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Why Unlocked Phones Don't Work In the US
schnell writes "Unlocked cellular devices have long been a part of the wireless landscape in Europe and elsewhere. But longtime industry analyst Andrew Seybold explains why that model doesn't work in the US due to technology and frequency differences, and why LTE adoption may not make things any better."
The subject line of my post says it all.
If you have any questions, you're stupid.
There is an inherent scarcity of resources. There's bandwidth which is allocated by completely fair, cough cough, FCC auctions and there are zoning restrictions on where cell towers can be built.
In other words, the government agencies are in control. Here in the U.S. we are blessed, puke shit fart, with so many different layers of government it's nearly impossible to keep track of them. City, state, interstate (50x50), federal.
At the end of the day, it's illegal to do anything in this country without paying extortion to the bureaucracies at large. Those who manage to pay the proper bribes are allowed to FUCK THE GENERAL PUBLIC UP THE ASS.
That's why the phones don't work.
Way to tone in on your moot point for a third time. The point is that the intent of the break up was good, but it ended up being worse than if they had left Bell alone. This is well documented at this point.
And no I am not ScrewMaster, but I am a fan of his.
Is because the U.S. fails so much at math that people can't figure out they'll be paying $2000 over their 2-year contract for their "free" locked phone.
I could have modded 'troll', but I opt to point out the bleeding obvious: I pay ~$2,400 over my two year contract for the balance of the handset cost, voice, data, and SMS service for two lines. Also, My phone wasn't free, it was $200 up front (HTC Rhodium).
i'm getting screwed? really? i paid $80 for a blackberry bold 9700, and my phone service is $25/month i don't feel screwed, my ass isn't even sore. my first prepaid phone was $30/month so $5 less than that for talk text and data is pretty damned good.
Snowden and Manning are heroes.
No, it would not be interesting, it would be illegal.
It would violate FCC regulations.
The platform the module goes into greatly effects the RF characteristics. This is why we test all integrated module into end products.
This is why laptops with 3G modules have a bios lock to prevent different modules from being installed.
to protect the spectrum.
Oh boho how socialistic of them.
Stupid!
("Tea party ftw!" :D)
/ Scandinavian acting like an american.