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Woah, watch your data usage with netflix!

So now that more and more phones are going to support netflix I for one was extremely happy over this. I work at some job sites that are extremely boring so I normally throw a few movies on my tablet for entertainment.
Well having netflix streaming through my phone was so awesome! I watched a few movies last night and then boom all my data died. checked my data usage on t-mobile and I had used 5.6gigs of data.. still have like 12 days until my data resets.
I am thinking that carriers are going to see a lot more people maxing out their "unlimited" plans now with netflix.
Of course if available you would want to use wifi to watch movies but I was thrilled to think on road trips, boring job sites, etc I could watch a movie at will.
I am thinking with more data intensive apps coming to our phones these caps to "unlimited" plans need to go away.
Just my two cents

Not only netflix but with Google Music as well.
But yea i busted my last month as well. With like a week to go.

Thanks
Thanks for the heads up... The whole "unlimited thing" needs to be reworked .. i maxed out my 5 gigs streaming slingbox on my phone during the ncaa tourney .. i watched one game and that was it

yeah, I did the online chat with t-mobile and asked them why they would roll out things like netflix onto android when the data cap will be toast by just a few movies and his reply was "it was meant to be used over wifi" I can see where they are coming from but I really think you will find more and more with everything being stored on the "cloud" these caps are going to start being a serious issue.
Just hope in time they will go truly unlimited.

18.4009 said:
yeah, I did the online chat with t-mobile and asked them why they would roll out things like netflix onto android when the data cap will be toast by just a few movies and his reply was "it was meant to be used over wifi" I can see where they are coming from but I really think you will find more and more with everything being stored on the "cloud" these caps are going to start being a serious issue.
Just hope in time they will go truly unlimited.
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My data reset today and I an already at 1.4 GB.
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Yeah I had to upgrade to the 10gb cap. Not cheap, but dial up speeds are not ok with me. Call tmo if you want to upgrade.
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How much is 2gb ddata plan.?
I'm paying 20dollars a month for 5gb.
Is there a discount on 2gb plan for loyal customers?
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T-mobile used you be truely unlimited I think. Don't expect any of the carriers will ever go backwards in their policies reguarding data usage. Especially with netflix, pandora, google music and all the other high data usage apps out now. Those things along with people using their phone data to download roms and mods and to tether has really killed any chance of true unlimited at normal speeds. The data caps will only get worse and more expensive as more and more people do these types of things and as Android gets more users.

I agree with trueblu he took the words right out my mouth. At&t caps at 2 gig so I'm greatful for 5 gig cap.
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TJBunch1228 said:
Yeah I had to upgrade to the 10gb cap. Not cheap, but dial up speeds are not ok with me. Call tmo if you want to upgrade.
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Just curious what they are charging you for the 10gp cap? I have now stopped using netflix at work since the throttle is makes my internet so slow I wont take the risk of getting throttled again.. (miss my pandora and web browsing)
At least I can still browse XDA with tapatalk.

18.4009 said:
Just curious what they are charging you for the 10gp cap? I have now stopped using netflix at work since the throttle is makes my internet so slow I wont take the risk of getting throttled again.. (miss my pandora and web browsing)
At least I can still browse XDA with tapatalk.
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They pretty much double the cost. I think it was right around an additional $26 per month to go to 10gb.
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TJBunch1228 said:
They pretty much double the cost. I think it was right around an additional $26 per month to go to 10gb.
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Ugh, well not doing that. My wife has a mytouch 4g also but she doesnt use it for anything but text and talk lol so I ended up switching phones with her so I can now use up all her data hahahaha

It's $60 for 10GB, $30 for 5GB, $20 for 2GB, and $10 for 200MB.

kalel33 said:
It's $60 for 10GB, $30 for 5GB, $20 for 2GB, and $10 for 200MB.
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Who in the world uses 200MB?
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$60!!!! holy ****!!! What I don't get is not only netflix uses up all this data but so does Tmobile's very own tmobile TV. Why would anyone pay for that **** when there are ridiculous caps? Just makes no sense.

