The Cricket data solution!

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:35:48 +0000, Larry <noone DeleteThis @home.com> wrote in
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>John Navas <spamfilter1 DeleteThis @navasgroup.com> wrote in
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>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:00:41 -0700, Todd Allcock
>> <elecconnec DeleteThis @AnoOspamL.com> wrote in

>>>Since your Moto supports tethering, you'll probably be able to tether if
>>>you use your current Alltel phone on Cricket if you can find the
>>>appropriate settings on the net. Cricket and MetroPCS (another Cricket-
>>>like unlimited service available in some markets) have been encouraging
>>>customers to bring their Verizon and Alltel phones to their respective
>>>services. It's a win-win: the customer doesn't have to purchase a new
>>>phone, and Cricket (or Metro) doesn't have to subsidize a handset.
>>
>> But loses the subsidy lock-in, which would seem to be a negative given
>> the very high cost of acquiring new customers.
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>John. There are no contracts at Cricket...none. They still subsidize the
>phones, but not as much. You can leave without the contract nonsense every
>month.

Good point -- wasn't thinking -- oops! Thanks.

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"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec.RemoveThis@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in
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> Alternately the Motorola forum there might tell you how to unlock the
> BT to reenable tethering after a Cricket reflash. The Verizon users
> do it all the time.
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> Good luck!
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>

Not sure that will do it on Cricket. Their phones don't "do data", so no
data is delivered to them, only the USB modem, which would be a separate
device on a separate number from the phone, wouldn't it?