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From: R&B on 3 Aug 2010 17:15 On 2010-08-03 16:58:17 -0400, William Clark said: > In article <fsng56ds78hrm3q67sc8oqnvrol685lj15(a)4ax.com>, > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:52:29 -0400, William Clark >> <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: >>> >>> You can't tether the iPhone to a computer and use it as a modem. That is >>> one feature that AT&T blocked, and which draws the loudest complaints. I >>> believe, but I'm not sure, that iPhones that have been jailbroken can >>> tether. Apple continues to be pressed on tethering, but I think that >>> AT&T is so wedded to selling users a USB modem data plan, thay simply >>> won't budge. >> >> AT&T has just offered tethering for an additional $20 monthly if you >> use their DataPro plan. > > Yes, that was AT&T's intention all along - screw the customers already > paying for a data plan for even more on an additional tethering one. > Wasn't Ma Bell deregulation supposed to eliminate this kind of gouging? Where's Teddy Roosevelt when you really need him? :-) The corporatist state we live in (which will be the downfall of America, mark my words) will never allow for true competition again. It's all about cozying up to big corporations. Screw the mom and pops. > I'm with Randy though...if I need to go to the Internet I just use the >> iPhone. Plus, I have never once texted anyone, so no way I upgrade to >> any data plan. > > Agreed. How often do you really need to do this when you are away from a > WiFi or internet connection anyway? Not much, I find. I was once the same way. Couldn't figure out why anyone over the age of 17 would ever text. But I get it now. If I have something to tell you, but it's not a big enough deal to phone you or send you an email, I'll just tap out a quick line of info, and bang, it's in your phone. Simple. Randy
From: bknight on 3 Aug 2010 17:30 On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:15:37 -0400, "R&B" >I was once the same way. Couldn't figure out why anyone over the age >of 17 would ever text. But I get it now. If I have something to tell >you, but it's not a big enough deal to phone you or send you an email, >I'll just tap out a quick line of info, and bang, it's in your phone. >Simple. > >Randy If I have something that's not a big enough deal to phone you, or email you about, it damned sure isn't big enough to text to you. Simpler. :-) BK
From: William Clark on 3 Aug 2010 17:44 In article <201008031715376144-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom>, "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > On 2010-08-03 16:58:17 -0400, William Clark said: > > > In article <fsng56ds78hrm3q67sc8oqnvrol685lj15(a)4ax.com>, > > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:52:29 -0400, William Clark > >> <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > >>> > >>> You can't tether the iPhone to a computer and use it as a modem. That is > >>> one feature that AT&T blocked, and which draws the loudest complaints. I > >>> believe, but I'm not sure, that iPhones that have been jailbroken can > >>> tether. Apple continues to be pressed on tethering, but I think that > >>> AT&T is so wedded to selling users a USB modem data plan, thay simply > >>> won't budge. > >> > >> AT&T has just offered tethering for an additional $20 monthly if you > >> use their DataPro plan. > > > > Yes, that was AT&T's intention all along - screw the customers already > > paying for a data plan for even more on an additional tethering one. > > Wasn't Ma Bell deregulation supposed to eliminate this kind of gouging? > > > Where's Teddy Roosevelt when you really need him? :-) > > The corporatist state we live in (which will be the downfall of > America, mark my words) will never allow for true competition again. > It's all about cozying up to big corporations. Screw the mom and pops. Yes, funny how that always seems to work, isn't it? I'd better stop, or we'll have Immoderate, Bertie, and Mikey foaming at the mouth :-) > > > > > I'm with Randy though...if I need to go to the Internet I just use the > >> iPhone. Plus, I have never once texted anyone, so no way I upgrade to > >> any data plan. > > > > Agreed. How often do you really need to do this when you are away from a > > WiFi or internet connection anyway? Not much, I find. > > > I was once the same way. Couldn't figure out why anyone over the age > of 17 would ever text. But I get it now. If I have something to tell > you, but it's not a big enough deal to phone you or send you an email, > I'll just tap out a quick line of info, and bang, it's in your phone. > Simple. > > Randy Fair enough - I do use text for a lot of quick back and forth with the family, but not while I am driving!
From: dene on 3 Aug 2010 18:26 "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:4fd7d40a-151e-4472-9cc3-15f00d3ea6d7(a)o19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... On Aug 3, 2:32 pm, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:52:29 -0400, William Clark > > <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > > >You can't tether the iPhone to a computer and use it as a modem. That is > >one feature that AT&T blocked, and which draws the loudest complaints. I > >believe, but I'm not sure, that iPhones that have been jailbroken can > >tether. Apple continues to be pressed on tethering, but I think that > >AT&T is so wedded to selling users a USB modem data plan, thay simply > >won't budge. > > AT&T has just offered tethering for an additional $20 monthly if you > use their DataPro plan. > > I'm with Randy though...if I need to go to the Internet I just use the > iPhone. Plus, I have never once texted anyone, so no way I upgrade to > any data plan. > > BK Texting is about the only way I can communicate with my kids. ---------------------------------------------------------- I hear ya. I'm not sure my kids know how to answer the phone. Read a funny story about Portland Trailblazer coach, Nate McMillan, who is admittedly old school. He stated he resisted texting until he realized it was the only way to communicate with his players. -Greg
From: dene on 3 Aug 2010 18:36
<bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message news:fsng56ds78hrm3q67sc8oqnvrol685lj15(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:52:29 -0400, William Clark > <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > > > >You can't tether the iPhone to a computer and use it as a modem. That is > >one feature that AT&T blocked, and which draws the loudest complaints. I > >believe, but I'm not sure, that iPhones that have been jailbroken can > >tether. Apple continues to be pressed on tethering, but I think that > >AT&T is so wedded to selling users a USB modem data plan, thay simply > >won't budge. > > AT&T has just offered tethering for an additional $20 monthly if you > use their DataPro plan. > > I'm with Randy though...if I need to go to the Internet I just use the > iPhone. Plus, I have never once texted anyone, so no way I upgrade to > any data plan. > > BK I looked into it and may consider it. One neat feature is that if you elect the tethering feature, you add 2 gigs to the existing data plan. That's a winner for my wife, who has the limited plan. Another feature is that there is no wire. The phone acts like a wireless wifi router. In fact, you can connect two laptops to one phone. Pretty cool, when you consider the alternative of patiently waiting for the wife to get off the laptop. -Greg |