Quote: "So why will my next phone not be a Nexus? One word: tethering. Many people claim they can make a day without charging their phone." But the phone unde

Quote: "So why will my next phone not be a Nexus? One word: tethering. Many people claim they can make a day without charging their phone." But the phone under discussion is running KitKat, which supports Mobile Hotspot. Mobile Hotspot allows a kind of wireless "tethering" without requiring a USB cable that would interrupt charging. I've tested it and it works. Also, a local wireless solution doesn't interfere with transaction speed at cell-phone data rates. Problem solved.