Comparison of Mobile Phone Markets

[Mike Arrigo]

Jonathan, you are correct. When you switch CDMA phones, you must notify the
carrier, because the serial number is stored in the phone, and the new phone
must also be programmed with the phone number. I'll stick with GSM, thank
you very much.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen at mosen.org>
To: "'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'"
<blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:11 PM
Subject: RE: Comparison of Mobile Phone Markets


> I think the problem is though that CDMA technology still requires the
> carrier to activate the phone and assign phone numbers etc.
>
> With GSM, you can take a SIM, put it in a handset, and it becomes yours,
> with your phone number. CDMA doesn't offer that simplicity.
>
> I could be wrong, but my understanding is that Google are looking at
making
> a handset rather than actually offering an alternative network. So they'll
> be looking at alliances with the existing carriers just as Apple did.
>
> Jonathan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
> [mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of SSEric
> Sent: Friday, 18 January 2008 5:58 p.m.
> To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: Comparison of Mobile Phone Markets
>
> Verizon has announced they will start letting us use unlocked phones -- 
some
> of them --later this year.  One thing that says to me is we know we are
> screwing you and we will continue to do so for as long as we can.
>
> It seems that cellular is about where wired phones were just before the
end
> of Ma Bell.  The locking into long-term contracts, branding devices and
only
> allowing use of those devices, and nickel and diming customers for every
> feature seems to be about to end.  I am not up on such things, but what
> effect will Google jumping in have on the way all of us here do business.
>
>
>
> You received this message because you subscribed to the Accessible Phones
> Discussion List.
>
> If you don't want to receive messages from this list anymore, just send a
> blank e-mail to:
> blindphones-unsubscribe at mosenexplosion.com
>
>
> You received this message because you subscribed to the Accessible Phones
Discussion List.
>
> If you don't want to receive messages from this list anymore, just send a
blank e-mail to:
> blindphones-unsubscribe at mosenexplosion.com