Re: WC 150K Post Challenge - You Ready?!
So its basically the internet sharing feature in the Lumias.
Not just lumias. Most phones can do this. It is carrier dependent as in if it is on your plan, you can do it. Why I dislike carrier phones, especially the US ones is that because the carrier phone has custom software written into the OS, even though you unlock the phone and use it t on a different network, the internet sharing/tethering feature on the device itself doesn't always carry over...even if it is enabled in your data plan.
My Z3 is carrier branded because I had to set up the internet manually. If I was originally on Telus (the carrier my phone was setup for), this wouldn't be an issue. Fortunately, it is carrier unlocked, which allows me to manually set up the feature. That's why I say it kinda works now.
To further illustrate my point, some AT&T phones may not allow tethering even if you unlock it because AT&It's firmware will say "you've got to pay for tethering because it isn't registered". US carriers used locked phones because there are enough people who carrier hop (run unpaid bills on each carrier), or make false insurance claims on lost/stolen devices. Plus, VZW and Sprint still use CMDA like tech on their phones.
Penned on a Xperia Z3