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Originally Posted by p-slim
plenty of carriers like metro will activate it, but do you want their services? this is the point i'm trying to make to gullzway. if sprint came to you and forced you to change your current plan with your current phone that would be wrong, but requiring a certain plan for certain phones, there is nothing wrong with that because its up to you to decide if you want that phone or not.
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Well I can see both sides of that argument so I am not going to jump in. I was just correcting the wrong point someone made that Sprint is the only carrier that the phone will work on.
I can understand charging more if you want extra services. So I don't disagree with you. But I think it's bull to charge extra if Sprint won't be providing extra services.
For example- if I am using Google Navigation, slingbox, and google voice (with visual voicemail) then why should I have to pay Sprint to provide similar services?
Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to get it. Not because I think Sprint is the hands down cheapest (I still think T-Mobile is just as cheap, or even cheaper on some plans) but because I want the phone.
After the FCC starts regulating broadband, they need to get the wireless carriers in check next. They should all be forced to activate any device that will work on their network. No more of this "it has to be Sprint branded" crap. The phone I'm using shouldn't even be a consideration on how much my plan costs. I should just tell Sprint what services I want, and they tell me the price for each service. Just like I tell Directv what services I want, and they don't even ask what kind of TV I have.