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Originally Posted by jaymacwade
While I can connect to my own access point and browse (using the built-in browser), none of the other applications can use the WiFi, even though it is connected. I am told that purchasing the BlackBerry data plan unlocks this, but no one has yet even attempted to justify the fact that it is locked in the first place. 
If everyone had to "do the research" like this, no one would every buy anything because by the time the research was complete, the item would be obsolete and no longer available.
Frustrating !!
~ j. |
1. Justification?
The reason they do what they do is this..... $$$$$$$$$. The wireless business is a very shady business indeed. However, they can get away with charging excess taxes, termination fees, forcing you to pay for certain features to access applications on devices ect. How about the fact that they lock devices to their carriers? Think thats fair?
The fact is that there is little that you can do. If you want to play you have to pay. Simple as that. The companies control our phones, not us.
2. As for doing research, I always suggest it. Dig as much as possible. Because what happens is what everyone regrets, Buyers Remorse. While no one here wants to treat you with hostility, we too get frustrated when someone starts complaining that something wont work on their new device when they could have asked before they bought.
Good luck
The Gecko