Comments on: FCC to Verizon: You Can No Longer Block Tethering Apps, Please Pay $1.25 Million to Say You are Sorry

By: Nino Brunori

Nino Brunori — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:20:00 +0000

Verizon has a long history of locking down their phones in order to Nickle and Dime you.
You don’t remember when you had to PAY for ring tones. The USB port was blocked so you couldn’t use your PC to send your own mp3 or midi file.

Anyone forget last scandal when they tried to make you pay a fee to pay your bill?

Verizon’s is only out for itself and at the first of the year I’m paying off my contract and going to Virgin.

By: Lambo_21

Lambo_21 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:32:00 +0000

fair point

By: J Dub

J Dub — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:55:00 +0000

A little round about isn’t it? I’d rather just do it my way.

By: 4n1m4L

4n1m4L — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-f2T4cCWI
works the same in play as it does in android market

By: J Dub

J Dub — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0000

I must just be an idiot because when I search “Google Wallet” it doesn’t show up. Also, even more of an idiot because when I follow a link directly to Wallet it shows incompatible with all my devices. Maybe you could help me out here.

By: 4n1m4L

4n1m4L — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:59:00 +0000

ok, wrong, wrong and wrong… If you just use the widely published trick that involves opening play from the browser first, you install it directly from the market. Un-modified, un-molested, un-compromised. I have done it myself both on the android market and on google play.

By: J Dub

J Dub — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:33:00 +0000

The fact that you have to change the build.prop on your phone so that it shows up as a different phone and side load the app. You can’t just go into the Play store and download Wallet when on Verizon. It’s got to be side loaded and most likely a patched version.

By: Champion1229

Champion1229 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:42:00 +0000

I just got the ICS update today and when I went to use FoxFi, it doesnt work….but I think we’re getting somewhere because it’s broadcasting the network but for some reason (and a lot of people on different forum are saying the same thing) FoxFi fails to give out IP addresses, etc so nothing can connect to the network. I’m hoping that since this is an issue with FoxFi (not HTC blocking the transmission) that an update will fix it!

By: julius

julius — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:54:00 +0000

Will the ics update unroot my rooted rezound?

By: igloobunny

igloobunny — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0000

Oops, sorry, I was just trying to be funny. Clearly unsuccessful. Though it might be amusing if Verizon used the fine as an excuse not to release an ICS update…

By: dmagicp

dmagicp — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:02:00 +0000

And There you have it. What was once considered “stealing” is now normal. And what was the corporate “almighty” is now the criminal. Funny how things change. Next they are going to make them stop teired data. Wait and see.

By: feztheforeigner

feztheforeigner — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:10:00 +0000

I choose root out of the box, an unlocked bootloader, Google Wallet, free tethering, bloatware-free, stock Android setting…

By: Larizard

Larizard — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Ah, would it be wrong for me to disconnect my laptop from my home wifi and tether through my phone instead? #sweetrevenge #fcukverizon

By: Greg Humlicek

Greg Humlicek — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:24:00 +0000

Can you please do a follow up article soon about which tethering apps are now the best to use? I personally use FoxFi but myself, and possibly others, may want to know what our best options are. Id really appreciate it! Thanks!

By: Dominick White

Dominick White — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:13:00 +0000

yes it is a lot cheaper for me, and plus i never used that much data anyways, i got the 6gb plan just in case, but i dont think we will ever use that much data