Question about Three's internet usage.....

StevieP · 28 May 2012 at 16:17

I'm currently paying £17 p/m for 500 mins, 5000 texts and 1GB data on my SGS2.

Since I've recently bought a Galaxy Tab 7.7 I've been looking into tethering my phone to the tab while I'm away from a wi-fi connection.

I remember reading somewhere that my existing tariff doesn't allow tethering but when I rang them a week or so ago, the woman on the phone said it was fine!

Since this I've been looking at how much it would cost to have the "All you can eat data" bolt-on and it says on the website that it's an extra £3 p/m but that too doesn't allow tethering!

My questions are; a) would Three be able to tell if I was tethering? (I've checked and it works fine with my 7.7!) and b) if "All you can eat data" is £3 p/s, then why is 2GB "Internet Max" an extra £5.11 p/m!?!?!? (again, it says it doesn't allow tethering!)

Has anyone got any experience of these various plans and why they differ??

muon · 28 May 2012 at 16:22

If you are on finite amounts of internet, then most mobile operators don't really care how you use it (although a lot say you shouldn't tether).

However, as soon as you switch to unlimited packages, as you can imagine, tethering can potentially result in very high usage and so they become stricter.

The 2GB package is a legacy package which existed long before unlimited data package came out.

StevieP · 28 May 2012 at 16:27

So do we think that if I switch to the "all you can eat" package, they can somehow stop the tethering from working?

muon · 28 May 2012 at 16:28

StevieP said:
So do we think that if I switch to the "all you can eat" package, they can somehow stop the tethering from working?

Yes, it is possible. There are already some threads on the issue. Some people get a tethering block while others seem to be able to tether without issues.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18344292&highlight=tether

osc89er · 28 May 2012 at 17:58

The person on the phone didn't know what they were talking about...

If you want tethering (officially, with no funny business) you would have to upgrade a "One Plan"

The 2GB Internet Max is probably the bolt on for the old contracts (like Mix & Match) so you wouldn't be able to get it on a new-style contract where the £3 'All You Can Eat' applies.