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Data throttling

just got the galaxy s and used up my 2 gigs in one day, now the internet is so slow I cant even load the market. Is there anyway to bypass this I need unlimited.
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I believe you can upgrade to a 5 or 10 gig at an extra cost. Curious as to how you burned 2 gigs in one day though.
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tlr386 said:
just got the galaxy s and used up my 2 gigs in one day, now the internet is so slow I cant even load the market. Is there anyway to bypass this I need unlimited.
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Chances are you have unlimited. But it doesn't matter as soon as you hit your cap you will be throttled. I'm allotted 5gb a month and if I use it all before my next billing cycle I have the same problem as you. My suggestion to you would to use wifi if available or change your data plan.
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Two gigs in one day is insane usage.. he's right use wifi
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I eould use wifi.but I dont have.home internet and I use.my phone as my main internet and I used it in one day by downloading a movie and some music. But isnt there a way to change the apn settings or flashing a differnt radio to bypass the throttling?
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tlr386 said:
I eould use wifi.but I dont have.home internet and I use.my phone as my main internet and I used it in one day by downloading a movie and some music. But isnt there a way to change the apn settings or flashing a differnt radio to bypass the throttling?
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Sorry but if that was possible we would all tell T-Mobile to suck it and get free data.
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I remember people cheating this on AT&T and they were busted cuz' AT&T found out. My humble suggestion is stay with the 2gb plan and try to get internet for your house. I also use my phone as main internet but I keep it cool. I have only managed to get to 4.3gb in a month using the tv shows apk. Never been able to use more than 5gb.
I know, it s**ks to be throttled. I have 2 friends that always get throttled and they want to die. LOL

hello, this not the case with me. I'm in bay area if that's matter, and im not being throttled now for 4 months in a raw.But i am with one of those grandfathered plans 20 unlimited.I have it with the blackberry 8120 witch bought 2007 it was edge.So right now im doing about 20 gb per month on average , but still not tethering .Im starting to tether tough due to very high prices on Comcast and the speed is comparable with t mobile.But i will try not not being throthled again becouse of a tethering - there is way to hide you from the pc.

[Q] Newly Unboxed Phone has no data

Ok so I got the Infuse today. Go ME! The screen is sooo much better than my captivate's, if that's possible.
So I take the SIM card out of my old Captivate that I got this time last year. I have the 2GB plan for it. But only now, my Infuse 4g has no data connection even after letting sit for a few minutes.
I did some looking around here at different APN settings and they didn't seem to do anything except cut off my Phone service. Some other people suggested my data plan might not be up to par. But I have a data plan for the Captivate that I activated when I got that phone. Are the phone's data plans really that different that I have to call AT&T to resolve it?
The phone is totally stock, no flashes done to it, hasn't had root attempted on it yet. Brand New out of the box.

You have to call att to have it switched from 3g to 4g I had the same problem they had me give them some numbers and put some numbers in my phone then everything worked.
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Ah. Thanks then, that should be easy enough then. Too bad its today though, even the non US tech support is closed till tomorrow.

If u used the sim out of ur captivate u need a new sim because infuse is 4g and captivate is 3g(it makes a difference some over the phone tech doesn't know better). I had this problem
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1991mustang50 said:
If u used the sim out of ur captivate u need a new sim because infuse is 4g and captivate is 3g(it makes a difference some over the phone tech doesn't know better). I had this problem
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Im pretty sure that dont make a difference. I still use my sim from when the razr was still in att. But anything is possible
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Call them and have them switch the data plan. I had the same issue. You don't need a new sim or even add anything to the settings. Its also no price change.
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Yup, happened to me. Switched from a BB Bold, att had to switch my plan at no charge.

You don't have to call and switch...I came from a 3g phone to this one with no issues...you have to put your sim card in you may have to reboot a couple times for it to recognize it....it worked for me
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press and hold power button ..make sure data mode is on ..(or is this only if youre rooted)?
did you get it through att with a new contract.. they would have sent you a new sim??
i used my new sim when i first got mine when upgrading from captivate.. dont know if old sim worked or not i just switched it when i got the phone.
what firmware came on your phone?? must know!!

Go to settings>mobile networks >apn settings and see if you have an apn ....it may have been deleted by accident...happened on my daughters captivate....easy fix...just add the apn ....
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5 and 10 GB Data Plans Now With Free Mobile Hotspots and More!

From the good folk over at TmoNews. I changed over via T-Mobile Chat. If you're paying for a 5 or 10 GB plan, might as well add this option. T-Mobile charges $15 to use mobile hotspots and they don't give you any extra data.
I've use the feature with my tablet and was never charged but just in case...
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/01/t-mo...motional-plans-on-january-25th/#disqus_thread

I thought we already had wifi hotspot?
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On any romthat is based on cm has wifi hotspot.

I'm almost positive 2.3.3 roms have it as well, weapon had it for me.
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Okay...
Hey Moe, Larry and Curly! Did you guys bother to read the story on the other side of the link?
Here's the skinny - T-Mobile started charging $14.99 a month for you to use mobile hot spots. The promotion gives you FREE mobile hot spots. And no, I'm not talking about the app.

Hey knows nothing about anything and is for some reason rude, I tether quite often and don't have any extra charges....
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mt3g said:
Hey knows nothing about anything and is for some reason rude, I tether quite often and don't have any extra charges....
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I agree. He doesn't know that wifi tethering is free anyway via practically every custom rom.

mt3g said:
Hey knows nothing about anything and is for some reason rude, I tether quite often and don't have any extra charges....
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Do you know what a T-Mobile hotspot is?
https://selfcare.hotspot.t-mobile.com/services_about.do
It has nothing to do with tethering your phone or even using your data plan. It's actually the opposite, it allows you to connect to a broadband network called "T-Mobile HotSpot".

