Thread: Support Hotspot/Tethering
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Old April 22nd, 2011, 09:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by themax View Post
So far it doesn't seem like the Hotspot mode requires the specific plan. I tested it out on my phone. The only message I got before enabling Hotspot mode was that the feature required the service on my account, afterwhich it enabled anyway (no message for any agreement for additional service) and I used it just fine.
Now we just need to wait and see what your next bill looks like.

Since it is a carrier-specific phone, even with a mostly-vanilla Android build on it, I wouldn't be too surprised if the tethering app had been modified to notify T-Mobile that you were using it.
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