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Did I just get caught tethering?
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Wow - nightmare!! I'm not sure, I think it's just the text you get when you start tethering.
You don't need to tether to use the free WiFi at starbucks. Can't you just login using your AT&T mobile number? I use their WiFi all the time, then again I am also an AT&T U-Verse customer and use my AT&T email address and password to login.
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It's because of U-Verse that you get it free on something other than the iPhone. I've never used the free iPhone WiFi thanks to U-Verse.
citron230 said:
It's because of U-Verse that you get it free on something other than the iPhone. I've never used the free iPhone WiFi thanks to U-Verse.
I think you are right. To the original poster: I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's not like they sent you a message saying "We have detected you are tethering and this is a violation of TOS." I really don't think they have any way of knowing that you are tethering. And, data speed alone is not proof to them - they still have to make a guess. And, it's not worth their time. They aren't going to spend their money hiring someone to spy on you. Don't worry about it too much. They probably send the message you received to everyone when they log on.
Did you go blind?
No, he lost his connection and had to re boot up and re sign on after she left.
That's the text message you get when you connect to AT&T wifi and log in for the first time using your iPhone number.
Tethering = sharing your iPhone's internet connection.
Probably only supported on 3G..
Yah, I agree that it's the standard message after you log on with your iPhone number for the first time. I know of some good meds for paranoia-schizophrenia if you're interested.
That's right. The definition of tether is: "to be tied to another object."
So, if your computer is connected (tied) to your phone, and then your phone connects to the internet and transmits the data from the phone, through a wire (a tether) to your laptop, then you are tethering.
Exactly, tethered to the phone. So as long as the phone is connected to the Interwebz somehow, then your sharing that connection. Doesn't matter how it's done.
bracing for the bill
The wap.cingular suddenly started showing up on my data charges on the At&T website. I wonder if I will get charged for it? Some transfers show up as "phone" when I used the phone, then as "wap.cingular" when I was tethering.
Has anyone else noticed any changes when they looked at their account online?
The wap.cingular suddenly started showing up on my data charges on the At&T website. I wonder if I will get charged for it? Some transfers show up as "phone" when I used the phone, then as "wap.cingular" when I was tethering.
Has anyone else noticed any changes when they looked at their account online?