said by en102 
:I personally prefer tethering.
1. No long term contract for the data card (vs. phone + card)
2. Pretty vanilla phone can be used (saving $$$)
3. Phone and data can be used at the same time (HSDPA)
4. Data plan is month 2 month add on (see #1).
I've had 1.3Mbps/380kbps throughput on my PoS Samsung ZX-20 tethered (USB) and +600kbps through bluetooth.
Same here, but tethering is something not every phone supports and some require special software or configuration to be done. For typical users, its not easy and a card is just that....easy. For BBR users, its a challenge to get working. 
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