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- 09-16-2003, 01:00 PM #1Nomen NescioGuest
I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is "watching" data usage and is
sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop because of the volume of data
... defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted purely on the handset? As many
of you probably know, the PDA phones can do 20Mb+/week legitimately right on the phone. I use way
more than 10Mb per week on my Smart Phone, and never connect it to a comoputer via a cable. Since
Vision is unlimited, and I am using a Sprint-branded Phone/PDA, this is purely 100% legit usage of
the service.
When Sprint sends out these letters, do they screen out the people using the Handheld Computer
phones, or do they just go after everyone over a certain MB threshold? If you claim to them that
you never connect to a laptop or other computer, are they going to believe you, or cut you off?
Can they even tell the difference? Do you have to defend yourself and prove yourself innocent when
you have done nothing but use your handset and the associated service?
What is the protocol for this "data watchdog-ing" that is going on, and can Sprint tell the
difference between laptop and handset use?
How does this whole thing work? 10Mb/week is quite low, and is very easily accomplished via one of
the high-end Smartphones, without the need for any kind of data cable.
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- 09-16-2003, 01:07 PM #2Thomas T. VeldhouseGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
"Nomen Nescio" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is
"watching" data usage and is
> sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop
because of the volume of data
> .. defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
>
> My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted purely
on the handset? As many
> of you probably know, the PDA phones can do 20Mb+/week legitimately right
on the phone. I use way
> more than 10Mb per week on my Smart Phone, and never connect it to a
comoputer via a cable. Since
> Vision is unlimited, and I am using a Sprint-branded Phone/PDA, this is
purely 100% legit usage of
> the service.
>
> When Sprint sends out these letters, do they screen out the people using
the Handheld Computer
> phones, or do they just go after everyone over a certain MB threshold? If
you claim to them that
> you never connect to a laptop or other computer, are they going to believe
you, or cut you off?
> Can they even tell the difference? Do you have to defend yourself and
prove yourself innocent when
> you have done nothing but use your handset and the associated service?
>
> What is the protocol for this "data watchdog-ing" that is going on, and
can Sprint tell the
> difference between laptop and handset use?
>
> How does this whole thing work? 10Mb/week is quite low, and is very
easily accomplished via one of
> the high-end Smartphones, without the need for any kind of data cable.
>
It is probably very easy to do with a camera phone as well (outgoing data).
Tom Veldhouse
- 09-16-2003, 04:09 PM #3Richard ZellmerGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
I heard that people that got these letters used 1gig or so a month not 10
megs per week. If you sent 20 pictures to yourself you would probable go
through a few megs.
"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Nomen Nescio" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is
> "watching" data usage and is
> > sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop
> because of the volume of data
> > .. defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
> >
> > My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted purely
> on the handset? As many
> > of you probably know, the PDA phones can do 20Mb+/week legitimately
right
> on the phone. I use way
> > more than 10Mb per week on my Smart Phone, and never connect it to a
> comoputer via a cable. Since
> > Vision is unlimited, and I am using a Sprint-branded Phone/PDA, this is
> purely 100% legit usage of
> > the service.
> >
> > When Sprint sends out these letters, do they screen out the people using
> the Handheld Computer
> > phones, or do they just go after everyone over a certain MB threshold?
If
> you claim to them that
> > you never connect to a laptop or other computer, are they going to
believe
> you, or cut you off?
> > Can they even tell the difference? Do you have to defend yourself and
> prove yourself innocent when
> > you have done nothing but use your handset and the associated service?
> >
> > What is the protocol for this "data watchdog-ing" that is going on, and
> can Sprint tell the
> > difference between laptop and handset use?
> >
> > How does this whole thing work? 10Mb/week is quite low, and is very
> easily accomplished via one of
> > the high-end Smartphones, without the need for any kind of data cable.
> >
>
> It is probably very easy to do with a camera phone as well (outgoing
data).
>
> Tom Veldhouse
>
>
- 09-16-2003, 05:16 PM #4letsgoflyers81Guest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
Unlimited Vision on the handset itself is just that, unlimited. You
can't go over a limit. However if you go through a lot of data when
using the phone with a computer, then you can get nailed.
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- 09-16-2003, 05:59 PM #5RexyBlueGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
Nailed how? What will they do to you?
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:16:04 -0400, letsgoflyers81
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Unlimited Vision on the handset itself is just that, unlimited. You
>can't go over a limit. However if you go through a lot of data when
>using the phone with a computer, then you can get nailed.
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- 09-16-2003, 08:13 PM #6O/Siris .Guest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is "watching" data usage and is
> sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop because of the volume of data
> ... defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
>
> My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted purely on the handset? As many
> of you probably know, the PDA phones can do 20Mb+/week legitimately right on the phone. I use way
> more than 10Mb per week on my Smart Phone, and never connect it to a comoputer via a cable. Since
> Vision is unlimited, and I am using a Sprint-branded Phone/PDA, this is purely 100% legit usage of
> the service.
