- $39.99 one time TetherBerry fee vs. 30.00 per month Verizon tethering fee. How much would Verizon make over a year if the same beta testers purchased it from them. Do the math. MobiShark, an inferior product is $10 more. The company created the software and they sell it for much cheaper than what was first mentioned. Why don't you create a similar program and sell it for .99 or better yet free.
honestly.. i just cant justify paying over 40$ for an application that i rarely use.. i understand that there are others that will use it more than i do.. but honestly i was doing what the beta was implicating.. testing it..03-09-09 12:31 PMLike 0 - I am intersted to hear if this has the same or better speeds than using VZAccess on Verizon. I registered for the beta but did not get the information for the beta till yesterday and it was dead this morning before I got to try it. If this is not as fast as my current setup with VZAccess I will probably pass since I am not using past my 5gb on the tethered plan anyway.
Just curious, all replies appreciated.03-09-09 12:33 PMLike 0 - I'm like dc5dave, while this is cool I keep trying to think of when I'd need it! I'm like well at home if I wanted to sit outside... then I remember I have wireless. I have 2 offices, both have wifi and ethernet. When I visit my parents, they have wifi. Only time I can think of is going camping or something, since it's not often I'd be driving somewhere that I'd need my whole computer online and not just the BB browser. I think $39 is acceptable (or $51 canadian grr). Just the amount I use it it's not if I can't change my device. I understand the people saying $30 a month for Verizon vs $39, even if you did have to rebuy it later, you're saving tons. That's fine but not for people like myself that would never pay for a tether plan since it's not needed.
My point is that you have a huge market to capture here for people that would otherwise never consider a tether plan, but would buy this for convenience.03-09-09 12:36 PMLike 0 - I wonder if they will try to ban this application. I have a Slingbox and VZW has blocked the Slingbox port 5001 according to several posts over at Slingmedia.03-09-09 12:37 PMLike 0
- It will be interesting to say the least. I'm sure the VZW lawyers are hard at work trying right now to word it just right but who knows. By no means do I claim to know anything about VZW but it would seem they are kinda of tied because the tetherberry data is just data, not tethered data so how could they know you are doing it??? Someone will correct me if I am wrong and I will happily retract my words...03-09-09 12:43 PMLike 0
- I'm like dc5dave, while this is cool I keep trying to think of when I'd need it! I'm like well at home if I wanted to sit outside... then I remember I have wireless. I have 2 offices, both have wifi and ethernet. When I visit my parents, they have wifi. Only time I can think of is going camping or something, since it's not often I'd be driving somewhere that I'd need my whole computer online and not just the BB browser. I think $39 is acceptable (or $51 canadian grr). Just the amount I use it it's not if I can't change my device. I understand the people saying $30 a month for Verizon vs $39, even if you did have to rebuy it later, you're saving tons. That's fine but not for people like myself that would never pay for a tether plan since it's not needed.
My point is that you have a huge market to capture here for people that would otherwise never consider a tether plan, but would buy this for convenience.
Unfortunately for us but a marketing ploy on their end, they don't state what the price will be after March 12th either. As suggested by a previous poster I may do what they are thinking, buy it and use the guarantee to return it if the policy doesn't change.03-09-09 12:49 PMLike 0 -
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- It will be interesting to say the least. I'm sure the VZW lawyers are hard at work trying right now to word it just right but who knows. By no means do I claim to know anything about VZW but it would seem they are kinda of tied because the tetherberry data is just data, not tethered data so how could they know you are doing it??? Someone will correct me if I am wrong and I will happily retract my words...
Other than that I believe this product is a well thought out product and has meet the demands of the public and fits many users needs. I also feel the price is not so bad considering its a one time cost, come on guys we pay this much for other software we but on our computers.
Now a question to the Tetherberry guys ... Would you guys ever consider this same product and sell the client and server side of things so that a company can put your server application onto their own servers (BES Server) ?03-09-09 01:03 PMLike 0 - 03-09-09 01:03 PMLike 0
- this application is great i think its at a good price considering the alternatives. I was about to purchase this but then started to think when I would need it, and the answer is no where. Im sure there are people who need it, and I really believe this is the best option out there for you guys03-09-09 01:04 PMLike 0
- Why not wait a few months then purchase it. If you're not ever going to use it or it doesn't serve your purpose then I wouldn't purchase it either. I don't tether much at all, but its nice to know I can. Many hotels charge $10 a day for internet access and if you ever sit in a Starbucks, they charge too.03-09-09 01:07 PMLike 0
- this application is great i think its at a good price considering the alternatives. I was about to purchase this but then started to think when I would need it, and the answer is no where. Im sure there are people who need it, and I really believe this is the best option out there for you guys
But, I am a DJ and being able to grab a song I forgot to bring or something I did not know about is a godsend. I work at a lot of hotels where they won't give you access so this would be great for me. So I will be purchasing.03-09-09 01:08 PMLike 0 - Guess I spoke to soon in my ealier reply to this, looks like they will be charging but also sounds like they are reasonable as far as if you can show proof of needing a replacement phone or if you replace your phone. I see their point in trying to limit the application from getting into the wild and every tom **** and harry has it and running it for free on a single users account.03-09-09 01:14 PMLike 0
- If we still have the evaluation version will it work? Just curious. Im debating buying this but am unsure how often I will actually use it...03-09-09 01:17 PMLike 0
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