No More Free Tethering

[Loneaggie]

can you imagine what would happen if this was for everything that was modified to everything that people modify for enhanced performance? have to pay extra for my computer, my truck, my stereo, my kayak, my fishing rods/reels, my bike, my four wheeler, my house, my wireless router with dd-wrt on it, my bright arse flashlight, my bow, my arrows and broadheads, my guns (I used to have...lol), my food, mixed drinks....blah blah blah....

You're comparing items to services though. The fuzzy part of mobile data is that the easier it is to consume the higher the usage. So a non-smartphone data plan gets used much less than one for a smart phone. Android and iPhone have turned the whole thing on it's ear. What I'd like to see is just plain data limits with a price. Where it doesn't matter how I consume it. The pricing based on provider guessing usage based on device type I think is outdated.

[blacksunshine]

You're comparing items to services though. The fuzzy part of mobile data is that the easier it is to consume the higher the usage. So a non-smartphone data plan gets used much less than one for a smart phone. Android and iPhone have turned the whole thing on it's ear. What I'd like to see is just plain data limits with a price. Where it doesn't matter how I consume it. The pricing based on provider guessing usage based on device type I think is outdated.

GOTCHA!, that's what I paid for and that is what I have, UNLIMITED

see, were on the same page...

[18ncs]

AT&T must have figured out how to make a little money in spite of the tethering masses. Just saw a report they will pay $39,000,000,000 for T-Mobile

[blacksunshine]

AT&T must have figured out how to make a little money in spite of the tethering masses. Just saw a report they will pay $39,000,000,000 for T-Mobile

Link?

[theluckyhunter]

My droid has mobile hot spot and I believe the only charge you get is the data usage

[18ncs]

CNBC.com Article: AT&T To Buy T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion

The US company will buy T-Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction of approximately $39 billion, it said in a statement Sunday.

Full Story:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42181945

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[blacksunshine]

AT&T must have figured out how to make a little money in spite of the tethering masses. Just saw a report they will pay $39,000,000,000 for T-Mobile

Link?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-20/at-t-agrees-to-buy-deutsche-telekom-s-t-mobile-usa-unit-for-39-billion.html

[Loneaggie]

Nothing good can come of gaining T-suck. Was a customer of theirs for a few years

[JHT]

Nothing good can come of gaining T-suck. Was a customer of theirs for a few years

I agree. I just went back to AT&T from T-Noworky.

[huntmaster]

why in the world would att want t?

[LA Dave]

why in the world would att want t?

Customers!

[aperdue]

why in the world would att want t?

so they can be ATT&T
You know, the more t's, the better.

for the record, I have Verizon and love it