cooldude9919
join:2000-05-29
Cape Girardeau, MO
clubs:
1 edit | Pass
$30 on top of $30 a month extra already and 5gb cap?
ill take 2! 
I guess if you already have the iphone and have a need for it, it would be cheaper than getting a data card/plan by itself. |
|
k1ll3rdr4g0n
join:2005-03-19
Homer Glen, IL
| Well, this is kinda useless
So, remind me again why people shouldn't hack their iphones to use netshare?
If I owned a company, I would make the tethering plan you have to purchase so appealing that people would pour in and purchase it instead of hacking their phones and installing 3rd party software to get around the system. But, then again, I am also not a greedy [insert explicative here] who is stupid. People ARE going to use netshare and other 3rd party tethering methods that the provider can't track, so why not cash in on and make the tethering plans cheaper? |
|
Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Mooola
Talk about a cash cow.  |
|
HateTank
join:2004-03-07
Trinity, AL | Not enough
Not enough 3G higher speed coverage areas. Plus the "Signal sucks inside buildings" issue. Yes I'll waste $30 bucks. NOT. |
|
Edrick
Premium
join:2004-09-11
Orlando, FL | Speeds
If the speeds are like what I get over Netshare then hah forget it.
--
Ricky Smith
|
|
Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
| reply to cooldude9919
Re: Pass
said by cooldude9919  :$30 on top of $30 a month extra already and 5gb cap? ill take 2! I guess if you already have the iphone and have a need for it, it would be cheaper than getting a data card/plan by itself. $60 is what it costs to do this on Verizon. $45 for the data plan + $15 for the tethering capability. |
|
adisor19
join:2004-10-11 | PDAnet anyone ?!
Comme on ppl, just Jailbreak that iphone and run PDAnet. Why the hell would you pay 30$ more for data that you already PAID for ??!?!
Adi |
|
ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Don't come back on here in tears and alert all geek medias when you get hit with a $1000+ bill. |
|
adisor19
join:2004-10-11 | *sigh* why in the world would that ever happen ?!?! I'm paying for a data plan that gives me 5GB to do whatever i want. It's not like the 5GB wasn't paid for..
Adi |
|
ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
 ·Metrocast Communic..
·AT&T DSL Service
·ViaTalk
| reply to adisor19
said by adisor19 :Comme on ppl, just Jailbreak that iphone and run PDAnet. Why the hell would you pay 30$ more for data that you already PAID for ??!?! Adi I have tried Netshare but not PDAnet. I am in Cydia now looking for it.
--
"So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb."
Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org |
|
Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | No thanks
I'd rather pay the bit more and keep my Aircard. |
|
hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to adisor19
Re: PDAnet anyone ?!
it would happen due to that nice little cap. Anything over you pay for. |
|
en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to adisor19
Don't forget to read the fine print.
Sure - I've done it before, and I currently have a HTC Tilt (easier to hack), but I would monitor my usage. |
|
RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Transmaster
Re: Mooola
No kidding. Is there no end what these suckers will pay to play with their expensive toy? Must be nice to be made of money.
Currently tethering a 'normal' 3G smartphone with no extra charges beyond the $15 no-limits data plan using unmodified AT&T-provided equipment. No muss, no fuss, no insanity. |
|
iSEPIC
join:2001-04-17
Las Vegas, NV | reply to ptrowski
Re: PDAnet anyone ?!
Try PDAnet app for the phone, and iphone as a modem helper program for the xp/vista side, works great. |
|
robbob340
K.U. Sweet 16
Premium
join:2001-02-15
Wichita, KS | Blackberry
You could do this via native BB software 5 years ago. Now you can do it via the Bold 3g on ATT. Go ahead and pay your almost 70 dollars a month for it, sheeple.  |
|
comp
Premium
join:2001-08-16
Concord, NC
clubs: | Sprint FTW. Doesnt charge for teathering my BB |
|
compton
join:2002-02-08
Brooklyn, NY | Cash Cow
The iPhone is a cash cow for AT&T so they are trying to milk it for all its worth and at the same time bilk the customers who are caught up in the iPhone craze. |
|
sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
·Optimum Online
| reply to cooldude9919
Re: Pass
said by cooldude9919 :I guess if you already have the iphone and have a need for it, it would be cheaper than getting a data card/plan by itself. I know for sure it would, and it also appears that the set of customers you describe is in fact the target market.
I'm on the fence about a smartphone. I fiddled around with a BB and I really don't get it. It's cute, it's got a real keyboard, the rest, eh.
Whatever I get, I do need tethering. Paying $30 vs. $80 or so for a data-only plan is a no-brainer. |
|
a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to RadioDoc
Re: Mooola
Yes, but that "tethering" is blatantly against the TOS. It's clearly stated that tethering/modems are not allowed with ANY of the MEdiaNet plans, or even the PDA plans for that matter. Only the plans that explicitly mention tethering actually allow it. And btw, it's pretty easy for AT&T to catch you tethering. They just have to check the user agent strings and ports on any given connection. Also, if you use over 1 or 2 gigs on a Medianet plan meant for a crummy phone with a WAP browser, you sure as hell will be flagged down on the billing system. This is standard with pretty much any provider. On CDMA carriers, it's even easier to catch, unless you hack your phone and disable NAI.
So IMHO right now, AT&T is taking advantage of the stalemate that exists in the market right now. Per se, Verizon's tethering is $60, as mentioned. Sprint is also 60 if you want to be able to get Rev. A speeds (few phones actually have Rev A), or want to make/recieve calls while online. And AT&T's DataConnect plans are $60 (tethering/datacard). All have a 5 gig limit. Not a very competitive market, innit? (NOTE: I'm just comparing the LEGAL ways to tether. If you want to tether on the phone-only plans, by all means, be my guest. But as ninjaturtle said, don't complain if you get caught and your account gets terminated.
That's my $.02,
a333 |
|
