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potatochobit wrote:do you pay for cable TV?
does that mean you should get free HBO, free On demand because it comes from the same line to your house?
do you pay for an entry level cable modem and expect business class speeds just because the same line is used?
alot of people dont seem to get this, a web browsing phone doesn't use anywhere near the amount of data a PC would use
you are not paying for 'unlimited' GBs to fall out of rainbows, you are paying for 'unlimited' use of a phone to connect
of course, ATT is hosing you on the charges, you should sue them
potatochobit wrote:do you pay for cable TV?
does that mean you should get free HBO, free On demand because it comes from the same line to your house?
do you pay for an entry level cable modem and expect business class speeds just because the same line is used?
alot of people dont seem to get this, a web browsing phone doesn't use anywhere near the amount of data a PC would use
you are not paying for 'unlimited' GBs to fall out of rainbows, you are paying for 'unlimited' use of a phone to connect
of course, ATT is hosing you on the charges, you should sue them
JMccovery wrote:Actually, since some phones allow you to use 'non-mobile' web sites, the reason for a tethering surcharge is ignorant. The carriers are trying to set precednts based on the lack of technical knowledge of consumers and lawmakers. That lack of knowledge also allows ISPs to limit 'unlimited' internet.
Anyways, it is a bogus charge, and it should be illegal unless they increase your caps.
potatochobit wrote:do you pay for cable TV?
does that mean you should get free HBO, free On demand because it comes from the same line to your house?
do you pay for an entry level cable modem and expect business class speeds just because the same line is used?
Ryu Connor wrote:He gave you bad info.
The $45 tethering charge includes shifting you on to the 2GB data plan (assuming you're not already on it) and then adding an additional 2GB of data for you to use.
So you get Tethering and a 4GB data cap.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/ ... adline.ars
just brew it! wrote:potatochobit wrote:do you pay for cable TV?
does that mean you should get free HBO, free On demand because it comes from the same line to your house?
do you pay for an entry level cable modem and expect business class speeds just because the same line is used?
alot of people dont seem to get this, a web browsing phone doesn't use anywhere near the amount of data a PC would use
you are not paying for 'unlimited' GBs to fall out of rainbows, you are paying for 'unlimited' use of a phone to connect
of course, ATT is hosing you on the charges, you should sue them
I think you misunderstood.
It sounds like the deal is that you have the same monthly data transfer limit whether you transfer the data to the phone, or through the phone to a PC. Same amount of data, presumably at the same bandwidth (since the bandwidth is capped by the speed of the wireless connection), but you get to pay an extra $45 just because the endpoint of the data transfer isn't the phone. OP please correct me if I've misunderstood something here...
That said, companies do this sort of thing (charging more for something that does not cost them any more to provide) all the time. Yes, it's annoying... but it is a fact of life.
just brew it! wrote:JMccovery wrote:Unless they become a monopoly (which could yet happen, given the fact that they're still assimilating competitors...) IMO the government has no business dictating what they can charge.
Ryu Connor wrote:He gave you bad info.
The $45 tethering charge includes shifting you on to the 2GB data plan (assuming you're not already on it) and then adding an additional 2GB of data for you to use.
So you get Tethering and a 4GB data cap.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/ ... adline.ars
Thresher wrote:Ryu Connor wrote:He gave you bad info.
The $45 tethering charge includes shifting you on to the 2GB data plan (assuming you're not already on it) and then adding an additional 2GB of data for you to use.
So you get Tethering and a 4GB data cap.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/ ... adline.ars
Not according to the genius at the AT&T corporate owned store here. Cap is still 2GB, shared between the devices.
sid1089 wrote:The cable weasels charge "only" a $10/month "HD fee" for connecting a current-technology HD television instead of an old analog TV.That analogy does not all apply here. This situation is more like my cable company saying that they are going to charge me $45 extra just because I bought a new bigger TV.
JustAnEngineer wrote:The cable weasels charge "only" a $10/month "HD fee" for connecting a current-technology HD television instead of an old analog TV.