using a smartphone as laptop modem - Re: [Hidden-tech] Re: unlocking cell phones - how's Sprint for 3G 'roundthese parts?

[Christofer deHahn]

Andrew,

 

Like I mentioned before, if you want to subscribe to a tethering plan with
Sprint, it is known as a PAM (Phone As Modem) plan. It's usually $15/month
and has a 5GB/month cap. You do not need a PAM plan if you tether the phone
properly. Web data and file transfers are all counted as bytes of data. You
can check your usage on the My Sprint page. It is updated every few hours. 

 

Aircards from Sprint are also subject to the 5GB/month cap. The way Sprint
handles this is as follows. They average your data usage for the previous
three months. If this average exceeds 5GB/month, then they send you a letter
informing you of your "excessive usage". If this continues for some period
after the letter, usually another 2-3 months, then they will terminate your
account. You will not be subject to an ETF.

 

Chris

 

From: andybelak at gmail.com [mailto:andybelak at gmail.com] On Behalf Of andrew
bellak
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:01 AM
To: Christofer deHahn
Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: using a smartphone as laptop modem - Re: [Hidden-tech] Re:
unlocking cell phones - how's Sprint for 3G 'roundthese parts?

 

Well my Sprint Instinct is all charged up and ready to get a signal from the
carrier (being switched over from ATT.)

When it does, I'll test it out and report back.

Can someone weigh in on if web surfing counts towards a 5GB data plan or is
it only if you upload/download files?

I'm actually hoping to use the phone tethered as a modem to my laptop to run
a financial trading program which I'm guessing is a data/ bandwith hog :-)
so it won't fly that way and my laptop would need a separate mobile phone #
and wireless USB device from carrier (Sprint.)

Happy New Year all!

Best,
Andrew 

 

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