I got this message today from T-mobile. First time I've ever got it, especially on a custom Rom. It's still working though. Im using Wireless Tether App to tether to my Kindle Fire.
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I got this message today from T-mobile. First time I've ever got it, especially on a custom Rom. It's still working though. Im using Wireless Tether App to tether to my Kindle Fire.
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That's stupid. How are they going to have our tethering cut into our data consumption, and have us have to activate and pay for it?
Not sure how they think they blocked it, because I'm still using it and it works just fine...lol
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That's an odd one, but it sounds like it thinks you're using a tmobile hotspot. You can make the phone broadcast wifi with out an extra app. I would recommend you do that instead. Extra tethering apps are usually for carriers who force people to pay more for tethering.
Edit: I missed the word "to" there. But same idea. And this is a semi-off topic question, but why would you tether TO your kindle?
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That's an odd one, but it sounds like it thinks you're using a tmobile hotspot. You can make the phone broadcast wifi with out an extra app. I would recommend you do that instead. Extra tethering apps are usually for carriers who force people to pay more for tethering.
Edit: I missed the word "to" there. But same idea. And this is a semi-off topic question, but why would you tether TO your kindle?
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I'm using the app (Wireless Tether) because wifi tethering is not working on AOKP and I need it because my internet is off so I don't have wifi at home to get internet on the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire is Wifi only. I also need wifi at work.
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Got it. Thanks for clearing it up. Just keep an eye on your bill, carriers *love* to secretly bill you for stuff because they think you're doing something you're not.
Keep us informed. I tether my Galaxy Tab Plus all day, every day that I am at work. I use the native CM7 over bluetooth tethering app. Works great and I would really be unhappy if I were to not be able to use this function.
I'll let you know if anything happens in my bill. I hope not. If so, then works about to get real boring..lol
Well, I'm an idiot! I went to tether again today and pulled up the browser and it went to a page saying tethering was blocked. I then remembered I had Dolphin Browser HD user agent set to "Ipad"." I changed it back to "Android" and its all good now. I feel stupid now...lol
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I just got a text message the other day that I hit the 2GB cap and now I'm being throttled down. Crazy thing was that I wasn't even tethering, just using Google Navigation on a 4 hour drive. Apparently that uses a lot of data. Pisses me off.
I used GPS all the time no problem.
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I just got a text message the other day that I hit the 2GB cap and now I'm being throttled down. Crazy thing was that I wasn't even tethering, just using Google Navigation on a 4 hour drive. Apparently that uses a lot of data. Pisses me off.
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It does haha, you reached your actual data cap.
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I used GPS all the time no problem.
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? How does this help?
glad i got that bundled with my new phone and plan for free, i shouldnt get that message at all...i hope
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I used GPS all the time no problem.
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I do too, and this was the first time I hit the cap.
does that mean that those of us that tether need to worry about it getting shut off, it looks like they think it is shut off but its not, right? so as long as we are running a custom rom we will be OK?
You should be careful, they can add the tethering plan without your permission, just for using that function alot, amlnd that is an extra charge on your phone bill.
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If you read my previous posts...the only reason they knew i was tethering was because i had the user agent set as Ipad on Dolphin Browser HD. Just leave it set as Android and you'll be fine.
I've gotten that before nothing happened though
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dw9906 said:
If you read my previous posts...the only reason they knew i was tethering was because i had the user agent set as Ipad on Dolphin Browser HD. Just leave it set as Android and you'll be fine.
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Ah gotcha. wasn't sure what you meant by that at first.
I've gotten that many times too, never really did anything or charged me.
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I posted once before asking why the inspire used so much data. Lots of people claimed it didn't and something must be wrong. Well the prior month the phone used 12GB of data. I just finished my month with a whopping 13GB of data and just 1 day into my new month, i'm already at 1.7GB used. I haven't touched the phone but maybe once to look up a restaurant's number. There has to be a glitch somewhere. AT&T again said "Don't worry, you have unlimited data. You have nothing to worry about". I'll post my data usage picture soon.
