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tethering......busted....

Recieved a text from my wireless carrier stating that my tethering would be cut off or I can pay an additional $30 or so per month. I think it came down to me downloading the OS for an iphone 3gs I've been playing with. Last month I ended up with around 10gb of data usage.
Tried tethering after the deadline date and was directed to a site, stating I need to call customer service. I also tried using data on my phone at this point and was directed to the same site. Call customer service and was told to access their data I would need to give them my phones serial number. go figure.... after the past two years of playing with various phones, nexus one, vibrant, hd2, iphone 4, iphone 3gs, nexus s.... they want to know what Im using .....
Solution????
a different android phone again, with tethering.
or
drop my sim card into my iphone 3gs for a few hours and switch back to the mytouch 4g

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T-m0 said that?...
ok one are you using hotspots...if so stop im sure thats how they are monitoring your data...
try one of these
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
i personally use
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Stable
try one of these it should help
otherwise call t-m0 and tell em #&***& 2^^ with a *!!!! !#*(& in your !(*&$*( so they$&!!!
and they understand fine

Seeing as how you are getting the same site from the phone browser and the computer browser, it seems they just assume, not know you are tethering. The hold should go off after your billing month is up. If not, well do they know you have a smart phone, or are you using it on a feature phone plan? If it is the later, then giving them a smart phone serial will probably make them change your plan to a smart phone plan.

I heard if you use the stock tethering app they charge you... what if you use the one that's built into CM 7? isn't that the same as using android-wifi-teather? I was always unclear about that

Well I have been using mytouch 4g and were using the original tether option and now I'm using cm7.never have had any problems.
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witeboy07 said:
Well I have been using mytouch 4g and were using the original tether option and now I'm using cm7.never have had any problems.
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Well for lite usage you won't have problem. But if you are using bandwidth excessively they will notice it and based on using DPI/SPI techniques they can determine which service and protocol is being used. They would never want people to use free bandwidth when they can get people to pay money for same exact thing. Talk about milking the cow for all its worth lol.

Before the mytouch I had a hd7 and before that the first 4g I had was the g2..download were massive and big..never got caught...I was always using the stock T-Mobile tether option..I guess cus I'm on an old unlimited android web plan...
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Yes I did milk it, downloading the os for the iphone probably did it, will wait till cycle is over and do basic tethering again. Im going to my iphone and switch back to see if that works as well.

keepitfashion said:
T-m0 said that?...
ok one are you using hotspots...if so stop im sure thats how they are monitoring your data...
try one of these
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
i personally use
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Stable
try one of these it should help
otherwise call t-m0 and tell em #&***& 2^^ with a *!!!! !#*(& in your !(*&$*( so they$&!!!
and they understand fine
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tried the other iphone and switch back , no luck . Im on cm7, and have been for awhile, tethered for over a year and now its being stopped. What are the links to and which one do I need for the mytouch? As for carrier its a local one , cbw,

Just got the text. Now down to edge less speeds
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paczek said:
Just got the text. Now down to edge less speeds
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Edge has a speed? What? Oh yea, Slow . I can't do anything on edge other than check email
osugsxr said:
tried the other iphone and switch back , no luck . Im on cm7, and have been for awhile, tethered for over a year and now its being stopped. What are the links to and which one do I need for the mytouch? As for carrier its a local one , cbw,
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I downloaded 2.07 and it seems to work. Temp-Rooted.

hkbladelawhk said:
Edge has a speed? What? Oh yea, Slow . I can't do anything on edge other than check email
I downloaded 2.07 and it seems to work. Temp-Rooted.
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Yes I do use the tethering hotpsot often for internet at home. I downloaded the app you recommend, will test it out for awhile to see if itll make a difference and still allow me to tether.

I'm having conflicting information put my way about tethering. Is T-Mobile charging for using the WiFi Tether feature in froyo, or are they charging for the Wired Tether feature.
I can't even get a straight answer from store reps or customer service. It's like they don't even know themselves.
Trying to basically find out if I need to go back to using barnacle.
Update-June 1: If you have a Android data package Tethering is FREE.
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RootUserDWR said:
I'm having conflicting information put my way about tethering. Is T-Mobile charging for using the WiFi Tether feature in froyo, or are they charging for the Wired Tether feature.
I can't even get a straight answer from store reps or customer service. It's like they don't even know themselves.
Trying to basically find out if I need to go back to using barnacle.
XDA ICE GLACIER - THEMED / Never stock
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I'm not with tmobile, I have been using android phones for over a year plus, starting with the nexus one. I have always been tethering and kept my data around 5-6gbs per month. Last month I hit the 11 or 12gb mark, and within the first week of the new month I was already up to 3.5gbs. Mainly from downloading the Iphone OS, and other tools I needed.
Over the past year, I never once was charged for tethering nor was I warned about it. You shouldn't need to worry about tethering with tmobile, if you hit the 5gb of data they will cut your speeds. I download the tethering app from the first page of this post, and it seems to be working fine as of now.

