Originally Posted by
ExSp33db1rd
I maintain that if we use 2 IPads for 30 mins - one Hotspotted to the other - we will use no more of our prepaid data than if we use the 1 iPad alone for 30 minutes each, i.e. each example will only use a maximum of 1 hour of prepaid data use. ( assuming identical Internet use)
You are correct in that assumption. Hotspotting or tethering allows one device to share the connection with other devices. If you hotspot two devices and use 20Mb on each, that's the same as just using one and consuming 40Mb in total.