Originally Posted by
theefman What hoops? My phone tethers without a problem, its people trying to get out of paying for it that have issues and have to jump through said hoops. Those are the rules set by the carrier, maybe not the most customer friendly but if you choose to use them can't really complain. Buy an unbranded phone and use a carrier that allows tethering included in its plans and you won't have a problem.
This is true. When I was on Verizon I had the same issue. No pay, no tether. Now I have a Lumia 830 on an AT&T GoPhone plan and can tether without issue. I'm not saying AT&T is great, they have a whole range of issues. Just that the pay to tether thing is just a carrier created problem.