Re: ATT suggests [iPhone] heavy data users overloading cell sites, must stop or pay?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Bob Frankston" <bob2-39 () bobf frankston com>
Date: December 12, 2009 3:43:43 PM EST
To: <dave () farber net>, "'ip'" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: RE: [IP] re ATT suggests [iPhone] heavy data users overloading cell sites, must stop or pay?

They bundle full tethering in every Windows Mobile phone. In fact it’s not just a modem but an NAT/access point. So why 
are iPhones denied the same capability? Of course you can also unlock all their other phones after 90 days. Why is the 
iPhone so very limited?
 
Now that Ed Whitacre is at GM are they going to introduce a mileage cap? While we’re at it it’s interesting to 
speculate on the business model for GM’s OnStar. Why don’t they offer on it anyone’s car – silos prevent value from 
escaping to the larger market.
 
From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] 
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 14:42
To: ip
Subject: [IP] re ATT suggests heavy data users overloading cell sites, must stop or pay?
 




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From: Mark Laubach <markmatmos () gmail com>
Date: December 12, 2009 1:04:52 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] ATT suggests heavy data users overloading cell sites, must stop or pay?

For IP if you want.  Just my personal reaction to hearing this being an issue.

So why is AT&T whining at this?  Well known issue in advance.  I'm guessing
either they are a bit behind demand on putting up infrastructure and want to
shift attention to the "heavy users" (there will always be heavy users, duh...,
dusting off the old blame envelopes from (B)ISDN?....) or they are posturing 
for wanting to change rates before allowing "tethering" (using the iPhone, 
etc. as a data modem for the laptop?  Hmmm.

Just another data point on roadmap of what's steering the U.S. deeper
into the lackluster of the broadband wasteland.  Come on telco, pick up your 
end of the capacity log and let's get a move on and stop with old whinging.

Reminds me of the old situation: you walk in to an establishment and order
the all you can eat meal.  After awhile, the owners say, well that's all you
can eat, now leave (or pay up).

Got an iPhone a few weeks ago due to recent situation of not being near
Internet access as often. Love it.  Just don't tell me the Ministry of 
Telecomm Truth is changing the definition of "unlimited".....

Mark
ps. I was told in the Apple store that tethering is there technically, they [ATT]
just hasn't turned it on....

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:13 PM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
 
 
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From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed () reed com>
Date: December 11, 2009 10:42:46 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: ATT suggests heavy data users overloading cell sites, must stop or pay?
 
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/12/att-says-it-hopes-to-start-charging-smartphone-customers-for-heavy-data-usage.html

 
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