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Sprint has blocked phone use as a modem angering users
One of the things that many users of 3G enabled smartphones buy their devices for is so they can use them as modems for their notebooks and netbooks for Internet access on the go. Most mobile phone providers frown on this and some like AT&T outright block the capability for high-end devices ...
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Affordable Computing with Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Powered by America's Most Dependable 3G Network
newsreleases.sprint.com — San Francisco , Sprint won in all three PC World test categories: download speeds, upload speeds and... reliability. In Boston , Denver and Seattle , Sprint was the only carrier to connect 100 percent of the time at reasonable speeds. In Chicago , ... (more) Affordable Computing with Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Powered ...
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CDMA Touch Pro 2 Unlocked. Let the custom ROMs begin!
wmexperts.com — Well, many frayed nerves and hours hunched over one of the most popular Windows phones has finally... paid off: The "unlocker" which we mentioned a few days ago has been completed, meaning users can now install custom ROMs to their beloved ... (more) CDMA Touch Pro 2 Unlocked. Let the custom ROMs begin!
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Phone Magazine top picks: Sprint blocks phone as modem, DROID pre-order, DROID Eris
PHONE Magazine — ... Word has come in today according to a poster over at the Sprint forums that Sprint has blocked the use of smartphones as 3G modems after years of allowing the practice. One user is very angry and plans to sue Sprint over the issue. ...

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Sprint Cuts Phone as Modem from Simply Everything Subscribers
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... won’t be a PAM add-on available for Simply Everything any time soon. There are always workarounds, like My Tether for the Pre, and TetherBerry for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), but that’s more work than a lot of users would like to put in; clearly Sprint is more interested in hawking their mobile broadband access through WiMAX routers. It’s disappointing news for many customers, but it’s hard to blame Sprint for pushing 4G. [via SlashGear] Related News from IntoMobile: Tether Your Mac ...

Palm Press — webOS to Lose the Lag; Pre gets Simple
jkOnTheRun — ... that tethering would not be an option for customers any time soon (if ever). While it has been possible to tether the Pre to laptops to share the 3G connection, Sprint reiterated that those doing so are violating the contract for service. Sprint customers are reporting that the carrier is now blocking tethering. ...

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