How do i know which internet plan do i have?? I'm on t-mobile.com and i can't find my plan.. i have a family plan but i can't tell if i have the 2g, the 5gb, or the 10gb plan
under data it says unlimited , high speed data.. so that means it it has no cap??? they will never slow down my internet speed??
No, I have the Android Preferred Data Plan (5GB Soft Cap) and the website shows Unlimited/Unlimited for me as well. What they mean by that is unlimited data (4G+Edge). Call T-Mobile (611 from a T-Mobile phone) and ask them what your cap is.
do you have the app called my account? if not download it from the market, crappy app but lets you know how much data u used and what is your soft cap.
You can also dial #932# (#web#) and it will tell you there as well.
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You can also dial #932# (#web#) and it will tell you there as well.
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Thanks for pointing that out...that's handy. I was aware of the min and text ones, but hated waiting for the my account app to load to see my data usage. Thanks again!
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My son is using a Tilt2 and keeps exceeding his 200mb limit. Is there any way to make it so that it only used wi-fi and never the data plan? Getting tired of overage charges...
Thanks in advance!
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boothcr79 said:
My son is using a Tilt2 and keeps exceeding his 200mb limit. Is there any way to make it so that it only used wi-fi and never the data plan? Getting tired of overage charges...
Thanks in advance!
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Well, if you turn off the data connection.... yea... But he could just re-enable it.
I would disable it thru the provider - remove the 200mb data pack so he can't use any data services. Then it's wifi-only whether he wants it to be or not...
They recently changed this plan to "unlimited" where as before it was pay per megabyte. After your reach your limit you get throttled to almost a crawl. Figure this was worth a mention for those looking to cut corners. I know I will probably switch temporally to save a few extra bucks. I use a lot of data but I can contain it on wifi, also Pandora still works pretty good on 2g and less hicups that with Virgin Mobiles 3g (true story) I need internet as I need if for text message as I use Google Voice other wise I would probably just do with out.
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Just noticed this on the value plan. Have no idea about the classic plan
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I thought the GS3 required at least the 2GB plan....
Possibly but I think on the value plan data is optional.
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I think you maybe right when I go to make the changes it says something along the lines "sorry we cant complete your request" I think this is absolute crap if this be case
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Just checked out on the individual plan as if I were going to buy online and it let me well sort of obviously I am not going to add an unnecessary phone line. Then again with the value it looked like all was well untill I got the generic message saying they cant help me with my request
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Just called 611 and next month my simple data plan begins see how long I can last on 2g lol
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md1008 said:
Just called 611 and next month my simple data plan begins see how long I can last on 2g lol
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Actually i had that plan and after you reach your data of 200 mb,you get charge of .10 cents a mb up to 25.00 dollars and then they throttle you unless they change the plan all together.i tried to get the unlimited nationwide 4g but couldn't since i have a grandfather plan...so i went with the 5gb unlimited with free tethering...
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Actually i had that plan and after you reach your data of 200 mb,you get charge of .10 cents a mb up to 25.00 dollars and then they throttle you unless they change the plan all together.i tried to get the unlimited nationwide 4g but couldn't since i have a grandfather plan...so i went with the 5gb unlimited with free tethering...
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Yeah that'svwhat I read but now it says that this plan will not charge you just slow you down.
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shrty4luv said:
Actually i had that plan and after you reach your data of 200 mb,you get charge of .10 cents a mb up to 25.00 dollars and then they throttle you unless they change the plan all together.i tried to get the unlimited nationwide 4g but couldn't since i have a grandfather plan...so i went with the 5gb unlimited with free tethering...
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Did you even read the first sentence of the thread?
I was wondering if there was a way to get free personal hotspot service. I wss planning on paying for it (14.99/month) but I cant add it to my account it conflicts with the features in my plan... Is there anyway I can do this, without using pdanet or any other apps like that? Also I don't mind rooting my device. Thanks in advance!
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Conflicts with what features? There should be no issue adding hotspot to your plan even if you have unlimited everything. What plan are you on and what features do t ou have?
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You can't get Hotspot with the Unlimited Data Plan.
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You can't get Hotspot with the Unlimited Data Plan.
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Ill check...I can see where you might not be able to...but if you pay...you should get...really you may be teathering wirelessly but then why do they call unlimited data unlimited if you cant add tge hotspot?
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Conflicts with what features? There should be no issue adding hotspot to your plan even if you have unlimited everything. What plan are you on and what features do t ou have?
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This is what happens when I try to add it.
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You cant have Unlimited 4G Data and HotSpot. You have to choose if you want a "capped" plan + HotSpot or Unlimited 4G Data. T-Mobile is here to make money, just like any other company, and from that perspective it simply wouldn't make sense to let customers tether and eat up as much data as they want while still keeping the second cheapest data plan.
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Conflicts with what features? There should be no issue adding hotspot to your plan even if you have unlimited everything. What plan are you on and what features do t ou have?
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Actually with the unlimited plan they do not offer hotspot service, I had the same issue when I joined tmobile so I rooted my phone and cm10 or 10.1 all you have to do is turn it on and you are ready to go
If you don't want to root you phone there is a app called open garden that allows you to share you internet connection to any other device using Bluetooth (as long as the device has 4.0 or newer OS), I haven't played with it to much but consumes less batter and also allows you to share with a desktop / laptop PC
Give it a shot
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Oh... Didnt see that lol. Thanks.
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chibra said:
Actually with the unlimited plan they do not offer hotspot service, I had the same issue when I joined tmobile so I rooted my phone and cm10 or 10.1 all you have to do is turn it on and you are ready to go
If you don't want to root you phone there is a app called open garden that allows you to share you internet connection to any other device using Bluetooth (as long as the device has 4.0 or newer OS), I haven't played with it to much but consumes less batter and also allows you to share with a desktop / laptop PC
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I'll check that app out. Thanks.
