UK Networks Tethering Policies

dskies · 06-03-2013, 13:50

Hi,

I use tethering a bit and am thinking about changing networks, but am finding it very tough to find accurate info on what the respective networks policies and offers are.

Here is what I have gleaned so far; please feel free to copy and paste the template to a reply with additional and corrected information.

DS

Tethering:

3

One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering.
Other tariffs - Possible reports of an add-on

Vodafone

Not included in tariffs
£10 add-on = 1.5gb of tethering
£15 add-on = 3gb
+ £5 for every 500mb thereafter

EE

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

TMobile

Some reports there is a tethering add-on, but no details.

Orange

??

O2

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

Virgin

??

Giffgaff

??

jabbamk1 · 06-03-2013, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by dskies

Hi,

I use tethering a bit and am thinking about changing networks, but am finding it very tough to find accurate info on what the respective networks policies and offers are.

Here is what I have gleaned so far; please feel free to copy and paste the template to a reply with additional and corrected information.

DS

Tethering:

3

One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering.
Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering

Vodafone

Not included in tariffs
£10 add-on = 1.5gb of tethering
£15 add-on = 3gb
+ £5 for every 500mb thereafter

EE

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

TMobile

No tethering on full monty
Tethering add on for other plans

Orange

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance

O2

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

Virgin

Tethering not allowed on any plan, no add on.

Giffgaff

Tethering not allowed on unlimited plans
Only allowed on limited plans e.g 1GB.

Added in the missing stuff/made a few corrections

FortKnox · 06-03-2013, 14:36

Virgin will no longer allow tethering on any plan from the 28th March 2013.

Giffgaff are confirmed to only allow tethering on the 1GB £10 plan.

Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant.

legends wear 7 · 06-03-2013, 14:46

Your info is not right on Vodafone.

all Vodafone tariffs allow tethering, but you can buy more data on addition to your tariff allowance

Lex Diamonds · 06-03-2013, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by FortKnox

Virgin will no longer allow tethering on any plan from the 28th March 2013.

Giffgaff are confirmed to only allow tethering on the 1GB £10 plan.

Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant.

There are no restrictuins for tethering on the One Plan

I don't know where you got the above info.

scooby1970 · 06-03-2013, 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by FortKnox

Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant.

Rubbish, I teather on Three at least a couple of hours a day and my speeds never change are consistantly high no matter what time in the morning, afternoon or evening.

Mark

thedrewser · 06-03-2013, 15:09

I've not had any issues with tethering on Three. Works fine, in fact it probably gives me better quality and speed than using my home wifi which has atrociously small bandwidth so I suffer buffering all the time.

jabbamk1 · 06-03-2013, 15:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by FortKnox

Virgin will no longer allow tethering on any plan from the 28th March 2013.

Giffgaff are confirmed to only allow tethering on the 1GB £10 plan.

Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant.

Are you on the one plan?
Do you use P2P?
Do you use more than 500GB in a month?

FortKnox · 06-03-2013, 15:13

I am not putting Three down at all. I think its a great service. I can get up to 800kbs with them. But for some reason in my area at 3pm it drops down to an unusable level...speeds of 50kb down if I am lucky which i put down to the TrafficSense system. Is it possible I am getting this problem cause im using the All in One 15 package? and not on the One Plan?

I dont use P2P
I dont even get close to 500GB, only started trying the service last couple of weeks. Mainly testing TVCatchup, SpeedTest, YouTube. Web Browsing. TuneIn. Hardly anything. Just testing believe me I dont think I have even hit 500mb of usage yet.

This is all Mobile Testing, Have not tested tethering yet. Would need to buy the addon. Only topped up a PAYG sim with £15 to test as my Virgin sim has been giving me problems.

jabbamk1 · 06-03-2013, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by FortKnox

I am not putting Three down at all. I think its a great service. I can get up to 800kbs with them. But for some reason in my area at 3pm it drops down to an unusable level...speeds of 50kb down if I am lucky which i put down to the TrafficSense system. Is it possible I am getting this problem cause im using the All in One 15 package? and not on the One Plan?

