No time soon of course, but interesting.
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/07/16/report-apple-and-samsung-may-help-mobile-industry-kill-the-sim-card/
The idea that American cell phones will be able to work on all carriers is what I am hoping for most. Apple is already ahead of the game with the iPhone 6/6+. Google nexus 6 is also capable of working on all carriers.
one plus one, and the expected one plus two.
I'm kinda of a fan for "Choose your own phone and go with the carrier that's a best fit coverage and price-wise." All these exclusive phones and devices that might give one carrier more popularity, at least as long as that one phone is popular, kind of narrows down a customers choice who wants the coverage of this carrier but the phone with that carrier.
Some may say that it's all part of the competition game, but I say carriers should be based on what it is they really sell....service. I don't see Dodge pushing and promoting Texaco gas and I don't see Shell Gas pushing Ford....(well, I do see a lot of Fords being pushed, mainly by humans, but that's a different story.)
Agree, agree, agree! 100 %
I am convinced we are headed the right direction to get there. But the growing pains to get there are annoying.
A lot of customers just want a "free" phone.
ATT is pushing the envelope, and may push customers out the door.
recent changes:
In the past 2 weeks ATT stopped 2 year contracts in ALL stores. The only way to upgrade or start a new 2 year contract is if you receive your phone by mail.
As of August 1 the activation or upgrade fee is going up to $45. New lines of service with BYOD and upgrades with Next financing will be $15.
These fees always annoy customers. The $15 fee is not cool.
