Verizon Wireless on Monday began blocking customers from “tethering" data through certain applications, according to a report.
Tethering is a term that describes using a broadband-enabled mobile phone as a way to connect another device, such as a laptop or tablet computer, to the Internet.
Verizon Wireless now requires users subscribe to a hotspot-capable data plan if they wish to tether data from their smartphones to other devices, Mobiledia reported.
Users who try to tether through so-called jailbreak apps like MyWi will be redirected to Verizon’s webpage where they can upgrade to a capable plan for an extra $20 a month, according to the report.
AT&T is said to have made a similar move just days earlier.
