Problems of typical "closed" phones - Revision history

Kempelen: -Category: Neo1973 Phase 1 related (has nothing to do with phase x)

2008-09-16T20:53:07Z

-Category: Neo1973 Phase 1 related (has nothing to do with phase x)

Marko Knöbl at 18:12, 4 September 2008

2008-09-04T18:12:50Z

Kempelen: Category changes: -Information (it has 3 more, I am not satisfied but no better ideas)

2008-08-31T22:51:43Z

Category changes: -Information (it has 3 more, I am not satisfied but no better ideas)

DolfjeBot1: Replacing '\[\[Openmoko\]\]' with 'Openmoko'

2008-08-23T10:55:18Z

Replacing '\[\[Openmoko\]\]' with 'Openmoko'

DolfjeBot1: Robot: Changing Category:GTA02 Hardware

2008-08-22T17:37:16Z

Robot: Changing Category:GTA02 Hardware

Glenn: new cat Category:GTA02 Hardware

2008-03-16T17:45:53Z

new cat Category:GTA02 Hardware

Glenn: +Category:Neo1973 Hardware

2008-02-15T11:33:31Z

+Category:Neo1973 Hardware

JW at 20:16, 6 February 2008

2008-02-06T20:16:47Z

Coomac at 16:50, 5 February 2008

2008-02-05T16:50:32Z

Tinou: Added N80 entry. Corrected a typo.

2008-02-04T11:13:58Z

Added N80 entry. Corrected a typo.

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	[[Category:Neo FreeRunner Hardware]]		[[Category:Neo FreeRunner Hardware]]

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-{{Languages|Neo1973: GTA01Bv4 versus GTA02 comparison}}
+{{Languages}}
 [[Category:Neo1973 Hardware]]
 [[Category:Neo1973 Phase 1 related]]
 [[Category:Neo FreeRunner Hardware]]

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 The majority of cell phone owners purchase their phones from a wireless carrier. These carrier provided phones are often modified in such a way that carriers can exercise maximum control over certain built-in features. As a result, carrier provided phones may have some killer features completely removed or in the best case scenario, disabled till the user pays a fee to the carrier. This is known as "crippling" a phone.
-Fortunately, phone buyers have other options. Crippled phones can be avoided by purchasing a factory unlocked phone such as the [[Openmoko]] phone. Factory unlocked phones are purchased directly from the manufacturers (or retailers) with no modifications or restrictions.
+Fortunately, phone buyers have other options. Crippled phones can be avoided by purchasing a factory unlocked phone such as the Openmoko phone. Factory unlocked phones are purchased directly from the manufacturers (or retailers) with no modifications or restrictions.
 ''This page contains examples of "crippled" features on carrier provided phones listed by members of the Openmoko community.''

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 [[Category:Neo1973 Hardware]]
 [[Category:Neo1973 Phase 1 related]]
-[[Category:GTA02 Hardware]]
+[[Category:Neo FreeRunner Hardware]]
 [[Category:Information]]

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   |O2 || Orbit || Windows Mobile 6 || O2
-  |Handset includes GPS but I bought the cheaper tarif and this does not come with gps software. GPS capability has been locked by the operator and i cannot use it even with free applications like Google Maps for mobile which can use cell tower interpolation or GPS to provide location info
+  |Handset includes GPS but I bought the cheaper tariff and this does not come with gps software. GPS capability has been locked by the operator and i cannot use it even with free applications like Google Maps for mobile which can use cell tower interpolation or GPS to provide location info
   |O2 orbit = HTC Touch (i think)
   |-

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-This page is a list of “locked” features on “closed” mobile phones listed by members of the Openmoko community. Buying an [[Openmoko]] phone will free you from these problems!
+The majority of cell phone owners purchase their phones from a wireless carrier. These carrier provided phones are often modified in such a way that carriers can exercise maximum control over certain built-in features. As a result, carrier provided phones may have some killer features completely removed or in the best case scenario, disabled till the user pays a fee to the carrier. This is known as "crippling" a phone.
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   !Comments
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-  |Many || Many || Many || Many
+  |Many || Many || Many || GSM Phones
   |Handset will only operate with SIM registered to a particular operator
-  |Can be “unlocked” but takes some effort or a small fee to someone providing this service.
+  |GSM carriers often provide unlocking codes, but may charge a small fee.
   |-
-  |Many || Many || Many || Many
+  |Many || Many || Non-smart phones || Many
   |A user cannot develop an application for the phone even if he has the time and skills, or the applications the user can develop are limited in features available to them, speed and visual appearance (e.g. J2ME)
-  |That is, no platform SDK is released to public
+  |End users of smart phones can and do develop their own programs.
   |-
   |Many || Many || Many || Many
   |Installable applications that are not “blessed” (signed) by the handset manufacturer are limited in features available to them or trigger annoying security warnings even though you totally trust them
+  |Smart phone users can develop their own programs.
   |-
-  |Many || Many || Many || Many
+  |Many || Many || Non-smart phones || Many
   |New models of the handset may have the same hardware but improved software. However, existing users cannot upgrade their firmware.
+  |RIM, Palm, Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, etc (but not Windows Mobile) provide firmware updates for end users.
   |-
   |Nokia || N80 || Symbian || Operator independant problem
   |Manufacturer sold its model claiming VoIP, but the software wasn't present on the phone to actually use it for, say SIP calls. The following release of the phone (N80ie) included the feature in the software, while the hardware was identical to the former release (N80).
-  | Customers had to wait for the N80ie software version to be available, and then use borderline methods to upgrade the software of their N80 to the N80ie version, to eventually be able to use a feature allegedly present in the N80. This operation put the phone warranty at risk.
+  |The original N80 had a built in VOIP client. However, SIP was not enabled until the N80ie. Nokia provided a firmware to upgrade the original N80 to N80ie.
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   |-
   |Many || Many || Many || Many
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   |-
   |Many || Many || Many || Many
-  |Operators do not allow an Internet Messaging application to be installed that could use GPRS (for those with cheap data plans) or WiFi to communicate with others. This is presumably because they are scared of losing SMS revenue.
+  |Operators do not allow an Internet Messaging application to be installed that could use GPRS (for those with cheap data plans) or WiFi to communicate with others.
+ |This is presumably because they are scared of losing SMS revenue.
   |-
   |Many || Many || Many || Many