Hello everyone. My mom has a razr hd, which is why I am posting here. What is the approx additional cost for the mobile hotspot. I know some of you are probably still on the grandfathered unlimited plan, in which is free. But that is not the case here. Thanks in advance.
bird
i may be wrong, but i believe its actually free on the new plans, because you are limited by the data you purchase.
on granfathered, its not free. the retail price was $30/mo, some got it cheaper or have discounts as i do.
Interesting, because I tried to run it and it did not work. Is FoxFi/other required to get it to work?
bweN diorD said:
i may be wrong, but i believe its actually free on the new plans, because you are limited by the data you purchase.
on granfathered, its not free. the retail price was $30/mo, some got it cheaper or have discounts as i do.
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Interesting, because I tried to run it and it did not work. Is FoxFi/other required to get it to work?
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Nope, should work str8 from the app, if I'm right about it being free that is.
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bweN diorD said:
Nope, should work str8 from the app, if I'm right about it being free that is.
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Its free on the "share everything" plans.
three west said:
Its free on the "share everything" plans.
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That's what I thought, he said its not working.
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She is on an individual plan.. so maybe that is why?
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Its free on the "share everything" plans.
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bweN diorD said:
That's what I thought, he said its not working.
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papabear said:
She is on an individual plan.. so maybe that is why?
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bingo, that ones not free
papabear said:
Hello everyone. My mom has a razr hd, which is why I am posting here. What is the approx additional cost for the mobile hotspot. I know some of you are probably still on the grandfathered unlimited plan, in which is free. But that is not the case here. Thanks in advance.
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It's free. Just use the "Wireless Hotspot Hack Procedure" via SQLite. That's what I do, works like a charm. All it costs is the one-time fee of $3.95 for the SQLite app.
LifeAsADroid said:
It's free. Just use the "Wireless Hotspot Hack Procedure" via SQLite. That's what I do, works like a charm. All it costs is the one-time fee of $3.95 for the SQLite app.
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Agreed. SQL is the way to go (Must be rooted). And i do believe if you are on the limited data plan (e.g. 2gb-10gb..etc) then the Hotspot and tethering is free. On the grandfathered unlimited plan you would have to pay... unless of course you pay a small fee for an awesome app like SQL. :good:
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In case anyone cares, I was able to add the $30 Unlimited 4G hotspot tethering plan to my T-bolt account. At first the rep was not aware of the plan but after some digging around she located the code to use. She then had to read through to make sure it was unlimited, and it is.
Now lets see how much data I can chew through before they throttle me back.
Why wouldn't you just root and tether for free? :-/
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admiralspark said:
Why wouldn't you just root and tether for free? :-/
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I'm tethering right now using my droid incredible. I haven't paid for a tethering plan. I hear only the stock verizon tether app alerts you of a needed data plan if used.
I am rooted and although it's tempting to use the wireless tether app, I'd rather not violate the carrier TOS and end up with a very large cell bill. It's $30/mo for my own peace of mind. I live and work in a very good 4G area so it's worth it for me since it's much faster than my AT&T DSL (3.0mb/s) home internet. If and when Verizon throttle me back I will make a decision on whether to keep it or not. I am not against using the tether apps, don't get me wrong, I just choose not to use them.
Disregarding the fact that you could do this for free, that is a very good deal.
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I am rooted and although it's tempting to use the wireless tether app, I'd rather not violate the carrier TOS and end up with a very large cell bill. It's $30/mo for my own peace of mind. I live and work in a very good 4G area so it's worth it for me since it's much faster than my AT&T DSL (3.0mb/s) home internet. If and when Verizon throttle me back I will make a decision on whether to keep it or not. I am not against using the tether apps, don't get me wrong, I just choose not to use them.
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Nothing wrong with that
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I am rooted and although it's tempting to use the wireless tether app, I'd rather not violate the carrier TOS and end up with a very large cell bill. It's $30/mo for my own peace of mind. I live and work in a very good 4G area so it's worth it for me since it's much faster than my AT&T DSL (3.0mb/s) home internet. If and when Verizon throttle me back I will make a decision on whether to keep it or not. I am not against using the tether apps, don't get me wrong, I just choose not to use them.
