In article <481e00b3-8c2c-4cad-8a15-123b497e8b72
@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>, homefamilyfood@googlemail.com says...
> How is this possible that device inside the phone (gps receiver) might
> not work due to operator??????

It might go something like this:

Vodafone: "Okay, we'll buy 50,00 Omnia's but we don't want the GPS to
work with anything other an application which we will supply you with"

Samsung: "No problem, that we be £1 million please, we'll deliver them
next week"

Vodafone: "thank you".
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Regards
Jon