I dont use P2P
I dont even get close to 500GB, only started trying the service last couple of weeks. Mainly testing TVCatchup, SpeedTest, YouTube. Web Browsing. TuneIn. Hardly anything. Just testing believe me I dont think I have even hit 500mb of usage yet.

This is all Mobile Testing, Have not tested tethering yet. Would need to buy the addon. Only topped up a PAYG sim with £15 to test as my Virgin sim has been giving me problems.

Yes^

it's because pay as you go get the lowest priority. If you're in a high congested area and try and use a lot of data then you get throttled. However on the one plan you don't get any problems at all as there is no throttling/cap. In fact on the ultimate plans you get no issues either (unless you tether)

Only reason i got defensive was because there were a couple of other people on here who complained about Three one time because they were on PAYG and being throttled and when i told them it was because they were on PAYG they just ignored me.... and then complained again. (but they were tethering and dl torrents etc... so of course they were being throttled)

FortKnox · 06-03-2013, 15:27

Ahh I see. So as long as its a Pay Monthly Sim. Speeds will possibly not be an issue?

Ultimate Internet SIM 200 1 month which is £12.90 for example?

Im surprised companies don't publicly tell you this. I cannot find any info on it.

chrisjr · 06-03-2013, 15:41

Tethering on Orange is not included in every tariff data allowance. Only the Panther tariff has it as standard. The other "animal" tariffs charge £1 a day extra for tethering.

http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...sonal/633003/2

Stuart_h · 06-03-2013, 15:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

Tethering on Orange is not included in every tariff data allowance. Only the Panther tariff has it as standard. The other "animal" tariffs charge £1 a day extra for tethering.

http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...sonal/633003/2

beat me to it. it was my reason for going for Panther.

legends wear 7 · 06-03-2013, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by FortKnox

Ahh I see. So as long as its a Pay Monthly Sim. Speeds will possibly not be an issue?

Ultimate Internet SIM 200 1 month which is £12.90 for example?

Im surprised companies don't publicly tell you this. I cannot find any info on it.

only contract plans to include tethering are the one plans, you cant tether on the plan mentioned, without paying extra fir tethering and you get 1GB limit on that tethering

Ultraman1966 · 06-03-2013, 18:27

Giff Gaff allows tethering on the £10 goodybag (1GB) but not on the more expensive £12.50 (unlimited).

dskies · 06-03-2013, 18:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by legends wear 7

Your info is not right on Vodafone.

all Vodafone tariffs allow tethering, but you can buy more data on addition to your tariff allowance

The info I wrote is what 2 salespersons in a Vodafone shop told me. So you think that tethering is included on all plans and comes out of your existing data limit?

Hmm...well at least the extra data packs seem correct..

dskies · 06-03-2013, 18:47

Ok, thanks for all the responses (keep them coming!) I've updated the table with all the info from today so far...

Tethering:

3

One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering.
Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering
PAYG Plans - TrafficSense may restrict your download speed

Vodafone

Maybe(!) included in tariffs
£10 add-on = 1.5gb of tethering
£15 add-on = 3gb
+ £5 for every 500mb thereafter

EE

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

TMobile

No tethering on full monty
Tethering add on for other plans

Orange
http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...tsrc=Affiliate
Tethering allowed on all recent tariffs, but...
- Panther tariff - comes out of your data allowance, once you've used that up, £1/d for ??mb tethering charge and £1/d internet charge.
- Dolphin, Canary or Racoon (post Sept 2011) - not included but can be used at £1/d, and an extra £1/d if you go over your data allowance.
- Pre Sept 2011 tariffs - Not allowed.

O2

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

Virgin

Tethering not allowed on any plan, no add on.

Giffgaff

Tethering only allowed on 1GB £10 plan
Only allowed on limited plans e.g 1GB.

chrisjr · 06-03-2013, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by dskies

The info I wrote is what 2 salespersons in a Vodafone shop told me. So you think that tethering is included on all plans and comes out of your existing data limit?

