I am considering adding a line on my account specifically for using the wifi hotspot because it would be the same price as my internet and way faster. I was just wondering if anyone who uses their hotspot very heavily for internet has had warnings from sprint about their hotspot usage?
Wasn't sure if this should go in Q&A or not since it's not a specific phone question necessarily.
The most I used in a month was 5gbs. Im about to reach 4gb this month and haven't gotten a warning from sprint using the modded unlock wifi Hotspot. You shouldn't get a warning from them about hotapot since your not using Hotspot data but your phones data instead. How much gb are you trying to use a month? If you use alot of data each month than sprint might send a letter or notify you about excess use of data but that's like if you go over 40 or 50gb of data i think.
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I've used over 200gb tethering in a month for 6 continuous months and Sprint never said anything.
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elwood said:
I've used over 200gb tethering in a month for 6 continuous months and Sprint never said anything.
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Holy data use! Never heard of anyone using that much data before. Well if you use that much data than you such be fine without a hotspot plan and just use the modded wifi Hotspot app.
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i wouldnt worry..
working for the sprint and having a rooted device , the mobile hotspot on custom roms doesnt show up on the account or bill as a hotspot but just regular data used. if you have a hotspot package it shows up as an add on
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Holy data use! Never heard of anyone using that much data before. Well if you use that much data than you such be fine without a hotspot plan and just use the modded wifi Hotspot app.
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Its really easy to rack up that much data usage while tethering to the 360 and watching Netflix for days on end. A few Seasons of your favorite show and that could easily be 50 gigs used
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Good deal. I'll probably be using between 50-150 gigs. My wife stays home with the kiddos so they eat some Netflix up lol
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Was curious to give it a shot. Wanted to know if anyone has been busted and charged or any that has zero problems with using these features
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I've not had a problem using them and At&T has never questioned me either.
My kids watch so much YouTube on my phone that my data usage is pretty high each month...(I still have an unlimited plan)... so it's not unusual for me to go over 5 gigs or better.
But someone that jumps from not even a gig to over 5 all of a sudden might raise a few eyebrows.
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I tether to play xbox live and use about 300 mb everyday and havent recieved any notice from att
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What do you use? The built in app?
i use the built in app and it works flawlessly and gives better options than the wireless tether app (ie encryption-wise and tracking connected devices)
I use the built in app
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Built in app? Which app is that? I am rooted using the unity ROM,and I'm no noob,yet I am curious to which built in app yall mean?! When I plug in my phone to usb I'm guessing I could select "internet pass thru" and yes after almost 5 years I'm still puzzled. I have always used wireless hotspot or pdanet (back in the orginal tilt haha).
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The built-in app is called Wi-Fi Hotspot.
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I tether to play xbox live and use about 300 mb everyday and havent recieved any notice from att
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really..how is that when you play online? is it laggy?
If you get 3 bars you will hardly lag and if you have 4 bars you will have no lag
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If you don't have the unlimited data plan, I wouldn't recommend using it. I used it and SIGNIFICANTLY went over my data plan cap and was billed overage charges.
I got busted with AT&T using an iPhone... convinced them I had no idea what tethering was or jailbreaking, etc so they let me keep my unlimited plan. Even let me switch it when I got an Inspire after telling me I needed a "4G data plan", even though they don't have 4G... morons. Anyways, I think I'll try it on here. If you haven't gotten busted playing Live, I should be ok.
As long as you don't go crazy you're fine.
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As long as u r within reasonable limits, it should all be fine. I do, once in a while, to connect to my office laptop to check mails n stuff, and NOT to download huge files nor stream media.
I say keep it under ten gigs and you will be fine
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I say keep it under ten gigs and you will be fine
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Don't count on 10 gigs as a soft limit. Companies are working towards eliminating unlimited plans, and eliminating the one in a <many many> stray customers who hog bandwidth hardly make any difference.
in my town AT&T sucks, coverage is completely spotty, we just got 3G about 2 weeks ago and the coverage is unbearable, in my house i get no service at all but when i go in the middle of town it will jump between 5 bars with 3G to 1-2 bars with edge constantly but when ever i go to a city with good 3G im tethering to my mac constantly and my data never goes over 1.5 GB even though i have the unlimited plan
I used WiFi Hotspot once when my home landline internet was on the fritz for a few hours. It was a nice backup.
