So, based on the new Republic business model (and current Google Fi business model), how is it beneficial to do Wi-Fi tethering with your phone? Aren't you still going to pay per byte of data used? It seems contradictory to his data warning mid article where he forgot to turn his wifi back on at home. I guess I'm asking if tethering is a "nice to have" feature, or if I'm missing some giant benefit.
Thoughts?
Many cell providers won't allow any tethering because of unlimited or very high data limit plans. In such a circumstance, if you tethered, you could use your cell phone and cell plan as your home ISP. Or as a free Wi-Fi hot spot, wherever you happen to be.
But the giant benefit is that tethering can be a very useful thing to have, even if you pay dearly for the data. For example, when I spent a few days (24 hours a day) caring for my elderly mother at her home, I was able to tether my Ting cell phone to my laptop and thus make my days there much more pleasant.
I intentionally watched no videos, instead just web browsing news and forums. I used $12 worth of data, and to me it was worth every penny.