Line for Hotspot only via a phone?

[dylanursula]

Hey all.

So for work I need a hotspot for which they'll pay the line and data charges up to around $50/60 in addition to them paying for my iphone4 line.

I get a 20% monthly FAN discount and was thinking instead of getting a hotspot device what do people think here of getting a iPhone and using that as a hotspot with the hotspot feature? I have the unlimited data plan on my first line do don't want to change that.

In addition are AT&T Clamping down on jailbroken tethering ont he 2gb plan too?

Thanks
Dylan

 

[dylanursula]

Any thoughts folks? Thanks so much in advance.

 

[Surfer13134]

If you want to get the tethering plan from AT&T you must surrender your unlimited data plan and get there 45 dollar data pro that gives you 4gb of usage

 

[FreakinEurekan]

I'm not really clear on what it is you are asking... I think this is correct:

You have an iPhone 4, which your company pays for.

Your company wants you to get a hotspot device, and they will pay $50-$60/month for that.

You don't want to add tethering to your iPhone 4, because you'll lose unlimited data.

So want to get a 2nd iPhone with Tethering, and use that to satisfy your company's requirement for a tethering device.

Do I have that right?

A few things to consider:

The service plan from AT&T on the 2nd phone will be more than $60/mo with a minimum voice plan plus tethering, so presumably you'll have to pay that difference.

Tethering on an iPhone is 4GB combined phone usage + tethering. Hotspot device plans get 5GB.

You can get a 3G/HSPA+/LTE hotspot devicefor $69.99 with a $50 5GB plan, which would be faster and cheaper than an iPhone as a dedicated hotspot device. Will you use the 2nd iPhone for anything besides hotspot? i.e., what advantage do you see from using an iPhone instead of a hotspot device?

 

[Jordan921]

Getting a hotspot device would be more simple and cheaper.

 

[dave420]

I think it is a good idea to have two iPhones for this purpose, and it is part of the reason I have a second phone. You probably won't get hassled for tethering on the 2 GB plan, but there have been reports of that happening. If you are already on a family plan it may be cheaper to go this route than to have a separate tethering device.

 

[dylanursula]

I'm not really clear on what it is you are asking... I think this is correct:

You have an iPhone 4, which your company pays for.

Your company wants you to get a hotspot device, and they will pay $50-$60/month for that.

You don't want to add tethering to your iPhone 4, because you'll lose unlimited data.

So want to get a 2nd iPhone with Tethering, and use that to satisfy your company's requirement for a tethering device.

Do I have that right?

A few things to consider:

The service plan from AT&T on the 2nd phone will be more than $60/mo with a minimum voice plan plus tethering, so presumably you'll have to pay that difference.

Tethering on an iPhone is 4GB combined phone usage + tethering. Hotspot device plans get 5GB.

You can get a 3G/HSPA+/LTE hotspot devicefor $69.99 with a $50 5GB plan, which would be faster and cheaper than an iPhone as a dedicated hotspot device. Will you use the 2nd iPhone for anything besides hotspot? i.e., what advantage do you see from using an iPhone instead of a hotspot device?

That is correct. A second line as I do not want to lose my primary lines unlimited plan.

Thanks for the insight. Was considering either an iPhone or android device as the second line too of that helps.