Walt Mossberg says that the amount of control that US cellular operators have over handsets and applications is terrible for innovation: So it’s intolerable that the same country that produced all this has trapped its citizens in a backward, stifling system when it comes to the next great technology platform, the cellphone. A shortsighted and [...]
Continue reading...18 October 2007
Orange, Apple’s exclusive partner in France, is required to sell the iPhone unlocked, if requested by a customer. The reason: French law prohibits the tying of a device to a cellular service. Operators can sell phones for a lower price if they subsidize it, but if the customer just wants the phone, they have to [...]
Continue reading...7 October 2007
I am such a fan of free open Wi-Fi, but even that won’t get me into a McDonalds (I hate fast food in general). Nevertheless, it is a step in the right direction for European public hotspots which are still dominated by large carriers charging a lot of money for access. The Netherlands’ KPN offers [...]
Continue reading...6 October 2007
Law professor Tim Wu says there’s nothing illegal about an iPhone user unlocking his phone plus it’s so much fun: The good news is that my iPhone works flawlessly. With my existing T-Mobile account, I get 1,300 more minutes of talk time than I would have received from AT&T for a comparably priced plan; I [...]
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23 October 2007
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