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T-Mobile won't allow you to tether a phone that uses this package, so they presumably wouldn't allow another device to share the package. Src: http://arstechni
by leecbaker 14y ago
T-Mobile won't allow you to tether a phone that uses this package, so they presumably wouldn't allow another device to share the package.
Src: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/08/t-mobiles-service-to-be-limited-no-longer/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/08/t-mobiles-service-to-...
- arrrg 14y agoThey use SIM cards, right? Just pop the card in a 4G USB stick and you are done.
- eli 14y agoSure, but that's against the rules.
- arrrg 14y agoHuh? How could there be rules against that? That seems weird. I'm not aware of any such rules in Germany. If you have a SIM card you can do with it whatever you want.
- eli 14y agoWell, I guess T-Mobile USA ain't the same. One of the rules you agree to when you sign up for this plan is that you won't use the SIM card in a modem.
- alanbyrne 14y agoHow do they know? IMEI?
- eli 14y agoI've heard that they do deep packet inspection so if they see e.g. a desktop Chrome user agent, they know you're not on a phone. Sounds excessive, but it could be true. (And yes, you could probably find ways around that, but I'm not sure what the goal is here.) If you want a portable data service for your laptop, this is not the plan for you. I was using Clear (Sprint WiMAX) for a while and it was relatively cheap and fast. Only downside is the limited coverage area -- check the map before you buy.
- leecbaker 14y agoI have heard rumors that they use the TCP TTL field to detect tethering, regardless of device type. If you open a connection from a tethered device, the TTL field will be one count smaller than if the connection originated on the device itself. (This assumes that all devices being used have the same default TTL). Ref: http://netmgt.blogspot.com/2011/03/detecting-obscuring-tethering.html http://netmgt.blogspot.com/2011/03/detecting-obscuring-tethe...