of phone infrastructure. | i remember when i was in spain 10 years ago, you could buy a cell phone for $17 from a vending machine and then just buy a pay-as-you-go card as needed. we are so far behind compared to europe in terms of phone infrastructure. | ||
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like i was trying to buy drugs or something. | like i was trying to buy drugs or something. | ||
it was quite hilarious. | it was quite hilarious. | ||
== Why bother trying to get Rogers to adjust their policies? == | |||
Rogers opened their [http://redboard.rogers.com Redboard] with the claim it will post every legitimate comment to let consumer's voices be heard. Yet many legitimate posts are ignored. The process to fair and unhindered Internet can be short-cut by putting pressure on companies such as Rogers to skip to the end point — fair lowest-possible pricing with consumer choice. | |||
== Posts on the topic == | == Posts on the topic == | ||
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