Mobile Hotspot- Am I being charged?

[Indianmack]

I read there was a bug a while ago where you could use the hotspot and they wouldn't charge you but I was messing around with it today and I noticed the hotspot works fine without paying for the service. Is it still a bug or are they going to charge me? I know the wifi tether option with root etc but I am just curious.

 

[HYDE]

I read there was a bug a while ago where you could use the hotspot and they wouldn't charge you but I was messing around with it today and I noticed the hotspot works fine without paying for the service. Is it still a bug or are they going to charge me? I know the wifi tether option with root etc but I am just curious.

What did Sprint's customer service say when you called them?

 

[Indianmack]

What did Sprint's customer service say when you called them?

I never called them I was fooling around with it yesterday and it was working. Won't see my bill for a bit

 

[scott_0]

Im sure theyll catch up with you at some point, especially if youre really using alot of data over it

 

[zmann]

I avoid the option to turn it on all the time. I'm willing to bet, if you turn it on for one second, they will charge you a month instantly.

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[Dave Blake]

I don't think it works like that you have to agree to pay for it before they can charge you. If it was working it was a fluke I would bet it wont work for long. At least that is what I think.

Later,
Dave

 

[tndank]

Check sprint.com. See what your bill is.

It's not something you turn on at anytime and then it starts billing. You must have the code on your account or it won't (shouldn't at least) actually work. When you turn it on, it actually checks your account before firing up.

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

You have to enable it under your account on sprint.com

I just tried it and I got this error message:

Data Call Failure

Error Code 67. Registration failure. your PCS Vision username and/or password may be incorrect. Please try again.

This of course is because I'm not subscribed to it. $29 extra a month.

 

[tndank]

I just recommend z4root and wireless tether now. Works fine for us down here.

 

[dougeetx]

I second that. Root the phone and use wireless tether. I can show you how to install the apk pack after rooting it.

 

[nelonez]

I also just used the z4root method and it worked on my Evo.. I also got wireless tether and it works perfect... Keep in mind that it is only a temporary root so if you reboot just re-run z4root and it should work again..

 

[zmann]

I just tried to turn it on.and I turned on hot spot settings and it was working.when i just turned on hot spot,I got the error message,but when I turned the one right under it on,hotspots settings,it worked.so i guess I'm like the op now,wondering if I'm getting charged.

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[ChrisGonzales90]

I just tried to turn it on.and I turned on hot spot settings and it was working.when i just turned on hot spot,I got the error message,but when I turned the one right under it on,hotspots settings,it worked.so i guess I'm like the op now,wondering if I'm getting charged.

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Only way to check is one, if your bill appears to be $30 more then its usually or, log on your account and see what you have with your plan.