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#30
Originally Posted by qole View Post
In a Maemo phone, where the whole telephony stack is open source (including the modem plug in), and the hardware is capable of using the bands of any provider, wouldn't it be straightforward to hack the device to use any provider?

What would be the roadblocks to stop or slow hackers from making a Maemo device use AT&T / Rogers HSPA, if not configured out of the box?
Not much.

Even if the stack is closed or proprietary and Maemo is executed from within (like WinMo on a Motorola), most of the information to unlock a phone from a specific carrier is already available.

I don't think using the phone will be a problem. It is the lack of Maemo5 "Smart Phone" apps that we have seen that prompted me to advise waiting.

I mean, that's a big leap of faith for some... Will this $400 ~ $900 device be a full featured "Smart Phone"? Will it be able to sync contacts, appointments, and agendas with a desktop and the web regardless of what flavor OS is used on the other end?