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Steelsun · 06-18-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wondershots

Just read about tethering. $55/month is disappointing. I would pay $55 if included the current data plan cost.

I agree.

There are ways out there "around" the plans already, but All Taxes &Tariffs has put in a 500GB a month limit on the data plans (not unlimited like the contract said when we signed up), and tethering will drain that easily.

brad · 06-18-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnT

For all you JBs out there... Realize that the average iPhone user isn't going to JB their phone (I'm an average user). 3.0 is about marketability, and it adds some nice functionality that we average users would otherwise not have.

Indeed. As I was commenting last night, my phone is my office. I can't afford to have my phone suddenly bricked because I decided to do something to it that was against the user agreement.

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Originally Posted by wondershots

I upgraded mine yesterday without issue. Like the landscape text messaging. Just read about tethering. $55/month is disappointing. I would pay $55 if included the current data plan cost.

Yea.. that is disappointing... and so is the unlimited limit.. but I suspect the problem is all the people that are illegally (or at least in violation of their contract) tethering already via the hacks. I'll bet that it is putting a noticeable burden on the 3G network and that is the real reason for the supposed new limit on the unlimited plan.

We'll probably have to wait until 4G is ubiquitous before there is any real change to this.

Crashoran · 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by brad

Indeed. As I was commenting last night, my phone is my office. I can't afford to have my phone suddenly bricked because I decided to do something to it that was against the user agreement.

Yea.. that is disappointing... and so is the unlimited limit.. but I suspect the problem is all the people that are illegally (or at least in violation of their contract) tethering already via the hacks. I'll bet that it is putting a noticeable burden on the 3G network and that is the real reason for the supposed new limit on the unlimited plan.

We'll probably have to wait until 4G is ubiquitous before there is any real change to this.

If we're paying for unlimited data, we should be able to use as much as we like, no matter how we use it. That's the reason we're paying for it in the first place. They've already capped the app store, iTunes, banned apps such as Skype and SlingPlayer for using too much data, crippled YouTube quality, and so on. They are controlling what we can and cannot do, which is the beginning of violating network neutrality.

If people tethering illegally are putting such a burden on the 3G networks, I'm sure charging an extra $55/m will just automatically fix all of their problems.

It won't make a difference, it's all about money and power. They are just charging more for providing no additional service!

brad · 02:56 PM

(edited.. I don't want an argument today, either) The agreement is pretty clear on what is and isn't allowed... (edited.. I don't want an argument today, either) Forget the marketing hype of the word "unlimited." They are providing a service and you signed an agreement. Included in that is that they have the ability to put certain limits that they deem necessary (usually for the integrity of their network).

$55 a month won't solve their problems.. it will discourage people from doing it. LOL

And they can't provide additional service without charging for it. Otherwise, there is no way to pay for the infrastructure.

Crashoran · 06-18-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by brad

Indeed. As I was commenting last night, my phone is my office. I can't afford to have my phone suddenly bricked because I decided to do something to it that was against the user agreement.

The only way you'll brick your phone is if you try to unlock it to a different carrier, and even then the chances are slim.