Two quick questions that I can't answer.

bearxor · Oct 29, 2013

If you want to use it as a hotspot on an unlimited data plan, get an Android phone you can root.

poofyhairguy · Oct 29, 2013

T_Yamamoto said:
I want to use the iPhone as a hotspot, but I read that its a lot harder than it is on Android (which has native tethering [certain ROMs have work arounds for it while iPhones don't])

Well, yah it is impossible now on the 5s as it lacks a jailbreak.

s44 · Oct 29, 2013

MDK S4 - AWS is glorious

AznAnarchy99 · Oct 29, 2013

Here's what I did:

Sold my Verizon Unlimited line for $300
Opened up an unlimited talk/text/data with T-Mobile for $70 a month.
Got an iPhone 5s. Free tethering up to 1.5gbs. Anything past that I use my university's VPN and I can get past the tethering block or use a browser user agent changer and it will work.

This month I've used about 80gbs of data. (New phone syncing and Battlefield 4 preload)

poofyhairguy · Oct 29, 2013

s44 said:
MDK S4 - AWS is glorious

No G2?

T_Yamamoto · Oct 29, 2013

poofyhairguy said:
Well, yah it is impossible now on the 5s as it lacks a jailbreak.

Yeah, but you see. I live in the era of everyone owning an iPhone.
:/

Unless a good phone comes to Verizon that has a good resale value, I'm going for a iphone

openwheel · Oct 29, 2013

You can only tether using FoxFi or root. Android only.
You are out of luck with iOS.

T_Yamamoto · Oct 29, 2013

openwheel said:
You can only tether using FoxFi or root. Android only.
You are out of luck with iOS.

You can tether using iOS.

openwheel · Oct 29, 2013

How do you do that with unlimited data?

NM just realized you are giving up unlimited data to get iPhone.....

So yeah you can tether with anything you want but limited data usage.

T_Yamamoto · Oct 29, 2013

openwheel said:
How do you do that with unlimited data?

NM just realized you are giving up unlimited data to get iPhone.....

So yeah you can tether with anything you want but limited data usage.

I can pay full price for an iphone.

poofyhairguy · Oct 29, 2013

T_Yamamoto said:
I can pay full price for an iphone.

Yea but his point was you can't tether with unlimited data on the iPhone so why not take the upgrade?

openwheel · Oct 29, 2013

I hope the OP understands the tethering restrictions on unlimited data users.

openwheel · Oct 29, 2013

T_Yamamoto said:
Yeah, but you see. I live in the era of everyone owning an iPhone.
:/

Unless a good phone comes to Verizon that has a good resale value, I'm going for a iphone

I thought Android dominates market share...

Obviously you have your heart set on the iPhone anyway, but resale value is the last of your worries. Using your logic, then shouldn't you be buying a used Android phone for cheap and keep unlimited data instead? My RAZR M was only $120 mint and the value has not dropped. All phones end up worth a fraction of the original price anyway.

Its priceless if iPhone makes you happier or maybe even play the mating game better. So don't worry about a few $ difference of resale price.

AznAnarchy99 · Oct 30, 2013

openwheel said:
I hope the OP understands the tethering restrictions on unlimited data users.

None on Verizon or T-Mobile.

T_Yamamoto · Oct 30, 2013

poofyhairguy said:
Yea but his point was you can't tether with unlimited data on the iPhone so why not take the upgrade?

There will be a jailbreak for iOS 7 soon. And there's a way to torrent without jailbreaking

openwheel said:
I hope the OP understands the tethering restrictions on unlimited data users.

I've used like up to 30 gbs in certain months. I doubt they have a restriction.

openwheel said:
I thought Android dominates market share...

Obviously you have your heart set on the iPhone anyway, but resale value is the last of your worries. Using your logic, then shouldn't you be buying a used Android phone for cheap and keep unlimited data instead? My RAZR M was only $120 mint and the value has not dropped. All phones end up worth a fraction of the original price anyway.

Its priceless if iPhone makes you happier or maybe even play the mating game better. So don't worry about a few $ difference of resale price.

See my heart says Android. But there won't be and be any Nexus phones coming out to Verizon (or with CDMA radios) which makes me sad.

My brain says iPhone because since everyone has one. I find them to be pretty cool. I've never really had an iOS device except for a iPod I had, but it doesn't do much justice. I'm actually looking around to see if I can find an iPhone 5 for around 400 bucks.

AznAnarchy99 said:
None on Verizon or T-Mobile.

