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T-Mobile Releases New Card, Outlaws VoIP and IM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the because-we-said-so dept.

An anonymous reader writes "T-Mobile has launched a new 3G data card in the UK, and banned users from using it for VoIP or instant messaging applications." From the article: "Lock cast doubt on the sustainable viability of a mobile operator banning VoIP from its network. 'I think that eventually, if there's customer demand for this, it will happen," Lock said. "Other organizations will come along allowing VoIP. Who do you think is going to win?'"

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  1. Re:Making money by hackwrench · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The problem isn't whether or not they want to make money but what rules they don't want to follow to make that money. The government auctioned off spectrum without laying down any rules as to what has to be done with that spectrum. The trick now is to persuade others not to give the spectrum winners money if the spectrum owners break your rules.