Re: Usage (was Re: [Fed-Talk] Your Help Needed
Re: Usage (was Re: [Fed-Talk] Your Help Needed
- Subject: Re: Usage (was Re: [Fed-Talk] Your Help Needed
- From: "Blackmon Jerry (Contractor)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:25:27 -0400
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- Thread-topic: Usage (was Re: [Fed-Talk] Your Help Needed
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On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:17 PM, Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC wrote:
> The worst part is that this will encourage others to up the ante as well. Wifi folks will be paying higher prices based on what the market will bear with AT&T prices, etc.
>
> It's like what's happening in California with the paper bag issue. With the oil spill the sensitive souls are decrying the use of plastic bags (no more plastic hangers...oh, wait...) and they're switching to paper bags instead. Only they're going to charge you for the paper bag or tell you to bring your own tote bags if you don't like it. And what will consumers do? Nothing. They'll pay for paper bags they've alreadypaid for in recycling costs and on it goes because the market knows it can get away with it.
>
> What it will take for price gougers and profiteers everywhere to stop taking advantage of consumers is for consumers not to stand for it. But we put our toys and conveninece first, so that's unlikely to happen.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden>
> Date: Friday, June 4, 2010 11:35
> Subject: Re: Usage (was Re: [Fed-Talk] Your Help Needed
> To: Dave Schroeder <email@hidden>
> Cc: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
>
>
>> I pay for tethering built in on 2.1 with sprint. I'm not asking
>> for a
>> handout. I'm asking for a fair deal.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:27 AM, "Dave Schroeder" < wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ) wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you upgrade or want tethering you will lose the grandfather.
>>>>
>>>> Good bye and good riddance to AT&T.
>>>>
>>>> I'll respond to the others regarding comments on my other email but i
>>>> am moments from porting the phone over.
>>>
>>> I'll save you the trouble:
>>>
>>> When Sprint disables tethering on Android 2.2 on your EVO, you're
>>> going to ignore your contract provisions, not pay the $29.99/mo
>>> Sprint charges for tethering, and hack your phone and do tethering
>>> anyway in violation of your terms of service. (How is that any
>>> different from AT&T again, especially with the grandfathered data
>>> plan in your case?)
>>>
>>> For someone with such an apparent respect for contracts that you
>>> think AT&T should be held to the same terms for data plans
>>> indefinitely for people who aren't even AT&T customers yet, you sure
>>> have little respect for them yourself...
>>>
>>> - Dave
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