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Originally Posted by CloudSailor
Sprint has unlimited data plan. If you jailbreak your iPhone and install pdaNet, you can turn your phone into a modem and tether your iPad or laptop to the phone for unlimited "free" internet. Although most hotels already have internet, free wi-fi can be useful at airports...
I still have unlimited at at&t and use pdanet. The problem is now when you reach a data usage value that they determine is is the top 5% of your region average usage, they will throttle you back to Edge speeds. This occurs around the 3GB point, which is of course at the top of the new 3GB/$30 plan. So, not much fun to use at Edge speeds. Sprint and Verizon do the same thing with the throttling for heavy users. The pdanet tethering works well with my wifi iPad when I need a connection away from a local wifi signal but I shy away from video streaming over 3G unless no other option is available.
I don't get many dropped calls anymore with the 4S, so that's not as big an issue anymore. The big thing I like on at&t is the ability to use the phone AND Internet at the same time. It doesn't seem like a big deal but it actually is. I know Verizon can't do it but not sure about Sprint.