Originally Posted by
inteller Carrier EOL should have ZERO bearing on phones that are still active out in the wild. If car makers simply stopped servicing cars when a new model came out there would be congressional hearings over it.
10 years is all that's required of car companies to service or furnish replacement parts. My wife's Saturn has 5 years left and my Olds is toast. I agree on your EOL statement but I'd take it a step further. If a phone is free of subsidies, the carrier should have no say in the matter whether it's on contract or not. This is my main gripe about OTA updates. They should be downloadable from the MFG's website like the old days.