Re: [PLUG] something nice

[Rachel Rawlings <rachelneko@gmail.com>]

After the ICS upgrade, if I attempted to tether I was asked to add tethering to my plan as a $10/mo feature. With the new unsubsidized data-friendly plans they rolled out last year, tethering is included for no charge.

On Aug 18, 2014 12:59 PM, "Keith C. Perry" <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote:
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> Rachel,
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> Good point.  I remember the the carriers upset about this and part of the "fix" with ICS was to add some infrastructure to allows carriers to control tethering abilities.
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> I thought however that that when away again after ICS but the deal was that only the Nexus line would be unrestricted?  I thought T-mo was one of the carriers that allowed it.
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> It may also depend on the version of the Android OS. When my phone was on honeycomb, I could tether freely, but after an over the air upgrade to ICS, I suddenly needed a tethering subscription until T-Mobile changed their plans to include it without penalty.
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