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Are there any ways to work around the data cap/throttle?

Just wondering if anyone can help me out with any tweaks to beat this damn 60kbps throttle from tmobile. I have tried the patch that was created for the froyo roms but it didn't work for me. Any information would be greatly appreciated please PM me. Its best the information isn't posted publicly due to the brown nosing tmobile turds that troll these forums. Thanks in advance.
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pm me too! im at day 2 of my billing cycle and am already at 1.5GB/ month out of the 5GB i get capped every month! i dont believe there is a way around it though!!

Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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There is no way around the cap. It is done of T-Mobiles servers and linked to your SIM card. Many people have tried to get around it without any luck.

crx4xharder said:
Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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I can dig what you're saying but I'd like to think of it as being resourceful rather than cheap. After all it is android, several exploits and loopholes exist for other devices already. Ill keep fishing and maybe I can figure it out. Maybe IP/MAC spoofing would work to avoid the asshats at T-Mobile.
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crx4xharder said:
Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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thats what i did lol theres your throttle fix.

It's not a work-around to the T-Mobile cap exactly. But by fine tuning when and how your installed apps use data, can keep you under the cap. For example instead of streaming podcast with Mediafly I installed DogCatcher. I set the download permissions for the application to only update when connected to WiFi and plugged in.
That alone has cut my data usage in half. Fine tuning other settings in apps like email, facebook and twitter have also cut down my data usage. I went from always bumping the data cap to moving to the next lowest data rate plan.
Something to consider!

crx4xharder said:
Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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im not being cheap at all!! but is it possible i can up to the 10GB/ month? i just started a 2 yr contract 2 months ago and i get capped everymonth so far to 56k speeds...i pay 100 dollars a month and i think thats alot already! thats no fun when i dont get access to wifi everywhete like most of you.

If you change your phone number & get a new SIM chip it resets yer data usage. Setup google voice, get 5GIG plan - wait 2 weeks & spend $15 to have phone number changed and get another 5Gig. Two more weeks, billing cycle starts over, another 5GIG. Wait 2 more weeks and change phone number again - 5 more gig. Repeat every month. If you use google voice then everyone will still have your phone number. I think to get the 10gig plan it's 30 bucks so this saves you 15 bucks a month. Of course its also a huge pain in the ass for 15 bucks.

Lol that's actually pretty damn clever. A huge undertaking, but still clever. Well done.
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Well I found the best solution. Screw T-Mobile and every lie they represent. I switched to sprints true unlimited with no datacap or throttle. Thanks for all of yalls feedback.
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Goose0121 said:
Well I found the best solution. Screw T-Mobile and every lie they represent. I switched to sprints true unlimited with no datacap or throttle. Thanks for all of yalls feedback.
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Well those of us who like data speed don't have the option of Sprint.
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Switchbg to sprint would = same speed as capd speed for tmo that's why I swtch from sprint
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Well u guess your service area for Sprint kinda sucks, the data speeds are way faster on this phone than they ever were on my g2x
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Goose0121 said:
Well u guess your service area for Sprint kinda sucks, the data speeds are way faster on this phone than they ever were on my g2x
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Sprint is unlimited and true they don't throttle - HOWEVER what they do is kick you off the network and cancel your contract if you use "too much" data. Happened to me a year or two ago.

Well regardless, I'm satisfied with the new beast. And still have the G2X on the side to play around with.
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HAHA i still have the old $25 unlimited NO throttle plan

zero86ea said:
im not being cheap at all!! but is it possible i can up to the 10GB/ month? i just started a 2 yr contract 2 months ago and i get capped everymonth so far to 56k speeds...i pay 100 dollars a month and i think thats alot already! thats no fun when i dont get access to wifi everywhete like most of you.
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$10 more and u will have 5g. Just call the customer service and ask them. I did and I'm on 5g. $87.08 a month for me. But I got a 15% discount cause I'm a firefighter or it would be 102.98
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T-Mobile price???

Sorry for the stupid question but how much does this device cost with a 2 yr contract with T-Mobile. The website says 149$ now but is that the final price or will the final price be 50$ after mail in rebate? And is the price gonna drop anytime soon(hopefully on September) I want this phone more than anything right now but 149 is just too damn much for me.
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How about you call T-Mobile ask them....
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rvdangel630 said:
How about you call T-Mobile ask them....
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You know...that's so crazy it just might work!

