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How to get around iPhone tethering limit

Dec 27, 2014 7:10AM PST

We have been using a iPhone on permanent personal hotspot mode to provide wifi for our various devices for some time now. Three have been offering unlimited tethering but have now restricted this to 4 GB, from 1000 GB. How can we get around this, as I feel that since we are paying for unlimited data, we should get it. What difference does it make whether the data is used through tethering or not?

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Re: work around
Dec 28, 2014 3:59AM PST

I don't think this forum is the place to discuss how to circumvent contracts with providers. If the conditions of the contract are changed, it's common that you may opt out and switch to a different provider (or a different plan with the same provider), that does offer what you want.
That's not even a work around, that's a solution.

Kees

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Thanks anyway
Dec 28, 2014 5:14AM PST

Thanks to you both. I don't normally do this sort of thing, but what pisses me off is that Three UK sold me the plan on the suggestion I could use the previously unlimited tethering (1000 GB fair usage) for my needs, and then they go and cut it down. I've been a direct debit customer with them for four years, and I think they should treat me better. I'm not asking to use more data than I'm alotted, so I ask again, what is the difference between tethering and regular data use?

The final insult is that Three's marketing tagline is: The network built for the internet. You may not condone what I'm doing but perhaps you understand now.

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Would have to change carriers
Dec 27, 2014 7:14AM PST

While some want to debate unlimited (too well done so let's not) the fix here was to change plans. The plan I have drops the speed as we go past some number of GB so it's unlimited in a sense.
Bob

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What plan are you on?
Dec 27, 2014 9:02AM PST

Does your plan include tethering? The problem here is that the data is unusable other than through tethering.

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A few plans.
Dec 27, 2014 9:42AM PST

The office has many plans but for this month it's Virgin Mobile, some droid and EasyTether.

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How about iPhones?
Dec 27, 2014 11:39AM PST

I see that Virgin mobile's plan forbids tethering, so assume that Easytether is a get-around for this. That sounds perfect, but is there an Easytether for iPhones?

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Really?
Dec 28, 2014 1:07AM PST

Must be in some place other than USA or the rules changes and I haven't kept up. As to iPhone, sorry, try a google?
Bob

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In UK
Dec 28, 2014 3:38AM PST

Virgin mobile UK forbids tethering on its unlimited data plans. Are you saying that you use Easytether on your Android phone as it has no personal hotspot feature like the iPhone? In which case, how is it a workaround for the tethering limits?

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Sorry
Dec 28, 2014 4:05AM PST

I set it up about 2 years ago so I can't recall exactly why or how the rule changes over the past years. It's done over Bluetooth for a few reasons. Mainly because if it was WiFi it would be a target for others during travel. So my choice to use other than WiFi and get a wireless hot spot.

I'm guessing you want to do something else so why not do that and well, don't ask, don't tell?
Bob