How much do you tether? And to what sort of devices?
The problem I have with T-Mobile is their customer service reps are so poorly trained.
So depending on who I speak with, I am told I either need to pay the $15 for tethering or not. I pay it as I am a bit afraid to drop it never to have it return.
So can you tell me more about how you much you tether, and how often? Or if T-Mobile has ever given you anything official about your tethering being okay?
I too tether without paying (Nexus 4, to my laptop). I don't usually do it too heavily and until recently hadn't had any trouble from T-Mobile.
When I moved into my new apartment I used it more than usual (maybe 2-3 GB over a few days) and they started redirecting my traffic to a "Pay for Tethering" site. It's just user-agent based though so very easy to circumvent. Other than than I have had no issues.
Never anything official, and I do it rarely, so it doesn't really change my access pattern. I only tether when I'm in a coffee shop and the wifi there is bad. I'm not the sort of user that streams Netflix via tethering or something, although I know those people exist.
The problem I have with T-Mobile is their customer service reps are so poorly trained.
So depending on who I speak with, I am told I either need to pay the $15 for tethering or not. I pay it as I am a bit afraid to drop it never to have it return.
So can you tell me more about how you much you tether, and how often? Or if T-Mobile has ever given you anything official about your tethering being okay?