God damn! Lucky you have unlimited. Try and use advance task killer pro and have it so it closes everything when you close your screen. Works for me
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what apps are installed?
is it stock rom?
only reason mine goes so high is from streaming netflix in HD to my tv lol
I recently started using roms but the 12gb last month was pure stock rom usage. It's insane. Just basic apps, no pandora, no netflix, etc. I'm lost lol.
you sell your soul to Google with Android
Do you have like 5000 friends on Facebook syncing or something?
Lol, nope. Maybe 125 friends and I rarely check it. I'm telling you, this is so weird. I'm already at 1.7gb from 1 1/2 days of usage. It's crazy.
Just be glad your not on t-mobile
* I'm just sayin......
I've used .01 mb, 10 days into my billing cycle.
The phone itself, as a model, is not some data vampire, like the Windows Phone 7.
The mobile data toggle widget does wonders.
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LOL he said Netflix.
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LOL he said Netflix.
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I know android doesn't have netflix, I was just replying to the other post.
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LOL he said Netflix.
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You can stream netflix if you tether so it was not an odd thing to include.
[email protected], try 3g watchdog. I have seen people mention that they use that to track what apps are chewing through data.
You will need a HDTV thoe huh
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yeah i didn't mean on my phone.
Figured was obvious i tethered to PC to stream it since there is no app.
Something's horribly wrong or you have something running in the background. I don't enable WiFi for anything and I download kernels/roms/things from this forum all the time over cellular and my data usage is around 500 - 800mb a month.
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I chew through my 3GB a month here in Australia every month, but that's because I constantly tether when my home internet connection is capped. Therefore I download heavily when tethering (Mainly from XDA). But **** 13 GB? I'd be charged like 1000$ bill in excessive usage, I kid you not.
EDIT: Plus I make skype voice calls over 3G.
turn off your data in the phone or use wifi.
Mine is pretty damn high as well. BUT I have a grandfathered in unlimited data plan and well, honestly, I'm going to use it & not worry.
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I posted once before asking why the inspire used so much data. Lots of people claimed it didn't and something must be wrong. Well the prior month the phone used 12GB of data. I just finished my month with a whopping 13GB of data and just 1 day into my new month, i'm already at 1.7GB used. I haven't touched the phone but maybe once to look up a restaurant's number. There has to be a glitch somewhere. AT&T again said "Don't worry, you have unlimited data. You have nothing to worry about". I'll post my data usage picture soon.
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I've had the same experience. This phone eats up A LOT of data. Luckily I have unlimited.
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I've had the same experience. This phone eats up A LOT of data. Luckily I have unlimited.
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It's crazy because I just checked from my iPad and it showed 2.3gb used so far and that's after 2 1/2 days.
Hello, my g2x will not tether through wifi with my computer. it is recognized but my computer will say "no internet access" I was able to tether my friend's ipad no problem, took about 15 seconds. Can someone please help me out?
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i get that too sometimes. it usually works properly when im using the phone tether settings. but when i try using tether apps i get the same problem as your s and sometime doesnt detect at all. connects to other phone fine but not my laptop.
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Hello, my g2x will not tether through wifi with my computer. it is recognized but my computer will say "no internet access" I was able to tether my friend's ipad no problem, took about 15 seconds. Can someone please help me out?
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Wait a minute or two and it corrects itself. Happens to me all the time
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Wait a minute or two and it corrects itself. Happens to me all the time
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I tried the waiting game. It does nothing.
Are you running stock ROM and kernel?
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Might sound strange but after uninstalling Easy Tether on my PC mine stopped working. I left my drivers on the PC, everything was working but wireless tethering. I reinstalled the program only in my PC and was fine after I reconfigured my network adapters on my PC. I think the connection between USB when the program turns on might help you get it enabled. Good luck.
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Are you running stock ROM and kernel?
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I've been going back and forth with different roms including stock and it's the same results with all of them, even 3rd party wifi tether programs won't work.
What exactly are you're settings in the settings wireless screen? I had more trouble with this phone and wireless tethering that I've never gain the past.
