European WAP Providers Locking-In Users
from the silly-providers dept
Apparently some European telecommunications companies are locking in WAP phones so that they can only show a particular start page. This makes it more difficult for users to switch services. It also makes it more of a pain for users. Policies like this are really stupid. They don't do any good for the customer, and serve only to annoy them.
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