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Originally Posted by martypng
I am interested in understanding how it is legal for providers to force a data plan. If they are subsidizing a phone under contract I understand they need to recoup the cost, but what if I bring my own phone and don't want a data plan? How is that in any way legal? That would be like if we were forced to pay the tolls for all toll roads even if we never drive on them.
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Because you are not compelled to buy service from them. Since you are choosing to buy a service, you may select from any offered service they provide, or you may choose to select a different provider, or no provider at all. They provide whatever services they wish, at whatever cost they choose.
Isn't the free market wonderful? Or were you looking for the People's Glorious Leap Forward Wireless Provider?