T-Mobile's Legere Calls Users Who Exploit Tethering Workarounds 'Thieves' and Vows to Throttle Them

[Ollie]

All I'm saying is, he's crying just like VZW did. And for all it's chest thumping, power and resources, VZW never really pursued it. Maybe TMo will terminate these customers, but otherwise I think he's making empty threats.

I don't think they will have a very hard time proving it to be honest. TMO knows everything about your phone. For instance, they know that my phone is rooted. It tells me so in the diagnostics app.

I don't know what to make of Legere. It must be a slow news day for him so he had to trumpet something from the rooftops like he always does.

 

[kodiak799]

I don't know what to make of Legere. It must be a slow news day for him so he had to trumpet something from the rooftops like he always does.

^^^This. He seems to fancy himself part Steve Jobs, part Richard Branson, maybe with a little Elon Musk thrown in.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

What's funny to me is that this is the first time he's launched an "attack" that wasn't in the scope of the "un-carrier." This, to me, screams carrier move, even though I agree that they've got it in their terms how much data you're allotted for tethering and those that are abusing it aren't doing the right thing.

 

[Ollie]

I could see a public rant if millions of people were doing it. I think the article said 3,000.

Unless this is a publicity stunt directed at the FCC then you can chalk it up to Legere being Legere.

 

[cybertec69]

They weren't very forthcoming about which method they evolved to be able to differentiate tethered vs mobile, but to me it's a non-issue as I don't bypass tethering agreements.

They are not going to tell you what methods they used, it's like giving the perpetrators the new code to the safe.

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[cybertec69]

What's funny to me is that this is the first time he's launched an "attack" that wasn't in the scope of the "un-carrier." This, to me, screams carrier move, even though I agree that they've got it in their terms how much data you're allotted for tethering and those that are abusing it aren't doing the right thing.

That was not abuse, 2 TB on your 7 GB tethering plan, really, let's get real here. They far exceeded the word abuse.

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[Jonny Kansas]

That was not abuse, 2 TB on your 7 GB tethering plan, really, let's get real here. They far exceeded the word abuse.

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Well, yeah, but what's a better word for it? Malicious consumption? Haha

 

[xeene]

When I was tethering in our vacation house on Verizon 4g network I burned through 120gb in not even 3 days. But I was streaming and torrenting 24/7 in those days. So it's definitely possible.

 

[Caesars]

Personally I believe if people use 2tb of data on his or her phone, they should be left alone as unlimited is advertising as such.

BUT.... if people are tethering 2tb a month, clearly it's not the same thing.

Can a company detect when "work arounds" are in place to achieve this high data?

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Edit: maybe I should have read the second page via my app,lol.