Chaosbutterfly

Ok, so this weekend I managed to get my Sprint HTC Hero to tether.  I figure if they have the software built in to the OS, it must be ok to use it.  Right?  I hope so.  It turns out the phone gets higher transfer rates than my Sierra Wireless Sprint Air Card.  The dedicated air card is old, I just had to change out its lithium battery, but it still works so I’ve been reluctant to upgrade it.  I’m like that with tech, mostly because I’m on a budget while I pay of stuff.  I am also on a contract with Sprint on that air card so I can’t do anything but use it until that contract is out.  So I’ll use that card for a few more months.  The only real downfall to tethering to the phone is the fact if I get a call, I’m off the internet.  So, just call me on Skype, if I have the phone un-tethered, it will transfer anyway to the phone.  If I am abusing my phone in a tethering way, it will go to Skype where I can answer it and stay online.

That brings me to another thing.  Fring, the mobile multi-chat/voice app that worked on my phone that until a few days ago, used to do Skype.  I loved this service, it really allowed me to make phone calls while Skype is too snootie to let it’s own app work on stuff other than Verizon, Fring happily would oblige.   Now Fring is in the middle of some sort of childish tiff with Skype, so I downloaded Nimbuzz.  Well… Fring really does indeed have a beef with Skype in that now Nimbuzz seems to be a victim of Skype’s non-admitted wrath.

Skype, stop trying to please the big cell phone providers.  Just relax that sphincter and let everyone download your app or use your service.  It’s better not to piss off your users.  You don’t want to wind up like the record companies.

Thank you.