texans20
Weapons of Masturbation
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join:2002-09-28
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Sprint's bluetooth handsets are not crippled, and you can use them to connect to your laptop for no additional charge (as long as you use very little data so your account does not get flagged). |
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itsdamntrue
join:2004-07-06
| Verizon is dumb. During the press conference when the treo 700 was unveiled, someone from the audience asked why there was no built-in wifi. The palm ceo said that they didn't want to add another radio to this phone. Why didn't they remove bluetooth and add wifi? Makes no sense to me to build a brand new phone, add in wireless features, and then remove them. |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
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join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
| said by itsdamntrue  :Verizon is dumb. During the press conference when the treo 700 was unveiled, someone from the audience asked why there was no built-in wifi. The palm ceo said that they didn't want to add another radio to this phone. Why didn't they remove bluetooth and add wifi? Makes no sense to me to build a brand new phone, add in wireless features, and then remove them. Because users still want to use a wireless headset with the Treo.
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Brianv5
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Keyser, WV | reply to itsdamntrue
Thats why I'm about to renew with sprint instead of changing to Verizon. My contract was up and I can jump ship to any vendor, but why shoot myself in the foot?
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bsp0238
join:2004-12-25
Rowlett, TX | reply to itsdamntrue
Can you hear me now? Nope my headset doesn't work. |
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53059959
Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | reply to texans20
verizon slow
the reason verizon is not letting people using their bluetooth to connect to evdo as a modem is because verzion has no way to charge for this, as anyone who goes to www.cellphonehacks.com knows, you can get free EVDO by getting an $8 data cable =) |
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Pirate515
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Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Sprint
I am happy with my T-Mobile and will probably be staying with them for the foreseeable future. The beauty of GSM is that you are not locked into any particular phone, just stick the card in and you are ready to go. You don't even have to use the phones that they officially sell, and there are hundreds to choose from. Most importantly, BlueTooth is fully functional on my brand-new Sony Ericsson K750i, and I can trade stuff via BT with my friends as I please. As long as Verizon keeps locking things in, I will not even think of becoming their customer.
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
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Houston, TX | reply to 53059959
Re: verizon slow
Not true. Providers can and do detect tethering. |
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53059959
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PwnZone | reply to 53059959
i've been doing it for 11 months everyday, and i've racked up a good 47 gigs of transfer. sorry, but they don't detect squat |
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AmeritecTech
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Houston, TX | Verizon may be foolish about it, but providers certainly can do it. Sprint does. |
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JoeOnSunset
Doublethink Is Doubleplus Ungood.
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join:2002-11-25
Ormond Beach, FL
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Re: Sprint
I feel the same way. But, the data rate with every US provider (read: TMo and Cingular) is pretty slow.
Now, as far as Verizon being worried about people using their phones at modems w/ EVDO, can't the same thing be accomplished with the USB connection? Perhaps they disabled that functionality, too. Cingular aparrently is able to detect this type of usage though and bill for it separately (that's what I read online, I haven't personally tested that very disappointing news.) |
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53059959
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PwnZone | reply to 53059959
Re: verizon slow
perhaps, but this article isnt about sprint. everyone who does it on cellphonehacks.com (hundreds) never gets caught. |
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