[Q] Is tethering free on Nexus S? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

It seems like tethering and portable WiFi Hot Spot works on my laptop using Nexus S but I'm not sure if I'll get charged or is this part of the data plan??
Because I remember reading an Engadget article where T-Mobile has tethering data plan.
Please help me out so I can stay on longer
Thanks!

I've been using it since the launch date and I haven't been charged for it.

I haven't noticed any additional charges either.

U guys don't get capped/restricted for using too much data??
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Totally depends on your plan you are taking.
If your max data per month is 1GB than if you exceed, you get charged extra.
If you have unlimited data plan, you are unlimited without any charges

the question is not correct, as in tethering always works with the phone.
whether your cell phone mobile will charge you extra that's will depend on them and see if they can detect the difference when you are using data over the phone vs using the data through a phone.
some others does not
so it all depends on the phone company you are using
johnkim0011 said:
It seems like tethering and portable WiFi Hot Spot works on my laptop using Nexus S but I'm not sure if I'll get charged or is this part of the data plan??
Because I remember reading an Engadget article where T-Mobile has tethering data plan.
Please help me out so I can stay on longer
Thanks!
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Questions about tethering on the galaxy s 4g

Hey guys, before I go searching this forum and possibly others I wanted to see of you guys can answer my questions. So far all the tethering apps in the marketplace you either have to pay for or don't do it right, I'm basically looking for a tethering/hot spot app to use this phone with my ipad 2,i had the hd2 before this phone and had the xda wifi sharing app which worked perfectly and basically turned my phone into a wifi source for my ipad. So if you guys can help me out with a free solution that would be great.
Um yeah, goto settings> wireless and network> Mobile Ap. It is part of the phone already. Or are you looking for something else?
dcam1075 said:
Um yeah, goto settings> wireless and network> Mobile Ap. It is part of the phone already. Or are you looking for something else?
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Thanks, I was a little nervous cause I read that they charge you for tethering so I didn't want to touch anything, is it true that tethering is an extra charge or do they just charge you extra if you go over your data cap cause if that's the case then I don't have nothing to worry about cause I have 4lines with unlimited Internet.
heres an app thats way better then the tmobilr installed wifi hotspot. you must have root access
jkiller122 said:
Thanks, I was a little nervous cause I read that they charge you for tethering so I didn't want to touch anything, is it true that tethering is an extra charge or do they just charge you extra if you go over your data cap cause if that's the case then I don't have nothing to worry about cause I have 4lines with unlimited Internet.
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No they do not charge you for thethering your phone to your laptop.
They however can charge you for going over you data cap.
TMobil has a Seperate service called "Mobile Broadband" that they charge extra for that is designed as a stand alone product for laptops ect. The Mobile Broadband services are not for tethering your phone.
SHAUN231 said:
heres an app thats way better then the tmobilr installed wifi hotspot. you must have root access
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Thanks for the app...
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To my knowledge t-mobile charges 15/mo for wireless mobile hotspot/tethering pack
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dtowngs4g said:
To my knowledge t-mobile charges 15/mo for wireless mobile hotspot/tethering pack
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T-Mobile doesnt charge for tethering. However they will throttle you if you go over your 5GB cap. I been using the stock tethering on my MT4G, Vibrant and Galaxy S and have never been charged for tethering.
I've got a troubleshooting question. I'm trying to tether my Galaxy S 4G phone to my laptop and for some reason it didn't install properly. I'm trying to fix it but the troubleshooting options in Windows is looking in their software update servers thinking it's there. Isn't the tethering device/driver in the phone?
You can tether up to 2 devices free, you can add 3 more for a total of 5 for 14.99/month. For somebody like me who has truly unlimited data and doesnt get throttled down, it works great.
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anti-up said:
You can tether up to 2 devices free, you can add 3 more for a total of 5 for 14.99/month. For somebody like me who has truly unlimited data and doesnt get throttled down, it works great.
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I've been confused about the tethering details; yet, when I signed up for service last month, I was told that I needed that plan. With your constraints, though, I thought that I might be paying unnecessarily for the tethering. I only have a single device connected to my phone -- a cradlepoint router. I only have one computer in my home. The router is for the purpose of connecting my printers into my intranet (which need not be on the internet)...
So, I called T-Mobile and was told that if ANY device other than the phone connects to the internet using the phone's features (as a modem-type device), then I am required to purchase the tethering option (which I do).
What sucks, though, is that I go over the 5GB threshhold... and while TMO can provide webConnect devices with up to a 10GB thresshold, we must change our device (Android device for a ZTE USB device) in order to get it.
BTW, the "unlimited" data plan does not mean "unlimited speed" data plan... yes, you can have "unlimited data"... but, after 5GB, you get throttled down... very slow!
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I've been confused about the tethering details; yet, when I signed up for service last month, I was told that I needed that plan. With your constraints, though, I thought that I might be paying unnecessarily for the tethering. I only have a single device connected to my phone -- a cradlepoint router. I only have one computer in my home. The router is for the purpose of connecting my printers into my intranet (which need not be on the internet)...
So, I called T-Mobile and was told that if ANY device other than the phone connects to the internet using the phone's features (as a modem-type device), then I am required to purchase the tethering option (which I do).
What sucks, though, is that I go over the 5GB threshhold... and while TMO can provide webConnect devices with up to a 10GB thresshold, we must change our device (Android device for a ZTE USB device) in order to get it.
BTW, the "unlimited" data plan does not mean "unlimited speed" data plan... yes, you can have "unlimited data"... but, after 5GB, you get throttled down... very slow!
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So your saying that since I use my xbox 360 on live through my mobile AP on my phone that I will incur more charges?
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GDofWR420 said:
So your saying that since I use my xbox 360 on live through my mobile AP on my phone that I will incur more charges?...
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No, I am not saying that you will incur more charges... only saying that, if T-Mobile had their wishes, you would (according to their contracts and licenses) pay the additional $14.99 per month for tethering. As the rep told me, repeatedly, anytime you use "air" time with any device OTHER than the phone itself, you are required to pay the tether fees.
In my case, I pay those fees... (I did from the moment of the contract)... yet, once I have reached 5GB threshhold, I receive a text message advising me that -- since I have reached the 5GB threshhold -- my data connection (while being unlimited in number of GB) will be throttled until the end of my billing cycle.
So, unlimited data? Yes. Unlimited data at max speed? Absolutely not!
I am considering my options...

