[AusNOG] 'X' carrier tethering on iPhone v3.0

[Andrew Cox]

Stay tuned, later this year I'm working on a NOC-in-a-van project, it 
might be something I'll use.

Greg wrote:
> iphone Colo?
>
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> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Cox
> Sent: Friday, 19 June 2009 2:11 PM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] 'X' carrier tethering on iPhone v3.0
>
> *waits for see someone in the US to setup multiple iPhone 3GS's on AT&T 
> and use them as a load-balanced internet connection*
>
> Andrew Cox
>   
>> Someone in the office here made the observation that it's easy to see
>> why AT&T/EDGE wants to charge extra in the US, it's because they've  
>> offered
>> unlimited data with their iPhone plans and used the fact that it's
>> too inconvenient to utilize billions of gigabytes per month on a  
>> handheld
>> device as a self-limiting mechanism.
>>
>> Tethering changes the gameplan there quite a bit, in that the self- 
>> limiting
>> mechanism goes away when you're using the same network on a laptop.
>>
>> But you're right about Australia:  With carriers charging for data,
>> they ought to be encouraging customers to find as many ways as  
>> possible to
>> use it.  More usage = more money.
>>
>>    - mark
>>
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>>   (W)
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