Hmm...well at least the extra data packs seem correct..

According to this

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/inter...ne-as-a-modem/

a £10 tethering pack adds an extra 2GB of data allowance. Can't see any mention though of other packs.

BKM · 06-03-2013, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by dskies

3

One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering.
Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering
PAYG Plans - TrafficSense may restrict your download speed

Are you not counting specific Mobile Broadband Plans - which obviously WILL include tethering! 3 do a very popular range of these - both PAYG and Contract

For example I run my 3G iPad on "3" 3Gb/3month PAYG Broadband SIMS. These are for sale for £20 from Three themselves - but are cheaper at ~£12 on eBay. When one SIM runs out it is cheaper to buy a new one than to top it up!

legends wear 7 · 06-03-2013, 20:39

The two salespeople are wrong then, Vodafone do not block tethering.

you get an allowance you get to use it as you wish.

BKM · 06-03-2013, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by legends wear 7

The two salespeople are wrong then, Vodafone do not block tethering.

you get an allowance you get to use it as you wish.

As here

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/inter...ne-as-a-modem/

jon41 · 06-03-2013, 21:13

Although no longer available for new customers, Orange Iphone Extra 51 was the only plan that allowed unlimited data and unlimited tethering both with no fair usage policy, probably why it's no longer for sale but still honoured for existing customers.

http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...ersonal/699647

Orbitalzone · 06-03-2013, 21:14

On my Tmobile Sim only deal that I started 1 month ago there are some 'boosters' I can add, a couple exist for data that include tethering such as the:

"Super Internet" 5GB /month for £15.83 for internet, email, downloading and using your phone as a modem

"Extra Internet 1.5GB/month for £11.63 for internet, email, downloading and using your phone occasionally as a modem. If added at time of SIM purchase it's £10 extra but you're contracted for 12months.

So these are bolt ons to the SIM only - SIM only starts at £8/m at the moment.

Not sure if the same prices exist for contract phone deals

dskies · 07-03-2013, 14:59

We're getting there now! If anyone has got more up to date details of the add-ons after you've used up your allowance that would be great to add.

Tethering:

3

One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering.
Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering
PAYG Plans - TrafficSense may restrict your download speed

Vodafone
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/inter...ne-as-a-modem/
Tethering included in tariffs
£10 add-on = 2gb of tethering

EE

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

TMobile
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/terms...s/pay-monthly/
No tethering on full monty
Tethering allowed on other plans as long as you have 'Extra' or 'Super' data add on.

Orange
http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...sonal/633003/2
Tethering allowed on all recent tariffs, but...
- Panther tariff - comes out of your data allowance, once you've used that up, £1/d tethering charge and £1/d internet charge. It's unclear how much you are allowed to use
- Dolphin, Canary or Racoon (post Sept 2011) - not included but can be used at £1/d, and an extra £1/d if you go over your data allowance.
- Pre Sept 2011 tariffs - Not allowed.

O2

Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance.

Virgin

Tethering not allowed on any plan, no add on.

Giffgaff

Tethering only allowed on 1GB £10 plan
Only allowed on limited plans e.g 1GB.

jabbamk1 · 07-03-2013, 15:03

Basically, Three are the only network to do unlimited data and unlimited tethering with no fair use policy. T&C back this up.

If you only need to tether every now and then/don't have three signal where you use the phone then any other network will do but there will be a cap on the tethering and it will likely cost a bit more than Three's offering just to get 2GB+ data.

06-03-2013, 13:50	#1
dskies Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 12	UK Networks Tethering Policies Hi, I use tethering a bit and am thinking about changing networks, but am finding it very tough to find accurate info on what the respective networks policies and offers are. Here is what I have gleaned so far; please feel free to copy and paste the template to a reply with additional and corrected information. DS Tethering: 3 One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering. Other tariffs - Possible reports of an add-on Vodafone Not included in tariffs £10 add-on = 1.5gb of tethering £15 add-on = 3gb + £5 for every 500mb thereafter EE Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. TMobile Some reports there is a tethering add-on, but no details. Orange ?? O2 Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. Virgin ?? Giffgaff ??

