For Google Glass to be truly useful, it needs an active data connection, which means you'll need to buy a Bluetooth tethering plan from your carrier if you want to use it out and about. That was until the XE9 software update, though, which frees Glass to tether on its own.
Going forward, all a Glass explorer needs to do is download the MyGlass app and pair with Glass. That should be all the device needs to get online, although it's important you pair via the app, as opposed to the phone's settings.
A COUPLE OF CAVEATS: OF COURSE, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ANDROID PHONES, SINCE MYGLASS DOESN'T HAVE AN APP ON IOS OR OTHER PLATFORMS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FREE TETHERING WILL BE A FEATURE IN GLASS WHEN IT GOES ON SALE, ALTHOUGH ANDROID IS MUCH MORE OF A FREE-WHEELING PLATFORM WHEN IT COMES TO TETHERING THAN IOS, SO IT'S POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, IF GOOGLE WANTS ANY SUPPORT FROM WIRELESS CARRIERS IN MARKETING GLASS, THE FREE-TETHERING PARTY WILL LIKELY END AT RETAIL.
We tested the free tethering connection with our Glass and a non-tethering-enabled Moto X, and it works fine. The Glass icon in the strip of symbols along the top of the phone now shows a pair of vertical arrows, pointing up and down, signifying the connection.
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