A couple of months ago, Rogers/Fido extended their tethering “promotion” to expire on May 3, 2010. As long as users had a 1GB or higher data plan, they were able to use tethering as part of their 1GB data bucket.
As expected, effective today, Rogers/Fido have dumped the May 3 expiration and made tethering a permanent feature as long as users have at least a 1GB or higher data plan. Why did Rogers/Fido change this? Because Telus and Bell include tethering permanently at no extra charge.
For those wondering what “Tethering†is, tethering gives users the ability to use their device as a modem and connect to the internet using data from your 1GB or higher package.
From Rogers:
Effective immediately (March 24), tethering will continue to be included at no additional charge for Rogers and Fido customers who subscribe to a data plans of 1GB and above, with a few exceptions. This new policy replaces the current tethering promotion, originally set to expire on May 3.
Those “few exceptions” simply state that the tethering policy excludes Family Share Data & Voice Plans, Smartphone and Rocket stick shared data plans, and One Rate Data Plans for Canada and the U.S.
