Rogers Tethering Policy — Update
After almost two years of uncertainty about what Rogers was planning to do with clients who currently tethered and those who intend to tether in the future, we have closure!
For those who don’t know what tethering is, here’s the definition according to Wikipedia,
Tethering is the use of a mobile device such as a mobile phone to supply Internet access for another device which is otherwise unconnected, using the mobile device as a modem.[1] This can be done through Bluetooth wireless technology or cables (such as USB).
Rogers released their updated Tethering policy on March 24th. Here’s a small excerpt of the news release.
Effective immediately, tethering will continue to be included at no additional charge for Rogers and Fido customers who subscribe to data plans of 1 GB and above (excluding those listed below). This effectively makes our current promotion (which was set to expire on May 3) our ongoing policy.
If you’re like me, who signed up for the $30 6GB data plan 2 years ago with the launch of the iPhone on the Rogers network, we can use tethering with our data plans without fearing any extra charges.
