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Tomman--I may have originally started this subject(?). As I mentioned we have used Verizon for about 15+ years both during our Gulf and ocean sailing and also RVing. Naturaly on the water we would only be able to connect when we were near shore, etc. We tether our cell to our laptops and off we go. Before we leave we notify Verizon to put us on that plan ($60 month). That's all we do and it seems to work for us. You do need to download their "Access Verizon" I think it is called.
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golden4077 wrote:Hacking your phone in order to get free tethering is breaking the terms and conditions of your contract. It is like unscrambling your cable in order to get free HBO. I just wanted to clarify this for folks. If caught, the carrier may back bill you or kick you off their network.
Tethering is a great feature and i encourage people to consider it as a viable option for internet access. However, carriers expect people to pay for the service. Just because there are ways to steal the service, does not make it right.
While it violates the terms, the terms are not legally binding and not enforceable in court. Basically, the terms infringe on your rights that go beyond what is legally allowed. In a court ruling against Apple this was made clear. Apple was suing the company that made the Jail Breaking software for the iPhone. The judge ruled that once purchased, the phones become the legal property of the customer and Apple no longer has any rights to what software runs on the phone.
That said, if you hack your phone to enable tethering that does not infringe on another type of service, you "may" be in violation of the terms. But those terms may not be legally binding regardless of the agreement. Just because it says so doesn't make it legal. And there is legal precedence that says otherwise.
Using services through that tethering, different story. Depends on what service you use with it.
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RockieMtMom
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Just bought Verizon 4G phone service and am running my internet with it right now, very fast and great connection. I am in the Denver 4G area so traveling with this will be,for now, useful only in those cities who have the 4G capability. I can use the 3G coverage for all other areas in the Verizon access cell usage. RockyMt.Mom
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MrWizard
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4G phone
or 4G usb data modem service
the pantech modems are available
AFAIK the first Verizon 4G-LTE phone the HTC ThunderBolt is set for release soon POSSIBLY on Thurs the 17th
the announcement has been made & retracted twice before so WHO KNOWS
but has not been seen in a BonaFide customers hand YET
I can explain it to you.
But I Can Not understand it for you !
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nbargolf
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tomman58 wrote:After reading some of your response I'm as confused as ever.
I currently just have a cell and I also have an ATT air card (I bought the air card on EBay for 30 used).
I costs me 30 bucks to activate and then 60 a mo. I use it for the times we go snow-birding for 3 or 4 mo. I have the fastest Internet at home also from ATT.
I am at a loss as I want to move to a better phone but would think they would have a plan to tether it to the laptop thus eliminating the air card. Cost and good Internet are the goals here.I spend enough on ATT to have something for the road without another monthly fee.
Any comments???
If cost is a goal move up to a smartphone and tether it with free software(don't have to hack anything). The normal data plan for email etc is 29.99 1/2 the price you are paying a month. Then tether the phone through this connection. Also the is plan at this time has unlimited data. The problem is this isn't on AT&T
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RV Student
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Hi, is anyone currently using Sprint for their 3 or 4G services? I'd be interested in your feedback. I have used the virgin 3G, $10 at a time USB dongle, and it's worked well.
thanks for any hard learned experience.
thanks, GP.
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sheriffav8r
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I've got a Sprint EVO 4G with PDANet. I get about 800-900 kbps download with 3G and up to 4MBps on 4G! My Sprint MiFi got about 700kbps download at best. Canned the MiFi, sticking with EVO/PDANet.....
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thefivers
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sheriffav8r: what kind of upload speed are you getting. If you can get a good upload speed you can use an internet phone like google voice.
My verizon phone tethered can use google voice, problem is I can hear the party I call perfectly but my voice is broken up when speaking to them. My upload speed is too slow.
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RV Student
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Thanks SherrifAV8er. 'good to hear that Sprint works.
Anyone else out there had good or bad experiences with Sprint?
If t-mobile gets eaten up by AT&T, there will only be 3 major carriers left.
take care, GP.
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sheriffav8r
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With 3G I get about 400-500kbps. With 4G I'm getting close to 1MBps. With my MiFi I was getting less than the 3G numbers. I bet with 4G you can do anything you want. The only small downside of this setup is the long ping times, upwards of 150ms. Not a stopper, but just something to consider. Happy Surfing!!!!
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