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strongm	2015-12-02 , 14:39
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Originally Posted by mscion

I wonder how things would have been different if the Jolla phone had the capability to get 3G or 4G in the US. As I understand it, a significant fraction of the tablets were sold to folks in the US (is that true?). Perhaps greater sales of Jolla phone to US sailors could have helped keep Jolla afloat longer...

I suspect the cost (in terms of both money and time) of getting the cellular components of the phone FCC and PTCRB certified (plus any additional individual carrier requirements) in the US would have outweighed any financial benefit. I also suspect that getting such certification would have required modification to the phone design.

You may wonder why the tablet has no cellular functionality. I'd suggest it is exactly so no such certification is required, thus making it much easier to sell in the US.