Thread: Bluetooth headset (HSP) on WiMAX edition?
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2009-01-14 , 21:56
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#7
Originally Posted by Benson View Post
since when do wireless providers even care what harmless features they kill?
Good point!
  • T-Mobile killed Danger's software deployments for the T-Mobile Sidekick (Danger Hiptop) for the first two years. As a Java/Python developer, I had a dev key for a device I couldn't distribute software on.
  • Cingular killed a number of features on the Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard) that could only be restored through XDA developer hacks.
  • AT&T Wireless disabled features on the Motorola V600 that could only be restored by registering as a Motorola developer and getting the media CD (or getting it through XDA-developers, howardforums, etc).

...yeah, I've pretty much had to hack every handset I've owned to relieve myself of carrier's whims.
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