Motorola Fire XT

[Sushubh]

operators cannot block tethering on your phone if you purchased an unlocked model from the retail market.at best they can monitor their usage and decide if your are tethering your connection or not. and i do not think any indian mobile operator is currently doing that. indian market does not have 3G mobile plans that specifically block tethering like in the USA (AT&T).

 

[amish]

I hope by the time they launch Dual SIM version, someone else purchases single SIM version and confirms

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operators cannot block tethering on your phone if you purchased an unlocked model from the retail market.

I am not talking abt operators.. I am talking abt Motorola, they might block it

Something similar to what Nokia did in their mobiles in N-series ..they blocked internet on mobile via PC. (a reverse thing). Some guy later on developed a crack called gnubox.

Sameway, motorola may block a feature or two just to make sure their higher priced mobile also sell.

 

[amish]

Another question, will I be able to update android? Say if Android 2.4 if it launches? Or will I have to depend on motorola to release it?

 

[Sushubh]

you know the drill. official releases are from motorola. you can however experiment with third party builds.

 

[amish]

I feel like contacting Motorola for inquiring.Why isnt model still displayed on their website. Its strange.

 

[Sushubh]

apparently it is not listed in android section.

but it does exist.

 

[amish]

Clicking on above link gave me this: (blocked by OpenDNS)Phishing Site BlockedPhishing is a fraudulent attempt to get you to providepersonal information under false pretenses.

 

[Sushubh]

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/IN-EN/Consumer-Products-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/MOTOROLA-FIRE-IN-EN

how about this?

 

[amish]

Wow, its giving me phishing site blocked for anything starting with goo.gl

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http-~~-//www.motorola.com/Consumers/IN-EN/Consumer-Products-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/MOTOROLA-FIRE-IN-EN

how about this?

You gave me link to Motorola Fire... but this new model is touchscreen and called Motorola Fire XT, this is still not there on website.

 

[Sushubh]

errm sorry.

https://imgur.com/vgCY8

just realized that this is a different model.

if i am to believe the news online, it was just launched in the last two days?

the reports linked to flipkart (duh). so i guess motorola is late to updating their website.