12-13-2007, 11:27 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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This may seem like a dumb technical question, but how does one use their cellphone as a modem for their computer?
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12-13-2007, 11:31 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Goon
but how does one use their cellphone as a modem for their computer?
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USB cable from the PC to where your charger plugs in. You then launch your browser on your cell, and if you are on the HS network you get speeds similar to a slow DSL connection.
I used to use it when I was on call for work, could VPN into work from the lake if I needed to. Would cost me $10-20 to just reset a guy's password; but worth it to be able to go to the lake while I'm on call.
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12-13-2007, 11:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathji
Wouldnt this be covered by bells 7 buck a month unlimited browsing?
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There's a difference between browsing websites from his phone and using his phone as a wireless modem so that his connected PC could download gigabytes and gigabytes of pirated movies from bittorrent sites.
The former is covered by his unlimited browsing plan. The latter is not.
Last edited by MarchHare; 12-13-2007 at 11:40 AM.
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12-13-2007, 11:38 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Does this really need to be a front page story?? hahaha I don't care if he is wearing a Flames jersey, this guy is a tool and I wished Bell would make him pay every cent of it. Plus I hope the MPAA goes after him for illegally downloading movies too.
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12-13-2007, 11:39 AM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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think of plugging your computer into the cell phone 'outlet' instead of the telephone 'outlet' at home - that is basically what he did - he used his cell phone, and all the wireless data charges that go along with it, as a modem for his pirated movie downloading...
^ re headline above - its the sun, what else did you expect? hell, im getting ticked off just looking at it.
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12-13-2007, 12:08 PM
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Scoring Winger
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My brother had a 14k air card bill for the very same thing with telus... his very first bill was for that amount. He called them up and reminded them of the 3 months Unlimited usage included in thier package and after a few hours, credited him the 14k .....
PHEW... life lesson no doubt...
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Last edited by metal_geek; 05-05-2011 at 11:39 PM.
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12-13-2007, 12:10 PM
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Norm!
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I'm betting that this guys Porn Addiction is now cured.
$85k to watch midgets go at it, oh my god, I'm ruined
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12-13-2007, 12:32 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sec 216
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this guy deserves to pay every penny.
anyone who is stupid enough to think that it is a good idea to download movies to your computer by using your cell phone as the modem deserves a darwin award.
was this his first month of service? if it wasn't im sure he knows how expensive the bandwith charges are with cell phone companies.
anyone else notice he's wearing a flames jersey... I wonder if he's a CPer?
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12-13-2007, 12:55 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flip
anyone else notice he's wearing a flames jersey... I wonder if he's a CPer?
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That was the first thing I thought when I saw the Sun cover. Some guy is paying $85000 to browse CP from wherever he is.
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12-13-2007, 01:01 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I'm betting that this guys Porn Addiction is now cured.
$85k to watch midgets go at it, oh my god, I'm ruined
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the question is which cost more, the production of the movie, or this guy downloading the movie on his cell phone.
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12-13-2007, 03:32 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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$15/mb is absolute gouging.. I bet it costs 5 cents or less to transmit that signal.. I'm sorry but i doubt he used $85,000 worth of anything justify that charge..
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12-13-2007, 03:32 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Goon
That was the first thing I thought when I saw the Sun cover. Some guy is paying $85000 to browse CP from wherever he is.
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not to mention paying $85K a month to browse CP where we're all cutting him to shreds.
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12-13-2007, 04:02 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flip
anyone else notice he's wearing a flames jersey... I wonder if he's a CPer?
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I saw that and I thought... oh god, please don't let it be someone who browses CP.
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12-13-2007, 04:03 PM
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
$15/mb is absolute gouging.. I bet it costs 5 cents or less to transmit that signal.. I'm sorry but i doubt he used $85,000 worth of anything justify that charge..
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Thats kind of irrelevant to his whole complaint. Its in his contract at $15/mb, he used it, he paid it.
It would be like me being pissed off about paying $100,000 for a Porche because the parts are only worth $20,000. I still accepted and bought it, there's no point in complaining after the fact about being a doofus.
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12-13-2007, 04:04 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOT
Heck, people can't even take responsibility for their own phone. You would be absolutely amazed with the amount of people that will drop their phone in a toilet and are just shocked that its not covered under the warranty.
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Its not?? OH CRAP! 
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Goon
That was the first thing I thought when I saw the Sun cover. Some guy is paying $85000 to browse CP from wherever he is.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
not to mention paying $85K a month to browse CP where we're all cutting him to shreds.
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I was thinking this too....and I'm still laughing about it.
$85 000 to be watch yourself being called a tool. Now thats adding insult to injury....
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12-13-2007, 04:21 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Thats kind of irrelevant to his whole complaint. Its in his contract at $15/mb, he used it, he paid it.
It would be like me being pissed off about paying $100,000 for a Porche because the parts are only worth $20,000. I still accepted and bought it, there's no point in complaining after the fact about being a doofus.
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Not denying that.. Just think that charging someone $85,000 for a service that doesnt actually do anything but transmit electronic signals is ludicrious.. You could buy a brand new porsche cayman for that kind of money.. Besides bell just piggy backs off telus infrastructure, I really doubt they paid more than a few hundred for all that usage..
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12-13-2007, 04:23 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I was thinking this too....and I'm still laughing about it.
$85 000 to be watch yourself being called a tool. Now thats adding insult to injury....
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Hey go find your own thoughts . . .
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...91#post1106791
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12-13-2007, 04:31 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Besides bell just piggy backs off telus infrastructure, I really doubt they paid more than a few hundred for all that usage..
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Because Telus allows their chief competitor to use their infrastructure for free, amirite?
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12-13-2007, 04:39 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Not denying that.. Just think that charging someone $85,000 for a service that doesnt actually do anything but transmit electronic signals is ludicrious.. You could buy a brand new porsche cayman for that kind of money.. Besides bell just piggy backs off telus infrastructure, I really doubt they paid more than a few hundred for all that usage..
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doesnt make it right.
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12-13-2007, 05:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
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So its going to be like this is it? Two can play at this game MQS!!
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