Hey guys, Im still new to the android operating system but I was just wondering if you could use wifi to dl apps. I ask because if I am able to, I might not want to spend the extra ten dollars to get the 2gig data plan.
ps. android FTW!
mmhm, you can do anything with wi-fi.
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Thank you forums, I love you! Anyone get caught by Sprint for tethering?
10GB+ a month and no complaints from Sprint. My phone is my primary source of internet.
sweet thats good, i was prob pushing 2 gB max and was getting worried about getting caught...
How do u know how many gbs your using? For example, how much is 10gbs? how many hours on the internet is that? Or does it even work like that. Just curious cuz im tethering now as of yesterday I finally got it working and LOVE IT but dont wanna get a suprising $1000 phone bill,lol.
aaron130 said:
How do u know how many gbs your using? For example, how much is 10gbs? how many hours on the internet is that? Or does it even work like that. Just curious cuz im tethering now as of yesterday I finally got it working and LOVE IT but dont wanna get a suprising $1000 phone bill,lol.
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You can just keep track of the MB count at the bottom of the screen of the tethering program.
Is that up or down?? Also this story makes me VERY nervous!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7141935.stm
also i think in your bill it states how much data is being used
Been tethering for a couple of years with no issue. I never could get internet sharing to work to WiFi router then ps3 though. for a while, I had Bluetooth modem. setup, so blackberry would auto connect when at the house. With WiFi tether though, BAMMM. I play socom with it, and watch Justin tv; its sick I tell you. Sick
aaron130 said:
How do u know how many gbs your using? For example, how much is 10gbs? how many hours on the internet is that? Or does it even work like that. Just curious cuz im tethering now as of yesterday I finally got it working and LOVE IT but dont wanna get a suprising $1000 phone bill,lol.
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Every website carries a different ammount of data, some websites are less than 1 MB or 1/1000 (ok, so 1/1024) of a GB. Some are far more than that especailly with animations and flash. Streaming Audio and Video eat up big chunks.
You can go into Device Self Maintenance on your phone and it has an option to show data usage. I think some ROM's remove it though. And I think that because my phone is the primary line I have options that my wife's hero doesn't. Bill pay and what not.
Then again, Fresh ROM 1.1 doesn't have it in there and I have no clue what to tell you to select to find it. You could also log into Sprint.com and look at your bill, it has current data usage.
I too am happy to see the 10GB+ post. I've been tethering for over a year, first with windows mobile, and now with wifi-tether. On windows mobile things always went slow most of the time, so I never passed up 5 gigs in a month. Now that I have the hero, I've been using it a lot more since it is my primary source of internet. It goes really fast and I love it. I'm happy that now I don't have to worry quite so much about the usage. I don't see myself hitting the 10gb mark any time soon.
WiFi tethering is uber cool
I am at work today and connected to wifi. I have three 3g watchdog app and it just showed a 158mb download on my data plan. I also got the email from at&t saying I went over my plan because I only have a 200 mb plan. I am running infused 2.1.0 rom so I don't know if this was the gingerbread update. How can I find out what this huge data download was??? Thanks
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I am at work today and connected to wifi. I have three 3g watchdog app and it just showed a 158mb download on my data plan. I also got the email from at&t saying I went over my plan because I only have a 200 mb plan. I am running infused 2.1.0 rom so I don't know if this was the gingerbread update. How can I find out what this huge data download was??? Thanks
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1. Unfortunately I don't think u can track like that. AT&T notes data chunk, but not track what exactly the data is.
2. Software OTA updates sent to phone by AT&T, though counted by 3G watchdog or similar apps, do NOT count towards data usage limits.
It looks more like u had some random misbehaving app in the background that was doing this, or maybe some online music streaming software working in the background (could happen when put into background and not exiting out).
U cud try talking to AT&T and getting this off ur bill after u get the bill.
I have the same issue runnng Froyo stock Rom. Last week i received an email said i used over 200mb limit. checked Att.com and showed 245mb used 3 hours ago. I called Att and they said they will take a note on this case. I used Iphone for over 3 years and never used over my limit just check mails and read news.
Android does a lot more cloud syncing than iOS and has more apps and widgets that are able to refresh things in the background. I would never recommend that anyone tries to use an Android phone with a 200mb plan unless you're very tech savvy and know how to control your apps and syncing properly. The 2GB plan is only $10 more per month...
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Android does a lot more cloud syncing than iOS and has more apps and widgets that are able to refresh things in the background. I would never recommend that anyone tries to use an Android phone with a 200mb plan unless you're very tech savvy and know how to control your apps and syncing properly. The 2GB plan is only $10 more per month...
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Take off things like weather widgets, etc, or atleast make them update once a day, and not every couple hours.
I understand times are tough and wifi is free but I just don't understand why people get android/smart phones with a minimal data package. I for one have unlimited, if att would ever force me to downgrade id cancel my contract altogether and get one of those $30 deals or whatever.
