On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:54 AM, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was doing this for a while with my Verizon phone, basically realizing > that they only reason I was being allowed to surf with my time charged as > minutes (meaning free at night) was because my phone was so old they > couldn't tell the difference between a USB/BT connection and one from the > phone's browser. It basically meant I couldn't upgrade phones without > being charged for "tethered mode".
I do this (the PPP connection charged as regular Verizon cell minutes) with my RAZR and Bluetooth. The 1xRTT speed leaves something to be desired, but it's OK if you just want to check email or hop over to NAO or FIBS. However, since I'm an AT&T DSL customer, it's great to have WiFi for free at Barnes & Noble now... and I'm looking forward to the Starbucks AT&T rollout as well. > So, I upgraded, to an iPhone, giving up laptop data for a decent browser > and mail client in the phone. Now you're just bragging. I'd love to have an iPhone, but AT&T cell coverage in the extreme southwest corner of San Diego (almost National City) isn't the best. Plus, I just bought an iMac in November, so my gadget budget is dry for a while. -- Brad Beyenhof http://augmentedfourth.com I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. ~ Galileo Galilei, astronomer and physicist (1564-1642) -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