RootUserDWR said:
I'm having conflicting information put my way about tethering. Is T-Mobile charging for using the WiFi Tether feature in froyo, or are they charging for the Wired Tether feature.
I can't even get a straight answer from store reps or customer service. It's like they don't even know themselves.
Trying to basically find out if I need to go back to using barnacle.
XDA ICE GLACIER - THEMED / Never stock
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Yea. I've wondered this as well. I wonder at what point they charge us for tethering and how they prove it. Staying around that 5gb per month.
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T-Mobile unlimited internet

T-Mobile is lie about their internet unlimited. After use 5GB the the internet are slow down and reset by them you can't use it no more any idea? What about their commercial that truly unlimited internet. But what a lie?
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yeah, only unlm in terms of no overage. Word is a ten gig plan is coming soon tho

mytouch990 said:
T-Mobile is lie about their internet unlimited. After use 5GB the the internet are slow down and reset by them you can't use it no more any idea? What about their commercial that truly unlimited internet. But what a lie?
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Technically it's not a lie. They do not limit the maximum amount of data you can use via the HSPA towers. However after 5Gb of data they throttle you back, as the person above me mentioned.
But it's not a lie, not a false advertising move, but it is very shady IMHO.

Well sprint have a truly unlimited internet. I have them before. I use over 20gb a month and never slow down or cut off. The only thing I don't like is not GSM. Only CDMA networking.
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mytouch990 said:
Well sprint have a truly unlimited internet. I have them before. I use over 20gb a month and never slow down or cut off. The only thing I don't like is not GSM. Only CDMA networking.
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One of the few downfalls of T-Mo. I just use my Wifi at the house so i don't touch 5Gb when i use it [wifi] but it's nothing for me to rack up 8-12GB off of it.

I have a no contract T-Mobile plan and buy web day passes... I use over 5 gigs a day sometimes.. no differences in speed other than coverage

just curious, but what are you guys viewing/downloading that gets you to 5 gigs a day? That sounds crazy to me. Wouldn't WIFI be better for that anyway? Or a computer?

Obviously downloading and streaming "videos" or (pr0n).
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There is nothing you can do as they throttle you because technically they can and will sharp you traffic for heavy usage. As we discussed this long ago since 2004 we do have the technology in place to determine what you use your service based on the SPI/DPI capabilities on the server. At this point they just have QoS based policy in place which just changes your provision rate. Be thankful they are not disabling any service based on the user agent or injecting data stream on the transport layer.

i n f a m o u s said:
Obviously downloading and streaming "videos" or (pr0n).
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I love how everyone instantly assumes pornographic material.
Before i got my Wi-Fi installed at my house i used my phone frequently to tether. And with having 1 [Linux] Netbook, 2 iPod touches, and a tablet i can chew through some data.

jamtown85 said:
just curious, but what are you guys viewing/downloading that gets you to 5 gigs a day? That sounds crazy to me. Wouldn't WIFI be better for that anyway? Or a computer?
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I download games, music, files from XDA, movies all while at work when its during the downtime. no computers around there, but I do use wifi when I get home. all those files add up quickly

I know alot of people that tether and do their DL'ing (Whatever it may be).
I recently signed up for an unlimited everything $79.99 plan, I noticed the "small print" now says 2GB of full 4G before throttling might begin.
I deleted the contents of the "throttle" folder and write protected it. Has anyone heard of this yet ?

chaos69 said:
I know alot of people that tether and do their DL'ing (Whatever it may be).
I recently signed up for an unlimited everything $79.99 plan, I noticed the "small print" now says 2GB of full 4G before throttling might begin.
I deleted the contents of the "throttle" folder and write protected it. Has anyone heard of this yet ?
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Say what? What do you mean you deleted the contents of throttle folder and write protected it?

i believe it was in the data/system folder (use root explorer, or the like).

You do understand that the soft-cap that is placed under account is throttling the provision rate of users from the server itself. As the data is not allocated in your device which would be subjected to alteration. Unless you mean a dir was created after you were placed on 128kbps.

