Tethering Enabled!!

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So I went to a t-mobile store today to pick up a MT4G, and noticed that the demo handset had wireless tethering enabled. So, I went ahead and bought one on my Even More Plus plan (installments, not subsidized/contract.)

Once I got it set up and working, I had a look in the Wireless settings again, and....vanilla Froyo tethering is enabled?!?

Now, I'm sure they plan on handing this similar to the T-Mobile TV stuff (trialware with a big fat agreement before you can run it) - but why would this be enabled out of the box? They can't charge you without you agreeing to the extra fee.

Now, apparently there's an OTA already, but I'll be damned if I'll install until someone confirms that tethering still works without an up-sale screen.

Anyone have any insight on this? Why is this enabled without me having to agree to paying the bill?

http://androidandme.com/2010/11/carr...ree-tethering/

I just called customer service about this an the associate stated that it will deduct out of ur minutes. That being said, I dont know what the statement is saying.

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How will they know if you're tethering or not?

Originally Posted by tonyriceroni

How will they know if you're tethering or not?

Sprint blocked the traffic from traversing to and from the remote gateway, but I believe this was only in their provided app. Other apps worked without much issue, but required rooting.

Originally Posted by tonyriceroni

How will they know if you're tethering or not?

They can't. It's impossible to tell the difference without doing deep packet inspection on a massive scale (ie. all network traffic.) In other words, they can't.

Originally Posted by aiwapro

Sprint blocked the traffic from traversing to and from the remote gateway, but I believe this was only in their provided app. Other apps worked without much issue, but required rooting.

*sigh* bull****.

1) if other apps work, then it is (by definition) not blocked.

2) TCP/IP traffic which originates at the phone (either via masquerading / IP forwarding or an application) looks the same from the outside. There is no way to distinguish one from the other.

You can still use PDANet without root though. It's wired, but is it really worth the battery power to use wireless when you don't need it?

Originally Posted by Product F(RED)

You can still use PDANet without root though. It's wired, but is it really worth the battery power to use wireless when you don't need it?

It is if you want to tether non-windows/mac or multiple devices. Besides, you can still plug it in while using wireless...

As for PDA net, I've noticed some weird stuff there, like 1000+ms latency, DNS failures, etc. Stuff that doesn't happen from the phone itself. Odd...

Looks like the tether option is still there also, if you look at the Connect to PC menu. But my wireless is working. If it goes down, just soft root and install the app that replicates the feature.

I just installed the OTA that finally allowed WiFi calling. Tethering still works for me, using the $20 preferred data plan. If they try to hit me with a charge in a few days or weeks, I'll just call and bitch. If they can't sell it to me for super cheap, I'll just use PDAnet. Problem solved.