Ummmm one quick question.... ive seen some posts saying that the tethering in the phone once you use it the company wants u to pay some fees sp you can keep using it and some have said that if you root your phone you can tether for free or spmething like that... my phone is already rooted and im currently using joggernaut v4.1 and i want to know which apps allow me to tether for free....
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you can use the stock portable hotspot in Settings>wireless and network> "tethering and portable hot spot"
They won't charge extra of you have an unlimited data plan
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They won't charge extra of you have an unlimited data plan
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The won't charge extra if you get a tethering plan. That is true. If you try to tether without a plan you will be greeted with a "You don't have a tethering plan. Click here to add one." I tried and tried to get around it. The only way was to freeze the app you are looking for. You need to freeze the tethering manager app. Here is a step by step for rooted phones. http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-h...otspot-on-rooted-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
Enjoy
bobbyphoenix said:
The won't charge extra if you get a tethering plan. That is true. If you try to tether without a plan you will be greeted with a "You don't have a tethering plan. Click here to add one." [/url]
Enjoy
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But starting on the 25th, if you have an unlimited data plan you won't be greeted by that message and so will not need to pay extra for tethering.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21643615&postcount=14
edited to add - ah, you have to ask tmobile to get the tethered plan for free with your unlimited data plan.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...ecret-menu-extra-goodies-you-need-to-ask-for/
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But starting on the 25th, if you have an unlimited data plan you won't be greeted by that message and so will not need to pay extra for tethering.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21643615&postcount=14
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Nice. Tthanks.
There is no tethering restriction with prepaid plans. Also, using tethering manager results in an extra prompt while activating the wifi hotspot..... deleting tethering manager removes the extra prompt.
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Turns out that if you have an unlimited data plan, starting on the 25th, you have to ask tmobile to activate the tethering.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...ecret-menu-extra-goodies-you-need-to-ask-for/
They can kiss my ass if they think i will EVER pay for more data that i ALREADY paid for.
Hey guys I have T-Mobile and I'm on a prepaid plan. What is the difference between classic plans and value plans? Also, can you do "truly unlimited" on prepaid or is that only for customers with a contract. Thanks guys!
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"Truly Unlimited" is currently contract only. "Technically Unlimited" is what you get on prepaid (throttled after you reach your cap).
Every carrier offering unlimited data except for tmo's new plan has a loophole to get out of providing you with unlimited data. Tmo cap's your speed after a certain point, but still gives you data. Simple mobile never limits your data, but will cap your speed if you put too much strain on their network (aka constant streaming, lots of bandwidth usage).
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"Truly Unlimited" is currently contract only. "Technically Unlimited" is what you get on prepaid (throttled after you reach your cap).
Every carrier offering unlimited data except for tmo's new plan has a loophole to get out of providing you with unlimited data. Tmo cap's your speed after a certain point, but still gives you data. Simple mobile never limits your data, but will cap your speed if you put too much strain on their network (aka constant streaming, lots of bandwidth usage).
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That is not true. T-mobile now has their truly unlimited unthrottled data plan. Started about 2 weeks ago. Not sure if you can do it on prepaid..
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That is not true. T-mobile now has their truly unlimited unthrottled data plan. Started about 2 weeks ago. Not sure if you can do it on prepaid..
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That's what jordanisher said. Truly unlimited is currently contract only. Unlimited but throttled for prepaid and contracts that don't want to switch to the new plan. Although there are rumors of truly unlimited going to prepaid.
The difference between classic and value is that classic gives you a free/low priced phone but higher monthly charges. Value has no free phone but lower monthly charges. With value, you can opt to get a phone at full price and pay via monthly installment that would reflect on you monthly bill.
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Hey guys I have T-Mobile and I'm on a prepaid plan. What is the difference between classic plans and value plans? Also, can you do "truly unlimited" on prepaid or is that only for customers with a contract. Thanks guys!
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Value Plans don't offer a device subsidy. Classic Plans do. They're both 2-year contracts.
Truly Unlimited Data isn't available on prepaid. 5GB throttle point is the best you can get.
Thanks guys appreciate it!
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And since there are folks responding who know T-Mobile's plans better than me, I'm currently prepaid with a 5 GB cap. I now use my Nexus 7 all the time, and everyone I've asked so far suggests that tethering my Nexus 7 to my Galaxy Nexus wouldn't be allowed if I switched to a value plan and got the unlimited data.
