Verizon Finally Blocking Unauthorized Tethering Apps

[bystander]

You do realize why this happened to AT&T and why it's now happening to Verizon, and why it will happen to the other carriers eventually, iPhone or not. With so many new smart phones, most immediately was the iPhone for Verizon, their network isn't large enough to handle all the data traffic. To curb that use, they are trying to limit the ability to tether.

If AT&T's move upsets enough people, they'll go to Sprint, and then Sprint will deal with the same problem and add limits as well.

 

[jacobdrj]

Sprint should see this as an opportunity to upgrade their network before the rush.

 

[happyballz]

[citation][nom]bystander[/nom]You do realize why this happened to AT&T and why it's now happening to Verizon, and why it will happen to the other carriers eventually, iPhone or not. With so many new smart phones, most immediately was the iPhone for Verizon, their network isn't large enough to handle all the data traffic. To curb that use, they are trying to limit the ability to tether.If AT&T's move upsets enough people, they'll go to Sprint, and then Sprint will deal with the same problem and add limits as well.[/citation]


This artificial "lack of bandwidth" is a project of their (greedy) imagination. Especially when two wireless carriers are some of the major ISP and have their own fiber transmission networks.

This all goes in addition to what other people said... if its already limited by cap then why double dip? = greed.

 

[datawrecker]

does not apply to custom roms.

 

[jgutz2006]

everyone can rage on about how wonderful Verizon and AT&T are and then how horrible, how could they do this to us, but they have this and that etc.. I will sit here with my truely unlimited data, on the very fast sprint network, on a rooted phone and using the sprints own wifi tethering app for free tethering on my Evo3d. Sure i could use WiFi tether apps... enjoy your phone company holding your hands!

 

[jgutz2006]

its because of this that i have my wife on sprint, talked many friends and family members to sprint etc. Keep this up sprint...

 

[jacobdrj]

Why bother even HAVING an FCC?

All they do is act to negate the 1st amendment by censoring and unethically control who gets what RF spectrum... A spectrum they never should have had the authority to manage in the 1st place.

 

[jacobdrj]

5 years ago, who could have imagined that Sprint, of all companies, would be our 1 great hope for salvation, in terms of competition and the free use of data...

The same Sprint that gobbled up Nextel and spit out all their loyal customers.

My my, how things have changed...

 

[hetneo]

[citation][nom]amk-aka-phantom[/nom]Another pathetic example of US stupidity... in normal countries, no phone is tied to any particular network, and you get the SIM and the phone separately. YOU decide which network your phone "gets", and if you don't like your carrier, you don't have to jailbreak or root your phone: you just dump the SIM and get another one.[/citation]
Ummmm that's not something specific to normal countries. It's called buying unlocked phone without plan and separately buying plan/SIM card. It's possible in US too. Also in whole Europe if you buy phone through your carrier it is locked to his SIMs only.

 

[bebangs]

this is stupid...

users should be allowed to consume their capped wireless data plan on their phone, regardless on any devices connected to it.

greedy bastards.

 

[K-zon]

Think the idea is that with a laptop connect and multi-connects you gain more use of the service you are using, you go htrugh your plans more probably and use whats not being paid for.

As for the other carriers who knows.

But the laptop idea is nice if able to use otherwise you are probably going to be using more the interent then even on a smartphone. Some smartphones are nice of course don't get me wrong, but still even then on some ideas is well, within the use.

Offline would probably gain the benefit though.