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Old Dec 1, 2007 | 5:11 pm
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redburgundy
 
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Originally Posted by CPMaverick
I'm confused. How does a company like T-mobile NOT offer this already?
I bought a w880i in Europe, brought it to the US, put in my T-mobile SIM, it works great. How is this different than 'bring your own device'??
It is not 'supported' by T-mobile USA, but works great.
Both T-Mobile and AT&T Cingular DO already offer this. Or at least do not prevent it.
But Verizon and Sprint do not.
In any event, it is not clear that handset manufacturers will bother to produce any such devices.
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