Are you currently enjoying unlimited data on your AT&T mobile device? Do you also jailbreak or use a third-party program to tether? If so then expect to have your “unlimited” data plan revoked. In addition to throttling customers that use unlimited data the “right way”, AT&T will take away unlimited plans from users not abiding by its terms. According to Boy Genius Report:
AT&T on Thursday confirmed that it will remove grandfathered unlimited data plans from accounts belonging to users who tether or use unsanctioned mobile hotspot apps without a tethering plan, which is expressly prohibited by AT&T according to its terms and conditions.
If you jailbreak your iPhone and tether through unofficial means then your plan will be revoked. If you use a program like EasyTether on your Android phone then your plan will be revoked. On one hand, it’s clearly stated that this is against AT&T’s terms and conditions. On the other hand, AT&T’s definition of unlimited data is getting murkier and murkier.
How do you guys and dolls feel about this issue? Is AT&T just protecting its network (that it doesn’t spend enough money on, despite record-break profits)? Or is this data discrimination?
Wow! This is NOT good for me. This is just plain wrong because if you do sign up for the tethering plan you only get 5gb anyway so you don't have unlimited. If you don't tether odds are you won't use that much data anyway.
Here's my issue. My Captivate came with a button that says "PC Internet" when it was on Android 2.1. Now that they have updated the phone you have to pay for tethering. Do you think I'd get in trouble for using a feature that the phone came with if I reverted back to stock 2.1 with NO rooting??
Wow! This is NOT good for me. This is just plain wrong because if you do sign up for the tethering plan you only get 5gb anyway so you don't have unlimited. If you don't tether odds are you won't use that much data anyway.
Here's my issue. My Captivate came with a button that says "PC Internet" when it was on Android 2.1. Now that they have updated the phone you have to pay for tethering. Do you think I'd get in trouble for using a feature that the phone came with if I reverted back to stock 2.1 with NO rooting??
I sincerely doubt it.
I'd read the terms and conditions first. A warning should be standard practice, but it seems AT&T is eager to get rid of as unlimited plans as possible.