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by copperx 2470 days ago
> ability to tether

In a different thread, people were complaining that Google Fi doesn't let you tether while roaming. Is that false? Or is it just a limitation for certain phones?

4 comments

Only for iPhones. Androids tether normally. It's due to agreements between Google and the carriers. I was able to tether with an iPhone in Costa Rica, but I've been to 20+ countries with it and it's been only one or two countries where it worked.
I had 0 problems tethering using Google Fi.
With an iPhone you can't tether while roaming. I bought a Huawei LTE router devices and popped in a data sim for when I'm traveling and the speeds are ludicrous. (Like, stream 1080p with zero issues, use 4GB in an hour. Dangerous on my limited plan)
As long as you start tethering before you're roaming, and don't let the connection drop, it keeps working while roaming.