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Old 09-08-2015, 09:34 AM  
Stephen
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
My iPhone - same company, same plan - tells me I have to "call my carrier". It's just not worth the effort.
My home / office Internet went down Thursday, the service guy is coming today to remount my dish (I'm on a WISP because of my rural NorCal location -- no land lines here). I can't have six days without access, so I looked for a decent alternative and came up with the "Personal Hot Spot" feature on my iPhone, and like you, had to call.

The problem is that I was grandfathered in to AT&T's "Unlimited" data plan, which does not allow for the device's use as a hot spot. I had to switch to a different plan but now have a good backup / travel connection.

My WISP averages ~3 down and 1 up, my iPhone clocked 20 down and 4 up this morning...

I'm watching my usage to see if it makes financial sense to use this as my main access.
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