>
> When Sprint sends out these letters, do they screen out the people using the Handheld Computer
> phones, or do they just go after everyone over a certain MB threshold? If you claim to them that
> you never connect to a laptop or other computer, are they going to believe you, or cut you off?
> Can they even tell the difference? Do you have to defend yourself and prove yourself innocent when
> you have done nothing but use your handset and the associated service?
>
> What is the protocol for this "data watchdog-ing" that is going on, and can Sprint tell the
> difference between laptop and handset use?
>
> How does this whole thing work? 10Mb/week is quite low, and is very easily accomplished via one of
> the high-end Smartphones, without the need for any kind of data cable.
>
I haven't seen any "borderline" cases, Nomen. Frankly, and this is just
speculation, they aren't after every single violator. They are after
the "let's run Kazaa 24/7", multi-gigabyte obvious users. Every example
I've seen (only been three of them I've come across) have been over 4
gigabytes of data in the month, and that was *not* unusual for them.
So far as I've seen up to now, Nomen, it's not strictly based on
*amount* of usage. Except in the radically obvious cases.
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I work for Sprint PCS
I *don't* speak for them
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- 09-16-2003, 08:16 PM #7O/Siris .Guest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
RexyBlue <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Nailed how? What will they do to you?
Not much. Just cancel your vision package, and start charging you
1¢/KB. And you can't ever get the package back.
That's equivalent to $10/MB. And you're used to multi-hundreds of MB a
month... well... you can do the math.
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O/Siris
I work for Sprint PCS
I *don't* speak for them
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- 09-16-2003, 08:26 PM #8Kash76Guest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
I've got a CF2031 that I use with my iPAQ. This month is heavy for me but I
am up to 30MB this month. I have the $10 add a phone and $7.50 vision added
on. They let me do it so I will use it!! I won't abuse it though.
"Nomen Nescio" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is
"watching" data usage and is
> sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop
because of the volume of data
> .. defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
>
> My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted purely
on the handset? As many
> of you probably know, the PDA phones can do 20Mb+/week legitimately right
on the phone. I use way
> more than 10Mb per week on my Smart Phone, and never connect it to a
comoputer via a cable. Since
> Vision is unlimited, and I am using a Sprint-branded Phone/PDA, this is
purely 100% legit usage of
> the service.
>
> When Sprint sends out these letters, do they screen out the people using
the Handheld Computer
> phones, or do they just go after everyone over a certain MB threshold? If
you claim to them that
> you never connect to a laptop or other computer, are they going to believe
you, or cut you off?
> Can they even tell the difference? Do you have to defend yourself and
prove yourself innocent when
> you have done nothing but use your handset and the associated service?
>
> What is the protocol for this "data watchdog-ing" that is going on, and
can Sprint tell the
> difference between laptop and handset use?
>
> How does this whole thing work? 10Mb/week is quite low, and is very
easily accomplished via one of
> the high-end Smartphones, without the need for any kind of data cable.
>
- 09-17-2003, 12:14 AM #9O/SirisGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]=20
says...
> I've got a CF2031 that I use with my iPAQ. This month is heavy for me bu=
t I
> am up to 30MB this month. I have the $10 add a phone and $7.50 vision ad=
ded
> on. They let me do it so I will use it!! I won't abuse it though.
>=20
If we signed you up on a voice plan with that data card, we screwed you. =
=20
Not that the plan won't cover your usage, but that it's liable to simply=20
disappear out from under you.
Data cards should *never* be assigned to voice plans.
--=20
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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
- 09-17-2003, 04:43 AM #10SprintposterGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
> Data cards should *never* be assigned
> to voice plans.
Fine, so what should they do now?; and what should SprintPCS do to correct
thgis issue. We never hear that part from Rob.
- 09-17-2003, 05:39 AM #11Kash76Guest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
That's fine. I hope to stay "under the radar" by not using the data too
much
"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> I've got a CF2031 that I use with my iPAQ. This month is heavy for me but
I
> am up to 30MB this month. I have the $10 add a phone and $7.50 vision
added
> on. They let me do it so I will use it!! I won't abuse it though.
>
If we signed you up on a voice plan with that data card, we screwed you.
Not that the plan won't cover your usage, but that it's liable to simply
disappear out from under you.
Data cards should *never* be assigned to voice plans.
--
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RØß
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
- 09-17-2003, 10:20 AM #12RexyBlueGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
Oh, I've already done the math: $150 cancellation fee.
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 02:16:41 -0000, robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm (O/Siris
..) wrote:
>RexyBlue <[email protected]> wrote in article
><[email protected]>:
>> Nailed how? What will they do to you?
