Re: Tethering Edge on at&t?
I'm grandfathered on their unlimited data plan. "Carrier unapproved" is exactly what I'm looking for. My iPhone was jail broken and I used a program called MyFi to tether devices (via wifi, usb, bluetooth) without giving up my data or paying for the Hotspot option through att. Can I not do that with this phone?
I loved MyFi! But unfortunately...It's not the phone that is your problem. Back in the day, you could root/jailbreak and then use an app to hotspot or tether to your heart's content.
But technology on the carrier side advanced about 2-3 years ago, to allow them to detect unauthorized hotspotting/tethering. I had an unlimited plan at that time and they slowly sent me a few warning emails to switch from Unl to their 5gb + tethering plan. Naturally I ignored them!
Eventually, they just involuntarily switched my account to the 5gb plan or threatened cancellation! I imagine if you only used it rarely as a laptop hotspot or tether, they might not say anything. But once you start using a Gb or more of data, they start to police you more and more. In this day and age of reasonable shared data plans, its just easier to go legit imo.
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