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Sprint hotspot to be capped!!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/21/sprint-reportedly-capping-its-mobile-hotspot-plans-october-2nd/ Looks like tether will now have a 5gb cap!

I had a feeling this was going to happen.... With all the changes going on and all
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Actually, I don't understand why they didn't cap it when they first introduced the tethering plans.
Their USB network devices all have data caps. How is tethering from a phone rather than from a USB stick any different?

So if we are using it on a rooted phone with the hacked hotspot and unlimited data plan, they can't cap that. Only for people paying the 29.99.
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smark72 said:
So if we are using it on a rooted phone with the hacked hotspot and unlimited data plan, they can't cap that. Only for people paying the 29.99.
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I was actually getting ready to just pay for the spot so I could keep the device stock for awhile, but...meh, whatever.
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I purposefully just purchased the phone because I just knew this was going to happen. I think that it should be grandfathered for those of us who actually pay for and use the Hot Spot. I am loving the phone but not the recently implemented changes. Soooo, do I keep the SG2E4GT or take it back and use my MiFi from Millenicom that I am using that is $69.99 per month for 10GB on 4G or 3G when 4G isn't available-total of 20GB per month? (That is, when they decide to turn the Verizon LTE tower on. It's been 4 months!).

1Brite1 said:
I purposefully just purchased the phone because I just knew this was going to happen. I think that it should be grandfathered for those of us who actually pay for and use the Hot Spot. I am loving the phone but not the recently implemented changes. Soooo, do I keep the SG2E4GT or take it back and use my MiFi from Millenicom that I am using that is $69.99 per month for 10GB on 4G or 3G when 4G isn't available-total of 20GB per month? (That is, when they decide to turn the Verizon LTE tower on. It's been 4 months!).
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The article stated the change would be implemented for new and existing customers.

... well give it a year and all 3 carriers will be identical except for minor things and maybe 5$ price difference

T-Mobile will offer truly unlimited data for $30 from Sept. 5th

T-Mobile Will Introduce New “Unlimited” Data Plan That’s Actually Unlimited
So who will be switching over? I probably am since I currently have the $30/5GB plan and it seems like a no brainer. Great to see T-Mobile do this.

I will be.
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Don't they charge a $250 migration fee or something absurd, every time you change your plan?
You are right though:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...pcs-cut-rates-on-unlimited-plans-in-price-war

I'll be switching I don't care about thetering
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I wonder if theyll offer this plan for the monthly 4g prepaid consumers. That would be nuts!
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Is that $30 on top of the data plan? Or is it all together $30? Idk if I'm wording this correctly lol
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shehade08 said:
Is that $30 on top of the data plan? Or is it all together $30? Idk if I'm wording this correctly lol
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It appears it will be free if you already have the unlimited (5GBP)(like me). It says upgrade to unlimited from 2gb for $10. Thats $30
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Probably in preparation for the I phone 5 launch.
I have a question though. Let's say we got the truely unlimited plan can we still use the tethering option in cm10 without getting caught?
Hopefully they just add $5 more to the 30/monthly 4G plan.
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I just hope tmobile's network will be able to take the hit from all of us data hogs + the new ones who will be making the switch. That's the only thing that worries me because it would suck to be on an unlimited data plan that only crawls along web pages and streaming.
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Sometimes I need to tether my nexus 7 so I'm not sure about switching. Is tethering via usb the same as via Wi-Fi?
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Docavelli said:
Sometimes I need to tether my nexus 7 so I'm not sure about switching. Is tethering via usb the same as via Wi-Fi?
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Just root and use Wifi tether for Root users and no one will ever find out you're using your S3 as a hotspot.

babymatteo said:
Just root and use Wifi tether for Root users and no one will ever find out you're using your S3 as a hotspot.
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I'm not very versed in tethering but I read that tmo was still catching tethering on the "back end"??? So they are able to see it anyway.
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Docavelli said:
I'm not very versed in tethering but I read that tmo was still catching tethering on the "back end"??? So they are able to see it anyway.
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there's a way to do it never fear. They can't catch SH$#

I was a little bummed that I left sprint after 9 years and was missing my sprint unlimited everything and have been keeping a good eye on my usage now with TMO so I dont go over. Now I'm really glad I switched over. Currently on the value $64.99 (500 min, unltd texts, and 5gb data) plan and from the looks of it I'll be paying $5 more to get the unlimited everything. Cant wait for the 5th! The plus side of Tmo is I get 4g speeds in 99% places I go and didnt have to wait for LTE to roll out for sprint.

