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[Q] LTE not working on grandfathered ALLTEL plan

I currently have an unlimited data plan called Connect Pack 1 from my Alltel plan that transitioned over onto the Aria that I was given as a replacement for the Moto Q that I was using.
Anyway, when I got the Skyrocket, they tried to make me transition to an ATT data plan, but I wouldn't go for it. I bought the phone outright, expecting to at least get the 3g working, but they said they couldn't.
I used the apn settings from the aria, and I do get 4G but for whatever reason, the
LTE icon isn't showing up in the notification area. I live in Houston, and we are supposedly one of the area's with it.
The settings I used are the wap.cingular settings that I see are listed elsewhere on here. Is there something additional I need to do to get the LTE to work.
Will the phone look like an Aria to ATT or am I going to be getting a notice to upgrade my account shortly?
Thanks

You need an LTE sim and the LTE plan to be able to access the new network. Maybe see if they can change your sim and plan?

Thanks for the prompt reply
I don't want to change the plan. Right now my data plan is cheap, and I want to keep it that way.
If I get a new sim, is there a chance that the LTE will work using the settings listed on wap.cingular? If it does work, how long before you think I would start getting some notices about it from ATT?

I live in Houston too.. and I have unlimited data.. I do get the lte icon beneath the 4G.. but it looses signal when left alone for a while.(sleep). And I have a regular hspa sim card.. I will go to att today and see what I can find out...
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hope you hear something positive. The Cingular settings give me stable 4G which is actually better than I expected after my discussion with the att store about getting the phone. All they seemed to be interested in was getting me to sign an att 2year contract (haven't been under contract for years) and transition to a limited data plan. Not what I wanted so I just bought the phone off craigslist and entered the apn settings myself.
All I am truly worried about is if they update the data plan themselves if they notice the 4G phone on a 3G plan. I'm hoping since my original phone and the skyrocket are both android it won't raise any flags. I would love LTE but I am pretty happy with hspa+ for now.
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I also am a former alltel customer and was moved to an aria. It recently broke and I got a skyrocket whick is great, but I live in Carlsbad NM and don't get lte anyway. So today I'm going to return the skyrocket and switch back to my alltel plan(at&t already said they could dueto buyers remorse). The guys at the local at&t here gave me the same crap about the skyrocket being unusable, which as we all know is bull. I have a galaxy s II gt-I9100 internationalversion on the way. I will also try my apn settings from my aria. Thanks to everyone who actually assists people unlike corporate customer care.

KNON2000 said:
Thanks for the prompt reply
I don't want to change the plan. Right now my data plan is cheap, and I want to keep it that way.
If I get a new sim, is there a chance that the LTE will work using the settings listed on wap.cingular? If it does work, how long before you think I would start getting some notices about it from ATT?
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LTE uses the new pta APN.
Runs through proxy.mobile.att.net

[Q] New Skyrocket No data? SIM card issue?

I just purchased a brand new Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T) online (not from AT&T directly), the phone is amazing. But I can not get a data connection on the phone. Wifi works fine, and I can make and receive calls and send and receive sms but no data connection at all.
My previous phone an HTC hero (was a version from canada I think for Rogers) works fine and has for years. I just took the sim from that phone popped it into the new skyrocket expecting all to be well, but no dice, no data connection on the new skyrocket.
My first guess was that I needed to change some settings on the phone, I seem to recall needing to do that on the Hero when I first got it years back. After searching around though there dont seem to be any settings to change that would make a differance. Maybe I only needed to change something beacuse the old phone wasnt actually AT&T but Rogers? I'm not sure.
My second thought was maybe the newer phones use a newer type of sim card. I think I've had my current sim card through at least 3 phones. It says 3G on it but I may have had it before my Hero, and the HTC Tilt before that, and even with my old motarola flip phone from way back.
I took it into Best Buy to ask them about the sim cards and the guy there told me the ones they use look just like the one I have (still say 3G on them).
I am trying to avoid going directly to AT&T with this as I have a very old plan that I was transfered into back when it was Cingular wireless, and I am hoping and praying that I dont need to get transfered into some other plan. I know my current plan has a data package it has been working on my old HTC tilt, followed by my HTC Hero fine for years and years now. Unless there is some distinction between my data plan and some new data plan required for new phones?
I am at my wits end and really hope I didnt waste 500 bucks on this amazing phone any suggestions any of you might have would be very very very appreciated.

