As for pdanet, I don't understand why you would pay for that since we have the native hotspot app which can be free if pirated correctly.
Edited your post for you...
Sooo pdanet isn't "pirating"? isn't the whole point of this thread about tethering for free?
Basically it is illegal for free tethering but nobody is being charged for using it...
It's not illegal to do free wireless tethering. It's just something that could result in some undesired consequences. Such as:
-Paying the steep fee per mb usage. Which I believe is $1.99/mb (adds up fast; especially when you are using the wi-fi tethering with a computer.)
-Ending your contract due to you breaching their ambiguous 'Fair Use' policy.
Both of these only will happen though if you get caught.
While there are consequences, it's not like you risk being charged legal fees, having huge fines, or being imprisoned or something.
As far as people being charged for it. Yes people have been charged. Mostly dumb people that rack up over 5gb in data because they decide to download huge files on a computer over the 3g network.
It is still an illegal act
What law is being broken by wireless tethering? Please be specific, and provide references.
The following are examples of conduct which may lead to termination of your Service. Without limiting the general policy in Section 1, it is a violation of the Agreement and this AUP to: ...
generate excessive amounts of email or other Internet traffic...
You may not resell, re-provision or rent the Service, (either for a fee or without charge) or allow third parties to use the Service via wired, wireless or other means. For example, you may not provide Internet access to third parties through a wired or wireless connection or use the Service to facilitate public Internet access (such as through a Wi-Fi hotspot)
Since you don't seem to understand this, breaching a contract or violating a license is not illegal. <sigh>
That's why I asked you to provide specific references to the laws being violated. You did not and can not, because they don't exist.
Yes, there may be penalties involved, and those are usually spelled out in the contract or in the license, but taking an action that allows those penalties to be enacted is not a violation of the law. In fact, it's a day-to-day occurance in the business world. And yet, I don't see those CEOs getting arrested for walking away from contractual agreements.
While contractual violations are dealt with under civil law, that doesn't make them illegal as you state. Contracts are an agreement between parties. You can violate the terms of the agreement freely so long as you are willing to accept the penalties, either agreed upon as terms in the contract or as awarded by a civil court.
If you and I agree to the terms that I will provide you with a donut every day for one year in exchange for not telling my sister she's butt-ugly, and I stop giving you donuts after three months, you have the choice of calling my sister butt-ugly or sueing me in civil court for violating the terms of our contract. And yet, what I have done is not illegal.
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