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Kudos to you, my man. That is a pretty great deal, although something tells me it'll have the whole "this isn't meant to replace your home internet connection" language in the fine print somewhere.
Agentbolt said:
Kudos to you, my man. That is a pretty great deal, although something tells me it'll have the whole "this isn't meant to replace your home internet connection" language in the fine print somewhere.
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I agree. Maybe I will get a good couple of months out of it before I have to switch to a real internet provider..
My intentions here were just to let others know the rumors of the unlimited hotspot plan were actually true for those that might want to grab it up.
Thanks for the info op. That's cool news.
I'm not rooted and didn't add $30 tether feature today....I've been able to still use TBOLT hotspot for free.
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So, according to what i found on the internet, this is a $30/month charge for those who are grandfathered in to the $30/month unlimited data plan. So if you want tethering, your grand total would add up to $60/month, correct?
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I'm not rooted and didn't add $30 tether feature today....I've been able to still use TBOLT hotspot for free.
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me too. can we continue to use it until it says otherwise? i haven't gotten any messages saying it's no longer free, and when i turn on the mobile hotspot (just did a few minutes ago) it gives me the same old message saying it's free to use for a limited time.
jwa0042 said:
So, according to what i found on the internet, this is a $30/month charge for those who are grandfathered in to the $30/month unlimited data plan. So if you want tethering, your grand total would add up to $60/month, correct?
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That is a good question. I am not sure if a new customer with a tiered 3G/4G data plan can get the unlimited 4G hotspot. Maybe a Verizon rep will chime in. But yes, my total is $60 on top of the voice plan/text costs.
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That is a good question. I am not sure if a new customer with a tiered 3G/4G data plan can get the unlimited 4G hotspot. ...
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No, that option is only available for grandfathers, ie, people with grandfather'd unlimited data plans.
Thanks, Robertus
jwa0042 said:
So, according to what i found on the internet, this is a $30/month charge for those who are grandfathered in to the $30/month unlimited data plan. So if you want tethering, your grand total would add up to $60/month, correct?
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I decided to pay for it as well in case they start cracking down, my plan is discounted so I pay $48 for unlimited data and hotspot, not bad imo.
Worth the peace of mind.
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Disregarding the fact that you could do this for free, that is a very good deal.
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how dare someone not try to work the system?!?
I've got no problem paying for what I use.
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how dare someone not try to work the system?!?
I've got no problem paying for what I use.
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Lmao. I wouldn't have paid when I was on at&t, no unlimited option and speeds were abysmal.
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lrs421 said:
Lmao. I wouldn't have paid when I was on at&t, no unlimited option and speeds were abysmal.
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after switching to verizon, I was going to turn off my time warner hotspot and just eat the etf thinking I would just pay for tethering as needed. But time warner gave me 30 bucks/month in discounts and free showtime for me to keep it. So my hotspot (based on sprints 3g/4g) is only costing me 10bucks a month. Nice to have so that when I don't get verizon 4g, I probably get sprints.
I decided to cancel my fios tv and internet service and rely solely on the vzw 4g so I ponied up the 30/month. Well worth it IMO.
Did anyone else see the FCC ruling last July? A quick google search will bring up several articles about how verizon is not allowed to charge for tethering.
This does not seem to apply to their current plans. Even they are allowed to say that you need to be at a certain level plan, the 4GB tether plan is the same price as the 5GB plan (ie tethering cost $10)
If you're still on one of the old tiered plans, you can tether at no extra cost. Family Share plans are excluded, most likely something in the fine print that you "accept" when you get your contract.
I am still on the old tiered plan.
The way the settlement was worded, they cant use fine print to get around it. The reason for the suit is that LTE is on the new Block C, which has open source type requirements
Got a good answer from Verizon
Dear Matthew,
Good morning! My name is Kay and I am here to help you regarding the tethering service.
The FCC ruling did not say that Verizon Wireless cannot charge for tethering service. The ruling prohibited Verizon Wireless from blocking you from using a third party application to tether or share your data connection. You can download a third party application from the Play Store and tether at no charge. You can also use our tethering service at the applicable fee.
