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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 8:50 PM
Usb Tethering and Unlimited Data Plan
Hello I have an unlimited data plan on my phone. I have been using PdaNet to tether my phones network connection to provide an internet connection to my laptop via USB. What I am wondering is if I am doing this will I see some sort of data charge even though it's unlimited?
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wingrider01
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7 years ago
carriers make the rules for useage on their infrastructure, does not matter what the data packet type is, their rules. Tethering never was avaialbe on the unlimited plan even when it was active, it was always a add on feature to the unlimited plan that had a cap with overages. Besides the discontinued unlimited plan has a speed cap of 3gb for 3g and 5gb for lte, after that the data transfer speed is cut back to below edge speeds. drop the unlimited plan, go to mobile share and you can tether to your hearts conent or your checkbooks limited
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ES2006
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6 years ago
I pray google come up with their data plan network sooner, then you guys (ATT & Verizon etc.,) will come beg for customers. At that time you will realize your mistake by loosing loyalty of your customer. I already moved my unlimited voice plan to minium 550 minutes and start using vonage app to make voice calls over LTE. I wouldn't have done that until I lost my loyalty towards ATT. I had everything unlimited since 2007. Just because I can't tether (you can give any justification - that it was not included in the original plan), made me mad against ATT.
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lightninginajar
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lizdance40
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Acceptable use policy
https://www.att.com/legal/terms.aup.html
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lightninginajar
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lightninginajar
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lizdance40
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I don't work for ATT. I'm not a lawyer, and I don't care to dicker policy with you.
ATT has the right to sell you service with rules attached. The FCC agrees.
If you get caught, they have the right to terminate you plan.
T-mobile went after customers breaking the tethering rules.
You can go round and round and it will do no good. I prefer sudoku puzzles, but if this is the hobby that floats your boat, have fun with it.
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David606
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5 years ago
It does not allow this, at all. It allows for transmission of data between devices YOU own outright. Your computer. Your routers. Yes, your phones but not over the CELLULAR network. You may transfer all you want over WIFI, BLUETOOTH and even through USB but that does not include CELLULAR data. You can modify all you want to move files from your computer to the phone, when it does not involve accessing the celluar data network.
Customers do not own the network. It's a privately owned entity. Circumvention of the tethering restrictions is a violation of AT&T's terms and policies. The DMCA does not apply to the towers, VLR/SGSNs, internet backbone that you as the customer do not own.
Unlimited data is a table with one seat. All data is not equal via cellular. The phone facilitating the data transfer does not mean it's the only device using it. Sharing with another device means you are adding an addition seat to the table. T-Mobile's CEO had an interview a few months ago where he torched a bunch of users who were getting around their tethering policies. The carriers can, and will, cancel someone's service who is violating the terms of usage.
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lizdance40
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@David606. If I could give you 10 stars.....
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lightninginajar
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Gary L
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@waynelroberts They have plans where the bits are just for one device and plans where you can tether (share the bits). People who tether probably (generally) use more bits, they use them on their phone and their tethered laptop/ipad. Full screen video is a lot more enjoyable on the 15inch screen than a 5inch screen so you'll watch more, that costs them more.
They could just charge everyone for the most expensive plan and assume everyone will tether, but that's not what they do...
They price things based on use. Unlimtied people do not use unlimited data, most probably don't use any more than the people with a 5GB or 10GB plan.
On 700 minute phone plans, no one made exactly 700 minutes every month to get their highest value, AT&T counts on that and prices accordingly....
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lightninginajar
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Gary L
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The real issue is signing up for a plan doesn't have tethering and then complaining the plan doesn't have tethering...
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