That's my point- why aren't these phones sold by the manufacturers unlocked for use on any network. With NKT's report that there is no SIM slot in the Incredible- I just started thinking and searching for any answers- and there aren't any that I could find. A bunch of explanations on the differences between GSM and CDMA, but nothing conclusive as to why (since the technology has existed for a number of years) there aren't a ton of true world phones on the market. It stands to reason that an open source system like Android might finally open the market to some awesome phones for all of us- but so far it's the same song and dance.
I can't wrap my head around the idea that technologies as advanced as the current slate of smart phones are being used as pawns in an advertising game to sell a service. It would be great to choose mobile service based on quality of coverage and not based on the number of cool phones a service provider sells. It would be even better to choose a phone based on the specs and design rather than choosing between limited offerings of a single provider because you are tied to them based on service.
I want my cake, and I want to eat it too. That said- the Incredible is coming to Verizon so I can't b*t*h too much.
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