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Old 10-26-2010, 06:54 AM
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T-Mobile to debut tethering plan on November 3rd, $14.99 T-Mobile to debut tethering plan on November 3rd, $14.99 « Boy Genius Report
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Just another reason my T-Mobile loyalty is fastly fading away...

If VZW gets a NEW Storm or a Torch-like device, I'm going to make the switch.

If I'm going to pay fee's for everything and nearly the same price for services, I may as well be with a carrier that actually has coverage everywhere I go.

T-Mobile seems to be doing away with every reason anyone has stayed with them thus far.
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Old 10-26-2010, 08:44 AM
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Doesn't really do much in my opinion. I intend to use my wifi hotspot via 3rd party. Btw it works great on hspa+. Data is data and since I'm staying under 5GB, how will t-mobile know? Answer: they won't.

I already pay for data and stay within the limits so I'm going to tether on my own.

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Btw, with the tethering add-on, you're still restricted to 5GB.

I can't justify spending that. Especially when I tether already for free.

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That's honestly really lame...this is one of the things T-Mobile had an advantage in over the other providers.

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Yeah I agree. It really stinks. I used to like to be able to tether and not have it be illegal. I knew that reps would promote a lot of phones as being able to tether.

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Bummer ......that is the only thing that T-Mobile had going for it. So let me understand, if we stay under 5 gigs, we don't have to pay for the Tethering plan or do we? I am confused. I would think even under 5 gigs that you still would have to pay. Or is this only for 3G and HSPA+? Is EDGE exempt???
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Yeah I agree. It really stinks. I used to like to be able to tether and not have it be illegal. I knew that reps would promote a lot of phones as being able to tether.

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Exactly. When I got my first BlackBerry, the rep was like "Did you know you could use your BlackBerry as a modem for free?" and another one said a similar when I got my 9700.

I think this is all being done because of the Android's coming out with Hotspot capabilities. Oh well.


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Bummer ......that is the only thing that T-Mobile had going for it. So let me understand, if we stay under 5 gigs, we don't have to pay for the Tethering plan or do we? I am confused. I would think even under 5 gigs that you still would have to pay. Or is this only for 3G and HSPA+? Is EDGE exempt???
You have to pay for it even if you stay under 5 gigs.
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Exactly. When I got my first BlackBerry, the rep was like "Did you know you could use your BlackBerry as a modem for free?" and another one said a similar when I got my 9700.

I think this is all being done because of the Android's coming out with Hotspot capabilities. Oh well.


You have to pay for it even if you stay under 5 gigs.

I read in one of the articles today that this could be some T-Mobile backlash from the recent 5 gig cap that they got in trouble with. I kinda knew this was coming though. You didn't expect them to keep free tethering while offering HSPA+ did you?
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T-Mobile might be doing this also because of all the tablets and pads that will be coming out in the near future.
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I only tethered a few times in the past six months, but it definitely does suck knowing that it's not there anymore without another fee.
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Just another reason my T-Mobile loyalty is fastly fading away...

If VZW gets a NEW Storm or a Torch-like device, I'm going to make the switch.

If I'm going to pay fee's for everything and nearly the same price for services, I may as well be with a carrier that actually has coverage everywhere I go.

T-Mobile seems to be doing away with every reason anyone has stayed with them thus far.
I'm kinda in the same boat. The CS and pricing has kept me with T-Mo for nearly six years now, but I'm seriously considering a move to VZW at the end of my contract in a couple of months. I don't tether much anymore, but it was nice to have that option.
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I see that they mention the G2 but I'm assuming this data tethering is for all smartphones right? This is a BIG blow for me since I rely on tethering and so does my niece and sister. I just recently got them their own 9700s because I told them you can tether for free. With three BBs, that's another $45 to my bill and with six lines under contract, I have nowhere to go because I'm not paying $1,200 on ETFs.
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T-Mobile is probably doing this because they want people to buy their WebConnect USB modems.

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So folks, report back after the new plans drop to see if tethering can still be done w/o adding on.

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