You need to call att and tell them that you have a skyrocket now. You can keep your current plan, you just gotta let them know you have that phone. No biggie at all. A new sim card may be necessary as well. Which can be picked up at your local store. You'll be fine. And enjoy your new skyrocket.
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I'm pretty sure att makes you buy an lte plan if you have an lte phone. Kinda wack, but I think its true.
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They may change it to and LTE plan, but im positive he can keep all the features of his old plan. If you still have unlimited data from back in the day you can keep it. Beware of the throttle though.
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Yes you get to keep all your features and plan they just change it to a lte package don't do like me and do it on the phone just to find out I had to go get a new lte Sim card and to find out that the ****hook on the phone that acted like he knew what he was doing when I said "look buddy I got the unlimited data plan I don't wanna mess it up" and he gives me the "oh no i'm not touching that sir" only to find out I had to go to the store and get a new Sim card and low and behold he did change my unlimited data plan also. Cause he was a moron
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You need a lte sim card. A friend of mines had a similar problem, he
just went directly to a att store and they gave him a new sim.
You should be able to keep your current plan.

Have you tried changing your APN settings?

lyndone58 said:
Have you tried changing your APN settings?
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I have not yet I did come across some other posts else where that mentioned changing APN settings but I dont see those options in the phone any where, not like my old HTC hero.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions I guess I will just have to brave going to the AT&T store and pray things work out.

It will man they will just make you a lte Sim card should do it for free
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Try this:
Go to: Menu>settings>wireless and network>mobile networks> access point names
Create new apn for internet
Name: HSPA+ ATT
APN: Phone
APN Type: Internet
and also for mms
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms port: 80
mcc: 310
mnc: 410
apn type: mms
you can also try the LTE apn
name: att pta
apn: pta
mmsc: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
mms proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
mms port: 80
mcc:310
mnc:410
apn type: internet+mms+supl

He needs a new sim card. Simple as that...
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I had the same problem when I went into Best Buy to get my Skyrocket. The mobile data would not work no matter what the idiot employees tried. They used my old SIM card even though I said I was pretty sure the Skyrocket needed a new one.
I finally got a little upset and took the phone to the AT&T store. The guy that helped me was pretty cool and gave me a new SIM card. Mobile data started working right away lol

Stopped by AT&T and ..well unfortunetly that couldn't have gone much worse...
I was told my current plan "has unlimited data, but you don't have a data plan so you can't use that phone"
So now I'm going to get stuck with another $70 a month on top of what I was already paying, to have less minutes and less data than I did before...
On top of that, there was something odd on my account or something and they couldn't just add a $30 data plan to it, they couldnt even cancel it and start new. So now I am waiting for someone from customer service to call me "maybe this week" so they can fix what ever it is so they can finish taking more of my money.... *sigh*
o well thanks for the help everyone anyway it was worth a shot.

Something sounds fishy about that
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Yeah man sounds like you are fixing to get bent over. Did you have a "unlimited smartphone data plan"?
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I'd definitely have to agree with the two above me. If you had the original unlimited data plan, it WILL grandfather over into the LTE plans. Sounds like they're trying to jank you into paying for a completely new, added line, but leaving the data plan you already had before on there. Therefore, technically paying for TWO lines. If the rep seriously couldn't get rid of something that was on your plan before, he seriously doesn't know what he's doing and just tried a manual workaround that would work. You'd be amazed how easy it is to change/add/remove things to your plan in their system.

Fortune090 said:
I'd definitely have to agree with the two above me. If you had the original unlimited data plan, it WILL grandfather over into the LTE plans. Sounds like they're trying to jank you into paying for a completely new, added line, but leaving the data plan you already had before on there. Therefore, technically paying for TWO lines. If the rep seriously couldn't get rid of something that was on your plan before, he seriously doesn't know what he's doing and just tried a manual workaround that would work. You'd be amazed how easy it is to change/add/remove things to your plan in their system.
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Basically. That at&t rep is just trying to **** you over. You should be able to
use your current plan on this device. All that's needed is a new sim. Nothing more,
nothing less.

lyndone58's solution worked for me. I typed in his first suggested APN and now I have 4G. No trip to the at&t store necessary. I just took the mini sim card out of my iphone, cut up a credit card and stuck the mini sim in the middle of it and stuck it in my skyrocket. No new sim card necessary. All is well with this fix. Thanks.

1st. There is NO such thing as an LTE sim card. Its just APN settings done OTA by AT&T. I know of people with the old 64k Cingular cards in LTE phones.
But this sounds like an sim card issue. One of my 3 skyrockets on my family plan has had this issue and we finally changed his sim card and working.

