“Future users could compare the prices and features of competing carriers and service plans directly on their iPhone, bypassing the need to deal directly with service providers, a new Apple filing shows,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.
“The concept is detailed in a new patent application published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled ‘Method and Apparatus for Using a Wireless Communication Device with Multiple Service Providers,'” Hughes reports. “Discovered by AppleInsider, the proposed invention would have a set of stores carrier service configuration profiles available on an iPhone.”
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Hughes reports, “Apple could help users find the carrier that is best for them by ranking the features and prices of service providers based on personal preferences.”
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