BoinkethAug 10, 2023

When the fuck did a mobile hotspot become something you have to pay extra for?

https://lemm.ee/post/3760268

When the fuck did a mobile hotspot become something you have to pay extra for? - lemm.ee

It’s my goddamn motherfucking mobile data and MY PHONE. I should be able to use it however I want. My wifi went down because the greedy, cunt-faced shitbags at Comcast stole taxpayer subsidies to enrich themselves instead of actually providing the service we’re paying for. I tried to switch to a mobile hotspot and my phone refuses to open one. Everyone responsible for this shit should be fed to alligators locked away in a fucking gulag. We have no rights and live in a corporate plutocracy.

Show threadChrisAug 11, 2023
It has been like that from the beginning. If you’re root your phone you can do it for free usually.
Show threadPowerpointAug 11, 2023
Only in the USA is this a thing
Show threadMuffinHeeler
And New Zealand
Aug 11, 2023 at 8:26amWeb
Show threadsylverstreamAug 11, 2023
Perhaps just a specific network? I can hotspot without issues on 2degrees.
Show threadMuffinHeelerAug 11, 2023

Maybe it’s just the high limit plans.

When we travelled there in 2022 and needed to work remote, there was no plan over 50gb that didn’t charge a huge amount to allow hotspots. Not sure about lower data plans though as we didn’t look at them

Show threadMuffinHeelerAug 11, 2023

Can’t edit, but you are right 2 degrees specifically list Hotspotting included as a benefit of their plans

www.2degrees.nz/mobile-plans/pay-monthly

Pay Monthly Mobile Plans with Endless Data | 2degrees

Sign up to NZ's fairest Pay Monthly plan with Endless Data. Enjoy extra benefits like free data every day, WiFi Calling & Carryover mins & texts lasting 1 year.