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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:23:17 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Jordan Pollack <pollack () cs brandeis edu> Date: January 8, 2006 11:33:09 PM EST To: dave () farber net, bob () frankston comSubject: Re: [IP] more on [I agree djf] an accurate description of this behavior is unprintable in polite company
Its not only Microsoft. My Treo 300 simply collapsed before a trip, and I was sold a Nextel Blackberry 7100i by Sprint store. Its a nice phone, with GPS, and walkie-talkie to other Nextel's, but both the USB modem and bluetooth modem have been lobotomized so it can't work as an emergency modem like older IDEN phones or the 7100 from Tmobile or Cingular. Of course I dont know whether Nextel, RIM, Sprint, or collusion to minimize value of "unlimited" data is to blame.
David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: Bob Frankston <Bob2-19-0501 () bobf frankston com> Date: January 8, 2006 6:32:07 PM EST To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox com Cc: "'Mike O'Dell'" <mo () ccr org>Subject: RE: [IP] [I agree djf] an accurate description of this behavior is unprintable in polite companyMicrosoft also took out the Bluetooth dialup networking protocol on theSamsung i730 and prevented playing streaming media in the browser.Streaming worked fine on the older i700 and DUN is available on the older Audivox EVDO phones (now being phased out!). I'm waiting for Opera for the PPC but maybe Verizon is refusing to allow that -- speaking to the Operapeople at CES they mumbled something about needing Verizon approval. Once again, welcome to the Sicilian economy.It's bad enough that these companies only exist thanks to the protection of the FCC, as part of the deal they must prevent users from creating value that does not produce billable events. I describe it as making sacrificesto the God ARPU (Average Return per User). It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't do so much economic damage and didn't create security problems.It's as if we subsidized small towns by requiring all interstate highwaysinstall red lights and only allow you to pass after you make a local purchase in each town.Good thing there are third party patches available to get around the DUN problem. Too bad Bluetooth makes it so difficult to add your own profiles. I can buy a Bluetooth headset but can't add the profile to my laptop. While that not the same thing as removing the capability it does demonstrate whyBluetooth fits so well into the carrier model of enfeebling the edge. -----Original Message----- From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 17:50 To: ip () v2 listbox comSubject: [IP] [I agree djf] an accurate description of this behavior isunprintable in polite company Begin forwarded message: From: "Mike O'Dell" <mo () ccr org> Date: January 8, 2006 5:46:33 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: an accurate description of this behavior is unprintable in polite company http://engadget.com/2006/01/07/microsoft-blocking-mp3s-on-verizon- wireless-phones/ ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as BobIP () Bobf Frankston com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/ interesting- people/------------------------------------- You are subscribed as pollack () cs brandeis edu To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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