I trust that this resolves your issue. Thank you for being a valued Verizon Wireless customer and have a great day!
Sincerely,
Kay
Verizon Wireless
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Got a good answer from Verizon
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So you can do it for free or pay Verizon? Hmmm I wonder how many pay Verizon?
From what I've read, you can use any app to share the connection but they can still charge you. The ruling prohibited them from blocking third party apps from sharing.
See...Verizon doesn't exactly fall into the C block verbage. It is a colossal mess. This was brought up like crazy when it happened. They were excluded I just forget why.
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My understanding is that if you are paying for an amount of data, like 5gb, then they cannot charge you. It's your data and how you use it is your business.
However unlimited data was still able to be charged for tethering because it allows you to use more of their bandwidth that you wouldn't have otherwise used.
But I am no expert so feel free to correct me.
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piiman said:
So you can do it for free or pay Verizon? Hmmm I wonder how many pay Verizon?
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All of the peons who don't know any better. Plus its not like Verizon is advertising this simple workaround lol
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grandfathered unlimited, tethered for years. never paid for it.
Wait so you guys are saying that the data used during tethering can't be charged or the ACT of tethering can't be charged?
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Wait so you guys are saying that the data used during tethering can't be charged or the ACT of tethering can't be charged?
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Yes, why is this thread even here. There are countless ways to tether for free. No-one has ever been charged for doing so.
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Via my Google Galaxy S3 running magic beans
I had my last phone work well with FoxiFi when I needed to use my tablet in the wild. Now, it appears KitKat (I believe) has this feature locked out. Any work aroinds here, rooted or not? I'm not brave enough to mess with SQL tables without knowing which one to change.
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sebastianraven said:
I had my last phone work well with FoxiFi when I needed to use my tablet in the wild. Now, it appears KitKat (I believe) has this feature locked out. Any work aroinds here, rooted or not? I'm not brave enough to mess with SQL tables without knowing which one to change.
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WiFi tether router in the play store. Look in q and a section.
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you could always use the verizon mobile hotspot. its a builtin app (cant remove it so might as well use it)
Maybe I should clarify a bit. Verizon charges to use hotspot. FoxiFi got around that issue. The WiFi tether app doesn't actually do anything other than access Hotspot.
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sebastianraven said:
Maybe I should clarify a bit. Verizon charges to use hotspot. FoxiFi got around that issue. The WiFi tether app doesn't actually do anything other than access Hotspot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699200
go to that link and look at method #2.
lucky_strike33 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699200
go to that link and look at method #2.
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What if a person doesn't have unlimited data? Should he pay...
And what if he is overseas and he is using a GSM carrier
must.sayim said:
What if a person doesn't have unlimited data? Should he pay...
And what if he is overseas and he is using a GSM carrier
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Doesn't att have a meter widget??
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What if a person doesn't have unlimited data? Should he pay...
And what if he is overseas and he is using a GSM carrier
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If you're not on an unlimited plan, tethering isn't any extra. It's only an additional fee if you're still on unlimited (because Verizon sucks). Unless if you haven't changed your plan since they put that policy in place...and if you haven't, well, do so.
If you're overseas on a GSM carrier, why would you be using a Verizon device? Especially since the Dev Edition is available and can be S-OFF'd easily.
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If you're not on an unlimited plan, tethering isn't any extra. It's only an additional fee if you're still on unlimited (because Verizon sucks). Unless if you haven't changed your plan since they put that policy in place...and if you haven't, well, do so.
If you're overseas on a GSM carrier, why would you be using a Verizon device? Especially since the Dev Edition is available and can be S-OFF'd easily.
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We have CDMA in my country and it's better than the GSM carriers
lucky_strike33 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699200
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Perfect! That worked! Thanks
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If you're not on an unlimited plan, tethering isn't any extra. It's only an additional fee if you're still on unlimited (because Verizon sucks). Unless if you haven't changed your plan since they put that policy in place...and if you haven't, well, do so.
If you're overseas on a GSM carrier, why would you be using a Verizon device? Especially since the Dev Edition is available and can be S-OFF'd easily.
