Tethering has always been great for the consumers and bad for the companies – ostensibly because it overloads the bandwidth but really because most tethering has been done under the radar by hax0rs and it essentially circumvents the limitation of bandwidth providers put on there in the first place.
Well, Sprint is officially outlawing it on their Android phones and, as we know, once it’s outlawed, only outlaws will tether. Not quite sure how they’ll control it but clearly they’ll be watching throughput to confirm you’re not stealing bits.
I’ve been a Sprint customer for years and have been using a grandfathered “unlimited phone as modem” feature for $40 a month.
I use it as my primary source of internet, and although I don’t use it heavy bandwith sucking things like bit torrent, I do watch occasional YouTube videos, read the news, and check message boards and email.
I use an old and very beat up Motorola Razr and an Apple laptop. I’ve been holding out for an Android phone with PAM. Seeing that Sprint has now totally eliminated that possibility, I will be switching to either Verizon or AT&T (most probably AT&T) when my Razr dies.
Sprint… you have the WORST customer service of the 3 major cell companies. Your representatives do not know their products or lie. It is an exercise in frustation dealing with you. I have stayed with you solely because of the unlimited PAM feature I pay for. You’re losing another loyal customer. You idiots.
How does it circumvent the bandwidth limitation?