TrueBlue_Drew said:
T-mobile used you be truely unlimited I think. Don't expect any of the carriers will ever go backwards in their policies reguarding data usage. Especially with netflix, pandora, google music and all the other high data usage apps out now. Those things along with people using their phone data to download roms and mods and to tether has really killed any chance of true unlimited at normal speeds. The data caps will only get worse and more expensive as more and more people do these types of things and as Android gets more users.
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Bingo. Data caps generate more revenue so why on earth would they lift them?
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Are u guys talking about using Netflix and TmobileTV while not being connected to WiFi? Yeah I agree with everyone, the recent changes to the "unlimited data" plans needs to be reworked. I for one would only use such services only if I'm connected to some sort of WiFi source.

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Are u guys talking about using Netflix and TmobileTV while not being connected to WiFi? Yeah I agree with everyone, the recent changes to the "unlimited data" plans needs to be reworked. I for one would only use such services only if I'm connected to some sort of WiFi source.
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If I am somewhere with wifi I could most likely watch netflix on my laptop. The data cap completely kills the usefulness of mobile netflix.

A one hour show uses approx 100mb I think

I'm wondering if the old Android unlimited data plans are still truly unlimited. I have the same $25 data package I got with my G1 back in '08.
Nope, just called, the old unlimited plans cap at 5gb. They could have at least given us the 10gb cap, since we signed up for "unlimited".

T-mobileTethering access has been blocked.

I got a text msg from T-mobile this morning informing me that MY tethering access has been blocked. They want me to pay $14.00 dollars more a month for me to use my data how i want to (I currently pay $140 for unlimited talk/text and 10gb of data.) To me, this is ridiculous. Is there a work around for this? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
jononioo

Are you on the stock ROM?
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I am on the latest CM7 Nightly.

try using one of these http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list you will have to try the different versions. I am using the latest version on CM7 and have no problems tethering. Now i do only have 5gb of data and most likely do not tether anywhere close to you do since you have the 10gb package. I have heard that if you are using the tethering under the network settings T-Mobile has away to find out. Now i am not sure if that is just with the stock rom or all roms. Give it a try you never know. All carriers charge for tethering not just T-Mobile or i think they do. So if you have to pay you have to pay.

How often do you tether, how long do you tether, and what are you doing when you tether?

interesting.. I tether daily for I'd say at least 2 hours total. hell I'm tethered right now. guess ill keep an eye out for that text.

Is your tethering actually being blocked?
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I tether constantly for hours at a time daily.
Ok, so this is really weird. I can tether without issue when using Crome, but when i try to surf out using firefox, im forced to t-mobile's tether page. So it seems to be browser specific. It just so happens that i do web chats using firefox while tethering.

How many gigabytes do you use per month?

About 10gb per.... Why?

jononioo said:
About 10gb per.... Why?
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Because "unlimited" isn't really unlimited. Although you say your plan allows 10GB per month, and you say you are using "about" 10GB, which is kinda vague?
For example, 10.1GB is not "about" 10GB if it's over your limit. To T-Mobile, 10.14GB can add an additional $14 per month
Mobile providers use words in the contract like "abuse", "unusual activity", and other such words. You don't seem to know exactly how much you are using per month, but it's a sure bet you are either going over 10GB or most probably you are tethering in a way that makes T-Mobile suspect unusual activity.
For example, most users use their mobile data bandwidth in spurts, but sustained data transfers gets T-Mobile's attention and can be labelled "unusual activity". It puts a load on T-Mobile's network. By contract, anything you do that affects T-Mobile's overall service will cause T-Mobile to take action.
If you are filesharing over tethering, that is sustained data activity and T-Mobile will know and penalize you for it.

EEngineer said:
Because "unlimited" isn't really unlimited. Although you say your plan allows 10GB per month, and you say you are using "about" 10GB, which is kinda vague?
For example, 10.1GB is not "about" 10GB if it's over your limit. To T-Mobile, 10.14GB can add an additional $14 per month
Mobile providers use words in the contract like "abuse", "unusual activity", and other such words. You don't seem to know exactly how much you are using per month, but it's a sure bet you are either going over 10GB or most probably you are tethering in a way that makes T-Mobile suspect unusual activity.
For example, most users use their mobile data bandwidth in spurts, but sustained data transfers gets T-Mobile's attention and can be labelled "unusual activity". It puts a load on T-Mobile's network. By contract, anything you do that affects T-Mobile's overall service will cause T-Mobile to take action.
If you are filesharing over tethering, that is sustained data activity and T-Mobile will know and penalize you for it.
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Excellent response couldnt have said it better myself. Becareful with the "abuse" of the data, i have a buddy of mine that was FORCED to have a 2gb plan. Yet again he is on att lol

Along with the above statements, I did a bit of research before I started tethering on CM7.
Put simply, you can tether all you want as long as you don't go over the data cap. The only reason you've received that message is because you went over.