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I am having a similar issue. My G2x will connect wirelessly via tether to my ipad 2 (it takes a few refreshes in safari before it works though), but when i try to connect it to my laptop (windows 7) it connects but will not give internet access...i get that shield as well.
I have the tethering option as part of my tmobile account.
Has anyone figured this out yet?
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I am having a similar issue. My G2x will connect wirelessly via tether to my ipad 2 (it takes a few refreshes in safari before it works though), but when i try to connect it to my laptop (windows 7) it connects but will not give internet access...i get that shield as well.
I have the tethering option as part of my tmobile account.
Has anyone figured this out yet?
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Yea I have windows 7 also and I don't have the tethering plan but tethering works with my friend's ipad and I keep reading that the plan isn't really necessary.
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Yea I have windows 7 also and I don't have the tethering plan but tethering works with my friend's ipad and I keep reading that the plan isn't really necessary.
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Yeah, I am a long time customer with T-mobile so the tethering charges don't affect my bill at all.
Also, I was told that if you don't have the tethering on your account it will eventually disconnect you.
Anyway, I just tested it on my girfriend's netbook and it tethered fine over wireless. I guess its something with my laptop although i have no idea waht it could be. Its a new laptop and I have never had any problems connecting to wireless networks before.
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Yeah, I am a long time customer with T-mobile so the tethering charges don't affect my bill at all.
Also, I was told that if you don't have the tethering on your account it will eventually disconnect you.
Anyway, I just tested it on my girfriend's netbook and it tethered fine over wireless. I guess its something with my laptop although i have no idea waht it could be. Its a new laptop and I have never had any problems connecting to wireless networks before.
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I'm positive about it being our laptops but I need to actually know what to do. I'm pretty sure there is a setting that needs to be configured or something but I am not able to find any information online. I guess I'm gonna try tethering via USB and see if after that my computer will actually connect and get swireless signal
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Figured it out, you have to troubleshoot the connection twice, if you only do it once all it will do is disconnect.
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Hi it looks like At&t installed something in the phone that checks what you download on thair network. It doesn't let downloading torrent with adownloader. This **** is going back to At&t.
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Even if that is the case, which I SERIOUSLY doubt, it will only be a short matter of time until we can remove/deter it.
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Stock Rom rooted themed nothing frozen or taken out.
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Two words ... chainfire droidwall
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Hi it looks like At&t installed something in the phone that checks what you download on thair network. It doesn't let downloading torrent with adownloader. This **** is going back to At&t.
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You also need to get a thicker tin foil hat
I think he's right. At&t install that stupid Carrier IQ crap. My data has been on and off is like I can't visit certain web sites. Some load some don't. What's going on? BTW that carrier iq has been monitoring my network state so far nothing else. I will take a look at the service log soon.
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I think he's right. At&t install that stupid Carrier IQ crap. My data has been on and off is like I can't visit certain web. Some load some don't. What's going on?
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What web sites are you having problems with....i wanna see if they work for me
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What web sites are you having problems with....i wanna see if they work for me
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I think it's network related. They working fine now. But that Carrier IQ is there on our phone. If you don't know what it is Google it.
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I think it's network related. They working fine now. But that Carrier IQ is there on our phone. If you don't know what it is Google it.
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And this is not on the OGSII?
How do you check?
Can Carrier IQ be removed with a DEV ROM?
I do agree with this.
Try going to www.justin.tv over 3G/H+ and see if it works for you guys. On mine, it doesn't.
Then if I try going to it over WiFi it works flawlessly.
Any ideas/tips to fix this?
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I do agree with this.
Try going to www.justin.tv over 3G/H+ and see if it works for you guys. On mine, it doesn't.
Then if I try going to it over WiFi it works flawlessly.
Any ideas/tips to fix this?
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Ur right it didn't work
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Carrier IQ in depth: http://0xfeedface.org/taxonomy/term/86/0
On original gs2 I can get to it via wifi and 3g
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What else AT&T want to do with our privacy or our rights to do whatever we want with our phones!!!???
It is true, mine have the same 400 error bad request at 4G but no on WiFi
yes there is a fix.
