ninjatutle
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1 edit | Sketchy It was sketchy to start with. I remember the article and tutorial showing you how to tether go-phone 3G data + laptop for only $20/month. I thought about going this route since I pay $60/mo for a 3G laptop card. It was a work around and the people knew they were doing some sketch stuff. | |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | Re: Sketchy It was sketch because tethering was not apart of the terms. I looked into it at the time and figured it would be shut down at any time so I didn't pay the early term to do this. I would have ended up with more money in my pocket each month. | |
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en102
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Valencia, CA | Re: Sketchy Exactly. It wasn't part of the terms mentioned as acceptable OR prohibited. Since it wasn't mentioned at all, one would assume that it is ok.
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | Re: Sketchy Who says it wasn't prohibited? | |
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ptrowski
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clubs: | Re: Sketchy said by ninjatutle  :Who says it wasn't prohibited? Who said it was? | |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | Re: Sketchy Who says it wasn't? | |
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| Re: Sketchy said by ptrowski :Plus knowing AT&T, if it was strictly prohibited they would sock people with charges instead of just change the plan. You can only know them by their written policies, which don't allow for any penalty for misuse of a data plan except removal of that plan. They can't add a different plan or add a different feature (like pay-per-use data) and remain within their written policies.
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Cedar Park, TX | Please stop feeding the troll. | |
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Davie, FL | Re: Sketchy Please stop calling people stupid names when you don't agree with their opinions. People who throw around the word "troll" are worse than the ones they're accusing. | |
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tapeloop
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Maccawolf
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| said by en102 :Exactly. It wasn't part of the terms mentioned as acceptable OR prohibited. Since it wasn't mentioned at all, one would assume that it is ok. while I personally agree with you, the law is
"ignorance is no excuse of the law"
BTW, you know what happens when you ASSUME, don't you?
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
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| Re: Sketchy said by fancydancer :said by Maccawolf :while I personally agree with you, the law is "ignorance is no excuse of the law" I agree with your quote, but if ATT omitted to say it was allowed or prohibited, then it is not a "law" True. And even if it were explicitly stated, it would be a "Term of Service," not a law. But I'm splitting hairs. | |
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ptrowski
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clubs: | Re: Sketchy I tried to search about what the terms were, but there is no way to tell if the terms were changed or not. | |
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| Re: Sketchy said by ptrowski :I tried to search about what the terms were, but there is no way to tell if the terms were changed or not. at&t is one of the few who has the policy of notification before any change in terms. If they don't notify you, your terms didn't change, even if new signups have different terms under which they get service.
Contrast this with Sprint, who not only doesn't require notification, only posting on their website, but if you use the phone after they post the new terms on the website, you've accepted whatever they decided to put in there without telling you.
On the bright side with them, at least the terms are easier to find. You're not stuck digging through your closet looking for the contract you signed.
One thing that does annoy me about at&t is that they don't have a policy of sending you a paper copy of the terms under which a particular feature operates when you sign up over the phone. You do in store (on the rare occasion that reps actually give you all the paperwork they're supposed to), but on the phone, you're pretty much out of luck unless you think to ask, and even then I don't know that they can mail you a copy.
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