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The iPhone doesn't suffer from this problem. It should be up to the phone manufacturer (HTC, Samsung, etc.) to test their product. The carrier can still, of co
by ClassyJacket 9y ago
The iPhone doesn't suffer from this problem. It should be up to the phone manufacturer (HTC, Samsung, etc.) to test their product.
The carrier can still, of course, test the new firmware all they like - they just shouldn't be able to interfere with its release.
- kalleboo 9y agoTBF, Apple did release one update that caused issues with the radio on the Verizon network[0]. Carrier testing should have caught that. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/17/13306776/apple-iphone-7-plus-ios-update-verizon-cellular-connectivity https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/17/13306776/apple-iphone-7-...
- danieldk 9y agoThe iPhone doesn't suffer from this problem. It should be up to the phone manufacturer (HTC, Samsung, etc.) to test their product. Moreover, in some European countries it is normal to buy a phone and a subscription separately. In some countries bundling is even illegal. I have never had a carrier-branded phone since I switched to smartphones, including my Android excursion (Nexus 4, Moto X 2013, Moto G, Moto X 2014) and some Windows Phones that I played with (Lumia 710/920/640). They all worked on multiple carriers. Everyone should stop perpetuating the carrier testing myth. For this we have the GSM standards and in many parts of the world a large number of phones are not carrier-branded.
- ksk 9y agoApple makes products available to carriers pre-launch for testing IIRC. I don't think they skip the line.
- Mindwipe 9y agoThey certainly have the market power to skip the line, but they still go in the line, unlike some suggestions here.