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Does it allow you to use the hot spot feature without paying for it or anything else similar to that?
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Joeriginal said:
Does it allow you to use the hot spot feature without paying for it or anything else similar to that?
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No, it does not. Rooting allows you to install certain apps that the device would otherwise not allow you to install (among other things).
Thank you for your reply I kinda have a guilty conscience call me weird I don't wanna do what I'm not supposed to lol God bless, later.
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jailbreaking cellphones is now perfectly legal in usa sooo what keeping u from getting nervous?
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Rooting will allow you to install apps like the android wifi tether app, so yes it could be used for illegal activities but there are many other reasons to root like custom roms or kernels
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Does it allow you to use the hot spot feature without paying for it or anything else similar to that?
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Yes infact you can do exactly that with a rooted evo. Wireless tethering is a free feature of android 2.2 It is built into the OS of the phone. Sprint blocks out this feature and forces you to use their program to access the wireless tether feature.
I dont consider it illegal one bit to use a completely open source software, such as CyanogenMod, that is designed to let you use a feature that IS free to use.
All of us pay sprint more than enough money for unlimited data, so who are they to tell us how we use the data we pay for? I dont see Comcast knocking on my door telling me to pay $10 a month because i use a wireless router in my house.
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Does it allow you to use the hot spot feature without paying for it or anything else similar to that?
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illegal activites can be done without rooting
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Sprint feature it charges for is for wireless tether of up to eight devices not just simple phone hook up to computer tether. It's the Hot spot feature they restrict
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Joeriginal said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Sprint feature it charges for is for wireless tether of up to eight devices not just simple phone hook up to computer tether. It's the Hot spot feature they restrict
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That is correct. Although technically they say nothing about wireless tethering (for one device), but USB tethering is built in, I believe. It's been so long since I was using a stock ROM, I don't remember what was there.
I wonder how long it will be before somebody develops a third-party Hot Spot app.
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Rooting will allow you to install apps like the android wifi tether app, so yes it could be used for illegal activities but there are many other reasons to root like custom roms or kernels
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Not illegal just a breach of your contract... maybe. Depends on how they worded the contracts. But for the most part you can't do anything illegal with root that you cant do without.
After rooting my phone, I repeatedly beat an old lady to death. I'm pretty sure rooting the phone made no difference but hey.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the Sprint feature it charges for is for wireless tether of up to eight devices not just simple phone hook up to computer tether. It's the Hot spot feature they restrict
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Actually they restrict the USB too. Hotspot and USB are enabled with the $29.99 extra charge. I know cause I tried to connect via USB, called a rep and he explained why it was not working. I installed pdanet and it worked perfectly.
I think they were the ones stealing from people by charging that outrageous fee for something other carriers and phone models have free. But that's just my opinion.
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Joeriginal said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Sprint feature it charges for is for wireless tether of up to eight devices not just simple phone hook up to computer tether. It's the Hot spot feature they restrict
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In the end you are simply using your phones data plan, regardless of how you use it. There is no law whatsoever that restricts how you do so.
What is questionable is whether or not Sprint determines this to be a violation of your contract with them. As far as I can tell, I haven't found any wording that says it is a violation.
So long story short, there's no reason to feel guilty about using wifi tethering for free. You won't go to jail, and Sprint won't suddenly terminate your contract.
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jailbreaking cellphones is now perfectly legal in usa sooo what keeping u from getting nervous?
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it was never "illegal" the LoC modification to the DCMI only says that carriers can't pursue civil penalties for rooting your phone.
but to answer the op if you do root your phone you CAN run a hotspot app to circumvent sprint's charge. but rooting your phone itself is not illegal, does not violate the DCMI or FCC regulations
Thanks to everybody for their reply's, some were funny too. Im not worried about the Cops showing up at my door or anything like that. Just something I was always interested in knowing, because from my experience this community has never supported anything like warez or other ways to rip devs and companies off. But from my understanding I rooted my phone to modify performance and apperance, not really to do anything else, and I did read the court's decision on it being legal, so Im pretty good with that, thanks to all for the info.
