I would have thought my asking about Sprint Android Sdk/emulator add-ons for their upcoming device might have moved the discussion back to something useful..I guess not..
A PR lesson for developers.. You are aware that every OEM and Mobile Operator is seeking Android Applications to pre-loaded on devices at say a developer premium price right? A public dev list even if its marked discus sis not the place for those discussion that detract from above goals..private with the individual yes, not public.. Fred Grott Mobilebytes http://mobilebytes.wordpress.om On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:07 AM, gjs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > This thread demonstrates what IS wrong about carriers controlling > devices, the sooner they just provide dumb pipes the better. > > And you can use Tmobile G1 on other 3g networks, I have since Nov 2008 > - its called unlocking... > > Anyway thankyou Sprint for getting Android devices on your network, > well done ! > > Regards > > On Sep 25, 4:19 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can we move away from the "My carrier is better than your carrier" > > playground arguments and back to android discussion. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Al. > > -- > > > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > > subsidiaries. > > > > On 24 Sep 2009, at 19:15, Chris Stratton wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sep 24, 1:38 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> With sprint, user's don't > > >> have that choice. If they want to switch carriers, they are forced to > > >> dump in (in the case of an android or other high end smartphone) > > >> hundreds of dollars to switch carriers. > > > > > lbcoder, to which other US nationwide GSM provided do your think you > > > could move a Tmobile G1 or mytouch and retain 3G data capability? To > > > which other provider could you move a Verizon Blackberry? An AT&T > > > iphone 3G and retain its 3G data? > > > > > I agree with you that lack of portability is a problem, but it's a > > > problem with basically all US carriers, not just Sprint. > > > > > Nominally you would think it's only policies preventing you from > > > moving a phone between Sprint & Verizon and simlocks between AT&T and > > > Tmobile, but to the best of my knowledge the 3g data offerings are > > > incompatible even where the voice or low-rate data might work. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