A friend recommended it to me, is it a waste of time ?
Why is there a "throttle" folder ?

chaos69 said:
A friend recommended it to me, is it a waste of time ?
Why is there a "throttle" folder ?
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I see, I just checked the location and found the folder also. Now if it makes you feel any better I don't use more than 200mb/month and I also have it. As the throttle happens on TMo's server so yeah its a complete waste of time. But however you can change the APN setting thats all ill tell you as I won't actually give you the meth which can cause it to be shutdown and for few folks its work around. I tested it back in 5-6months ago as I downloaded like 2.1-2.2gb porno on and applied it and it worked.

UsrBkp said:
I see, I just checked the location and found the folder also. Now if it makes you feel any better I don't use more than 200mb/month and I also have it. As the throttle happens on TMo's server so yeah its a complete waste of time. But however you can change the APN setting thats all ill tell you as I won't actually give you the meth which can cause it to be shutdown and for few folks its work around. I tested it back in 5-6months ago as I downloaded like 2.1-2.2gb porno on and applied it and it worked.
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A patch was applied and fixed that method on January 21st of this year.

Sfkn2 said:
A patch was applied and fixed that method on January 21st of this year.
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That patch does not work. I go over my gb cap every month. This billing cycle twice in one month. I get throttled every single time and that was with patch on. Some times right after 5gb and some times they let me slide a few 1-3gb more. But I always get throttled no matter what.

coupetastic-droid said:
That patch does not work. I go over my gb cap every month. This billing cycle twice in one month. I get throttled every single time and that was with patch on. Some times right after 5gb and some times they let me slide a few 1-3gb more. But I always get throttled no matter what.
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I think you misunderstood me...
T-Mobile released a patch to fix the 'work-around'.

[Q] possible to not pay AT&T for DATA

okay ive always used xda as a source of information and i made a new account for this soul question. i have a rooted HTC Inspire running latest android revolution ROM i read that u dont have to pay for AT&T data usage with this ROM....well i have and i want to know if i can or cannot get free tethering wired or wifi i dont care without paying? i have a 200MB data cap on my plan and i need to know if there is a way around that if i can keep using the data w/o ATT knowing. im willing to do whatever it takes flashing another rom whatever so dont hold back on the android revolution rom alone your answers will all be a use to me and i thank u for helping me

I don't know about using data without at&t knowing, but you can tether with a rooted rom (which still uses data) without the at&t tether plan.

popupstoppa said:
I don't know about using data without at&t knowing, but you can tether with a rooted rom (which still uses data) without the at&t tether plan.
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so at&t would still see me tethering and use my data rate and charge me?

Popupstoppa was correct about the plan. You will be able to tether using Android Revolution, but no matter which rom you use, AT&T will definitely know how much data you have used during the month. If you are only on the 200mb plan, I would say forget about tethering. You will go over your limit in minutes.

Wolf_2 said:
Popupstoppa was correct about the plan. You will be able to tether using Android Revolution, but no matter which rom you use, AT&T will definitely know how much data you have used during the month. If you are only on the 200mb plan, I would say forget about tethering. You will go over your limit in minutes.
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yep and that is exactly what happens aw man o well guess thats it thanks for all ur help

You are better off getting a Telus Desire HD(exactly the same as the inspire) and tell ATT you have a non smartphone and then you can get an UNLIMITED data plan for $10 a month.

Agoattamer said:
You are better off getting a Telus Desire HD(exactly the same as the inspire) and tell ATT you have a non smartphone and then you can get an UNLIMITED data plan for $10 a month.
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I thought of doing this before, but it ends up being very pricey. Would you get 4g speeds with the unlimited $10 plan?

popupstoppa said:
I thought of doing this before, but it ends up being very pricey. Would you get 4g speeds with the unlimited $10 plan?
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Unfortunately, you will not. None of ATT's feature phones, the ones that would be able to get the unlimited, have HSPA+. You wouldn't be able to go faster than 3G speeds, but that's the price you pay. Lol
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All phones transmit imei numbers to att so they WILL know if your using a smart phone and automatically add the 2gb data plan.

