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I'm Dickson Fung, and this is for Mr. Farrell's period 3 civics class. I type, you look =P
Thursday, June 17, 2010, 11:22 PM
Locked or Unlocked

The NDP MP, Bruce Hyer has introduced a resolution of having cell phones of all kind from different cell phone carriers unlocked. The new iPhone would be selling in Canada unlocked. Bruce Hyer tabled a bill, the cell phone freedom act. Cell phone carriers would be required to notify customers at the point of purchase whether a phone is locked to work only on their network. They would have to remove such a lock free of charge at any point after the conclusion of the customer's service contract. They must remove the lock on the cell phone if the cell phone customer does not go into contract within 6 months of by the device upfront. Some countries like Singapore outlaw locking phones entirely. However, cell phones prices would be really high if they are not in contract. The NDP does not understand that cell phone prices are cheap because of how the cell phones are locked. You may compare a phone is LG Gossip is $0 on a two year contract at Fido and that if you purchase without contract it is $90. If you think about it, a customer would rather choose the LG Gossip on contract. There may be a good side of having unlocked phones yet there is a bad side. However, I would not really mind of having my cell phone locked or unlocked as long I can text and call... This may apply to some of you readers too.

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