Docavelli said:
I'm not very versed in tethering but I read that tmo was still catching tethering on the "back end"??? So they are able to see it anyway.
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I tether to my Transformer Prime and laptop everyday...and never gotten a msg from T-mobile about tethering usage.
I'm on T-mobile's Monthly 4G Prepaid $30/month plan btw. No contracts no headaches.

babymatteo said:
I tether to my Transformer Prime and laptop everyday...and never gotten a msg from T-mobile about tethering usage.
I'm on T-mobile's Monthly 4G Prepaid $30/month plan btw. No contracts no headaches.
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Nothing is forever and no guarantee that just cause you're not notified everyone else will be as lucky. Out of curiosity are you getting throttled when you reach your cap?
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aNYthing24 said:
T-Mobile Will Introduce New “Unlimited” Data Plan That’s Actually Unlimited
So who will be switching over? I probably am since I currently have the $30/5GB plan and it seems like a no brainer. Great to see T-Mobile do this.
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Now we're talking!
I love free markets and competition!!!! :thumbup:
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Customer retention can offer you unlimited 5GB data for $20 (this does not have the tethering option) and it can be added now, no need to wait till the 5th. They only have the 5GB plan, i already asked about the 2GB for $10 and they said they don't have that offer. I didn't take this option even though it is $10 cheaper (I currently have the grandfathered unlimited data & text for $35) cause I always find myself tethering my laptop or tablet during travel when the hotel wireless is spotty.

I just got the 5 gig from retention but the rep states that I still will only have a five gig cap is this true? or does he know what he's talking about? I'm thinking he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. But got that plan from retention for 20 bucks a month
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arodhr13 said:
I just got the 5 gig from retention but the rep states that I still will only have a five gig cap is this true? or does he know what he's talking about? I'm thinking he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. But got that plan from retention for 20 bucks a month
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If you received the preferred android data plan then yes it will have the soft cap of 5 GB a month then slows down to 2G speeds.

Simple data plan 200mb of 4g

They recently changed this plan to "unlimited" where as before it was pay per megabyte. After your reach your limit you get throttled to almost a crawl. Figure this was worth a mention for those looking to cut corners. I know I will probably switch temporally to save a few extra bucks. I use a lot of data but I can contain it on wifi, also Pandora still works pretty good on 2g and less hicups that with Virgin Mobiles 3g (true story) I need internet as I need if for text message as I use Google Voice other wise I would probably just do with out.
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Just noticed this on the value plan. Have no idea about the classic plan
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I thought the GS3 required at least the 2GB plan....

Possibly but I think on the value plan data is optional.
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I think you maybe right when I go to make the changes it says something along the lines "sorry we cant complete your request" I think this is absolute crap if this be case
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Just checked out on the individual plan as if I were going to buy online and it let me well sort of obviously I am not going to add an unnecessary phone line. Then again with the value it looked like all was well untill I got the generic message saying they cant help me with my request
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Just called 611 and next month my simple data plan begins see how long I can last on 2g lol
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md1008 said:
Just called 611 and next month my simple data plan begins see how long I can last on 2g lol
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Actually i had that plan and after you reach your data of 200 mb,you get charge of .10 cents a mb up to 25.00 dollars and then they throttle you unless they change the plan all together.i tried to get the unlimited nationwide 4g but couldn't since i have a grandfather plan...so i went with the 5gb unlimited with free tethering...

shrty4luv said:
Actually i had that plan and after you reach your data of 200 mb,you get charge of .10 cents a mb up to 25.00 dollars and then they throttle you unless they change the plan all together.i tried to get the unlimited nationwide 4g but couldn't since i have a grandfather plan...so i went with the 5gb unlimited with free tethering...
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Yeah that'svwhat I read but now it says that this plan will not charge you just slow you down.
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shrty4luv said:
Actually i had that plan and after you reach your data of 200 mb,you get charge of .10 cents a mb up to 25.00 dollars and then they throttle you unless they change the plan all together.i tried to get the unlimited nationwide 4g but couldn't since i have a grandfather plan...so i went with the 5gb unlimited with free tethering...
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Did you even read the first sentence of the thread?

Is the Monthly 4G 70$ plan good ?

