Why Is There a Need to Lock and Unlock Mobile Phones Anyway?

From East Kilbride Blog

Have you ever heard of the red herring technique? Usually in negotiation situations?

Well put simply it's where one party in the process knows exactly what they want out of the deal but due to the win-win negotiation tactics taught in school they look for a decoy or distraction that will make you feel like you won something out of the deal as well. The red herring.

What's this got to with your network and your SIMlock?

Well mobile networks want your money, badly. They want you to sign up with them but they need you to feel like you got something out of the deal too. So what do you get exactly? Yep you guessed it! It's the brand spanking new top of the range shiny mobile phone or handset. That's their red herring.

You see mobile phones do not make money on the phones or handsets at all. No siree. They buy them in bulk and get them at dirt cheap prices but they make money on the minutes, add ons, Internet access, roaming charges, picture and text messages and so on. They want you to use the phone and talk and text and get online and buy any other unnecessary add-ons you can think of.

So how do they make sure you use their phone and not another network's services? It's clear isn't it? It's SIMlock. If you asked your network to unlock your phone they would normally charge you a release fee of some sort or make you wait for some sort of mandatory period of time just so they can make enough money from you.

Independent agents will unlock most phones for a nominal charge but still the networks hit back by making warranties and insurances invalid just so you are not encouraged to leave them at any point before they make their money from you.

So next time the latest phone hits the market and people are queueing round the block to buy it first think about it over the length of the contract and calculate how much it will be overall. For example if it is £10 per month for two years do not think it's only £10 but think along the lines of £240 and put everything in perspective because that is how much the network wants from you. If you feel the overall charge is affordable to you at any given moment then you will be able to afford certain freedoms from your network whether by buying yourself out or at least covering your phone if warranties are removed for unlocking it.

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