Its not as big of a deal because the majority of travel for US citizens is between states, if they leave their state at all. Very few Americans travel abroad. The US has 3 major carriers in Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, and 99% of mobile users are on those networks.
People in Europe need to remember that the distance from New York City to Chicago is just about 800 miles, which is roughly the same as Paris to Madrid. New York to LA is just about 1700 miles, which is roughly the same as Lisbon to Berlin. Each of those countries between have their own carriers, which makes the need for changing SIMs more pressing. In the US, you don't need to change carrier to make those trips and maintain service. That's partially why most Americans couldn't give a shit about carrier locking.
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Its not as big of a deal because the majority of travel for US citizens is between states, if they leave their state at all. Very few Americans travel abroad. The US has 3 major carriers in Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, and 99% of mobile users are on those networks.
People in Europe need to remember that the distance from New York City to Chicago is just about 800 miles, which is roughly the same as Paris to Madrid. New York to LA is just about 1700 miles, which is roughly the same as Lisbon to Berlin. Each of those countries between have their own carriers, which makes the need for changing SIMs more pressing. In the US, you don't need to change carrier to make those trips and maintain service. That's partially why most Americans couldn't give a shit about carrier locking.