Not to be the **** of this discussion,but do u really believe that there's a way to leech data without att knowing? Really? Getting away with free tethering is one thing, leeching data without them knowing on their own network with the ability to monitor traffic from each device is another. Common sense will tell you that, first of all, if there was a way, you would have read it by now, considering your claim of using xda
as a resource. Secondly, even if there was a way, don't u think att would have fixed an issue of that magnitude by now? (Rolls eyes)
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Quote from somewhastock: All phones transmit imei numbers to att so they WILL know if your using a smart phone and automatically add the 2gb data plan.
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ATT only knows of IMEI numbers of smartphones they sell with 3 exceptions that I know of: Blackberrys, Iphones, and the Nexus 1. Others are not in their database so they know not what phone you have. And that's a fact. I have been doing this for over 2 years. Still on the $10 fullfeature phone plan with unlimited data. And I don't tether.
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Unfortunately, you will not. None of ATT's feature phones, the ones that would be able to get the unlimited, have HSPA+. You wouldn't be able to go faster than 3G speeds, but that's the price you pay. Lol
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I am not on the 4G plan, no. I use the older single APN. Do you actually think that matters? I still can't believe how many people are still fooled by this 4G crap. Especially within less than a year your 4G plans will all be outdated for the new LTE (The real 4G) that ATT is now implementing. Below is a screenshot from my Telus DHD. Not the best time of the day here as it is 3:40 PM. But my speeds are very good. I have hit as high as 6500MB download. Do you think this is 3G speed? Not.
Quote from cavsoldier19d: Not to be the **** of this discussion,but do u really believe that there's a way to leech data without att knowing? Really? Getting away with free tethering is one thing, leeching data without them knowing on their own network with the ability to monitor traffic from each device is another. Common sense will tell you that, first of all, if there was a way, you would have read it by now, considering your claim of using xda
as a resource. Secondly, even if there was a way, don't u think att would have fixed an issue of that magnitude by now? (Rolls eyes)
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No one is leeching data. And FYI, it depends how you tether as ATT can tell. And no they cannot detect my device. Just because you have not read it before, how can you possibly think it is not true? So sorry to say but you are. (Rolls eyes)

Agoattamer said:
ATT only knows of IMEI numbers of smartphones they sell with 3 exceptions that I know of: Blackberrys, Iphones, and the Nexus 1. Others are not in their database so they know not what phone you have. And that's a fact. I have been doing this for over 2 years. Still on the $10 fullfeature phone plan with unlimited data. And I don't tether.
I am not on the 4G plan, no. I use the older single APN. Do you actually think that matters? I still can't believe how many people are still fooled by this 4G crap. Especially within less than a year your 4G plans will all be outdated for the new LTE (The real 4G) that ATT is now implementing. Below is a screenshot from my Telus DHD. Not the best time of the day here as it is 3:40 PM. But my speeds are very good. I have hit as high as 6500MB download. Do you think this is 3G speed? Not.
No one is leeching data. And FYI, it depends how you tether as ATT can tell. And no they cannot detect my device. Just because you have not read it before, how can you possibly think it is not true? So sorry to say but you are. (Rolls eyes)
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I don't buy into that 4G crap from ATT. 4G to me is LTE. With the speed you got, I would say you got as close to LTE speeds while still being on a still 3g network. If ATT wants to call their HSPA+ network 4G, I will call it that just for their benefit. I believe the truth and side with the the original statement from the ITC about what is truly 4G.
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I am saying, irreguardless of what device u use, they can monitor the TRAFFIC that is coming from whatever device u are using. The whole basis of this question was whether u can go over your said data limit without att knowing. That question is absurd because they can monitor exactly how much data u are using, no matter what device or if u are rooted/romed
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cavsoldier19d said:
I am saying, irreguardless of what device u use, they can monitor the TRAFFIC that is coming from whatever device u are using. The whole basis of this question was whether u can go over your said data limit without att knowing. That question is absurd because they can monitor exactly how much data u are using, no matter what device or if u are rooted/romed
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That...and technically it's theft...at least the way the OP is going about it...

Agreed.
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Is it possible for Verizon to throttle me on cm7?

Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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lawnguy said:
Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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Wait till the start of the next billing cycle and see if you get good speeds. If so, then you have your answer.
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It's not likely the throttling is done at the phone, so it would make no difference if you're 100% stock or running a rooted, 3rd party ROM. They'll throttle you on the network side.

hallstevenson said:
It's not likely the throttling is done at the phone, so it would make no difference if you're 100% stock or running a rooted, 3rd party ROM. They'll throttle you on the network side.
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What he said.
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hallstevenson said:
It's not likely the throttling is done at the phone, so it would make no difference if you're 100% stock or running a rooted, 3rd party ROM. They'll throttle you on the network side.
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So when the Verizon rep told me they do not throttle 4G devices he was lying?
Not trying to start anything. I just want to find out if what he told me was true or not.
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Umm, average Verizon Rep=not well informed. Also, salesman.....
Not to insult a store Guy but, my instore experience so far is not great at all. They may be better elsewhere but, I'm disappointed so far and they are like a brick wall.
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Vince556 said:
So when the Verizon rep told me they do not throttle 4G devices he was lying?
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I didn't say they do or do not throttle anything. I said if they do, they're not going to do it at the phone.

