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Originally Posted by VenturingSoul
Be aware that Verizon will charge an additional monthly fee for wireless tethering (believe it is $20), and you get limited data with it (2GB?). I think it is criminal that the data consumed through tethering is not included in your "unlimited" data plan....Of course, you can always root your phone and install third party wireless tethering apps and totally bypass Verizon's tethering plan.
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I am sorry to be pedantic, but I believe there is an important difference between tethering and WiFi hotspot (WiFi infrastructure mode). The WiFi hotspot feature in Android 2.2 (and in iOS 4.3) makes your phone into a standard WiFi hotspot. This can usually be shared by up to 5 devices, that need no special drivers, its just regular WiFi. This seems to require provider approval, and as you say, also may incur extra costs. The tethering feature is a bit different, and is either wired or Bluetooth (not WiFi) and may require drivers in the computer (or other device) to use the tethering feature. This also seems to need approval of the providers and maybe extra costs. Here in Japan, we have neither tethering nor the WiFi hotspot feature by the 3 major carriers, although WiFi hotspot did just become available by a minor carrier. I fully agree that this is criminal not to be part of an unlimited data plan!!