[sf-lug] Android / T-Mobile G1

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Rick Moen wrote:

> I wrote:
>
>> If only the G1 weren't, in general, even more locked down than is
>> Apple's iPhone:  It's DRM-locked from the ground up, including the
>> (non-reflashable) boot ROMs.
>
> Interesting recent news item:
> http://gizmodo.com/5100952/t+mobile-g1-net-access-cant-be-turned-off-results-in-huge-roaming-costs/
>
>  T-Mobile G1 Net Access Can't Be Turned Off, Results in Huge Roaming Costs

Thanks.  I am considering getting one, and this dampens my enthusiasm 
dramatically.

Maybe I am better-off waiting for a different phone.

-- Asheesh.

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