razrbruce@NOgmailSPAM.com (BruceR) wrote in
news:482cfd38$0$30197$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:

> ... so why would one buy a mobile phone from a mobile operator?

In return for a 1 or 2 year contract obligation, the providers offer
discounts on the hardware.

My Verizon contract expires today, and I just received an email from
them offering me deals on all sorts of nifty phones, all requiring
contract extensions.

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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com