Wireless Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act
What would happen if it became illegal for carriers to blacklist blocks of manufacturers' electronic serial numbers - requiring that carriers honor any third-party handset on their network?
Check this out:
http://www.nuclearelephant.com/papers/letter.html »
Check this out:
http://www.nuclearelephant.com/papers/letter.html »
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This was introduced last week. If it goes through, you will be able to pick your handsets and put them on the network of your choice.
The advantage will be that the carrier will no longer control the features of the handset, like limiting the Bluetooth profiles. You would just buy the phone you want, like you do at Radio Shack for a home set.
It should make it easier for everybody.
The advantage will be that the carrier will no longer control the features of the handset, like limiting the Bluetooth profiles. You would just buy the phone you want, like you do at Radio Shack for a home set.
It should make it easier for everybody.
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Hahahaha... oh man, yah... great idea. I'm sure people would LOVE to dish out $200+ for a phone that isn't guaranteed to work across different networks, that isn't guaranteed to work with services such as Sprint Vision, Get-It-Now, etc, and also if broken or lost would be a huge hassle to replace...
Yah, let's compare and see...
Current System
Phones are cheap because they are subsadized. Phone are designed to work with how the network features are setup.
New System
Phones are expensive. Some features of your phone will be useless because the phone software won't work with how the network features are setup
Yah, I'll take current system with whatever "downfalls" it has at the moment.
Yah, let's compare and see...
Current System
Phones are cheap because they are subsadized. Phone are designed to work with how the network features are setup.
New System
Phones are expensive. Some features of your phone will be useless because the phone software won't work with how the network features are setup
Yah, I'll take current system with whatever "downfalls" it has at the moment.
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I think what would happen is the carrier would download their protocalls into the phone.
Verizon would download BREW and Sprint would download JAVA2ME upon activation.
It would destroy the upgrade market and set the phone manufacturers back a bit.
It would also reduce the cost per gross add for the wireless carrier since they are no longer shelling out 100-200 dollars for a new handset every 12-24 months to keep a customer.
As a dealer it would make the wireless business unprofitable.
Verizon would download BREW and Sprint would download JAVA2ME upon activation.
It would destroy the upgrade market and set the phone manufacturers back a bit.
It would also reduce the cost per gross add for the wireless carrier since they are no longer shelling out 100-200 dollars for a new handset every 12-24 months to keep a customer.
As a dealer it would make the wireless business unprofitable.
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