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Anyone managed to get unlimited data?

I have been with my new at&t account for about 14ish days, i really want unlimited data and was looking into going with verizon. But i love at&t anyone have and suggestions for getting at&t to give me unlimited data?

Try the iphone 2g trick
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Try the iphone 2g trick
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Could you explain please? I have never had an iPhone.

Put your sim in an iphone 2g.
That gives you the option of unlimited data for feature phone. get it and then you can grandfather in to smartphone unlimited
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There is a nice thread on it if you look in general I think...
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Oh, will this work with any pre iPhone 4.
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Verizon is about to have tiered data, too. Just fyi.
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But right now they offer unlimited.
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shadow65781 said:
Put your sim in an iphone 2g.
That gives you the option of unlimited data for feature phone. get it and then you can grandfather in to smartphone unlimited
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Watch out, working for AT&T some customers reported that it extends their contract for another year, just fyi before you try and do that trick.

How to get unlimited data with iPhone 2g
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Watch out, working for AT&T some customers reported that it extends their contract for another year, just fyi before you try and do that trick.
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ive done the trick twice for my personal lines and another three times for friends its simple
1. reset all the settings so u have to activate it
2.insert your sim card and activate enabling the unlimited data
3. be patient and wait until the phone says activated
4. WAIT UNTIL ITS ACTIVATED
5. once activated call att customer service
6. say ur upgrading from the iPhone 2g to the new phone and request to be grandfathered into the new unlimited plan
7. if they say they can ask for a supervisor and go higher

Will this work on a 3g or 3gs?
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kleeman7 said:
Will this work on a 3g or 3gs?
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no, has to be an iphone 2g, since that is the only one that gets you the 2g unlimited data plan for $20/mo

Majes me wish I still worked at bestbuy one if my excoworkers had an iphone 2g
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wint0nic said:
Watch out, working for AT&T some customers reported that it extends their contract for another year, just fyi before you try and do that trick.
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I'm a rep and this is not true.
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If your in my area I can help
..I have a dummy iphone 2g to do this.
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I have unlimited now with an IP4 and also have my original IP2.
Should I follow the same process when I get the Samsung?

aleicgrant said:
I have unlimited now with an IP4 and also have my original IP2.
Should I follow the same process when I get the Samsung?
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No, you can continue to use unlimited data. That's the "official" way of having unlimited data. This is for people who never had it, like myself. I wish the iphones that are on ebay didn't cost $100+... It's a lot for something I'll use once.
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MikeyMike01 said:
No, you can continue to use unlimited data. That's the "official" way of having unlimited data. This is for people who never had it, like myself. I wish the iphones that are on ebay didn't cost $100+... It's a lot for something I'll use once.
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i dont suppose resale value would drop considerably after a few moments of use?

bradbusa said:
i dont suppose resale value would drop considerably after a few moments of use?
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I suppose not.

none of these hokey pokey is necessary. Just go to an ATT store and have them change your data plan to 4g unlimited for $30. It is not an available option on the web.

[BREAKING NEWS] Those on grandfathered Unlimited Data

http://www.phonedog.com/2011/07/28/at-t-to-begin-throttling-unlimited-data-users-in-october/
Talks of throttling the unlimited Data usage for many of you inspire users.
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mattmiller said:
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/07/28/at-t-to-begin-throttling-unlimited-data-users-in-october/
Talks of throttling the unlimited Data usage for many of you inspire users.
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Suckness if true

I'm no longer under contract, but I'll ride the unlimited data for the time being.

FML .
The question I have, though, is if using a non-AT&T radio could stop the ability to be throttled. Anyone care to chime in?

The throttling isn't done on the device, it's done on their end.
EDIT: ATT FTL if this is true.

After an extensive call with att, they said this will NOT be happening.

Tx Redneck said:
After an extensive call with att, they said this will NOT be happening.
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That's great news, I was about to call them and give them a what for.
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nash2000 said:
That's great news, I was about to call them and give them a what for.
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Lol
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I stayed with unlimited because friends told me the 2g plan always went over. Not fair I gotta suffer and pay more.
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Yeah the same kind of service when I asked about tethering thru WiFi hotspot or usb,they said it was ok. You really think they have a clue? I've worked at ATT and Sprint,they only say the stuff they know,and the stuff they don't know,well...kinda a hush hush. I'll guarantee it will happen.
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After an extensive call with att, they said this will NOT be happening.
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mattmiller said:
Yeah the same kind of service when I asked about tethering thru WiFi hotspot or usb,they said it was ok. You really think they have a clue? I've worked at ATT and Sprint,they only say the stuff they know,and the stuff they don't know,well...kinda a hush hush. I'll guarantee it will happen.
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I don't discount your having worked for them and what you experienced, but if I have it in writing, it ain't happenin to me.

It's all a money grab.
Combine cellular data limits and AT&T's home DSL data limits along with Netflix (and every other provider) trying to force us into using streaming media and VoIP, and we get screwed.

Sunamabeech!
http://www.slashgear.com/att-confirms-data-throttling-to-start-october-1-29168428/
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20535&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32318&mapcode=corporate

The top 5% feel the pain it looks like. I suppose if you are using 10+ gigs a month I am not sure I feel for ya. Personally I have never gone over 5 but I also have internet service at Home.
Here come the "I pay for unlimited" posts.

