As title states, I saw a post some were asking if the 5 gig data plan includes tethering. I just got of the phone with t mobile and it dose. Just for anyone who was wandering.
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are you rooted
i tried it with a rooted one s and didn't work
will try my Tether App
No i have stock phone. To be clear though. I do not own a laptop so I can't test it. I'm just relaying what the T-Mobile dude told me. But when I connect my usb to the desktop and select USB tether I don't get any blocks or messages so I would conclude that the USB tethering is permitted.
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maybe because i am rooted
my tether app works though
Okay, I think I know...first install the HTC sync driver.... Then make sure that works. And I bet the tether well work then. It did for me I tested on the desktop. Good luck.
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Already installed but not recognizing phone. It did recognize phone when first installed. Has given me some some adb issues. Will probaly uninstall it.
Well at least you can get it to work with another tether app. And plus since tethering is included in the 5 gigs plan they shouldn't bother you about tethering. I don't think they care what app you use anyway.
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They did with my nexus one.
Hopefully they won't bother me with this phone.
The guy at Tmobile said I needed to pay 5 dollars a month for the data plan that included tethering. He said it was needed for the phone... I always root my devices so I tether either way but I said okay and got the phone. Since I was paying for it I decided to try it out and it's actually not bad. You activate it through the wifi hotspots in the app drawer. I'm on a EU rom now so I'm not sure what it's called on Tmobile US rom... Anyways it works perfectly and is able to tether up to 8 devices but I would assume you're data couldn't handle that much lol. Goes to show how good Tmobile thinks their HSPA is.... It is pretty nice having the option tethering multiple devices. I'm happy paying 5 bucks for that feature
Oh I almost forgot it works perfectly rooted or unrooted... I tried it before rooting and it works just the same now.
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I know when I get a laptop ill tether the poo out of this phone. And I dare them to say anything to me...lol
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rugmankc said:
maybe because i am rooted
my tether app works though
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Hey rugmankc, what tether app are you using?
Didn't have to worry about this with CM7 on the N1.
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As title states, I saw a post some were asking if the 5 gig data plan includes tethering. I just got of the phone with t mobile and it dose. Just for anyone who was wandering.
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The 5 gig plan includes tethering. I am not rooted and upgraded to that plan for the purpose of tethering and it includes it. At first it did not work, I called and said, I was told this plan included tethering, the lady was very nice and enabled it. Told me to turn the phone off and reboot and then it would work. It did. I haven't done anything else and the native app works great.
I have the 5gig plan didn't know this was included thanks
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ickedmel said:
I have the 5gig plan didn't know this was included thanks
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Me either... Is it the same for 10gb? I just changed my plan when got the one s
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glacierguy said:
Me either... Is it the same for 10gb? I just changed my plan when got the one s
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I think if the 5 does, so should the 10 gb, I think at one point it was advertised as having tethering, just call and act like you were told this was the case. I thought I was going to have to threaten things but they did it without argument.
I just looked at their webpage and all their new plans seem to include it. It doesn't hurt to call.
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Hey rugmankc, what tether app are you using?
Didn't have to worry about this with CM7 on the N1.
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It is a paid app. But cheaper than 10.00 twice a year on vacation. No pc available atm and in 2g only area and spent last nite in ER. So, didn't read anything on the tmo free tether with 5gb plan which I have.
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For those of you who have devices already...
Does the the Sensation in stock form from T-Mobile have the gingerbread built-in portable hotspot functions enabled like it is on the Nexus S? I am considering switching but this may be a deal breaker for me since I use hotspot fairly often.
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For those of you who have devices already...
Does the the Sensation in stock form from T-Mobile have the gingerbread built-in portable hotspot functions enabled like it is on the Nexus S? I am considering switching but this may be a deal breaker for me since I use hotspot fairly often.
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Yeah it does.
Awesome, thank you.
Htc WIFI HOT SPOT
hi with my htc sensation wifi hotspot i can only access port 80 only. i try port 8080 and 3389 its dos not work
also port 25 smtp.
can you confirm this
im not sure is it me or my phone only issue
i can use phone browser for all the web (ports)
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does t-mobile charge extra for using the mobile hotspot? or do I have to sign up for their tethering plan?
tsekh501 said:
does t-mobile charge extra for using the mobile hotspot? or do I have to sign up for their tethering plan?
