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Verizon Cracks Down On Jailbreak Tethering

Posted by timothy on from the nickels-and-dimes-and-dollars-oh-my dept.

tekgoblin writes "Verizon, like AT&T has now started blocking jailbroken phones from using un-sanctioned tethering apps. Verizon will now require users to be subscribed to a mobile tethering plan to be able to use tethering at all." So which mobile company's actually any good for 3G tethering, voice service aside? My Virgin Mobile MiFi (bought under a plan no longer available) is theoretically unlimited and "only" $40/month, but has had too much downtime for my taste, and atrocious customer service.

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  1. How do they tell? by jsnipy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How do they even tell tethered traffic from non?

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    1. Re:How do they tell? by mlts · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I use VPNs all the time on my cell phone, and never for tethering. I don't really trust most wireless networks out there, so having my traffic going through an encrypted tunnel out is something I do as a matter of routine. A lot of "free" Wi-Fi places also have ad injectors (a la Phorm) so having an encrypted link gets rid of third party meddling in what I am doing.