[sllug-members]: Cingular now blocking tethered devices?

[Brad Midgley]

Guys

(hi Lou! :)

>>> If your chief consideration is affordability, then Sprint is the way to go.
>>> I'd rather have Verizon service and coverage, but Sprint has them beat
>>> hands down on price. T-Mobile, from what I hear, is deplorable along the
>>> Wasatch Front. Cingular/ATT is getting back on its feet, but they seem to
>>> have a standard policy against anything unlimited, period. 
> 
> I don't recall where on their site I found it but I am signed up for
> Cingular's "Internet/MEdia Net" service which is unlimited.  It has
> provided me with tethered service through my bluetooth Nokia for the
> past year and has worked just fine for me.  The cost is $19.99.

I was signed up for the $20 plan with my new account w/ new razr v3xx,
but long downloads would consistently fail at about 5MB (using
wap.cingular ap). isp.cingular would not connect until I called and
switched to the $60/mo. Now isp.cingular will work and long downloads
can finish.

So it's exactly the same price as verizon to get the same service, so
for me the switch only has the advantage that I could put the sim card
in an openmoko or in a new laptop with umts built in.

brad