[citation][nom]rodney_ws[/nom]They're already imposing 5 GB MONTHLY data caps on most of their plans... I don't see why they treat tethering like it's special. At worst a user is going to use their puny little 5 GB from their laptop... I just don't get it. Prior to having the data cap in place... sure, but with the cap in place? Just give that to the users for free.[/citation]
Agreed, it's funny seeing all this from a US perspective, with your lack of data caps.
in Australia, you get like a 700MB monthly cap, and they still charge you $10 a month for tethering. we have caps for EVERYTHING. it makes sense though, you should pay by how much you use, like you do for every other utility, just wish it was a simple (reasonable) cost per GB, rather than a subscription with a limit that you have to plan around.