Verizon tethering-now enabled and free?

greekpaz22 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:01 PM

Odd thing today. I opened up settings and the tethering option is now on my phone-Verizon iPhone 4s. It functions perfectly.

I did not add any features, I just have a standard 2gb plan on a family plan.

Anyone else seeing this? Did Verizon change their policy or something odd on my end?

belvdr · Apr 30, 2012, 06:03 PM

Not sure but it has been allowed on my Xoom for quite some time.

nuckinfutz · Apr 30, 2012, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by greekpaz22

Odd thing today. I opened up settings and the tethering option is now on my phone-Verizon iPhone 4s. It functions perfectly.

I did not add any features, I just have a standard 2gb plan on a family plan.

Anyone else seeing this? Did Verizon change their policy or something odd on my end?

That would put it inline with their new policy on Verizon enabled iPads. You can tether for free.

It makes sense. If i'm buying metered storage why should I be charged more to tether?

Leonard1818 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:07 PM

you're saying the personal hotspot feature now works free?

cynics · Apr 30, 2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by belvdr

Not sure but it has been allowed on my Xoom for quite some time.

Tablet data plans come with free tethering on Verizon.

I have a Verizon 4S and it doesn't have personal hotspot available. May want to check your bill.

Leonard1818 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cynics

Tablet data plans come with free tethering on Verizon.

yeah, but note, we're in the iPhone section, not iPad...

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Well, I just went to "personal hotspot" and it gave me the option to go to the website or call *611 to enable this feature on my phone

greekpaz22 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonard1818

you're saying the personal hotspot feature now works free?

Yeah, that's the case with my phone. This just appeared today. I'm not jail broken or anything like that.

I agree they should let you do this since you pay for the data (metered) but was surprised to see the feature on my phone..

Leonard1818 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by greekpaz22

Yeah, that's the case with my phone. This just appeared today. I'm not jail broken or anything like that.

I agree they should let you do this since you pay for the data (metered) but was surprised to see the feature on my phone..

what does the menu look like? Can you take a screenshot? What happens when you hit "personal hotspot"?

Do you have an iPad on the same acct with tethering?

greekpaz22 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonard1818

what does the menu look like? Can you take a screenshot? What happens when you hit "personal hotspot"?

Do you have an iPad on the same acct with tethering?

No, I don't have an iPad with a cellular connection. The personal hotspot menu shows up the same as it would on an iPad though (I saw it on my friends iPad). Same functionality, flip it on and choose wifi, Bluetooth or USB..

Maybe I got lucky? I doubt it with VZ

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Originally Posted by Leonard1818

what does the menu look like? Can you take a screenshot? What happens when you hit "personal hotspot"?

Do you have an iPad on the same acct with tethering?

I would post the screenshot but dont know how to from my iPhone..help?

saberahul · Apr 30, 2012, 06:26 PM

Just hope they don't bill you for it... that'd ought to piss you off.

cynics · Apr 30, 2012, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonard1818

yeah, but note, we're in the iPhone section, not iPad...

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Well, I just went to "personal hotspot" and it gave me the option to go to the website or call *611 to enable this feature on my phone

Yes, I know. I was explaining to the member that brought up his android tablet why he had free tethering. Hence the quote....

Leonard1818 · Apr 30, 2012, 06:28 PM

well, to take a screenshot you can hold the home button and hit the sleep/wake button. Then you have to put it on your computer and you can "attach" it to a post (look toward the bottom when you're posting something and click "manage attachments").

It's some work, so if you don't wanna, I don't blame you

Just interesting that you'd have it enabled!

livspop · Apr 30, 2012, 07:30 PM

Not the case for me...

sulpfiction · Apr 30, 2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonard1818

well, to take a screenshot you can hold the home button and hit the sleep/wake button. Then you have to put it on your computer and you can "attach" it to a post.

It's some work, so if you don't wanna, I don't blame you

Actually, it's no work at all. Snap a screen shot and email it to yourself like any other pic. Then save the photo on your desktop or whatever and click on the paperclip in the MR reply window. Navigate to the pic and your done. The whole process should take about 20 seconds.

Now....

Pics or it didn't happen!

wymi · 09:14 PM

Here's what I get, doesn't look free for me.

chakraj · Apr 30, 2012, 09:07 PM

I know your password

wymi · Apr 30, 2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chakraj

I know your password

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm sitting a Home with sore throat & fever so just about anything can get by me.

mac.cali · Apr 30, 2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wymi

Here's what I get, doesn't look free for me.

Why tether when you aren't even on 3G?

Apollo 13 · Apr 30, 2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wymi

Here's what I get, doesn't look free for me.

mines doesn't look like that. Look like it's available to you all you have to do is enable it. Mine shows "Set up Personal Hotspot" option and when i click the tab it tells me to call Verizon.

wymi · Apr 30, 2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mac.cali

Why tether when you aren't even on 3G?

I'm at Home, 3g flips in and out. I didn't say I was interested in tethering. It's just an example pic of what I get on my phone. Hopefully the op can snap a screen shot in comparison to mine.

Lenned · Apr 30, 2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mac.cali

Why tether when you aren't even on 3G?