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Have to pay an extra $10 a month
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mouzaihem said:
Have to pay an extra $10 a month
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i am on my pc using tethered net from my sensation 4g on T-mobile and it was no additional charge.
my plan is $30 for 5gb
hyphydragon said:
i am on my pc using tethered net from my sensation 4g on T-mobile and it was no additional charge.
my plan is $30 for 5gb
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Yeah, I used it without any plan or extra charges.
Search button, questions go in the Q&A section, etc etc...
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The app has some nicer features than the stock hotspot. Has a guide that always starts that's annoying.
mouzaihem said:
Have to pay an extra $10 a month
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You are being robbed if they're charging you.
yea, there is no additional charge... maybe it's time to update your plan if they're charging you
so,guys can you clarify this,
how and what to do to get hotspot with the htc sensation?
i have the 30$ / data plan.
thanks for any advice...
bosanci28 said:
so,guys can you clarify this,
how and what to do to get hotspot with the htc sensation?
i have the 30$ / data plan.
thanks for any advice...
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Nothing, just have a data plan and use the app.
Yep I pay 30 a month and I get the tethering with it! However my sister and her boy friend both own the samsung vibrant and they both had to pay an extra $10 a month to get the tethering option enabled
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aNYthing24 said:
Nothing, just have a data plan and use the app.
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so you saying that the "tethering" is the built in app? right now that we have into the phone?
or we have to pay to get that app? (i see that is 29$ on their site..)
thanks,
i think its on tmobile's website somewhere that states if you want tethering it requires a 20 dollar web plan or above.
bosanci28 said:
so you saying that the "tethering" is the built in app? right now that we have into the phone?
or we have to pay to get that app? (i see that is 29$ on their site..)
thanks,
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It comes on the phone. The app is called Wi-Fi Hotspot. USB tethering also shows up as an option when you plug in a USB to the phone that's attached to your computer.
aNYthing24 said:
It comes on the phone. The app is called Wi-Fi Hotspot. USB tethering also shows up as an option when you plug in a USB that's attached to your computer.
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oh,ok i understand,
thanks will try,
bosanci28 said:
oh,ok i understand,
thanks will try,
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No problem. Hope it works out for you.
I don't want to pay $30/mo to use some of my 5 gigs of data on a PC. I get 'internet unavailable' when I use the built-in tethering or WiFi hotspot. I would rather not use PDANet if there is an easy way to get the built-in functionality working.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Next time post in the right forum. This should have been asked under the FAQ section. It helps keep things clean and it helps someone answer quicker.
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As far as I know the hot spot just works out of the box
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I was thinking the same thing but wasn't sure if that was just something sprint allows you to use free for the first 30 days or something. I vaguely remember having this "trial" when I first got my evo I believe. I'm past my 30 days so I'll try it when I get home.
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mine worked right out the box, haven't passed my thirty days though so i don't know
If you install one of netarchys kernels it will work regardless of what plan you pay for at sprint.
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Where is the mobile hotspot that came with the phone? Ive never seen it lol
HAHA, I found it. Never even noticed. I dont get good enough service to tether anyway :/
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If you install one of netarchys kernels it will work regardless of what plan you pay for at sprint.
Ahhhh, yes you're right. This is why its always worked for me. Think I've been on a net kernel since the evo.
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crzdcole said:
mine worked right out the box, haven't passed my thirty days though so i don't know
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Yes it works out of the box but wont let you tether over 4g. If you use wireless tether it works around this.
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its def not a free trial google and or samsung forgot to block it. The same thing happend on the lg optimus s. they will figure it out sooner or later and block it. btw i work for sprint thats how i know
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its def not a free trial google and or samsung forgot to block it. The same thing happend on the lg optimus s. they will figure it out sooner or later and block it. btw i work for sprint thats how i know
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That'd how he knows its am error they over looked
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That'd how he knows its am error they over looked
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Oh. I thought everyone knew that. It was talked about alot the first week or so after the phone came out. I dont work at sprint..
Wasnt sure if he knew something he wasnt saying or whatever.
sorry i was meaning to say when sprints starts to realize ppl are geting a free service the will try to block it
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sorry i was meaning to say when sprints starts to realize ppl are geting a free service the will try to block it
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Your good man, I just misread.
mikeyinid said:
Where is the mobile hotspot that came with the phone? Ive never seen it lol
HAHA, I found it. Never even noticed. I dont get good enough service to tether anyway :/
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Settings--> Wireless & Networks ----> Tethering and Portable hotspot---> Check the box, and its free out of the box a deal Sprint signed with Google.
