AT&T Increases Tethering Data Plan Limit to 4 GB

Yes, but when will they turn on the HotSpot feature..?

Jailbreaking gives you this privledge of tethering as well. :D

BTW you are still paying $10 extra for every 1GB over your capped plan, so you are still saving $20 a month with a jailbroken phone for the extra 2GB of data.

So in other words....

EAT IT AT&T!!!

How about just turn on tethering/hotspot for FREE and then be VERY stringent about keeping to the 2GB limit?

I would like to be able to use my MacBook while on the road for very very brief moments using my iPhone as the gateway.

Still criminal. That's as much as you pay for home high-speed Internet, except at 1/4 the speed and a 4 GB cap. That's insane. Equally crazy is a company having to "allow" you to use a device you paid for, and continue to pay for.

How about just turn on tethering/hotspot for FREE and then be VERY stringent about keeping to the 2GB limit?

I would like to be able to use my MacBook while on the road for very very brief moments using my iPhone as the gateway.

I agree. I mean isn't it in AT&Ts interest for you to consume as much data as possible so that you go over your limit and pay the overage charge? Putting a price on it will keep a lot of users from actually using it. Of course this would hurt them for those still with an unlimited plan.

IPutting a price on it will keep a lot of users from actually using it. Of course this would hurt them for those still with an unlimited plan.

I didn't think you could add tethering on an Unlimited plan (without jailbreaking). You had to downgrade to the 2gb "pro" plan and then add tethering on top of it.

I didn't think you could add tethering on an Unlimited plan (without jailbreaking). You had to downgrade to the 2gb "pro" plan and then add tethering on top of it.

That's correct Jay.

I'm still on the grandfathered "Unlimited" plan but would gladly go to the 2GB Data Pro if tethering/HotSpot was a free option.

I like the Swiss Army Knife philosophy... I may not need or use a feature (like tethering) everyday or even once a month, but when the chips are down and I need to use it, I want to be able to have the option of using it.

Let me be responsible for my data usage. If I go over the 2GB total because I was tethering my MacBook too much then I am the responsible one who needs to pay the extra fees.

I think AT&T would end up making MORE $$$ using this philosophy.

That's correct Jay.

I'm still on the grandfathered "Unlimited" plan but would gladly go to the 2GB Data Pro if tethering/HotSpot was a free option.

I like the Swiss Army Knife philosophy... I may not need or use a feature (like tethering) everyday or even once a month, but when the chips are down and I need to use it, I want to be able to have the option of using it.

Let me be responsible for my data usage. If I go over the 2GB total because I was tethering my MacBook too much then I am the responsible one who needs to pay the extra fees.

I think AT&T would end up making MORE $$$ using this philosophy.

Does Verizon and T-Mobile charge you for the privilege of tethering as well? I mean I know they have a few select phones with "free hotspot" but in general do they charge for tethering?

Just curious. Does anyone actually run up against the limit? And if you do, how do you use your phone and what kind of apps do you use?

In my case, I found I was using Wifi so much, my typical monthly usage was 200MB or less. Unless I start watching movies or You Tube a lot on my iPhone, that seems like a pretty good deal on bandwidth.

Still criminal. That's as much as you pay for home high-speed Internet, except at 1/4 the speed and a 4 GB cap. That's insane.

If we all had dedicated wires connected to our handsets, and we never moved them from one location, that home analogy might work.

Instead, our phones can connect from almost anywhere, and have to share chunks of fairly limited cell bandwidth.

The prices we all pay today for wireless connections are incredibly cheap compared to ten years ago. Back then, most of us had 19Kbps (max) dialups on our phones, and were even charged by connection minutes, which made surfing the web pretty darned expensive unless you hurried ! (Many of us turned off picture downloads on our browsers to save money.)

Heck, 1GB of transfer at 10 cents a minute would've cost over $800.