CELL PHONE INTERNET ACCESS
CELL PHONE INTERNET ACCESS This is designed to explain the basic approach to using your cell phone with your computer to connect to the internet. It is not intended to be an in depth coverage of t...
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folkie wrote:
What is your service called, and what are your limitations for monthly data?
I am tethering a phone to a laptop via bluetooth. The phone determines the max connection rate, whether it is capaable of connecting via GPRS, EDGE, or HSDPA(3G). The service is an add on for a phone, MEdia Net Unlimited.
at&t Media Plans For Phones
These are plans for phone data. You arn't supposed to tether to a laptop but if you keep our monthly usage below 2 or 3 GB they haven't said anything. That is more than normal browsing and email.
I took the laptop to town with me today to see how it would do with a good signal and did a little less than 150 kb/s which is about half as fast as my DSL connection at the house.
During our 4 months in Alaska last year I tethered a slower speed phone for internet. My brother is in Anchorage, on Cellular One, so I added a phone to his plan. Over the winter AT&T bought out Cellular One so it is all at&t now. We are going back this year and I'm just making sure everything works as planned.
The problem with data cards is the two year contract.
If you want to be totally legal in tethering a phone you can use this one for $60/month and add it on and take it off of your plan on a month to month basis. PDA Personal with Tethering A plain phone can use this plan.
Good reading for AT&T users. Look at the section on data service.
