Got a good idea to stuck it to sprint with there unlimited nonsense

Central wrote:
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> <snip>
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> Any comments are welcomed.

You're an idiot.

Larry

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Excellent idea....that way you can overload the network to a certain
degree and cause inconvenience to other users who have nothing to do
with this issue in the first place.....

You Sir are a Moron.

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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 11:38:32 -0400, DONBO wrote:

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> Excellent idea....that way you can overload the network to a certain
> degree and cause inconvenience to other users who have nothing to do
> with this issue in the first place.....
>
> You Sir are a Moron.
Here I thought you paid to use the sprint network. Oh wait you are right sprint
deserves to have our money and give us nothing for it. Even customers who
have used sprint service for years still are not seen as valuable loyal
customers. The joke that is unlimited vision is just another slap in the
face. You can also rate limit so that the connection doesn't strain
service. One would hope sprint actually built a network to support their
current user base but most of us know better.

Central wrote:
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> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:09:35 +0000, Lawrence Glasser wrote:
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> > Central wrote:
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> Any comments are welcomed.
> >
> > You're an idiot.
> >
> > Larry
> good to see creative comments. I guess the real idiot are the people who
> pay for an unlimited service but then worry about getting charged extra or
> even disconnected when they actually use the service.

Am I happy to see Sprint not allow me to use my phone
as a modem, under my Vision plan?

Absolutely not.

My choices?

1) Accept their terms.
2) Don't accept their terms and fight them in court.
3) Don't accept their terms and drop the service.

Trying to screw them (and others, sharing bandwidth)
accomplishes absolutely nothing.

Larry

Bob Smith wrote:
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> "Central" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]...
> <snipped>
> > I personally have not got a call about vision usage because I do not abuse
> > the service nor do I use it as my primary isp. What will piss me off is
> > when sprint decides to count any weird bandwidth spike as laptop usage and
> > starts cutting off my service when I'm not even in my home state.
>
> So, let me get this straight. You use Vision connected to your laptop
> sporatically, haven't received any bad news from SPCS, and you are now
> complaining about something that hasn't happened yet?

Exactly.

If you're currently using your phone as a modem, and getting away with it,
why not just lay low?

Larry

By the way, if you *are* found to be abusing the system, they're not
going to suddenly drop your service, they'll issue a warning.

Central wrote:
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> <snip>
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> ... this makes them obligated to maintain and provide such services.

Yeah, but not to you!

Larry

Michael Lynch wrote:
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> "Lawrence Glasser" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Bob Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > So, let me get this straight. You use Vision connected to your laptop
> > > sporatically, haven't received any bad news from SPCS, and you are now
> > > complaining about something that hasn't happened yet?
> >
> > Exactly.
> >
> > If you're currently using your phone as a modem, and getting away with it,
> > why not just lay low?
> >
>
> The irony here is that most people would not even be aware of the issue if
> it weren't for this NG (and its Web-based brethren). More specifically,
> OSirus was the one who repeatedly stated there was now a crackdown, of
> sorts, going on--and that he himself was doing so.
>
> Unfortunately, he never really said what constituted "abuse." Further, I
> have not read one single post from someone who was cut off; or even warned
> (of course I might have missed such a post). Actually, I don't remember
> there being a warning involved: just an out-an-out termination of "Vision
> Packs."
>
> So yea, staying low seems to be the way to go. The one point I would agree
> with Central on -- especially if he really did sign up due to unlimited
> Vision -- is the uncertainty of it all. It really would be a PITA if you
> were cut off from Vision on a business trip.
>
> I just got back from a trip and was nervous myself. My new laptop was still
> set to automatically D/L Windows updates, and a few were indeed D/L'd before
> I realized it. Not knowing what the threshold was, I ended up wondering if I
> would be a target for "the cutoff." It's not fun using (abusing?) a service
> like this. And for me, a data-card would be a waste as my need for wireless
> laptop usage is sporadic at best (most places I visit have Net connections).

It *would* be nice if Sprint gave us 1Gig(or whatever)/month for "modem" use.

Larry

Central wrote:
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> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:21:16 +0000, Lawrence Glasser wrote:
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> > Central wrote:
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> ... this makes them obligated to maintain and provide such services.
> >
> > Yeah, but not to you!
> >
> > Larry
>
> As long as I use the slice of vision access I paid for I see no reason for
> it not to include me. If bandwidth was a real issue I wouldn't mind being
> rate limited since mostly what I use is not very bandwidth intensive.

OK, to use your earlier restaurant analogy...

You go into an all-you-can-eat establishment, and stuff yourself.

So far, no problem.

But, then you go into the restroom (hopefully!) and vomit. Afterwards,
you come out, eat more food, and repeat this disgusting process.

According to you, because the sign says, "All You Can Eat," you're
covered.

Well, they might not throw you out, immediately, but you can bet
you ass that you won't be welcomed back.

Do they have the right? Absolutely.

And so does Sprint, if you're found to be wasting bandwidth, just
to screw with them.

You're analogy, not mine.

Larry

Lawrence Glasser wrote:
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> Central wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:21:16 +0000, Lawrence Glasser wrote:
> >
> > > Central wrote:
> > >>
> > >> <snip>
> > >>
> > >> ... this makes them obligated to maintain and provide such services.
> > >
> > > Yeah, but not to you!
> > >
> > > Larry
> >
> > As long as I use the slice of vision access I paid for I see no reason for
> > it not to include me. If bandwidth was a real issue I wouldn't mind being
> > rate limited since mostly what I use is not very bandwidth intensive.
>
> OK, to use your earlier restaurant analogy...
>
> You go into an all-you-can-eat establishment, and stuff yourself.
>
> So far, no problem.
>
> But, then you go into the restroom (hopefully!) and vomit. Afterwards,
> you come out, eat more food, and repeat this disgusting process.
>
> According to you, because the sign says, "All You Can Eat," you're
> covered.
>
> Well, they might not throw you out, immediately, but you can bet
> you ass that you won't be welcomed back.
>
> Do they have the right? Absolutely.
>
> And so does Sprint, if you're found to be wasting bandwidth, just
> to screw with them.
>
> You're analogy, not mine.
>
> Larry

Ooops!

For the purists, that was "Your analogy," not "You're analogy!"

Larry

Central wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:17:31 -0500, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>
>
>>"Central" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news[email protected]...
>><snip>
>>
>>Intentionally abusing the service will get you nowhere really fast. Think
>>about it.
>>
>>Tom Veldhouse
>
> Last I checked I am paying for unlimited service. If I wanted my phone to
> start downloading data I request nonstop I do believe that falls under the
> agreement I signed. I don't see sprint yelling at people when they talk
> from from 9pm Friday until 7am Monday.
>
I reccommend disabling call waiting and making a call at 9PM and staying
on that call for an entire billing period. If you have Unlimited N&W you
basically pay nothing for the call. If you only have 3000 or so minutes,
your in for quite a shock.

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