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T-Mobile to ban third party apps?
March 1, 2007 | 5 Comments
I have been a T-Mobile subscriber for probably 5 years now. The main reason I started with T-Mobile and have stayed with them is the unlimited data plan, and the fact that I can use unlocked phones. Because of my mobile development (Flash Lite, J2ME, etc…) I need some flexibility and a decent unlimited plan. According to today’s news however, T-Mobile may start banning data of third party apps. This means the apps that I create and test. This means Opera’s browser. This means Skype. This means any news reader. Google Maps and Gmail Mobile. HUH? No idea why they would do this other than to free up the network for their in-house offerings like Blackberry mail, etc… If this is the case, it makes my decision of jumping over to Cingular for the iPhone all that much easier. I hope this is not the case. Their relatively “open” network was the reason I have been a customer for this long and was making my decision to jump to “the other GSM carrier” all that much more difficult. Might have to add this to the list of stupid things done by carriers to drive customers away.