Verizon to Open Access to Apps and Devices Next Year
Yeeeeaaahhh.... Riiiight
This isn't April Fool's right?
Verizon is the last carrier I would expect to do this.
1) they dont have a whole lot of spectrum in comparison to Sprint, which is why we see the 5 GB data caps and no Streaming of Videos/File Sharing allowed
2) Their $20 mil test lab probably wont be free. Expect a fee to activate your Sprint Sanyo M1 on Verizon or some other FCC approved device.
3) They were fighting this open access rule in the up coming 700Mhz spectrum auction this Jan. They must have something up their sleeve. I know they probably want all the spectrum in the auction as it seem very valuable. Open access and Emergency Responder in particular.
4) They are not part of Google's Open Access ....yet.
Verizon is the last carrier I would expect to do this.
1) they dont have a whole lot of spectrum in comparison to Sprint, which is why we see the 5 GB data caps and no Streaming of Videos/File Sharing allowed
2) Their $20 mil test lab probably wont be free. Expect a fee to activate your Sprint Sanyo M1 on Verizon or some other FCC approved device.
3) They were fighting this open access rule in the up coming 700Mhz spectrum auction this Jan. They must have something up their sleeve. I know they probably want all the spectrum in the auction as it seem very valuable. Open access and Emergency Responder in particular.
4) They are not part of Google's Open Access ....yet.
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You do have a point, there probably will be a fee to get you phone converted over. But its no different than if I took a sprint phone to a wireless store (not particular carrier) have them unlock the phone (if they have the equipment) then lock it to verizon. You usually have to pay a fee. Will the fee be bigger from verizon? probably. But the point is that you have the option. This does seem somewhat uncharacteristic of verizon, but then again they did just bust out with a bunch of new phones in the later part of the year that are completely uncharacteristic to verizons simple technology line up (case and point the Venus and the Voyager. not the best phones but still big 'wow-ers'). Thats just my opinion, i've been known to be wrong, lol.
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