maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Dr. Ari Jaaksi on Maemo 5

	Texrat	2008-09-18 , 19:40
	Posts: 11,700 \| Thanked: 10,045 times \| Joined on Jun 2006 @ North Texas, USA	#194

Originally Posted by luca

Then why those same carriers should offer affordable data rates to use with such modem?
If they do, I bet they will ban voip, both in their TOS and by heavily filtering the service.

As others have noted, US data plans may not be on par with those in Europe but there are some here that are reasonable.

While carriers may not always subsidize wifi-enabled phones, they don't block them from the networks outright (I was using my N80 with the Fring service for a while on AT&T).

So far the carriers have managed to anger US citizens but not enough for outright rebellion. If they go as far as you are betting, then that will be the last straw. Already one California court has struck down a seemingly solid principle of US carrier tactics (early termination fees). More to come. The tide is turning, and if the carriers resist, they will lose.

__________________
Nokia Developer Champion
Different <> Wrong | Listen - Judgment = Progress | People + Trust = Success
My personal site: http://texrat.net

Quote & Reply |

The Following User Says Thank You to Texrat For This Useful Post:
deeteroderdas