Ring, Ring, Its For You
There is an excellent article that basically just got me out of bed so that I could post about it. The article is at All About Symbian and is talking about SIM free phones and why they are a good choice.
This article is really more or less targeted to Americans who are on a multi-year phone contract or who are on Sprint/Verizon Wireless/Altell and cannot easily get the phones that they desire that do what they would like to do.
Why does this matter to you? To take from the article, if Ford told you that to buy a Ford that you would only be able to use Shell gasoline and had to pay them to do so, how would you feel? Such is the case with mobile phones in the US and many other places in the world now.
The issue of locked phones can sometimes also fall under the issue of net neutrality. Phone carriers are essentially the gatekeepers to the mobile web (even on the Wi-Fi side of things). Understanding your rights as a consumer, as well as the abilities of the platform that works best for you is key to making the best use of mobile technology for personal, business, and spiritual uses.
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There is an excellent article that basically just got me out of bed so that I could post about it. The article is at All About Symbian and is talking about SIM free phones and why they are a good choice.
This article is really more or less targeted to Americans who are on a multi-year phone contract or who are on Sprint/Verizon Wireless/Altell and cannot easily get the phones that they desire that do what they would like to do.
Why does this matter to you? To take from the article, if Ford told you that to buy a Ford that you would only be able to use Shell gasoline and had to pay them to do so, how would you feel? Such is the case with mobile phones in the US and many other places in the world now.
The issue of locked phones can sometimes also fall under the issue of net neutrality. Phone carriers are essentially the gatekeepers to the mobile web (even on the Wi-Fi side of things). Understanding your rights as a consumer, as well as the abilities of the platform that works best for you is key to making the best use of mobile technology for personal, business, and spiritual uses.
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posted by Antoine @ 2/27/2007 02:00:00 AM
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