On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Sanga Collins <[email protected]>wrote:
> > I believe orange is taking advantage of a feature designed to hide an > option for the wrong reason. I totally understand in the states if you > don't pay for tether the option is hidden (some people aren't so bright so > even I can see hiding it makes sense) > > Its not Orange, its Apple. Tethering is not turned on by default on iPhones, I guess its because AT&T didn't want it in the first place. The iOS disable it unless the carrier has explicitly requested for it and Apple approves. By all means, Orange would want you to tether and consume more data..and on android devices, its just seamless. > But I purchased 1.2gb specifically for tethering. I don't know if I can > surf enough iPhone Facebook in 2 weeks to recoup that investment. > You can do a SIM swap and put that data on a modem instead or another android phone that tether. > > I'd prefer not to use my droid 2 global. It's bulky and has poor battery > life for a primary phone. And in the streets of Kampala carrying around 2 > phones is just asking for someone to set you up for a robbery (only been > home since Friday and already had my side mirrors stolen!!:) > I am not sure if MTN allowes tethering but I think its your only other option. Doesnt save you the 1.2GB already bought from Orange though. Kind Regards, Wilson
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