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Gave up my unlimited data for Personal Hotspot...
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I also switched to the 4gb Hot Spot and love it. I will be more mindful of making sure my phone is on WIFI at home and at work. I looked back at my usage for the past year the most I have used is 1.30gb .... I am so glad I had the option.
The personal Hot Spot works great, thank you Apple.
The personal Hot Spot works great, thank you Apple.
We can have this debate again, but I'd like you to tell me what you're stealing in this scenario.
Also, it's not illegal, as someone said before.
Well, in this whole thread, not one circumstance justified losing unlimited data. The only justification I can see for it would be that you don't use non wifi data at all, ever.
Ok, now you're just being silly.
Why don't we all just agree to disagree? Obviously, many people depend on the unlimited data plan but I, for one, am glad to read this thread and see that others are liking the AT&T tethering plan. This thread has really helped me make my decision to switch over from unlimited data.
This will be my first iPad (64GB WiFi only) and I was hesitant at first about losing my unlimited data but when I checked my iPhone data usage, I had never exceeded 320mb in one month.
Of course, I do expect to use MORE data with an iPad but really not that much more. I don't work outside the home and the three places I would mainly use my iPad (my house and two local coffeeshops) all have wifi. I only use 3G when I'm riding in the car or traveling (and I even book hotels based on the availability of wifi). So the 4GBs from AT&T should be plenty for me.
Different people have different data needs! There's no need to discredit anyone's decisions just because they don't coincide with your needs!
I get that the contract states that the data is meant only for your phone- so yes it's breach of contract, but I don't get how anyone is calling this stealing. Tethering isn't a service of AT&T, it's a feature built into the phone. If it weren't, then jailbreaking and homebrew wouldn't be able to give ti to you. And it's the same data I would already be getting on my phone, I'm just accessing it from a different device. How can I steal something I'm already getting.... I guess if people were using tethering on multiple devices simultaneously they'd be using more data than they could with just the phone- but in most cases I think people are using a device instead of the phone.... so if they weren't tethering, they'd just be doing the same, using the same amount of data but on the phone instead.
idk- I agree that AT&T is in the right to try and stop people, but I don't see where it's stealing at all.
I cant' wait till AT&T finally rolls out their final plan- $50 for phone, $20 for web browsing $20 text messaging $20 sending email $30 to use any app that accesses the internet, $20 tethering, $40 voice mail.
It must take forever to count their revenue...it's all in nickels and dimes!
idk- I agree that AT&T is in the right to try and stop people, but I don't see where it's stealing at all.
I cant' wait till AT&T finally rolls out their final plan- $50 for phone, $20 for web browsing $20 text messaging $20 sending email $30 to use any app that accesses the internet, $20 tethering, $40 voice mail.
It must take forever to count their revenue...it's all in nickels and dimes!
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I thought about doing that.
When I really think about it, I realize I just want to try out this feature so I decided I'm not giving up unlimited to just try this out.
When I really think about it, I realize I just want to try out this feature so I decided I'm not giving up unlimited to just try this out.
It is not a bad move at all. Having 4GB is more than enough, and it is not like the unlimited plan wasn't capped at 5GB anyway. You are getting one less GB a month, and paying $15 more ($45 for 4GB data pro vs $30 for unlimited) for the ability to tether your devices. It is not a bad deal at all. I wish it didn't cost $15 when tethering should be free, but that is AT&T for you.
The unlimited plan is not capped at 5 gb. I don't know where this rumor started, but it's not in the contract.
WRONG.
It is in your contract, they just don't clearly say, "Limited to 5GB." Just because they don't say that doesn't mean it isn't true.
And actually, back when they did offer unlimited, it was in their terms of service as well.
Since that plan is no longer offered, it's hard to get the exact contract clause. But either way anyone who says there is no 5GB cap is wrong.
Once you log into your account there should be a link on the front page of your account overview to "Analyze Past Usage"
The former has nothing to do with a 5 gb cap, and since they've removed the latter language from subsequent iterations of the contract, it no longer applies.
Furthermore, if att ever tried to kick someone off an unlimited plan because they used more than 5 gb of data, theyd get sued (not by Joe schmo, but by big shots in consumer protection). See: cuomo sues Verizon, Verizon settles for 1 million and a bunch of other stuff (for advertising unlimited when it wasn't really unlimited).
That's debatable. I feel justified in that now I can turn on personal hotspot and continue to use the feature immediately after apple issues an iOS update with no issues. Sure MiWi is nice but you have to jailbreak and make your phone unstable in doing do. Unlimited data on the iPhone is great... but being able to share your iPhones data via hotspot is incredible through Apple's implementation.
+1. Jailbreaking is cool but I need my phone to be reliable. I also like getting the new features in OS updates as soon as they're available.
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This person is correct!
Cutwolf said:
This person is correct!
I switched too. I don't know why I didn't do so sooner, it's so convenient and easy to use. I never come anywhere near 4GB of data every month. It might as well be unlimited for me.
I have no regrets other than not setting it up when I was at SXSW in Austin. But I was afraid I was giving up something. I wasn't and it works out cheaper in the long run then 3G iPad plan plus iPhone data plan, etc.
I have no regrets other than not setting it up when I was at SXSW in Austin. But I was afraid I was giving up something. I wasn't and it works out cheaper in the long run then 3G iPad plan plus iPhone data plan, etc.
I just went into the iPhone hack forum and noticed a JB app called 'tetherme' was just updated and allows your phone to tether and allow the tethered device to look as if it were the phone going on the Internet.
I down loaded it and when I went into my phone's network settings, Internet Tethering, I have the option to either connect through USB or Bluetooth. It use to give me that warning that if I elect to tether I would lose my current unlimited plan but that's all gone away now.
I think I'll try that first before giving up the unlimited. Can't give up that unlimited.
I down loaded it and when I went into my phone's network settings, Internet Tethering, I have the option to either connect through USB or Bluetooth. It use to give me that warning that if I elect to tether I would lose my current unlimited plan but that's all gone away now.
I think I'll try that first before giving up the unlimited. Can't give up that unlimited.
If they do, they're committing what amounts to fraud and some lucky lawyer is going to get a nice retirement case.