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AT&T Could Cut Off P2P Users
malign noted that AT&T has stated that using P2P on their 3G wireless network is grounds for disconnection. The lobbyist told congress "Use of a P2P file sharing application would constitute a material breach of contract for which the user's service could be terminated."
Fuck. Off.
1. Profanity on AT&T's network will be fined at $0.99 per incident
2. Failure to return mother-in-law's call will temporarily disable all other outgoing calls.
3. Calling ex-girlfriend after 10 pm will be charged at time-and-a-half.
4. Using map feature to locate a Verizon retail store will cause your handset to be remotely bricked.
5. Calling AT&T customer service will result in temporary data throughput reduction.
6. Calling three friends in a row within a three minute period will result in suspension of outgoing call privileges.
This sounds like an excellent way to get out of an ATT contract without early cancellation fees.
Buy an iPhone for $300; get ATT contract. Tether the iPhone to your laptop and install a fresh copy of WoW.
They drop you and you don't have to pay for the rest of the contract.
I'd rather you do it wrong, than for me to have to do it at all.
Must ... not ... lose.. temper ...
Just because its in the contract doesn't make it legal.
If someone is passing you on the right, you are an asshole for driving in the wrong lane.
[4,k: not] operate a server in connection with the Services including but not limited to mail, news, file, gopher, telnet, chat, web, or host configuration servers, multimedia streamers, or multi-user interactive forums;
That's why I won't move to Canada. If I can't run my gopher server - well, what's the point of living??