Smart, i didn't see that...

Daveoc64 · May 1, 2012, 03:57 PM

Normally, when your carrier hasn't enabled the "Personal Hotspot" feature on your account, you get the "Set Up Personal Hotspot" button before you even get into the menu (shown in the first two screenshots). Tapping the button will prompt you to contact the carrier (they can customise the message to add their web address/phone number).

The third screenshot shows how it should look when the account has been provisioned to use the service.

Some carriers hide the menu entirely when the customer isn't eligible to use the feature (e.g. on prepaid tariffs).

luke-m31 · Feb 16, 2013, 09:41 PM

Does anyone know if I can tether an iPhone with Verizon wireless to a Windows tablet?

If so, what iPhone and what Windows tablet? How about any other Verizon phone successfully tethering to a Windows tablet? If any can, please give details (phone model, tablet model, plans required with Verizon, etc.)

I mostly have to have Verizon in order to get service in the rural areas I work in (US Cellular is decent, but not as good as Verizon). Also, the apps I need to use on a daily basis....most of them are available only on a Windows operating system tablet....

Can anyone help? I don't wanna run out and buy a Windows tablet if I won't even be able to tether it to Verizon. I looked on Verizon's website and it didn't look like they are selling any Windows tablets...or else I'd just buy one with Data plan...although I'm behind a proxy that disables my Java Script and don't know if that makes Verizon's webpage not show all the available webpages...and I don't know how to enable Javascript on this proxy browser.

maliu · Feb 16, 2013, 10:21 PM

If it can connect to WIFI there is no reason it shouldn't. It's not specific to any platform.

Apr 30, 2012, 06:01 PM	#1
greekpaz22 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	Verizon tethering-now enabled and free? Odd thing today. I opened up settings and the tethering option is now on my phone-Verizon iPhone 4s. It functions perfectly. I did not add any features, I just have a standard 2gb plan on a family plan. Anyone else seeing this? Did Verizon change their policy or something odd on my end?
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Apr 30, 2012, 06:03 PM	#2
belvdr macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2005	Not sure but it has been allowed on my Xoom for quite some time.
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saberahul macrumors 68030 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: On my iPad	Just hope they don't bill you for it... that'd ought to piss you off. __________________ iPhone • iPad • MacBook Pro
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Apr 30, 2012, 08:58 PM	#15
wymi macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2012	Here's what I get, doesn't look free for me. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by wymi; Apr 30, 2012 at 09:14 PM.
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chakraj macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: So Cal	I know your password __________________ Why am I here? “On action alone be thy interest, Never on its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be thy motive, Nor be thy attachment to inaction.”
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Apr 30, 2012, 06:07 PM	#4
Leonard1818 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2011	you're saying the personal hotspot feature now works free?
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Apr 30, 2012, 06:28 PM	#12
Leonard1818 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2011	well, to take a screenshot you can hold the home button and hit the sleep/wake button. Then you have to put it on your computer and you can "attach" it to a post (look toward the bottom when you're posting something and click "manage attachments"). It's some work, so if you don't wanna, I don't blame you Just interesting that you'd have it enabled!
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Apr 30, 2012, 07:30 PM	#13
livspop macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011	Not the case for me...
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May 1, 2012, 03:57 PM	#22
Daveoc64 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bristol, UK	Normally, when your carrier hasn't enabled the "Personal Hotspot" feature on your account, you get the "Set Up Personal Hotspot" button before you even get into the menu (shown in the first two screenshots). Tapping the button will prompt you to contact the carrier (they can customise the message to add their web address/phone number). The third screenshot shows how it should look when the account has been provisioned to use the service. Some carriers hide the menu entirely when the customer isn't eligible to use the feature (e.g. on prepaid tariffs). Attached Thumbnails __________________ iPhone 5 32GB Black (Three UK) \| Nexus 7 \| Kindle Keyboard 3G White MacBook (Late 2007) Windows 8 \| iCloud, Dropbox, Spotify Premium
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Feb 16, 2013, 09:41 PM	#23
luke-m31 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Tether iPhone to a Windows tablet? Does anyone know if I can tether an iPhone with Verizon wireless to a Windows tablet? If so, what iPhone and what Windows tablet? How about any other Verizon phone successfully tethering to a Windows tablet? If any can, please give details (phone model, tablet model, plans required with Verizon, etc.) I mostly have to have Verizon in order to get service in the rural areas I work in (US Cellular is decent, but not as good as Verizon). Also, the apps I need to use on a daily basis....most of them are available only on a Windows operating system tablet.... Can anyone help? I don't wanna run out and buy a Windows tablet if I won't even be able to tether it to Verizon. I looked on Verizon's website and it didn't look like they are selling any Windows tablets...or else I'd just buy one with Data plan...although I'm behind a proxy that disables my Java Script and don't know if that makes Verizon's webpage not show all the available webpages...and I don't know how to enable Javascript on this proxy browser.
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Feb 16, 2013, 10:21 PM	#24
maliu macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	If it can connect to WIFI there is no reason it shouldn't. It's not specific to any platform.
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