RIM Says AT&T Is Still Testing the Bold
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Look at this way....
It's better to have a phone released later than to release it with all kinds of problems, like Verizon's Original Motorola Q.
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Yea, I'm sure they don't want something messed up.
Still, other carriers were able to release it on time, unless if AT&T is installing its own 'goodies' into the device.
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That's true, too; but doesn't every carrier have bloatware? The HTC T-Mobile Wing, for example, had about 37MB of memory (****ty for a Windows Mobile 6 PDA, huh?). About 10MB went to T-Mobile's crap.
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Solution is simple: flash to a custom ROM from XDA Developers. It's like buying a new PC and reinstalling Windows to remove the bloatware from HP, Dell, etc.
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You're right, W.B.; but if it screws your phone up, then you're out of warranty.
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Not always. Unless you totally botch it and it doesn't boot up at all, the phone store employee isn't going to go and check your ROM version to make sure you're running stock. Hell, I've even seen people with devices that came with WM5 (like the 6700) upgraded to WM6 using a custom ROM and the warranty folks didn't pay attention.
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I hear ya. It all depends on who you talk to.
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en102Oct 5, 2008, 12:39 AM
RIM would rather have the device and AT&T's network working properly (i.e. handing off 3G to GSM, and enough 3G capacity) so that they're not filled with complaints / returns and damage their image.
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It's crap like that that makes me glad I no longer work for WSC.
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I agree...RIM is the #1 seller of devices of this type. Just throwing the product into an already fickle market would only have an adverse effect on their reputation if it was to be riddled with Connectivity and performance issues. Testing is absolutely essential.
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