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 4G LTE smartphone.
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.
Eligible data (packet) flat-rate services
or rate plans |
Monthly fee | Application |
---|---|---|
|
¥500/
month |
Required |
|
Free | |
Data (packet) flat rate services and rate plans other than the above |
¥500/
month [1] [2] |
4G LTE Smartphones, 4G LTE Feature phone, 4G LTE Tablets, iPhone (excluding iPhone 4S), iPad
Notes
* 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 data amounts purchased with Data Charge or if you apply for the Extra Option, the communication speed constraint does not apply.
Data Charge