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Thread #164741   Message #3945758
Posted By: Joe Offer
22-Aug-18 - 11:41 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Cellphone tethering for Internet
Subject: Tech: Cellphone tethering for Internet
I have DSL Internet from AT&T. That costs about $55 a month. I have a bundle that includes Internet, a landline phone, and 3 cellphones for $235 a month. To me, that's a lot of money. It's tempting to at least discontinue the landline, although it's the phone I use most frequently. It often goes off for weeks at a time during the rainy season.
Our internet went out the other night. I had to get something done, so I decided to try tethering my desktop computer to my phone by USB. All I had to do is go to "settings" on my phone and turn on tethering, and then connect to my computer. Windows 10 connected automatically, and I had Internet service that was more than 3 times as fast as the DSL I use.
Now, I have a 6 GB monthly limit on my phone, but I need that only when transferring video and audio. Are there any other disadvantages to getting Internet by tethering to a cell phone?

-Joe-