Should it be illegal to sell carrier-locked cellphones?
That is, cellphones that cannot be used with other carriers without being "unlocked".
Poll Created Tue 1 Jul 2014 4:47AM
Should it be illegal to sell carrier-locked cellphones? Closed Tue 1 Jul 2014 6:18AM
Results
| Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |
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Agree | 0.0% | 0 | |
| Abstain | 100.0% | 1 |
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| Disagree | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Block | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 0% | 628 |
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1 of 629 people have participated (0%)
Poll Created Tue 1 Jul 2014 6:19AM
Should it be illegal to sell carrier-locked cellphones higher than a certain price? Closed Fri 4 Jul 2014 6:10AM
Only 10 people voted, with 9 people in support of this policy.
By voting on this, you are not voting on the exact price. Just the idea.
Results
| Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |
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Agree | 90.0% | 9 |
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| Abstain | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 10.0% | 1 |
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| Block | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 0% | 620 |
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10 of 630 people have participated (1%)
Nick Adamson
Tue 1 Jul 2014 8:18AM
Carrier locking cellphones is a way for companies to ensure their market power, it also increases demand for phones by making them unable to cross arbitrary borders which results in unnecessary production and waste. Its anti-competitive.
Colin Davies
Wed 2 Jul 2014 1:12AM
Yeah it smacks of monopolistic practice.
It probably already is actually illegal, however nobody has the funds to test it in court.
Marc Whinery
Thu 3 Jul 2014 6:36AM
No region (carrier) locked phones, and no region locked DVD/BluRay players.
Grant Keinzley
Thu 3 Jul 2014 9:20AM
I am against monopolization, as one USA writer described USA of the 50's "Coca Colanization". It prohibits growth in the industry
Blair Robson Thu 17 Jul 2014 7:20PM
This is a silly discussion.
Anyone who buys a phone from a mobile company is getting ripped off anyway. Plus it only costs $30 to remove the carrier lock anyway.
This is a pointless discussion you should always purchase your handset separately to your plan.
Jo Booth · Tue 1 Jul 2014 5:49AM
If it's a budget $9 Telecom phone them I can see the point, but really no excuse for unsubsidized phones. If you buy something for good money it shouldn't be inhibited unreasonably.