It's been free on line numerous times.
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It's been free on line numerous times.
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Yea I've had the chance many times but Im hopeful that the Christmas season and the possibility of the HTC one x + coming to T-Mobile will drop the price significantly. My phone upgrade is on the 18th of October so all these will hopefully lower the price to like 50$
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lonoguge said:
Sorry for the stupid question but how much does this device cost with a 2 yr contract with T-Mobile. The website says 149$ now but is that the final price or will the final price be 50$ after mail in rebate? And is the price gonna drop anytime soon(hopefully on September) I want this phone more than anything right now but 149 is just too damn much for me.
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On T-Mobile's USA website this phone is $149, after $50 rebate. You can get this phone in Bestbuy for $79 and no rebate needed. I was on bestbuy's website and the phone was $79

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On T-Mobile's USA website this phone is $149, after $50 rebate. You can get this phone in Bestbuy for $79 and no rebate needed. I was on bestbuy's website and the phone was $79
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Holy crap that's a good deal! Its like half cheaper! Did you get it with a 2 year contract
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lonoguge said:
Holy crap that's a good deal! Its like half cheaper! Did you get it with a 2 year contract
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Yes with 2 year contract! There is one weird thing that happed. I had an older data plan which had unlimited fot $20. It was before the time when T-Mobile introduced 2G/5 and 10GB plans. On all other phones that I had including: Galaxy S and S 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Nokia Win 7 phone and so on, I was able to use Wifi HotSpot with that old data plan. Now when I got HTC One S, it stopped working and every time I wanted to activate hotspot on my phone, a page would open up, stating that I need to pay for $15 extra... So I called customer care and told them the above story. She told me that my plan is old and about 6 months ago the company started to monitor and charge users for hotspot service. She said I would have to pay $35 total. So at the end I made her do it for $20 for 2 year. So now I have new plan with 5GB+hotspot. I think phones with Android 4+ t-mobile started to block users without hotspot plan. So you know.

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Yes with 2 year contract! There is one weird thing that happed. I had an older data plan which had unlimited fot $20. It was before the time when T-Mobile introduced 2G/5 and 10GB plans. On all other phones that I had including: Galaxy S and S 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Nokia Win 7 phone and so on, I was able to use Wifi HotSpot with that old data plan. Now when I got HTC One S, it stopped working and every time I wanted to activate hotspot on my phone, a page would open up, stating that I need to pay for $15 extra... So I called customer care and told them the above story. She told me that my plan is old and about 6 months ago the company started to monitor and charge users for hotspot service. She said I would have to pay $35 total. So at the end I made her do it for $20 for 2 year. So now I have new plan with 5GB+hotspot. I think phones with Android 4+ t-mobile started to block users without hotspot plan. So you know.
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Wow that sucks! I'm assuming that since you're on xda your phone is rooted which means you can get FREE wifi tethering apps in fact that's one of the main reason people root in the first place. You should look onto it if you don't already know by now. Its just what you need!
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lonoguge said:
Wow that sucks! I'm assuming that since you're on xda your phone is rooted which means you can get FREE wifi tethering apps in fact that's one of the main reason people root in the first place. You should look onto it if you don't already know by now. Its just what you need!
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I have a newer data plan with hotspot for the same price as was my old one, so I am happy.

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I have a newer data plan with hotspot for the same price as was my old one, so I am happy.
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Oh OK lol
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whats your best phone and contract combination?

so I have been looking for ways to keep my Verizon service and my data... this is my plan...Craigslist for a note II...then Verizon has an unlimited month to month for fifty dollars no contract...of course my contract is up... but from what I seen upgrades are about three months before contract expiration...even with my 20 percent discount through work there is nothing cheaper when comparing contracts to prepaid fifty a month
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Hop on swappa and get what you want. If you have unlimited data and get a subsidized from Verizon they'll cut you off.
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kvswim said:
Hop on swappa and get what you want. If you have unlimited data and get a subsidized from Verizon they'll cut you off.
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yeah... i was fishing to see if anyone had a better plan...i will look at swappa... thanks... we have a thing in Houston where you bring your phone and do unlimited for 40 dollars a month and you use att or Verizon towers depending on your phone...but I haven't met anyone that has tried it...also I was wondering about places to shop for the note II...or try waiting a couple of months for a better phone... i also read somewhere people were keeping their grandfathered contracts by going to the Verizon store and the sales person can do it with some slight of hand....
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What carrier should I choose?