Is the $70 unlimited plan worth getting from coming from $50 plan
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shaqqq said:
Is the $70 unlimited plan worth getting from coming from $50 plan
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Only you can decide if it's worth it. If you are talking about T Mobile's new plan structure then it depends on how much mobile data you use as that is the only difference in the plan.
For instance I have the $50 plan because my life in blanketed in WiFi so I rarely use Mobile data. The 500MB plan is more than adequate for me. But if you rely heavily on mobile data, you might need the more expensive plans that bump you up to 2.5GB or Unlimited.

Skipjacks said:
Only you can decide if it's worth it. If you are talking about T Mobile's new plan structure then it depends on how much mobile data you use as that is the only difference in the plan.
For instance I have the $50 plan because my life in blanketed in WiFi so I rarely use Mobile data. The 500MB plan is more than adequate for me. But if you rely heavily on mobile data, you might need the more expensive plans that bump you up to 2.5GB or Unlimited.
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Is the internet ganna be just as fast like if I was contract unlimited internet instead of prepaid?
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Is the internet ganna be just as fast like if I was contract unlimited internet instead of prepaid?
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Yes. Same network.

So it's not going to be as fast as if it was contact internet?
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shaqqq said:
So it's not going to be as fast as if it was contact internet?
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Yes it will I have the 2.5 gb plan myself and its 28d and ,15 u lte and I am 20 minutes away from where the farm work was done in Richmond. They don't slow it down until you get to 2gb or more.
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richardlibeau said:
Yes it will I have the 2.5 gb plan myself and its 28d and ,15 u lte and I am 20 minutes away from where the farm work was done in Richmond. They don't slow it down until you get to 2gb or more.
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I'll be able to stream YouTube and video's with no problem? And will apps download fast? Stuff like that is it fast when doing it and web browsing
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I'll be able to stream YouTube and video's with no problem? And will apps download fast? Stuff like that is it fast when doing it and web browsing
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Yeah you can watch videos no problem. Just don"t download too many games or roms using data because it adds up fast. I usually use wifi to do that so the 2.5 gb usually last me the whole month. I download alot of stuff but I do pretty good with the 2.5 and wifi.
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Oh ok good. So I'm getting the 4G unlimited $70 I should be able to use the internet on whatever with no problem without the internet slowing down then
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Oh ok good. So I'm getting the 4G unlimited $70 I should be able to use the internet on whatever with no problem without the internet slowing down then
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Yes thats what I have and its good without any slow down. Web pages open fast, videos play fine, downloads are good unless its a slow server that you are downloading from but usually pretty good for most sites.
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shaqqq said:
Oh ok good. So I'm getting the 4G unlimited $70 I should be able to use the internet on whatever with no problem without the internet slowing down then
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Look in to family plans add your friends and it will be cheep for u
I pay 30$ everything Unlimited With unlimited 4GLTE

maxshah912 said:
Look in to family plans add your friends and it will be cheep for u
I pay 30$ everything Unlimited With unlimited 4GLTE
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I don't want to go into contract lol I wanna stay on prepaid Monthly 4G
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Look in to family plans add your friends and it will be cheep for u
I pay 30$ everything Unlimited With unlimited 4GLTE
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True the more you add the cheaper it is.
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shaqqq said:
I don't want to go into contract lol I wanna stay on prepaid Monthly 4G
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Its not contract u can cancel any time
Difference is u pay at the end of month rather then up front But u get more speed then Monthly 4G or other prepaid

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Its not contract u can cancel any time
Difference is u pay at the end of month rather then up front But u get more speed then Monthly 4G or other prepaid
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I didn't know that thank you. And how is the speed faster? They're both unlimited
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shaqqq said:
I didn't know that thank you. And how is the speed faster? They're both unlimited
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Yes They are both unlimited, but Postpaid people has more priority over prepaid.
I know it sounds crazy but I have done speed test on both plans
30$ Unlimited post paid family plan
And 30$ 5 GB prepaid plan
Down speed I get with 30$ Postpaid plan on LTE is 28 to 29 Meg on busy day at the edge of San Diego
and With prepaid plan I had 12 to 18 mb on same day same hr of day

