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   Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 22:19:08 JST Chris Wiegman

   I need more tethering for my data plan with T-Mobile and really don’t want to add $40/month for one of their newer plans. Thinking of going back to Google Fi instead as it would actually be cheaper with unlimited tethering than T-Mobile (though my wife’s Apple Watch will have to stay on T-Mobile).

   Anyone tried Fi with iPhone? Pros or cons? I’ve had great luck with T-Mobile’s network which makes Fi super attractive with their price. Extra speed doesn’t matter as LTE is plenty fast for me

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 22:57:54 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Tom Brand

     @Eggfreckles For tethering I seem to be going through about 3GB/week (although this is only my 2nd week needing it).

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     Tom Brand (eggfreckles@mastodon.mit.edu)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 22:57:55 JST Tom Brand

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     @chris how much data do you need?

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     Tom Brand (eggfreckles@mastodon.mit.edu)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 04:31:20 JST Tom Brand

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     @chris my wife and I both have T-Mobile prepaid plans. https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 04:32:05 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Tom Brand

     @Eggfreckles Hmm… Unlimited Plus _might_ work. It’s the hotspot data that really gets me

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 05:28:46 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Tom Brand

     @Eggfreckles having that limited to 10 gb though might be tough

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     Tom Brand (eggfreckles@mastodon.mit.edu)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 05:28:47 JST Tom Brand

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     @chris yeah I only use about 12 GBs a month. But they are having discounts for 2 lines this month.

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 06:54:24 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Tom Brand

     @Eggfreckles Ah, gotcha. When I looked at their current plan list the top end had a 10GB limit.

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     Tom Brand (eggfreckles@mastodon.mit.edu)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 06:54:25 JST Tom Brand

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     @chris yeah, my plan doesn't have a difference between regular data and hotspot data.

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 07:16:29 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Tom Brand

     @Eggfreckles Gotcha. I’ll look a bit deeper while I’m home this weekend.

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     Tom Brand (eggfreckles@mastodon.mit.edu)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 07:16:30 JST Tom Brand

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     @chris you used to be able to ask for low budget plans. I had $30 plan for ten years that was supposed to cap out at 5GBs but never did and the throttle was never noticeable.