Okay so I'm 18 have a minimum wage job "yay my life is so great" blah. Minimum wage here is $7.25 btw. But I feel like taking on some responsibility and leaving my parents cellphone plan (AT&T) and going to T-Mobile. Good idea or no? Sprint is pointless in my area because it barely gets any service here. And Verizon. Just no. Any sort of input is gladly taken into consideration and thanks for all the help! ;*<3
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One way to find out is to go into your local cellphone provider establishment and ask how far do reception go. Be sure to ask about their packages there a plan for anyone.
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pjcanales said:
One way to find out is to go into your local cellphone provider establishment and ask how far do reception go. Be sure to ask about their packages there a plan for anyone.
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Well from what I know t-mobile in my area gets 3g and at&t gets 4g. But At&t just screws you over. I compared and t-mobile is like $60 a month and at&t is $80 with same exact service package. Just trying to figure out if it's a good idea
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Megadoug13 said:
Well from what I know t-mobile in my area gets 3g and at&t gets 4g. But At&t just screws you over. I compared and t-mobile is like $60 a month and at&t is $80 with same exact service package. Just trying to figure out if it's a good idea
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Go with tmobile as you can upgrade your phone whenever you want too
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Megadoug13 said:
Okay so I'm 18 have a minimum wage job "yay my life is so great" blah. Minimum wage here is $7.25 btw. But I feel like taking on some responsibility and leaving my parents cellphone plan (AT&T) and going to T-Mobile. Good idea or no? Sprint is pointless in my area because it barely gets any service here. And Verizon. Just no. Any sort of input is gladly taken into consideration and thanks for all the help! ;*<3
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Tmo has the best deal, $70/mo contract free with unlimited everything.. Go GSM for sure for the option of nexus just in case
I'll trade you jobs. They pay me $9/hr but treat their employees like microorganisms
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Forget all of them contract plans. Straight Talk is way cheaper( 43.22 a month), offer 4g service, att coverage, no contract, and semi-unlimited everything( talk,text,and data.) THe only drawback is that they seem to have temporarily discontinued att sim cards thus its kind of hard to find them. You probably can find one in a phone or on ebay or something.

ImagioX1 said:
Forget all of them contract plans. Straight Talk is way cheaper( 43.22 a month), offer 4g service, att coverage, no contract, and semi-unlimited everything( talk,text,and data.) THe only drawback is that they seem to have temporarily discontinued att sim cards thus its kind of hard to find them. You probably can find one in a phone or on ebay or something.
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But then you can't upgrade and get a discounted price for phones
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ImagioX1 said:
Forget all of them contract plans. Straight Talk is way cheaper( 43.22 a month), offer 4g service, att coverage, no contract, and semi-unlimited everything( talk,text,and data.) THe only drawback is that they seem to have temporarily discontinued att sim cards thus its kind of hard to find them. You probably can find one in a phone or on ebay or something.
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only problem with this is ive seen alot of complaints online about straight talk cutting data and it being slow

ZeRo2o9 said:
only problem with this is ive seen alot of complaints online about straight talk cutting data and it being slow
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I tested the other day and I got 8mbps down.
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Megadoug13 said:
But then you can't upgrade and get a discounted price for phones
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You pay for the phone in your contract. Buy a phone on swappa or some other site. The money you save off contract makes up for the up front purchase of the phone.
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jasonwojo75 said:
You pay for the phone in your contract. Buy a phone on swappa or some other site. The money you save off contract makes up for the up front purchase of the phone.
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+1 going from $70 to $40 is $30 and then times that by 12 you save about $360 a year
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Check out Wal-Mart Family Mobile. I used them for a while. Was very happy. $45 a month for unlimited everything (throttle data after 2GB). Runs on the t-mobile network. Only concern was lack of short code and call forwarding support. Other than that, I just put my account on automatic payment and never had to contact them again after the initial setup. You pay at the end of the month (it's not prepay), there are no contracts, no credit checks, and you can even pay your bill in person at any Wal-Mart.
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Just found a way to keep unlimited data !!

