• AT&T Forcing Unauthorized Tetherers Away From Unlimited Plans

    AT&T will soon (August 11th?) be forcing those with unlimited data plans who tether without authorization onto a tiered data plan.

    An AT&T spokesperson had this to say:

    Earlier this year, we began sending letters, emails, and text messages to a small number of smartphone customers who use their devices for tethering but aren’t on our required tethering plan. Our goal here is fairness for all of our customers. (This impacts a only small percentage of our smartphone customer base.)

    The letters outline three choices:

    1) Stop tethering and keep their current plan (including grandfathered unlimited plan)

    2) Proactively call AT&T or visit our stores and move to the required tethering plan

    3) Do nothing and we’ll go ahead and add the tethering plan on their behalf — after the dated noted in their customer notification
    Forum discussion here.

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