Add a NEW APN for the old HSPA+ ; the 'phone' apn
the new LTE's APN (pta) is restricted on the AT&T's end..
it has nothing to do with the phone
This is in my account. I had the personal smartphone unlimited when I got the Skyrocket they change it to this crap
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that is the LTE Personal unlimited plan. The grandfathered.
tell me from the list of LTE plan you rather have?
i agree. I'm not too sure what the problem is but it seems to filter sites even when i'm tethering (i'm grandfathered).
The issue is fixed when i hop on MIT's vpn (which encrypts all connections).
Not happy about this
I heard that if you are running a custom ROM, that if you go into the ROM files and go to systems,app,and find device manager and remove the device manager app, the carrier can't see how much data or how it's being used on your phone. Does anyone know anything about whether or not this is real? If it were that simple I would think some of you Senior Member guys would have figured that out. Hopefully someone knows if it is B.S. or not. Thanks as always.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1237
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Froggys go ribbet
Good luck if you try it. Many people have said they got caught.
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i got caught a few days ago att send me email and text messages saying they were going to change me to the $50 tethering plan automatically if i didnt stop tethering
edit: dont have unlimited data im on the 2gb plan with tethermanager deleted using zeus rom i have used 3gb for the past 2 months maybe thats why they caught me
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I've been tethering for almost a year on Unlimited, I stream Netflix to my PS3. I have CM7 and nothing extra except OC and Voodoo Video but I don't get any messages saying I'm tethering I have got the Data top 5% message but I've used over 6 GB that month. (Was my only source of internet since I was moving)
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its easy to get them not to see if you are tethering, just delete tethermanager from /system/app. as for data usage, they provide your data, they can see how much you use whether or not you want to. download the myatt app if you want to monitor to see what they have you down for used data. if you are on an unlimited plan you dont really have to worry about this, only if you want to know when youll be throttled, but thats easy to get around.
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its easy to get them not to see if you are tethering, just delete tethermanager from /system/app. as for data usage, they provide your data, they can see how much you use whether or not you want to. download the myatt app if you want to monitor to see what they have you down for used data. if you are on an unlimited plan you dont really have to worry about this, only if you want to know when youll be throttled, but thats easy to get around.
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And how do you get around throttling?
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And how do you get around throttling?
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disabling 2g (gprs).
The Jack of Clubs said:
its easy to get them not to see if you are tethering, just delete tethermanager from /system/app. as for data usage, they provide your data, they can see how much you use whether or not you want to. download the myatt app if you want to monitor to see what they have you down for used data. if you are on an unlimited plan you dont really have to worry about this, only if you want to know when youll be throttled, but thats easy to get around.
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Yeah, I see people state being caught even without tethermanager. I don't know how they detect it.
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just got my notice and I only have the 2 GB plan. this is such utter BS. its my 2 GB I should be able to use that data however I wish.
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disabling 2g (gprs).
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And how do you do this? Seriously curious.. not trying to be a million-question-jerk... My guess is with an apn change?
http://m.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/03/att-tethering/
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And how do you do this? Seriously curious.. not trying to be a million-question-jerk... My guess is with an apn change?
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Well, if you have a support ROM (I know CM7 supports it, stock doesn't however.) Go to Settings->Wireless and networks->Mobile Networks and look for a section called network mode I think, and you should have the options of WCDMA, GSM, and WCDMA/GSM. You want to click WCDMA. also, you could try setting your APN as wap.cingular and seeing if that works to get rid of throttling. Hope this helps!
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just got my notice and I only have the 2 GB plan. this is such utter BS. its my 2 GB I should be able to use that data however I wish.
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wait your complaining about a 2 gig cap but you signed the contract ?
I've gotten the AT&T dreaded text/email twice in total. The first time I was definitely tethering. The second I hadn't tethered since the first time (over a month), so I gave them an earfull about it. I'm still on unlimited and I'm still tethering...
What I do to [hopefully] avoid the hammer coming down is a little more involved than most, but it seems to have worked thus far.
