Comments on: As T-Mobile Pulse Passes FCC, Huawei Prepares More Androids

By: Andrew Mayo

Andrew Mayo — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:34:52 +0000

T-Mobile have the source code as required under the GPL downloadable from their web site; I have downloaded a copy successfully. This essentially appears to be the linux kernel source used as the base for the OS, not any userspace stuff, which is pretty much what you would expect.

By: Hodak

Hodak — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:34:21 +0000

As far as I know, Android is Apache licensed in user space and GPL licensed in kernel space. So the source code in user space are not needed to be open sourced.

By: Jim R

Jim R — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:45:48 +0000

According to the FCC docs, WCDMA bands II and V were tested. These correspond to frequencies 1900 and 850. So, the test report implies carriers AT&T, Rogers, Telus, and Bell. US T-Mobile and Wind (if it ever launches) both are band IV (AWS), so the phone is apparently not destined for them.

Having said that, the test report only seems to mention GSM 850 and 1900, which is odd as one (or at least me) would normally expect quad-band GSM, and gsmarena.com lists the T-Mobile Pulse (UK) as being quad-band.

[damn, i must really have too much time on my hands]

By: Jim R

Jim R — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:30:13 +0000

If Huawei is not releasing their modifications to GPL’d software, then I am very surprised if someone has not officially called them on this. It’s one thing to pull this stunt in China, it’s a totally different thing to try it in Europe and/or N.A..

Quite possibly the relevant people/organizations have already been in touch with Huawei and they are all working on resolving the problem in a reasonably quiet and civilized manner. If not, I sincerely hope that Huawei feels the wrath of a million pissed of nerds.

By: Herbert

Herbert — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:55:34 +0000

It’s a shame that Huawei refuse to release the source-code for any of their Android devices (and their other Linux products). Obviously they’re obliged to do so under the terms of the GPL but they’re based in China so they don’t care. But without the src-code the modding community is very limited as to what it can do with these devices.

By: Samuel Maskell

Samuel Maskell — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:12 +0000

Obviously you haven’t been paying much attention to Canadian cell companies. It could be destined for Rogers or AT&T but Bell and Telus both have the same 3g frequencies as Rogers/AT&T now and WIND Mobile has already confirmed that they will be getting the U8220 when they launch, though they are having some trouble with the CRTC.