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Re: Using phone as wireless hotspot?

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On 28/07/2015 20:00, Ashton Crusher wrote:
> My recollection is that at one time Verizon would not let me use my
> phone as a wireless hotspot unless I paid them $10 a month extra. Then
> I thought I read that there was a court case and they were no longer
> able to prohibit it in NEW contracts.
>
> Anyone know what the situation is?  Can I new freely turn on the
> wireless hotspot for my phone without paying an extra fee?

I don't know what the legal situation is on your side of the Pond, but I 
would have thought that it was a purely commercial decision by your 
network provider. In the UK, for example, '3' don't allow what they call 
'tethering' (using the phone as a hotspot) on certain tariffs - although 
it tends to work in practice even though forbidden!


   And would
> my computer make the connection over wifi or on bluetooth?

That would depend on how you configure the hotspot on the phone. If 
there's an option, use WiFi - it's a lot faster.
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Cheers,
Roger
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Re: Using phone as wireless hotspot? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-28 21:16 +0100
  Re: Using phone as wireless hotspot? John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2015-07-28 16:32 -0400
    Re: Using phone as wireless hotspot? Leviatan <alberto.feSINESTO@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 16:09 +0200
  Re: Using phone as wireless hotspot? Ashton Crusher <demi@moore.net> - 2015-07-28 17:51 -0700

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