Exodus Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Just got a text from t-mobile letting me know to stop tethering.. I instantly didn't think anything of it and continued on. Minutes later they shut it off. Is there anyway around this? I have been using my wireless tether app on my rooted mytouch 4g. If I switch to the "Easytether" app will it work again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furloaf Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yeah you can pay for tethering service as a way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yeah you can pay for tethering service as a way around. I should probably just order home internet then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furloaf Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I was just being an ass, but really they most likely found out by looking at your traffic. Doing it again with a different App won't help, won't keep them from finding out again I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown86lx Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I tether off my droid all the time they havent cought on yet:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I was just being an ass, but really they most likely found out by looking at your traffic. Doing it again with a different App won't help, won't keep them from finding out again I imagine. I still torrent from my phone so my traffic is usually high. I know at&t is catching on as well with their customers. I wonder if i request a new sim card with a new sim identification number is that will change things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 dude thats breach of contract on their end. implied policies don't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmaa Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Looks like their big brother started this http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2011/03/18/atandt-cracking-down-on-unauthorized-tethering/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Thats why you got caught. Thats really why I still have home internet myself though too, movie streams and such. Time for you to order interwebs Im sure theyll keep a close eye on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Buy Nexus One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Looks like their big brother started this http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2011/03/18/atandt-cracking-down-on-unauthorized-tethering/ WTF? If we don't hear from you, we'll plan to automatically enroll you into DataPro 4GB after March 27, 2011 BAHAHAHAHA wow thats gotta be the best claim I've ever seen. All companies should do this. Next time I sell a car, I'm going to send my customer a text message saying "Hi this is Alex from Bob-Boyd FIAT. My records indicate you are shifting your automatic transmission manually, which is a separate transmission available to you. If I don't hear back from you, I'll automatically bill the bank for a manual transmission FIAT 500 and add it onto your financing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 WTF? BAHAHAHAHA wow thats gotta be the best claim I've ever seen. All companies should do this. Next time I sell a car, I'm going to send my customer a text message saying "Hi this is Alex from Bob-Boyd FIAT. My records indicate you are shifting your automatic transmission manually, which is a separate transmission available to you. If I don't hear back from you, I'll automatically bill the bank for a manual transmission FIAT 500 and add it onto your financing." You're violating their contract. It's a lot better to say they're going to charge you for the services you're using than to say, "hey fucktard, we're suing you for breach of contract". Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Or here's a bill for the amount of bandwidth you've been stealing...^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 dude thats breach of contract on their end. implied policies don't exist. As big as that company is I'm pretty sure a group of lawyers have already made sure its not. All companies are cracking down on the high users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 You're violating their contract. It's a lot better to say they're going to charge you for the services you're using than to say, "hey fucktard, we're suing you for breach of contract". Right? if, like a previous poster said, its a breach of contract on their end, thats messed up. if, like you say, its a breach of contract on the user's end, then what they're doing is fine. but if thats the method they're using, they're no better than those "freecreditscore.com" jackasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthmonkey Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 pdanet ... nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Use a SSH tunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Use a SSH tunnel whats that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 whats that Encrypts all your traffic and runs it through one server. All they would be able to see is a ton of encrypted traffic going back and forth between one IP address. They couldn't prove you are tethering worth shit then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQdDude Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Comes down to your phone doesn't OP??? Like with the Galaxy S it has a built in WiFi. They are stating you may tether even a PS3 or my laptop without data capping or throttling. Now the older phones do need a $15 a month tethering plan from what I have been reading. Can't tell I am shopping around can you lol;)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Comes down to your phone doesn't OP??? Like with the Galaxy S it has a built in WiFi. They are stating you may tether even a PS3 or my laptop without data capping or throttling. Now the older phones do need a $15 a month tethering plan from what I have been reading. Can't tell I am shopping around can you lol;)? Lots of phones (all smartphones with wifi radios?) have the ability to wifi tether via applicable software(or USB, or BTPAN), whether or not that is unlocked or not is usually up to the agreement between the service provider and the manufacturer. In almost all cases you are not expressly permitted to use that feature(or use after block circumvention), even with unlimited data plans, as most service providers outline that tethering falls outside of normal "unlimited data" usage. All providers can see if you are tethering or not. Whether they turn a blind eye to it (Sprint for now) is a whole other issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 just pay for your damn shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 do you have an unlimited data plan? I don't see how they can tell you no if you do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 There's a difference between tethering and using the browser on the phone. The companies can tell the difference even if you are encrypted or using pda.net. Encrypting would stop them from using torrents as an excuse though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pointslow Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 you could always have your friend pay your bill. Then when he wants his money back, invite him into a back alley and punch him in the face. See what i did there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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