BUSTED! AT&T begins crackdown on iPhone jailbreakers using MyWi tethering
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- I agree in principle. The thing is, this is in their ToS agreement so you agree to it when you sign on.03-20-11 02:48 PMLike 0
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Yes, but...
People agree to it because they have no other acceptable options.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but all carriers do this, therefore you don't really have a choice.
Going back to a dumbphone, out of spite or on principle, is NOT an option most people will accept.03-21-11 06:00 AMLike 0 - Yes, but...
People agree to it because they have no other acceptable options.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but all carriers do this, therefore you don't really have a choice.
Going back to a dumbphone, out of spite or on principle, is NOT an option most people will accept.
I know what you mean about choices. I would love to see a company change their policies to allow this, but I frankly don't think it's likely.
For many people tethering is a more luxury feature and so market-wise they feel like they can charge for it. As it becomes more popular, I imagine/hope one of the companies will start offering plans that included tethering that will be cheaper. That's part of the reason why it concerns me that AT&T is buying t-mobile - it will reduce that competition factor.
I know it sucks, but I just disagree with people who are saying AT&T is such a horrible company for simply making an effort to enforce it's terms of service agreement.03-21-11 09:15 AMLike 0 - They're not targeting those with 2GB because if they go over they charged. They're targeting those with unlimited data.03-24-11 11:14 AMLike 0
- I can see this from both sides.
AT&T (or other carriers) don't want to give it away because if you tether, you'll use it as a strict modem and the drain on the networks would be crazy. You use less bandwidth by using your phone, but tethering would bog down the networks. You don't use your computer like you use your phone.
Consumers, already paying premium on data, texting, plans, etc. My family plan with Verizon costs me $230 per month for 5 phones, on a 700 minute plan, unlimited texting, data on each phone..and my unlimited data plan on my bb. We have low minutes because we don't talk on the phone tons...we text, email etc..so this works out well. But its a fortune to be paying in these tough times...they're not making it easier.03-24-11 11:24 AMLike 0 -
They are going after ultra heavy users first, as they are obvious targets.
Eventually, they may serve notice to people who only tether small amounts of data as well.
2GB was just an arbitrary number, btw.
That's my 3 cents. You can keep the change.03-24-11 04:21 PMLike 0 - Yes, but...
People agree to it because they have no other acceptable options.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but all carriers do this, therefore you don't really have a choice.
Going back to a dumbphone, out of spite or on principle, is NOT an option most people will accept.
Ummmmmm. You always have a choice.03-28-11 09:27 AMLike 0 -
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It's all a matter of perception.
If you were selling a house or car would you try and get the most you could or just chop the price down to what the buyer wanted? You absolutely would charge as much as you could and anybody who didn't like it always has the option of walking away!
You certainly couldn't blame the seller if you were the one who signed on the dotted line knowing all the facts .03-29-11 07:35 AMLike 0 -
- I forgot about the third choice.
Install software/apps that let me tether without my carrier knowing about it.
= Win!03-29-11 10:43 AMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterIf they have the ability to throttle/deny access it shouldn't matter 5gb is 5gb no matter how you get it. When you reach 5gb do your throttle or deny. But no it's a way to make more record profits.
I wonder how much expendable money people really have when the price of everything is going up and they are taking more out for taxes and taxing us more and more on everything (and I'm not talking about just phone companies) yet most peoples wages are frozen or you get such a tiny raise they might as well keep it.Last edited by kbz1960; 03-29-11 at 10:58 AM. Reason: missed a word
03-29-11 10:57 AMLike 0 -
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Tethering plans are stupid and I plan on cheating the system every time I need to turn my smartphone into a hotspot. Alert the press.03-29-11 02:10 PMLike 0 -
It's like going to a restaurant for dinner. They give you their fork, knife and spoon to eat it with, because that's just how they do things.
You prefer to eat with your own knife, spoon and fork, which you bring from home. A few moments after you put them on the table and begin eating with them, the manager walks over to inform you that you need to pay a $20.00 surcharge if you want to eat with 'Optional, Non-Standard Utensils'.
I now have a choice. I can pay the 20 bucks, or eat with what is given to me.
Is it a good choice? NO.
Does this extra charge make any sense? NO.
Is the $20.00 charge a rip off? YES.
Did I mention that there are only 4 restaurants in town, and they all have the same stupid charge?
Did I also mention that these 4 eateries are part of national franchises that have a virtual monopoly in the industry?03-29-11 03:46 PMLike 0 - The extra charge does not have to make sense, it is in the TOS. You expect the carrier to abide by the TOS, they expect you to abide by it.
I would expect the Unlimited plans to be gone with totally in the near future, at least I hope they are. We Canadians have never had unlimited, at least I have not seen any, and have dealt with just nicely. At least we can tether with any plan over 1 GB. We just pay extra if we exceed the 1 GB.
As for your analogy, if it is written in the TOS of eating at the diner, you would be expected to abide by the TOS. If you don't like it, don't break the TOS.03-29-11 04:04 PMLike 0 - Ohh yes. Let's hide behind the Terms Of Service agreement.
A lovely document that gives the average consumer a headache when they try to read it because it's written in legalese.
I suppose that's the fault of consumers. They should hire a $200/hr lawyer to explain their cell phone contracts to them.
I sometimes forget how many telco employees, corporate apologists and lawyers there are here.Last edited by LazyStarGazer; 03-29-11 at 05:46 PM.
03-29-11 04:48 PMLike 0 - Ohh yes. Let's hide behind the Terms Of Service agreement.
A lovely document that gives the average consumer a headache when they try to read it because it's written in legalese.
I suppose that's the fault of consumers. They should hire a $200/hr lawyer to explain their cell phone contracts to them.
I sometimes forget how many telco employees, corporate apologists and lawyers ther are here.03-29-11 05:01 PMLike 0
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