i7guy
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Re: Regarding tethering....
What they can get you for is hacking into their system to avoid paying charges per their terms and conditions.
Is it likely to happen and can it happen are two different things. Threads like this on the internet, which expose a loophole in systems, where certain people get something for free by hacking their phones, cause these providers to initiate clamp downs to eliminate loopholes when there are enough subscribers circumventing the system resulting in loss of revenue.
Take ETFs as one example. If verizon eliminates unlimited data you think subscribers will leave en masse for tmobile or sprint or art?
As to unlimited data users, someone would have to sue verizon or file a complaint with the FCC for that to happen. No one has so far and I am unwilling to do it as the real issue is DOES VERIZON HAVE TO OFFER UNLIMITED DATA AFTER YOUR CONTRACT EXPIRES? I believe the answer to that question is No. So I don't want to push the envelope on this because once a contract expires, they don't have to renew it and that alone could cause the loss of unlimited data.
However, as long as we do have unlimited data, they can't restrict our use of tethering apps on their 4G LTE network as per the terms of their block c licenses. But once our contracts expire, they can eliminate unlimited data for us.
Just to reiterate - as long as Verizon offers me unlimited data, they can't stop me from tethering on their block c spectrum. HOWEVER, once my contract with them expires, they can eliminate my unlimited data plan. They have never done that, though, so I am happy to stay a verizon customer.
So far, Verizon has decided to avoid the negative publicity that would occur if they eliminated unlimited data plans. Instead, they are using carrots to entice people off of unlimited data - subsidized phones and the Data Max plan. Pretty soon very few of us unlimited data plan owners will exist due to these carrots and they are banking on that.
What they can get you for is hacking into their system to avoid paying charges per their terms and conditions.
Is it likely to happen and can it happen are two different things. Threads like this on the internet, which expose a loophole in systems, where certain people get something for free by hacking their phones, cause these providers to initiate clamp downs to eliminate loopholes when there are enough subscribers circumventing the system resulting in loss of revenue.
Take ETFs as one example. If verizon eliminates unlimited data you think subscribers will leave en masse for tmobile or sprint or art?
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