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Free mobile HotSpot usage for T-Mobile's pre-paid service?

By Alan Friedman

Published: Oct 24, 2013, 11:05 PM

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Free mobile HotSpot usage for T-Mobile's pre-paid service?

Some customers of T-Mobile's pre-paid service are getting something that they didn't expect: free tethering. Based on the T-Mobile My Account App, some of the carrier's customers with a pre-paid SIM card noticed a new line item for "Mobile HotSpot Usage". On a $30 5GB pre-paid plan, 100MB of free HotSpot usage appears. Those using the $70 pre-paid plan are finding 2.5GB worth of free tethering for the month.

The interesting thing is that T-Mobile's pre-paid plan website shows no sign of anything other than the usual $15 required to tether up to five other devices using a mobile HotSpot. With the way that T-Mobile has been trying to stay ahead of the crowd, this might just be one more innovation from the nation's fourth largest carrier.

Has any pre-paid T-Mobile customer noticed free tethering on their plan? Let us know by dropping a comment in the box below.

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source: AndroidCentral

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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