(Q) Anyone using wireless hotspot or tether?

Was curious to give it a shot. Wanted to know if anyone has been busted and charged or any that has zero problems with using these features
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I've not had a problem using them and At&T has never questioned me either.
My kids watch so much YouTube on my phone that my data usage is pretty high each month...(I still have an unlimited plan)... so it's not unusual for me to go over 5 gigs or better.
But someone that jumps from not even a gig to over 5 all of a sudden might raise a few eyebrows.
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I tether to play xbox live and use about 300 mb everyday and havent recieved any notice from att
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What do you use? The built in app?
i use the built in app and it works flawlessly and gives better options than the wireless tether app (ie encryption-wise and tracking connected devices)
I use the built in app
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Built in app? Which app is that? I am rooted using the unity ROM,and I'm no noob,yet I am curious to which built in app yall mean?! When I plug in my phone to usb I'm guessing I could select "internet pass thru" and yes after almost 5 years I'm still puzzled. I have always used wireless hotspot or pdanet (back in the orginal tilt haha).
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The built-in app is called Wi-Fi Hotspot.
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erraz said:
I tether to play xbox live and use about 300 mb everyday and havent recieved any notice from att
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really..how is that when you play online? is it laggy?
If you get 3 bars you will hardly lag and if you have 4 bars you will have no lag
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If you don't have the unlimited data plan, I wouldn't recommend using it. I used it and SIGNIFICANTLY went over my data plan cap and was billed overage charges.
I got busted with AT&T using an iPhone... convinced them I had no idea what tethering was or jailbreaking, etc so they let me keep my unlimited plan. Even let me switch it when I got an Inspire after telling me I needed a "4G data plan", even though they don't have 4G... morons. Anyways, I think I'll try it on here. If you haven't gotten busted playing Live, I should be ok.
As long as you don't go crazy you're fine.
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@OP:
As long as u r within reasonable limits, it should all be fine. I do, once in a while, to connect to my office laptop to check mails n stuff, and NOT to download huge files nor stream media.
I say keep it under ten gigs and you will be fine
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erraz said:
I say keep it under ten gigs and you will be fine
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Don't count on 10 gigs as a soft limit. Companies are working towards eliminating unlimited plans, and eliminating the one in a <many many> stray customers who hog bandwidth hardly make any difference.
in my town AT&T sucks, coverage is completely spotty, we just got 3G about 2 weeks ago and the coverage is unbearable, in my house i get no service at all but when i go in the middle of town it will jump between 5 bars with 3G to 1-2 bars with edge constantly but when ever i go to a city with good 3G im tethering to my mac constantly and my data never goes over 1.5 GB even though i have the unlimited plan
I used WiFi Hotspot once when my home landline internet was on the fritz for a few hours. It was a nice backup.
diablo009 said:
Don't count on 10 gigs as a soft limit. Companies are working towards eliminating unlimited plans, and eliminating the one in a <many many> stray customers who hog bandwidth hardly make any difference.
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There is no limit that's why its called unlimited data and I use around 6 gigs a month but I said to keep it under 10 just to be safe
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erraz said:
There is no limit that's why its called unlimited data and I use around 6 gigs a month but I said to keep it under 10 just to be safe
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I get ur point. But u know I've seen many posts here in some threads where I saw people bragging that they used way excess of 10GB and even as a replacement to home internet service. I was only indicating that as long as one doesn't abuse the network, he/she should be good. Sorry if what I said sounded differently than what I had in mind.

