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T-Mobile Bans Others' Apps On Their Phones

Posted by kdawson on from the get-less dept.

cshamis writes "T-Mobile has recently changed their policies and now tell their customers with appropriate data plans and with Java-Micro-App-capable T-Mobile phones: no third-party network applications. You can, of course, still use their incredibly clunky and crippled built-in WAP browsers, but GoogleMaps and OperaMini are left high and dry. Would anyone care to speculate if this move is likely to retain or repel customers?"

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  1. Time to switch by moria · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now it's the time switch to Cingular, and get and iPhone, to continue using my 3rd party applications. oh wait...

  2. Repel, obviously... by core_dump_0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Piss off your customers
    2. Lose them to competitors
    3. ?
    4. Profit!

  3. Care to Speculate? by umbrellasd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure, I'll speculate my foot up T-Mobile's monopolistic ass. How's my speculation now?

  4. Skype already works by grahamsz · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have Skype on my T-Mobile dash.

    It works OK on an EDGE data connection but the call has pretty high latency (feels like a satelite connection). Works like a charm on Wifi though - it's just really confusing having a phone application running on your phone.

  5. Re:They won't care by MaggieL · · Score: 3, Funny

    If Google has a great app, they can send it to Tmobile for testing and approval.

    And if they have a great app for Windows, they should have to get it tested and approved by MSFT first. After all, imagine the support havok it could cause.

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  6. Re:They won't care by bobdotorg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stupid people live outside the US too, you insensitive clod!

    Yeah. And most of us post to Slashdot.

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