{"id":2615,"date":"2013-01-30T08:12:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T12:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2023-03-21T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:03:52","slug":"blackberry-md-refuses-to-talk-iphone-on-uk-radio-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/blackberry-md-refuses-to-talk-iphone-on-uk-radio-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry MD Refuses to Talk iPhone On UK Radio (AUDIO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb10\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/stephen-bates.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Bates\" width=\"559\" height=\"314\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2617 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20559%20314%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Stephen Bates\" 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