Raul, I really wonder if AT&T just wants to drive customers away because they sure as hell seem intent on doing just that. I had a long conversation with AT&T customer service and it was apparent they could not even accurately explain the plans. I had to talk to two different reps to get the story. THe part that really has me rankled is that when iOS 6 is released, I have read and AT&T confirmed that if you wanted to use Face TIme on the 3G network you would have to be covered by one of the shared data plans. Now regardless of how often I would use Face Time, I cannot imagine that AT&T can block this service. I understand it is their network, but I did not sign a contract that limited me to specific protocols etc. either. I am not sure what AT&T's plans are, but they really do seem to have lost interest in customer service. So, I for one will not be upgrading and in fact I cannot wait until next October when my AT&T contract ends because my hope is the field of opportunity will be broader. I am pretty disappointed in how AT&T has handled the whole shared data plan issue. THey really could have capitalized on the opportunity and really made it a sweet deal for customers-create a win win situation, but guess that was not their goal.
On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:43 PM, Raul A. Gallegos <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, there was a recent judgement passed against Verizon that they had to > provide tethering for free. Whether the other big name cell guys will follow > suit is anyone's guess. So, right now AT&T still charges for tethering > services. Many people with jailbroken cell phones use an app called PDA Net > and then they can tether on their existing data. > > On another note, I agree that the new data shared plan that AT&T is so-called > offering is a joke. It will end up costing us more than what we pay now for > our 3 phones if we switch to it. Unlimited minutes? Big deal. I get that > already thanks to Google Voice. So, it's not an attractive deal for me. Now, > if they only charged like $9.99 per extra phone then it would be worth > considering, but not right now. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > I'm such a klutz! I just tripped over my cordless phone. > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > On 8/26/2012 6:45 PM, Jenifer wrote: >> Does at&t? >> On Aug 26, 2012, at 6:34 PM, "CD" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Verizon has tethering free but I haven't figured out how to do it either. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Jenifer >>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:28 PM >>> To: The iPhone List >>> Subject: iPhone as personal hotspot. >>> >>> Hi all. >>> How would I set my iPhone 4S as a personal wy-fy hotspot that I can connect >>> my Mack to? I have wy-fy at home but not anywhere else. Any suggestions? >>> Thanks in advance. >>> Jenifer >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
