[Gllug] [OT] Unlocking Mobile Phone

[Tethys]

Mike Brodbelt writes:

>Whatever people feel about mobile phone operators, buying a  brand new
>phone for a tenner or similar on contract, then immediately unlocking it
>and using it on another network (usually pay as you go) is a case of
>screwing the phone company out of the cost of the handset.

How so? Whether you've unlocked the phone and choose to use it with
another operator or not, you've still signed a legally binding 12 month
contract with your original operator, and still have to pay them each
month. How are you screwing them out of the cost of the handset?

Tet
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