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<blockquote data-quote="Raz0rEdge" data-source="post: 1650114" data-attributes="member: 110816"><p>In the US, when you buy a phone on a regular 2 year contract, you are stuck with that contract for 2 years and also stuck with a phone that only works with that carrier.</p><p></p><p>If you wanted to opt-out of that contact, you're imposed a early termination free (ETF). Back in the day, this used to be a hard and high number like $375 or whatever. Over time, the carriers have come up with creative ways of dealing with this. A lot of them now start with a particular number and for every month that you stay with them, the ETF drops by a certain amount.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, as part of this contract, once you stay with your contact for a certain time, might be the full 2 years, you are eligible for the upgrade and also to unlock the phone to use on any carrier or sell if you wish.</p><p></p><p>If you were to try to sell your phone and it was locked, it won't get you as much money as an unlocked phone that can be taken from AT&T to T-Mobile and so on..</p><p></p><p>From your day to day use of the phone, unlocking it does absolutely nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raz0rEdge, post: 1650114, member: 110816"] In the US, when you buy a phone on a regular 2 year contract, you are stuck with that contract for 2 years and also stuck with a phone that only works with that carrier. If you wanted to opt-out of that contact, you're imposed a early termination free (ETF). Back in the day, this used to be a hard and high number like $375 or whatever. Over time, the carriers have come up with creative ways of dealing with this. A lot of them now start with a particular number and for every month that you stay with them, the ETF drops by a certain amount. Anyway, as part of this contract, once you stay with your contact for a certain time, might be the full 2 years, you are eligible for the upgrade and also to unlock the phone to use on any carrier or sell if you wish. If you were to try to sell your phone and it was locked, it won't get you as much money as an unlocked phone that can be taken from AT&T to T-Mobile and so on.. From your day to day use of the phone, unlocking it does absolutely nothing. [/QUOTE]
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