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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might    
   31 Jan 25 14:06:40   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-01-31 08:54, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 30/01/2025 10:27 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2025-01-30 12:05, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> On 30/01/2025 7:21 pm, Paul wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 1/30/2025 2:39 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >>>>    Paul   
   >>>>   
   >>> Thank you, Paul, for your detailed explanation. I've saved it so I   
   >>> can re-read it at my leisure.   
   >>>   
   >>> Your comment about phone data being expensive is noted .... but, as I   
   >>> get a bit of data included in my PAYG plan, I might as well make use   
   >>> of it if I can. (Normally it just expires each time I renew the $35   
   >>> per month phone contract.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'll see how I go!!   
   >>   
   >> You can, in the computer, configure the connection as "metered".   
   >> Windows will then not do computer automatic updates through that   
   >> connection.   
   >>   
   > Good point, Carlos, but, as I suspect it was the computer updating   
   > everything that got me in this pickle in the first place, there will not   
   > be any System updates required for some time!!   
      
   Better prevent than heal, as we say in Spain, or the English version   
   "better safe than sorry" :-)   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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