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Yes They are both unlimited, but Postpaid people has more priority over prepaid.
I know it sounds crazy but I have done speed test on both plans
30$ Unlimited post paid family plan
And 30$ 5 GB prepaid plan
Down speed I get with 30$ Postpaid plan on LTE is 28 to 29 Meg on busy day at the edge of San Diego
and With prepaid plan I had 12 to 18 mb on same day same hr of day
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Oh ok thanks a lot didn't know any of that
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Yes They are both unlimited, but Postpaid people has more priority over prepaid.
I know it sounds crazy but I have done speed test on both plans
30$ Unlimited post paid family plan
And 30$ 5 GB prepaid plan
Down speed I get with 30$ Postpaid plan on LTE is 28 to 29 Meg on busy day at the edge of San Diego
and With prepaid plan I had 12 to 18 mb on same day same hr of day
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Not true
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Vanhoud said:
Not true
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How isn't true?
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How isn't true?
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I've done similar speed tests with opposite results. Priority doesn't matter with pre vs post paid
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Tmobile wifi tethering promotion

I looked and didn't see any threads about this, but Tmobile is currently offering an upgrade from the 500mb hotspot that comes with the unlimited plan for free. If you're on the unlimited plan just call em and you will get 2.5gb hotspot for free.
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I can confirm!!
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I looked and didn't see any threads about this, but Tmobile is currently offering an upgrade from the 500mb hotspot that comes with the unlimited plan for free. If you're on the unlimited plan just call em and you will get 2.5gb hotspot for free.
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Called T-Mobile and confirmed the promotion, went from 500Mb to 2.5Gb at no charge.

Yup I wouldn't lie to ya lol. .. just after you call confirm on my Tmobile app. It took 2 calls for me b4 was applied correctly.
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And you may also want to check if you were on the 2.5 GB upgrade because you'll get bumped up to 4.5 instead of giving you the 2.5 for 10.00 cheaper...
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I just noticed that you could also go online to your Tmobile account and make the switch there (and possibly the Tmo app).
I just wonder if there are any hidden changes/limits to the service after the switch is made..

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I just noticed that you could also go online to your Tmobile account and make the switch there (and possibly the Tmo app).
I just wonder if there are any hidden changes/limits to the service after the switch is made..
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only "hidden" thing I noticed is it's not for people with truly unlimited, it's for people with unlimited everything. Like unlimited talk text and data, not just unlimited data.
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2.5gb hotspot is pretty big step up. Great move from Tmob

Totally worked, thanks!
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lr54912 said:
Called T-Mobile and confirmed the promotion, went from 500Mb to 2.5Gb at no charge.
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When I called today the representative said there is no such promotion. Has the promotion expired or did I just happen to reach someone who isn't very good at her job?
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When I called today the representative said there is no such promotion. Has the promotion expired or did I just happen to reach someone who isn't very good at her job?
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There is some confusion about this....
It isn't really a promotion. What it is, is that tmobile has changed their base tethering pool, from 500MB to 2.5GB.
If you look at your account online, you should see your unlimited data, with 500MB of smart phone tethering, which costs $20. You can upgrade that to the same unlimited data with 2.5GB of tethering... for $20.
so unless you look, you don't notice that it is there. Had mine put on 2 days ago.

Thank you OP for this thread!! 2.5GB, woohoo!!! All I did was called and they did it for me, easy as hell!!:laugh:

Just did it online for my account. 2.5GB for no additional charge. Awesome.

Just did it myself, had to update my plan for 5 dollars but, both my phones got it 2.5 gigs a piece
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Rainbowbright081 said:
Just did it myself, had to update my plan for 5 dollars but, both my phones got it 2.5 gigs a piece
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Nice find, just switched both the phones on my plan to the new data plans!

Still working
Just noticed this thread gave them a call and they upgraded me to 2.5Gb for free. AWESOME THANK YOU OP

I'm on unlimited plan with 2.5GB data. I just check online if i upgrade to 4.5GB they only give me 500MB?

epsix said:
I'm on unlimited plan with 2.5GB data. I just check online if i upgrade to 4.5GB they only give me 500MB?
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I thought that every other plan without unlimited gets to use there whole data on tethering. So the 4.5 plan can use 4.5 gb on tethering. But the unlimited can only use 2.5 gb on tethering.
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I have 4.5gb and I was wondering if you have a unlimited data plan can you tap into the unlimited data instead of your hot spot data which may save us some money for the hot spot plan
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Well I have 2.5 GB for 10 dollar a month, just call them up with unlimited data +2.5GB tethering only add another 10 buck equal 20 buck a month sweet.
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STILL WORKS- CONFIRMED. I have unlimited everything on my S4 which included 500MB in mobile hotspot. I just called, they "updated my account type" then 3 secs while still on the phone I got a text saying the generic "features changed on my account." 2.5GB of tethering for FREE