Re:Starbucks’ WiFi goes Google
by tadfisher on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @09:00PM
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You've hit the nail on the head. Tethering is somewhat of a black art in the US, as carriers have started clamping down on tethering users in order to charge them $20 or more to access the same bits via another device.
Most Android users don't even have the standard tethering options here, as carriers mandate that be removed and replaced with their own tethering apps that enforce this restriction and protect their revenue stream.
And besides that, most users aren't technical enough to understand that you can access the Internet from your laptop through your smartphone.
And besides that, most carriers have limited data plans, so getting lots of work done over a tethered connection is not exactly feasible.
Most Android users don't even have the standard tethering options here, as carriers mandate that be removed and replaced with their own tethering apps that enforce this restriction and protect their revenue stream.
And besides that, most users aren't technical enough to understand that you can access the Internet from your laptop through your smartphone.
And besides that, most carriers have limited data plans, so getting lots of work done over a tethered connection is not exactly feasible.