[Q] AT&T MicroSim for HOX

Can some one tell me if I will have to go to AT&T after I get my HOX so they can activate my 4g lte?

Well it should be active automatically.. I don't have 4G [hardly even get 3G] where I live. When you startup the phone it should pre-configure your settings for you. However modded roms on my current phone [Sony x10] never had correct settings put on them. For me, I had to use the following in my apn settings to actually get a good download speed;
Name AT&T
APN: WAP.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MICC 310
MNC 410
Auth type blank
APN type blank
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However, For 4GLTE The settings may be different. I wouldn't think they would be though, seeing as I got that APN info from a Inspire 4G's APN settings lol.

TKTAB911 said:
Well it should be active automatically.. I don't have 4G [hardly even get 3G] where I live. When you startup the phone it should pre-configure your settings for you. However modded roms on my current phone [Sony x10] never had correct settings put on them. For me, I had to use the following in my apn settings to actually get a good download speed;
However, For 4GLTE The settings may be different. I wouldn't think they would be though, seeing as I got that APN info from a Inspire 4G's APN settings lol.
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the Rogers apn settings are pretty different from the hspa/3g apn settings (the first half of the settings anyways). I wouldnt doubt that at&t lte apn's are a bit different as well. The Inspire doesnt support lte, so dont fool yourself. heh.
To the Op: If there is a change, it will most likely be pushed to your device once your device exchanges a 'handshake' with the network.

I meant it more as; 4G>3G. So if 4G Settings work fine on my 3G phone, It shouldn't be a problem on the stock rom. So unless the dev's pump out some roms and whatnot, take note of your settings. Just to be safe :b

TKTAB911 said:
However, For 4GLTE The settings may be different. I wouldn't think they would be though, seeing as I got that APN info from a Inspire 4G's APN settings lol.
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AT&T uses a different APN for LTE.
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htcvarona said:
Can some one tell me if I will have to go to AT&T after I get my HOX so they can activate my 4g lte?
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If you buy the phone from AT&T, they should have changed our account to enable LTE. A micro-SIM will be included, so you just need to insert (if not already) and call to activate the micro-SIM.
If you are getting the phone from somewhere else other than AT&T, you can either go to a AT&T store and get a micro-SIM, or you can cut your existing SIM to fit using tools/kits that are available online (or cut by hand, instructions have been posted on this forum). You will still need to call or visit an AT&T store to activate LTE on your account. Technically, I think AT&T is supposed to charge for new SIMs (if you don't buy a phone). But they will often just give you one for free at the stores.
FYI if you aren't already aware, LTE is not an extra fee, and not really a change of data plan, exactly. For instance, if you are still on an unlimited data plan, they will put you on an unlimited LTE plan.

redpoint73 said:
AT&T uses a different APN for LTE.
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If you buy the phone from AT&T, they should have changed our account to enable LTE. A micro-SIM will be included, so you just need to insert (if not already) and call to activate the micro-SIM.
If you are getting the phone from somewhere else other than AT&T, you can either go to a AT&T store and get a micro-SIM, or you can cut your existing SIM to fit using tools/kits that are available online (or cut by hand, instructions have been posted on this forum). You will still need to call or visit an AT&T store to activate LTE on your account. Technically, I think AT&T is supposed to charge for new SIMs (if you don't buy a phone). But they will often just give you one for free at the stores.
FYI if you aren't already aware, LTE is not an extra fee, and not really a change of data plan, exactly. For instance, if you are still on an unlimited data plan, they will put you on an unlimited LTE plan.
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Not only is it free of charge and we continue to hold our "unlimited status" our throttling threshold is moved from 3gb to 5gb, this being the main reason I am switching form my International Galaxy S2. Its a BIG Win for me, as I am a data hog according to AT&T

Does the HOX using a micro sim card or a regular size one?

nephipower said:
Does the HOX using a micro sim card or a regular size one?
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Microsim. They do have LTE microsims since the release of the iPad 3, which also uses it.
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ZeroRilix said:
Microsim. They do have LTE microsims since the release of the iPad 3, which also uses it.
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You can convert regular old uicc sim's and it'll still work with lte (the settings will get pushed to the phone)

JSLEnterprises said:
You can convert regular old uicc sim's and it'll still work with lte (the settings will get pushed to the phone)
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Regular SIM must be the newer one (serial number within certain range) in order to work with LTE. If you have a really old 3G SIM, go to AT&T store and get a new one.