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Don't count on 10 gigs as a soft limit. Companies are working towards eliminating unlimited plans, and eliminating the one in a <many many> stray customers who hog bandwidth hardly make any difference.
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There is no limit that's why its called unlimited data and I use around 6 gigs a month but I said to keep it under 10 just to be safe
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There is no limit that's why its called unlimited data and I use around 6 gigs a month but I said to keep it under 10 just to be safe
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I get ur point. But u know I've seen many posts here in some threads where I saw people bragging that they used way excess of 10GB and even as a replacement to home internet service. I was only indicating that as long as one doesn't abuse the network, he/she should be good. Sorry if what I said sounded differently than what I had in mind.
I'm on a rooted rom (Infuse v2.1.0) and I received the following message today:
"Our records show that you use this capability, but are not subscribed to our tethering plan. If you would like to continue tethering, please log into your account online atwww.wireless.att.com, to sign up for the DataPro 4GB for Smartphone Tethering plan or the DataPro Enterprise 4GB for Smartphone Tethering plan.
If we don't hear from you, we'll plan to automatically enroll you into one of the above DataPro 4GB plans in an upcoming bill cycle.
If you discontinue tethering by the end of this month, no changes to your current plan will be required."
I have an unlimited data plan in which I have been tethering for years until I receive this message today. I plan to stop however; I was wondering if there is a way I can tether under the phone internet as if the phone was going to WebPages without ATT noticing and changing my unlimited plan to a tethering plan?
Thanks
It appears that they are wising up to tethering. I would also be interested in a way to disguise my usage.
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I'm on a rooted rom (Infuse v2.1.0) and I received the following message today:
"Our records show that you use this capability, but are not subscribed to our tethering plan. If you would like to continue tethering, please log into your account online atwww.wireless.att.com, to sign up for the DataPro 4GB for Smartphone Tethering plan or the DataPro Enterprise 4GB for Smartphone Tethering plan.
If we don't hear from you, we'll plan to automatically enroll you into one of the above DataPro 4GB plans in an upcoming bill cycle.
If you discontinue tethering by the end of this month, no changes to your current plan will be required."
I have an unlimited data plan in which I have been tethering for years until I receive this message today. I plan to stop however; I was wondering if there is a way I can tether under the phone internet as if the phone was going to WebPages without ATT noticing and changing my unlimited plan to a tethering plan?
Thanks
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Were you using native Android tethering or one of the tethering apps?
Its not based on usage alone. A friend received the same email with just under 1 GB/month average.
No nastygram yet here - however:
1) I use native tethering - third-party tethering apps are notorious for being easily detectable by AT&T
2) I usually only tether my tablet - since it's also an Android device it might have a less obvious "signature".
I also use native (usb mostly) tethering and I connect to my desktop mostly.
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I also. And only light usage. Don't do any torrenting. Don't be like the other Guy in the otherthread and use 8 freaking gigs in a week. Lmao.
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I also. And only light usage. Don't do any torrenting. Don't be like the other Guy in the otherthread and use 8 freaking gigs in a week. Lmao.
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I didn't torrent haha. I just stream music and movies from netflix a lot. I'm sure watching football games on Justin.tv didn't help
In my book, unlimited means unlimited
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I didn't torrent haha. I just stream music and movies from netflix a lot. I'm sure watching football games on Justin.tv didn't help
In my book, unlimited means unlimited
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Unlimited means unlimited - but if you use a ridiculous amount per month it's hard to prove that you're NOT tethering.
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Unlimited means unlimited - but if you use a ridiculous amount per month it's hard to prove that you're NOT tethering.
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Well said.
Its just a bummer lol
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I just received my nasty gram today same as yours but when I log into my account I haven't been signed up for any tethering plans yet, seems they are rolling the emails out on a list. I also haven't used it for 3 days so this email wasn't because of usage today.
I use the native app on phone, tethered to android/ipad tablets. Usage is below 5gb on my unlimited plan.
I believe it was a third party app called Mobile AP from the Market. I like being able to add a widget to my main screen to turn on and off for my tablet and captivate to surf the web.
