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I don’t think you will ever find a definite answer to this. I have sprint as well and they claim they will charge you for tethering. I have only used the phone as a wifi router a few of times. I do however utilize the “use the phone as a modem” option all the time and I’ve never endured an extra charge from sprint. So I doubt you will be charged because they have never charged me, but it’s possible.