What is the difference between mobile broadband and smartphone tethering?
Mobile broadband is wireless Internet service on a purpose-built device that has its own rate plan. This supports greater utility for media consumption and light on-the-go productivity, depending upon device. Smartphone tethering is a feature that can be added to your set of smartphone services to allow it to function as a mobile broadband router to connect other devices to the Internet via Wi-Fi. While convenient, the connection may not be optimized (depending upon the phone model) and contributes to your monthly phone data plan limits.
