On: How can phone companies detect tethering?

[thaumasiotes]

Tethering automatically subjects you to exactly the same throughput limit the phone already had; the phone needs to personally make each request.

[scarejunba → thaumasiotes]

It's a usage pattern thing, not a physical capability thing.

It's why I like Google Fi. I don't have any of these arguments. I'm just fully metered and there aren't any restrictions.