I’m on AT&T. Before they offered tethering I jailbroke my iPhone and tethered it against their rules. Now that I have a 4S with legal tethering I pay the extra $15/mo. and tether with their blessing.
From: iPad@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iPad@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Maxey
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 11:23 AM
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iPad] Re: Dumb question :) tethering / mobile hot spot
Read your TOS. In most cases, tethering is not allowed. It is not like you are going to jail if you are caught. You do, however, run the risk of termination and/or big fees.
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, "Jim McGarvie" <jim@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, you can connect your iPad via Wi-Fi to your phone's hotspot. I do it.
> That way you wouldn't need to pay extra for a 3G iPad, so long as you were
> always willing to have your phone along and use it as a hotspot. Depending
> upon your phone service provider you may need to pay extra for the tethering
> option.