Wifi Hotspot

Is the built in WiFi Hotspot feature free? I don't think a warning comes up when I try to use it.
madflava54 said:
Is the built in WiFi Hotspot feature free? I don't think a warning comes up when I try to use it.
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What do you mean "free"?
It is a built-in feature of the Sensation...
You don't have to pay to HTC to use it.
Your provide might charge you additionally when you use your data plan with any other device than your mobile.
- mwie -
In another thread; comments were it's free as long as you don't "Overuse " the connection. Don't know what the limit is.
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BigHunkoMan said:
In another thread; comments were it's free as long as you don't "Overuse " the connection. Don't know what the limit is.
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You're getting confused with a data plan. Using the WiFi Hotspot is free, unless you go over your data plan (unless your data plan is unlimited).
Example:
your data plan is 500mb
You use WiFi Hotspot and use 300mb
You use mobile browser and use 100mb - total used 400mb
You use WiFi Hotspot again and use 200mb - total used 600mb - OVER LIMIT.
So basically, using data in the browser or an app like Google Reader is the same as using WiFi Hotspot; you will not get charged unless you go over your data plan limit, which is set by your carrier (Verizon, Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile etc).
I'm with Tmobile and it's unlimited data, but your internet is capped after 2gb of data. I was just unsure if TMo will charge for using teh feature on your phone. I guess it's okay.
madflava54 said:
I'm with Tmobile and it's unlimited data, but your internet is capped after 2gb of data. I was just unsure if TMo will charge for using teh feature on your phone. I guess it's okay.
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As redbullcat said, u don't get charged to use the app, just takes away from ur data. I for one use this feature a lot(5gb cap) at work since I don't have WiFi there and my 4G speeds r amazing.
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Note: As per a T-MobileUS rep here near Philadelphia, they are "working towards making it a pay-for feature". It's free for now.
Because hotspot works in infrastructure mode natively, I expect that wifi-tether will behave wonderfully even after TMO tries pushing the "feature".
piimp said:
As redbullcat said, u don't get charged to use the app, just takes away from ur data. I for one use this feature a lot(5gb cap) at work since I don't have WiFi there and my 4G speeds r amazing.
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Awesome. I'm new to TMobile and I hope to get the Android Preferred Data Plan upgrade. Thanks!
T-Mobile may send you a text notifying you that if you choose to continue tethering, they will apply the $15/month Tethering option.
If you don't blow your data usage out if the water you probably won't receive anything.
I still have yet to figure out where the "abuse" limit has been set.
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AT&T New Unlimited Data Plan!.. (10238976 MB allowace)

