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AT&T tries to defend why it shouldn't let you unlock your phone sooner
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this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2024
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OK so you buy the phone on a payment plan.. and credit check. Then once it's paid off it should be unlocked.
Correct, you've got it. That's how it's worked for ten+ years.
Here in the Netherlands they don't allow carrier locking and still sell on these installment plans.
They are 2 separate services (telecom & financing) and thus cannot be linked at sale. That's not an issue.. why would it be different in the US?
In the Netherlands you purchase a new phone and a fixed monthly subscription for calls, texts, and data. You choose to pay for the phone itself upfront, or with installments each month, along with your monthly subscription cost.
That's the same thing. I think you don't know what you're talking about, friend.
The part they are saying is different is that the phones are unlocked immediately. They don't ever lock.
Back to the original point.. Phones are not provider locked. That's not allowed. It's a predatory practice.
You're talking about sim only plans. The US also has that.