n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
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| Locked Phones
Personally, I make it a priority to get all of my GSM phones unlocked as I use SIM's from different countries. However, from observing friends and co-workers, I find that the majority of people consider the phone a throwaway device that is changed when they change carriers. Despite the fact that an unlocked 2G GSM phone will work with both AT&T and T-Mobile, switching from one carrier to another usually involves getting a new phone anyhow so why bother getting it unlocked?
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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| said by n2jtx  : Despite the fact that an unlocked 2G GSM phone will work with both AT&T and T-Mobile, switching from one carrier to another usually involves getting a new phone anyhow so why bother getting it unlocked? Also, most people WANT a new phone after 2 years in order to get all the latest hardware & software features that keep coming out non-stop. So for most U.S. users this is pretty much a non-issue.
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r81984
Fair and Balanced
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join:2001-11-14
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I unlock my phones as soon as I get them. |
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dynodb
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join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| said by r81984 :I unlock my phones as soon as I get them. Same. I even got a better signal after unlocking, believe it or not. Plus I hated that AT&T had every other freaking button assigned to connect to the Internet. |
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