said by Romney2012:said by djrobx:Something's got to give with carriers trying to charge a separate fee for every device. Portable hotspot/tethering should do the trick, but I shouldn't have to pay 2x the price for the luxury of using the same data on a different screen.
I agree. But looking at it from the carrier's point of view, the data on the larger screen isn't the same. It is usually larger amounts of data for each transaction and puts more load on individual tower's wireless bandwidth capacity(not the wired backhaul). Meaning, they will have to upgrade their base stations sooner and at greater cost. Greater cost means higher charges.
Well, with Verizon and AT&T, you're still sitting under the same cap. They SHOULDN'T care if you use 2GB of iPhone data or 2GB of tablet data. And if they're saying 99% wouldn't use 2GB with their phone, then adjust the cap for everyone.