06-03-2013, 14:10	#2
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by dskies Hi, I use tethering a bit and am thinking about changing networks, but am finding it very tough to find accurate info on what the respective networks policies and offers are. Here is what I have gleaned so far; please feel free to copy and paste the template to a reply with additional and corrected information. DS Tethering: 3 One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering. Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering Vodafone Not included in tariffs £10 add-on = 1.5gb of tethering £15 add-on = 3gb + £5 for every 500mb thereafter EE Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. TMobile No tethering on full monty Tethering add on for other plans Orange Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance O2 Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. Virgin Tethering not allowed on any plan, no add on. Giffgaff Tethering not allowed on unlimited plans Only allowed on limited plans e.g 1GB. Added in the missing stuff/made a few corrections

06-03-2013, 14:36	#3
FortKnox Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Newtown, Powys Posts: 111	Virgin will no longer allow tethering on any plan from the 28th March 2013. Giffgaff are confirmed to only allow tethering on the 1GB £10 plan. Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant.

06-03-2013, 14:46	#4
legends wear 7 Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,070	Your info is not right on Vodafone. all Vodafone tariffs allow tethering, but you can buy more data on addition to your tariff allowance

06-03-2013, 14:56	#5
Lex Diamonds Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 154	Quote: Originally Posted by FortKnox Virgin will no longer allow tethering on any plan from the 28th March 2013. Giffgaff are confirmed to only allow tethering on the 1GB £10 plan. Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant. There are no restrictuins for tethering on the One Plan I don't know where you got the above info.

06-03-2013, 15:05	#6
scooby1970 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Neath Posts: 2,468	Quote: Originally Posted by FortKnox Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant. Rubbish, I teather on Three at least a couple of hours a day and my speeds never change are consistantly high no matter what time in the morning, afternoon or evening. Mark

06-03-2013, 15:09	#7
thedrewser Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,818	I've not had any issues with tethering on Three. Works fine, in fact it probably gives me better quality and speed than using my home wifi which has atrociously small bandwidth so I suffer buffering all the time.

06-03-2013, 15:11	#8
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by FortKnox Virgin will no longer allow tethering on any plan from the 28th March 2013. Giffgaff are confirmed to only allow tethering on the 1GB £10 plan. Regarding Three, even though they allow tethering once 3pm comes along there TrafficSense system makes there data internet virtually unusable until 12am. YouTube wont work, Web pages load like dial up. This is at least my experience with Three the past couple of weeks I dunno if its different for everyone else. But if it is the same for other people then Tethering on Three is kinda made redundant. Are you on the one plan? Do you use P2P? Do you use more than 500GB in a month?

06-03-2013, 15:13	#9
FortKnox Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Newtown, Powys Posts: 111	I am not putting Three down at all. I think its a great service. I can get up to 800kbs with them. But for some reason in my area at 3pm it drops down to an unusable level...speeds of 50kb down if I am lucky which i put down to the TrafficSense system. Is it possible I am getting this problem cause im using the All in One 15 package? and not on the One Plan? I dont use P2P I dont even get close to 500GB, only started trying the service last couple of weeks. Mainly testing TVCatchup, SpeedTest, YouTube. Web Browsing. TuneIn. Hardly anything. Just testing believe me I dont think I have even hit 500mb of usage yet. This is all Mobile Testing, Have not tested tethering yet. Would need to buy the addon. Only topped up a PAYG sim with £15 to test as my Virgin sim has been giving me problems.

