AT&T is putting the boot down on customers who tether their smartphones or turn them into Wi-Fi hotspots without paying extra for the servi 9to5Mac heard from several readers who are being kicked off ...

Using an Android smart phone as a wireless modem for your laptop or tablet is about to get more expensive for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon subscribers. The three major carriers have begun blocking ...

Android users, it’s time to pony up the cash for that tethering plan with your smartphone. Wireless carriers and Google are cracking down on Android users who download apps that allow them to use ...

Free Android phone tethering apps found in Android Market are reportedly being blocked by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. Sprint continues to support the tethering apps, possibly because it ...

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For Verizon's remaining unlimited data customers, it's turned out that Verizon being required to offer free tethering -- letting other devices share a 3G or 4G connection via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB ...

(CBS/CNET) - An iPhone tethering application has slipped into the iTunes App Store today, but may not last there for long. The $14.99 app called iTether allows iPhone customers to use their smartphone ...