http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/exactly! Obviously, Nilay doesn't understand the difference.]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
Yeah, I don't think Engadget understands how CDMA works....there is not "unlocked" lol ^_^.]]>Mar 12th 2010 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/verizon-opens-up-about-any-apps-any-device/]]>Mar 12th 2010 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
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You guys seriously need to Google shit before talking out of your ass. ]]>Mar 12th 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
As for the response about people who hack phones to get them to run on the other network, I was talking about through officially sanctioned means.

I knew that Verizon has the "Any Phone" policy, but I haven't heard of anyone successfully taking advantage of that. And with Sprint, you have to get really lucky and get a tech who just doesn't care anymore in order to get someone to add a non-Sprint ESN to their database so it can get activated.

But in that case, if that's your plan, then guess what, you don't need a phone that isn't 'carrier-locked'. All CDMA phone ESNs are tied to one network or the other.

Anyway, yes, maybe I misspoke when I said never. In rare cases, maybe it's possible. That doesn't change the fact that in general, it's not possible to switch between the two. In addition, there is no such thing as an unlocked CDMA phone. You can reprogram the ESN (well, since we're getting technical, MEID, since they ran out of ESNs a while back) on many phones, but still, that doesn't make it unlocked. The word unlocked just plain doesn't apply to a CDMA phone.

Now, I'm not going to deny that Palm should include an unlocked GSM phone as part of this program, though it may be the case that upcoming carrier agreements with AT&T may preclude that. But to say that the phones shouldn't be carrier locked, when they're selling mostly CDMA ones makes no sense at all. That becomes even more so, when changing the software that the phone is running (note, this can't unlock the radio of the phone) to another carrier, is pretty much as simple as reflashing it with a different webOS Doctor.]]>Mar 13th 2010 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
Why doesn't Engadget report that?
]]>Mar 13th 2010 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
and its not that google can't do it on their own. Someone seems to believe they have done certain things the same way they have done it. Its really protection against costly litigation.]]>Mar 13th 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Well I don't know exactly how it goes for the patents but WebOS has some real nice features and UI...
That must be worth something.]]>Mar 13th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Any good developer knows to just get phones from eBay]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
Yes, as the article implies, that's more than buying a subsidized phone. But 20% off, if you're not going to buy it subsidized, is a pretty substantial amount of money.]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
that ought to be a great machine for apps (at that price)]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/*shudder* why?!
probably better than a CDMA phone, but why would anyone choose TMo?]]>Mar 12th 2010 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/tmo has best service, best customer service, low priced plans, good devices. why not?
owner of n1, n900, iphone and soon to be hd2. what do u have verizon and use droid?]]>Mar 12th 2010 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
anyone with half a brain will just get the phone on ebay]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/
Umm, you do know that Palm also sells GSM phones, too, right? They have um' available on O2 and a couple other GSM carriers in Europe. The GSM O2 phone would have worked perfectly well, on many other GSM networks around the world.]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Mar 12th 2010 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/Yes, it's better than nothing..
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