On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:40 PM, narendra sisodiya < [email protected]> wrote:
> You can read more at - > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080404110651AATy94z > > This partly clarifies the situation: prior to the Blackberry and iPhone services, I don't think any Indian carrier had used the lock-in business model. In the US and Australia, this is in fact the usual model, but it works because users are able to get devices at a fraction of the upfront MRP, while contracting for a long-term airtime deal. They have no choice, actually, and judging from user complaints, the airtime deals are terrible. The overall cost works out ridiculously expensive, I am told, and phone unlocking is big business (and because of the upfront cost subsidy, very illegal, in the sense that the carriers do exercise their right to file a complaint if you get caught). I don't use Blackberry, but I understand that the deal is relatively low @499/mo, but how cheap that is depends on the per call cost. What's the deal with the iPhone? What kind of push email services are offered for GPRS/Edge phones using Android or any other open OS? Is it possible to just plug and play a SIM? What are the commonly used alternatives for FOSS OSes? Can one install them on inexpensive Chinese smartphones? I would certainly like to try that, since my ancient SE UIQ2 phone is sputtering, and I dread the thought of having to slide back to a cheap (ie affordable) keypad phone. -- Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com
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