Nexus 7 and iPhone

[MantisToboggan]

Hey guys, I am going to be using my Nexus 7 for business and I will need a little bit of internet access while on the road. I only need 100MB or so per month, not much.

I have an iPhone with AT&T with the $15/month 200MB data plan. It seems like my only option is to bump up the data plan to the $50/month plan which includes tethering and 1GB of data. If I do that plan, I assume that I could turn my iPhone into a mobile hotspot and connect the Nexus 7 to it. Is that correct? And if so, is there any other way to do it (without jailbreaking the iPhone)? I thought I heard that cell companies were not restricting tethering anymore.

Thanks for the help!

 

[AstronomerXI]

Yes, you just turn on the Mobile Hot-spot function on your iPhone, connect to it with your N7, and enter the password. I use my iPhone and N7 and other devices like this regularly. I'M in Canada, so I can't comment on US carriers tethering policies.

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[MantisToboggan]

I don't actually have that option on my iPhone 4S. I guess it needs to be turned on thru AT&T :'(

 

[AstronomerXI]

AT&T must charge you more to activate tethering. Where I'm at with Bell, I have a 1Gb plan and tethering is part of the package. When I lost my Internet for 8 days due to Bell's stupidity, having tethering saved my bacon several times over.

 

[Praggles]

http://m.cnet.com/news/what-verizons-fcc-tethering-settlement-means-to-you-faq/57485518?ds=1

Not sure why this does not apply to AT&T customers also.

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[MantisToboggan]

What Verizon's FCC tethering settlement means to you (FAQ) - CNET Mobile

Not sure why this does not apply to AT&T customers also.

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Thanks for the link. That is something that I've seen before and it made me wonder if I am just missing something here since I can't find where AT&T offers this for free too.

What's the difference if I use my allotted data on the iPhone or a connected tablet?

 

[Koshnix]

This is the exact same setup I am going to be running. And if your not jail broken you have to upgrade your plan

 

[MantisToboggan]

This is the exact same setup I am going to be running. And if your not jail broken you have to upgrade your plan

I see. It's just a shame that I have to pay $35 more per month for it. $5, $10, even $15 would be reasonable. $35 more is crazy.