I use a Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile; I don't pay for tethering, and they only kick you back on HTTP connections if you're not paying for it (DPI/Layer 7). I just use HTTPS for everything when I tether my MBAir to my phone.
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Thats legal for a mobile carrier in the US? Can the USPS open letters and charge for lewd content?
Letters have laws that special-case them.
That may be the case today, but I hardly doubt it was the original intent. They just protected letters because it was the only means of long-distance or written communication back then.
Or use a ssh tunnel/VPN.
Install a user-agent switcher extension/plugin and tell your browser to identify as an Android mobile or some other phone. T-Mobile only throws up the "please pay for hotspot" paywall if they detect a desktop browser.
Downside: You get mobile-oriented websites from apps that do user agent detection.