>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:10:13 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>If a phone can be tethered why do people bother buying a data plan with a modem?
We buy a data plan and modem so we don't tie up one phone all day
with Internet access.
>Is there a data limit on the tethered phone and is the speed comparable to a usb modem?
No data limit on a Verizon smartphone. Speed is identical to a
USB data device. They use exactly the same data technology (EVDO
Rev. A).
>Is wifi used or the provider network?
Cellular network.
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Dave Rudisill
Windows 7, Droid Eris
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>--- On Mon, 9/27/10, Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net> wrote:
>
>
>From: Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net>
>Subject: Re: [IBWiFi] DROID QUESTIONS
>To: InternetByWiFi@yahoogroups.com
>Date: Monday, September 27, 2010, 12:14 PM
>
>
>There is no evidence that Verizon cares, or has ever cared, about
>folks tethering their cell phones.
>
>For years, people on these forums have been telling each other to
>limit their tethered usage, that Verizon will eventually catch
>them, etc. It appears that there is nothing behind these warning
>other than baseless speculation. I tethered our last PDA/phone
>for two years.
>
>It is technically possible for a carrier to determine whether
>traffic is from a tethered phone, whether you use PdaNet,
>EasyTether, or simply create a dialup connection with you phone.
>
>You can find more discussion of this issue on the
>InternetBySmartphone forum:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternetBySmartphone
>
>--
>Dave Rudisill
>Windows 7, Droid Eris
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