Comments on: Anonymous Phone http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2009/12/anonymous-phone Ben Hyde Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Hyde http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2009/12/anonymous-phone/comment-page-1#comment-2995 Ben Hyde Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:54:21 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/?p=2572#comment-2995 Thanks James, Those links are great! The MediaTek <a href="http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/david-manners-semiconductor-blog/2009/12/why-is-mediatek-so-damn-good-u.html" rel="nofollow">link</a> is fascinating, sheds a new light on the whole GPhone dynamic. "At last estimate there are about 200, that's right two hundred companies in China trying to do cell phones. Most of these guys were making MP3 players last year and have little or no idea how to make a cell phone. So almost ALL the technology comes from Mediatek." and I love this part: "From what I heard, TI didn't even support BT song swapping..." Thanks James, Those links are great!

The MediaTek link is fascinating, sheds a new light on the whole GPhone dynamic.

“At last estimate there are about 200, that’s right two hundred companies in China trying to do cell phones. Most of these guys were making MP3 players last year and have little or no idea how to make a cell phone. So almost ALL the technology comes from Mediatek.”

and I love this part:

“From what I heard, TI didn’t even support BT song swapping…”

]]> By: James http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2009/12/anonymous-phone/comment-page-1#comment-2994 James Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:54:14 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/?p=2572#comment-2994 They're supposedly offering stations where you can set a unique IMEI for Rs 199 (~$4.30), or you can DIY. Harald Welte <a href="http://laforge.gnumonks.org/weblog/2009/11/14#20091114-india_program_genuine_imei" rel="nofollow">also thinks</a> that the security reason is bogus, mainly because law enforcement tracks by SIM. Perhaps the phone companies want to start blocking stolen phones? <a href="http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/david-manners-semiconductor-blog/2009/12/why-is-mediatek-so-damn-good-u.html" rel="nofollow">MediaTek</a> is apparently the firm behind many Chinese phones, which don't follow the usual OEM behaviour. They’re supposedly offering stations where you can set a unique IMEI for Rs 199 (~$4.30), or you can DIY. Harald Welte also thinks that the security reason is bogus, mainly because law enforcement tracks by SIM. Perhaps the phone companies want to start blocking stolen phones? MediaTek is apparently the firm behind many Chinese phones, which don’t follow the usual OEM behaviour.

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