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What this means is that Apple is opting to disable the CDMA radio unless it is sold to a customer on a CDMA network. They avoid paying licensing fees to Qualco
by dsl 15y ago
What this means is that Apple is opting to disable the CDMA radio unless it is sold to a customer on a CDMA network. They avoid paying licensing fees to Qualcomm this way.
- antifuchs 15y agoYes, and I believe (and hope!) it also means that if you're going to tie yourself into a 2-year contract with a CDMA carrier, they won't lock down the GSM for you. Especially so since it's advertised as a "world phone", and CDMA carriers don't really distribute SIM cards (-: