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more on ITU Telecom World 2003
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:13:58 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:34:11 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Kantarjiev <cak () dimebank com> Subject: Re: [IP] more on ITU Telecom World 2003 To: dave () farber net > It seems that > Vodaphone modifies the Nokia phones that they sell so that > competitor's SIM cards won't work. So much for interoperability > and standards. This is common across the GSM world; carriers sell you a cheap phone, and make back the subsidy they have given you by insisting that you use their network and their fee structure. This is called "locking" or "SIM locking". It happens in the US, too (and France, and Spain, and Germany, and ...) It is sometimes the case that you can get the carrier to unlock the handset after a period of time (6-12 months), but often not. Better, if you plan to use per-country pre-pay SIMs, that you should buy an unlocked handset at the beginning. The problem with "local only" credit cards is foolish, but alsoduplicated across Europe (at least).
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