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Arcadyan "device eligible for unlocking" offer from T-mob?
I've had T-mob's wireless internet with the Arcadyan box for 3 months (@$50/mo). In this month's bill there was this statement: I'm assuming that this means I can continue renting the Arcadya...
You never own the device. It must be returned (if you bring it to a store, this must be a corporate store, as franchises don't deal in the home Internet product) when you cancel the service, or you will be billed $370.
You know something is going on when you must rent, in perpetuity, a piece of equipment that had a fixed price and that eventually becomes obsolete. An honest company would give you a SIM card and the option of purchasing their gateway, renting it (with lower payments not meant to cover the cost of fully purchasing the device), or using any compatible cellular modem (such as a Netgear M1, M5 or M6, all of which are much more modern and faster-performing than T-Mobile's 2 generic gateways).
