(keitai-l) Re: Can any of the dual GSM/CDMA phones be used overseas on other networks ?

From: Max Kington <max.kington_at_flytxt.com>
Date: 06/22/04
Message-ID: <EIEEJLDFBLCOFNAEHDCACEKMCDAA.max.kington@flytxt.com>
I've actually written an article for IBM DeveloperWorks on Open Mobile
Alliance
DRM, should be published in the next week or two, I'll post a link when it
has
been made available

Regards,
Max

> -----Original Message-----
> From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
> [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of Curt Sampson
> Sent: 22 June 2004 04:27
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Can any of the dual GSM/CDMA phones be used
> overseas on other networks ?
>
>
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Claus Hoefele wrote:
>
> > All three operators try their best to make it impossible to use their
> > phones outside Japan, even for offline demonstration usage. Wonder
> > why.
>
> I suspect the big worry is transfer of content between users. They want
> to make sure that if you've downloaded an appli or ringtone or whatever,
> you can't give it to your friends. Content providers, especially in
> the popular media biz (pop music, movies, etc.) tend to be extremely
> paranoid about sharing of their content.

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Received on Tue Jun 22 10:35:57 2004