The p3droid rumors are true. Verizon found me and shook me down. Here is our interaction written verbatim:
[Knock, Knock]
[Two men outside my door. Both dressed in black suit and tie with sunglasses on. Both had an earpiece in one ear with a wire running into their collars. One guy is huge like the size of an ape.]
[BTW, MIB = Man in Black = smaller guy]
Me : Can I help you?
MIB: Do you know why we are here?
Me : Listen, I already bought 3 boxes of cookies but if the both of you hurry that way, you might catch up with the rest of your girl scout troop.
[I tried to closed the door but he jams his foot in the door.]
MIB: Are you freezyfreaky?
Me : Please. Call me Mr. Freaky. Who the hell are you?
MIB: Let’s just say we work for a certain all-you-can-eat chinese buffet called Big Red. I am here to collect the bill and my big friend here is going to make sure you cooperate.
Me : What are you talking about?
MIB: If chinese food is an unlimited data plan, you are a phone, and your laptop is your girlfriend... and from the looks of you, it probably is... for the past year, your fat pig of a girlfriend has been hogging out for free.
MIB: I will let you know that as a man of stature in life, I score nothing but smokeshows. Now if you and your life-partner would just get out of my doorway...
MIB: Not so fast, Freakshow.
Me : Mr. Freaky.
MIB: Ever heard of TBH?
Me : To be honest?
MIB: That would be in your best interest.
Me : No. TBH. To. Be. Honest.
MIB: Dont get smart with me, BrainFreeze.
Me : Mr. Freaky.
MIB: You know as well as I do it stands for Team Black Hat.
Me : Sounds like you guys to me.
MIB: We have records of illegal tethering using a cell phone with a phone number of [redacted]. Look. We know it was you. Make this easy on yourself.
Me : I don’t know what you are talking about.
MIB: Is your cell phone number [redacted]?
Me : Doesn’t sound familiar.
[Suddenly, my cell phone rings in my pocket.]
MIB: Do you want to answer that, FreebieWeebie?
[I look up and see Gorilla in the Mist with a cell phone to his ear.]
Me : How long did it take to train him to use a cell phone? More importantly, can he talk?
MIB: You shut up and listen. I’m going to be doing all the talking here. I see you only have 2 choices. You can sign this contract where you pay $20 per month for tethering with a 2GB limit for the next 2 years...
Me : Or what?
MIB: Pretend it is right before the Grammys, your doorway being a rented lamborghini, my big friend here is Chris Brown, and you are Rihanna. The difference is you never sold millions of records and never had a hit song named Umbrella.
Me : Sounds like a great deal. Where do I sign?
MIB: Right here. Thank you for choosing Verizon Wireless, Mr. Freaky. It was great doing business with you.