[Q] Laptop Dock - is it "tethering"

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Anyone have any information if At&t will consider the dock a tethered device and want the $60/month data plan?

I'm pretty sure the laptop dock is an empty shell, it uses the phone's internet connection (3G/4G or Wifi) just as it uses the phone's CPU, RAM and storage. It simply adds keyboard, touchpad and screen (and battery/charger) in a laptop format, through the dock.

Right, when your phone is docked it is still acting as a phone (but a crazy powerful one) - not providing data for another device, so this is not tethering.

hopefully at&t will interpret it that way
fingers crossed!

Originally Posted by zedmec

hopefully at&t will interpret it that way
fingers crossed!

They can't see any other way. The phone is the device, just with screen and keyboard. Now you can tether other devices regardless of the mode the phone is in. That they will charge you for.

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I had pondered this very same question. It obviously isn't tethering but when it comes to AT&T, I wouldn't doubt for a single second, that they would "re-classify" their tethering. I don't trust them at all on this one.

Wow, from what I read, AT&T seems truly evil! Glad we don't have them around... And isn't it ATT that denies installation from non-market .apk? That's crazy...

Originally Posted by zedmec

hopefully at&t will interpret it that way
fingers crossed!

There will be no extra cost to use the laptop dock other than the price of the dock.

Originally Posted by link12245

There will be no extra cost to use the laptop dock other than the price of the dock.

How do you know this? Source? If that's true, I can't hardly wait to get my hands on it!

Think of it this way:

Would AT&T charge a tethering fee to put your Atrix in the multimedia dock? All that is, is a display output and USB port, which you can use to plug in a keyboard and mouse, etc. The answer is no, AT&T would not charge a tethering fee for that.

Well, the laptop dock is just a display and a keyboard/mouse. When you use it, your phone is not providing data for any other device. That is not tethering and AT&T would not charge a tethering fee for that.

Honestly I'm surprised people are even asking this question.