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BrikenEnglz t1_jeef82p wrote

Laughs in European

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SereneFrost72 t1_jef4ibp wrote

It is always fascinating to see the difference in how consumers are treated and protected in the EU vs. the US. Evidently US consumers are not worthy of privacy, ownership, or anything else that is pro-consumer

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rLima_Peru---Mod t1_jef6o5z wrote

There’s a ton of downvotes on this post from US consumers themselves.

Im also a US consumer. However, I travel a lot and I need to be able to use my phone everywhere.

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BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7 t1_jef8fk1 wrote

It's really not difficult to get an unlocked phone in the US. This story kinda makes a mountain out of a molehill. I always get unlocked phones directly from Apple and just swap the sim or lately activate an esim.

Providers lock their phones bought through them because the vast majority of people in the US finance their phones through the provider. They simply don't want people financing phones then selling them and not paying the bill. Retailers like Best Buy do this because they're basically just middlemen for the providers. You can't buy an unlocked iPhone at Best Buy for example, all they sell is locked.

I've never heard of this AT&T taking ownership thing of unlocked phone, but one thing to note: don't everget AT&T at all. AT&T is probably the most expensive and at the same time useless provider. I have no idea why anyone has them except people like my dad who have never changed provider since he got his first cell phone in 1994 (Houston Cellular -> Cingular -> AT&T), I wouldn't be surprised if he was on some $240 for 2 lines and 5GB of data plan, he's that kind of person. Those are the only people I know who actually have AT&T.

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jmedina94 t1_jeh2vxq wrote

I have AT&T on my personal 13 Pro Max and Verizon on my work phone. Coverage of course varies and there are some areas where my AT&T service is great but Verizon can barely provide a single bar. Also, vice-versa.

I always buy my own iPhones directly from Apple though.

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vmackdaddy t1_jefeld0 wrote

Same here in Canada 🇨🇦 the CRTC made it so carriers can no longer lock phones to companies although we still get unfair bills but I am lucky and found a great phone company who charges a fair price

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DevynDavies t1_jegmtc0 wrote

Yeah. The CRTC is doing some good stuff in the last few years.

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