[maemo-users] Iphone + tethering - No Way

[From: Kevin T. Neely]

RDP and VNC are pretty light as far as full graphical protocols go, although
you may be right about eating up the usage.  Still, I'd imagine actually
DOING the web browsing on a tethered phone would use just as much data.  I
can easily chew through 20-30MB on  train ride just doing my mail.

ICA is Citrix's lighter protocol.

K

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 7:04 PM, John Holmblad <
jholmblad at acadiasecurenets.com> wrote:

> Jonathan,
>
> I did not ask the sales rep, HOW ATT prevents tethering on the iphone
> and it did not occur to me that they would use the user identity and
> account info derived from the SIM to prevent tethering. For that to
> work, the ATT network would have to be able to determine when a device
> was attempting to tether while authenticated with a SIM and user account
> that did not allow that. I just assume that the iphone hw+sw was
> designed to not include tethering capability, from Apple, at least. As
> Jose points out, there is at least one app available to turn the iphone
> into an IEEE 802.11 Access Point.
>
> Now, I have to ask, does "jailbreaking" the iphone violate the ATT
> commercial terms of its use on the ATT Network?
>
>
> And speaking of data volume limits for these plans, I have learned that
> a good way to exceed the 5gb limit per month of either ATT's or Verizon
> Wireless's data plan is to start doing RDP or VNC sessions to other
> computers/servers from a computer that is tethered to your mobile
> device. Then launch a www browser on the target computer/server and
> visit your typical www sites (I am not even talking about, say youtube
> here) using that browser on that computer/server. With all the rich
> graphics. and dancing baloney on today's typical www site you will
> quickly  consume that 5 gb on the mobile network with all the graphical
> content being played out over the RDP or VNC session. Actually I am
> making a bit of an assumption here, because so far I have only tried
> this using RDP. VNC may be more bit efficient.
>
>  I understand that Citrix, the original developer of the RDP components
> that Microsoft uses, themselves have a more efficient version of RDP
> (RDP+?} that is, well, more efficient when it comes to the video part of
> RDP.
>
> In fact, and speaking only based on my experience with the typical real
> bandwidths (~300kbps in the direction to the tethered device) that I get
> over the Verizon Wireless network in the locations where I use it, I get
> that old "dial up/slow-mo" feeling sometimes when using this service.
> The performance  is bad enough that I wish it would be better, but good
> enough that I keep using it.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> John Holmblad
>
>
>
> Acadia Secure Networks, LLC
>
> * *
>
>
> Jonathan Greene wrote:
> > I've been using the original iPhone SIM in various devices for years
> > now and I tether all kinds of mobile devices from laptops, N810,
> > netbooks ... no issues. I've cleared 2Gb a few times, but 5 would be
> > more like your only connection ...
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Kevin T. Neely
> > <ktneely at astroturfgarden.com> wrote:
> >
> >> FWIW, I don't have an iphone, but I do have a $15/mo unlimited (which
> means
> >> 5GB) plan from AT&T and I tether my laptop to that.
> >>
> >> K
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:27 PM, John Holmblad
> >> <jholmblad at acadiasecurenets.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> All,
> >>>
> >>> I finally had a chance to visit an ATT store near me to check out
> iphone
> >>> service plan pricing. In the process I learned that the iphone does NOT
> >>> support tethering (via bluetooth or otherwise) of other devices to it
> >>> for the purpose of Internet access for such other devices. Furthermore
> I
> >>> learned that ATT, like Verizon Wireless, has 2 choices of data plans
> for
> >>> those devices that DO support tethering as explained to me by their
> >>> salesperson. These choices are
> >>>
> >>>    1. Device only Internet access                               $30
> >>>    US/month
> >>>
> >>>    2. #1 above + Device Tethering capability          $60 US/month^1
> >>>    (there is a limit of 5gb/month put on this)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ATT also has a data only plan for users who just want to use a USB or
> >>> Cardbus adapter for mobile Internet access for their PC or other
> device.
> >>> The monthly charge for that plan, called "Data Connect" is $60/month
> >>> also with a 5gb limit but with overage charges for use beyond the 5
> >>> gb/month.
> >>>
> >>> I should note that the $60 US/month for  pricing plan #2 above from ATT
> >>> compares with a price of $44.99 US/month^2 from Verizon which has the
> >>> same 5gb monthly limit (stated in its fine print), a ~$15 US/month
> price
> >>> difference in favor of Verizon Wireless vs ATT.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Best Regards,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> John Holmblad
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Acadia Secure Networks, LLC
> >>>
> >>> * *
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> <mailto:jholmblad at verizon.net>
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