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Sucks that it only works for Nexus 6 and only for US phone numbers.
by suyash 12y ago
Sucks that it only works for Nexus 6 and only for US phone numbers.
- tptacek 12y agoIt only works for Google phones? There isn't an antitrust issue there?
- jonlucc 12y agoI think that would require them to have a monopoly on the sale of smartphones and use that to make entry to the new market (mobile carrier).
- davmre 12y agoIt only works specifically with the Nexus 6 (not other Google phones), apparently for technical reasons involving network-switching capabilities. Possibly that's BS, but assuming it's legit I'd imagine they'll try to get the technology into other makers' phones in the future. Though even if they didn't, Google doesn't have a monopoly position in phone hardware so it's not clear antitrust would come into play.
- sliverstorm 12y agoFirst of all WiFi calling is still a specialty thing requiring custom firmware (see: you cannot BYOD on Republic Wireless) Second of all the N6 is one of the few phones with dual GSM and CDMA radios, and T-Mobile/Sprint are GSM/CDMA, respectively.
- Aloha 12y agoThats a choice though, the Sprint iPhone also supports GSM/CDMA (as does the verizon one, and the unlocked one too)
- suyash 12y agoIt's trying to become a monopoly in various markets.
- sliverstorm 12y agoProduct synergies only becomes an antitrust problem when the company has a monopoly position.
- Aloha 12y agoI wouldn't think so no. Google is not a dominant player in this market (cellular carrier).