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Originally Posted by smiller
I've read a lot about the AT&T $20 tablet plan but don't have one myself. What gymnastics if any do you need to do to use it?
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No gymnastics at all to use it in a tablet because that's what it's for and probably all it should be used for.
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Originally Posted by smiller
Can you just pop it in a hotspot or router with no other action and get unlimited data or do you need to spoof TTL or some other technique?
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It does work in a router. I've resisted the temptation to do that even though it's pretty much the default recommendation to any newbie on a certain Facebook group. I won't bore you by repeating what I wrote
here. That was before the recent price drop so I guess the financial risk isn't so bad if they decide to change you to a hotspot plan but the price drop also makes it harder to complain that "there isn't really a reasonably priced alternative", not that that's any excuse anyway.
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Originally Posted by smiller
I also read that AT&T capped hotspot usage at 10 GB for new accounts (as of late last year) but that may only apply if you are using the hotspot function of a tablet(?)
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Yes that's true. I foolishly bought an iPad mostly to use with this plan as a legitimate unlimited hotspot for $20 per month. The 10 GB limit started the day I got the plan from AT&T
I returned the iPad to Amazon and bought a Samsung Android tablet open box on eBay. That works great with the same plan and allows me to use an app like EasyTether to tether with device data. I have that
setup with a Raspberry Pi following
this project. That gives me unlimited tethering even though I have a recent account. I guess it's a matter of opinion whether or not that makes me as bad as those using the plan in a IMEI spoofed router. At least I'm not doing anything illegal and the SIM never leaves the tablet. I haven't yet done any more than about 70 GB in a month on the tablet.
The tablet is just a backup in case the reseller plan in my Pepwave fails. Right now we're sitting in a Cracker Barrel packing lot in Canton, OH. The tablet is sitting on the kitchen counter working nicely as a standalone portable TV running Sling.
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