I've been hesitant to make any switch since I currently tether my Nexus 7 on my current plan and that seems to be allowed, but I'm concerned that if I switch, and I'm somehow detected tethering, that I'll be in a worse position than I am now.
Is tethering a restriction on everything, or in the case of a tablet like the Nexus 7 is there some allowance? Secondly, how is this being detected and/or enforced? Finally, if I were to switch, it seemed as though the penalty was pretty harsh. If I started using more than 5 GB on the unlimited data plan, can't T-Mobile flag me as an excessive data user and take away all my data? When does one become an excessive data user?
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Chinpokomon said:
And since there are folks responding who know T-Mobile's plans better than me, I'm currently prepaid with a 5 GB cap. I now use my Nexus 7 all the time, and everyone I've asked so far suggests that tethering my Nexus 7 to my Galaxy Nexus wouldn't be allowed if I switched to a value plan and got the unlimited data.
I've been hesitant to make any switch since I currently tether my Nexus 7 on my current plan and that seems to be allowed, but I'm concerned that if I switch, and I'm somehow detected tethering, that I'll be in a worse position than I am now.
Is tethering a restriction on everything, or in the case of a tablet like the Nexus 7 is there some allowance? Secondly, how is this being detected and/or enforced? Finally, if I were to switch, it seemed as though the penalty was pretty harsh. If I started using more than 5 GB on the unlimited data plan, can't T-Mobile flag me as an excessive data user and take away all my data? When does one become an excessive data user?
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They can't do anything to stop tethering on the Value Plan that they can't already do on your current Prepaid plan.
For post paid, you have 4 options for data (not including the 200mb one, which we know you wont use). 1) Unlimited data, no caps but also no tethering ( supposed to be a workaround, but it does not work for all), Then you have your Unlimited with 2gb cap, Unlimited with 5gb includes hotspot, and unlimited 10gb which also includes hotspot. SO, if you get close or hit 5gb, bump up to 10 before the billing cycle ends.
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And since there are folks responding who know T-Mobile's plans better than me, I'm currently prepaid with a 5 GB cap. I now use my Nexus 7 all the time, and everyone I've asked so far suggests that tethering my Nexus 7 to my Galaxy Nexus wouldn't be allowed if I switched to a value plan and got the unlimited data.
I've been hesitant to make any switch since I currently tether my Nexus 7 on my current plan and that seems to be allowed, but I'm concerned that if I switch, and I'm somehow detected tethering, that I'll be in a worse position than I am now.
Is tethering a restriction on everything, or in the case of a tablet like the Nexus 7 is there some allowance? Secondly, how is this being detected and/or enforced? Finally, if I were to switch, it seemed as though the penalty was pretty harsh. If I started using more than 5 GB on the unlimited data plan, can't T-Mobile flag me as an excessive data user and take away all my data? When does one become an excessive data user?
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Are you tethering right now? Are you paying the extra tethering fee every month to TMo? The "no tethering clause" for truly unlimited simply means you are no longer allowed to pay a monthly fee to tether. If you have been tethering and not paying the tethering fee (and getting away with it), it'd be the same as getting away with tethering on the truly unlimited plan
To put it simply: you are not allowed to tether on ALL TMo plans unless you pay the mobile hotspot/tethering fee. Tethering without paying is no different from tethering on the truly unlimited plan
Can you tether with prepaid?
I suspect that people getting away with tethering on a prepaid plan are doing so simply because the max 4G cap is 5GB and T-Mobile really doesn't care or bother to monitor those accounts. I would think if you switch to an unlimited 4G plan they will automatically monitor the data usage.
Wish my contract with AT&T was up or I'd switch to this asap.
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harveydent said:
Are you tethering right now? Are you paying the extra tethering fee every month to TMo? ... If you have been tethering and not paying the tethering fee (and getting away with it), it'd be the same as getting away with tethering on the truly unlimited plan...
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Interesting. No, I haven't been paying for any extra service, but I've also been very conservative with my data usage. I guess that because my tethering usage has been so low, that I've sort of come in under the radar.
My intent was to switch to the unlimited data plan, and then to use my devices for streaming Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, etc. It doesn't look like that is going to work for me after all.
