Not that I'm an authority on any of this, but none of the fine print
for the "Data Connect" plan specifies tethering a phone to a laptop.
It specifies a PCMCIA adapter connected directly to the laptop
computer. As far as I can tell, they don't have any plan that covers
tethering a phone to a computer.

... And, I've received text messages and SMS (AOL IM?) that seem to be
included in the MediaNet Unlimited (wasn't charged separately).


-rev



decaturtxcowboy wrote:
> Stumbled on this today. It was dated 05/ 9/2006
>
> Data Connect is what was formerly referred to as the better named (in my
> opinion) laptop connect. This allows you to tether a phone or pda to a
> computer to be used as a data modem. The unlimited plan is $79.99 per
> month, or currently on special for $59.99 per month with a voice plan. When
> subscribing to Data Connect as a FEATURE (it is also available as a
> standalone contracted plan with a PCMCIA card that goes into the laptop
> directly), *you inherently get unlimited data access on your PDA or phone
> even when not connected to a laptop.*
>