Comments on: Will Congress impose restrictions on prepaid cell phones? http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter Kent http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/comment-page-1/#comment-99395 Peter Kent Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:46:50 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/#comment-99395 Hi Candy. That is a bunch of bunk. Prepaid phones have little to nothing to do with drug dealers, terrorists, etc. They have a LOT to do with phone traffickers. These guys buy up as many prepaid phones as they can LEGALLY and then unlock them and resell them overseas. But limiting it to two per person, they prevent a trafficker from going to all the local Walmarts/Kmarts, whatever and mass buying out everthing in one trip. Or so goes the theory. Phone traffickers have been getting massively sued by Virgin Mobile, Tracfone, Att and Tmobile in the last few years, very successfully. Two phones per person is designed to slow them down. It has nothing to do with justice, natonal security or anything like that. It has everything to do with keeping the traffickers from taking profit from the prepaid companies. In other words, it is strictly about money. Period. Hi Candy. That is a bunch of bunk. Prepaid phones have little to nothing to do with drug dealers, terrorists, etc.
They have a LOT to do with phone traffickers. These guys buy up as many prepaid phones as they can LEGALLY and then unlock them and resell them overseas. But limiting it to two per person, they prevent a trafficker from going to all the local Walmarts/Kmarts, whatever and mass buying out everthing in one trip. Or so goes the theory.

Phone traffickers have been getting massively sued by Virgin Mobile, Tracfone, Att and Tmobile in the last few years, very successfully.

Two phones per person is designed to slow them down. It has nothing to do with justice, natonal security or anything like that. It has everything to do with keeping the traffickers from taking profit from the prepaid companies.

In other words, it is strictly about money. Period.

]]> By: candy http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/comment-page-1/#comment-99355 candy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:00:03 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/#comment-99355 Wal-Mart in texas is restricting the purchase of prepaid phones to 2 per transaction and when asked why, I got a nasty response that it is a state law because of drug dealers! how funny is that? Wal-Mart in texas is restricting the purchase of prepaid phones to 2 per transaction and when asked why, I got a nasty response that it is a state law because of drug dealers! how funny is that?

]]> By: Katie http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/comment-page-1/#comment-87726 Katie Mon, 18 May 2009 20:40:32 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/#comment-87726 i love my prepaid phone i hope nothing ever happens to them i would be mad since i have a prepaid phone right now it's boost mobile if someone did i would have their ass i love my prepaid phone i hope nothing ever happens to them i would be mad since i have a prepaid phone right now it’s boost mobile if someone did i would have their ass

]]> By: Disposable handsets readying for Europe | Prepaid Reviews http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/comment-page-1/#comment-6339 Disposable handsets readying for Europe | Prepaid Reviews Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:32:50 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/consumer-issues/will-congress-impose-restrictions-on-prepaid-cell-phones-35149/#comment-6339 [...] expect the $20 phone to be in America anytime soon. Why do I say this? Because our government is already looking into prepaid phone restrictions. The concern is that drug dealers and gang members use prepaid phones and then dispose of them, as [...] [...] expect the $20 phone to be in America anytime soon. Why do I say this? Because our government is already looking into prepaid phone restrictions. The concern is that drug dealers and gang members use prepaid phones and then dispose of them, as [...]

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