>
>Not much. Just cancel your vision package, and start charging you
>1¢/KB. And you can't ever get the package back.
>
>That's equivalent to $10/MB. And you're used to multi-hundreds of MB a
>month... well... you can do the math.
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- 09-19-2003, 09:39 PM #13O/SirisGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
In article <[email protected]>,=20
[email protected] says...
> Oh, I've already done the math: $150 cancellation fee.
>=20
>=20
LOL. Exactly.
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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
- 09-24-2003, 09:19 AM #14Dan TsoGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
In article <[email protected]>, robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm (O/Siris .) wrote:
>Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote in article
><[email protected]>:
>> I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is
> "watching" data usage and is
>> sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop because
> of the volume of data
>> ... defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
>>
>> My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted purely on
> the handset?
>I haven't seen any "borderline" cases, Nomen. Frankly, and this is just
>speculation, they aren't after every single violator. They are after
>the "let's run Kazaa 24/7", multi-gigabyte obvious users.
Actually I'm all for Sprint shutting down people who ABUSE the phone-as-modem
feature onto Vision -- I certain want to have sufficient bandwidth available
for everyone to use reasonably.
But it should be based on some reasonable notion of moderate use, like
20-50mb/mo or something, not on whether it is using the phone as a modem or
not.
In fact, I don't understand how Sprint could ultimately know whether the phone
is being used as a "modem". I've read that Sprint can see the #777 dialing,
but that seems a bit silly. If I wrote my own Palm app, which would be similar
to the old Mocha PPP app, which would initiate a connection and then just act
as a gateway, passing PPP or SLIP packets to the USB/serial port, how could
Sprint possibly distinguish whether what this custom PPP gateway Palm app is
doing compared to any other Palm app that accesses the network ?
How could Sprint know that I didn't write my own Telnet client or Browser or
whatever vs a network app that passes packets to a serial port ?
So this "modem" policing seems silly. Should be just be based on bandwidth
consumption...
- 09-24-2003, 10:20 AM #15O/SirisGuest
Re: Rob - Heavy Vision Usage Question
In article <[email protected]>,=20
[email protected] says...
> In article <[email protected]>, robjvargas@spr=EEntpcs.c=
=F4m (O/Siris .) wrote:
> >Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote in article
> ><[email protected]>:
> >> I've seen reports here from Rob and others that claim that Sprint is
> > "watching" data usage and is
> >> sending letters out to people whom them deem must be using a laptop be=
cause
> > of the volume of data
> >> ... defined loosly as over 10Mb/week.
> >>=20
> >> My question is: What does Sprint do when that usage is conducted pure=
ly on
> > the handset?
>=20
> >I haven't seen any "borderline" cases, Nomen. Frankly, and this is just
> >speculation, they aren't after every single violator. They are after
> >the "let's run Kazaa 24/7", multi-gigabyte obvious users.
>=20
> Actually I'm all for Sprint shutting down people who ABUSE the phone-as-m=
odem=20
> feature onto Vision -- I certain want to have sufficient bandwidth availa=
ble=20
> for everyone to use reasonably.
>=20
> But it should be based on some reasonable notion of moderate use, like=20
> 20-50mb/mo or something, not on whether it is using the phone as a modem =
or=20
> not.
Apparently, the people who look at this are using that notion, to an=20
extent. Like I said, the only people I've seen acted against are those=20
who unquestionably went beyond what the service intended to provide. I=20
agree with you that it should be more defined, and that the blanket=20
prohibition is wrong. Still, that's the policy, and it needs to be=20
said.
>=20
> In fact, I don't understand how Sprint could ultimately know whether the =
phone=20
> is being used as a "modem". I've read that Sprint can see the #777 dialin=
g,=20
> but that seems a bit silly. If I wrote my own Palm app, which would be si=
milar=20
> to the old Mocha PPP app, which would initiate a connection and then just=
act=20
> as a gateway, passing PPP or SLIP packets to the USB/serial port, how cou=
ld=20
> Sprint possibly distinguish whether what this custom PPP gateway Palm app=
is=20
> doing compared to any other Palm app that accesses the network ?
From what I understand, the phones, including the PDA's, use different=20
packets (subtly different format), as well as different amounts of=20
traffic. Or so I've been told, anyway.
>=20
> How could Sprint know that I didn't write my own Telnet client or Browser=
or=20
> whatever vs a network app that passes packets to a serial port ?
>=20
> So this "modem" policing seems silly. Should be just be based on bandwidt=
h=20
> consumption...
>=20
Since I don't have access to the tools used to arrive at decisions, I=20
can only pass on the story I've been given. Then again, if the really=20
obvious users are the only ones getting Vision service cancelled, then=20
maybe it's a moot discussion. Until we find out for sure, though, I can=20
certainly understand both the confusion and the frustration. And even=20
agree with it.
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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
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