Officially throttled. [Screenshot]

Wow! I'm laughing!!! First time ever being throttled. Also first time seeing a report of the prompt as such.
Funny too cause I'm still on HSPA networks, not seeing throttle. Yet..
Anyone know if changing APNs still works if indeed I do get throttled?
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Wow! I'm laughing!!! First time ever being throttled. Also first time seeing a report of the prompt as such.
Funny too cause I'm still on HSPA networks, not seeing throttle. Yet..
Anyone know if changing APNs still works if indeed I do get throttled?
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I got throttled once. I started paying a little extra for 5GB/month.
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Wow! I'm laughing!!! First time ever being throttled. Also first time seeing a report of the prompt as such.
Funny too cause I'm still on HSPA networks, not seeing throttle. Yet..
Anyone know if changing APNs still works if indeed I do get throttled?
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Check out this thread if you've been tethering. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669347
I've also heard that changing your APN still works to I just can't remember the other site.

CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Wow! I'm laughing!!! First time ever being throttled. Also first time seeing a report of the prompt as such.
Funny too cause I'm still on HSPA networks, not seeing throttle. Yet..
Anyone know if changing APNs still works if indeed I do get throttled?
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When I've been throttled it still said I was on HSPA/ 3g networks, but I still got speeds of like 50kbps down... although it isn't really noticeable in th browser for general searches/ forums although watching videos is near impossible...

marc12868 said:
When I've been throttled it still said I was on HSPA/ 3g networks, but I still got speeds of like 50kbps down... although it isn't really noticeable in th browser for general searches/ forums although watching videos is near impossible...
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I just posted this in another thread. See if it helps you......
Data Throttleing Workaround
To all my friends with T-Mobile~ if you have a smartphone & a data plan, I've discovered a workaround for the data caps on the newer 4g plans. The newer phones come with a certain APN, or access point name, pre-programmed into them, kind of like a proxy that your phone goes through to connect to the internet. This specific APN allows the company to track your data usage. What I did was change it to a different APN that they don't keep an eye on. I've been testing this trick for about 6 weeks now & it definitely works. I've been purposely gobbling data like crazy all month just to see if they catch me(I'm at my 5gb limit already), but the T-Mo website only shows that I've used about 100 megs(which was only caught because I flashed a new ROM a couple weeks ago & forgot to change the APN till the next day). EDIT: As of this posting, my monthly allotment has rolled over, and despite using data all day long for several days, the meter on T-Mobile.com is still at 0mb :}
Step 1- if you have the T-Mobile "My Account" app on your phone- DELETE IT. Freeze it if you don't wanna delete it altogether, but either way get rid of it. I've been getting reports that this trick is not working for people with this app installed, and I think it's because it's measuring your data usage on the phone & then reporting your usage back to T-Mobile regardless of what APN you use. So kill it!!!
Step 2- on your phone, go to your settings. FYI- these settings might not be EXACTLY the same on every phone, but you should have the same basic information fields as the ones here. Open up wireless & networks, then mobile networks, then access point names. You should see T-Mobile US or something like it, and the APN should be epc.tmobile.com. This is the monitored APN. Create a new APN with the following settings(Settings>wireless & networks>mobile networks>access point names>menu key>new APN):
Name: whatever you want, I named mine T-Mobile 2
APN: internet2.voicestream.com
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username: leave blank
Password: leave blank
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-Mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: leave blank
MMS Port: leave blank
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: leave blank
APN type: default,supl,mms (or internet + mms, if that's the setting your phone has)
APN protocol: IPv4 (if your phone doesn't have this, don't worry)
Once you input these settings, hit menu & then tap save. Go back to the APN screen, select the new APN, and enjoy your TRULY unlimited data. This APN will bypass the data tracking while still allowing you to enjoy full 4G speeds :3
FYI I've only tested this on an Android phone, but AFAIK it should work on any 4G T-Mobile phone that allows you to change the APN settings.
And FFS, keep your big fat mouth shut about this. Don't mention it to anyone at T-Mo, we don't want this getting out so they get wise to the loophole. Some might call this stealing, but we as customers PAY for unlimited data every month and its our right to get the services we pay for. Yes, the plans clearly state that you're paying for a limited amount of 4G, but I don't think that gives them the right to knock us down to sub-2G speeds once we use up our 4G allotment. If they just bumped us back down to 3G it wouldn't be a big deal, but it's total bull**** to cripple us with near-GPRS speeds.
Oh, and P.S.- if you've already hit your limit & have ALREADY been throttled... I've never been throttled so I haven't been able to test this on a throttled phone, so I have no idea if this will work to get you back up to speed(nyuk nyuk, I got jokes) but if you do it you won't have to worry about being capped next month.