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Settings--> Wireless & Networks ----> Tethering and Portable hotspot---> Check the box, and its free out of the box a deal Sprint signed with Google.
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umm... are you sure?
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umm... are you sure?
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I dont think that is the case, I could be wrong though...
Why is this even a discussion???
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brumar2 said:
Why is this even a discussion???
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brumar2, my name is Mike, nice to meet you
Just outta curiosity, what device are you coming from??
Well, I would like to wifi tether my SGS4G but it's an extra $15/month. So I was wondering if I rooted my SGS4G, would wifi tethering be free?
yes just root stock and flash the tether fix thats floating around. you dont have to switch roms.
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im using sprint btw.
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Yeah. Keep in mind that it will void your warranty though.
As long as T-Mobile doesn't detect it, you won't have to pay for it. A customer service rep actually told me that when I asked about it. My sister was using the wireless tethering for months without paying for a plan.
Keep in mind that this was a couple of months ago though. They might have gotten more strict about that.
wifi tethering is included on any android phone 2.2 or higher at no additional cost. (the one thing that i am going to miss about tmobile :*(
Wait, my SGS4G has Froyo, but everyone says that it's extra cost.
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Wait, my SGS4G has Froyo, but everyone says that it's extra cost.
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If you can tether now without a plan, you're fine.
Just stop once T-Mobile says, "Hey, you've been tethering! You can't do that without a plan!!!" Tell them that the customer rep you went to said you could.
Like I said in my previous post, as long as they don't tell you that you need a plan, you can get away with free tethering. Just keep in mind this information is a few months old.
I believe you can tether with Tmobile, you'll just hit your bandwidth cap a lot sooner and your speed will be throttled down to 2G speeds after you hit your limit.
cajones42 said:
yes just root stock and flash the tether fix thats floating around. you dont have to switch roms.
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What tether fix??
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Anyone have it? They told me that I can't tether the phone once I switch. But I'm rooted and was wondering if they can see if I'm tethering.
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Anyone have it? They told me that I can't tether the phone once I switch. But I'm rooted and was wondering if they can see if I'm tethering.
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I would like them to offer unlimited data for the rest of my life. Please don’t exploit it with a workaround. Oh, and I have a rooted HTC One S and was able to tether for about 20 minutes, then was redirected to a t-mobile page explaining how to purchase. Don't be that sliver of the market that causes the engineers to drop the unlimited plan. They are taking a risk offering it in the first place.
Respectfully,
Josh-
How does the limit on roami.g data work with this plan.
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Should be able to use the tmobile apn settings to get around the tethering restriction. Search the threads, the settings are around here somewhere. I think one (or more) of the rom threads in the development section show the settings, maybe Axiom or Trickdroid if I'm not mistaken...
Yeah I tried that with mine the APN changes.
Got it to work at first where before it didn't.
It transfered about 100 MB worth of data then I got the redirect trying to sell me the service and stopped working.
WiFi tether for root users works wonders, I haven't had problems with it on my 5Gb plan.
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I Actually Work For T-Mobile Myself & The APN Has Worked Fine, & Actually Tethering Is Already Included Within The 5GB Data Plan Without Root Lol
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WiFi tether for root users works wonders, I haven't had problems with it on my 5Gb plan.
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He's asking about the new, truly unlimited plans, not the capped ones.
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I Actually Work For T-Mobile Myself & The APN Has Worked Fine, & Actually Tethering Is Already Included Within The 5GB Data Plan Without Root Lol
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I have the unlimited 4G data plan with Tmobile. I used almost 1gb of data in about 10 days already. In my account, it says it has 9999 gb total for me; Guessing 9999 gb equates to unlimited. It's worth it IMO for 30 bucks a month.
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Sorry cant upload screen shot so ill write it out." AT&T Free Msg: We've noticed you're continuing to enjoy the tethering feature with your smartphone. Your plan has been updated to a tethering plan ($50/mo, incl. 5GB) and you'll soon see this change reflected on an upcoming billing statement. Visit att.com/dataplans or call 866-679-7136." ?
Thing is I haven't use it since three.months ago and that was just for a minute.
