tiggy, do you have unlim data right now on phone? You have to give that up if you want a hotspot.
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le nubian - Oct 19, 2011 9:21:41 am PDT #18191 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica - Oct 19, 2011 9:45:41 am PDT #18192 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
unlim data right now on phone? You have to give that up if you want a hotspot.
Allow me to be the umpteenth person to grumble about how COMPLETELY FUCKING STUPID this is. Unlimited should mean unlimited! (See also, texting not included. HOW IS TEXTING NOT DATA???)
§ ita § - Oct 19, 2011 9:50:03 am PDT #18193 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I get why they do it, though. Unlimited and hotspotting? Let me become a wi fi hub for myself and five of my closest friends...
Not that it costs them more, but it does deny them the chance to make good on that potential extra income.
meara - Oct 19, 2011 10:14:07 am PDT #18194 of 25501
(See also, texting not included. HOW IS TEXTING NOT DATA???)
It is now, if you both have iphones!!
I can see ita's point, but but it seriously bugs that they want $20 for me to use the DATA PLAN I ALREADY PAID FOR THAT HAS LIMITS, just to be a hotspot. I mean, seriously!? Maybe if it was some token amount ($5?) I would give in, but $20 is ridiculous if I don't get extra data for that price (or if I don't want/need extra data)
NoiseDesign - Oct 19, 2011 10:15:01 am PDT #18195 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, the $20 does include an extra 2 GB of data.
meara - Oct 19, 2011 10:21:26 am PDT #18196 of 25501
Oh, OK--when they introduced it maybe it didn't or something?
But still beside the point--$20 for extra data I may not need? Harumph, i say!
I'm thinking of buying myself an iPad for Christmas though, and can't decide if I'll want the 3G or not...occasional use of the $20/month hotspot, or pay extra for the 3G and occasionally pay for that (rather than squandering battery in my phone)? Hmm.
brenda m - Oct 19, 2011 10:23:43 am PDT #18197 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
IME, the iPad gets 3G reception sometimes in places my phone does has no signal, like the campground we went to a few times this year (different carriers) so the 3G has been worth having.
Maria - Oct 19, 2011 10:47:59 am PDT #18198 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
And you can cancel and restart the iPad 3G plans at will with no cancellation fee. I move between the 250 MB and 2 GB monthly, depending on how much usage I'm expecting. If I'm not planning anything, then I can cancel and restart it when I do need it.
My experience tracks with brenda's. I think there's a stronger antenna on the iPad.
le nubian - Oct 19, 2011 10:51:45 am PDT #18199 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have been backing up gmail for 3 days (I have 7 gigs of email). I started with email from August, 2006 and I just now hit October 2008.
tiggy - Oct 19, 2011 11:02:08 am PDT #18200 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
do you have unlim data right now on phone? You have to give that up if you want a hotspot.
shit. seriously? that sucks. sigh. decisions, decisions.