Re: NEWS: Cingular claims US first with HSDPA handset

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:27:06 -0700, William Ahern
<william@25thandClement.com> wrote in
<pan.2006.07.19.21.26.12.452462@25thandClement.com >:

>> The LG CU500 comes preloaded with AOL, Yahoo! and MSN messenger clients,
>> a "full featured" music player - and optional Bluetooth stereo headset -
>> and a 1.3 megapixel camera. It is available in 18 major markets -
>> Cingular expects to roll out its 3G network to most major markets by the
>> end of the year. It costs $99 with a two-year contract. Choose the most
>> expensive plan and you can get a $50 mail-in rebate.
>
>It's also comes preloaded CRIPPLED! Got mine yesterday, and today I
>learned that the CU500 (unlike the CU320), will force the user to confirm
>each and every HTTP connection initiated by a Java applet (at least,
>applets not blessed by Cingular). Big deal, you say?

I do. That's the way Java-enabled phones are supposed to act.
Otherwise customers can get hit with large bills or security issues.

>Try using google
>maps: http://google.com/gmm.

I do. It's great.

>I pay $100/month so Cingular can pull stupid
>stunts like this!? (Literally every connection; not just every
>instantiation of the applet.)

No, just once for each instantiation.

>I've been waiting for this phone for months, now I'm regretting not having
>gone w/ Sprint.

Then return it.

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