Talk:Problems of typical "closed" phones
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Many carrier will forbid the use of voip software regardless of wether you can run it on your phone or not, if they catch you using it they'll cut you off - the GTA01/02 are not going to help you there at all. | Many carrier will forbid the use of voip software regardless of wether you can run it on your phone or not, if they catch you using it they'll cut you off - the GTA01/02 are not going to help you there at all. | ||
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| + | If voip is not blocked on your carrier provided phone, that means you're free to use it. If you own a factory unlocked phone, which the neo will be, the carrier cannot prevent you from using any of the phone's features. If you're using voip through wlan, there is no way the carrier can tell that you have voip on your phone. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 5 February 2008
Can you clarify please, many of the points you make are carrier issues not handset issues. Are you speaking from a US perspective, your initial reasons suggest this. If so please bear in mind that this is a worldwide device.
Many carrier will forbid the use of voip software regardless of wether you can run it on your phone or not, if they catch you using it they'll cut you off - the GTA01/02 are not going to help you there at all.
If voip is not blocked on your carrier provided phone, that means you're free to use it. If you own a factory unlocked phone, which the neo will be, the carrier cannot prevent you from using any of the phone's features. If you're using voip through wlan, there is no way the carrier can tell that you have voip on your phone.
JW: OK removed this section
