Warez Vs. Tethering

**Darkjedi** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Genjinaro

Ok thats is wrong (nt accurate beyond a doubt).

My account with the U727 usb air card is not capped at 5GB.
New users who are not on a business account or corporate, may come under this.

This "cap" isn't universal. I frequently go over 5GB a month on my Unlimited account with Sprint. And my contract is honored to do so without scrutiny.

I can verify this.

700MB+ over and counting. No alterations in my serivce & this is the 5th month in a row that I have done so.

From what I remember the 5GB is a soft-cap and Sprint will let you go over. However if you go over multiple months in a row (or something about 1 in 3 months? don't remember) they have the ability to cut your service. I have not heard any reports of anyone actually getting cut off however. This arguing about the 5GB cap is definitely out the boundary of the OP though. I don't think the legality of tethering without PAM was really in question and proving a 5GB cap exists doesn't really mean much besides Sprint is trying to stop people from abusing their networks.

crazychef · #2 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by darkjedi007

From what I remember the 5GB is a soft-cap and Sprint will let you go over. However if you go over multiple months in a row (or something about 1 in 3 months? don't remember) they have the ability to cut your service. I have not heard any reports of anyone actually getting cut off however. This arguing about the 5GB cap is definitely out the boundary of the OP though. I don't think the legality of tethering without PAM was really in question and proving a 5GB cap exists doesn't really mean much besides Sprint is trying to stop people from abusing their networks.

and TELUS just did this to someone on this site...

**Darkjedi** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by crazychef

and TELUS just did this to someone on this site...

He wasn't cut off, but merely warned that he is going to be charged for PAM service. Not to mention that he didn't say that he went over the 5GB limit and only that he Telus noticed this PAM usage.

crazychef · #4 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by darkjedi007

He wasn't cut off, but merely warned that he is going to be charged for PAM service. Not to mention that he didn't say that he went over the 5GB limit and only that he Telus noticed this PAM usage.

actually i think he made it quite clear that he was WAY UNDER the cap, and they still notfied him.. he said, he never used it that much..

never said he was cut off.. your guys point is cell companies dont care, well in his/this case TELUS does at the moment..

**Darkjedi** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by crazychef

actually i think he made it quite clear that he was WAY UNDER the cap, and they still notfied him.. he said, he never used it that much..

never said he was cut off.. your guys point is cell companies dont care, well in his/this case TELUS does at the moment..

my only point in the matter is that theres no reason for PPCGeeks to limit free speech in this matter except as defined in the DMCA. I personally didn't question the legality of the issue of tethering without paying.

crazychef · #6 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by darkjedi007

my only point in the matter is that theres no reason for PPCGeeks to limit free speech in this matter except as defined in the DMCA. I personally didn't question the legality of the issue of tethering without paying.

ok..good.. but ppc isnt not doing this, beacuse you dont feel its wrong..

im making a case TO PPC, to please include and consider this a banned topic as well, due to the nature of what were really doing..

this is a new topic, lets give it time to be addressed properly by the admin

wraith79 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by darkjedi007

He wasn't cut off, but merely warned that he is going to be charged for PAM service. Not to mention that he didn't say that he went over the 5GB limit and only that he Telus noticed this PAM usage.

So far as I know, Telus doesn't have a 5gb limit! You tether, its 8$/mb, right from the get-go; Which is ridiculous. Roger's only charges 0.35 cents a mb. Considerable difference, no!?

crazychef · #8 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wraith79

So far as I know, Telus doesn't have a 5gb limit! You tether, its 8$/mb, right from the get-go; Which is ridiculous. Roger's only charges 0.35 cents a mb. Considerable difference, no!?

look im not going to into telus' stuff again, but google search TELUS 5gb data cap, and u get a zillion results stating they do have the same cap, though i foound a few that said its 1gb of usuage for 65bucks, and one that boasted the cap was 10gb, but listed no pricing