This is not about them unlocking phones specifically, it's about them unlocking heavily branded/subsidized pre-paid phones which the sells at a loss with the intent of making up the margin on calling cards. By taking these phones off of the network the carrier intended, they don't get that calling card revenue and end up just bleeding money over these.
If the companies had paid the full price the carrier would normally charge for the phones out of contract/non pre-paid branded T-Mobile probably wouldn't care one bit.
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This is not about them unlocking phones specifically, it's about them unlocking heavily branded/subsidized pre-paid phones which the sells at a loss with the intent of making up the margin on calling cards. By taking these phones off of the network the carrier intended, they don't get that calling card revenue and end up just bleeding money over these.
If the companies had paid the full price the carrier would normally charge for the phones out of contract/non pre-paid branded T-Mobile probably wouldn't care one bit.