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Just received AT&T tethering notice while using tetherme..

Sorry, I had to resurrect this thread, not worth starting a thread for a few quick questions. In the past i've been repairing peoples pc, setting up accessories, or any pc related repair/set up for some extra cash and I plan to get into that again. This usually requires downloading drivers and small programs. Sometimes I need the drivers to access a customers internet so a tether option is much better then having to talk over the phone, figuring out what need to be downloaded and hoping it works. Much of the discussion on at&t being against tethering is over unlimited data plans. My question is, if I have the 5gb data plan and tether under that 5 gig limit(I just need to download some drivers occasionally) would I have to pay for an extra tether plan? any input from personal experience or reliable sources would be appreciated.
 
Jessica Lares said:
I have been tethering since the iPhone 4. And I'm on my second Android phone and still having no problems doing so. Although I was rarely doing it on the 4, and now pretty much use it everyday on Android.

One of the things we keep in mind in the Android community is that AT&T apps are BAD. If you're going to tether, but not be on a plan, you better not even think about using any of their apps, not even the myAT&T one.

I think the real problem here is the Visual Voicemail. Here are some of the standout permissions on Android: FULL NETWORK ACCESS, READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY, CHANGE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY, RETRIEVE RUNNING APPS, VIEW NETWORK CONNECTIONS

The permissions aren't known on iOS, but I bet if you could trace all instances of network access that you would see similar happening in the background.
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I am curious which tethering app do you use?

I'm undecided on which app to get on Cydia. Im definitely not going to hoard it would be maybe once a month I'd use it. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan with monthly data averages under 1GB so doubt it'd be alarming. Is PDANet a good option that is stable over iOS7? Does it work with the personal hotspot feature where you can just select the toggle "on" and "off"?
 
uisim151 said:
My question is, if I have the 5gb data plan and tether under that 5 gig limit(I just need to download some drivers occasionally) would I have to pay for an extra tether plan? any input from personal experience or reliable sources would be appreciated.
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I'm assuming you have AT&T? If you have the 5GB plan, you can tether. There is nothing extra to pay. However if you go over 5GB, it's $15/GB.
 
iMrNiceGuy0023 said:
What will AT&T do if you use tetherMe on a 10 gig data plan?
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My guess is nothing. ATT only comes after people who tether on the unlimited plan. In most cases as a way to move them off of that plan.

The individual 5gig plan has tethering and all of the Share plans include it.
 
I got the cheapest one, the one that simply unlocks personal hotspot. I have unlimited data with AT&T and whenever I use it, mainly my wifi iPad when I am away from home, the tethering data apps show I have used zero bytes. Does anyone else have similar experience? Sorry I cannot think of the name of the tool I used, it was relatively cheap, at least compared to mywi.
 
jweinraub said:
I got the cheapest one, the one that simply unlocks personal hotspot. I have unlimited data with AT&T and whenever I use it, mainly my wifi iPad when I am away from home, the tethering data apps show I have used zero bytes. Does anyone else have similar experience? Sorry I cannot think of the name of the tool I used, it was relatively cheap, at least compared to mywi.
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Tetherme?
 
Times like this is why I am glad I dumped AT&T last year and switched to T-Mobile. My 5S is jailbroken and I use Tetherme.
 

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What the hell? Tethering isn't included in your data allowance in the states? In New Zealand if you buy data then it is YOURS to use. Why don't you guys fight back or something?
 
TechGod said:
What the hell? Tethering isn't included in your data allowance in the states? In New Zealand if you buy data then it is YOURS to use. Why don't you guys fight back or something?
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It is included if you have a set amount of data like 2GB a month for example you can use it any way you want and even to tether to other devices.
But if you have unlimited data you can't use that for unlimited tethering.

JackieInCo said:
Not really. I just watch a movie or two on Netflix at night after work.
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No wifi?
 
TechGod said:
What the hell? Tethering isn't included in your data allowance in the states? In New Zealand if you buy data then it is YOURS to use. Why don't you guys fight back or something?
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Not for the grandfathered unlimited data plans

If only it was that easy to fight back :/
 
bbplayer5 said:
No, they actively try to detect when you tether. MyWi, as well as using a VPN, mask this so they cannot tell what traffic is flowing.
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I was under the impression that all of the apps where more-or-less the same. Are you implying that mywi is a better solution than tetherme for this issue?

Thanks
 
moupay said:
I was under the impression that all of the apps where more-or-less the same. Are you implying that mywi is a better solution than tetherme for this issue?

Thanks
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Definitely not the same.
MyWi has way more features and options than just enabling the native hotspot.
 
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