I spoke with the ATT Rep today regarding my unlimited plan and was told "it's not unlimited; come 1 Oct ATT will throttle users who go over 5gb."
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I just received my nasty gram today same as yours but when I log into my account I haven't been signed up for any tethering plans yet, seems they are rolling the emails out on a list. I also haven't used it for 3 days so this email wasn't because of usage today.
I use the native app on phone, tethered to android/ipad tablets. Usage is below 5gb on my unlimited plan.
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I thought only IPhone users were being track because the separate APN? Well, guess not. There goes the free internet for my other devices.
I think its not about amount of date, but more about the usage patterns (frequency). For those who use rarely or once in a while for a short while, they don't bother. But for those who tether frequently, or use this as an alternate to home internet, well, its easy to detect.
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I just received my nasty gram today same as yours but when I log into my account I haven't been signed up for any tethering plans yet, seems they are rolling the emails out on a list. I also haven't used it for 3 days so this email wasn't because of usage today.
I use the native app on phone, tethered to android/ipad tablets. Usage is below 5gb on my unlimited plan.
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Also got mine today, I only used it for an hour two weeks ago >_>. Guess they are getting quite aggressive at this. Do I need to do anything if I don't plan on using tethering at all in the future anyways?
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Also got mine today, I only used it for an hour two weeks ago >_>. Guess they are getting quite aggressive at this. Do I need to do anything if I don't plan on using tethering at all in the future anyways?
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Just ignore it and don't use tethering till the end of billing cycle. U should be good.
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Also got mine today, I only used it for an hour two weeks ago >_>. Guess they are getting quite aggressive at this. Do I need to do anything if I don't plan on using tethering at all in the future anyways?
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Native tethering or non-native?
I went back and looked again and this info might be interesting to people:
My Phone (Infuse 4G) number was the one listed in the Nasty Gram
Usage is 3994.33 MB of Unlimited
Wife's Phone (Captivate) Did Not Receive Gram and her's is the primary number on bill.
4329.72 MB of Unlimited
Both phones are using the native tethering on samsung phones.
I got the email as well....i literally tethered for 5 minutes recently to test functionality on my thrill....pretty sire i have not ised it on my infuse at all
Native
Thats all :/ 5 mins
Email doesnt list a specific number on our account
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Hey....so i am noticing that this appears to be hitting just infuse owners (but still researching)
is there a commom denominator.. apn...kernel...something
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Hey....so i am noticing that this appears to be hitting just infuse owners (but still researching)
is there a commom denominator.. apn...kernel...something
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There's a BIG thread on the Cappy forums, they are def. getting hit.
Ok so i have searched a while and did not come across any posts regarding this: I have verizon and would like to see if theres a root tether option that will allow me to use my xbox and tablet off my phone. I only have a 4 gig data plan and my girlfriends unlimited plan we have already used 34 gigs in 11 days and they are starting to slow the connection speeds down. Is there a way to bypass my 4 gig limit and have unlimited tether on my phone?
Nope
Buy more data for your plan or use a landline ISP.
As far as i know there's no such thing as free interwebs.
VZW unlimited
That's what the VZW is making the new data plans for, to keep people off using up the towers for data, and to use a landline ISP for data. otherwise the bills for overcharges will rack up at like $10 extra a gb
Just get WiFi if you're going to use that much get something reliable and that you won't have to be constantly worrying About or looking for loopholes
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maniacaus said:
Nope
Buy more data for your plan or use a landline ISP.
As far as i know there's no such thing as free interwebs.
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Google fiber is if the previous owner of ur house had it set up already
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cpu999 said:
Google fiber is if the previous owner of ur house had it set up already
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Google Fiber is subscription based. Either way, money will still need to be paid. However, GF is superior to most American ISPs.
Verizon will let you purchase up to 20gb on all share plan then charge you $15 per gig after. never had them slow down my bandwidth. I am still on unlimited data plan.
I have grandfathered unlimited data & also grandfathered unlimited data hotspot from verizon. I think I pay $30 monthly for the hotspot feature. I know there are many ROMS that have native tethering without having a hotspot subscription.
