AT&T Bold 9900's - No NFC, Preloaded with OS .440
- Does it have the NFC battery cover? If not, then I waited for nothing I guess.
Edit: Well, since it will never have NFC, where can we get unlocked ones that will work on ATT 3G+ network. I really don't want to risk getting an unlocked T-Mobile version of the phone.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comLast edited by Mathrin; 11-04-11 at 12:51 AM.
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- has anyone been able to find out what the hardware changes were, if any, as previously reported? im curious to compare to the prototype that i have that was made 6/21/11.11-04-11 02:21 AMLike 0
- Does it have the NFC battery cover? If not, then I waited for nothing I guess.
Edit: Well, since it will never have NFC, where can we get unlocked ones that will work on ATT 3G+ network. I really don't want to risk getting an unlocked T-Mobile version of the phone.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-04-11 08:07 AMLike 0 - I don't see why people are unhappy AT&T is restricting NFC, what does it do anyway? RIM has NO apps to make it useful, 3rd party apps don't exist, it is a useless feature. At least Google pushed their "wallet" out and have some partners, what did RIM do? They put NFC on so they can charge more money, it's like putting a rocket engine on a car, but you can not go above the speed limit anyway.barbarianthemadserb and mlg321 like this.11-04-11 08:44 AMLike 2
- I don't see why people are unhappy AT&T is restricting NFC, what does it do anyway? RIM has NO apps to make it useful, 3rd party apps don't exist, it is a useless feature. At least Google pushed their "wallet" out and have some partners, what did RIM do? They put NFC on so they can charge more money, it's like putting a rocket engine on a car, but you can not go above the speed limit anyway.anon1496273 likes this.11-04-11 12:23 PMLike 1
- NFC LAuncer? HA! that's useless, I mean after buying the app one has to buy tags and give them a purpose? Geee! I can't press the dial button to call my mom, I better get a NFC tag to do it for me. Or, I can't lock my phone and turn on Vlingo when I get in teh car, let me buy a tag and set it up so it does it for me. LAME! what about real functionality like the Google wallet, or pass key for access into buildings or to log on at work?11-04-11 12:32 PMLike 0
- NFC LAuncer? HA! that's useless, I mean after buying the app one has to buy tags and give them a purpose? Geee! I can't press the dial button to call my mom, I better get a NFC tag to do it for me. Or, I can't lock my phone and turn on Vlingo when I get in teh car, let me buy a tag and set it up so it does it for me. LAME! what about real functionality like the Google wallet, or pass key for access into buildings or to log on at work?11-04-11 12:38 PMLike 2
- I don't want to get into an argument on how useful this app is but it seems to me that you area still distracted when looking for your phone to tap on the tag. Also, since you are so safety-minded I assume you have a head set or a car speaker to use while driving and those have a voice dialing feature, therefore the NFC tag is rendered useless.11-04-11 12:43 PMLike 0
- I don't see why people are unhappy AT&T is restricting NFC, what does it do anyway? RIM has NO apps to make it useful, 3rd party apps don't exist, it is a useless feature. At least Google pushed their "wallet" out and have some partners, what did RIM do? They put NFC on so they can charge more money, it's like putting a rocket engine on a car, but you can not go above the speed limit anyway.11-04-11 01:49 PMLike 0
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Let's all not forget that the VZW 9930 also launched with NFC disabled, and was later added with the updated OS.
Let's remember, these carriers all ponied up big bucks to buy into NFC, and I'm sure that they would like to be able to control certain aspects of the technology to get a return on their investment.
Let's not go blasting AT&T for disabling it upon launch, it can be re-enabled at a later date. Like Bla1ze said, the hardware is there, just needs to be enabled.Last edited by ifarlow; 11-04-11 at 02:06 PM.
11-04-11 02:03 PMLike 0 -
However, the difference here is that if you load a newer OS on the AT&T 9900, NFC is not enabled. When the Verizon 9930 was released without NFC, an OS from any other carrier would enable it. Therefore, it strongly suggests that AT&T has blocked NFC via a service book, not by tweaking the OS. That points to AT&T charging users to enable NFC in the future. Just like they did with Bridge
Well I can see your point on the Service Book being used to enable/disable NFC, and honestly did not think about that.
Are there any carriers other than AT&T that block and/or charge for NFC? I can tell you Verizon has no problem giving me NFC capabilities free of charge, and I'm sure others do the same. As a matter of fact, I'm confident that AT&T is in the minority (and may be the only one) when it comes to disabling NFC, at least the way that it appears that they have.
First, you have no idea that AT&T will ever enable NFC. Second, the way that they have disabled NFC suggests that an OS update won't ever bring back NFC. I fully expect a line-item to appear in users' accounts to enable NFC for a charge. That's as bad as AT&T charging for Bridge data.11-04-11 02:34 PMLike 0 - That's true, I haven't said that AT&T isn't going to charge for NFC, I've been saying all along that I thought that they would, along with Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. I'd be shocked if they didn't charge.11-04-11 02:44 PMLike 0
- I don't see why people are unhappy AT&T is restricting NFC, what does it do anyway? RIM has NO apps to make it useful, 3rd party apps don't exist, it is a useless feature. At least Google pushed their "wallet" out and have some partners, what did RIM do? They put NFC on so they can charge more money, it's like putting a rocket engine on a car, but you can not go above the speed limit anyway.11-04-11 02:47 PMLike 0
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