Yup

OBLAMA2009 · Oct 30, 2013

T_Yamamoto said:
So this next question is more opinion based.

I'm going off to college next year so should I just upgrade and get rid of my unlimited data or pay full price and keep it? The only reason I would keep my unlimited data is to torrent TV shows and movies.

you should definitely do whatever is necessary to keep unlimited data. i tether all the time, easily using 30gb a month. if i was actually being charged for that amount of data it would probably be a couple hundred dollars a month. so many places dont have wifi (or good wifi), it really comes in handy. if you want a good new phone, the maxx is only 500 now

ponyo · Oct 30, 2013

Verizon official stance is no tethering on unlimited data. You need to be on Mobile Share plan which is capped if you want to tether. If you're tethering on the unlimited plan, you're violating their ToS.

As for iOS7 JB, there's no ETA. How is that JB working out for AppleTV3 owners?

poofyhairguy · Oct 30, 2013

T_Yamamoto said:
There will be a jailbreak for iOS 7 soon. And there's a way to torrent without jailbreaking

I fully expect an iOS 7 jailbreak eventually, the question is if A7 devices will get an untethered jailbreak. They built a lot of security into that SoC. A jailbreak is certainly not guaranteed especially any time soon.

But you are right you can torrent without jailbreak so as long as you don't mind not tethering you could just do it all on the phone.

openwheel · Oct 30, 2013

AznAnarchy99 said:
None on Verizon or T-Mobile.

Wrong. Unlimited Verizon subscribers are not allowed to tether unless you pay extra. You can either root, jailbreak, or FoxFi. By the time jailbreak is out for 5S you will be eyeing the 6.

T_Yamamoto · Oct 30, 2013

OBLAMA2009 said:
you should definitely do whatever is necessary to keep unlimited data. i tether all the time, easily using 30gb a month. if i was actually being charged for that amount of data it would probably be a couple hundred dollars a month. so many places dont have wifi (or good wifi), it really comes in handy. if you want a good new phone, the maxx is only 500 now

Can't you get an iPhone for like 650?

ponyo said:
Verizon official stance is no tethering on unlimited data. You need to be on Mobile Share plan which is capped if you want to tether. If you're tethering on the unlimited plan, you're violating their ToS.

As for iOS7 JB, there's no ETA. How is that JB working out for AppleTV3 owners?

Rooted gnex ftw

poofyhairguy said:
I fully expect an iOS 7 jailbreak eventually, the question is if A7 devices will get an untethered jailbreak. They built a lot of security into that SoC. A jailbreak is certainly not guaranteed especially any time soon.

But you are right you can torrent without jailbreak so as long as you don't mind not tethering you could just do it all on the phone.

Tethered jailbreak is fine.

openwheel said:
Wrong. Unlimited Verizon subscribers are not allowed to tether unless you pay extra. You can either root, jailbreak, or FoxFi. By the time jailbreak is out for 5S you will be eyeing the 6.

I can torrent without jailbreaking

poofyhairguy · Oct 30, 2013

T_Yamamoto said:
I can torrent without jailbreaking

iOS has come a long way. You can also playback mkvs without Jailbreaking (just a little lying):

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=112386

I think it is a good plan.

Edit: And let me say I really still like my wife's iPhone 5 if you can get a deal on one.

AznAnarchy99 · Oct 30, 2013

openwheel said:
Wrong. Unlimited Verizon subscribers are not allowed to tether unless you pay extra. You can either root, jailbreak, or FoxFi. By the time jailbreak is out for 5S you will be eyeing the 6.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/12...ng_app_blockage_following_125m_fcc_settlement

openwheel · Oct 30, 2013

AznAnarchy99 said:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12...ng_app_blockage_following_125m_fcc_settlement

Again, no tethering on Verizon Unlimited unless you pay the tethering service fee. Unless you jailbreak, root or use FoxFi. The FCC ruling does not prevent Verizon from charging tethering fee.

FoxFi is the perfect example of your linked article, there is nothing Verizon can do about tethering as long as you use an app like FoxFi.

T_Yamamoto · Oct 30, 2013

poofyhairguy said:
iOS has come a long way. You can also playback mkvs without Jailbreaking (just a little lying):

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=112386

I think it is a good plan.

Edit: And let me say I really still like my wife's iPhone 5 if you can get a deal on one.

There aren't really any good deals on the 5 right now.

s44 · Oct 31, 2013

poofyhairguy said:
No G2?

Doesn't have AWS active yet. Also $100 more on Swappa and no SD.

Not a bad idea though.

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