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Yes, its that annoyingly controversial topic once again.
I've always Tethered, ever since I've had a mobile phone. Right back as far as 2000 I was 'tethering' my Psion 5mx to my Nokia 7110. Lovely.
It's now becoming increasingly more difficult to do, presumably because of people who con mobile networks by using 3g instead of a home broadband connection.
I don't actually tether much - infact last month, I used only 160mb of data through tethering. Thats all I want and need. I don't want to stream, I don't want to download. All I use it for is browsing the internet on my iPad Mini or my laptop when I'm either travelling by train or staying in hotels. Consequently, my usage is low - low enough that it makes zero difference to my network but not low enough that I would want to give it up. It's an essential part of my mobile package.
My current package does allow it, which is nice. And previously i've used networks which say its against the T&C's without any issues, presumably because they could only detect it by suspecting people who download tons of stuff, which I don't.
I'm looking into a new package for a HTC One and it seems almost everyone either bans it outright or charges a ridiculous amount of money for it - so much that it works out a complete ripoff for somebody like me who only wants to use 200mb a month tops.
So, what is the situation now on a network by network basis regarding Tethering? How can they detect it? Do they detect it? Who allows it?
Even T-Mobile now ban it on the Full Monty package.
The other thing I don't get is why they even care if you not on an unlimited data package? If you get 1gb a month does it really matter whether you use that 1gb for some tethering or not? It's still 1gb. I don't fully understand why its banned at all, except for on unlimited packages where obviously it seems the minority have spoiled it for the majority.
I can also find absolutely no justification why its totally acceptable for me to put a SIM card into a 3g Ipad and do 250mb of browsing but if I tether a Wifi only iPad to a smartphone and do the same 250mb of browsing then suddenly thats the end of the world for which I must be either banned from doing or charged a fortune? Whats the rationale?
I've always Tethered, ever since I've had a mobile phone. Right back as far as 2000 I was 'tethering' my Psion 5mx to my Nokia 7110. Lovely.
It's now becoming increasingly more difficult to do, presumably because of people who con mobile networks by using 3g instead of a home broadband connection.
I don't actually tether much - infact last month, I used only 160mb of data through tethering. Thats all I want and need. I don't want to stream, I don't want to download. All I use it for is browsing the internet on my iPad Mini or my laptop when I'm either travelling by train or staying in hotels. Consequently, my usage is low - low enough that it makes zero difference to my network but not low enough that I would want to give it up. It's an essential part of my mobile package.
My current package does allow it, which is nice. And previously i've used networks which say its against the T&C's without any issues, presumably because they could only detect it by suspecting people who download tons of stuff, which I don't.
I'm looking into a new package for a HTC One and it seems almost everyone either bans it outright or charges a ridiculous amount of money for it - so much that it works out a complete ripoff for somebody like me who only wants to use 200mb a month tops.
So, what is the situation now on a network by network basis regarding Tethering? How can they detect it? Do they detect it? Who allows it?
Even T-Mobile now ban it on the Full Monty package.
The other thing I don't get is why they even care if you not on an unlimited data package? If you get 1gb a month does it really matter whether you use that 1gb for some tethering or not? It's still 1gb. I don't fully understand why its banned at all, except for on unlimited packages where obviously it seems the minority have spoiled it for the majority.
I can also find absolutely no justification why its totally acceptable for me to put a SIM card into a 3g Ipad and do 250mb of browsing but if I tether a Wifi only iPad to a smartphone and do the same 250mb of browsing then suddenly thats the end of the world for which I must be either banned from doing or charged a fortune? Whats the rationale?
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