FCC Forces Verizon To Allow Tethering Apps
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As far as I know this only applies to this particular spectrum as far as the access policy. Sucks for the AT&T and T-Mo customers.
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Correct. The open access rule only applies to this block of this band, so it doesn't even apply to any other 700 Mhz licensee.
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Well...yeah...but considering no other customer is taking it hard like Verizon customers a little bit of relief is welcome. About time...now let's see what it takes to get throttled by Verizon... I don't really think my streaming ESPN is going to make a dent.
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Well this is good news for us legacy unlimited data folks. I'm planning on getting a tablet. The vast majority of the time I will use widely available free WiFi. But there are some places (cough , cough Las Vegas hotels, and other high end hotels etc....) want to charge you anywhere from $9.00 to $29.00 a day for the privilege of using their WiFi. So with a low cost app on the rare occasion when I need internet at a reasonable price with out adding a extra 20.00 a month tethering plan I can use the 4g on my new phone . It just a nice option to have .
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