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I haven't read much about how carriers feel about this. For example: Will it be the end of tethering fees? Because root privileges on an HTC EVO allow you to te
by soulinafishbowl 15y ago
I haven't read much about how carriers feel about this.
For example: Will it be the end of tethering fees? Because root privileges on an HTC EVO allow you to tether wirelessly, circumventing an addition $30/mo, will Sprint just stop charging for tethering? Or will there be another level of restrictions in place to prevent it?
- ben1040 15y agoIt seems like this might be moot soon since unlimited data seems to be going the way of the dodo anyway. Assuming the T-Mobile merger goes through, Sprint will be the last carrier to offer it. AT&T had also started cracking down on people tethering without paying, with the punishment being losing your grandfathered unlimited data. I imagine this wouldn't be hard for Verizon to do either, now that they've got data caps too.
- makethetick 15y agoIf they can find a way to charge you, they will. I guess they'll start looking into various other checks such as browser/user agent when visiting websites.
- mike-cardwell 15y agoI'd like to see them try that with me. All of my phones data traffic bounces through my Linode box thanks to a rooted HTC Desire Z running OpenVPN on CyanogenMod 7.
- makethetick 15y agoYeah, I was going to say, that would easily be defeated with a simple VPN/SSH tunnel! On a side note, CM7 is awesome on my Desire Z!
- cheald 15y agoThe speculation about how they do it is to measure the TCP TTL. If it's off by one from what you expect, then the packet originated with a tethered device, rather than the native device.