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That still offers very little explanation about what their motives could be. Do they just want to generate some money, or are there actual concerns about backwa
by stingraycharles 5y ago
That still offers very little explanation about what their motives could be. Do they just want to generate some money, or are there actual concerns about backwards compatibility?
- tejtm 5y agoThere are only three things that matter: Location, Location, Location. The higher your resolution is the more you can be sold for.
- username190 5y agoPersonally, I believe that they're worried about a repeat of this incident[0] - and the way they're ensuring that that can't happen is to test and 'certify' all phones before customers are allowed to use them. Conveniently, they get to charge manufacturers for this certification process; and if consumers don't have a compatible phone, they get to advertise new expensive ones which come with installment plans. Overall, it's a win-win for AT&T, and a loss for customers. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/28/17515464/att-911-emergency-outage-fine-fcc-2017 https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/28/17515464/att-911-emergenc...