So I talked to a vzw Rep about getting a new phone and keep unlimited data so we got to talking it's a plan like edge but it's only a 12 month payment plan and not a 24 month like edge all you half to do is go into a Verizon store and tell them you want to put what ever phone you want on a device installment plan and you just pay very little up front and bam you keep your unlimited data and it just gets added to your bill like edge.
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lieffring said:
So I talked to a vzw Rep about getting a new phone and keep unlimited data so we got to talking it's a plan like edge but it's only a 12 month payment plan and not a 24 month like edge all you half to do is go into a Verizon store and tell them you want to put what ever phone you want on a device installment plan and you just pay very little up front and bam you keep your unlimited data and it just gets added to your bill like edge.
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Yeah they started that a while back i did it to get the s4

So tje original installment plan still in effect??? Someone told me edge replaced the original payment plan
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DROID3R said:
So tje original installment plan still in effect??? Someone told me edge replaced the original payment plan
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Was told it is still in affect but it's more towards tablets so they don't tell you because they want you to go with edge and steal your unlimited data
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Wow I wish I had known that I had to love my unlimited almost a year ago. I wonder if i can get it back?
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I may need to look into this also! Thanks for the info
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lieffring said:
So I talked to a vzw Rep about getting a new phone and keep unlimited data so we got to talking it's a plan like edge but it's only a 12 month payment plan and not a 24 month like edge all you half to do is go into a Verizon store and tell them you want to put what ever phone you want on a device installment plan and you just pay very little up front and bam you keep your unlimited data and it just gets added to your bill like edge.
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Does it renew the contract when getting a phone like this?
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krazie1 said:
Does it renew the contract when getting a phone like this?
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Nope it does not
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putney1477 said:
Wow I wish I had known that I had to love my unlimited almost a year ago. I wonder if i can get it back?
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No you lost it for good now
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Nope it does not
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Thats really neat, so if I wanted to go get say the Moto X all I say is that I want to buy the phone on full price with device installment?

krazie1 said:
Thats really neat, so if I wanted to go get say the Moto X all I say is that I want to buy the phone on full price with device installment?
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Yup that's what you do but they will try to con you into edge because they want your data! With this you still get a year to pay off your device
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I spoke with verizon rep today!! Apparently they have a new promotion for those that are on the unlimited data plan. They're wanting to sign up those customers on their new promo of 6gb for $30. Only available for those that are on the unlimited data plan currently and wanting a new subsidized phone.

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...new promotion for those that are on the unlimited data plan. They're wanting to sign up those customers on their new promo of 6gb for $30. Only available for those that are on the unlimited data...
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I used 6 GB of data last weekend! I will just buy phones from eBay.
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I am still on my unlimited data till December 3rd and don't want to buy a new phone but want to keep my gs3 and still have my unlimited data.They best let me keep it lol I'll call 65 different reps until I get one who let's me keep it for another two years.
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Droid316 said:
I am still on my unlimited data till December 3rd and don't want to buy a new phone but want to keep my gs3 and still have my unlimited data.They best let me keep it lol I'll call 65 different reps until I get one who let's me keep it for another two years.
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?? If you have unlimited, it's going to stay that way unless you change it. It shouldn't expire. (At least till Verizon decides to screw us all)
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?? If you have unlimited, it's going to stay that way unless you change it. It shouldn't expire. (At least till Verizon decides to screw us all)
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So if I just call them up before December 3rd and tell them I want to sign up for another two years contract they will let me keep my unlimited data with the same phone.
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Droid316 said:
So if I just call them up before December 3rd and tell them I want to sign up for another two years contract they will let me keep my unlimited data with the same phone.
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You don't need to sign a contract if you're not planning to upgrade. You'll just be a month to month customer with the current plan you have.

How much is the "first payment" for the phone? Is that the $200 that you would see as if you were buying a new plan?
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How much is the "first payment" for the phone? Is that the $200 that you would see as if you were buying a new plan?
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No it would not be 200 your first payment is your first months payment and a one time finance charge up front then the rest is on you bill for 11months
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Ha I just got it. You didn't change anything on your contract just got the phone on a device installment plan. I didn't realize that they allowed that. Which means that the Note 3 would be around 60 $ a month for 12 months. That's good to know I'll look into this. Thanks.
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