Stealing data is a new one I had not heard of before. Sooooo, I would say the OP shouldn't even get a backdate on a plan, but they can try. $50 isn't that much, that's two months of a real data plan on a tier 1 carrier.
Actually, it's been known that T-mobile users with an unlimited sms plan can access data with the internet2.voicestream.com apn. I'm having a hard time seeing how that's similar to buying things with a stolen credit card.
Again I ask: If you guys noticed that you were going over on your minutes every month but weren't getting charged for it, would you call up T-mobile and tell them about it?
I see no difference between that and my situation, but I don't know why I'm posting in here since clearly I'm talking to the most angelic people on Earth...
I really don't know why people on this forum have such a holier-than-thou attitude.
Did the guy "steal" internet? Debatable; technically if the access was there and he didn't "hack" anything, then he didn't steal it. It's the same with open WiFi - until it's "secured" it's like leaving a door open. Regardless, that's not the point and I will not be debating this part with anyone who tries to troll it since it's a matter of opinion.
The point is that people should RESPECT each other. Stop hiding behind your keyboards and monitors and at least treat each other with a bit of respect. Explain to the guy why you won't help him, why you think it's stealing or at best unauthorized use, and then tell him why you think that he should be thankful for only being charged on a bill instead of being charged with all these other things. Spell it out, but don't be frickin' rude. Maybe he never considered the other side of it? Maybe he thought it was part of the other plan? Maybe? Just because you never thought of it that way doesn't make him an idiot, hippie, or anything else you can come up with that is as far as you know unjust.
As much as you people sit here and lecture him on ethics, perhaps you should look in the mirror and rethink how you treat people as well.
A little basic human respect goes a long way sometimes. Remember, what you write on the internet defines you forever since it never gets deleted.
EDIT: Only on this forum could I get voted down for asking people to respect each other. Says a lot about this group of people who claim to be so enlightened.
I really don't know why people on this forum have such a holier-than-thou attitude.
Did the guy "steal" internet? Debatable; technically if the access was there and he didn't "hack" anything, then he didn't steal it. It's the same with open WiFi - until it's "secured" it's like leaving a door open. Regardless, that's not the point and I will not be debating this part with anyone who tries to troll it since it's a matter of opinion.
The point is that people should RESPECT each other. Stop hiding behind your keyboards and monitors and at least treat each other with a bit of respect. Explain to the guy why you won't help him, why you think it's stealing or at best unauthorized use, and then tell him why you think that he should be thankful for only being charged on a bill instead of being charged with all these other things. Spell it out, but don't be frickin' rude. Maybe he never considered the other side of it? Maybe he thought it was part of the other plan? Maybe? Just because you never thought of it that way doesn't make him an idiot, hippie, or anything else you can come up with that is as far as you know unjust.
As much as you people sit here and lecture him on ethics, perhaps you should look in the mirror and rethink how you treat people as well.
A little basic human respect goes a long way sometimes. Remember, what you write on the internet defines you forever since it never gets deleted.
EDIT: Only on this forum could I get voted down for asking people to respect each other. Says a lot about this group of people who claim to be so enlightened.
I really don't know why people on this forum have such a holier-than-thou attitude.
Did the guy "steal" internet? Debatable; technically if the access was there and he didn't "hack" anything, then he didn't steal it. It's the same with open WiFi - until it's "secured" it's like leaving a door open. Regardless, that's not the point and I will not be debating this part with anyone who tries to troll it since it's a matter of opinion.
The point is that people should RESPECT each other. Stop hiding behind your keyboards and monitors and at least treat each other with a bit of respect. Explain to the guy why you won't help him, why you think it's stealing or at best unauthorized use, and then tell him why you think that he should be thankful for only being charged on a bill instead of being charged with all these other things. Spell it out, but don't be frickin' rude. Maybe he never considered the other side of it? Maybe he thought it was part of the other plan? Maybe? Just because you never thought of it that way doesn't make him an idiot, hippie, or anything else you can come up with that is as far as you know unjust.
As much as you people sit here and lecture him on ethics, perhaps you should look in the mirror and rethink how you treat people as well.
A little basic human respect goes a long way sometimes. Remember, what you write on the internet defines you forever since it never gets deleted.
EDIT: Only on this forum could I get voted down for asking people to respect each other. Says a lot about this group of people who claim to be so enlightened.
Did the guy "steal" internet? Debatable; technically if the access was there and he didn't "hack" anything, then he didn't steal it. It's the same with open WiFi - until it's "secured" it's like leaving a door open. Regardless, that's not the point and I will not be debating this part with anyone who tries to troll it since it's a matter of opinion.
The point is that people should RESPECT each other. Stop hiding behind your keyboards and monitors and at least treat each other with a bit of respect. Explain to the guy why you won't help him, why you think it's stealing or at best unauthorized use, and then tell him why you think that he should be thankful for only being charged on a bill instead of being charged with all these other things.
Then I must be dreaming because I swear I saw all of those things.
You didn't?