Hey AT&T Customers You Can Bridge But Not Browse
- 07-01-11 01:52 PMLike 1
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If at&t users bail in large numbers and go elsewhere, other carriers won't.
However, if all the at&t customers lie down and take it without a fight.... Yea, why won't they?
Also...
If RIM is such a ... that they cooperated with AT&T on this, why wouldn't they cave to other carriers?
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com07-01-11 01:56 PMLike 0 - I'll call them and tell them I don't own a playbook. Hope that works.
Of course, that might not be a bad deal, but still...07-01-11 01:57 PMLike 0 -
I know your joking, but it might buy some time. However, if they (likely a computer monitoring system) see a spike in data use, I can promise that they will assume that you are tethering/bridging. It will be up to you to prove otherwise, but even if they drop the charge, they will add it right back the next time they believe you are tethering/bridging. Problem is that with enough cat and mouse games, AT&T will just terminate your service and send you packing.
Of course, that might not be a bad deal, but still...07-01-11 02:05 PMLike 0 -
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comSlcCorrado likes this.07-01-11 02:10 PMLike 1 - The bridge does not assign an IP or any unique identifier to the playbook. There is a tether option build into the playbook but this a separate from the bridge app.07-01-11 02:26 PMLike 0
- Its amazing how great of a job AT&T does pissing off their customers and scaring away anyone with the thought of switching. Thankfully im with the latter and know now to not even consider them when switching carriers. It would be a shame if the merger goes through giving them a GSM monopoly because i really wanted to stick with a GSM carrier. They disgust me!07-01-11 02:31 PMLike 0
- kbz1960Doesn't MatterHere's the thing I'm confused about, if the bridge browser is simply just displaying the content that the Blackberry phone's browser is grabbing, then how can they charge us customers extra for it? It's not tethering at all when you go through the bridge browser because all the playbook does is act as a larger display for what the browser on the phone is downloading itself.
Even so there should be no charge! Glad I'm not with AT&T.07-01-11 02:36 PMLike 0 - Going to try and recap again....
1) They don't have to prove anything to try and charge you... That is a myth.
2) They aren't charging you simply based on data caps. If that was true you should be able to tether any device as long as you stay under the limit. By the letter that has never been true...
3) This is probably just a scaretactic (for now) to get people to sign up for tethering07-01-11 02:38 PMLike 0 - I have no clue what the **** everyone is crying about I downloaded the bridge from app world and it does not say that you have to add a tethering plan. Now i understand that they do not have to put it there but they would if they don't want a law suite IMO. So here is what my bridge say from my app management screen. Not to mention that if you walk into a sprint store to buy the playbook they tell you that you have to add the tethering plan when in reality you do not, so i ask what is the difference.07-01-11 02:54 PMLike 0
- There seems to be a lot of rumors here, what is the truth? Is ATT charging for Bridge Browsing? I am not sure, is that what happened?
Also if they are and you used the wonderful OTA Bridge dl seen on this very site instead of the app world Bridge app, could ATT tell the difference? Is there a way to detect Bridge browsing from BB to PB?
If these rumors are true, I will be leaving ATT when my contract is up. Get a BB to bridge with on Sprint of Verizon instead. Luv the BB platform, I am really getting irked at ATT right about now...07-01-11 02:57 PMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterI have no clue what the **** everyone is crying about I downloaded the bridge from app world and it does not say that you have to add a tethering plan. Now i understand that they do not have to put it there but they would if they don't want a law suite IMO. So here is what my bridge say from my app management screen. Not to mention that if you walk into a sprint store to buy the playbook they tell you that you have to add the tethering plan when in reality you do not, so i ask what the **** is the difference.07-01-11 03:03 PMLike 0
- There seems to be a lot of rumors here, what is the truth? Is ATT charging for Bridge Browsing? I am not sure, is that what happened?
Also if they are and you used the wonderful OTA Bridge dl seen on this very site instead of the app world Bridge app, could ATT tell the difference? Is there a way to detect Bridge browsing from BB to PB?
If these rumors are true, I will be leaving ATT when my contract is up. Get a BB to bridge with on Sprint of Verizon instead. Luv the BB platform, I am really getting irked at ATT right about now...07-01-11 03:15 PMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't Matter
There is a difference between tethering and bridging.Last edited by kbz1960; 07-01-11 at 03:27 PM. Reason: add difference
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