Ya but we have tether hotspot on our phones meaning my friends tablet works places I am at cause I enable my phone to be a device to connect to via wifi.
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Actually...
1) Yes, you can tether your t-mobile device.
2) Yes, you can do it without paying t-mobile.
HOWEVER
3) If you do it heavily, they will send you a message complaining, and telling you that if you want to continue, you'll need to pay $14.99
I received that message last month... to date they haven't cut off my tethering.. however, technically, they do charge for the service, even though it works without paying.
but...
4) I don't know if they will actually cut anyone off - I wasn't cut off, but YMMV
And, yes, they are now offering a free add-on now that allows you to legitimately tether without paying...
However "to protect revenue stream" they aren't offering it proactively, it's supposed to be offered as a save feature if someone is wanting to cancel.

mt3g said:
Ya but we have tether hotspot on our phones meaning my friends tablet works places I am at cause I enable my phone to be a device to connect to via wifi.
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What your talking about is using sharing your data plan.
"T-Mobile HotSpot" is a service. If you go to a restaurant and scan wireless networks there will be a "T-Mobile HotSpot" and you can connect to it and now you have broadband internet that doesn't count towards your data plan.

I got that bit lol. I guess the difference is more important to some then me.
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Quote from their Add. "Smartphone Mobile Hotspot provides the ability to share a Smartphone's 4G connection and is normally a $14.99 value." Which would be Tethering & portable hotspot in the phones settings.

Just got it activated on my existing 5gb plan. Thanks!

I wonder if you can qualify if you have unlimited data, they would probably force me to choose the 5 or 10th and give that up. I already pay the 15$ a month for the hotspot...
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Going to have to see if I cab get this added to my account. Wifi tether was actually disabled on my account yesterday and I'm not even over limit.
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Turning a Infuse into only a Music Player/Camera?

I was thinking about purchasing a Samsung Galaxy Music Player 5.0 for my mom but for the price/specs I notice a used Infuse is a better deal. I was thinking of just buying a used Infuse off ebay and turning it into just a Music Player/Camera. Is there way to make the phone work with out a sim card? and without it displaying no sim card?

Yes u can use it wothout the simcard but will show a sign in the status bar that there in no simcard.
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rkkaranrk said:
Yes u can use it wothout the simcard but will show a sign in the status bar that there in no simcard.
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Thanks for the info! Do you know if I will have any problems browsing web pages or accessing the market place with only wifi running and no sim card?

ZzFDKzZ said:
Thanks for the info! Do you know if I will have any problems browsing web pages or accessing the market place with only wifi running and no sim card?
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You will have no problems...I do it all the time, the HTC vivid is my main phone so i rarely have my sim in my infuse...market works, YouTube works, browser works...everything works as long as you have WiFi...if you don't have WiFi then obviously things that require internet will not work
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Bang on MG
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I gave my daughter my hd2 when I left t-mo. I put android on it (basically the only way that phone was usable) and she uses it for games and YouTube just fine. I even found an app that was free that gave her a phone number and a way to send and receive texts with as long as she's on wifi. Next time I'm playing around I'm going to see if I can use that number to sign her up for a voip service.
Android is a wonderful thing!
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csandman1977 said:
I gave my daughter my hd2 when I left t-mo. I put android on it (basically the only way that phone was usable) and she uses it for games and YouTube just fine. I even found an app that was free that gave her a phone number and a way to send and receive texts with as long as she's on wifi. Next time I'm playing around I'm going to see if I can use that number to sign her up for a voip service.
Android is a wonderful thing!
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You can use Google Voice in conjunction with app such as Talkatone, get a number from Google and make/receive free calls and text over WiFi.
I use this setup with my N7 and it works great.....no data plan or phone service required...and even better, these are free apps!!!

Also set the phone to airplane mode. Then toggle on wifi.
Airplane mode may stop it from searching for phone radio signal and conserve battery. I don't know if not having a sim card in will already do that.

Airplane mode on her phone is constant.
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Will sim with tablet plan work?

I'm using a Skyrocket and what I'm wondering is if I could pop a sim from a Galaxy tablet or iPad (with sim adapter) into my phone and have data access via the tablet plan associated with the sim. I figured I could use data only with my Skyrocket since Im already in contract with another carrier. Has anyone tried this? Would it work?
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sysop3 said:
I'm using a Skyrocket and what I'm wondering is if I could pop a sim from a Galaxy tablet or iPad (with sim adapter) into my phone and have data access via the tablet plan associated with the sim. I figured I could use data only with my Skyrocket since Im already in contract with another carrier. Has anyone tried this? Would it work?
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Why not try it out urself and maybe post questions in the right place such as the Q&A section
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sysop3 said:
I'm using a Skyrocket and what I'm wondering is if I could pop a sim from a Galaxy tablet or iPad (with sim adapter) into my phone and have data access via the tablet plan associated with the sim. I figured I could use data only with my Skyrocket since Im already in contract with another carrier. Has anyone tried this? Would it work?
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Technically I see no reason why it wouldn't work. They may discover you are using the sim in something other then the tablet, & that could cause problems I guess. I would be very careful when using sim adapters, especially if your planning on swapping the sim between two devices on a regular basis. Even with good adapters the slightest bend or pressure placed on the card can dislodge it from the adapter, leading to bent or broken pins trying to remove the card. It happened to me with a carrier bought, not cut, micro sim.

It shouldn't be a problem. The SIMs work, I've done it myself but I'd hesitate swapping a mini SIM very often, that won't last long I'm sure. In fact the lowest cost is a data only plan and using VoIP or paying the per use fees if you rarely need voice.