do you have to purchase the $20 hotspot option?

[justjosh]

See title. do you have to add the 20 dollar a month hotspot feature to your plan to get the x or is it optional ??

 

[regkilla]

Its optional

 

[Archerofthemoon]

I heard through some individuals with other smart phones that if you tether through blue tooth and not through a cable or hotspot wifi you can get internet without the carrier noticing the tethering option being used. I could be wrong...

 

[hendrix]

As it has been said many times in these forums...

There are 3 types of tethering.

Official tethering: sets up a hot spot allowing 5 computers to connect, costs $20/month for 2 gigs of data.

Nonroot tether: Allows you to tether using a USB cable or bluetooth. Usually have to pay for the app but it piggy backs on your existing data plan. No monthly fees.

Root tether: Sets up wifi hotspot, totally free, as many people that want can connect to your phone and get internet.

First 2 options are 100% possible. the 3rd option will depend on if we get root or not.

 

[Archerofthemoon]

Don't mean to hijack this thread, but how do you go through to root tether? That is if we get root.

 

[DF Smod]

how do you go through to root tether?

Gain Root Access, Download the free app "Wireless Tether" from the Market and Tether, No Fluff

 

[Archerofthemoon]

That makes things so much more simple as Verizon cut all of the installs of high speed to my area...