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T-mobile makes money...trust me on that...but unlimited means no data cap...which should mean infinite data usage...yet they always have that fine print thst zeros out "unlimited". Oh well.
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Did anyone try this? I see the app on Google market advertises that it helps u lower your mobile data, but you can it works? And keeping the same 4G speed. It might not working know.
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kindom2009 said:
Did anyone try this? I see the app on Google market advertises that it helps u lower your mobile data, but you can it works? And keeping the same 4G speed. It might not working know.
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theres a tethering forum that covers this many times, and yes it works... works very well for me at least. I even upgraded to the 99 cent a month elite plan.
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Did anyone try this? I see the app on Google market advertises that it helps u lower your mobile data, but you can it works? And keeping the same 4G speed. It might not working know.
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theres a tethering forum that covers this many times, and yes it works... works very well for me at least. I even upgraded to the 99 cent a month elite plan.
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It will NOT work for the DATA THROTTLE plans. T-Mobile still counts how much data you use, and whether its encrypted data or not, its still data. So no matter what if you hit your data cap you will get throttled.
The VPN shield is only for unlimted plan members who get tethering turned off after so many megabytes of "tethered" data.
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It will NOT work for the DATA THROTTLE plans. T-Mobile still counts how much data you use, and whether its encrypted data or not, its still data. So no matter what if you hit your data cap you will get throttled.
The VPN shield is only for unlimted plan members who get tethering turned off after so many megabytes of "tethered" data.
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I misread his post. But youre right. Luckily I'm on unlimited and it works to avoid tethering getting cut off but it definitely doesn't work to lower data usage... I even checked the "how much data have I saved" button and with as much usage as its gotten it still says 0bytes.
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I looked and didn't see any threads about this, but Tmobile is currently offering an upgrade from the 500mb hotspot that comes with the unlimited plan for free. If you're on the unlimited plan just call em and you will get 2.5gb hotspot for free.
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I can confirm!!
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I looked and didn't see any threads about this, but Tmobile is currently offering an upgrade from the 500mb hotspot that comes with the unlimited plan for free. If you're on the unlimited plan just call em and you will get 2.5gb hotspot for free.
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Called T-Mobile and confirmed the promotion, went from 500Mb to 2.5Gb at no charge.
Yup I wouldn't lie to ya lol. .. just after you call confirm on my Tmobile app. It took 2 calls for me b4 was applied correctly.
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And you may also want to check if you were on the 2.5 GB upgrade because you'll get bumped up to 4.5 instead of giving you the 2.5 for 10.00 cheaper...
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I just noticed that you could also go online to your Tmobile account and make the switch there (and possibly the Tmo app).
I just wonder if there are any hidden changes/limits to the service after the switch is made..
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I just noticed that you could also go online to your Tmobile account and make the switch there (and possibly the Tmo app).
I just wonder if there are any hidden changes/limits to the service after the switch is made..
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only "hidden" thing I noticed is it's not for people with truly unlimited, it's for people with unlimited everything. Like unlimited talk text and data, not just unlimited data.
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2.5gb hotspot is pretty big step up. Great move from Tmob
Totally worked, thanks!
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lr54912 said:
Called T-Mobile and confirmed the promotion, went from 500Mb to 2.5Gb at no charge.
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When I called today the representative said there is no such promotion. Has the promotion expired or did I just happen to reach someone who isn't very good at her job?
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lalec said:
When I called today the representative said there is no such promotion. Has the promotion expired or did I just happen to reach someone who isn't very good at her job?
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There is some confusion about this....
It isn't really a promotion. What it is, is that tmobile has changed their base tethering pool, from 500MB to 2.5GB.
If you look at your account online, you should see your unlimited data, with 500MB of smart phone tethering, which costs $20. You can upgrade that to the same unlimited data with 2.5GB of tethering... for $20.
so unless you look, you don't notice that it is there. Had mine put on 2 days ago.
Thank you OP for this thread!! 2.5GB, woohoo!!! All I did was called and they did it for me, easy as hell!!:laugh:
Just did it online for my account. 2.5GB for no additional charge. Awesome.
Just did it myself, had to update my plan for 5 dollars but, both my phones got it 2.5 gigs a piece
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Rainbowbright081 said:
Just did it myself, had to update my plan for 5 dollars but, both my phones got it 2.5 gigs a piece
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Nice find, just switched both the phones on my plan to the new data plans!
Still working
Just noticed this thread gave them a call and they upgraded me to 2.5Gb for free. AWESOME THANK YOU OP
I'm on unlimited plan with 2.5GB data. I just check online if i upgrade to 4.5GB they only give me 500MB?
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I'm on unlimited plan with 2.5GB data. I just check online if i upgrade to 4.5GB they only give me 500MB?
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I thought that every other plan without unlimited gets to use there whole data on tethering. So the 4.5 plan can use 4.5 gb on tethering. But the unlimited can only use 2.5 gb on tethering.
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I have 4.5gb and I was wondering if you have a unlimited data plan can you tap into the unlimited data instead of your hot spot data which may save us some money for the hot spot plan
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Well I have 2.5 GB for 10 dollar a month, just call them up with unlimited data +2.5GB tethering only add another 10 buck equal 20 buck a month sweet.
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STILL WORKS- CONFIRMED. I have unlimited everything on my S4 which included 500MB in mobile hotspot. I just called, they "updated my account type" then 3 secs while still on the phone I got a text saying the generic "features changed on my account." 2.5GB of tethering for FREE