Everything I read says that the $30 fee is to use Sprint's Hot Spot application.
I do not pay the fee. I do not use their application. I AM however paying them a mandatory $10 upcharge for unlimited data so everyone is happy.
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Everything I read says that the $30 fee is to use Sprint's Hot Spot application.
I do not pay the fee. I do not use their application. I AM however paying them a mandatory $10 upcharge for unlimited data so everyone is happy.
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i dont see the point in your reply, EVERYONE is paying that $10 charge. cmon now sheeple, no need to try and be special
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i dont see the point in your reply, EVERYONE is paying that $10 charge. cmon now sheeple, no need to try and be special
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I'm sorry you missed the point. Let me see if I can break it down for you. As Rakeesh_j stated, you are just using the data plan and we all pay a premium for unlimited data so it shouldn't matter if you are using it for your phone's browser or tethered to your PC.
cmon now sheeple, read the whole thread
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i dont see the point in your reply, EVERYONE is paying that $10 charge. cmon now sheeple, no need to try and be special
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Actually there is a thread somewhere on how people have gotten out of paying the Ten dollar fee, it seems hit or miss to me, but apparently some people can talk their way out of it.
Call me silly, but I want root so I can UNINSTALL applications on my phone, like NASCAR, NFL, Sprint Nav, Sprint TV, Amazon MP3, and a host of other crapplications that I will never use.
I'd be really upset if I bought a new computer and it had a bunch of applications that I couldn't uninstall, especially ones that were always launching on their own (and possibly connecting to the network) without any action from me.
I ended up reflashing my phone to start fresh after working on my friends....the sense of spring cleaning just makes you feel good sometimes to rid all the crap...clean slate....
Anyone using LookOut and it's other add ons?
I was using it on all my devices, but now....is it really worth it? Think it's just a battery drainer?
Would like to hear your thoughts.....
Nay on lookout for me. I use where's my droid for locating purposes and it works well enough for my needs.
I use avast mobile, it was tons of functions and is still pretty light-weight. Even has a phone locator you can use with their website.
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Nay on lookout for me. I use where's my droid for locating purposes and it works well enough for my needs.
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X2 on where's my Droid and nay for Lookout
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Why would you install any of the addons if you don't need them? Just install Lookout.
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I ended up reflashing my phone to start fresh after working on my friends....the sense of spring cleaning just makes you feel good sometimes to rid all the crap...clean slate....
Anyone using LookOut and it's other add ons?
I was using it on all my devices, but now....is it really worth it? Think it's just a battery drainer?
Would like to hear your thoughts.....
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I've been using Lookout for a while. I don't notice it as a battery hog and it's locate and siren features are nice and work quite well. They also have something called Plan B app which is a nice little add on that let's you remotely install it on your device and locate it after it's been lost. Which I found quite interesting. Anywhoo...there's my 2 cents...keep the change!
I personally use Seekdroid. It's useful since it shows your device location, recent calls made and other information. It's really awesome and lightweight!
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whos using security software and why?
my brother got a N7 (his first android product) and he's all freaked out by the permissions some apps want. i explained that while they seem intrusive, most of them are just trying to access the necessary functions they need to run properly, not stealing your info to send elsewhere..
enlighten me.
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whos using security software and why?
my brother got a N7 (his first android product) and he's all freaked out by the permissions some apps want. i explained that while they seem intrusive, most of them are just trying to access the necessary functions they need to run properly, not stealing your info to send elsewhere..
enlighten me.
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Security is highly unecessary. As long as your downloading from a trusted source.. if the developer has terrible ratings and its only been downloaded 50 times.. and its some type of porn app.. its gunna be malware. Really just have to use common sense here. If hes seriously concerned or paranoid i would suggest using LBE Security Guard it will monitor the apps that request permissions to things and actively tell you what app is doing what. With Root it will let you remove permissions to certain apps, lets say you dont want angry birds to have access to the internet.. you can do that. It will also rid those stupid ads.
