Comments on: Keep BlackBerry, switch carrier with new bill

By: Telephone Fax Switch

Telephone Fax Switch — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:06:44 +0000

Excellent! Great article, I already saved it to my favourite,

By: Telephone Fax Switch

Telephone Fax Switch — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:06:44 +0000

Excellent! Great article, I already saved it to my favourite,

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:45:38 +0000

This is such a funny article. No one understands how the carriers keep from themselves … While Cingular and T-Mobile as well as most of the other countries can exchange mobile units (aka cellphones), Verizon and Sprint are stuck on switching phones between each other and maybe a handful other companies around the globe.

This is because of the technology which these carriers use. While Cingular and T-Mobile use the GSM global standard, Verizon and Sprint use CDMA which only a handful carriers use outside the US.

it would be a smart move for everybody to go GSM so one can actually get whatever phone they want and keep it even if he/she transfers carriers … This bill wouldn’t be even an issue if that was the case …

i don’t understand why verizon and sprint use a non-global standard thus having that stupid aura of you can only use whatever phones they have …

if you have a GSM phone, you can switch carriers as much as you want …

(though there’s an issue with a small unlock code which locks a phone to a carrier’s settings which can be easily fixed)

enjoy and learn …

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:45:00 +0000

This is because of the technology which these carriers use. While Cingular and T-Mobile use the GSM global standard, Verizon and Sprint use CDMA which only a handful carriers use outside the US.

i don’t understand why verizon and sprint use a non-global standard thus having that stupid aura of you can only use whatever phones they have …

if you have a GSM phone, you can switch carriers as much as you want …

(though there’s an issue with a small unlock code which locks a phone to a carrier’s settings which can be easily fixed)

enjoy and learn …

By: JEF

JEF — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:07:17 +0000

This has been tried a number of times. Everytime the courts reject the state laws, because the Federal government has the power to regulate wireless companies. States cannot impose regulation that goes beyond what the FCC or Congress permits.

See:

Cellco P’ship v. Hatch, 431 F.3d 1077 (8th Cir. 2005)

Bastien v. AT&T Wireless Servs., 205 F.3d 983 (7th Cir. 2000)

National Ass’n Of State Utility Consumer Advocates v. F.C.C., 457 F.3d 1238 (11th Cir. 2006)

By: JEF

JEF — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:07:00 +0000

See:

Cellco P’ship v. Hatch, 431 F.3d 1077 (8th Cir. 2005)

Bastien v. AT&T Wireless Servs., 205 F.3d 983 (7th Cir. 2000)

National Ass’n Of State Utility Consumer Advocates v. F.C.C., 457 F.3d 1238 (11th Cir. 2006)

By: Jeffrey Mac

Jeffrey Mac — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:55:09 +0000

Even if this bill is passd the carriers are going to clam that you did not pay full price for the phone. This will cause one of two things; pay the remaining balance or higher priced phones up front. I would personally rether just get a new phone with the new carrier.

By: Jeffrey Mac

Jeffrey Mac — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:55:00 +0000