Verizon to Offer Tethering For Motorola Droid
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Verizon Wireless is set to inaugurate tethering on the newly released Motorola Droid phone next year — at a price. Most consumers will have to pay an additional $30 a month to use the feature.
“Tethering will not be available at launch, but it is scheduled,” says Brenda Raney, spokesperson for Verizon Wireless.
Tethering allows users to connect their laptops or other devices to the internet through their smartphones and its data connection. Verizon rival AT&T has also promised tethering for the iPhone, but it is yet to offer any details on availability or how much it will cost iPhone users.
Tethering on the Droid will be part of Verizon’s ‘Mobile Broadband Connect‘ service. Droid, which runs the latest Android 2.0 operating system, costs $200 with a 2 year-contract. Users must also pay $30 a month for a data plan for the device. The device went on sale in retail stores nationwide Friday.
The $30-a-month tethering plan will cap data transfer at 5 GB. Verizon will charge 5 cents for each megabyte over that limit. Business users who pay $45 for data service will pay $15 more for tethering. Droid users who only have a voice plan will pay $50 a month for tethering.
See Also:
- First Look: Motorola’s Droid Is Memorable
- Video: Hands-On With Motorola’s Droid
- Verizon Attacks the iPhone, Hints at Upcoming Droid
- Verizon, Motorola Unleash the Droid – Video
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