Originally Posted by
ScottC
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.
I agree with this but it isnt what I am talking about. Im not talking about unlocked and unbranded. I am talking about why they are only selling them branded on ONE network. There is no reason they cant sell them branded, and preset to either TMobile or ATT. You can buy whatever stupid Moto RazrX42 is out now on multiple networks, preset for that network and it wont require any more setup from one network to another.