l33t
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| This can be a very good thing,
or very ugly...
The reason Verizon blocks out Bluetooth is for security reasons, but I think it's sorta stupid.
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B
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| said by l33t  :or very ugly... The reason Verizon blocks out Bluetooth is for security reasons, but I think it's sorta stupid. No, you're mistaken. That is NOT why they disabled it.
They disabled it in order to MAKE MORE MONEY. And they said so very clearly:
Verizon says it disabled the Bluetooth file-transfer capability because it conflicted with contractual agreements it has with content providers participating in its "Get It Now" application download service offered with the v710.
"The v710 includes Get It Now, our virtual mall of games and productivity tools that customers can download. The agreements we have with our content providers preclude our allowing anyone to download these applications beyond the phone. The open architecture of Bluetooth could also allow customers to download Get It Now applications beyond the phone," said Verizon Wireless spokesperson Brenda Raney.
However, to use Verizon's Get It Now service, Verizon Wireless users must pay a fee to download applications, while users could, for example, transfer photos for free using Bluetooth. You'd have to be crazy or lazy to succumb to Verizon and actually order ANYTHING with their stupid button-wasting GetItNow spamware.
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HiVolt
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Security reasons my arse. They probably want you to use their online services, which you have to pay for, to transfer your photos, and download games with.
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Dominokat
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All about the $$$$$$$$$$$$
Verizon wants you to use THIER network to transfer files, etc. Thus, you use up your minutes and/or pay extra to use the feature. Its all about sucking the money from you. Why give it away for free when there is money to be made? |
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roamer1
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Re: This can be a very good thing,
said by B :However, to use Verizon's Get It Now service, Verizon Wireless users must pay a fee to download applications, while users could, for example, transfer photos for free using Bluetooth. Transferring pictures is done not via GIN apps but via PIX messaging, which is a separate product. Pix can be pulled out of the phone via the TF card, but IMO the V710's camera is one of the worst there is, almost to the point of being useless. 
As far as worry over theft of GIN apps goes, BREW "locks" the apps to the phone's ESN anyway, and even the data-cable hacks I'm aware of don't permit access to the part of the phone where BREW/GIN apps are stored.. As far as ringtones, it should be easy enough to permit transfers of ringtones TO the phone via BT but not FROM it. (Of course, allowing people to import their own MP3s/MIDIs would cut into GIN revenues...)
I dumped VZW and the whole V710/GIN mess is one of the reasons why (money and "having too many phones" being the others...)
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peurifoy
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San Jose, CA
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I also had this issue with Verizon. Before switching to Verizon I visited two stores and asked if "Full" Bluetooth capability was part of the V710. To my surprise it is not. Plus I had issues with the V710 and had it replaced under warrant. At the end of my contract I"m out of here to a provider that is "Honest" and offers full functionality. ->As a California resident Verizon should pay or ??? |
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BonezX
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Canada | reply to HiVolt
the, here's the Free Phone*!@$^&
* not really a phone
! more like a brick
@ with a 40 year contract
$ at $1500 a year
^ prepaid
& doesn't actually work |
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