06-03-2013, 15:23	#10
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by FortKnox I am not putting Three down at all. I think its a great service. I can get up to 800kbs with them. But for some reason in my area at 3pm it drops down to an unusable level...speeds of 50kb down if I am lucky which i put down to the TrafficSense system. Is it possible I am getting this problem cause im using the All in One 15 package? and not on the One Plan? I dont use P2P I dont even get close to 500GB, only started trying the service last couple of weeks. Mainly testing TVCatchup, SpeedTest, YouTube. Web Browsing. TuneIn. Hardly anything. Just testing believe me I dont think I have even hit 500mb of usage yet. This is all Mobile Testing, Have not tested tethering yet. Would need to buy the addon. Only topped up a PAYG sim with £15 to test as my Virgin sim has been giving me problems. Yes^ it's because pay as you go get the lowest priority. If you're in a high congested area and try and use a lot of data then you get throttled. However on the one plan you don't get any problems at all as there is no throttling/cap. In fact on the ultimate plans you get no issues either (unless you tether) Only reason i got defensive was because there were a couple of other people on here who complained about Three one time because they were on PAYG and being throttled and when i told them it was because they were on PAYG they just ignored me.... and then complained again. (but they were tethering and dl torrents etc... so of course they were being throttled)

06-03-2013, 15:27	#11
FortKnox Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Newtown, Powys Posts: 111	Ahh I see. So as long as its a Pay Monthly Sim. Speeds will possibly not be an issue? Ultimate Internet SIM 200 1 month which is £12.90 for example? Im surprised companies don't publicly tell you this. I cannot find any info on it.

06-03-2013, 15:41	#12
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Tethering on Orange is not included in every tariff data allowance. Only the Panther tariff has it as standard. The other "animal" tariffs charge £1 a day extra for tethering. http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...sonal/633003/2

06-03-2013, 15:47	#13
Stuart_h Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,474	Quote: Originally Posted by chrisjr Tethering on Orange is not included in every tariff data allowance. Only the Panther tariff has it as standard. The other "animal" tariffs charge £1 a day extra for tethering. http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...sonal/633003/2 beat me to it. it was my reason for going for Panther.

06-03-2013, 15:56	#14
legends wear 7 Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,070	Quote: Originally Posted by FortKnox Ahh I see. So as long as its a Pay Monthly Sim. Speeds will possibly not be an issue? Ultimate Internet SIM 200 1 month which is £12.90 for example? Im surprised companies don't publicly tell you this. I cannot find any info on it. only contract plans to include tethering are the one plans, you cant tether on the plan mentioned, without paying extra fir tethering and you get 1GB limit on that tethering

06-03-2013, 18:27	#15
Ultraman1966 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 263	Giff Gaff allows tethering on the £10 goodybag (1GB) but not on the more expensive £12.50 (unlimited).

06-03-2013, 18:38	#16
dskies Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 12	Quote: Originally Posted by legends wear 7 Your info is not right on Vodafone. all Vodafone tariffs allow tethering, but you can buy more data on addition to your tariff allowance The info I wrote is what 2 salespersons in a Vodafone shop told me. So you think that tethering is included on all plans and comes out of your existing data limit? Hmm...well at least the extra data packs seem correct..

06-03-2013, 18:47	#17
dskies Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 12	Ok, thanks for all the responses (keep them coming!) I've updated the table with all the info from today so far... Tethering: 3 One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering. Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering PAYG Plans - TrafficSense may restrict your download speed Vodafone Maybe(!) included in tariffs £10 add-on = 1.5gb of tethering £15 add-on = 3gb + £5 for every 500mb thereafter EE Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. TMobile No tethering on full monty Tethering add on for other plans Orange http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...tsrc=Affiliate Tethering allowed on all recent tariffs, but... - Panther tariff - comes out of your data allowance, once you've used that up, £1/d for ??mb tethering charge and £1/d internet charge. - Dolphin, Canary or Racoon (post Sept 2011) - not included but can be used at £1/d, and an extra £1/d if you go over your data allowance. - Pre Sept 2011 tariffs - Not allowed. O2 Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. Virgin Tethering not allowed on any plan, no add on. Giffgaff Tethering only allowed on 1GB £10 plan Only allowed on limited plans e.g 1GB.

