T-Mobile does cripple their phones (try running Google maps on one of their newer phones, even with the correct settings), but it's nowhere near as bad as some carriers (like Verizon)... and it's easily fixed by flashing the phone. Fixing crippled CDMA phones is not so easy.
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T-Mobile does cripple their phones (try running Google maps on one of their newer phones, even with the correct settings), but it's nowhere near as bad as some carriers (like Verizon)... and it's easily fixed by flashing the phone. Fixing crippled CDMA phones is not so easy.