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Android blocking tethering in US (UK no doubt to follow)

posted by Rob Shepherd on Wednesday, 4th May 2011, 12:28

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http://www.betanews.com/article/Free-Android-tethering-apps-now-blocked-by-nearly-every-US-carrier/1304453310

This really annoys me, I wish ofcom would investigate the whole tethering issue. You pay for a mobile tarrif that includes data, why does it matter if that data gets used up by your phone directly or your laptop connected to it?

The amounts you get a month are crap anyway. It is nothing short of a con that they charge you money per month just for turning a feature on or off, it's as bad as Sky charging for Sky+ above and beyond the price of the box itself.

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RE: Android blocking tethering in US (UK no doubt to follow)

posted by whoot on Wednesday, 4th May 2011, 12:45

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read that earlier.

its interesting, but your link is broke

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posted by 1mills on Wednesday, 4th May 2011, 12:51

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That's one of the main things I liked on HTC desire over the Iphone

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RE: Android blocking tethering in US (UK no doubt to follow)

posted by Rob Shepherd on Wednesday, 4th May 2011, 12:51

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whoot says...
its interesting, but your link is brokeAre you using the old site? I really need to finish porting the last bits over so I can terminate it!

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RE: Android blocking tethering in US (UK no doubt to follow)

posted by whoot on Wednesday, 4th May 2011, 16:15

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Oh, its my fault

RE: Android blocking tethering in US (UK no doubt to follow)

posted by sj on Wednesday, 4th May 2011, 18:21

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Is the title of this thread not misleading then? It is the signal carriers that are stopping the apps working. I thought it made no sense for the hardware manufacturer to stop it. Totally agree though, if you're allowed 1GB a month then it's up to you how you use it.

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