Vince556 said:
So when the Verizon rep told me they do not throttle 4G devices he was lying?
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I suspect he said they don't throttle 4G connections. They may throttle a 4G device, when it's using the 3G network. You didn't give any details on when you think you were being throttled.
VZW should not be throttling any 4G connections, on bandwidth usage alone, per 47cfr27.16(c)(1):
The potential for excessive bandwidth demand alone shall not constitute grounds for denying, limiting or restricting access to the network.
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But, if you've been tethering, or using bandwidth to the detriment of other users, they can.

mike.s said:
VZW should not be throttling any 4G connections, on bandwidth usage alone, per 47cfr27.16(c)(1):
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VZW has already disputed the validity or applicability of that. No need to bring it up here if VZW doesn't care about it....

mike.s said:
I suspect he said they don't throttle 4G connections. They may throttle a 4G device, when it's using the 3G network. You didn't give any details on when you think you were being throttled.
VZW should not be throttling any 4G connections, on bandwidth usage alone, per 47cfr27.16(c)(1):
But, if you've been tethering, or using bandwidth to the detriment of other users, they can.
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What I was told by a Verizon rep was 4G phones were exempt from throttle or network enhancements as they call it even if the 4G phone is using 3G service.
I do tether on occasion but most of my data usage is from downloading roms on my phone and watching netflix again on the phone.
I do like the thunderbolt a lot but it was the exemption that made me upgrade. My data speeds were horrible on the incredible. YouTube and netflix would buffer and sometimes not even load because of the slow speeds. HBOgo would not even work because of that.
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hallstevenson said:
I didn't say they do or do not throttle anything. I said if they do, they're not going to do it at the phone.
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Gotcha. As I explained in my last post I was told by the Verizon rep I would not have a problem if I upgraded to a 4G phone.
I just wanted to find out if the rep knew what he was talking about or if it was a lie to sell me a new phone and sign another 2 year contract.
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Yes they can throttle.
No you can't do anything about it.

lawnguy said:
Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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Have you checked with Verizon to see if there is network issues?
Check another phone if you can... Maybe sim or phone is bad.... Just some suggestions

In my experience, the commonly used Speedtest app reports poor speeds. It also defaults to the closest test site which isn't always the best. I'm in SW Ohio and used a site in California and gotten 25+ Mb/s. TRY OTHER SITES, especially in larger cities.
Also, try http://speakeasy.net/speedtest using same rationale as above.
Remember, if you get 30Mb/s on one test and sub-10Mb/s on all others, you're *not* throttled.
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I thought I was getting throttled, but it was just my bad connection. I get 25 down and 4 up through speakeasy.net
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hallstevenson said:
Remember, if you get 30Mb/s on one test and sub-10Mb/s on all others, you're *not* throttled.
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When I re-read that I figure some conspiracy theorists will say that VZW throttles people off and on !

hallstevenson said:
VZW has already disputed the validity or applicability of that. No need to bring it up here if VZW doesn't care about it....
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You don't know what you're talking about.

lawnguy said:
Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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Do you have files in a folder named 'throttle' at the following: data/system/throttle
If so, try deleting the files and remove the 'write' permission from the throttle folder. Reboot your phone, wait a few minutes and then make sure that no files were recreated in the 'throttle' folder. This helped me, but the results seem to vary from phone to phone.
You may want to try disabling Smithmicro and Verizon Backup, as there should be no need for either on a custom rom in my opinion.
I use the Liquid Nonsense rom, did a lot of research and tweaked my 'build.prop' file. While doing so, I found that the buffer sizes for LTE, Wifi, etc. are also listed in a file named 'init.rc' as well. By making sure that the buffer sizes listed in 'build.prop' matched the ones listed in 'init.rc' I have almost doubled my download and upload speeds.
I am not going to debate the pros/cons of these changes with folks, but for those willing to take the risk you may boost your connection speeds as well.

mike.s said:
You don't know what you're talking about.
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With such an intelligent and convincing response like that, should anyone believe *you* ?
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Throttle Fix 100% works every phone