T-Mobile has no special way to tell you're tethering on the G2x. They can on the SGSII, Amaze, LG MyTouch series, and a few other of the newest phones that are programmed in the tethering code to use an entirely different APN similar to the way that iPhones do. The G2x, however, does nothing of the sort.

jamadio said:
Along with the above statements, I did a bit of research before I started tethering on CM7.
Put simply, you can tether all you want as long as you don't go over the data cap...
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Wrong.
Even if you are under the data cap if you show long sustained data activity such as filesharing, T-Mobile will penalize you for it.
JaiaV said:
T-Mobile has no special way to tell you're tethering on the G2x.
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Yes they can tell. Any child can tell if the connection is tethered simply by looking at the HTTP headers!

Tethering to a tablet
Ok. I just got a Toshiba thrive for Christmas. Is tethering to that seen any different? Just curious seeing as it's an Android device. I only Tether in spurts so I don't use a **** ton of data during(no file sharing). Thanks.

EEngineer said:
Wrong.
Even if you are under the data cap if you show long sustained data activity such as filesharing, T-Mobile will penalize you for it.
Yes they can tell. Any child can tell if the connection is tethered simply by looking at the HTTP headers!
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The only way they can tell is by user agent string and that requires someone actually looking, which isn't usually being done...

I wireless tether to my laptop 4 hrs and sometime more everyday. I play games on facebook. I have a pre-paid 5 GB data, unlimited talk and txt for $70 a month and I have yet to be block since I changed to it. I did however get blocked when I was on a regular plan as I hit 2gb of the 5gb I had. I did the same amount of tethering then as I do know.
So why then and not now, I really couldn't tell you.
If you're using 10 gb a month, you're doing more than social browsing or facebook apps. Stop downloading the movies and music and you will see a difference. 10 gb? Really?
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So I just got t989 and I wanted to tether but now I'm forced to pay, I use to have sgs4g and tethering was free. So do I have to just root or install a custom ROM to avoid adding tethering option to my plan
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JaiaV said:
The only way they can tell is by user agent string and that requires someone actually looking, which isn't usually being done...
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Nope. Wrong.
Not just the user-agent string, but the entire HTTP headers. You can examine the packets also and learn a lot (is it a TCP or UDP? Is it FTP or HTTP?)
These things are done automatically by monitoring software.
Stop making **** up.

Anyone tethering with AT&T's unlimited plan?

Coming from an iPhone 4s I could really use the tethering but fear AT&T will yank it from me. I'm not exactly a light user and use around 2.5-3GB of data a month. Now that I have a rooted SkyRocket I'd like to use it as a portable hospot and tether to my iPad. My iPad plugs right into my car stereo, whereas the SR does not. I want to stream pandora via my iPad running off my SR's hotspot. Its about a 20 minute ride to my school and I use about 10-15MB doing this.
So what I want to know is, will AT&T catch on? I don't plan on going crazy with the tethering because I know that's how your account can get flagged. I'd like to ge the opinions of others who are currently violating AT&T's Terms of Service lol.
My understanding is, they can detect it no matter what, and first they send a message, and then they kick you off it adding the 5GB ($50) plan.

I have been warned once and threatened once. They can and do know if you are tethering through packet inspection. There is no way around it. It's best to not do it because they will find out regardless and you WILL lose your unlimited plan. They will not give it back once its gone either.

tomtommy306 said:
I have been warned once and threatened once. They can and do know if you are tethering through packet inspection. There is no way around it. It's best to not do it because they will find out regardless and you WILL lose your unlimited plan. They will not give it back once its gone either.
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That's what I figured. Then again, why do all these rom developers add the capability?

MattMJB0188 said:
That's what I figured. Then again, why do all these rom developers add the capability?
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Because some people don't care if they get warned.... You can always change a tiered plan back to normal, but not the unlimited plan.

