Does anyone else use wmwifirouter all day long?

[shaggylive]

Originally Posted by schettj

A real connection would be a sprint aircard, and associated service, if all you can get is cell.\

Its unlikely but possible that you live somewhere where there is EVDO service but no broadband, but it seems unlikely. I won't discount it.

This casual breaking of the TOS is overlooked by Sprint when the usage is sporadic and low (ie, now and then connect tethered to laptop) but they will eventually flag this kind of use.

I suggest you consider it if this is your home broadband. If for no other reason then you'll toast your phone after a few months...

www.wildblue.com

[sandiegodude]

Hey guys, I check my data usage on my two lines:
My "wmwifirouter" mogul= 2GB/month average
My "regular, non-tethered mogul= 3GB/month average
Yes, I stream a lot of slingplayer mobile, orb, download podcasts, and download some torrents directly to my phone. vs. my home pc conneciton which I use for general browsing, email, transferring files, and printing.
So basically, even my 2GB/month usage on my mogul via wmwifirouter is less than my ppc using evdo without wmfifirouter. How can sprint tell me i'm using too much bandwidth?
P.S. I have microsoft autoupdates disabled. :P

[sandiegodude]

wildblue looks cool, but you can't take it everywhere with you like an aircard or mogul. I enjoy using my mogul & laptop ala wmwifi while waiting for an oil change, waiting at the airport between flights etc.. It's soo handy!

[electronicrice]

Originally Posted by sparhawk6

You will surely be contacted by Sprint and probably later terminated if you used it as your primary internet connection at home. That is, unless you use it about as much as your average 80 year old. But the fact that you know what torrents are and are posting here leads me to believe that that is not true.

Ever since I got my Mogul I've used it as my primary internet connection. I downloaded movies, torrented games, downloaded music, surfed the web, IMed, etc. I averaged well over 10GB in data usage per month. And that was with sharing it over my router with my roommate. I've never once been contacted by Sprint and my account was never terminated. It is definitely possible and obviously Sprint is lax on the issue.

[shaggylive]

Originally Posted by sandiegodude

wildblue looks cool, but you can't take it everywhere with you like an aircard or mogul. I enjoy using my mogul & laptop ala wmwifi while waiting for an oil change, waiting at the airport between flights etc.. It's soo handy!

agreed, but

Originally Posted by electronicrice

Ever since I got my Mogul I've used it as my primary internet connection. I downloaded movies, torrented games, downloaded music, surfed the web, IMed, etc. I averaged well over 10GB in data usage per month. And that was with sharing it over my router with my roommate. I've never once been contacted by Sprint and my account was never terminated. It is definitely possible and obviously Sprint is lax on the issue.

using like this can only spell doom for the former

[sparhawk6]

Originally Posted by electronicrice

Ever since I got my Mogul I've used it as my primary internet connection. I downloaded movies, torrented games, downloaded music, surfed the web, IMed, etc. I averaged well over 10GB in data usage per month. And that was with sharing it over my router with my roommate. I've never once been contacted by Sprint and my account was never terminated. It is definitely possible and obviously Sprint is lax on the issue.

You're living life on the edge. The casual and minor breaking of the TOS is overlooked by Sprint, but you are abusing it. I can't imagine that they haven't at least looked at your account yet. They've just decided not to warn you ....yet. I don't even average over 10GB a month on my broadband connection over cable.

[rdd0512]

how is using 10 gb a breech of the tos. when u have an UNLIMITED data plan and when you check online it says UNLIMITED in the box next to the usage. i dont use 10 gb but flirt with 5 gb / a month

[sparhawk6]

Originally Posted by rdd0512

how is using 10 gb a breech of the tos. when u have an UNLIMITED data plan and when you check online it says UNLIMITED in the box next to the usage. i dont use 10 gb but flirt with 5 gb / a month

The data usage is not a breach of the TOS. Using your phone as a wifi router and sharing the EVDO connection with other devices IS a breach of the TOS.

[deviant.ones]

I am almost 100% certain if I used mine as a primary internet I would be flagged if not straight out terminated seeing that my average month of bandwidth at my home is 300-400GB Down and 100-200GB up.

[sparhawk6]

Originally Posted by deviant.ones

I am almost 100% certain if I used mine as a primary internet I would be flagged if not straight out terminated seeing that my average month of bandwidth at my home is 300-400GB Down and 100-200GB up.

Wow. Who is your ISP?