BruceR <razrbruce@NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote
> M.L. wrote

>>>>> Selection certainly could be one factor- their selection is piss
>>>>> poor, unless you want one of there seeming endless "limited
>>>>> edition" Sidekicks, the quasi-PDa for the slacker generation.
>>>>> High-end handset selection is one of the worst.

>>>> Most unlockable AT&T phones are available to T-Mobile users.

>>> True, but that'd be hard for T-Mo to market wouldn't it? "Buy your phone at AT&T for full price, then come to us
>>> for service! For a limited time, we'll pay the unlocking fee!"

>>> I wouldn't hold my breath...

>> T-mobile doesn't have to sell that feature at all. Many T-mobile users, including myself, purchased an AT&T phone to
>> use with T-mobile service.

> Same here, I buy my phones overseas usually and just pop in my TMo SIM. The whole concept of buying a phone from the
> carrier is really quite odd

Nope, not if the deal is good value.

> and pretty much limited to the USA & Canada.

Completely wrong.

> I don't buy lamps, bulbs and appliances from the electric company or my BBQ or water heater from the gas company, I
> don't buy plumbing fixtures from the water company, I don't buy TV's from the cable company or even phones from the
> phone company (since the Carterphone decision of 40 years ago anyway)

You didnt buy the phone, you rented it.

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

Because it can be good value.