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pnh102
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Re: Wireless Industry Is Correct

said by nasadude See Profile :

so in your opinion, the government has never done anything good and never will?
Did I say this?

I believe that the federal government can do a great job at tackling the responsibilities with which it was tasked in the US Constitution.

Making iPhones work with Verizon is not one of those responsibilities.
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nasadude

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said by pnh102 See Profile :

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Making iPhones work with Verizon is not one of those responsibilities.
did I say this?

if the carriers weren't allowed to have closed systems, or if competition were sufficient to prevent it from happening, nobody would have to "make" the iphone work with Verizon - it would be designed to work with any carrier. In fact, I thought it already was, but it gets locked by ATT so it won't.


pnh102
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said by nasadude See Profile :

if the carriers weren't allowed to have closed systems, or if competition were sufficient to prevent it from happening, nobody would have to "make" the iphone work with Verizon - it would be designed to work with any carrier. In fact, I thought it already was, but it gets locked by ATT so it won't.
Well, a kid in NJ already solved this problem, with no need for government intervention.

The idea that government should mandate that the iPhone would work with Verizon or any carrier other than AT&T is ridiculous. Impose enough regulations and we won't even have a cell phone industry anymore.
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dnoyeB
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said by pnh102 See Profile :

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The idea that government should mandate that the iPhone would work with Verizon or any carrier other than AT&T is ridiculous. Impose enough regulations and we won't even have a cell phone industry anymore.
I agree with you in cases where the resource is not government granted and/or tax payer supported.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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