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You quoted the post out of context. They were saying they experienced that with iOS devices the carrier was the only one who could enabled tethering while with

You quoted the post out of context. They were saying they experienced that with iOS devices the carrier was the only one who could enabled tethering while with android devices that was not always the case.

jacquesm 13y ago
It's a literal quote of a part of the comment, I simply don't understand how iOS could be a carrier in any context.
- kbutler 13y ago
  > iOS could be a carrier No, it couldn't. (See what I did there?)
  - squintychino 13y ago
    > No
- deleted 13y ago
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- dahart 13y ago
  I see where the confusion started... bad_user was mis-quoted... "iOS being that the carrier has to give approval for tethering"
  - bad_user 13y ago
    I wasn't - made a spelling, later corrected it.
    - jacquesm 13y ago
      Thanks for the fix. Interesting how asking a simple question can get you downvoted into the basement these days.
zimpenfish 13y ago
Although the carrier can still block tethering regardless of whether the device purports to let you use it.
- blueskin_ 13y ago
  If they can detect it. If the user is sensible, they can't.
- bad_user 13y ago
  No they can't. Devices can have apps on them, apps can have the same usage pattern as your laptop. It wouldn't work even if they did deep packet inspection, like reading the browser's headers or things like that, because then it would break in-app functionality for apps that allow you to fake your connection to make the server respond as if you were a desktop (also thinking about browsers).
  - zimpenfish 13y ago
    I don't think telcos are all that fussed about the minority of people who use faking apps compared with the amount of money they can sting people for by charging extra to allow tethering. UK telcos certainly manage to block tethering when you've not paid for it - or even when you have paid for it but exceeded your monthly allowance.
    - thefreeman 13y ago
      even so, that problem is just as easily worked around with a browser extension to mimic mobile browser user agent or headers. Granted that could result in our receiving content formatted for a mobile browser but im sure someone could work around that. Also if the site is designed responsively which I believe is the best practice (I think user agent sniffing is discouraged) then this won't be an issue.
      - thefreeman 13y ago
        what exactly about this comment is downvote worthy?

jacquesm 13y ago

It's a literal quote of a part of the comment, I simply don't understand how iOS could be a carrier in any context.

kbutler 13y ago
> iOS could be a carrier No, it couldn't. (See what I did there?)
- squintychino 13y ago
  > No
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dahart 13y ago
I see where the confusion started... bad_user was mis-quoted... "iOS being that the carrier has to give approval for tethering"
- bad_user 13y ago
  I wasn't - made a spelling, later corrected it.
  - jacquesm 13y ago
    Thanks for the fix. Interesting how asking a simple question can get you downvoted into the basement these days.

zimpenfish 13y ago

Although the carrier can still block tethering regardless of whether the device purports to let you use it.

blueskin_ 13y ago
If they can detect it. If the user is sensible, they can't.
bad_user 13y ago
No they can't. Devices can have apps on them, apps can have the same usage pattern as your laptop. It wouldn't work even if they did deep packet inspection, like reading the browser's headers or things like that, because then it would break in-app functionality for apps that allow you to fake your connection to make the server respond as if you were a desktop (also thinking about browsers).
- zimpenfish 13y ago
  I don't think telcos are all that fussed about the minority of people who use faking apps compared with the amount of money they can sting people for by charging extra to allow tethering. UK telcos certainly manage to block tethering when you've not paid for it - or even when you have paid for it but exceeded your monthly allowance.
  - thefreeman 13y ago
    even so, that problem is just as easily worked around with a browser extension to mimic mobile browser user agent or headers. Granted that could result in our receiving content formatted for a mobile browser but im sure someone could work around that. Also if the site is designed responsively which I believe is the best practice (I think user agent sniffing is discouraged) then this won't be an issue.
    - thefreeman 13y ago
      what exactly about this comment is downvote worthy?