MattMJB0188 said:
Coming from an iPhone 4s I could really use the tethering but fear AT&T will yank it from me. I'm not exactly a light user and use around 2.5-3GB of data a month. Now that I have a rooted SkyRocket I'd like to use it as a portable hospot and tether to my iPad. My iPad plugs right into my car stereo, whereas the SR does not. I want to stream pandora via my iPad running off my SR's hotspot. Its about a 20 minute ride to my school and I use about 10-15MB doing this.
So what I want to know is, will AT&T catch on? I don't plan on going crazy with the tethering because I know that's how your account can get flagged. I'd like to ge the opinions of others who are currently violating AT&T's Terms of Service lol.
My understanding is, they can detect it no matter what, and first they send a message, and then they kick you off it adding the 5GB ($50) plan.
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It's been about six months since I used tethering without official ATT plan.
I only used occasionally every week or so for about two years. They never found me nor charged me.
Interesting leak in the crippled tethering manager on GB captivate.
After letting it force close due to a bug, you can relaunch it and tether freely.
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I'd just recremend download the music you want to listen to onto your ipad instead of streaming it... nothing wrong with that?
I tether every now and then and never been caught/any warnings.. at mostly only tether when my friends need wifi or for my kindle fire which is rarely..

Juicy555 said:
I'd just recremend download the music you want to listen to onto your ipad instead of streaming it... nothing wrong with that?
I tether every now and then and never been caught/any warnings.. at mostly only tether when my friends need wifi or for my kindle fire which is rarely..
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I meant stream Pandora.

MattMJB0188 said:
I meant stream Pandora.
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I know, just download music on your ipad instead of streaming & the possibility of your unlimited data plan going

Its pretty ridiculous that we can't tether a small amount, yet someone who pays $20 more can tether 5GB.

MattMJB0188 said:
Its pretty ridiculous that we can't tether a small amount, yet someone who pays $20 more can tether 5GB.
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Its not that there concerned about us that would use little but for those who would try to run there entire home network on it. The real abusers are what screw it up for the rest of us. I have seen people with Data usage over 50gbs and those are the people who ruin it for everyone else.
I watch Netflix 5 days a week for about an hour or two. Stream Pandora 4-5 hours a day and I have hardly ever used over 5gbs.. the most was 7gbs.
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xKrisx said:
Its not that there concerned about us that would use little but for those who would try to run there entire home network on it. The real abusers are what screw it up for the rest of us. I have seen people with Data usage over 50gbs and those are the people who ruin it for everyone else.
I watch Netflix 5 days a week for about an hour or two. Stream Pandora 4-5 hours a day and I have hardly ever used over 5gbs.. the most was 7gbs.
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Panorama quality blows. I use Spotify on LOW bandwidth streaming, better than panora's high quality, and I hit 2gbs a month just from that. Netflix hits 200-300megs each movie.. So I'm not sure how you are getting these stats.
I'm at 4.8 gigs right now and half of that is Spotify.
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well I tether netflix from my phone to my tab every day taking the train back in forth to work. I recieved a text once from them saying I'm using to much data and they will so my bandwith down if i continue. I ignored it then a month later i was threatened again that they would automaticly upgrade me to the tethering pro plan if i did not upgrade. so now I was pissed I kept the texts and call att corprate office kept asking for the highest manager i could talk to and after talking to him and explaining that when you enter a agreament for unlimited data and i pay every month i should not be threatened for using the data i was paying for. After that call I have never been bothered again and its been over 6 months.

Who/ where did you call?
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I tether with mine on the unlimited plan. I don't use it TOO much, maybe a gig a month, but when I do it's an Iconia A500 Android tablet to do remote desktop and some Netflix now and again. Never been warned or threatened and I've been doing it since my 3GS days a few years back. I'm sure it won't last forever, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts

[Q] Free wifi hotspot gone

Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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Try open garden, the one that looks like a tree, you'll need it on both devices and it creates a mesh network, some caviets are apps tha use data wont work, so you have to do everything through your web browser. This solution also solves the screen off issue while tethering.

As of right now this has been removed or blocked in the newest update.
There is nothing yet been found to allow you to set your own APN again.
You can use wifi tethering with FoxFi as a workaround from foxfi.com/bin but for data to work over wifi tethering you will need to keep the screen on.
That is about the only workaround.

TheArtiszan said:
As of right now this has been removed or blocked in the newest update.
There is nothing yet been found to allow you to set your own APN again.
You can use wifi tethering with FoxFi as a workaround from foxfi.com/bin but for data to work over wifi tethering you will need to keep the screen on.
That is about the only workaround.
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Or use open garden and it makes a mesh network, data still flows with screen off, you'll need open garden on both devices. The only issue is apps that use data like the play store will say your not connected, but anything you want to do with the browser you can.
I know not perfect but thats the closest we have right now, besides keeping the screen on.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975894
This might be a workaround worth trying..

