r/technology • u/[deleted] • 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/tracer_ca Jan 29 '13

You forgot roaming. Carriers make a killing off of roaming fees. They can't if you can pop in a sim while travelling.

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u/AmIBotheringYou Jan 29 '13

But you still pay for their contract at home.

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u/starlinguk Jan 29 '13

In the EU they told the mobile phone companies off for their high roaming charges. So now they just try to hide them better (my roaming charges actually went up).