700p tethered data hack sticks it to the man

Proceed with caution, intrepid readers, but we've come across a hack for your brand new Treo 700p that supposedly makes it nigh impossible for your carrier to distinguish tethered data from on-device usage. Call us the Robin Hoods of the tech world if you will, but we know how Sprint and Verizon charge for tethering, and we don't like it one bit. Again, this involves some hackery, so turn back now if you can't stand the thought of bricking 400-odd dollars of gear that still has that new-Palm smell. Otherwise, go forth and, uh, let us know what your bill looks like next month, m'kay?

[Thanks, Matthew]

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2006 11:16AM]

That isn't new you're smelling...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2006 2:16PM]

Hmmm, makes the insurance plan sound like a good deal... it is a shame VZW's insurance only allows 2 claims a year.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 4th 2006 10:52PM]

So this lets you use your Treo's data plan as the data connection and surf the web using your laptop as the display?

[chrisgrant Posted Jun 5th 2006 10:38AM]

This is one of the only things keeping me from dropping my PPC-6700 like a bad habit, undetectable tethering. Add that to the 700P, I might trade up!