Do you have evidence/documentation that that applies to computers you own and possess all rights to?
(Unless things have changed - and maybe they have - that is a criminal law, and contract violation is a civil matter. So contract violation doesn't lead you to that law.) On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > And where, exactly, did he say he was in the USA?, and who mentioned > anything about the warranty? > > > > In many countries where the G1 is sold it's perfectly legal for T-Mobile to > refuse to support 'phones that have had customer modifications to them, > especially as Tethering is a breach of the service contract given out by TMo > in most countries. > > > > As an aside, In the UK it can be argued that rooting the 'phone is > potentially illegal because, under the computer misuse act, the following > makes it an offense if " he does any act in a way which causes the > unauthorized modification of the contents of any computer", and it's also an > offense if "he causes a computer to perform any function with intent to > secure access to any program or data held in a computer;", so rooting the > 'phone to enable tethering knowing it also gives access to copy protected > apps and data can land you with 6 months in prison, a 5,000 GBP fine, or > both (See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Misuse_Act#The_Computer_Misuse_Act) > > > > Al. > > > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Disconnect > *Sent:* 27 May 2009 17:28 > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [android-discuss] Re: Still looking for a USB/modem tethering > solution > > > > FUD. > > Nice one though. > > (In the USA it is illegal to cancel/refuse a warranty on unrelated faults > due to software changes. And more concretely, plenty of people go to tmobile > and google with bugs that are unrelated to the changes and get help. If you > are worried, you can take a backup - not possible with stock firmware, oops > - then just reflash that nbh and go in with that. It includes every piece of > firmware including bootloader.) > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > "There is absolutely NO downside to "rooting" the phone." > > Except if you *ever* have to get T-Mobile involved in a problem. The moment > they discover your 'phone has been rooted you'll get the old "Sorry, that's > unsupported and we can't help you" line. > > Al. > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of lbcoder > Sent: 27 May 2009 16:13 > To: Android Discuss > > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Still looking for a USB/modem tethering > solution > > > There is absolutely NO downside to "rooting" the phone. > > The downgrade is only temporary... works like this; > 1) downgrade to RC29 since it has a bug that can be exploited to gain > root access, > 2) upgrade bootloader to engineering bootloader > 3) install fully up-to-date system image with root, i.e. ADP1 image or > custom image (i.e. JF) > > Advantages: > 1) apps-to-sd > 2) tethering -- i.e. PROPER tethering > 3) ability to adjust system parameters manually > 4) ability to add additional libraries i.e. those required for HTC pdf > viewer (which is quite nice BTW). > 5) lots more > > Disadvantages: > NONE WHATSOEVER > > > how can this not be attractive? > > > On May 27, 9:48 am, Bobby Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, but rooting the phone (which seems to involve installing an > > older OS) is not attractive to me. > > > > I recently updated PDANet (to version 1.14 beta) and it is *much* more > > stable than 1.13, which, frankly, was unusable for me. 1.14, so far, > > seems to work. I'm using it as I write this and has kept a connection > > for 30 minutes (previously I couldn't get 10 minutes without > > reconnecting). > > > > So, if you're looking for a free tethering solution without changing > > the phone's OS, PDANet seems the way to go. And I much prefer a USB > > connection since this method also charges the phone (and, let's face > > it, the G1 needs every recharge it can get). > > > > But, really, why didn't Google build this into the OS? It's in the > > Windows Mobile box. I know people holding back on Android until this > > is resolved. > > > > On May 21, 12:04 pm, "Eric Wong (hdmp4.com)" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Head over tohttp://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=446 > > > > > All the explanations and procedures are there. > > > > > Or find the links herehttp://www.portable.geek.nz/G1+import+guide > > > > > Cheers > > > Eric > > > > > On May 20, 10:13 pm, Bobby Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > (I don't see why NOT to root it......it is "reversible" if you > really > > > > > need to go back......and can do "full" nanodroid backup :) > > > > > > How do you root a G1? And... err... what does that mean? :-) And what > > > > is "nanodroid"? > > > > > > Given the lack of alternative solutions, I may be forced to do this. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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