WeekendsR2Short said:
I just posted this in another thread. See if it helps you......
Data Throttleing Workaround
To all my friends with T-Mobile~ if you have a smartphone & a data plan, I've discovered a workaround for the data caps on the newer 4g plans. The newer phones come with a certain APN, or access point name, pre-programmed into them, kind of like a proxy that your phone goes through to connect to the internet. This specific APN allows the company to track your data usage. What I did was change it to a different APN that they don't keep an eye on. I've been testing this trick for about 6 weeks now & it definitely works. I've been purposely gobbling data like crazy all month just to see if they catch me(I'm at my 5gb limit already), but the T-Mo website only shows that I've used about 100 megs(which was only caught because I flashed a new ROM a couple weeks ago & forgot to change the APN till the next day). EDIT: As of this posting, my monthly allotment has rolled over, and despite using data all day long for several days, the meter on T-Mobile.com is still at 0mb :}
Step 1- if you have the T-Mobile "My Account" app on your phone- DELETE IT. Freeze it if you don't wanna delete it altogether, but either way get rid of it. I've been getting reports that this trick is not working for people with this app installed, and I think it's because it's measuring your data usage on the phone & then reporting your usage back to T-Mobile regardless of what APN you use. So kill it!!!
Step 2- on your phone, go to your settings. FYI- these settings might not be EXACTLY the same on every phone, but you should have the same basic information fields as the ones here. Open up wireless & networks, then mobile networks, then access point names. You should see T-Mobile US or something like it, and the APN should be epc.tmobile.com. This is the monitored APN. Create a new APN with the following settings(Settings>wireless & networks>mobile networks>access point names>menu key>new APN):
Name: whatever you want, I named mine T-Mobile 2
APN: internet2.voicestream.com
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username: leave blank
Password: leave blank
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-Mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: leave blank
MMS Port: leave blank
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: leave blank
APN type: default,supl,mms (or internet + mms, if that's the setting your phone has)
APN protocol: IPv4 (if your phone doesn't have this, don't worry)
Once you input these settings, hit menu & then tap save. Go back to the APN screen, select the new APN, and enjoy your TRULY unlimited data. This APN will bypass the data tracking while still allowing you to enjoy full 4G speeds :3
FYI I've only tested this on an Android phone, but AFAIK it should work on any 4G T-Mobile phone that allows you to change the APN settings.
And FFS, keep your big fat mouth shut about this. Don't mention it to anyone at T-Mo, we don't want this getting out so they get wise to the loophole. Some might call this stealing, but we as customers PAY for unlimited data every month and its our right to get the services we pay for. Yes, the plans clearly state that you're paying for a limited amount of 4G, but I don't think that gives them the right to knock us down to sub-2G speeds once we use up our 4G allotment. If they just bumped us back down to 3G it wouldn't be a big deal, but it's total bull**** to cripple us with near-GPRS speeds.
Oh, and P.S.- if you've already hit your limit & have ALREADY been throttled... I've never been throttled so I haven't been able to test this on a throttled phone, so I have no idea if this will work to get you back up to speed(nyuk nyuk, I got jokes) but if you do it you won't have to worry about being capped next month.
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does this enhance the 4g signal and does it matter on the state and area cause im getting deadspots at my job

I don't think it's going to do much to enhance your signal. Now the 3g - 4g data speed enhancement tool at the beginning of my mirror thread might help you out tho.
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Wow! I'm laughing!!! First time ever being throttled. Also first time seeing a report of the prompt as such.
Funny too cause I'm still on HSPA networks, not seeing throttle. Yet..
Anyone know if changing APNs still works if indeed I do get throttled?
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I get that text every month, funny thing, I use WiFi about 98% of the time. How can T-Mobile charge me for mobile data when I'm paying for the internet connection?!? No one at T-Mobile can or will answer me on that question! :banghead:
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noevoman said:
I get that text every month, funny thing, I use WiFi about 98% of the time. How can T-Mobile charge me for mobile data when I'm paying for the internet connection?!? No one at T-Mobile can or will answer me on that question! :banghead:
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Haha weird. Do u use wifi calling!?
Either way WOW
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Haha weird. Do u use wifi calling!?
Either way WOW
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WiFi calling or UMA is all I have available as T-Mobile signal at my house is non existant, but if I drive 35 miles I get strong 4G. Go figure T-Mobile having not even 2G in my area thankful there's WiFi calling :thumbup:
Joe
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noevoman said:
WiFi calling or UMA is all I have available as T-Mobile signal at my house is non existant, but if I drive 35 miles I get strong 4G. Go figure T-Mobile having not even 2G in my area thankful there's WiFi calling :thumbup:
Joe
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Ya know...that's the really weird thing about Tmo. And ALL of the cell companies for that matter. Just like you I can drive about 25 miles south towards Chattanooga and get a scalding 4 & 5 bars 4G! Yet I can turn north towards Knoxville and take a mile left turn over a danged hill and can't even receive a stinking PHONE CALL for the next 25 miles! It's INSANE! EVERYONE should be able to at least make a phone call almost anywhere unless they live in a cave before they start UPGRADING their damned signals for people that already have freakin' 4G! It just blows my damn MIND!