If it doesn't affect me I don't care. I use maybe 3 gigs a month..
If it adversely affects me then It will give me reasons to look else where when I get to re-up again.
Anyone know if this is enough of a change to the plan you signed up for to allow canceling the account?

Lmao WiFi and using maybe 4gigs works for me.imo
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mattmiller said:
Yeah the same kind of service when I asked about tethering thru WiFi hotspot or usb,they said it was ok. You really think they have a clue? I've worked at ATT and Sprint,they only say the stuff they know,and the stuff they don't know,well...kinda a hush hush. I'll guarantee it will happen.
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I am on the unlimited plan and got sent a letter threatening to drop me to a tiered plan if I do not stop tethering via usb. Can they do that?
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Read about the limit
I read on a post yesterday (can't find it now) that the expected threshold for throttling will be somewhere in the vicinity of 50gb a month. In my mind, reasonable.

Holy crap. My biggest month was 16 and I thought that was a lot lol
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rpogorek said:
I read on a post yesterday (can't find it now) that the expected threshold for throttling will be somewhere in the vicinity of 50gb a month. In my mind, reasonable.
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You must find that NAO!

Wifi Tethering Extra Cost?

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.

DevSun said:
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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Truly unlimited data T-Mobile.

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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rvdangel630 said:
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

xxquicksh0txx said:
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.
T_O_N_Y_ said:
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.

Extremely urgent.. Everyone please read!

Please... Everyone needs to act quickly and sign this petition... I just found out about it today, but it says that 100,000 signatures are needed by June 12th.
" Stop cell phone companies from advertising unlimited data if the plan truly isn't unlimited."
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...ed-data-if-plan-truly-isnt-unlimited/z9GD1p5C
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Lmao @ 26 signatures
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squidder said:
Lmao @ 26 signatures
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Yeah, I know... Seems like nobody has the time for a good cause...
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Does anyone offer an unlimited data plan anymore?

TheDiabolicaL1 said:
Does anyone offer an unlimited data plan anymore?
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Tmo, sprint, and virgin mobile but if I am mistaken all but tmobile have capped speeds.
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Yeah, I know... Seems like nobody has the time for a good cause...
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Methinks it's because most people know that these online petitions simply don't work.

I forfeited my unlimited a while ago for the family plan.
saves me money, but I do miss unlimited.
signed.

At some point the consumer needs to read and research what they are getting into. We cant control what services a company is selling. Only choose to buy it or not.

vmancini3 said:
Please... Everyone needs to act quickly and sign this petition... I just found out about it today, but it says that 100,000 signatures are needed by June 12th.
" Stop cell phone companies from advertising unlimited data if the plan truly isn't unlimited."
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...ed-data-if-plan-truly-isnt-unlimited/z9GD1p5C
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Complete waste of time. Let's see, so far I think 10 states have petitioned the white house for secession from the USA with over 100,000 signatures and as far as I know we still have 50 states.
Its already illegal to advertise falsely, but everyone gets around it with fine print.You won;t change that. Too many lawyers need business.
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At some point the consumer needs to read and research what they are getting into. We cant control what services a company is selling. Only choose to buy it or not.
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This is the best thing we can do, if you don't like it, don;t buy it. There are other options out there for example Spint...., If Verizon starts losing customers in droves, that;s the only message they care about.

DigitalMD said:
This is the best thing we can do, if you don't like it, don;t buy it. There are other options out there for example Spint...., If Verizon starts losing customers in droves, that;s the only message they care about.
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Yeap, hit 'em where it hurts. The only thing that will have any impact !

I have very fast internet through the cable company so keeping unlimited wasn't as important as getting unlimited calling. I use a lot of minutes and my fiance is a texting fanatic. Saved a ton of money with the share plan.
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Still enjoying unlimited on Verizon
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ricecake2000 said:
Tmo, sprint, and virgin mobile but if I am mistaken all but tmobile have capped speeds.
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Sprint has been known to give you the boot for extreme data usage on their "truly unlimited" data plan. Maybe they have eased up since I left but if you search some on xda you can find the horror stories.

djwalter said:
Sprint has been known to give you the boot for extreme data usage on their "truly unlimited" data plan. Maybe they have eased up since I left but if you search some on xda you can find the horror stories.
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Wow really? Then again, I guess I'm not surprised..lol
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In regards to Sprint, I'm sure somewhere in their "contract" there are provisions that allow them to boot "abuse" of their "unlimited" provisions. It only makes sense, as if every user started downloading movies, etc. continuously their network would come to a stretching halt.
In regards to others that offer unlimited, they don't say at what speed. So, if you're usage is so hi they throttle you, you're still getting unlimited, just not at their highest speed. So, while it's a PR nightmare, it's not a legal issue.
With the proliferation of free WiFi almost everywhere, to me anyway, it's a non issue.

keynith said:
Still enjoying unlimited on Verizon
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Yep...and I will not stop

Signed.
I gave up my unlimited last year when the Share Everything plan came out. Never used more than a gig in the past five years.