<p dir="ltr">The problem isn't with "sheep", its with monopolies. There's four main cell phone companies and what minimal choice they let us have is limited further by a desire to have a useful device. I have verizon, possibly the worst offender, because I need my cell phone to work as much as possible.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 3, 2013 11:34 AM, "maestro" <<a href="mailto:maestro415@gmail.com">maestro415@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
thanks to all...<br>
all info is great and supports what i have found on my own...<br>
it will be great for everyone out there to NOT do business with any<br>
companies that do not openly support tethering on unlimited data<br>
plans...<br>
but i guess as long as there are sheep...<br>
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On 1/2/13, Taylor Alexander <<a href="mailto:tlalexander@gmail.com">tlalexander@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> That requires an app on the PC you're tethering with (it's not wifi<br>
> tethering), but it works, and the developer is cool and supports the open<br>
> source community.<br>
><br>
> I was going to comment on this earlier, but really ANY android phone that<br>
> you can install cyanogenmod or AOSP/AOKP on will work for WiFi tethering<br>
> (those builds will have tethering included - it's actually part of stock<br>
> android but carriers remove it).<br>
><br>
> Also, if you want Wifi tethering, that can use a lot of power - sometimes<br>
> more power than a charger normally can provide, meaning that even plugged<br>
> in, the phone's battery might drop or even die with heavy use. Most likely<br>
> though that won't really happen.<br>
><br>
> As far as no contract, unlimited data, etc, I have no idea. I think Sprint<br>
> might still allow unlimited data, but I'm not sure.<br>
><br>
> I tether all the time with my Galaxy Nexus on Verizon without any tethering<br>
> data plan and no one ever seems to notice, so I think the only issue is<br>
> finding a carrier that will give you unlimited data.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 6:49 PM, maestro <<a href="mailto:maestro415@gmail.com">maestro415@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> *anyone know this app, have used, thoughts???...<br>
>><br>
>> *<br>
>> <<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5872489/clockworkmod-tether-tethers-your-android-phone-for-free-no-root-required" target="_blank">http://lifehacker.com/5872489/clockworkmod-tether-tethers-your-android-phone-for-free-no-root-required</a>><<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5872489/clockworkmod-tether-tethers-your-android-phone-for-free-no-root-required" target="_blank">http://lifehacker.com/5872489/clockworkmod-tether-tethers-your-android-phone-for-free-no-root-required</a>><br>
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>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 10:31 AM, maestro <<a href="mailto:maestro415@gmail.com">maestro415@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> *thanks...<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Dean Mao <<a href="mailto:dean.mao@hackerdojo.com">dean.mao@hackerdojo.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> I use the tmobile 4g plan, 100 minutes, 5GB data, no contract, $30 a<br>
>>>> month. I use the data plan to provide me with "extra minutes" via<br>
>>>> google<br>
>>>> voice and my freeswitch voip server. The extra minutes via my voip<br>
>>>> server<br>
>>>> are around 1 cent a minute, or if it's from google voice it's free.<br>
>>>> I'm<br>
>>>> just using an old Nexus S phone running cyanogenmod 9, but I assume you<br>
>>>> can<br>
>>>> probably get any cyanogenmod compatible phone and it would work fine.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 2:09 PM, maestro <<a href="mailto:maestro415@gmail.com">maestro415@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> *any good info on CURRENT/NEW droid or open source phones that can be<br>
>>>>> tethered WITHOUT $charges or drop in data transfer after any point in<br>
>>>>> time<br>
>>>>> (of course having to hack this is fine as long as it WORKS ALL THE<br>
>>>>> TIME)<br>
>>>>> will be much appreciated and you can hit me off-list or let others know<br>
>>>>> in<br>
>>>>> a continuing thread...<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> *also which data plan company (if one) please...<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> basic requirements:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> 1. must be open source and fully hackable<br>
>>>>> 2. best price possible<br>
>>>>> 3. have physical keypad(i will sacrifice this if there is no other<br>
>>>>> choice but really prefer to have one)<br>
>>>>> 4. must be able to tether unlimited (can leave online as long i<br>
>>>>> want) at highest possible unlimited data rate<br>
>>>>> 5. prefer no contract (if i can't get around this, one with a low<br>
>>>>> flat rate)<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> i will be looking around on droid dev/hack sites, hackaday/lifehacker<br>
>>>>> <a href="http://et.al" target="_blank">et.al</a> but like to see what you folks come with...<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> so far new htc droid and another have caught my eye but being how new<br>
>>>>> they are not much hacking on them yet...<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> thanks for any and all knowledge...<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> happy new year...<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
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>>>> Dean Mao<br>
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