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That is a MASSIVE amount of data you'll be using, so if you don't have the 4G coverage for truly unlimited data you're going to hit the 5GB data cap pretty quickly.
 
Ive used it to tether a ps3 and it worked just fine. And don't worry about a data cap. Its unlimited.
 
With the way Sprint is adding fees lately and removing benefits, I do not encourage people to use 4G as an unlimited data source. Sprint will most likely start throttling or blocking people who do this, or start blocking xbox servers like how Verizon blocks IRC on its network.

People who use Sprint to tether for unlimited data are putting all Sprint users at risk for futher consumer un-friendly changes, imho.

If you're going to be using an XBOX 360, get a DSL or cable line.
 
AndroidSPCS said:
With the way Sprint is adding fees lately and removing benefits, I do not encourage people to use 4G as an unlimited data source. Sprint will most likely start throttling or blocking people who do this, or start blocking xbox servers like how Verizon blocks IRC on its network.

People who use Sprint to tether for unlimited data are putting all Sprint users at risk for futher consumer un-friendly changes, imho.

If you're going to be using an XBOX 360, get a DSL or cable line.
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If sprint decided to throttle back data than they are going typo do it regardless of how much we use it. They'll do it to make more money by adding another fee. We are piaying extra for the "premium" service which is unlimited so use what you are paying for. If you don't than you are paying extra for nothing.
 
isaemm said:
If sprint decided to throttle back data than they are going typo do it regardless of how much we use it. They'll do it to make more money by adding another fee. We are piaying extra for the "premium" service which is unlimited so use what you are paying for. If you don't than you are paying extra for nothing.
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Another unlimited mobile broadband plan bites the dust - Yahoo! News

Dan Hesse has been quietly hedging about the carrier's unlimited offerings in recent weeks and months, telling an audience at a tech confab back in September that Sprint will continue to be generous with data "as long as it's reasonable," and adding that "if you run an all-you-can-eat buffet, but you have the New England Patriots come in and the whole team spends a whole day there, I can't afford to do that anymore."

And earlier this month, Hesse told investors that since "[data] usage is increasing at such a rapid rate, something's got to give."

The good news is that Hesse didn't mention anything about caps. The bad news: Pricing for Sprint's plans could change, and "the tendency will be to move those up," Hesse said (as reported by Wireless Week).

For the moment, at least, Sprint is sticking with its unlimited 4G (and 3G smartphone) plans, although that hasn't stopped some users from complaining that they're being throttled anyway.

Indeed, there's a clause in Sprint's user agreement that allows the carrier to "limit, suspend or constrain any heavy, continuous data usage that adversely impacts our network performance or hinders access to our network."
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Unlimited may soon be a thing of the past because of people using a cellular plan for at home functions.
 
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