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Why do the network providers lock their phones anyway?

April 26, 2017lock Network phones

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Why do the network providers lock their phones anyway?

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For two reasons. One, they don’t want you to take that cheap phone you just received from them and use it with another network provider. Two, they want you to travel with the phone and use the exorbitant long distant & roaming fees that they make off you.