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Article #97Re: I Like Locked Phones
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Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00
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Marc Stein wrote: > Bravo Ron, not too badly put...I made a similar comment a while ago to the > fact that I would just love it if my cable-tv provider would sell me a 52" > Panasonic big-screen for $300, but it would only work with their cable tv > service. > Lets all remember that before Fido, Bell Mobility (Ontario) and Cantel > billed by the minute, required 1 to 3 year contracts, and did not subsidize > phones for *existing* subscribers looking to upgrade (pre-PCS). Fido broke i'm not sure about Cantel Ontario and Bell Ontario but out here BCtel/Cantel have long provided PCS upgrades or analog phone upgrades, that typically required a contract extension of 1 year though. Fido, isnt the first one to offer cheap digital phones, Cantel did that 4 years ago, a free digital phone with contract. >
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