Does Verizon know if you are tethering with a third party app?

[takeshi]

I would say that qualifies as a data spike, wouldn't you?

Right but a a spike is a spike. It could be indicative of tethering but it's not conclusive evidence of tethering.

I'm talking about just checking email and normal web browsing. Not downloading movies or anything like that.

Usage questions don't have one-size-fits-all answers. If you have tons of massive attachments in email then you could have massive email-related data use. If it's text only, not so much. And what's "normal web browsing"? Again, it depends on your specific data use. If you don't know how much you use then use some tools to determine your usage. What's normal for you isn't necessarily so for the next person.

 

[jkhonea]

I would say that qualifies as a data spike, wouldn't you?

Right but a a spike is a spike. It could be indicative of tethering but it's not conclusive evidence of tethering.

True, but I can't say how successful you'll be arguing that point with Verizon.