I've created a VPN to my home network (using OpenVPN). I have configured the phone to send all internet traffic over the VPN when connected. Using compression, it's actually pretty quick. I don't really notice any difference in speed, and every packet leaving my device and destined for the internet is encrypted. Let 'em try to sniff that!
This is a little further than most are willing to go, and arguably more than is necessary, but I really like my unlimited data. I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure I get to keep it (short of not stopping my tethering practices - I mean, let's not be stupid!)
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And how do you get around throttling?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474482 there you go.
They r not playing, somehow they know with the tethering manager deleted
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Use foxfi. I had to use it for a couple weeks. Tethered over 6gb total and they never said ****
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Use foxfi. I had to use it for a couple weeks. Tethered over 6gb total and they never said ****
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Foxfi works great and you don't need to be rooted to use your device as a mobile hotspot. works great on the Maxx.
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Sry if this topic was covered already-but I'm wondering if it's a bad idea to use my Xbox on a free hotspot. I've read foxfi is great..but I also learned that downloading a power control widget with the hotspot toggle included that it provides the stock hotspot for free. It worked indeed..though unclear if this is using verizons paid hotspot...didn't warn of any charges or anything.My laptop connected to the stock hotspot though couldn't get internet(tho it's switching between 4g and 3g).
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Well if they find out you will get charged but as of now no one is sure whether they can tell or not and no one has come forward saying they got charged. Its a risk you have to take by yourself because no one can give a definitive answer.
If you use the hotspot, you'll be charged for it...warning in advance.they can monitor it.
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So if I use Xbox via firefi they still be able to tell? I've read in many other post where they consume an absurd amount of data through such tethering...hmm.
So if they see I'm using firefi, how much would they charge me? I have unlimited data. Thanks for info.
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You might be interested in this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29459067
I've used foxfi and WiFi teather apps and never had an issue, but I've also never connected an Xbox
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If you use the hotspot, you'll be charged for it...warning in advance.they can monitor it.
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Would love to know how they monitor your usage...
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ancashion said:
Would love to know how they monitor your usage...
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No one knows for sure if they can..but as long as you don't use an absurd amount of data I don't think they have a reason to.
You think with the technology now, they can't monitor our phones, if they wanted to, they can. but it's true you can teather with out a plan but I warn you, be careful, me .I have unlimited data and unlimited hotspot.did you know if you have unlimited data your eligible for the unlimited hotspot which is $30 bucks.(4g phone's only)
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I paid for It once but got tired of paying for it and never using it. Then getting rid of it only to need it again. So I just started to go around Verizon it's a win win for me
Hm interesting. So the worst that could happen if Verizon notices I am using a free hotspot is charge me $30? That's not to bad for having unlimited data but mine as well go free first ey? They wouldn't try to teach me a lesson and charge a larger amount or take away my unlimited would they?
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Hulk0069 said:
If you use the hotspot, you'll be charged for it...warning in advance.they can monitor it.
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I use it all the time and dont get charged.
It's Verizon. Who knows what they would try to do if they caught someone.
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ronns81 said:
You might be interested in this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29459067
I've used foxfi and WiFi teather apps and never had an issue, but I've also never connected an Xbox
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I tether to my xbox all the time using foxfi, it says about 13MB of data were used while using it for a fairly long time. It only needs to download vector positions of people and such for Call Of Duty I would think, so not too data intensive at all. I dunno about other games.
thanks for the feedback guys..Will connect my Xbox via foxfi later tonight. So stoked to play some cod after two long months without it lol just hope the data will keep up with the game. Cheers.
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I could have sworn, just like vz nav, vzw only charges for the hotspot for the use of its app.
Use vz nav, spend 9.99 a month, or, use google nav for free.
Use vzw hotspot, 30.00 a month or, use foxfi for free.
I've never seen vzw advertise the accrued data usage as the fee for the hotspot- only the use of the app.
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On the Droid X running gb, there were three system files that had something to do with data service provider. It was determined that these apks could monitor tethering. They were easily removed. Not sure about today, but it used to be that when tethering, if you weren't redirected to vzw's Page showing pricing for tethering then you were okay. I did notice that the built in hotspot app now requires a subscription to even turn it on.
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