@LBCanCook: Yeah somehow I doubt that they'd be able to prove that his intention of releasing his jailbreak was malicious considering his firmware release left the anti-piracy pieces in it.

I'm surprised this isn't already a feature on iOS. It's not like this is something new. What I don't like is the fact that it costs money (or most likely will cost money) on top of your current plan.

@takeshi: The only reason I assume they did that is because it's an enticing feature for a platform with relatively low volume for them. Basically it doesn't matter. Android however is there biggest user base so they would control their network load by forcing a fee on that feature.

@cec: I'm glad you both could provide a much clearer and better view on this matter than the article itself. Thanks. I guess this is why I usually skim the articles and find the real answers in the comments here.

@Celtic1888: It says "additional usage charges may apply." Though Palm has tethering for free, Android you have to pay for it, and making it free on the iPhone wouldn't seem to make munch sense due to the expected large volumes that are equal to Android. I imagine it's free on webos devices because of their small…

I'm hoping that it's something no one is expecting. I'd love to have an event that is about new products no one has seen, unlike every other event where things are leaked. If apple managed to get Verizon to host the event and then had their usually whole presentation with a new iphone that they somehow snuck by…

@tomatO_-: N1, Incredible, HD2, EVO, I don't feel like checking every device, but there are a lot of 2.3 ROMs floating around on XDA, all before this and usually more stable and complete.

@AgentRockstar: I don't think I'm that loony, but I don't like this idea and would opt out if it ever comes to fruition.

@AgentRockstar: Was that a mark of the beast reference going on there? And did you infer that our president is the anti-christ (since this is his idea/bill) or did I just read that all wrong?

@Boding: I'm in the same camp. I'm not really worried though. I don't expect to see this mass shift of customers like everyone is predicting.

@nachobel TOTORO!: They just switched to tiered plans back in October. They kept unlimited anyway.

@sansa: I believe currently they offer tiered plans, but they kept their $30/mo unlimited option and 150mb for $15/mo. I think there is one other tier for feature phones (non 3G capable devices) at $10/mo.

@lladnar: I agree with the first part. My only justification for Verizon to do so is greed. And people will buy it just because they can. Even if better stuff is literally just around the corner.

@hoffmanbike: I also think this isn't going to mark a huge shift of customers from one carrier to the other. Verizon already sells a ton of smartphones using more data than the iphone. The shift might be from android to iOS, but the network load will not be strained.

@darthvolta: Sometimes I feel the same way. However, the most interesting part of this story to me is Gizmodo's lack of invite. The event could easily be LTE related, device specifics, launch dates, new markets, pricing for mobile phones, etc. Though there is really no reason for a selective invite to be sent out,…

I like this idea, it is basically a traveling workspace. Instead of carrying around a phone, a tablet, and a bluetooth keyboard, this just wraps into one package. Nothing special, but keeps all your devices in sync because it is just one device.

So basically the real tip here is you should sit the appropriate distance from your tv to tell a difference in quality. Or buy the right size tv according to the distance your couch is from the tv.

@Platypus Man: I'd agree. The Droid X just seems ridiculous to me and I've loved my Incredible. It's also kind of crazy that the phone was released in April and is still arguably the best Android phone on Verizon. That's a pretty good streak for that phone.

@vinod1978: "You might see a lot of difference in the HTC phones - but I certainly don't."

@vinod1978: I agree in thinking the only "brand" loyalty would be towards Android, which is great for google. HTC, Moto, Samsung they are all doing what they have to do. And with Google forcing out the Nexus line as their "ideal" phone, it's hard to see manufacturers building anything less than that standard.