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Did you check online to see if the changes were actually made to your account? Dunno why att would send you that several months later. I've never had that happen to me but then again I haven't used tethering in forever.
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No I didn't and i tether occasionally
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Sorry cant upload screen shot so ill write it out." AT&T Free Msg: We've noticed you're continuing to enjoy the tethering feature with your smartphone. Your plan has been updated to a tethering plan ($50/mo, incl. 5GB) and you'll soon see this change reflected on an upcoming billing statement. Visit att.com/dataplans or call 866-679-7136." ?
Thing is I haven't use it since three.months ago and that was just for a minute.
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They monitor your data usage, and if it spikes they go back and check to see if the destination ip of the packets is set to anything other than your phone.
You should have received at least one warning though.
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You should give them a call but they detect it with the number of bumps It takes to connect the data I believe..... But you should of recieved a warning
I thought Canada had it bad when it came to plans but this is ridiculous. They actually force you to go on a tethering plan? $50 for 5GB?
Jeez... That's pricey.
I'm so glad Canadian carriers don't have restrictions on tethering other than you need at least 1GB of data.
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Ok so here the update I was busy at the time to go to att so my dad who is the primary account went to att and find out what's going on. According to them they say my number was detected as tethering. I don't believe this since I haven't done this in three months. They told my dad that were going to give me a warning...next time I receive this message I'm going down to att and make them prove to me that I'm tethering since all I do on my phones is surf the net, download apps, be on Xda, and on eBay.
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Ok so here the update I was busy at the time to go to att so my dad who is the primary account went to att and find out what's going on. According to them they say my number was detected as tethering. I don't believe this since I haven't done this in three months. They told my dad that were going to give me a warning...next time I receive this message I'm going down to att and make them prove to me that I'm tethering since all I do on my phones is surf the net, download apps, be on Xda, and on eBay.
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You wouldn't win if you go down the store....its quite simple to tell if someone's tethering just measure the number of bumps it took to carry the data.... Even if it was three months ago they recorded it and maybe youve been using a lot of data lately...don't use tethering now since you're on their radar
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You wouldn't win if you go down the store....its quite simple to tell if someone's tethering just measure the number of bumps it took to carry the data.... Even if it was three months ago they recorded it and maybe youve been using a lot of data lately...don't use tethering now since you're on their radar
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Tru.dat. And by "bumps", kittens means "hops". They will scold you for it. Which is bs. A "hop" is one device transferred to another. Aka AT&T to your phone is 1 hop.. AT&T to your phone to your PC is 2. They can see this.
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So does anyone here still use tethering?
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I only tether when I absolutely need too...they USUALLY will look at people who use huge amounts of data on their unlimited plans and from their they determine if they're tethering or not. .but if you have a huge data peak they will check you out so I try not to tether really except when its necessary
I agree. I'm on a 3gb a month plan and that barely gets me by the month. Time to hit the lotto and crest my own carrier
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What's the point with not be able to tether but there are apps that allow you to do so? Seems like my freedom has been taken away from me.
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More money for them...data is data they could easily allow you to tether on that 3gb plan it wouldn't any more of a hassle for them at all actually they wouldn't have to do anything...data is just data! One day you'll learn its all about money
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So does anyone here still use tethering?
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I've tethered, but very seldom. Most usually if traveling, and in a place that either doesn't have WiFi for my laptop or tablet, or the hotel WiFi is too slow. Haven't had any warning or message from AT&T. Pretty sure there are a decent amount of people tethering still.
There was another thread a couple months ago, where the OP got the warning message, but swore up and down that he didn't tether at all. He asked AT&T to prove it, but don't know if they ever gave him any proof.
The method by which data use is monitored by AT&T seems far from consistent, and also seems room for error. Which looks like might be the case in your instance.
im on my phone all day every day and i never break my cap of 3 gigs some times i barely break 1.5 gigs
i do tether when i need it but its very rare for me todo so
I was busted for tethering but they sent me a letter in the mail warning me that they would change my unlimited plan to a tethering plan if I was caught again. So no more tethering for me
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I was busted for tethering but they sent me a letter in the mail warning me that they would change my unlimited plan to a tethering plan if I was caught again. So no more tethering for me
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Wow. I feel bad for you guys. Not only is tethering included on my normal data plan, but when I tether to upload, it never shows up on my data usage.
Gee. That sounds like I'm rubbing it in, but I'm actually just mad that they charge you.
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