Thanks for the insight.
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Chinpokomon said:
Interesting. No, I haven't been paying for any extra service, but I've also been very conservative with my data usage. I guess that because my tethering usage has been so low, that I've sort of come in under the radar.
My intent was to switch to the unlimited data plan, and then to use my devices for streaming Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, etc. It doesn't look like that is going to work for me after all.
Thanks for the insight.
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I feel it is similiar to how AT&T's capped plans work, as long as you don't go overboard on the data (I assume it means 5GB), they don't care. If you're over 5GB and you're tethering, well...
I tether all the time on my atrix with the offical tethering (disabled the check of course), and AT&T hasn't complained. My data is never above 1.4GB anyways.
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yeah either the use it and not pay extra or its 15 bucks a month to add it to monthly 4G plans
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Mgamerz said:
Can you tether with prepaid?
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Yes simply because you have a Nexus and they don't have special software/firmware on your device to straight up block it.
T-Mobile has historically monitored people's browser UAstrings in order to "catch" tethering. They've started to shy off of this a bit now though because they're selling branded T-Mobile devices that have Chrome available or preinstalled on them, which identifies the same as desktop Chrome. I'm not really sure what their plan will be for the future of tethering, but know that you'll always have a pretty good chance of tethering on a Nexus...
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Yes simply because you have a Nexus and they don't have special software/firmware on your device to straight up block it.
T-Mobile has historically monitored people's browser UAstrings in order to "catch" tethering. They've started to shy off of this a bit now though because they're selling branded T-Mobile devices that have Chrome available or preinstalled on them, which identifies the same as desktop Chrome. I'm not really sure what their plan will be for the future of tethering, but know that you'll always have a pretty good chance of tethering on a Nexus...
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Chrome's UA is different otherwise there would be no need for the desktop checkbox.
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Chrome's UA is different otherwise there would be no need for the desktop checkbox.
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The UAstring identifies as Chrome Desktop by default.
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The UAstring identifies as Chrome Desktop by default.
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Why does my chrome for android get me mobile sites then? Its not IP based since the check box won't change that.
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I have a 3 gigabytes plan. If I do tethering, would at&t give me a hard time? So far my impression is that at&t only cares if it's from an unlimited data plan. Could somebody give me some clue?
Your best bet would be to call and ask only takes a few minutes
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Tethering is included with data bucket plans. They'd of course want you to pay for tethering on your plan which imo is ridiculous, but that's the way it is. With unlimited data plans, tethering from At&t isn't even an option. They won't even let you pay monthly for it without giving up your unlimited plan.
You have to have the 5gb plan or mobile share plan if you wanna tether. You cant call and ask them to let you tether on a 3gb plan. If that was the case att would not have a dedicated tethering plan.
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x2h said:
I have a 3 gigabytes plan. If I do tethering, would at&t give me a hard time? So far my impression is that at&t only cares if it's from an unlimited data plan. Could somebody give me some clue?
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Tethering isn't allowed. Unless ya paying for it!!
But if your on a custom Rom. And it unlocked the tethering portion. Which most Rom's give you tethering capabilities anyhow.
With that being said: If you use it every now & then, and don't use big amounts of data then I'm quite sure they won't even notice you.
I'm on a grandfathered plan and use it, every now & then. When traveling mostly or when I have no internet access..
Just can't b greedy and go playing Xbox Live like I did. Then instantly the next 2 days got a msg from them. Lol
Just my 2¢
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We have a ten gig plan through at&t and I can use the mobile hotspot app to tether. AT&T does not care if I tether and they would like for me to go over my ten gigs so they can charge me extra. They do not allow the folks who are grandfathered into unlimited data because they do not make enough money off of them to allow it. I do not know about the 3 gig plan.
Is there a way to hide your data? I've used ssh tunnel while tethering and I don't think there was a problem.
Xbox doesn't run natively on android phones, however web browsing does
So of course like many people with a GS2 on here I decided I wanted to tether but these last of couple of days have been very odd.
My tethering is no longer blocked for some strange reason and I am free to use tethering as I please this was not the case before.
How is this possible that the stock tethering on CM9.1 has failed all this time yet now it magically works I installed many steam updates and did about 20 speedtests to cause it to fail or disconnect me. It did neither. So I would like to know if this is an isolated incident or not,
Change data plans? I called and asked why the unlimited plan with no throttling costs 5$ less than the 5gb cap plan. Lady told me the throttled plan comes with tethering while truly unlimited plan does not.
