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Unlimited Data and tethering
Hello,
Last week I obtained a new mobile phone device (MotoG), switching from a Asus Zenfone 2. I have unlimited Data plan, along with my DirecTV and a home line through AT&T, and was able to do mobile tethering from my device to my PC when needed/out of Wifi range. I tried to enable tethering on my new device, and it said to go to ATT.com/mywireless to enable, but can't find what to do or where to do it.
Can you please help?
Thank you.
sandblaster
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7 years ago
Tethering is not allowed on that plan. If it worked on an older device, it was by mistake. It shouldn't have. Had it been detected, they could have taken the plan away from you.
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FCS1701
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7 years ago
Well that's a crock of S&%@ !! Only can use it to get over your limited data plan and charge lots of overage plans, but when we have unlimited, they actually limit what you can use! Sounds like the opposite of customer satisfaction!! This feature was one of the reasons I switched to DirecTV so I could get the unlimited data plan and continuing tethering like I had done before.
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kdfederer
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7 years ago
Tethering has NEVER been allowed on unlimited. Unlimited data is for that device only and that data cannot be shared and never could.
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Gary L
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7 years ago
Sorry. It's very clearly marked multiple times on the UNLIMITED pages.
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suzyqcisco
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6 years ago
I am glad that I happened upon this message board. I as a hair away from switching from my shared data plan to the unlimited. I am sure I was told that the unlimited was 22g per phone at full speed then slows depending on traffic. In the 22g is 10g that could be used as tethering or as a hot spot that slows down drastically. Since I was given inaccurate information HOW do I know what I am buying so I can decide if I want to switch?
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sandblaster
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6 years ago
@suzyqcisco ATT has two unlimited data plans. The more expensive one includes tethering/hotspot, the other does not, so you weren’t necessarily given false info. All of the details of what is included on each plan and the prices are on att.com.
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formerlyknownas
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6 years ago
@suzyqcisco
Things change rapidly and you are reading an old thread. At the time it was written, tethering was not an option on unlimited plans.
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Gary L
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6 years ago
First, don't read posts that are 18 months old IF you want current info.
Since the post you are reading, they'd removed the DirecTV requirement and then released multiple different unlimited plans. They are on the third iteration of unlimited plans now.
Second, read the plan description 🙂
http://att.com/unlimited is what's available now.
And the hotspot has been bumped up to 15GB with the current plans (the cheaper one has no hotspot).
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