Tethering plan with Verizon??

[MacGeekAZ]

Can you pay month-to-month for the tethering plan ($20), or do you have to sign a 2-year contract? It would be very convenient when I travel, but it's not worth $20 a month to me, since I don't think I'd use it much at home.

Thanks,
MacGeekAZ

 

[Dandrews524]

Can you pay month-to-month for the tethering plan ($20), or do you have to sign a 2-year contract? It would be very convenient when I travel, but it's not worth $20 a month to me, since I don't think I'd use it much at home.

Thanks,
MacGeekAZ

you could always jailbreak and pay a one time fee of $20 and just use the tethering whenever you feel like it, without worrying about paying month to month

 

[JonathanGennick]

Can you pay month-to-month for the tethering plan ($20), or do you have to sign a 2-year contract?

I was told that I could drop it for months that I'm not travelling, and then add it back for months in which I do travel. I have not tested that advice yet. My son loves the feature, because he can connect from his iPod Touch while we're out and about. I travel enough that I can justify it anyway.

The feature did work well for me on my last three layovers in Chicago. Usually I drop close to $10 each time on a Boingo Hotspot fee. In just two weeks I've spent $20 with Verizon to save almost $30 from going to Boingo. I'm ahead of the game.

 

[thetexan]

Tethering is an add-on feature for the iPhone, so you can add it and remove it as you want.

 

[Applejuiced]

You dont sign a 2-year contract to use a tethering plan.
You can remove it, add it and use it for as much as you want.
Its just an addon that doesnt effect your contract.

 

[MacGeekAZ]

Thanks for the information, y'all. I couldn't seem to find it on Verizon's website (which I don't think is laid out very helpfully). It's great to know I can pick up that service when I need it.

MacGeekAZ

 

[xraydoc]

Thanks for the information, y'all. I couldn't seem to find it on Verizon's website (which I don't think is laid out very helpfully). It's great to know I can pick up that service when I need it.

MacGeekAZ

You can even add/remove it via Verizon's iPhone app (though I don't know if tethering service turns on immediately or if there's a delay...).