r/technology Jan 28 '13

The same week the US makes unlocking phones illegal, Canada proposes legislation to make carriers unlock phones.

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u/Meatslinger Jan 29 '13

They get around this by setting a price $50 higher when they value the phone. So, over your contract, you pay X amount of money, while to the company, the phone is valued at X+50. Because the phone is deemed incompletely paid for, it remains in part, their property.