The Tethering / Hotspot Debate: No, You’re Not a Thief. But Somebody Else is a Highway Robber.
Interesting debate at ZDNet over wireless data plans: James Kendrick claims that unpaid tethering makes you a thief. Thankfully his fellow ZDNet-er Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has the common sense to dispute this tethering thief nonsense. Yes, technically if your wireless contract includes an anti-hotspot clause and you turn this feature on, you are in violation. Of [...]
No More Stinking Data Plans
Ok, I’ve stolen that title from Jason Perlow on ZDNet. And I’ll steal from myself quite liberally, in just a moment. That’s because I fully agree with Jason, who makes the point that Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab is an attractive device, but he really wants to just outright buy it, without yet another data plan [...]
AT&T’s Tiered Plans: Killing Of Mobile Innovation Or Opportunity For Others
Image by Getty Images via @daylife AT&T shocked the iPad users this week with an announcement that it will eliminate the unlimited data plan they offer now. In fact, this unlimited, no contract plan was one of the reasons many people, including me, bought iPad 3G in the first place. Even though many will not [...]