Okay this requires you to have another IMEI number so if you have a Infuse you will need either a iPhone a BlackBerry or a LTE phone's IMEI number
Call AT&T tell them you need to update your IMEI # and update the Unlimited Data plan to the Unlimited Data plan for that phone. I used a Skyrocket IMEI for NY Infuse they took a few minutes updating it and once I got off the phone I went into Airplane mode and out of Airplane mode and had full speeds again.
Everytime you are throttled call back give them the old IMEI # and have them update the Data Plan again for full speeds!
No need to change your APN!
Hit Thanks if this helps you!
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This is a SERIOUS security concern that the govt. doesn't deal with easy. IMEI numbers are used to track phones, esp when they want to point in on law breakers.
I would NOT suggest anyone doing this.
One reprieve is that you are not physically changing the IMEI of your device. But I am still unsure of how ethical this is.
Edit: Also, if I am not wrong, IMEI number is transmitted every time you place or receive a call.

Yes but if you own the phone
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i told you all they slow you down by the device!
i was slowed down on my infuse, then i got my blackberry and my speeds where back to normal!

i guess i'll start carrying another device. root it and then just use tether hotspot when i get throttled.

I tried putting my sim into my buddies g-note and I was still throttled!
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tjy8tim said:
i guess i'll start carrying another device. root it and then just use tether hotspot when i get throttled.
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Yeah. And then you will get the email telling you to stop tethering and then if you don't you will be pushed through to the tethering plan.
Optimus, I think that bbs are different. There plans are weird. For instance, you can tether to a playbook and whatnot.
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Just change IMEI's to another device of yours that has a different data plan as long as its a smart phone it'll fix it
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The other issue to think about is that there are different data plans, even for the same level. For example, there is a $30 3GB smartphone 3G plan, $30 3GB iPhone plan, $30 3GB iPhone 4S plan, $30 3GB smartphone 4G plan, etc. They may all seem the same to you, but when your bill comes you could end up with pro-rated charges for each one.
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It still equals the same
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Simple answer: Use the phone data plan as a phone data plan, and not as replacement to home internet.
Whatever you do, you'll get caught one way or other. And changing IMEI's can have really bad consequences, even if you own the other device. Just saying.

diablo009 said:
Simple answer: Use the phone data plan as a phone data plan, and not as replacement to home internet.
Whatever you do, you'll get caught one way or other. And changing IMEI's can have really bad consequences, even if you own the other device. Just saying.
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You can always change it back right after your done it will still work.
Please stop flaming because people who barely use the internet are being throttled
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This is a SERIOUS security concern that the govt. doesn't deal with easy. IMEI numbers are used to track phones, esp when they want to point in on law breakers.
I would NOT suggest anyone doing this.
One reprieve is that you are not physically changing the IMEI of your device. But I am still unsure of how ethical this is.
Edit: Also, if I am not wrong, IMEI number is transmitted every time you place or receive a call.
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Nothing illegal about switching your SIM to another phone and having AT&T update their database with the correct data plan. The government couldn't care less about this since you're not cloning or changing the IMEI of the phones.

Thank you, this was just away I got my internet back to working condition after I used 2.3 GB's of Data...
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maxjivi05 said:
You can always change it back right after your done it will still work.
Please stop flaming because people who barely use the internet are being throttled
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****. Meant to quote not thank.
My answer. Lol. That's all. Diablo knows his stuff.
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we need to figure out a working apn fix or something else..

As of right now there are only TWO apn's AT&T uses except iPhones they have 3 one is for Voicemail.
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diablo009 said:
Simple answer: Use the phone data plan as a phone data plan, and not as replacement to home internet.
Whatever you do, you'll get caught one way or other. And changing IMEI's can have really bad consequences, even if you own the other device. Just saying.
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this !!!
guy brought is phone today and said i need to return it i asked why he says its burning up ( heat ) i simple asked what have you need doing with it when it heats up . he said and i quote using it to play MW3 on xbox live ...

CheesyNutz said:
this !!!
guy brought is phone today and said i need to return it i asked why he says its burning up ( heat ) i simple asked what have you need doing with it when it heats up . he said and i quote using it to play MW3 on xbox live ...
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So you work for a phone store? Hmm.. Do you have the phone that ATT (I asdumr) gives you. And that's hilarious. Tell him to put a fan over it, turn it sideways and take the battery cover off. It cools it down real fast. I had to take the battery cover off after watching an or so of the Mentlist.. . On my phone. Not tethering.
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lol i only tether (Only to my Ps3) when my home internet which we paid about $60 a month (Xfinity Comcast) for isn't working.