Any TV you buy will work with any cable or satellite TV service you have. Any PC you buy, even a Mac, will work with any Internet service provider you use. Any landline phone, wired or cordless, will work any phone company’s landline service. So can you buy any cellphone you want regardless of who your carrier is? Of course. Unless you live in USA

I don't know that I agree that this piece is so dumb. Lots of phones that I seem to be attracted to (smartphones that are not so crackberry in appearance - decent processing power, features, multiple uses) aren't offered on…