T-Mobile UK has quietly removed the option for customers on its only unlimited data plan to tether to other devices, which could be a sign that operators are struggling to find a cost-effective way to ...

Few topics I have written about have generated such strong responses from readers as my recent article about tethering, and how carriers are going to be cracking down on those who abuse it. I still ...

Tethering: It’s one of the most convenient features your smartphone has, yet carriers insist on restricting it. Tethering most often refers to using your smartphone as a mobile hotspot. In other words ...

U.S. carriers have started blocking an app that allows Android smartphone users free wireless tethering for other web-ready devices. The application, "Wireless Tether for Root Users," is still ...

Longtime AT&T customer Evan Shapiro still has one of the carrier’s old unlimited data plans, but AT&T seemingly doesn’t want him to keep it. Shapiro received a letter from AT&T last month telling him ...

There are no perfect tethering options for iPhone. All come with some sort of drawback. That said, among your limited options we feel the best is PDANet for it's simple configuration, versatility, and ...

If you thought Apple had it out for jailbreakers, get a load of AT&T: if they catch you tethering without an officially sanctioned tethering plan, you will now receive a nagging SMS message and ...

Unlike iOS, there are plenty of tethering options for Android, and most of them work well depending on what you're trying to do and the type of user you are. Some are wired, some are wireless, some ...

Google introduced Instant Tethering in 2017 to let Chrome OS devices automatically share an Android phone’s cellular connection. Initially limited to Google devices, it’s now available on 15 ...

During the WWDC keynote, AT&T was strangely absent from Apple's list of carriers that will support tethering in iPhone OS 3.0. AT&T has since explained that it will support tethering later this summer ...

Beginning with Android 2.2, the Android operating system includes a tethering option, so that you do not need a special app to tether your device to a computer. Since some wireless carriers do not ...