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Re:Karma - pay as you go data by sharing your hotspot by ChrisArchitect on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @10:25AM (#4871301)
neat idea, useful for travelling groups or work sessions on the go. What's the catch tho? Facebook login? Suspect. Ads popping up on every hotspot user's web browsing? Or does paying for the device cover them
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Re:Karma - pay as you go data by sharing your hotspot by dangrossman on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @10:33AM (#4871350)
> What's the catch tho?

I don't see one. It's pay-per-gigabyte 4G internet plus a referral program that pays a commission of 100MB free data usage per user.

> Facebook login? Suspect.

That's to prevent gaming the referral program. Linking to a Facebook account means you can't give yourself unlimited data by continually changing your device info before connecting.

> Or does paying for the device cover them

You pay for the device and the data.

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Re:Karma - pay as you go data by sharing your hotspot by digeridoo on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @02:57PM (#4872935)
Why should there be a catch if you're paying $14/GB? Not exactly a bargain. There are very similar offerings like the one from Virgin mobile at a similar price point.
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