AT&T has begun alerting smartphone customers who tether their devices for mobile broadband use -- but aren't paying for that feature -- need to either pay as required or cease tethering. AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom confirmed to Phone Scoop via email, "We've just begun sending letters, emails, and text messages to a small number of smartphone customers who use their devices for tethering but aren't on our required tethering plan. Our goal here is fairness for all of our customers." The letter gives these customers three options from which they can choose. They can stop tethering and keep their current plan (including grandfathered unlimited plan); they can proactively call AT&T or visit its stores and move to the required tethering plan; or they can do nothing and AT&T will go ahead and add the tethering plan on their behalf -- after the dated noted in their cease and desist customer notification. Tethering lets users attach a smartphone -- such as an iPhone or Android device -- to a laptop and use it as a wireless modem to connect to the internet. The tethering and data plan costs $45 per month for 4GB of data, which is the total available for surfing from the handset ($25/month) and from a computer ($20/month) combined.
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All you can fit into one bag. |
Troll-Bait |
Mar 18, 2011, 6:03 PM |
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It's About Time. |
Slammer |
Mar 18, 2011, 9:20 AM |
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you gotta fight! for your right! |
pickles |
Mar 19, 2011, 6:03 PM |
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Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists |
pickles |
Mar 19, 2011, 11:51 PM |
- Re: Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists by CamelTowing Mar 20, 2011, 1:03 PM
- Re: Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists by marufio Mar 20, 2011, 2:10 PM
- Re: Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists by wizardofCroz Mar 20, 2011, 4:41 PM
- Re: Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists by CamelTowing Mar 20, 2011, 5:38 PM
- Re: Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists by wizardofCroz Mar 21, 2011, 5:37 PM
- Re: Black people in the civil rights movement, womens sufferage, slaves, the original colonists by Menno Mar 22, 2011, 12:00 PM
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To anyone who tries to hide behind the T&C: |
mycool |
Mar 19, 2011, 1:59 AM |
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DEAR AT&T |
flip mode |
Mar 18, 2011, 10:44 AM |
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I blame ATT and any other carrier |
marufio |
Mar 18, 2011, 4:36 PM |
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New terms? No. |
Troll-Bait |
Mar 20, 2011, 9:30 AM |
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Just sell the data |
kingstu |
Mar 18, 2011, 1:19 PM |
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Hi, I'm J.G. Picklesworth |
pickles |
Mar 18, 2011, 10:31 PM |
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This makes me glad I am with T-Mobile.... |
dnbstyle29 |
Mar 18, 2011, 9:00 AM |
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The difference between what is right and wrong and what is allowed. |
Kineticboy2001 |
Mar 19, 2011, 4:25 PM |
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Fire AT&T & go to more data/tether friendly T-Mobile and Sprint... |
tether |
Mar 18, 2011, 10:18 PM |
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How do they know? |
ReschDMD |
Mar 18, 2011, 11:16 AM |
- How they know: by CellStudent Mar 18, 2011, 11:51 AM
- Re: How they know: by ReschDMD Mar 18, 2011, 12:11 PM
- Re: How they know: by Caucasian Mar 18, 2011, 12:35 PM
- Re: How they know: by Versed Mar 18, 2011, 12:44 PM
- Re: Negative! by CamelTowing Mar 18, 2011, 5:53 PM
- Re: How they know: by mycool Mar 19, 2011, 12:56 AM
- Re: How do they know? by Victasmiff Mar 18, 2011, 12:42 PM
- Re: How do they know? by tether Mar 18, 2011, 3:15 PM
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Still gonna tether for free !!!!!! |
Att_user04 |
Mar 18, 2011, 10:32 PM |
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read your T&C's |
lomspence |
Mar 18, 2011, 3:23 PM |
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and why isnt the FCC telling ATT to knock it off their 4G BS?? |
netboy |
Mar 18, 2011, 8:56 AM |
- Re: and why isnt the FCC telling ATT to knock it off their 4G BS?? by Da_Bonehead Mar 18, 2011, 10:18 AM
- Re: and why isnt the FCC telling ATT to knock it off their 4G BS?? by JeffroPuff Mar 18, 2011, 11:06 AM
- Re: and why isnt the FCC telling ATT to knock it off their 4G BS?? by gldnhrtrblfst Mar 18, 2011, 11:24 AM
- Because 4G has no longer has a definition by CellStudent Mar 18, 2011, 11:54 AM
- Re: and why isnt the FCC telling ATT to knock it off their 4G BS?? by GeeksAreBest Mar 18, 2011, 12:14 PM
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AT&T needs to learn the functions of Android b4 they claim users are doing somethin wrong |
boredandtattooed |
Mar 18, 2011, 9:20 AM |
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Tell me |
island4prez |
Mar 18, 2011, 1:54 PM |
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To which I have to say to AT&T-- |
muchdrama |
Mar 18, 2011, 3:00 PM |
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