Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
Nokia and Motorola havent been selling cell phones on multiple networks for some time? Am I missing something? I dont think that I am. I can buy a Nokia or a Moto or a BB or any of a number of cell phones on 2 or 3 different US carriers and they work fine on the carrier that they are sold for. Other than looking nice, Im not sure that this is much different than any other cell phone. It does call, web, email and music. And so do a couple dozen others. It may do it nicer in terms of interface, but that doesnt mean it is inherently harder to sell than a high end Nokia for instance.
What Alanw is referring to is the setup of the phone.
I challenge you to buy an unlocked unbranded Motorola in the local store and get it working perfectly on your network within 30 minutes.
Everything from the GPRS/3G settings to the MMS gateway have to be programmed.
Granted, some operators can do a decent OTA configuration, but in 9 out of 10 times only on models they sell.
I bet you didn't have your TyTN up and running all that fast either. Every time I do a rom update it takes me 25 minutes to get all the settings back to normal just so I can connect, get my email and send an MMS.