Why Can’t the Wireless Networks Just OPEN it Up Already?
When we all go out and buy new televisions, we enjoy the fact that we pay for the TV itself, and don’t have to worry about being binded to a certain programming network (cable, satellite, etc…) It should be the same when we buy our cell phones. If all wireless providers open up their networks, and adapt the same technology, this might become a reality.
We could then shop for the perfect cell phone, and then choose which network we prefer to service the new phone. The wireless networks could then offer any and all phones available in their stores, profiting even more, while the consumer isn’t locked into any one network that carries the certain phone they’d like to have.
The technology most likely to be adapted is the SIM card, which is much more widely used worldwide. If you’d ever want to change your network, simply switch out the SIM card, and you’re ready to go. Phones could even accommodate both GSM, and CDMA technology, to be even more versatile.
Manufacturers currently produce several different versions of their phones to accommodate all the different networks. They need a GSM model for AT&T and T-Mobile, both with different branding, and colors, as well as CDMA versions and branding differences for Sprint and Verizon. If they could focus on building one model, very well, it would cut costs, and make more available to any and everyone.