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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if you use google chrome or firefox look up user-agent spoofer.

diabolusmiles said:
if you use google chrome or firefox look up user-agent spoofer.
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Changing the UA(user-agent) is just one of the few obstacles to overcome. The main problem is the tmo OTA update now prevents/locks us from entering the APN needed to bypass/trick the t-mobile tethering check.

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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Geez you guys...if you want the service PAY FOR IT! Why should you get it free while others pay?

Behold_this said:
Geez you guys...if you want the service PAY FOR IT! Why should you get it free while others pay?
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We already do pay for it with our monthly contracts, we are allowed x amount of data per month, we go over it and the speed of data isn't even worth tethering. Do they give us money back on the data we don't use? No they don't, so why can't we use the data we pay for any way we want, it's not like data for a tablet costs more or anything like that, it's just greed on the providers end plain and simple.

I just ended up talking to an agent about my bill and I brought up the fact that I couldn't tether anymore, so they put that back on free of charge. I mean hell I'm already paying a decent amount monthly and I have the 5 gig package (which used to be advertised with transforming your device to a hotspot), there is no reason to ask for more other than greed?

Aydthird said:
I just ended up talking to an agent about my bill and I brought up the fact that I couldn't tether anymore, so they put that back on free of charge. I mean hell I'm already paying a decent amount monthly and I have the 5 gig package (which used to be advertised with transforming your device to a hotspot), there is no reason to ask for more other than greed?
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I also have a 5 gig plan and the hotspot is supposed to be free, but my 5 gig plan is old and the only way for me to get the hotspot is for me to give up unlimited messaging, which I then would have to pay $15 a month for, umm, yeah, they got me coming and going. BLAH

I work for tmo, and we do give it for free with the 5 & 10gb plans.
Second, I've noticed that it works with Firefox, but no other browser when tethering to a PC/Mac. I haven't edited my APN.
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I really wish it was free, especially with my unlimited 4G plan.
Haven't found anywhere in the city I don't have perfect coverage and it would be sweet to be able to use my tablet/laptop...

bruuutal said:
I really wish it was free, especially with my unlimited 4G plan.
Haven't found anywhere in the city I don't have perfect coverage and it would be sweet to be able to use my tablet/laptop...
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If you're on unlimited, it's unreasonable to ask for wifi tethering. That's like going to a "all you can eat" restaurant, and then bringing a truck to load with food.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
If you're on unlimited, it's unreasonable to ask for wifi tethering. That's like going to a "all you can eat" restaurant, and then bringing a truck to load with food.
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Lol, exactly. That's why there's home internet providers. And if you really just want to use your phone, then just get a 10gb plan that has the free hotspot. You're paying for the investment in network upgrades, your paying the engineers salary to produce a network that's very good.
And of course, the CEO's bonus checks lol
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Custom ROMs?
Do custom ROMs get rid of this pesky problem of no Wifi Hotspot?

poptartz said:
Do custom ROMs get rid of this pesky problem of no Wifi Hotspot?
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Using other roms i can tether temporarally. Well, i get a push message to stop asap or risk losing access. (Im on that unlimited plan.) so i stop. It does work though tethering to my nexus 7, im assuming because it shows it being a mobile device vs. desktop.
The default rom pushes all tethering through pcweb.tmobile.com which depending on your rate plan, determines if you get tether access. custom roms shouldn't have this setup.

I also have a Nexus 7 and the unlimited plan. I'm rooted on the S1 (no ROMs loaded yet) and am now trying to figure out where to go from here.

poptartz said:
I also have a Nexus 7 and the unlimited plan. I'm rooted on the S1 (no ROMs loaded yet) and am now trying to figure out where to go from here.
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You can try a new APN. Menu->Settings->More->Mobile Networks->APN or Access Point Names->Menu->New APN
Name it whatever you want and set the APN to epc.tmobile.com. this should bypass tmobile's tethering block.
Also, I've noticed that even if rooted, a desktop using ie, safari or chrome still gets blocked, but Firefox does not.
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Verizon's New Unlimited Plan

I just signed up for Verizon's new unlimited plan. The only part I don't like about it is that once you use 10GB/month with mobile hotspot (tethering), they cut down the tethering speed to 3G. I was wondering if there were a way to mask that usage to where it shows up as regular phone data usage. Any ideas would be helpful!
Thanks,

$110 a mo......wow

bytethegroove said:
$110 a mo......wow
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I'm not sure that really answers my question...
I'm not really here to talk about price, just the issue of masking the mobile hotspot data.
Let's try and stay on topic please, thank you.

