[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On Sat, 24 Dec 2011, Rob Beard wrote:
Probably worth checking with your provider though to see if they allow tethering.
From what I gather, they all say you can't tether unless you buy asuitable contract that specifically allows it... However, again, from what I gather, none of them does anything about it. Data is data. They can tell if a phone is being tethered (unless you go out of your way to spoof browser headers, but then they need to DPI check for them anyway)
It's a complete anachronism these days and the mobile companies should get over it and just sell data as data without caring what it's connected to. My android phone is fully capable of sucking/sending as much data on its own as a laptop 'tethered' to it.
Images *are* compressed though - all the mobile operators intercept web browsing, force proxy you and compress images. It's a rather novel method and is normally unobtrusive on small devices. You'll see references to 1.2.3.4 as you're browsing...
So if you want true, un-intercepted data then you need to VPN out. Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq