Sprint to Cap Mobile Hotspot Data to 5GB Ahead of iPhone Launch


Submitted by Dan; September 23, 2011
SprintFeed reports that Sprint will be limiting its mobile hotspot plans to 5GB of data as of October 2nd, only days ahead of the rumored iPhone 4S/5 launch. Sprint is expected to provide unlimited data plans for the new iPhone and will be the only U.S. provider to offer such a plan. Both AT&T and Verizon originally offered the iPhone with unlimited mobile data, but later transitioned to tiered plans of limited data.
Sprint will still offer "unlimited" for those using data on-device, but for those who purchase the additional $29.99/mo hotspot plans will be limited to 5GB of data a month. Mobile hotspot plans will allow users to tether their iPhone to their laptops and share their mobile internet connection. Presumably, this is to prevent individuals from consuming large amounts of data through their laptops. Of course, with MyWi or PDAnet, you can get around that. - source: sprintfeed


Tags: Apple, iphone, sprint



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