Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoAT&T tries to defend why it shouldn't let you unlock your phone soonerwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1226
arrow-up1226external-linkAT&T tries to defend why it shouldn't let you unlock your phone soonerwww.androidauthority.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up98·9 hours agoI don’t play this game. I buy my own unlocked phone and find prepaid cell service at a fraction of the cost.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 hours agoIs it not normal that you can use any phone with any abonnement?
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agoYes, but some carriers lock the phones they sell so they only work with their subscriptions.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIt just sounded like TOs only choice with a non-abo-phone was prepaid.
minus-squareObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 hours agoOne of the three carriers in Canada is about to do away with prepaid entirely in December. That said, I have a pretty affordable monthly plan and I buy my phones outright.
I don’t play this game. I buy my own unlocked phone and find prepaid cell service at a fraction of the cost.
Is it not normal that you can use any phone with any abonnement?
Yes, but some carriers lock the phones they sell so they only work with their subscriptions.
It just sounded like TOs only choice with a non-abo-phone was prepaid.
This is the way
One of the three carriers in Canada is about to do away with prepaid entirely in December. That said, I have a pretty affordable monthly plan and I buy my phones outright.