Comments on: DOJ to look at deals between mobile makers and networks http://www.bladewatch.com/2009/07/09/doj-to-look-at-deals-between-mobile-makers-and-networks/ Tracking Blades, virtualization and grid Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:31:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bladewatch http://www.bladewatch.com/2009/07/09/doj-to-look-at-deals-between-mobile-makers-and-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-44478 bladewatch Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:47:59 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/?p=6548#comment-44478 I love the comment "Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading, the two main regulators of the UK mobile sector, say no one in the UK has complained about exclusive deals." - Just ask anyone and you'll get one of two main responses to the question, got an iPhone yet?<br><br> *<br><br> I don't want to sign up to o2 - I'm happy with (insert T-mobile/Three/Vodafone or Orange to mention a few)<br> *<br><br> The tariffs are expensive and (or) you have to pay for the handset as well as some users complaining about signal<br><br>The main issue I have is the locking to networks, with a Nokia, Samsung or any other device I can buy it offline, plug it in to the network of choice and it will work.<br><br>With the iPhone I have to download a crack which may or may not invalidate my warranty and may at a later date stop working with any associated software updates. Have an exclusive deal, absolutely link user experience, user revenue to a network of choice, however release the phone for sale offline and separate the system software from the network, so that if I buy it offline it will work on any network without 'Jailbreak' or hacking it. I love the comment “Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading, the two main regulators of the UK mobile sector, say no one in the UK has complained about exclusive deals.” – Just ask anyone and you'll get one of two main responses to the question, got an iPhone yet?

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I don't want to sign up to o2 – I'm happy with (insert T-mobile/Three/Vodafone or Orange to mention a few)
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The tariffs are expensive and (or) you have to pay for the handset as well as some users complaining about signal

The main issue I have is the locking to networks, with a Nokia, Samsung or any other device I can buy it offline, plug it in to the network of choice and it will work.

With the iPhone I have to download a crack which may or may not invalidate my warranty and may at a later date stop working with any associated software updates. Have an exclusive deal, absolutely link user experience, user revenue to a network of choice, however release the phone for sale offline and separate the system software from the network, so that if I buy it offline it will work on any network without 'Jailbreak' or hacking it.

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