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Tethering Option

Photo: What is tethering?

Enjoy Internet connection by connecting a notebook PC or tablet with an au smartphone.

In addition to an Internet connection on your smartphone, with subscription to the Tethering Option you can connect your notebook PC, tablet, game consoles and other devices to the Internet by using the tethering function on a 5G/4G LTE smartphone.

Monthly fee

Application

Required

Compatible models

Smartphones, Feature Phones, Tablet, iPhone, iPad

Service features

What is tethering?

Tethering is a function that enables you to connect various devices such as a notebook PC, tablet or game console to the Internet outside the home by using a smartphone as an access point.

There are three types of tethering (connection methods between a smartphone and device) to choose from: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® and USB. Choose the method that suits your use.

  • The type of tethering that can be supported differs depending on the smartphone model.

Usage fees

Monthly fee: Free

Eligible rate plans currently accepting applications

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack2

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G DAZN Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G TV Drama & Variety Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack (P)

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G with Amazon Prime

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G

au Money activity Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack2

au Money activity Plan 5G DAZN Pack

au Money activity Plan 5G TV Drama & Variety Pack

au Money activity Plan 5G Netflix Pack (P)

au Money activity Plan 5G Netflix Pack

au Money activity Plan 5G with Amazon Prime

au Money activity Plan 5G

Smartphone Mini Plan 5G

Smartphone Start Plan 5G

Smartphone Start Plan light 5G

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G DAZN Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G TV Drama & Variety Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G Netflix Pack (P)

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G Netflix Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G

au Money activity Plan 4G DAZN Pack

au Money activity Plan 4G TV Drama & Variety Pack

au Money activity Plan 4G Netflix Pack (P)

au Money activity Plan 4G Netflix Pack

au Money activity Plan 4G

Smartphone Mini Plan 4G

Smartphone Start Plan 4G

Smartphone Start Plan light 4G

Mobilephone Plan

Tablet Plan 50 5G

Tablet Plan 3 5G

Tablet Share Plan 5G

Tablet Plan 50 4G

Tablet Plan 3 4G

Tablet Share Plan 4G

Click here for information on rate plans for which new applications are no longer accepted

Monthly fee: Free

Eligible rate plans for which new applications are no longer accepted or Flat-rate Data service

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack

Data MAX Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack

Data MAX Plan 5G TV Drama & Variety Pack

Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack (P)

Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack

Data MAX Plan 5G with Amazon Prime

Data MAX Plan 5G

Smartphone Start Plan (S) 5G

Smartphone Start Plan (Flat) 5G

Data MAX Plan 4G LTE TV Drama & Variety Pack

Data MAX Plan 4G LTE Netflix Pack

Data MAX Plan 4G LTE

Smartphone Start Plan (S) 4G

Smartphone Start Plan (Flat) 4G

Adjust Plan 5G

Adjust Plan 5G (s)

Adjust Plan 4G LTE

Adjust Plan 4G LTE (s)

au Adjust Plan N (s)

au Data MAX Plan Netflix Pack

au Data MAX Plan Pro

au Flat Plan 7 Plus N

VK Plan S (N)

VK Plan M (N)

VK Plan E (N)

Mobilephone Simple Plan

Mobilephone Unlimited Calling Plan

Keitai Kakeho Plan/Keitai Super Kakeho Plan

VK Plan

VK Plan S

VK Plan M

LTE Plan S

au Data MAX Plan

au Flat Plan 7 Plus

New au Adjust Plan

au Adjust Plan (s)

Flat-rate Data 1/2/3/5/8/10/13

Flat-rate Data 1cp/3cp/5cp

Flat-rate Data cp (0.8GB)

Junior Smartphone Plan

Senior Plan

Monthly fee: ¥550/month

Eligible rate plans for which new applications are no longer accepted or Flat-rate Data service

au Flat Plan 20N/25 Netflix Pack N

au Flat Plan 20/25 Netflix Pack /30

au Flat Plan 5 (Exclusive for Student Discount)

au Adjust Plan

Flat-rate Data 20/30

U18 Flat-rate Data 20

Tablet Plan 20

Data (packet) flat rate services and rate plans other than the above[1]

  1. Receive an additional monthly data amount of 500MB. However, there is no amount increase during the 2-year free special benefit period.
  • The names of rate plans and data flat rate services for 4G LTE (au VoLTE) Android™ smartphones have "(V)".

