Verizon to Open Access to Apps and Devices Next Year
The missed point
I see several posts already that are completely missing the point.
Verizon is opening their network because they have to, not because they want to. This was bound to happen because of the various lawsuits against other carriers who would not willingly unlock their phones, or allow others to place and unlocked phone on their network. This is an attempt by Verizon to avoid those lawsuits and maintain a modicum of control or influence over the handset vendors in the future.
Does this bode well for the consumer? Absolutely.
Verizon is opening their network because they have to, not because they want to. This was bound to happen because of the various lawsuits against other carriers who would not willingly unlock their phones, or allow others to place and unlocked phone on their network. This is an attempt by Verizon to avoid those lawsuits and maintain a modicum of control or influence over the handset vendors in the future.
Does this bode well for the consumer? Absolutely.
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I totally agree. This is a great thing for Verizon customers or people thinking of switching to Verizon. I have only ever been with one other phone company but i've known people who have been with the other big ones like cingular, sprint, etc. I switched to verizon, I pulled them to verizon, and we all agree that verizon has hands down the BEST service out of them all. Maybe its just our area, I dunno, but I love verizon. I was going to switch to Helio because they have better phones, but I so wanted verizon's service. Verizon isn't known for its technology filled phones but their service, so now you can get a great technology filled phone AND use it on a network with (what i think is) great service. Sprint and Helio use CDMA also, so its no...
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I totally agree. I think the open access for apps is the largest plus. BREW is garbage and this remedies that but it also states "they approve". So they are still going to heavily influence everything but this is a step in the right direction and that is all you can and should expect. Gradual and small changes!
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well yeah they have spent 36 billion dollars (est) over the last 7 years on their network so I would expect they want to approve all apps before they are used. I think they have that right
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Absolutely. Quality control, as best as possible, is a must. Poor third part applications can easily destroy the reputation of any carrier.
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😳 good point.. why get sued and lose if you can say hey we want our customers to use any phone and make more money. 🙂 and they're standards when they are set up will be interesting to see.
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