Does this work?
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WeekendsR2Short said:
I just posted this in another thread. See if it helps you......
Data Throttleing Workaround
To all my friends with T-Mobile~ if you have a smartphone & a data plan, I've discovered a workaround for the data caps on the newer 4g plans. The newer phones come with a certain APN, or access point name, pre-programmed into them, kind of like a proxy that your phone goes through to connect to the internet. This specific APN allows the company to track your data usage. What I did was change it to a different APN that they don't keep an eye on. I've been testing this trick for about 6 weeks now & it definitely works. I've been purposely gobbling data like crazy all month just to see if they catch me(I'm at my 5gb limit already), but the T-Mo website only shows that I've used about 100 megs(which was only caught because I flashed a new ROM a couple weeks ago & forgot to change the APN till the next day). EDIT: As of this posting, my monthly allotment has rolled over, and despite using data all day long for several days, the meter on T-Mobile.com is still at 0mb :}
Step 1- if you have the T-Mobile "My Account" app on your phone- DELETE IT. Freeze it if you don't wanna delete it altogether, but either way get rid of it. I've been getting reports that this trick is not working for people with this app installed, and I think it's because it's measuring your data usage on the phone & then reporting your usage back to T-Mobile regardless of what APN you use. So kill it!!!
Step 2- on your phone, go to your settings. FYI- these settings might not be EXACTLY the same on every phone, but you should have the same basic information fields as the ones here. Open up wireless & networks, then mobile networks, then access point names. You should see T-Mobile US or something like it, and the APN should be epc.tmobile.com. This is the monitored APN. Create a new APN with the following settings(Settings>wireless & networks>mobile networks>access point names>menu key>new APN):
Name: whatever you want, I named mine T-Mobile 2
APN: internet2.voicestream.com
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username: leave blank
Password: leave blank
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-Mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: leave blank
MMS Port: leave blank
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: leave blank
APN type: default,supl,mms (or internet + mms, if that's the setting your phone has)
APN protocol: IPv4 (if your phone doesn't have this, don't worry)
Once you input these settings, hit menu & then tap save. Go back to the APN screen, select the new APN, and enjoy your TRULY unlimited data. This APN will bypass the data tracking while still allowing you to enjoy full 4G speeds :3
FYI I've only tested this on an Android phone, but AFAIK it should work on any 4G T-Mobile phone that allows you to change the APN settings.
And FFS, keep your big fat mouth shut about this. Don't mention it to anyone at T-Mo, we don't want this getting out so they get wise to the loophole. Some might call this stealing, but we as customers PAY for unlimited data every month and its our right to get the services we pay for. Yes, the plans clearly state that you're paying for a limited amount of 4G, but I don't think that gives them the right to knock us down to sub-2G speeds once we use up our 4G allotment. If they just bumped us back down to 3G it wouldn't be a big deal, but it's total bull**** to cripple us with near-GPRS speeds.
Oh, and P.S.- if you've already hit your limit & have ALREADY been throttled... I've never been throttled so I haven't been able to test this on a throttled phone, so I have no idea if this will work to get you back up to speed(nyuk nyuk, I got jokes) but if you do it you won't have to worry about being capped next month.
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Trying this now, its not working since I'm already throttled so I'll have to wait a dew days to see if this works for me.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

ac3theone said:
Trying this now, its not working since I'm already throttled so I'll have to wait a dew days to see if this works for me.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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I haven't needed to use it in a couple of months now but the last time I tethered my tablet it got right on by That "would you like to spend $15 more dollars a month for something you already pay for" message they replaced my browser homescreen with. Of course I had to reinstall a fresh copy of my browser & everything else that it was using to get it to initially go away but I never saw it again after I did. I sure HOPE that it still works for everyone!

