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Verizon: Please Stop Disabling GPS in Smartphones on Your Network
jkontherun.com - 7/20/2009
Verizon: Please Stop Disabling GPS in Smartphones on Your Network
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Smartphones have grown in capability over time, and that growth has led to a great deal of usefulness that extends far beyond the simple phone call. Today’s smartphones can tap into the web at a deep level, keeping owners connected in numerous ways. Many smartphones now have dedicated GPS ...

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TheAppleBlog:  It Must Be Nice to Be Verizon

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It Must Be Nice to Be Verizon
TheAppleBlog — ... AT&T doing it. It must be nice to brag about having visual voice mail on some phones, while quietly hiding that it’s an extra $3 a month. It must be nice to not allow convenient syncing of data, media, bookmarks, etc, via the excellent iTunes environment, instead using clumsier tools if anything is allowed at all, and have your customers just take it in stride. It must be nice to disable hardware features on many phones, such as Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi, with little complaint from the masses. It must be nice to avoid ...

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