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It shouldn't work.
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Change data plans? I called and asked why the unlimited plan with no throttling costs 5$ less than the 5gb cap plan. Lady told me the throttled plan comes with tethering while truly unlimited plan does not.
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I have truly unlimited data the plan that tethering should not be allowed in.
Hello everyone,
I'm looking to switch to at&t and use my t-mobile note 2. Is anyone using the T-Mobile Note 2 on the unlimited non-smartphone data plan?
Thanks.
blakkheartt12 said:
Hello everyone,
I'm looking to switch to at&t and use my t-mobile note 2. Is anyone using the T-Mobile Note 2 on the unlimited non-smartphone data plan?
Thanks.
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They have the same hardware, but if I recall the TMobile version had LTE disabled or something.
If you don't already have the unlimited data plan on ATT, you won't be getting it. Only those grandfathered in from a while back have it at all.
apallohadas said:
They have the same hardware, but if I recall the TMobile version had LTE disabled or something.
If you don't already have the unlimited data plan on ATT, you won't be getting it. Only those grandfathered in from a while back have it at all.
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Yeah the LTE radio is now enabled. Im trying to see if the non smartphone plan unlimited data will work they still offer it for non smartphones per there website. At least I was able to add it as a new customer as of today. I know in the past I used that plan for all the smartphones I had since they were not at&t phones. Just trying to see if people are successfully to use it on the tmobile note 2 version.
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If you don't already have the unlimited data plan on ATT, you won't be getting it. Only those grandfathered in from a while back have it at all.
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If your going to AT&T like above^^^^^ said YOU WILL NOT be getting unlimited. Unless you know someone with a line available w/unlimited data!
blakkheartt12 said:
Hello everyone,
I'm looking to switch to at&t and use my t-mobile note 2. Is anyone using the T-Mobile Note 2 on the unlimited non-smartphone data plan?
Thanks.
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Yes the TMO GN2 writes on att LTE. I have one, that's unlocked and when I put my AT&T SIM in, I get LTE service!! :thumbup::thumbup:
With SKY NOTE 9 Rom..
But phone has to b unlocked first!!!
Just my 2¢®
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If your going to AT&T like above^^^^^ said YOU WILL NOT be getting unlimited. Unless you know someone with a line available w/unlimited /QUOTE]
I know if you do smartphone data there is no unlimited but non smartphone (medianet) still offers unlimited. See pic. So again my question is has anyone been using it on a nonsmart phone unlimited data plan successfully.
Also at&t does not allow unlimited lines to transfer with keeping the unlimited. We tried a few times.
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Att will pick up that you are using a smart phone, so you may be able to lie to them, but their systems will eventually pick it up. If you succeed in getting the plan, it probably wont work right or not at all, since the the non-smartphone data plan is designed for non-smartphones. Your probably just better off getting a tier smartphone data package.
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Unless you know someone with a line available w/unlimited /QUOTE]
I know if you do smartphone data there is no unlimited but non smartphone (medianet) still offers unlimited. See pic. So again my question is has anyone been using it on a nonsmart phone unlimited data plan successfully.
Also at&t does not allow unlimited lines to transfer with keeping the unlimited. We tried a few times.
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Ok the OTHER line thing. Meaning someone adding you to there account. Then you'll have true unlimited data. My girl had 3 lines on her account, 2 not being used and they are unlimited!
NOW the non smart phone data package. It may work for you for a short time. But the system will flag it after they see too much data being transferred fyi, on the so called non smart phone plan. Kinda like a flip phone. That'll use minimal data!
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Att will pick up that you are using a smart phone, so you may be able to lie to them, but their systems will eventually pick it up. If you succeed in getting the plan, it probably wont work right or not at all, since the the non-smartphone data plan is designed for non-smartphones. Your probably just better off getting a tier smartphone data package.
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i guess Ive just been very lucky with my plans then, i have 3 non-smart phone data lines on my account, each of them are using unlocked Rogers (canada) smart phones for years now, i don't get 4G speed, but i do get unlimited, un-throttled 3G, i would be interested to know if ATT registers the TMO phone, if not get one from canada...