All in all IMO its not needed but if hes that paranoid... LBE will be the best bet. Oh and any type of Anti-Virus is a waste of space and RAM.. at least LBE is useful.
tell him to stop the Windows mentality.
tell him to be cautious with regard to the hyperbole fearmongering that the security industry puts out to scare people into giving them money.
tell him my favorite saying... "paranoia will destroia"
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Picked up my nexus today, and the shop assistant was trying his hardest to sell me norton for £30 told him to jog on lol
There is no need for anti virus unless your downloading lots of dodgy or cracked apk's
I use avast on my n7 just on the off chance but I'm confident what I download and the web pages I visit are safe.
Its better to have protection and not need it than not have protection and need it imo.
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Picked up my nexus today, and the shop assistant was trying his hardest to sell me norton for £30 told him to jog on lol
There is no need for anti virus unless your downloading lots of dodgy or cracked apk's
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Holy cow.. I thought I was reading satire for a second so I ran to the Play Store and searched for Norton.. IT'S REAL. EL-OH-EL.. WOW and 46k people gave it 5 *'s.. *SMH*.... I laughed when I saw Avast and saw it needs root access to install some firewall crap.. Ironic much???
Anyway.. Yeah.. Security on a phone is really unnecessary. If you are dumb enough to download digital snake oil then you deserve a hard lesson in watching what you download.. Most of the scammy stuff is so blatantly obvious.
I used to use Lookout Mobile Security but then I was like..... no. They're all RAM hogs, and unless you know what you're downloading (I do) then it's a complete waste.
Some malware has made it into the Play store...but I generally only download well known apps from reliable vendors.
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Thanks for the replies
Bitdefender use it n my PC / Phone aswell
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http://majorgeeks.com/story.php?id=38037
All adblocking apps have been removed officially by Google.
I'm honestly surprised that it didn't happen sooner. Ad revenue taken from developers causes developers to cease development of apps because they aren't making any money at all. Let's face it, most of us don't buy apps. I get ad supported apps and Amazon's free app of the day. I have bought maybe 5 apps since I got the Hero when it came out...
^^ agreed ^^ it's their app their choice. You're choice to use it or not. Sucks but the way it is.
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That does suck. That was the biggest reason I rooted half of my phones...:crying:
I buy most of the apps I use. But it's just a hosts file.
Like most others here, if I don't want ads I buy the app. Devs survive on ad revenue with their free apps. I'm not trying to step on any toes, I'm no saint either, but it's not the least bit surprising that a company who gets a lot of it's money through ad revenue removed ad-blocking apps from it's marketplace. Couple bucks gets you an ad free app usually and keeps food on the dev's tables.
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Like most others here, if I don't want ads I buy the app. Devs survive on ad revenue with their free apps. I'm not trying to step on any toes, I'm no saint either, but it's not the least bit surprising that a company who gets a lot of it's money through ad revenue removed ad-blocking apps from it's marketplace. Couple bucks gets you an ad free app usually and keeps food on the dev's tables.
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I usually buy the paid apps as well, but there are free apps that don't have the option to pay to remove ads. That's where my adaway comes in. Anyway I'm sure you'll be able to find these apps on the Internet so no reason to worry
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If it's gonna make more devs, company create more apps/games for the android market then why not. I think little by little they will try to emulate the apple store with limitations and more restrictions . but like dude above me said just get the free app elsewhere, kinda the same deal with flash no biggie.
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I support apps that are worth the money, like ROM ToolBox, Carbon Backup, Nova (and not all of these even have ads) but some free ads have no pro alternatives. I'm pro for developers making money...but if a user wants to block ads, that's their choice to do so on their OPEN-SOURCE OS lol. It's not a huge problem for people like us who can simply just load the .apk up or insert a modified hostfiles..but it looks if it was an "Appleish" move and that's the main reason I'm disappointed. If anyone gets what I mean by that. Regardless, since this had to happen, hopefully the developers make more money through ads and better apps can be developed and funded for? (Just a positive insight)
TL;DR : Google shouldn't have removed apps that didn't infringe on copyrights, but some developers still offer their apps unofficially thankfully. And we should now see devs being supported more!
