We all should know that many mobile phone firms have the practice of locking any phone which has gone out of contract and if the user wants to use the phone with another airtime provider they will have to pay around £20.00 to get it unlocked.
Now the government are planning to have this practice outlawed.
From the BBC online:
The government will begin a consultation next year on whether the locking of phones should be banned outside any initial contract period.
At the moment some phone companies charge as much as £20 to unlock a phone.
Such a change would make it easier for consumers to switch to another provider at the end of a contract.
Consumer groups have already campaigned in favour of such a change.
There you have it folks. Do you think that this is a good idea or not ?
Now the government are planning to have this practice outlawed.
From the BBC online:
The government will begin a consultation next year on whether the locking of phones should be banned outside any initial contract period.
At the moment some phone companies charge as much as £20 to unlock a phone.
Such a change would make it easier for consumers to switch to another provider at the end of a contract.
Consumer groups have already campaigned in favour of such a change.
There you have it folks. Do you think that this is a good idea or not ?