What type of cell phone/plan do you have (if any)?

[Zelig]

We're probably only a single generation of phones back from regular flagship MS/Samsung/Apple cameras catching up to the 808/Lumia 1020 in terms of picture quality.

Already, I'd put the iphone 6 and galaxy s 6 as the best smartphone cameras for most people because of how much faster they are than the 808/1020, despite somewhat lower IQ.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Is it your own phone? How would they tell?

It's not like there's a particular usage-pattern difference between using a web browser on a phone or tethering an ipad to the phone and using the browser on the ipad.

Actually it's possible to remove that "feature", you don't even need root. They use some kind of Android bug to figure out you're tethering, and by fixing it they'll always be in the dark.

Anyway, I have a 1000 min and sms + 2 gb LTE for 10€/month. I just wish I could exchange those minutes and sms for more gigabytes, I've never used even 100 of those.

This:

I too would like to know more.

 

[Oerdin]

Galaxy S5.

 

[LamaGT]

This:

Upon further reading it seems that not all blocks are made equal. For example vodafone exploits the fact that (apparently) android uses a different apn when tethering (so there's a way to change that), but it seems that other carriers rely on user agent to tell whether you're tethering. Does your block work when connecting other phones, or only if you use your pc?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Upon further reading it seems that not all blocks are made equal. For example vodafone exploits the fact that (apparently) android uses a different apn when tethering (so there's a way to change that), but it seems that other carriers rely on user agent to tell whether you're tethering. Does your block work when connecting other phones, or only if you use your pc?

I have no idea. I have a SmartTalk phone/plan and in the terms and conditions they simply state that you are not allowed to tether your phone and if you do there will be repercussions that I don't remember. They did not go into details on how they would catch you and I've never looked into it though I am interested because if there were a simple way to do it then I probably would.

 

[Birdjaguar]

My goal is not to be more connected. I use ting for service because it is very inexpensive and piggybacks on the Sprint network. My phone is a flip phone and for calling only. When I need more, I use my iPad and a wifi connection.

 

[Quintillus]

We're probably only a single generation of phones back from regular flagship MS/Samsung/Apple cameras catching up to the 808/Lumia 1020 in terms of picture quality.

Already, I'd put the iphone 6 and galaxy s 6 as the best smartphone cameras for most people because of how much faster they are than the 808/1020, despite somewhat lower IQ.

That's true. The 808/1020 are better than the iPhone 6 in the camera department, particularly in low light with flash, but the difference is becoming narrower every year. I'm less familiar with the Galaxy S6. But I'm not an Apple person, and was not big on Android as someone who doesn't use Google products very often, so I pretty much only looked at Symbian and Windows Phone phones, after determining their were no BlackBerries with top-tier cameras.

My goal is not to be more connected.

That's actually a large part of why I stuck with dumbphones until last fall. I saw people being phone zombies all over the place, people playing Clash of Clans or checking social networks at social events, and didn't want to become That Person. I didn't think I would, but it was hard to say for sure. Fortunately, that hasn't happened yet.

 

[Zelig]

That's true. The 808/1020 are better than the iPhone 6 in the camera department, particularly in low light with flash, but the difference is becoming narrower every year. I'm less familiar with the Galaxy S6. But I'm not an Apple person, and was not big on Android as someone who doesn't use Google products very often, so I pretty much only looked at Symbian and Windows Phone phones, after determining their were no BlackBerries with top-tier cameras.

Well, you can do Google-free Android.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...foss-android-can-a-smartphone-be-open-source/

Biggest challenge there is making sure you have a compatible/rootable phone... Nexus devices are typically the easiest, but they also have notoriously bad cameras. Galaxy S6 is probably more of a hassle to set up, but it has enough users that some people will write out a nice guide.

 

[Quintillus]

That is an option, but I wanted something that would just work. Maybe in a few years I'll try it, but for now I'm happy with Symbian.

 

[downtown]

I have an iPhone 6, as does my wife. Our plan is pretty expensive (we combine to pay about $150/mo), but I have to have an iPhone for work, and given our location, and my kind of demanding data needs, we don't have a lot of choice. Sprint is my carrier.

I like having a bigger phone. It makes taking pictures at events much easier.

 

[sophie]

I have an iPhone 6, as does my phone. Our plan is pretty expensive (we combine to pay about $150/mo), but I have to have an iPhone for work, and given our location, and my kind of demanding data needs, we don't have a lot of choice. Sprint is my carrier.

I like having a bigger phone. It makes taking pictures at events much easier.

Your phone has a phone?

I guess they do do things differently in DC.