BUG: i"ve noticed that youtube doesn't play videos

fozzy501 said:
BUG: i"ve noticed that youtube doesn't play videos
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On WHAT Fozzy?

And I have noticed that YouTube ONLY plays videos...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

Coug76 said:
And I have noticed that YouTube ONLY plays videos...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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LMPOAO!!!!:laugh::laugh: :good:
PLEASE don't tell me that that's a bug too!
Do you think we should call 'em?

Damn you Google... DAMN YOU!!!!!
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

WeekendsR2Short said:
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After doing all this stateted above..i tried using youtube the app and it will come up but videos wont play
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HOWTO: AT&T Grandfathered Unlimited Data on a Hotspot w/throttle bypass

Hi guys!
It's been a while since I've posted, but I've got a pretty good one for you guys who are still clinging to an unlimited data plan with AT&T like me.
As you know, after hitting the 3GB/5GB limit on the unlimited data plan (depending on if you have 3G or LTE unlimited data), you get throttled to horrible speeds, about .5Mbps/.1Mbps.
For a good while, we were able to bypass this throttle by using the "wap.cingular" profile. However, with LTE devices, generally speaking the wap.cingular APN does not work.
Looking to this post, we see a method for using an older device + sim swap to bypass the throttle. Of course you are limited to HSPA speeds (about 7Mbps down) - but that is still 14 times faster than the throttle speed, so well worth it.
I was recently given a batch of used but good condition AT&T Unite Pros from a corporate client who no longer uses them. I decided to attempt to use it with my microsim that's on a grandfathered Nation 450 family plan with 3 lines, one of which has Unlimited LTE Data w/Visual Voicemail + unlimited texts.
Long story short, the method works great! Not only does the hotspot allow me to use my LTE as normal, without changing any of my plan options such as automatically changing my data plan to a tether plan, but after I hit the good old 5GB limit and get throttled, I can use wap.cingular on HSPA and continue to get 7Mbps until my month is up, at which point I get my LTE full speed again. The method is pretty much the same as the post detailed above.
I'll detail what I did for the AT&T Unite Pro hotspot below.
Things you need:
* AT&T Unite Pro (or other hotspot)
* Older, 4G only phone (HSPA only, no LTE) - alternatively, a phone that you can lock only to HSPA, that you know works with wap.cingular. In my case I used a Motorola Atrix 4G.
1. Boot up the hotspot without a SIM.
2. Using the administrative web interface, force the Hotspot to 4G only. Set network selection to Automatic.
3. Add the wap.cingular APN:
Code:
Name: anything
APN: wap.cingular
Username: [email protected]
Password: [BLANK]
Authentication: None
4. Poweroff the hotspot.
5. Boot up the older, 4G only device with your microsim inside. In my case the Atrix 4G does not have a microsim slot, so I had to position it just right to fit inside a normal SIM slot.
6. Set the 4G only device to use the wap.cingular APN. You might have to set HSPA only and/or toggle airplane mode or reboot it to get it to stick. It can be a little finicky since the system still thinks you have an LTE device for a short period of time before the IMEI of the 4G only device gets registered with the network.
7. Once you have a working wap.cingular connection, power off the device.
8. Swap the microsim into the hotspot.
9. Boot the hotspot. In my case, each time i've tried this, the APN I added in step 3 remains on the list with it's name only, but the actual APN and Username is removed, along with all other APNs on the list. So the data connection does not function at this point.
10. Re-add the wap.cingular APN you added in step 3.
11. Set the wap.cingular APN as default and connect the data connection
At this point, you should have your hotspot successfully connected to HSPA, with no throttle. Enjoy your unlimited data until the month is over, when you can go back to using LTE.
One observation i've noted so far: If I start the month using wap.cingular, none of that data counts towards my throttle limit. So you can use wap.cingular even far over 5GB until you absolutely need LTE speeds, then switch to pta or nxtgenphone APN, and have the full 5GB available to you.
As a side note, I have a small amount of AT&T Unite Pro units in varying condition, mostly almost-new. All are still in warranty, and I might be willing to sell one or two at a reasonable price. Contact me via PM if interested.
If this info benefits you, feel free to send a dollar my way. I will use it to buy some bread to eat. Yes, I'm that broke. lol.
I'll keep researching things and see if I can find a way to get LTE speeds with throttle bypass. That would make our unlimited data plans worth gold again.

does this still work? I only have iphone 4 and iphone 5 would either of these work in place of the atrix 4g?

