It won't be hacked. The java vm on the BlackBerry doesn't allow that kind of tinkering.
The carriers carry too much weight and dictate to the manufacturers how the wifi should be implemented - they don't want to lose revenue to free voip so lock users into their own solutions. Users are being shafted by the carriers and Rim have to allow it otherwise the carriers won't push their units. It's a stupid situation given that open wifi will happen eventually on all devices, they can't hold back the tide so it's protecting revenue for the short term only - in the meantime we all get ripped off.
“Apart from the fact that it's got a bit of infamy to outgrow, the old model was a pretty sharp-looking handset and the Storm2 refines that look in all the right ways.”
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It won't be hacked. The java vm on the BlackBerry doesn't allow that kind of tinkering.
The carriers carry too much weight and dictate to the manufacturers how the wifi should be implemented - they don't want to lose revenue to free voip so lock users into their own solutions. Users are being shafted by the carriers and Rim have to allow it otherwise the carriers won't push their units. It's a stupid situation given that open wifi will happen eventually on all devices, they can't hold back the tide so it's protecting revenue for the short term only - in the meantime we all get ripped off.