Matt
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said by skyfreedomdo  :if Verizon get the iphone I will have to wait a few months after the iphone is on Verizon and see how much they will cripple it. Verizon's Vcrap is a sad attempt at providing what users are used to today. Verizon typically only cripples GPS on smartphones. I doubt Apple would allow them to do that however. |
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| said by Matt :said by skyfreedomdo :if Verizon get the iphone I will have to wait a few months after the iphone is on Verizon and see how much they will cripple it. Verizon's Vcrap is a sad attempt at providing what users are used to today. Verizon typically only cripples GPS on smartphones. I doubt Apple would allow them to do that however. Verizon cripples everything. Ask any Verizon user about OBEX bluetooth profile on any Verizon bluetooth enabled phone. |
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Matt
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| said by Eat Me :said by Matt :said by skyfreedomdo :if Verizon get the iphone I will have to wait a few months after the iphone is on Verizon and see how much they will cripple it. Verizon's Vcrap is a sad attempt at providing what users are used to today. Verizon typically only cripples GPS on smartphones. I doubt Apple would allow them to do that however. Verizon cripples everything. Ask any Verizon user about OBEX bluetooth profile on any Verizon bluetooth enabled phone. I had Verizon for 3+ years and had 3-4 smartphones. They cripple only when they can install their BREW software. They don't do this on WinMo nor Blackberry phones as they would have to replace the entire WinMo or BB OS. I used OBEX file transfer across BT all the time on my XV6700 and Q9c. |
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| Verizon has crippled GPS and WiFi for Blackberries until recently. Wifi does not work on all bb's. GPS on the Storm now works with 3rd party apps. All other bb's can only use the gps with bb maps or vz nav.
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They don't do this on WinMo nor Blackberry phones as they would have to replace the entire WinMo or BB OS No, they just have a customized version of WinMo or BB. I've done work with Windows CE - Microsoft has a nifty interface that makes it easy to cherry pick which components you want included with your firmware build. And, as part of the firmware install, there's usually a carrier customization process that adds the logo and sets up other configuration items.
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Matt
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| said by djrobx :They don't do this on WinMo nor Blackberry phones as they would have to replace the entire WinMo or BB OS No, they just have a customized version of WinMo or BB. I've done work with Windows CE - Microsoft has a nifty interface that makes it easy to cherry pick which components you want included with your firmware build. And, as part of the firmware install, there's usually a carrier customization process that adds the logo and sets up other configuration items. Regardless of what Windows CE can do, the fact is that Verizon cripples GPS on smartphones and nothing else. |
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