> ----- "Dave Manginelli" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you saying that you don't use AT&T or that you do use AT&T but > > not > > the plan you are really supposed to pay for? Is your usage in line > > with > > the terms of service or not? On Howard Forums they always seem to > > use > > words like "detectability" when referring to PDANet (similar to > > joiku, > > except via Bluetooth or USB connection to laptop), which implies to > > me > > that you don't want to get caught using it... > > I do use AT&T, and I just pay the PDA unlimited. > > Tethering is defined as a bluetooth, USB, or IR connection to the > phone. > Essentially it is the old method of making a serial connection to the > phone and then doing something like PPP to the outside network. > > Using Joiku ends up using the WiFi and creates a real network for which > the phone becomes a router. I have a hard time believing there is any > detection methods out there that would pass legal scrutiny. They either > get caught guessing, or the get caught snooping. With a smart phone > that > has many applications ported straight from a PC to the phone, you would > not be able to tell the difference between phone based traffic and a > single PC. Maybe if you loaded up a large number, they would notice > that > the number of connections was higher than a phone would make. But if > you > use it as a I'm not home right now connection, and only when other WiFi > isn't available, they don't get upset. > -- > Steven Critchfield [email protected] >
For the record, I'm not trying to rain on your parade, Critch. I just like to be clear of the "official" rules/laws on these types of things because I make a distinction between what I might do/"get away with" vs. what I would feel confident recommending to friends and/or clients. My current TOS (with StraightTalk wireless, not AT&T), seems to have closed the Wireless vs. Tethered loophole you are exploiting. It says I can't use my data service for any purpose other than applications actually running on the phone and provided by StraightTalk. That's not to say I won't try it... :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en.
