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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by w1ntermute on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @10:06PM (#2788233)
> Still waiting for them to officially roll internet calling out to Android.

> They added tethering and apps2sd despite the opposition.

And just like with tethering, the carriers (in America, at any rate) will remove the app and charge an extra fee for it. I suppose it would be a boon for the rest of the world, though.

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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by eli on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @10:08PM (#2788239)
Tethering is free on T-Mobile
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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by w1ntermute on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @10:15PM (#2788259)
But not on any of the other Big 4 carriers, and if T-Mobile gets bought by AT&T, you can say goodbye to their free tethering as well.
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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by wccrawford on Thursday July 21, 2011 @06:36AM (#2789038)
Did you miss this? http://www.businessinsider.com/att-buys-t-mobile-2011-3
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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by eli on Friday July 22, 2011 @05:52PM (#2795312)
My comment is still true as of today.

And I'd say there's at least even odds the sale of T-Mobile to AT&T fails to go through.

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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by aphexairlines on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @10:28PM (#2788286)
Only if you buy your phone at a massive discount from the carrier.
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Re:Gmail now allows for multiple calls at once by w1ntermute on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @10:46PM (#2788335)
I'm pretty sure that if they catch you tethering, you're screwed no matter where you got the phone from. Not to mention you have to get a Verizon- or Sprint-specific phone if you're on either of those carriers.
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