Tmobile offers a tether option and the default software accesses this, not sure how it works with these cheap plans but i'm sure it'll give you instructions on how to add this feature to your account if you try to use it. I've used the rooted option as linked above a few times and haven't gotten any at&t type text messages as i did with my iphone so far. Works pretty good, had two ipads tethered to this driving down the highway. This phone is very low quality so go down the path of rooting with the warning that if you are technical you'll likely break it. I'm likely going to sell mine soon and get a galaxy or htc as i'm pretty much done with the slow system turn-on(when you need it), music streaming disconnections, and non-stop vibration until reset. Only saving grace has being the tethering but the other phones can do that.