[mstevens]

I use tethering a few times a year while travelling. Most of my internet needs can be met just fine on the phone. Sometimes I need the larger screen and keyboard of my laptop or need to transfer moderate amounts of data to or from it. There's no way it would be useful for me to pay for PAM services. On the other hand, I don't download DVD images to my hard drive this way. I probably transfer a few dozen to a couple of hundred megs at a time 3-4 times per year.

I seriously doubt Sprint cares about occasional light-to-moderate usage. I strongly believe they do care about people who try to use their unlimited data plans to replace home high-speed data service and provide WiFi to a gaggle of housemates.