* g1 is talking home
Posted on January 7th, 2009 by Alex. Filed under openmoko.
I just read something interesting in the news and this is another reason to point out the importance of an open platform for mobiles such as openmoko. Someone who owned the G1, took this phone abroad. After coming back, he got a bill of around $100 for data roaming. Apparently the phone connects itself silently to the Internet once in a while. If you are in another country, the current provider will charge the transfered data plus the roaming tariff. Response of T-Mobile: “Leave your phone at home.” Nice solution…
APC, another magazine, also reported that, if G1 is operated with a SIM card of a local provider, it sends international SMS to an American number causing huge costs without any warning. Interesting how “user friendly” companies are in the need to generate money and to bug the customers. Which company had the motto “Don’t be evil!” again? Ah yes, Google, the identity collector.
April 8th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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