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There are no carriers in the US that don't play these games. Sprint is a little better about not limiting the stuff they label as Unlimited, but they still charge for tethering, have absurd overage fees if you're not on an unlimited plan, and still have Sprint/OEM specific Android builds.

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I haven't had any charges on T-Mobile as of yet. That being said I've only used the hotspot and tethering a handful of times so I may not have hit some unforeseen limit.

Tethering on T-Mobile is free. I don't have cable/DSL at home. Rather, I tether through my T-Mobile cell phone exclusively. Word on the street (T-Mobile forums) is that there is a 5 GB soft cap on data. Once you hit it, you are dropped to Edge speeds.

Last month I went over 5 GB for the first time (5.5 GB) but speeds were not dropped.

No, it's definitely not free: http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/myTouch-3G-Slide/T-Mobile-crac...

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