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I had the minimal plan at first. After a couple weeks I realized that the 200 megs was just not enough.
I used 600 last month and my usage is mostly email, facebook, and a few picture uploads.
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lol...
I am up to my 5th gb this month.
I am going to track it better next month...my usage more than doubled this month
I honestly feel it was poor management on my end...much dloading of new roms and apps without paying attention to my wifi connection....but I haven't really paid attention.
You could try downloading Onavo from the market. It will track data usage by app.
I lost my Sensation that was rooted and flashed with Revolution ROM (which I loved!) and replaced it with the One S (since it was free). I'm now looking to get my wifi hotspot working again without paying T-Mobile an extra $20 or so a month and I'm overwhelmed with all the apps and the new ROMS for the One S. I'm pretty happy with the stock ROM and i'm just looking for the best option to get free wifi hotspot. I don't mind paying for a good app that will let me do it as long as it works well and does not require other computers to download a special program to access the web. Just looking for native-like operation.
If a good app is not available, I'll have to root and find a good ROM. Would appreciate any suggestions on ROMS that have no issues with wifi.
BTW: I did do the 4.0.4 T-Mobile USA update. Didn't realize that was a bad move.
Hi all,
Mods may want to move this as I couldn't figure out where to start it.
Anyway, I have an LGL9 (P76920H) pre-paid from T-Mobile. I have the $80 unlimited everything plan. I want to be able to take all the bloatware out of the phone as I need more space (plus it'll speed it up a bit- it's slow/lags). I also, and mainly want to be able to tether my unlimited data for free. I am being told that rooting the device is my best option, but I have never done this before and am sorta scared. =/
After looking all through these forums (for 2-3 days), I see a lot of root options, but some say that it won't work on the "20H" version. So, is there any new rooting option/guide out there that will work 100% on this device and 20H version? Also, how do I back everything up before I do this just in case it fails? Please help me!
Thanks much,
Tasha (Peace77)
Never rooted before,haven't run shell commands in years. Besides the point. I use this phone for a hotspot for my ps4. Boost is screwing me on data. 4 or maybe 5 days a month I can actually play online. Whole point of this root is only to bypass the data cap and throttling. I'm aware through searching and reading info that this phone has a lot of issues when it comes to root. Knox for one. Nougat 7.0 for two.
All I'm really looking for is a push in the right direction on a proven method for this phone that I can use to accomplish my only goal of hotspot cap bypass. I have used foxfi just fine for a long time,but that is now blocked and I get a force close of the app on connect and redirect to the boost mobile account payment page. I'm poor,if I could just throw money at more data I would. But I can't. I know some will try to discourage me and that's fine but this is going to happen one way or another. I would prefer for it to be the RIGHT way.
Also I know how stupid it is to root just for this one purpose really,but tbh I have a little meaningless miserable life and playing star trek online on my ps4 is kinda the only thing I have going for me. So thanks in advance for any guidance and help.
Sm-j727p boost
Boost now has the promo 60$ unlimited with 20 gigs of data hotspot..... I use to know how to hack my hotspot but the apn type is greyed out now.... the ##data## and edit... then enter your msl and I use to be able to add dun to the a on type and wala!!! Can't do it that way now... Look at my thread in questions and answers. I found really interesting files to edit my apns but nothing is working still. Please check my thread and see if we can figure this out... I found the files I think needed. Just need alil help. My son plays xbox live constantly so im constantly try to find out how to hack this hotspot again. It use to work..... but get that 60$ plan with 20 gigs of hotspot.
If you do root, I got a thread I made on how to get your MSL number. If you look at my profile and view my threads, you will find it.....
Thanks I will take a look at your thread for sure. Also I have the 60$ plan,but there are issues with the way they record usage? For example I just paid my bill less than a week ago and yet my phones hotspot has already been capped. By my count I have used 4-5 gigs. By theirs I'm at 19.9 gigs. There are just huge discrepancies between my records of usage and theirs. I understand that how my phone and how they record usage is not the same but it's just too big of a difference. So basically the last 2 months I've paid my bill only to have my service capped 2-3 days after.
Hotspot and editing APN FILES (APN.XML , APN-CONF.XML.....)
I understand I live alone without internet or CABLE. I use the xfinty to go account from a family member or use my phones hotspot. I'm limited on money and it sucks! Not worth the money when you also have a child on your own.... so it's hard. I had it working before and it was great if you read my thread on it. (If you root I can get you, your msl code to get into the ##data## menu and hit edit) any way I just wipe my PC and now have a working all took and adb and caseload back. Android studio and the best windows Rom kitchen finally back....
ASSAYYED KITCHEN V.182.... I developed a few thing and hope to edit this apn files to get a unlimited hotspot.... I been working on it along time now......