[–] Davbrowdid 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
"You can only steal from other people!"
-T-Mobile
[–] LusciousFox 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Could you encrypt your connection to hide the fact that you're tethering? I'm assuming they know you're tethering through analysis of your traffic.
[–] seth_storm 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Sometimes it's your device that tells on you as well.
[–] seth_storm 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Legere should return his stolen copies of Sprint's business strategy first.
[–] Microcosm 7 points 1 point 8 points (+8|-7) ago
Hahahaha! Oh! I've argued for years with TMobile fanboys who said "see they are the best because" (insert bs here about TMobile)
They vilified AT&T for similar practices. And whined on and on. Wonder how they feel now!
Fact is - mobile networks are expensive and telcos have to show a positive return to investors - otherwise - despite huge current cash flows - the money will run dry. TMo has spent through the billions gotten when the FCC declined the AT&T acquisition and now they are feeling the pain of their unsustainable pricing practices.
Eat it Legere
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[–] ThePieAssassin ago
If I am not mistaken, Pandora does not count towards the data capped plans on Tmobile, assuming you have Tmobile.
OK, so let me get this straight. If I connected my smartphone to my laptop, and used the smartphone to download a 1 GB file, and then transferred it to the PC over a USB cable, that would count against a 21 GB limit. But if I downloaded the file directly on the PC instead using the same connection, that would count against a different 7 GB limit, even though the same amount of data is being transferred in the same way across the same network?
I can't wrap my head around this. How could it possibly matter which device is using the bandwidth?
[–] tylahedras ago
I mean yea, sure, I agree. So I guess I'll show them by switching to... oh. FUCK.
[–] mr337 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
Man that tethering data must go through special pipes or some thing.
[–] Tb0n3 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah. It goes through the cpu pipes and out the wifi pipes.
[–] MagicHamsta ago
But those pipes are filled with cats & dank memes. That must be why they need more monies. /s.