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AT&T Wireless Phone "Upgrades" Aren't

Posted by timothy on from the att-reception-is-lousy-in-seattle dept.

An anonymous reader writes "AT&T Wireless is requiring customers in parts of California and New York and elsewhere to "upgrade" their phones and offering free replacements. The catch? In most cases the upgrades have worse features than the phones they're replacing."

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  1. Re:No Bluetooth by Surreal_Streaker · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Dude, GSM phones identify themselves just fine to the network without a SIM card.
    You could try it yourself if you weren't so busy talking out your ass.

    1. Remove SIM from GSM phone
    2. Power up GSM phone sans SIM
    3. See "Emergency Only" or equivalent
    4. Dial 911 (or 211) and speak with emergency services
    5. Conclude the network identifies the phone.

    Perhaps you were thinking about identifying a particular user to the network requiring a SIM?