Advantage of unlocked Nexus from Google?

I am currently on T-mob with an unlimited data plan (2Gb speed cap)

can an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from the play store make a hotspot without the $15/month T-mobile hotspot plan?

It's inherently a hardware capability.?
 
I am currently on T-mob with an unlimited data plan (2Gb speed cap)

can an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from the play store make a hotspot without the $15/month T-mobile hotspot plan?

It's inherently a hardware capability.?

Yes the hotspot works