a good example of how bad this can go is Stark County, OH
one thing selling the radios but.... selling programmed radios opens up some very serious legal concerns, especially if they are programmed improperly, if they affiliate they will be bricked quickly and rightly so, so you bought a $400 paperweight, save that $400 and get a Unication.
Not to mention if they go Phase 2 the radio is useless and has almost zero resale value
I fail to understand why people can't use simple common sense and quit trying to ruin things for the rest of us, I guess they like to watch the world burn