More that US Carriers deliberately stick to non-global-standard frequencies in order to raise the cost of outside competition.
You most likely can get a decent phone manufactured in decent conditions if you want
If you can, I haven’t seen it. Modular phone development in the states has been dead for ages, thanks to the cartelization of domestic manufacturers. And US manufacturers have been exiting China in large part because they can get even lower labor prices in poorer nations across the South Pacific.
Little peasant with “sticks” is a bit hypocritical
More that US Carriers deliberately stick to non-global-standard frequencies in order to raise the cost of outside competition.
If you can, I haven’t seen it. Modular phone development in the states has been dead for ages, thanks to the cartelization of domestic manufacturers. And US manufacturers have been exiting China in large part because they can get even lower labor prices in poorer nations across the South Pacific.
Here’s the original comic