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Why are data providers so dead set against tethering?
Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:03 pm
I understand their opposition if it's an unlimited account, but those are a rarity now, and becoming more rare. If you're paying by the GB, what does it matter to them whether you're consuming it on your phone, or passing it through to another device?
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Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:10 pm to Jim Rockford
Personal hotspots are pretty common now. Which is basically tethering. With unlimited plans disappearing more and more they don't care as much. It's the folks that were on unlimited that would us their cell as their home network and run up 50 GB's of data a month clogging up the towers.
Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:17 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
What is a personal hotspot and how do I use it?
Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:25 pm to SabiDojo
If you have an iPhone it should be one of the top things to pick in settings. It turns your phone into a router basically and other devices can connect to it just like any other wifi. It will use your data though up pretty quick depending on what your using it for. I usually use it in a pinch when I need internet on my laptop.
Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:31 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Oh. Thank you.
Posted on 9/29/15 at 4:44 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
I have an unlimited plan and am using a personal hotspot right now because Cox service has been shitty all afternoon. Definitely not with AT&T's permission, though.
Posted on 9/29/15 at 7:27 pm to Jim Rockford
T-Mobile opened up on tethering a couple of months ago. Now you can tether as much as you want until you hit your cap on metered plans, and they switched to a soft cap and throttle when you go over.
Posted on 9/29/15 at 7:30 pm to jaTigerfan
The CEO got attacked for his tethering rant, but he had a valid point.
Some individuals were getting unlimited then tethering a whole office.
Some individuals were getting unlimited then tethering a whole office.
Posted on 9/29/15 at 8:14 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I have an unlimited plan with cspire. Can I use my phone as a personal hotspot without any additional charges? I've never tried it but it sure would come in handy when traveling with the kids and their iPads
Posted on 9/29/15 at 9:12 pm to Jim Rockford
AT&T lets you tether if you are on a shared data plan. I think most carriers allow tethering if you aren't on an unlimited plan.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 8:42 am to Phate
I'm still on a Verizon grandfathered unlimited.They hate me I'm sure. 
Posted on 9/30/15 at 8:43 am to voodoodawg
Looks like cspire charges $20 for 1 gig from personal hotspot
Posted on 9/30/15 at 8:57 am to Coater
For my android phone, I can either root and tether, or get foxfi and tether
Posted on 9/30/15 at 9:03 am to Jim Rockford
For the same reason these cable companies are so opposed to net neutrality while many ISPs fully support it. They sell you a service with the assumption that you will never fully use it. Whether it's bandwidth or mobile data, until recently, outside of a few power users, it was pretty far-fetched to think anyone would actually take advantage of it.
They want to sell you "faster" services for higher prices while doing the minimal amount of infrastructure improvement necessary to facilitate it adequately. If people are tethering, they're now taking their data consumption to a completely new level where perpetual HD streaming and giant downloads are commonplace. Networks just aren't equipped to handle it. The same is happening with big cable companies who charge through the roof for 30Mbps and piece of shite ISPs selling "broadband up to 10Mbps*" to people with the asterisk clarifying that it's DSL/ADSL and will never come close to that speed under normal use.
In short, they want you to pay them for a blow job while they only intend MAYBE to touch it for a second or two.
They want to sell you "faster" services for higher prices while doing the minimal amount of infrastructure improvement necessary to facilitate it adequately. If people are tethering, they're now taking their data consumption to a completely new level where perpetual HD streaming and giant downloads are commonplace. Networks just aren't equipped to handle it. The same is happening with big cable companies who charge through the roof for 30Mbps and piece of shite ISPs selling "broadband up to 10Mbps*" to people with the asterisk clarifying that it's DSL/ADSL and will never come close to that speed under normal use.
In short, they want you to pay them for a blow job while they only intend MAYBE to touch it for a second or two.
This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 9:05 am
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