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   Dan Purgert to All   
   Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might    
   13 Feb 25 11:10:25   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-02-13, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 12/02/2025 10:10 pm, Dan Purgert wrote:   
   >> On 2025-02-12, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> ... I went down to the local Council Library (to make use of their   
   >>> Internet connection) and loaded $35 on to my Mobile phone account ....   
   >>> and, tonight, connected via my Tethered phone and, with-in about 30   
   >>> minutes, had used up almost all of my $35 credit.   
   >>   
   >> What does $35 represent in terms of "additional data allowance"?  1GB,   
   >> 2, 10?   
   >   
   > Unknown. I think (part of) my problem is/was I was paying for Phone   
   > (voice) service .... where-as the Mobile Telco does offer to sell me   
   > 'DATA' separately to the (voice) 'phone' service.   
      
   Well, that'd be something to look into.  For all any of us know, you   
   topped up on voice minutes, and didn't add anything to "data allowance".   
      
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