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Mobile hotspot absolutely does cost extra on Verizon, even if you have a data-limited plan.
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Mobile hotspot absolutely does cost extra on Verizon, even if you have a data-limited plan.
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/shop/shop-data-plans/more-everything.html
Right there it states you can use your phone as a hotspot. This changed a while back.
theres this one to
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/shop/shop-data-plans/more-everything.html
Right there it states you can use your phone as a hotspot. This changed a while back.
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That's only for the "More Everything" plans. It costs extra for everyone else either as an add-on or a more expensive data tier.
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That's only for the "More Everything" plans. It costs extra for everyone else either as an add-on or a more expensive data tier.
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From what I understood, unless if you're still on a grandfathered plan of any type (maybe specifically unlimited data grandfathered, I'm not sure), wifi tethering is supposed to be free. Unless if you have proof otherwise, I'm going to stick with my belief.
That being said, I still have unlimited data, and I'm only going to give it up when they pry it out of my cold, dead fingers, so regardless of their actual policies, it doesn't affect me. Besides, now that we have S-Off and full root, free tethering should be relatively simple once someone figures out how to do it, if it hasn't already been solved.
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From what I understood, unless if you're still on a grandfathered plan of any type (maybe specifically unlimited data grandfathered, I'm not sure), wifi tethering is supposed to be free. Unless if you have proof otherwise, I'm going to stick with my belief.
That being said, I still have unlimited data, and I'm only going to give it up when they pry it out of my cold, dead fingers, so regardless of their actual policies, it doesn't affect me. Besides, now that we have S-Off and full root, free tethering should be relatively simple once someone figures out how to do it, if it hasn't already been solved.
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My "proof" is that it wouldn't let me enable the hotspot on my phone with my 10GB/month plan. You have to upgrade to their new plans for the free tethering.
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My "proof" is that it wouldn't let me enable the hotspot on my phone with my 10GB/month plan. You have to upgrade to their new plans for the free tethering.
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Actually Verizon lost an FCC appeal for LTE, they must allow tethering for plans that are not "Unlimited".
Ask them for the provisioning if you are not on an unlimited plan.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699200
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I just bought the HTC One M8 from Verizon and I would like to get a free mobile hotspot working. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Can I avoid rooting the phone? If not I am willing to root it. Thanks guys.
psilocybins said:
I just bought the HTC One M8 from Verizon and I would like to get a free mobile hotspot working. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Can I avoid rooting the phone? If not I am willing to root it. Thanks guys.
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As far as I know, since /system is not writable, the only way to hotspot is to s-off (which requires temp root) and modify the necessary system files (or just flash a rom).
Why avoid root.. worried about warranty?
If you are still grandfathered into the Unlimited data plan on Verizon then you have probably been on the hunt for a way to get free wifi tethering up and running on your new M8! For this to work you will need to be mostly stock with little to no deviation from the stock tether apk. You will need to be S-Off and you will need to have a custom recovery installed. Then you can simply install the zip in recovery. Once the file is flashed you will be ready to go.
Must be S-Off http://firewater-soff.com/
Flash with CWM CWM VZW M8
Nevermind. Apparently verizon offers free mobile hotspot with every data plan. Thanks anyway!
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Nevermind. Apparently verizon offers free mobile hotspot with every data plan. Thanks anyway!
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Pretty sure that's not true. See What Verizon's FCC tethering settlement means to you (FAQ), CNET article from 2012.
Per the agreement with the FCC, Vzw is not supposed to block our use of tethering apps if we are not on unlimited plans. They do NOT have to make their app free to us to use. Those that are on unlimited (i.e., grandfathered) plans are in a different group and can pay Vzw to add tethering to their plan.
Now what can be done if you're rooted is a different discussion...
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Pretty sure that's not true. See What Verizon's FCC tethering settlement means to you (FAQ), CNET article from 2012.
Per the agreement with the FCC, Vzw is not supposed to block our use of tethering apps if we are not on unlimited plans. They do NOT have to make their app free to us to use. Those that are on unlimited (i.e., grandfathered) plans are in a different group and can pay Vzw to add tethering to their plan.
Now what can be done if you're rooted is a different discussion...
