Comments on: Sprint Confirms That They Are Banning Tethering Next Year http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/ Sat, 26 May 2012 10:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Technology blog » Sprint to officially block tethering http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30652 Technology blog » Sprint to officially block tethering Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:08:00 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30652 [...] Sprint is officially outlawing it on their Android phones and, as we know, once it’s outlawed, only outlaws will tether. Not [...] [...] Sprint is officially outlawing it on their Android phones and, as we know, once it’s outlawed, only outlaws will tether. Not [...]

]]> By: CellPhone http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-31016 CellPhone Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:46:00 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-31016 Sorry Andre, but if you took the time to read the article you would see that it said starting 2010 you will be unable to tether, so obviously you are still going to be able to tether right now, we are still in 2009. Sorry Andre, but if you took the time to read the article you would see that it said starting 2010 you will be unable to tether, so obviously you are still going to be able to tether right now, we are still in 2009.

]]> By: CellPhone http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30293 CellPhone Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:46:00 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30293 Sorry Andre, but if you took the time to read the article you would see that it said starting 2010 you will be unable to tether, so obviously you are still going to be able to tether right now, we are still in 2009. Sorry Andre, but if you took the time to read the article you would see that it said starting 2010 you will be unable to tether, so obviously you are still going to be able to tether right now, we are still in 2009.

]]> By: andrewrich http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30241 andrewrich Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:46:39 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30241 Sorry guys, this one is BUSTED. <br><br>On my Palm Pre with the MyTether app, I can get online from my MacBook Pro (all other network interfaces disabled) today just like I could last week. It's hard for me to understand how this could be blocked on phones with all-inclusive data plans; the phone downloads the data and sends it to the computer, so Sprint doesn't know the difference. Sorry guys, this one is BUSTED.

On my Palm Pre with the MyTether app, I can get online from my MacBook Pro (all other network interfaces disabled) today just like I could last week. It's hard for me to understand how this could be blocked on phones with all-inclusive data plans; the phone downloads the data and sends it to the computer, so Sprint doesn't know the difference.

]]> By: Wojciehowicz http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30220 Wojciehowicz Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:22:14 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30220 There's also a difference as to dial-up versus Sprint's data services. My Samsung still works for dial-up to dial-up ISPs. They want extra to use it to their data service, and far more than it is worth.<br><br>Sprint is about half an inch from losing my already overpriced and under-featured service. There's also a difference as to dial-up versus Sprint's data services. My Samsung still works for dial-up to dial-up ISPs. They want extra to use it to their data service, and far more than it is worth.

Sprint is about half an inch from losing my already overpriced and under-featured service.

]]> By: Amit Chowdhry (Pulse2.com) http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30210 Amit Chowdhry (Pulse2.com) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:34:45 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30210 Sprint is blocking those that are using software to make their phone act as a modem. However if you are actually paying to have your phone used as a modem (tethering), then you should be okay.<br><br><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-has-blocked-phone-use-as-a-modem-angering-users-3062320/" rel="nofollow">http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-has-blocked-pho...</a> Sprint is blocking those that are using software to make their phone act as a modem. However if you are actually paying to have your phone used as a modem (tethering), then you should be okay.

http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-has-blocked-pho…

]]> By: Palak Desai http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30209 Palak Desai Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:44:17 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30209 this is false!!!!!<br><br>you have it all wrong!! where are your sources?<br><br>Sprint blocked tethering for those without the "Phone as Modem" add-on...basically they blocked the free loaders<br><br>if you still have PAM in your plan, tethering will continue to work this is false!!!!!

you have it all wrong!! where are your sources?

Sprint blocked tethering for those without the “Phone as Modem” add-on…basically they blocked the free loaders

if you still have PAM in your plan, tethering will continue to work

]]> By: Sprint to officially block tethering http://pulse2.com/2009/11/03/sprint-confirms-that-they-are-banning-tethering-next-year/#comment-30197 Sprint to officially block tethering Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:44:50 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21866#comment-30197 [...] Sprint is officially outlawing it on their Android phones and, as we know, once it’s outlawed, only outlaws will tether. Not [...] [...] Sprint is officially outlawing it on their Android phones and, as we know, once it’s outlawed, only outlaws will tether. Not [...]

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