[IP] AT&T flings cellphone network wide open

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Einar Vollset <einar.vollset@gmail.com>
Date: December 7, 2007 8:29:28 AM EST
To: "<dave@farber.net>" <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Re: [IP] AT&T flings cellphone network wide open


Dave,

this is non news, in so far as AT&T (and cingular before them) has  
always allowed any GSM phone to make calls on their network; my  
unlocked iPhone runs with an old cingular pay as you go sim on their  
network quite happilly for example.

Indeed, I don't see how foreign visitors could have used their cell  
phones at all in the US if this wasn't already the case.

The real news is that the word "open" now appears to be the buzzword  
of the  day, perhaps soon we'll hear Time Warner tout how open their  
cable network is: "you can use any tv you like you know"

Cheers,

Einar

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On Dec 7, 2007, at 6:57 AM, David Farber <dave@farber.net> wrote:

> At long last. Interesting what Hill attention can bring. BTW T- 
> mobile has always done this. djf
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> From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks)
> Date: December 6, 2007 4:08:07 PM EST
> To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com>
> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] AT&T flings cellphone network wide open
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> AT&T flings cellphone network wide open
> USA Today
> By Leslie Cauley
>
> Starting immediately, AT&T (T) customers can ditch their AT&T phones  
> and use any wireless phone, device and software application from any  
> maker — think smartphones, e-mail and music downloading. And they  
> don't have to sign a contract.
> "You can use any handset on our network you want," says Ralph de la  
> Vega, CEO of AT&T's wireless business. "We don't prohibit it, or  
> even police it."
>
> AT&T's push to give consumers maximum control of their wireless  
> worlds is being driven, in part, by Google. The tech giant is a  
> monster in the Internet search business for personal computers, and  
> is hoping to replicate that success in the wireless market.
>
> <http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2007-12-05- 
> att_N.htm>
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