What I am wondering is if I cancelled my hotspot, would I be able to use the phone's unlimited data plan to use insane amounts of tethered datas? The month I moved and was without internet for a month I used 70+ GB on my hotspot (which has unlimited data) and Verizon never made a peep. I gather from "openyoureyes" recent post that he uses 55+ GB of data every month without a word from Verizon. I don't know if any of that is tethered.
Does anyone use native tethering on an unlimited plan, using lots of tethered data without incident? I guess I'm asking if Verizon has any way to know if your unlimited data is being used by your phone or a tethered device if you use native tethering?
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I use anywhere from 50-80 gigs a month and Verizon hasn't complained. I don't have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan but I do have my beloved grandfathered unlimited data and I use the native mobile hotspot a lot...been doing this for at least 2 years.
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Wow, sounds like I can save $30 bucks a month, that's quite a few beers.....
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unlimited is unlimited
junksecret said:
Wow, sounds like I can save $30 bucks a month, that's quite a few beers.....
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I have unlimited data grandfathered - and I use the hacked hotspot constantly. I let my kid watch netflix while we're driving long distances (most weekends). I watch netflix myself, often. I easily use 60-80 gigs a month. Verizon has never said anything - ever.
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I use anywhere from 50-80 gigs a month and Verizon hasn't complained. I don't have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan but I do have my beloved grandfathered unlimited data and I use the native mobile hotspot a lot...been doing this for at least 2 years.
Surge1223
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I have unlimited data grandfathered - and I use the hacked hotspot constantly. I let my kid watch netflix while we're driving long distances (most weekends). I watch netflix myself, often. I easily use 60-80 gigs a month. Verizon has never said anything - ever.
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Thanks for the $30 a month guys, where do I send the check?.....
Unlimited data here and I don't pay for the hotspot either. I don't use near as much data as those folks above but I've been doing it for almost 3 years.
$30? **** that.
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Did Verizon not lose a class action over charging for LTE hot spot some thing about breech of deal with the spectrum and them agreeing to not charge for the feature.
Yeah, for tiered data subscribers. Unlimited subscribers is kinda a grey zone.
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Did Verizon not lose a class action over charging for LTE hot spot some thing about breech of deal with the spectrum and them agreeing to not charge for the feature.
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Correct, but that is for the "new plans", the ones with limited data use. I don't know if they specifically say NOT unlimited, but it wasn't intended for us. However, I don't think it would be hard to dispute if they randomly tried charging you extra.
I use about 40GB a month, most is from normal use. Maybe 10GB is from tethering... I try to do most of my downloading through my phone so they don't try to get me for tethering. I can literally do anything I want from my phone that my laptop can do (in terms of data use), its just a little more convent to tether sometimes.
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I used over 100gigs in June. Tried to avoid it but failed.
Been using over 50 for the past few months..
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Oh how I miss unlimited data...
Hi, back in August 2012, verizon made tethering free for people with 2gb plans, and not unlimited. Does this still apply for us 2gb users? I'm not sure if it still applies. I used clockworkmod tether, and it worked well, i just that the data cap on it. Thanks
Heres a link about it
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joedajoester said:
Hi, back in August 2012, verizon made tethering free for people with 2gb plans, and not unlimited. Does this still apply for us 2gb users? I'm not sure if it still applies. I used clockworkmod tether, and it worked well, i just that the data cap on it. Thanks
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I believe you can as long as your not on a Unlimited data plan. I'm on a Share everything plan 2GB and occasionally tether.
I am on a Nationwide Talk & Text plan with 4GB data and Verizon wanted to charge me a monthly tethering fee. I'm now running Carbon ROM which allows me to tether w/o the Verizon restrictions or fees.
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Edit* I called again and asked if i use a tethering app from the play store, will I be charged. Verizon said no, i will only be charged for going over my 2gb plan. I hope that information is correct.
Well I called Verizon and I was told that I have to pay 20 a month for 3g and 30 for 4g phones. I forgot to ask that if I use an app to do it if I will get charged. Ugh wondering if I should call again...
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I haven't tethered in a long time so I don't know if this has been cut off or what. I use to tether for free no problem on the Verizon stock ROM. It was built in. Just don't go over your data cap. It's not hard to go over if you're using 4G LTE & you plan to stream music or watch a good amount of videos.
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