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cheap/free alternatives to mywi

hlkc said:
Can some one give me some ideas what the USB Tethering is? I've been trying the MyWi Wifi Tethering and so far so good. Thanks!
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I can't get USB tethering to work on my Windows box, but it works on my MacBook Pro. It's exactly what it says it is. USB, rather than WiFi.
 
TodVader said:
If I understand right, since I only wanna use a Ferrari 2-3 times a year to show off, I could go steal one and park it in my garage when unused? Why should I pay 90k when I only want to ride it 1-2 times a year? What a bunch of douchass car salesman.
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Maybe you should check your reading comprehension before calling people douches. Sounds like you're the douche if anyone. Where did I say anywhere in my post that implied stealing anything? And second, pretty sure you'd agree with me that if for whatever reason you only wanted to drive a Ferrari once a year you wouldn't actually buy one. So pretty much your post just proved me right even more. Thanks
 
OP -- Mywi has a 10-day free trial. Pretty sure you can just create a new rock account with a new email and get a new 10-day trial. That should cover you if you're only going to use it a few times a year.
 
So the general consensus of this board is that stealing from AT&T (tethering without paying) is OK, but stealing the MyWi app is punishable by death? Got it.
 
coasterswim said:
So the general consensus of this board is that stealing from AT&T (tethering without paying) is OK, but stealing the MyWi app is punishable by death? Got it.
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wow thats a great comment.. never thought of that.. more people need to look at this comment!
 
Handy Light (the flashlight app that had hidden tethering) is available from installous. It works perfectly. And since it was removed from the app store I personally don't consider it to be piracy.
 
mgmusicman94 said:
Handy Light (the flashlight app that had hidden tethering) is available from installous. It works perfectly. And since it was removed from the app store I personally don't consider it to be piracy.
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Couple issues I have with Handylight (yes I got from iTunes)

1) Configuration is a hassle
2) No encryption or security. It looks like it creates a wide open accesspoint?
 
DeuceDeuce said:
How about try and buy it instead of steal it?
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rKunda said:
Then don't buy it and deal with not having it. Theft is theft, even if you only occasionally do it.
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iamthekiller said:
It's so sad that you have to steal this amazing application. Maybe one day things will look better and you'll have $20.
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Pirating is not theft, and it is not stealing, it is pirating and thats all. You can't go to the store and take a tv and have the same tv still be sitting there on the shelf. You take it, its gone, the store loses it. Pirating is making a copy of something that somebody doesn't want you to make a copy of.

Not that I condone it, I'm just saying there is a difference.

Anyways...
MyWi is the best.
 
^ I think you have an excellent point. But don't you think what's being stolen here is the money to be made by the developer/manufacturer? If someone steals a TV from a store, the money the store would have made was stolen. If someone pirates software or media, it may still be available for others, but the opportunity for that creator to make money from that individual is kind of lost.
 
spamdumpster said:
OP -- Mywi has a 10-day free trial. Pretty sure you can just create a new rock account with a new email and get a new 10-day trial. That should cover you if you're only going to use it a few times a year.
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Seriously? It's $10. If you can buy an iPhone but can't spend $10 on MyWi you have some serious issues.
 
Ok point taken but I think I still stand by my original opinion ... $20 ... on a $200 - $300 phone to which you pay no less than $60 a month for give or take, yeah.
 
coasterswim said:
So the general consensus of this board is that stealing from AT&T (tethering without paying) is OK, but stealing the MyWi app is punishable by death? Got it.
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Stealing from AT&T? There's a much better argument that AT&T is stealing from us by trying to charge $20 a month for tethering.
 
nineohtoo said:
^ I think you have an excellent point. But don't you think what's being stolen here is the money to be made by the developer/manufacturer? If someone steals a TV from a store, the money the store would have made was stolen. If someone pirates software or media, it may still be available for others, but the opportunity for that creator to make money from that individual is kind of lost.
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there is a simple fix to this situation for the software developers wishing to make money. Instead of charging for the download, charge for a subscription/registration. If you truly wish to make money and have the motivation, then implement this into your product and don't complain about the inevitable pirating of pay-to-download software.
 
TodVader said:
If I understand right, since I only wanna use a Ferrari 2-3 times a year to show off, I could go steal one and park it in my garage when unused? Why should I pay 90k when I only want to ride it 1-2 times a year? What a bunch of douchass car salesman.
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Please hook me up with the dealer that sells 90k dollar Ferraris.
 
rKunda said:
Wait, you tell him to buy rather than steal, then encourage him to find a different app that he'd have to crack? ...
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mgmusicman94 said:
Handy Light (the flashlight app that had hidden tethering) is available from installous. It works perfectly. And since it was removed from the app store I personally don't consider it to be piracy.
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^
That is the reason I told the OP to look into trying to find handy light, since the app is no longer for sale, he would not be taking anything from anyone...
 
socco said:
Stealing from AT&T? There's a much better argument that AT&T is stealing from us by trying to charge $20 a month for tethering.
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Amen! I haven't followed the iPhone since day one. But from everything I have read, Steve was touting tethering as a big deal. I guess AT&T wanted to steal Apple's thunder, so they slapped a charge on this service. Tethering is mostly a hardware & software issue, not a data carrier issue.
 
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