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Air Mobs Mobile Data Sharing
Bandwidth caps are one of the least-liked features of today's mobile data plans, but a new mobile app is promising a potential workaround that could save users the annoyance of paying overage fees. New Scientist points us to an app developed by the MIT Media Lab's Viral Spaces initiative called Air Mobs that has designed a clever way for users to share their excess data with users who might be running up against their monthly limits. Essentially, one user agrees to let their mobile device act as a tethering hub that will send data from their LTE smartphone over Wi-Fi to any users nearby. In exchange, the central hub user gets a "data credit" that gives them access to other users' data in the future.

 

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