Notes

  • If you receive an incoming call while using tethering, calling is prioritized so you will not miss any important business. Data communications will automatically resume once the call is completed. (Due to app or server conditions, you may need to load or download data again.)
  • The monthly usage charge of the Tethering Option is not calculated on a prorated basis.
  • Additional packet communication charges are incurred at the time of use. The packet communication charges when using tethering are eligible for your contracted data flat rate service or rate plan.
  • If tethering has not been activated even after applying for the Tethering Option, turn the power OFF and back ON again. If tethering is still unavailable even after turning the power OFF and ON, turn the Internet sharing setting OFF and ON.
  • If you change between a rate plan/Flat-rate Data service that makes the Tethering Option monthly charge free and a rate plan/Flat-rate Data service that makes the Tethering Option monthly charge ¥550 (tax included), your monthly charge in the month of your device change is ¥0. However, the 500 MB data increase benefit that comes with changing your monthly charge to ¥550 (tax included) applies to the month of your device change.
  • When connecting to the Internet via tethering, it may not work correctly depending on your usage environment and external connected devices.
  • EZweb sites are not available.
  • If you apply for the "Tethering Option" between 9:00 and 20:00 by using au Customer Support (Web), tethering is available approx. five minutes after you apply. If you apply after 20:00, tethering is available from 9:00 the next morning.

Restriction of communication speed

  • Customers who have used a large amount of data within a certain period of time are subject to data transmission speed limitations during traffic-heavy times of the day.
  • Regardless of whether you are subscribed to a data (packet) flat rate service, your line may be temporarily suspended if the cost of the packet communication you use becomes high.
  • If the total amount of communication exceeds the monthly data amount, the maximum communication speed for sending and receiving until the end of that month will be 128 kbps. (The communication speed restriction will be removed on the first day of the following month.) For tethering and data sharing, the upper limit on the data amount is as follows.

 Eligible rate plans currently accepting applications

Upper limit on the data amount when using tethering, data sharing, and World Flat-rate Data

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack2

au Money activity Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack2

total 80 GB

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G TV Drama & Variety Pack

au Money activity Plan 5G TV Drama & Variety Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G TV Drama & Variety Pack

au Money activity Plan 4G TV Drama & Variety Pack

total 70 GB

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G DAZN Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack (P)

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G with Amazon Prime

au Money activity Plan 5G DAZN Pack

au Money activity Plan 5G Netflix Pack (P)

au Money activity Plan 5G Netflix Pack

au Money activity Plan 5G with Amazon Prime

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G DAZN Pack

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G Netflix Pack (P)

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G Netflix Pack

au Money activity Plan 4G DAZN Pack

au Money activity Plan 4G Netflix Pack (P)

au Money activity Plan 4G Netflix Pack

total 60 GB

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G

au Money activity Plan 5G

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 4G

au Money activity Plan 4G

total 30 GB

Click here for information on rate plans for which new applications are no longer accepted

Eligible rate plans for which new applications are no longer accepted

Upper limit on the data amount when using tethering, data sharing, and World Flat-rate Data

Unlimited Data MAX Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack

Data MAX Plan 5G ALL STAR Pack

total 80 GB

Data MAX Plan 5G TV Drama & Variety Pack

Data MAX Plan 4G LTE TV Drama & Variety Pack

total 70 GB

Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack (P)

Data MAX Plan 5G Netflix Pack

Data MAX Plan 5G with Amazon Prime

Data MAX Plan 4G LTE Netflix Pack

total 60 GB

Data MAX Plan 5G

Data MAX Plan 4G LTE

au Data MAX Plan Pro

total 30 GB

au Data MAX Plan

total 20 GB

au Data MAX Plan Netflix Pack

total 2 GB

For data amounts purchased with Data Charge or if you apply for the Extra Option, the communication speed constraint does not apply.

  • All of the indicated amounts include tax unless otherwise specified.
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