Is it safe to use the mogul as modem??

[Yankeez]

I have the SERO plan, want to use my mogul just to surf the net/check email will sprint charge me extra for this?

I wanted to use the Internet Sharing that already comes loaded on the phone

[isangmahal]

Depends on the traffic you plan to do with it.

For casual e-mail checking/ low bandwidth stuff, it works great. There are parts on campus that don't have wireless, hence this little baby comes in handy.

Youtube and streaming sites, however, it might tip off Sprint to what you are doing, though I only watch Youtube on my Mogul and not using the wireless part of it.

[Yankeez]

ya i dont plan on streaming or watching youtube videos, just to surf some forums, and go to like cnn, engadget, slickdeals, digg etc

[anotherv8blazer]

im on the sero plan and i do all kinda stuff... hell i stream radio all day long for 10 hours and then use the phone as modem for my laptop and nothings been said yet... the streaming radio im sure uses tons of data but with the sero you get unlimited data so its all good in my book

[x10guy]

Just curious. Has there been any PPCgeek forum members that have "gotten the attention of Sprint" for using too much data?

I've always heard about the "don't use too much data" warning but has anyone actually gotten a warning from Sprint or charged for it?

[InvincibleLiving]

x10, no not that i've heard of directly. though i dont have sero, i use my mogul excluesively as my source of internet connection for my laptop... so i KNOW i'm killin the data usage, but i also have unlimited data... so if you go to a buffet do you only eat one plate?? lol

[Genjinaro]

PDAphones like the Mogul = no

Featurephone teathering, like the A900, RAZR etc = Yeah you'll see warnings.


Funny Samsung UpStage users don't catch heat either if their NAI & whatnot is disabled. Must be data intensive as well...

[VR4ever]

I have the SERO plan with Sprint and tether with it. I've downloaded files/streamed video with it. I know I've gone through a good amount of data with it. I use WMWifiRouter or USBModem. I'd use it more often but my high-speed at home has a must faster upload rate. However, I use way more data through GPS in Google Maps. I've used as high as 2MB/s before messing with the satellite and traffic views, zooming in and out while moving on the highway. I've never received any additional charges on my bill. As long as you make the right registry edits, I doubt you'll get caught for tethering.

[Yankeez]

how do i make these registry edits?

[x10guy]

So is this an Urban Legend?

I've heard it soooo many times from various people... but it's always
"they heard... that Sprint does this to heavy data users"