Upon moving in to a new room where internet is stable enough but very slow (0.4 Mbps), I needed other measures to stay second to second with internet land. I've started using my 4G mobile phone using software called
`Mobile AP`, which delivers approx. 10.0 Mbps for my Mac & Linux machines. Wow!
So the question is if it's free? Easy guess is it's not, because if it was free then home internet service providers wouldn't have been profiting. The answer found for T-Mobile is
here in QA thread. I also cite the
official document the one that was updated on May 08, 2012:
Overview
Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service, formerly known as Tethering & Wi-Fi Sharing, is a great way to use your smartphone’s fast data connection with your laptop or other Wi-Fi enabled devices.
With Smartphone Mobile Hotspot, you can turn your phone into a wireless hotspot for up to 5 devices-no additional wires or cables needed! Just open the Wi-Fi Hotspot application and follow the simple instructions to turn on security and “name” your Hotspot. Simply connect to this HotSpot from your other devices and start browsing over your T-Mobile connection!
Alternatively if you subscribe to the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service, you can use USB or Bluetooth tethering to receive Internet access on your laptop through your phone. With USB tethering, you connect your T-Mobile device to your laptop with a USB cable.
Billing
Customers need to be on a qualifying unlimited data plan with at least 2 GB of high-speed data plus have the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot feature on the account.
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