Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Dan Purgert Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.os.linux Subject: Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might I achieve it?? Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:06:11 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:06:12 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="2cbd054d364165a3a9cb06876673eba6"; logging-data="3602961"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+hRQUmibU89ec+eNR8mffd/TFzL0B+4vk=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:EKhkpWqFqPywwVKxIrYtwn5kduo= Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:17061 alt.os.linux:80970 On 2025-02-14, Daniel70 wrote: > On 13/02/2025 10:10 pm, Dan Purgert wrote: >> On 2025-02-13, Daniel70 wrote: >>> On 12/02/2025 10:10 pm, Dan Purgert wrote: >>>> On 2025-02-12, Daniel70 wrote: >>>>> ... I went down to the local Council Library (to make use of their >>>>> Internet connection) and loaded $35 on to my Mobile phone account .... >>>>> and, tonight, connected via my Tethered phone and, with-in about 30 >>>>> minutes, had used up almost all of my $35 credit. >>>> >>>> What does $35 represent in terms of "additional data allowance"? 1GB, >>>> 2, 10? >>> >>> Unknown. I think (part of) my problem is/was I was paying for Phone >>> (voice) service .... where-as the Mobile Telco does offer to sell me >>> 'DATA' separately to the (voice) 'phone' service. >> >> Well, that'd be something to look into. For all any of us know, you >> topped up on voice minutes, and didn't add anything to "data allowance". >> > That IS correct, Dan, .... if I had wanted 'DATA', I had to make a > selection elsewhere. > > When I get my Telco Internet service sorted (next Friday, I think), then > I might have a pay with my Mobile account and see what happens if I but > $35 of DATA. How long will that last with my computer Tethered to it. Depends on (A) what $35 worth of "DATA" actually is (I would hope that it's below $0.50 / GB), AND (B) how much data you actually use in a given time period. -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860