[ale] Verizon has to leave me alone now

[Jim Kinney]

That was good news! I'm long overdue for a phone hacking day. My Droid
1 is still running the stock load with stock updates.

<hangs head in shame>

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
> At the ALE talk on CyanogenMod  ( http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ ) I
> mentioned that one advantage to loading a free build of Android was
> that you get tethering/wifi with the build, while Verizon wanted to
> charge you $20 a month for the privilege of using your smartphone as a
> modem for your computer.  In the Q/A, we discussed whether Verizon
> might throw you off their network or punish you otherwise for
> tethering your phone without paying the $20 to them.
>
> That has now changed.  The FCC has ordered Verizon to allow tethering,
> on the grounds that charging for it restricts public access to the
> airwaves. ( http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57485518-94/what-verizons-fcc-tethering-settlement-means-to-you-faq/
> ) The decision was reached WRT to 4G networking, which my phone does
> not support, but it appears that Verizon is knuckling under on 3G as
> well.
>
> Hurray.  Now go out and FIX YOUR PHONE!
>
>
> -- CHS
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