I just asked exactly how much it would be to switch my two lines after taxes, fees, discounts, phones, etc. The hotspot fees aren't the only things hidden by advertising, but thanks for pointing out the cap.

$110 a month for one phone?
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thegrants82 said:
$110 a month for one phone?
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I believe it's $80/mo for one line.
On my 7-line account, it costs exactly $15.60/mo more (up from 10GB data) so it's a fantastic deal!
It's $110 for 4 lines (and only $100 if you autopay and go paper free).

It's $180 for four lines. How did you come up with $110?

ForeverZ3RO said:
I just signed up for Verizon's new unlimited plan. The only part I don't like about it is that once you use 10GB/month with mobile hotspot (tethering), they cut down the tethering speed to 3G. I was wondering if there were a way to mask that usage to where it shows up as regular phone data usage. Any ideas would be helpful!
Thanks,
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i was going to ask the same question. im currently trying to see if disabling tether provisioning would do the trick, but i cant find verizons track of how much hotspot i've used... disabling provisioning works to give old sprint plans hotspot to begin with so i'd think it works but no way to know yet

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i was going to ask the same question. im currently trying to see if disabling tether provisioning would do the trick, but i cant find verizons track of how much hotspot i've used... disabling provisioning works to give old sprint plans hotspot to begin with so i'd think it works but no way to know yet
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I don't think there's much you can do about it on the phone end. I could be wrong but my guess is that they track it on their end and throttle you down from their end. They know how much data you're using all the time. Logon to your account using their app or a computer and you can see how much data you've used at any time during the current billing cycle. Pretty sure it's all set up on their end and theirs not much you can do about it. But, then again, like is said, I could be wrong.

robocuff said:
I don't think there's much you can do about it on the phone end. I could be wrong but my guess is that they track it on their end and throttle you down from their end. They know how much data you're using all the time. Logon to your account using their app or a computer and you can see how much data you've used at any time during the current billing cycle. Pretty sure it's all set up on their end and theirs not much you can do about it. But, then again, like is said, I could be wrong.
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It's only "tethering" data that has the 10GB limit. They have to be able to tell the difference between "tethered data" and regular data from the phone.

how fast is the "3G" speed?

gregorina said:
how fast is the "3G" speed?
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3G is different for most carriers. I believe it's usually around 300-400Mb/s

gregorina said:
how fast is the "3G" speed?
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Usually they dial it back to 128Kbps.

jjlangen said:
Usually they dial it back to 128Kbps.
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Remember dial-up back in the day, it's that slow. Painful!!! Lol

ForeverZ3RO said:
I just signed up for Verizon's new unlimited plan. The only part I don't like about it is that once you use 10GB/month with mobile hotspot (tethering), they cut down the tethering speed to 3G. I was wondering if there were a way to mask that usage to where it shows up as regular phone data usage. Any ideas would be helpful!
Thanks,
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I'm wondering the same thing too.

thegrants82 said:
$110 a month for one phone?
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I pay a little more for just one line. I have the old unlimited plan from Verizon

I just switched from the grandfathered unlimited plan ($110/month) to the new plan ($80/month)

I switched my 7 lines over to unlimited. I can confirm that the claim of "reserving the right to throttle speeds in congested situations" is true. I used 86 GB of cellular data and have not seen any type of throttling.
Normally I wouldn't use anywhere near that, but I wanted to test if VZW would give me a "permanent throttle" for the billing period, nope!

ihierbal said:
I just switched from the grandfathered unlimited plan ($110/month) to the new plan ($80/month)
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I have a single line on the old plan also. I don't think I can do it. Especially since the new plans price will probably go up anyways since it's an "introductory price". Also not eligible for discounts.

gregorina said:
how fast is the "3G" speed?
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Around 500kbps. An important distinction to make is that you are still connected to LTE, just with your rate throttled. So you still get the benefit of lower latency from LTE versus 3G.