06-03-2013, 19:51	#18
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Quote: Originally Posted by dskies The info I wrote is what 2 salespersons in a Vodafone shop told me. So you think that tethering is included on all plans and comes out of your existing data limit? Hmm...well at least the extra data packs seem correct.. According to this http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/inter...ne-as-a-modem/ a £10 tethering pack adds an extra 2GB of data allowance. Can't see any mention though of other packs.

06-03-2013, 20:13	#19
BKM Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,288	Quote: Originally Posted by dskies 3 One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering. Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering PAYG Plans - TrafficSense may restrict your download speed Are you not counting specific Mobile Broadband Plans - which obviously WILL include tethering! 3 do a very popular range of these - both PAYG and Contract For example I run my 3G iPad on "3" 3Gb/3month PAYG Broadband SIMS. These are for sale for £20 from Three themselves - but are cheaper at ~£12 on eBay. When one SIM runs out it is cheaper to buy a new one than to top it up!

06-03-2013, 20:39	#20
legends wear 7 Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,070	The two salespeople are wrong then, Vodafone do not block tethering. you get an allowance you get to use it as you wish.

06-03-2013, 20:45	#21
BKM Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,288	Quote: Originally Posted by legends wear 7 The two salespeople are wrong then, Vodafone do not block tethering. you get an allowance you get to use it as you wish. As here http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/inter...ne-as-a-modem/

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UK Networks Tethering Policies

06-03-2013, 21:13	#22
jon41 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,343	Although no longer available for new customers, Orange Iphone Extra 51 was the only plan that allowed unlimited data and unlimited tethering both with no fair usage policy, probably why it's no longer for sale but still honoured for existing customers. http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...ersonal/699647

06-03-2013, 21:14	#23
Orbitalzone Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sussex Posts: 12,173	On my Tmobile Sim only deal that I started 1 month ago there are some 'boosters' I can add, a couple exist for data that include tethering such as the: "Super Internet" 5GB /month for £15.83 for internet, email, downloading and using your phone as a modem "Extra Internet 1.5GB/month for £11.63 for internet, email, downloading and using your phone occasionally as a modem. If added at time of SIM purchase it's £10 extra but you're contracted for 12months. So these are bolt ons to the SIM only - SIM only starts at £8/m at the moment. Not sure if the same prices exist for contract phone deals

07-03-2013, 14:59	#24
dskies Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 12	We're getting there now! If anyone has got more up to date details of the add-ons after you've used up your allowance that would be great to add. Tethering: 3 One Plan - Only tariff to include tethering - unlimited tethering. Other tariffs - £5 add on for 1GB tethering PAYG Plans - TrafficSense may restrict your download speed Vodafone http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/inter...ne-as-a-modem/ Tethering included in tariffs £10 add-on = 2gb of tethering EE Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. TMobile http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/terms...s/pay-monthly/ No tethering on full monty Tethering allowed on other plans as long as you have 'Extra' or 'Super' data add on. Orange http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...sonal/633003/2 Tethering allowed on all recent tariffs, but... - Panther tariff - comes out of your data allowance, once you've used that up, £1/d tethering charge and £1/d internet charge. It's unclear how much you are allowed to use - Dolphin, Canary or Racoon (post Sept 2011) - not included but can be used at £1/d, and an extra £1/d if you go over your data allowance. - Pre Sept 2011 tariffs - Not allowed. O2 Tethering included in all tariffs, comes out of data allowance. Virgin Tethering not allowed on any plan, no add on. Giffgaff Tethering only allowed on 1GB £10 plan Only allowed on limited plans e.g 1GB.

07-03-2013, 15:03	#25
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Basically, Three are the only network to do unlimited data and unlimited tethering with no fair use policy. T&C back this up. If you only need to tether every now and then/don't have three signal where you use the phone then any other network will do but there will be a cap on the tethering and it will likely cost a bit more than Three's offering just to get 2GB+ data.