Some phone companies, Verizon being the worst, do everything in their power to try and suck more money out. If you have a fully Bluetooth enabled phone you can synch it with a PC or whatever. But if it is crippled, you have to download your music/pics/etc over their data network, which they charge you minutes for.
They might cripple the web browser in the phone so that it only works through their network or using their servers. I know that you can send a text query to Google and get info back via a regular SMS message and not actually have a broadband connection. But Verizon, at least in my local area, is blocking Google's address. Most of the hacks like this can be undone, just takes a little knowhow and the risk of damaging your phone. http://www.cellphonehacks.com/ On 2/3/06, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Dodge > > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 7:40 PM > > To: 'The Hardware List' > > Subject: RE: [H] Cell phones > > > > OK, Ill ask, what is this hack??? > > > Essentially, taking full advantage of all the phone's wonderful features that > VZW has chosen to block. > OBEX/Blutooth DUN, ability to transfer pix and ringtones from PC to phone and > phone to PC. > > Not really a big deal for Cingular folks, but certainly a marvel of modern > engineering for those of us that choose to suffer with Verizon's fee-based > service model. > > They're called "seem edits." Risky, tricky business running the risk of hosing > one's phone, but well worth the effort. > > http://www.nuclearelephant.com/papers/e815seem.html > > Bill > > > -- Brian
