Is there a bandwidth limit to watch for when tethering?

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I just grabbed the wireless tether app for root users via the market store and I love it.

My new netbook is too far away from my router on the other end of my place and so I just decided to try out an app for wireless tethering and voila.

Anyway, so I was wondering if Cricket will charge me extra for the bandwidth that I use to tether? I'm on the unlimited plan. Is there a cap that I need to watch out for?

The app displays the amount of data in kb and mb that is downloaded when browsing. Thanks!

They won't charge you for using more than 1GB/month, but they WILL cut your speed down to 7.5KBPS after you reach that 'limit'. Go to www.mycricket.com and look into their Fair Use Policy. It explains everything.

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I thought it was 5Gb a month

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It's 1gb. They allow 5gb with their mobile broadband plan before they throttle you back.

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I found this neat piece of info in regard to the average bandwidth usage for daily tasks,



Approximate Data Usage Examples

Basic information and examples showing the approximate data usage for several common Internet activities appear below.
Application Approximate Size

E-mail (1 text page without attachments)...................................... .................................................. .............3 KB
Based on this assumption, you would need to send and/or receive approximately 1,747,627 e-mails in a month to reach 5 GB
Word Document (5 text pages)............................................ .................................................. ....................70 KB
Based on this assumption, you would need to download approximately 74,897 Word Documents in a month to reach 5 GB
Web Page.............................................. .................................................. ..............................................150 KB
Based on this assumption, you would need to look up approximately 34,952 web pages in a month (or over 1,000/day) to reach 5 GB
Digital Photo............................................. .................................................. ...........................................500 KB
Based on this assumption, you would need to download approximately 10,485 low resolution digital photos in a month to reach 5 GB
PowerPoint Presentation (20 pages text & light graphics)......................................... ......................................3 MB
Based on this assumption, you would need to download approximately 1,707 PowerPoint presentations in a month to reach 5 GB

Note: The above examples are just estimates, based on approximate size assumptions. Actual file sizes and user experiences will vary.

Cricket Fair Use Policy

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Cricket sets usage levels on the amount of data a customer can upload and download within stated periods of time.

If you exceed your rate plan usage levels, Cricket will temporarily reduce the speed at which you can send and receive data over the Cricket network.

You will still be able to use the service but your speed will be slower.

Cricket may use other traffic management and prioritization tools to help ensure equitable access to the Cricket network for all customers.


http://www.mycricket.com/fairuse