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Here's how it works: jthomas is correct. You need a data plan to use the internet on your phone or to tether it to your computer. If you don't, you'll be charged an ungodly rate per Kb. Even if you have a data plan, if you thether to a pc then use "Phone as a modem" you will be charged additional on top of your data plan. The other threads you're reading are talking about if you have a data plan, tethering and not getting charged extra. To do that you must use connnet: "Sprint PCS" (not phone as a modem). If you're on 6.1 then they locked out that function, but you can get it back through a reg edit. Hope this helps