Hotspot question
I wan't able to find any post on the site for this yet, so I figured you may have some advice for me
I got 2 ATT unite pro's - they work fine- with a att sim, they are locked. I called ATT, they said they don't unlock hotspots, air cards etc.
The devices were used on att for over a year, I did get that much info from one of the reps.
2 questions:
1- do you know how to unlock these? (ebay was asking for $25, but that makes the total price not worth it for me)
2- all this talk of the 'portal' It is not working for me. Do I need to access it from the hotspot direct? or from a pc?
The address "http://attunitepro does not work!
Thanks in advance!
Sam
Da_G said:
Hi guys!
It's been a while since I've posted, but I've got a pretty good one for you guys who are still clinging to an unlimited data plan with AT&T like me.
As you know, after hitting the 3GB/5GB limit on the unlimited data plan (depending on if you have 3G or LTE unlimited data), you get throttled to horrible speeds, about .5Mbps/.1Mbps.
For a good while, we were able to bypass this throttle by using the "wap.cingular" profile. However, with LTE devices, generally speaking the wap.cingular APN does not work.
Looking to this post, we see a method for using an older device + sim swap to bypass the throttle. Of course you are limited to HSPA speeds (about 7Mbps down) - but that is still 14 times faster than the throttle speed, so well worth it.
I was recently given a batch of used but good condition AT&T Unite Pros from a corporate client who no longer uses them. I decided to attempt to use it with my microsim that's on a grandfathered Nation 450 family plan with 3 lines, one of which has Unlimited LTE Data w/Visual Voicemail + unlimited texts.
Long story short, the method works great! Not only does the hotspot allow me to use my LTE as normal, without changing any of my plan options such as automatically changing my data plan to a tether plan, but after I hit the good old 5GB limit and get throttled, I can use wap.cingular on HSPA and continue to get 7Mbps until my month is up, at which point I get my LTE full speed again. The method is pretty much the same as the post detailed above.
I'll detail what I did for the AT&T Unite Pro hotspot below.
Things you need:
* AT&T Unite Pro (or other hotspot)
* Older, 4G only phone (HSPA only, no LTE) - alternatively, a phone that you can lock only to HSPA, that you know works with wap.cingular. In my case I used a Motorola Atrix 4G.
1. Boot up the hotspot without a SIM.
2. Using the administrative web interface, force the Hotspot to 4G only. Set network selection to Automatic.
3. Add the wap.cingular APN:
Code:
Name: anything
APN: wap.cingular
Username: [email protected]
Password: [BLANK]
Authentication: None
4. Poweroff the hotspot.
5. Boot up the older, 4G only device with your microsim inside. In my case the Atrix 4G does not have a microsim slot, so I had to position it just right to fit inside a normal SIM slot.
6. Set the 4G only device to use the wap.cingular APN. You might have to set HSPA only and/or toggle airplane mode or reboot it to get it to stick. It can be a little finicky since the system still thinks you have an LTE device for a short period of time before the IMEI of the 4G only device gets registered with the network.
7. Once you have a working wap.cingular connection, power off the device.
8. Swap the microsim into the hotspot.
9. Boot the hotspot. In my case, each time i've tried this, the APN I added in step 3 remains on the list with it's name only, but the actual APN and Username is removed, along with all other APNs on the list. So the data connection does not function at this point.
10. Re-add the wap.cingular APN you added in step 3.
11. Set the wap.cingular APN as default and connect the data connection
At this point, you should have your hotspot successfully connected to HSPA, with no throttle. Enjoy your unlimited data until the month is over, when you can go back to using LTE.
One observation i've noted so far: If I start the month using wap.cingular, none of that data counts towards my throttle limit. So you can use wap.cingular even far over 5GB until you absolutely need LTE speeds, then switch to pta or nxtgenphone APN, and have the full 5GB available to you.
As a side note, I have a small amount of AT&T Unite Pro units in varying condition, mostly almost-new. All are still in warranty, and I might be willing to sell one or two at a reasonable price. Contact me via PM if interested.
If this info benefits you, feel free to send a dollar my way. I will use it to buy some bread to eat. Yes, I'm that broke. lol.
I'll keep researching things and see if I can find a way to get LTE speeds with throttle bypass. That would make our unlimited data plans worth gold again.
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