AT&T Notifies Unauthorized Tetherers to Knock It Off
AT&T needs to learn the functions of Android b4 they claim users are doing somethin wrong
android 2.2+ INCLUDES Tethering in its OS as a standard feature.. this is of course USB Tethering..
Hotspotting is the only Paid Tethering Feature in Android... ATT needs to adjust its language..
USB Tethering is free, HotSpotting is paid.. therefore "Tether-ers" is an unfair term to Group everyone into.. only people Hotspotting for Free, via Jailbreaks, Rooting, and custom Roms are breaking any rules and avoiding fees..
it could be that PhoneScoop used the wrong language for the article though too... hey P.S. Hotspotting is what ATT wants to stop, since thats a feature they charge for, "tethering" via USB is free for android
Hotspotting is the only Paid Tethering Feature in Android... ATT needs to adjust its language..
USB Tethering is free, HotSpotting is paid.. therefore "Tether-ers" is an unfair term to Group everyone into.. only people Hotspotting for Free, via Jailbreaks, Rooting, and custom Roms are breaking any rules and avoiding fees..
it could be that PhoneScoop used the wrong language for the article though too... hey P.S. Hotspotting is what ATT wants to stop, since thats a feature they charge for, "tethering" via USB is free for android
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While I would love to agree with you, it isn't true. Be it wireless or wired tether its a feature that AT&T and all other carriers charge for. And yes it sux.
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Well you are both right and wrong. Yes in the 2.2 update they gave the ability for android devices to tether but AT&T and Verizon altered the update where you cannot use the tethering without purchasing the plan to do it. Of course this still can be done by android apps that you can pay for but it in essence is bypassing the block these companies put on it.So even though i dont agree with this AT&T can do this if they choose too.
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They should not be allowed to do this at all. Verizon once charged a monthly fee for a customer to use a the bluetooth feature of their phone. If a customer gets a data plan for their device then they should be allowed to use the data on that device how they see fit.
Again this is like paying an ISP an extra fee for using the Wifi feature on your router.
Again this is like paying an ISP an extra fee for using the Wifi feature on your router.
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lollipop said:
They should not be allowed to do this at all. Verizon once charged a monthly fee for a customer to use a the bluetooth feature of their phone. If a customer gets a data plan for their device then they should be allowed to use the data on that device how they see fit.
Again this is like paying an ISP an extra fee for using the Wifi feature on your router.
Charging for bluetooth is false. I have over 15 years with them and no such thing ever happened.
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...why shouldn't they be allowed to do it? If you don't agree with having to pay for tethering, go to Verizon then where they won't charge you for.......no wait.
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So my car will go 160mph so it's ok to go that fast because I paid for the car.. The customer agreement that you signed covers tethering, as do the agreements with all the carriers. Tethering without paying for it is stealing. My phone also has a camera on it but I know I can't take pictures of copyrighted photos and post them..
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