Comment by pjc50
8 years ago
> someone releasing a phone "for enterprise" that didn't work on Verizon, the main carrier of enterprise users
Whose fault is this though? Was it missing a particular radio band, or was it anti-competitive behaviour by Verizon? I'm used to just buying phones and slipping in the SIM.
Verizon has a certification process, but they are effectively required by law to accept all compatible phones. Microsoft didn't even submit any of their recent phones for Verizon certification, even if they had chips which supported Verizon bands. Actually, HP is just now (like, this month) releasing a version of the Elite x3 that is Verizon-certified.
https://opendevelopment.verizonwireless.com/get-certified
https://opendevelopment.verizonwireless.com/device-showcase/...