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You know, I don't have an Iphone. I have an HTC that does ABSOLUTELY everything the IPHONE does for less. I pay $45 a month, which includes unlimited data, sm

You know, I don't have an Iphone. I have an HTC that does ABSOLUTELY everything the IPHONE does for less. I pay $45 a month, which includes unlimited data, sms, and calls. I get tethering for free as well! Its not the Tethering your paying for. Its the Name brand.

pieter 17y ago
I guess you might be lucky, but did you check your contract terms? Even if it's possible to tether with your phone, it's often not allowed. In the Netherlands for instance all contracts specify you're not allowed to tether your phone, even if the phone allows it. Basically the only way to (legally) tether is to get an iPhone and pay for the tethering cost (which is unannounced so far). There is a single carrier (KPN) that allows tethering for its prepaid customers, but it's limited to 200MB/month, 128kbit down, and costs you €9,99 / month. Not a very good deal.
secret 17y ago
I've been looking for a new plan. What phone/carrier do you have?
- jamesbritt 17y ago
  I have a G1 from T-mobile (Arizona, USA). I'm pretty sure all G1 plans come with unlimited data; you pay more or less based on text messages and call minutes. I get tethering via the Proxoid app. It does not require being root. It has some downsides: it's not a super-simple one-click thing (not that I care, but some might), and I haven't got it working for https yet. But otherwise it is really good. Made getting stuck at LAX last week less annoying.
  - secret 17y ago
    Thanks. I've been tempted to get the G1. Right now I'm waiting to see if some of the other Android phones come out relatively soon (by the end of summer)- if not, I'll go with the G1.
  - icey 17y ago
    T-Mobile in the Phoenix area is really good. I am getting pretty tempted to jailbreak my iPhone and go back to T-Mobile. Plus, it will be nice to use my dev G1 with 3G speeds when I switch over to it.

pieter 17y ago

I guess you might be lucky, but did you check your contract terms? Even if it's possible to tether with your phone, it's often not allowed. In the Netherlands for instance all contracts specify you're not allowed to tether your phone, even if the phone allows it. Basically the only way to (legally) tether is to get an iPhone and pay for the tethering cost (which is unannounced so far). There is a single carrier (KPN) that allows tethering for its prepaid customers, but it's limited to 200MB/month, 128kbit down, and costs you €9,99 / month. Not a very good deal.

secret 17y ago

I've been looking for a new plan. What phone/carrier do you have?

jamesbritt 17y ago
I have a G1 from T-mobile (Arizona, USA). I'm pretty sure all G1 plans come with unlimited data; you pay more or less based on text messages and call minutes. I get tethering via the Proxoid app. It does not require being root. It has some downsides: it's not a super-simple one-click thing (not that I care, but some might), and I haven't got it working for https yet. But otherwise it is really good. Made getting stuck at LAX last week less annoying.
- secret 17y ago
  Thanks. I've been tempted to get the G1. Right now I'm waiting to see if some of the other Android phones come out relatively soon (by the end of summer)- if not, I'll go with the G1.
- icey 17y ago
  T-Mobile in the Phoenix area is really good. I am getting pretty tempted to jailbreak my iPhone and go back to T-Mobile. Plus, it will be nice to use my dev G1 with 3G speeds when I switch over to it.