rdubmu
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The AT&T 1520 is not gimped.
In terms of the RM-938 it is.
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The AT&T 1520 is not gimped.
In terms of the RM-938 it is.
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The ATT version is crippled to 16GB storage, lack of Qi, and lack of full band support. This is done mostly to sell more accessories, such as microSD card, PMA charging cover and powermat, and discourage it be unlocked and used on TMobile.
I'm guessing that you know that your response is disingenuous, but that you want to defend your decision against attack. You don't need to defend your decision, because you got the device that you wanted. Ignore everyone else.HUH? My AT&T is 32GB..... I have a PMA Charger I bought off ebay for a lot cheaper than online. And it has the added feature of also being a case to protect it (So I didn't have to buy a case). ... So the only thing that is valid with your comment is.... NOTHING.
that is the proper prospective. Why do phones on ATT have less features than a phone from south America (Brazil I believe)?I'm guessing that you know that your response is disingenuous, but that you want to defend your decision against attack. You don't need to defend your decision, because you got the device that you wanted. Ignore everyone else.
However, let's say that hmmwv had a white 920 and one or two QI charging plates. For him, getting a 1520 from AT&T means getting a faster process, bigger screen, and bigger battery. It also means losing half the built-in memory and wireless charging (since his investment is in Qi plates). He can gain back the memory by switching to black. He can gain back the wireless charging, but only by buying new plates and a case that makes the 1520 thicker than the 920.
I agree that "crippled" and "gimped" are harsh terms, but AT&T did snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It's now mid-April and PMA isn't yet gaining much traction at AT&T. The 1520 came out in December. If AT&T had originally sold the RM-938, they'd have had greater success and happier customers for almost six months of the 12- to 18-month life of this product. They could have said to Nokia, "we'll resell the 938 for six months, but then we want to relaunch the 1520 with PMA and Windows Phone 8.1." Nokia would have jumped at it. And AT&T's PMA environment would be more developed to embrace the 1520.
AT&T messed up. Even with that, the 1520 is so great than many, many users are very happy with it. In some ways, it's sad that AT&T may never know how good they could have had it.
What as the stupid rational for ATT to remove a hardware feature?
1. I'm far from the only one who says Qi charging with this phone is pointless and also you keep straying away from what I'm saying. I'm talking about you and how YOU praise the phone. I don't think others would want to set their phone on a pillow to charge, that is where heads go.
...I just don't like the term "gimped" being used on my (Or any other RM-940) phone because mine can do everything the 938 can do, even charge wirelessly.