Yeah I know what you mean, it's open source but do you expect to be so open the more successful android becomes. That's why Google wants to get rid of removable batteries and sd cards, they essentially want to control more of what you can do with a phone. people love android because you have options that's why it's so successful unlike apple so who knows what will happen in the future.
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I also buy the apps I really like. If i use that app on occasion then i dont mind the ads, as long as they are the banners at the bottom or something, and dont just pop up in full screen when im trying to do something. Those apps that do that, i usually delete and just find an alternative app.
Some ads are intrusive especially the ones that spam your status bar with notifications about making your junk bigger. Not all apps have donate versions either as others have mentioned.
I don't know why this is upsetting it's not like ad blocking apps are going away... remember on Android we can install apps not in the play store
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Some ads are intrusive especially the ones that spam your status bar with notifications about making your junk bigger. Not all apps have donate versions either as others have mentioned.
I don't know why this is upsetting it's not like ad blocking apps are going away... remember on Android we can install apps not in the play store
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Indeed. It just feels as if Google is going towards Apples iron fist way of running things. No external sd card in the Nexus 4 and no removable battery as mentioned above? Apple phones also fill that criteria. Only time will tell to see if they become truly brazen.
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elflip88 said:
I usually buy the paid apps as well, but there are free apps that don't have the option to pay to remove ads. That's where my adaway comes in. Anyway I'm sure you'll be able to find these apps on the Internet so no reason to worry
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Exactly my reason. If an app is worthy I have no problem shelling out a few bucks for it. It's just the occasional free apps that just straight up comes with ads. No paid versions.
Well i have bought 97% of my apps so for me it's no big deal what i don't like is that my payed apps come with ingame purchase.
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I think the move sucks but honestly I'm not surprised
I assume most of the apps that got pulled are going to be online pretty soon.
http://adblockplus.org/en/android-about
I personally never removed ads anyways. The devs put a lot of time and effort into these and if I'm too cheap to pay for it, I can deal with the ads.
BTW 95% of my apps have been purchased if they have a pro/paid version.
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If I can't afford the paid version (still haven't gotten around to justifying some of them to myself) then letting them get money from someone else is the least I can do.
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Yeah I know what you mean, it's open source but do you expect to be so open the more successful android becomes. That's why Google wants to get rid of removable batteries and sd cards, they essentially want to control more of what you can do with a phone. people love android because you have options that's why it's so successful unlike apple so who knows what will happen in the future.
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I don't think it's really about that kind of control. The battery issue is about cost (and I'd guess has a lot to do with the manufacturer they're working with and what they have available that they'll work with), and the sd card issue is about Google trying to push people to use Cloud services (some parts business and some parts probably genuinely thinking it's a good idea) and a dash of them not having a clue (I love Google, but the idea that the external sd is "confusing" to users is just silly - my mom didn't know hers existed until I told her - it didn't "confuse" her, it was just a non-issue).
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If I can't afford the paid version (still haven't gotten around to justifying some of them to myself) then letting them get money from someone else is the least I can do.
I don't think it's really about that kind of control. The battery issue is about cost (and I'd guess has a lot to do with the manufacturer they're working with and what they have available that they'll work with), and the sd card issue is about Google trying to push people to use Cloud services (some parts business and some parts probably genuinely thinking it's a good idea) and a dash of them not having a clue (I love Google, but the idea that the external sd is "confusing" to users is just silly - my mom didn't know hers existed until I told her - it didn't "confuse" her, it was just a non-issue).
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Once Google has a windows and Mac app like iTunes then they could do this cloud service crap, it's not time yet. They are always going to give a lame excuse but I'm happy not all manufacturers are carrying along.
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Hey guys! Check out Locket, a new Android app that pays you for unlocking your phone
This is the greatest idea ever!
