O2 UK makes tethering free on existing plans
updated 11:50 am EDT, Tue March 29, 2011
O2 UK drops tethering fees
O2 UK took a cue from Canadian carriers on Tuesday and dropped the premium tethering fee on its monthly plans. Any of its regular Bolt On plans, including the basic £3 ($4.80) 100MB plan, offer tethering for free. It had previously asked for £7.65 ($12.23) regardless of the tier and often more than doubled the price of data.
The strategy is similar to some European carriers and virtually all major Canadian networks, where data isn't given special treatment based on which device is using it. US carriers like AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon have often demanded a separate fee for tethering and have in recent years imposed a separate limit. AT&T's more recent DataPro tethering plan is a slight change as it increases the data cap but is still required to do anything while the phone is attached to a computer.
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Joined: Mar 2003
A joke.
Don't get me wrong, i'm with att for more than just the iPhone, but it's really a joke how they handle text & data pricing. MMS/SMS should be 2 dollars a month for unlimited, and data should be 8 and 16 dollars vs 15 and 25. You realize how many people signed on and got the 15 dollar plan to have an iPhone 4? Imagine how many more customers att would get if they drastically lowered data and text plan prices? I feel the minute pricing is fine, especially in light of the roll over minute feature, but data and messaging needs to come down.
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