Comment Re:USA != world (Score 1) 134
Agreed.
In January of this year, RIM put Wi-Fi calling into BlackBerry 7.1 OS. This using the carrier’s Wi-Fi calling service (aka UMA-lite or GAN-lite). The caveat on that particular feature is "check with your carrier for availability." Looking forward to this, I upgraded using the Verizon image (if you will). I then did not see that feature. I called Verizon, whose business model is built around pay per minutes used. They do not offer this capability. No plans to either. To my knowledge, AT+T does not either. Across the border in Canada, Rogers has WiFi calling available for their customers.
The truly sad thing about this near duopoly with the U.S. carriers is that the U.S. taxpayer is truly subsidizing them. This in terms of all the tax breaks and government phone and data line contracts. And the above is one example of all that we get in return,