Android Honeycomb: NetworkOnMainThreadException even when using AsyncTask and no strict mode?

Question

I run into a NetworkOnMainThreadException with my Android 3.0 app. Searching for a solution I found this, but if I understand this correctly, default setting would be that t

Answer 1

StrictMode is turned on by default in Honeycomb.

See say link specifically penaltyDeathOnNetwork(). I ran into a similar problem.