Has anyone recently checked their AT&T account in regards to their unlimited LTE data plan?
My features are correct when checked "LTE Smartphone unlimited personal add-on", selected
Usage data usage reports 545.64 of 10238976 MB
The ? mark bubble when hovered states:
"You have the 10238976 MB data plan. When you reach your data plan limit,
an additional 1KB will be automatically added at a cost of $null.
Your Data usage is current as of 09:06:34 11/20/2011"
(I'm glad my math skills still works 9999GB, it will be my mission to get as close to that limit as possible!)
138.6MB of Unlimited. This is via *DATA#
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check out the thread about being throttled.
after 5.1gb i went from 50mb/s to 100k/s
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Mine had that listed earlier this week but now it says Unlimited again.
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That is 9,999GB. Do you really think you'll go over that? Computers use numbers; I'm sure its just some sort of visual representation, while also being ridiculously large to ensure you don't surpass it.
How did you get that plan option? or is it just a grandfathered plan?
Jay A whY said:
it will be my mission to get as close to that limit as possible!)
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this^^ is why there is no unlimited anymore.
DANIEL133337 said:
How did you get that plan option? or is it just a grandfathered plan?
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Yeah it's from being grandfathered in.
nicknations said:
this^^ is why there is no unlimited anymore.
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Maybe he intends to download the internet...whole thing
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nicknations said:
this^^ is why there is no unlimited anymore.
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"Did I do that?" (The great Steve Urkel)
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Jay A whY said:
Usage data usage reports 545.64 of 10238976 MB
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mine says the same
groves226 said:
check out the thread about being throttled.
after 5.1gb i went from 50mb/s to 100k/s
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LOL!!!! AT&T strikes again. So what's the point of using LTE if its constantly throttled?
exactly.
vz isnt much better.. id kinda rather be throttled then get overage charges weekly (if i was on any other carrier or on a tiered plan with att)
will make another complaint to the fcc this time it will be on price fixing between the big three.
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groves226 said:
check out the thread about being throttled.
after 5.1gb i went from 50mb/s to 100k/s
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That sucks! Denver doesn't have LTE yet, but I decided to sell my Skyrocket on eBay. Didn't want to be throttled on the LTE plan when only using HSPA+.. I average at least 5 - 6GB a month.. wasn't going to stick around and find out if I reached the top 5% on the LTE plan, when only using the slower network.
I'll wait until more coverage becomes active and reaching the top 5% is a long shot!
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I've heard people getting hit and they were less than 5GB, lte is getting shafted, and shafted hard.
Dangit, now I want to watch shaft.....
he's the man.....
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nicknations said:
this^^ is why there is no unlimited anymore.
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There's not unlimited anymore because AT&T doesn't want it around, point blank. It has very little to do with the users. It's statements such as yours that justifies their actions and allows them to slide under the radar. Don't blame your peers, blame the company gouging you for profits.
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I only have 1 GB on my data and got throttled so.. .
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i never had any problems!!!!! And i used to be heavy users i still do sometimes now just hav laptop everywhere so don't use phone alot plus this is without tethering.
Mine still says: 5287.95 MB of Unlimited, and I have 20 days left in my cycle and I have never been throttled with my data usage and no, I don't tether but I do stream alot of movies to my phone, which is a Nokia N8 (a non-smartphone in the eyes of AT&T) I love how I can get the cheaper non-smartphone unlimited data plan and it is all within the limits of my contract. Just another win for us Nokia fanboys!! Hell, the N8 has more usable features than most of the phones out now. I love the fact that I can connect a portable hard drive up to the phone and play movies onto a HDTV via HDMI or just over wifi and play it on my PS3 or xbox360, the 12mp camera with a real xenon flash and not some ****ty LED flash, Battery life is awesome, 48gb of memory, FM transmitter (because Ipod docks are for *******!!), and if I wanted to say **** AT&T and switch over to T-Mobile, then I could without having to get a new phone because it works on T-mobiles 3g network as well.
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Mine still says: 5287.95 MB of Unlimited, and I have 20 days left in my cycle and I have never been throttled with my data usage and no, I don't tether but I do stream alot of movies to my phone, which is a Nokia N8 (a non-smartphone in the eyes of AT&T) I love how I can get the cheaper non-smartphone unlimited data plan and it is all within the limits of my contract. Just another win for us Nokia fanboys!! Hell, the N8 has more usable features than most of the phones out now. I love the fact that I can connect a portable hard drive up to the phone and play movies onto a HDTV via HDMI or just over wifi and play it on my PS3 or xbox360, the 12mp camera with a real xenon flash and not some ****ty LED flash, Battery life is awesome, 48gb of memory, FM transmitter (because Ipod docks are for *******!!), and if I wanted to say **** AT&T and switch over to T-Mobile, then I could without having to get a new phone because it works on T-mobiles 3g network as well.
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Nokia! Wow u took me back in time... T68i and tethering via Bluetooth and my MacBook on GPRS... Ancient! :thumbup:
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Anyone cancelled for using Unlocked Wifi Hotspot?

I am considering adding a line on my account specifically for using the wifi hotspot because it would be the same price as my internet and way faster. I was just wondering if anyone who uses their hotspot very heavily for internet has had warnings from sprint about their hotspot usage?
Wasn't sure if this should go in Q&A or not since it's not a specific phone question necessarily.
The most I used in a month was 5gbs. Im about to reach 4gb this month and haven't gotten a warning from sprint using the modded unlock wifi Hotspot. You shouldn't get a warning from them about hotapot since your not using Hotspot data but your phones data instead. How much gb are you trying to use a month? If you use alot of data each month than sprint might send a letter or notify you about excess use of data but that's like if you go over 40 or 50gb of data i think.
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I've used over 200gb tethering in a month for 6 continuous months and Sprint never said anything.
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elwood said:
I've used over 200gb tethering in a month for 6 continuous months and Sprint never said anything.
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Holy data use! Never heard of anyone using that much data before. Well if you use that much data than you such be fine without a hotspot plan and just use the modded wifi Hotspot app.
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i wouldnt worry..
working for the sprint and having a rooted device , the mobile hotspot on custom roms doesnt show up on the account or bill as a hotspot but just regular data used. if you have a hotspot package it shows up as an add on
zune70 said:
Holy data use! Never heard of anyone using that much data before. Well if you use that much data than you such be fine without a hotspot plan and just use the modded wifi Hotspot app.
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Its really easy to rack up that much data usage while tethering to the 360 and watching Netflix for days on end. A few Seasons of your favorite show and that could easily be 50 gigs used
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Good deal. I'll probably be using between 50-150 gigs. My wife stays home with the kiddos so they eat some Netflix up lol

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