The app replaces your usual lockscreen with a nice sleek one that displays ads. You can choose to ignore the ad or go to it, either way you get money! The ads look nice as well, check out the link:
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It may seem like a scam, but it's not. Google about the app and you'll see that many good websites have talked about it, such as PCMag, ABC News, and Engadget! So I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it.
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Hey guys! Check out Locket, a new Android app that pays you for unlocking your phone
This is the greatest idea ever!
The app replaces your usual lockscreen with a nice sleek one that displays ads. You can choose to ignore the ad or go to it, either way you get money! The ads look nice as well, check out the link:
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It may seem like a scam, but it's not. Google about the app and you'll see that many good websites have talked about it, such as PCMag, ABC News, and Engadget! So I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it.
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I choose to ignore the ads, the app, and anything associated with it. Now, when they're payin' $100/month, let me know.
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I choose to ignore the ads, the app, and anything associated with it. Now, when they're payin' $100/month, let me know.
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Then so be it. You don't have to download it. I go on my phone alot, unlocking my screen. All those unlocks give me a penny, and at the end of day I'll get more then I expect.
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Then so be it. You don't have to download it. I go on my phone alot, unlocking my screen. All those unlocks give me a penny, and at the end of day I'll get more then I expect.
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From AndroidCentral:
So, how much are you going to get paid with Locket? The truth is, not much. This is a long-term play, at best, and even then you're not going to be buying much more than a six-pack with your spoils. You get the impression using Locket that you get 1 cent per unlock. But the truth — and this isn't anywhere in the fine print that we've seen, only in other published reports — is that it's capped at 3 cents per hour. Any unlocks beyond that — and the ads you view — are money in someone else's pocket. Not yours. (At the time of this writing, Locket hasn't responded to an e-mail seeking confirmation and clarification on the 3-cents-per-hour cap.)
Doing the math, that's a max of 72 cents a day. Or $5.04 a week. Or $262.80 a year — if you're unlocking your phone three times and hour, 24 hours a day. Which you won't be doing.
It's free money, but not worth giving up the security of a password lock to me. Or even the inconvenience of having TWO lockscreens. Raise the rates and play nicely with password locks, then we'll talk.
^^ Lol what a pain and no one likes ads. You could make more begging on the streets a couple times a year
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For 9 days of unlocking... And not doing it every hour.
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I have been using locket. You can also disable the stock lock screen by going into the setting and selecting the lock screen option to: none. I guess there are people like myself with nothing on my phone to hide so I don't ever use a pass code at my lock screen. It's been about three weeks and I have 5 dollars lol
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I choose to ignore the ads, the app, and anything associated with it. Now, when they're payin' $100/month, let me know.
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Just wait until someone releases a similar concept and then there will be competition and only then maybe we might get like 3cents ea unlock?
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From AndroidCentral:
So, how much are you going to get paid with Locket? The truth is, not much. This is a long-term play, at best, and even then you're not going to be buying much more than a six-pack with your spoils. You get the impression using Locket that you get 1 cent per unlock. But the truth — and this isn't anywhere in the fine print that we've seen, only in other published reports — is that it's capped at 3 cents per hour. Any unlocks beyond that — and the ads you view — are money in someone else's pocket. Not yours. (At the time of this writing, Locket hasn't responded to an e-mail seeking confirmation and clarification on the 3-cents-per-hour cap.)
Doing the math, that's a max of 72 cents a day. Or $5.04 a week. Or $262.80 a year — if you're unlocking your phone three times and hour, 24 hours a day. Which you won't be doing.
It's free money, but not worth giving up the security of a password lock to me. Or even the inconvenience of having TWO lockscreens. Raise the rates and play nicely with password locks, then we'll talk.
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Looks like they finally added confirmation:
There is currently a limit of 3 swipe-cents per hour as stated in our FAQ page. In the future, we may offer a different rewards structure to maximize users' and advertisers' satisfaction. **
Anyway, neat find and I have to give it to the app developers. This is the first time I seen anyone excited about getting ads lol.