>AFAIK Sprint and >T-Mobile do not strip any features from the phone.
Oh yeah? Both my PPC6700s are on Sprint. Our main SW developer uses the 2nd one ... he has a habit of regularly getting latest updates on all devices. Sprint's support site listed a new OS for download (it wasn't from a microsoft site -- it was from Sprint). The PPC6700 with the Sprint downloaded "OS Update" has key elements of the dial-up networking removed. I didn't update mine, and glad I didn't. I can browse the web from my laptop over bluetooth thru the phone. On the phone with the "updated" OS we can't do this anymore. It's natural that the carrier would try to remove some of the OS flexibility, as they want to sell a higher cost subscription for pc tethered operation. From their perspective it was a problem needing to be solved that Microsoft windows mobile 5 would permit any phone with a pc wireless interface to do this. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank To: 'WISPA General List' Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:13 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] SmartPhone Happiness... I have the T-Mobile version of this phone called the MDA. AFAIK Sprint and T-Mobile do not strip any features from the phone. I belive one or two of the other carriers do strip some features. A little writeup on all the software that I use on my MDA, GPS (Franson GPSgate highly recommended for use with GPS), Mapping etc: http://snurl.com/ultimatePDA I've used this phone in Europe and the mobile data worked perfectly for the PDA and Dial Up Networking for my laptop (with no roaming data surcharge). Frank > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Comroe > > Absolutely amazing how many windows phones have come out in > the last few months. Just 12 months ago there were only 3 > ... and now there's got'ta be dozens. I love my PPC6700 so > much I bought a 2nd one ... EVDO / RTT1X / IS95 tri-mode, > bluetooth, wifi, camera, added a couple GB on mini-SD, > slide-out full keyboard, huge screen. Got Microsoft VC++ > enterprise ... it comes with windows mobile 5 development > environment. But I was disappointed at how stripped down the > windows mobile version of MFC was. > > If you can get one without the "neutered" OS you'll be > happier. The carriers have stripped key networking > components of the OS to keep you from using your phone as a > wifi access point for nearby laptops. I've got the original > fully capable OS and it's amazing what you can do. If you > see a pop-up that says "a newer version of OS is available, > click here" ... DON'T!!! It's a neutered version from your > carrier (not from Microsoft) which removes specific dial-up > networking components to limit your abilities. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
