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Originally Posted by Shawnski
One, since the "Free Phone" of 1995 happened, no one seems to understand the actual cost of the hardware (and subsequent replacements of said hardware from the point of acquisition forward) in the pricing (and term) of rate plans. Hey, if you want an unlocked phone, fine. Cost will be about $700-800. Rate plans won't change much, but you are free to cancel any time.
Now I am not a fan of the telcos, and I dispise what happened to TELUS after Clearnet bought them with their own money, but you do have to look at some other factors here people.
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1. Unlocked hardware doesn't come close to that amount. The money is in the term of the contract. You could still sell the unlocked phone at a reduced price based on the term of the contract. I bought my iPhone for $400 in the US. Unlocked it myself.
Clearnet was bought by Telus for those animal ads. And I hate them with all my being for doing so.