(1) Yeah, though I definitely forgot. In my country, it used to be really hard to find a plan with mobile hotspot, which used to be a x€/month (don't remember t

(1) Yeah, though I definitely forgot. In my country, it used to be really hard to find a plan with mobile hotspot, which used to be a x€/month (don't remember the number) option that would just hide the setting. That was a very long time ago since I saw on but I think some plans still have those restrictions and use that method to enforce it. (2) Changing to a device that doesn't have that feature. Which probably means no Android and no iOS. I would not be willing to do so, I'd change carrier instead if it was problematic enough to me. (3) I don't mind when it's to set settings for a good reason. I assume some settings are configured that way for the phone to properly work on the carrier network. On the other hand, I hate it when it's to enforce a stupid thing or extract more money from a built-in feature.