Sprint Kills Unlimited Tethering, Unveils Industry's Most Pricey Data Plans

From DailyTech: Sadly the rumors of the demise of unlimited tethering data on Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network are true. The company announced via a support post that it would be making "effective beginning with your next bill following notification", which would in essence kill unlimited 3G and 4G data on tablets, wireless modems, and smartphone hot spots.

Now -- as the carrier has long warned could happen -- a big chunk of the company's unlimited plans are about to die. Sprint announced that it will be capping most of its existing connections at 5 GB of 3G and 4G use. Past that, you will pay $0.05 USD per MB ($51.20 USD per GB). When roaming on non-Sprint networks you'll only get a 300 MB allowance and will have to pay $0.25 USD per MB ($256.00 USD per GB).

New users can opt into a lower 3 GB plan or a higher 10 GB plan (and existing customers will likely be able to call and adjust their plan upwards, albeit at a premium).

Tethering add-on costs ($29.99 USD/month) for existing users will not change for the transitional 5 GB/month package. But for new users hotspots will cost $45 USD for 3GB, $60 USD for 5GB, and $90 USD for 10GB of combined 3G/4G data.

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