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That article is 2 years old. Use your head.
Type this into google: verizon mobile hotspot fee
read the paragraph that comes up.
psilocybins said:
Nevermind. Apparently verizon offers free mobile hotspot with every data plan. Thanks anyway!
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psilocybins said:
That article is 2 years old. Use your head.
Type this into google: verizon mobile hotspot fee
read the paragraph that comes up.
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What's that got to do w the price of oranges???
Unlimited data plans have to pay for hotspots from Verizon. New tiered data plans come with free hotspot.
If you just temp root with weaksauce u can get wifi tether router from playstore and its working for free tether without having to s-off.
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That article is 2 years old. Use your head.
Type this into google: verizon mobile hotspot fee
read the paragraph that comes up.
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What's with the attitude?
I responded to your statement "Apparently verizon offers free mobile hotspot with every data plan." which is patently false.
Apparently you were not interested in facts.
I think I deleted the native tethering app when I decided to free my phone from all Verizon apps.
So, what works?
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I think I deleted the native tethering app when I decided to free my phone from all Verizon apps.
So, what works?
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rooting works?
not sure what you mean by what works?
sorry can you be more descriptive?
What apps besides the native tethering app works
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What apps besides the native tethering app works
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For WiFi tether? I'd assume pretty much any out there?
I know treve from synergy has a nice WiFi tether app
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That article is 2 years old. Use your head.
Type this into google: verizon mobile hotspot fee
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I am a grandfathered unlimited data user. Yes Verizon charges us $30/mo for 2GB of tethering.... Unless you root and use a hacked native hotspot, root app from play store or an aosp ROM. Going to upgrade to the m8 as soon as my wife's upgrade happens (loophole to keep unlimited).
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[QRCODE]Dunno if it's possible, but FoxFi works on many devices, and you can buy the full version for ~$8 and never get throttled by the app while in use. [/QRCODE]
Starting tomorrow at&t will be offering double the data for the 15gb and up data packages. Get your data on!
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/27/6...bles-data-in-largest-mobile-share-value-plans
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Do you guys think it's worth it in the long run?
If you use a lot of data, yes.
I got duped into dropping my unlimited. Huge mistake. These phones destroy through data. Get as much as you can if you actively use your phone off Wi-Fi.
I upgraded mine earlier. I agree with the post above. Get all you can out of your data is the best advice I can give.
How much does it come out to single line? With all the service charges and stuff?
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Do you guys think it's worth it in the long run?
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Yep.
? SENT FROM A PHONE.
How much data do you guys use? Just curious because I'm cheap and have the 2gb data plan
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How much data do you guys use? Just curious because I'm cheap and have the 2gb data plan
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With my 3 lines my family uses around 10gb. My preteen uses 7 of the 10. Now I don't need to worry about his usage.
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Just did mine. You can do it through ATT.com, under the change plan option.
It surely won't hurt! Basically free double data if you're already on a family share plan.
I have a big family (Wife and four kids) so that's 6 cells and two tablets... You do the math! We had 15 gb and kept going over.... So now 40 seems like all the data we'll EVER need (yeah right!) But it's still cheaper than buying one gb of overage for $15.
Nice thing is, you're never locked in to a data plan ATT will always let you change without a contract so if something better cones along, go for it!
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How much data do you guys use? Just curious because I'm cheap and have the 2gb data plan
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probably average 6 gb per month. I am on wifi alot or I would be alll over this deal 30 gigs for me would be umlimited
I read in the terms that if you are using a phone that was purchased on the 2year upgrade then you can't have this plan.
Did I read that correctly?
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I read in the terms that if you are using a phone that was purchased on the 2year upgrade then you can't have this plan.
Did I read that correctly?
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2 of our 4 phones are on contract and they are included in the plan.
I got this last week. My corp discount kicked in too so my 6gb data costing $120 is now 30GB at $85. On Sprint had two accounts at $260 total. Moving all to AT&T. Ill be at $160. No unlimited data but Sprint is the dirtiest scummiest carrier on Earth and I won't hit 30gb unless I spend weeks on the road. AT&T is going to eventually get back to unlimited data. The price wars are going to force them to.