Is it possible to force 3G (with 3G speed, not 2G) to conserve 4G consumption? T-Mobile, obviously.
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3G and 4G are the same technology on T-Mobile, so it wouldn't make a difference. Their 4G is really 3G anyways.
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3G and 4G are the same technology on T-Mobile, so it wouldn't make a difference. Their 4G is really 3G anyways.
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Whenever I drop down to 2G speed, because of data capping, will I be able to boost my speed at all? Or will I be stuck on Edge?
I read someone say there was a code to push the 3G (4G).
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Kelevro said:
Whenever I drop down to 2G speed, because of data capping, will I be able to boost my speed at all? Or will I be stuck on Edge?
I read someone say there was a code to push the 3G (4G).
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No, if you are being throttled due to data there is no way to get around it :/
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Kelevro said:
Is it possible to force 3G (with 3G speed, not 2G) to conserve 4G consumption? T-Mobile, obviously.
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There are certainly ways to slow down your data speed, but i wouldnt expect to find anyone working on that.
Also, its not really the speed that matters for the data cap. Doesnt matter if youre on 4g, 3g or even edge, 5gb is 5gb. Just makes a difference in how long you want to wait for your download.
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There are certainly ways to slow down your data speed, but i wouldnt expect to find anyone working on that.
Also, its not really the speed that matters for the data cap. Doesnt matter if youre on 4g, 3g or even edge, 5gb is 5gb. Just makes a difference in how long you want to wait for your download.
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I was actually thinking of making a "throttling" app. What gave me the idea was my brother likes to go on YouTube on my android laptop while I'm trying to play black ops, and he makes me lag really badly. So I thought of making an app to throttle your speeds.
This might help people from reaching their data caps too quickly. I remember when I got throttled I hardly ever used my data. So if I'm throttled before I get capped, I might actually use my full speed when I need it.
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I was actually thinking of making a "throttling" app. What gave me the idea was my brother likes to go on YouTube on my android laptop while I'm trying to play black ops, and he makes me lag really badly. So I thought of making an app to throttle your speeds.
This might help people from reaching their data caps too quickly. I remember when I got throttled I hardly ever used my data. So if I'm throttled before I get capped, I might actually use my full speed when I need it.
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That would be amazing. I would actually use that. I use my data mainly for streaming music; would throttling the speed mean I'd get more use out of the 2 gigabytes (i.e; 250 songs instead of 100 using 4G)? Or do all songs require a certain, arbitrary amount of data?
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That would be amazing. I would actually use that. I use my data mainly for streaming music; would throttling the speed mean I'd get more use out of the 2 gigabytes (i.e; 250 songs instead of 100 using 4G)? Or do all songs require a certain, arbitrary amount of data?
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I'm not sure it would make a difference? It would depend on the song how much data it takes to stream. If you really want to save data use Opera Mini and Monaco extend. The latter is a VPN that will compress your data, and Opera Mini is a browser that does the same.
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Kelevro said:
That would be amazing. I would actually use that. I use my data mainly for streaming music; would throttling the speed mean I'd get more use out of the 2 gigabytes (i.e; 250 songs instead of 100 using 4G)? Or do all songs require a certain, arbitrary amount of data?
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I'm not sure it would make a difference? It would depend on the song how much data it takes to stream. If you really want to save data use Opera Mini and Monaco extend. The latter is a VPN that will compress your data, and Opera Mini is a browser that does the same.
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Hes right, data is data. No matter how long it takes you to download it. Like say a 4 megabyte song will still use 4 megabytes weather or not you got it at 6mbps or 6kbps.
The point to my app, however, would be to agravate the user if they were trying to stream youtube or netflix or something like that. It would keep users from using their mobile data for high data uses and encourage the use of WiFi or to simply load facebook or XDA or text websites.
Called T-mobile. Even if you put your phone on Edge, it will still count toward your 2GB or 5GB limit of "high speed data". They said in some very polite way, that they don't care and this is the way it is.
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Called T-mobile. Even if you put your phone on Edge, it will still count toward your 2GB or 5GB limit of "high speed data". They said in some very polite way, that they don't care and this is the way it is.
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Well yeah, it says your first 2 or 5GB is high speed, then they throttle down so I guess it wouldn't matter how you get to that cap, the point is you got to it.
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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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I don't know much about hotspot plans and I just got on Sprint about 5 months ago. I always thought if you had the hotspot added onto your plan that it was capped data?
So my question is how do Rom's have unlimited data when they have the "hotspot hack" on it? Does Sprint not care about the cap? Or is the Hotspot plan not even capped for those who pay for it?
You get 5GB data with sprint hot spot plan
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Well when you use the hot spot app it does a sign in process and I guess that's how Sprint tracks down how you're using the phones data. With the hot spot hack they removed that sign in process which let's us connect without any errors saying you don't have the service..
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So there is no need to pay for hot spot now?
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So there is no need to pay for hot spot now?
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Not if you're running the hot spot hack. I use it all the time to connect my laptop or tablet free
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Well when you use the hot spot app it does a sign in process and I guess that's how Sprint tracks down how you're using the phones data. With the hot spot hack they removed that sign in process which let's us connect without any errors saying you don't have the service..
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Thank you for clearing that up. Now I understand. I know there is no cap but I'm paranoid. Is there a certain GB I should stay under so I don't get on Sprint's radar or do they not care? Last month I used over 7GB of just 4G through tethering. My 3G usage wasn't bad.
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Thank you for clearing that up. Now I understand. I know there is no cap but I'm paranoid. Is there a certain GB I should stay under so I don't get on Sprint's radar or do they not care? Last month I used over 7GB of just 4G through tethering. My 3G usage wasn't bad.
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Don't worry about usage. I'm pretty sure the hotspot hack just cuts Sprint out of the equation and doesn't ask them for verification when you start the app
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I'm not sure but I think the sprint hot spot is infrastructure mode, like a router, and wireless tether is ad hoc, like internet connection sharing on say a laptop.
Some wireless devices see ad hoc but not all. Some devices can be modified to see ad hoc. For example, my galaxy tab and the Motorola Xoom can't see it out of the box new. I had to replace the wpa_supplicant file on the tab with one that was modded for ad hoc networks.
On the other hand, infrastructure mode, everything wireless can see that. That's why infrastructure mode is preferred.
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Thank you for clearing that up. Now I understand. I know there is no cap but I'm paranoid. Is there a certain GB I should stay under so I don't get on Sprint's radar or do they not care? Last month I used over 7GB of just 4G through tethering. My 3G usage wasn't bad.
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I just started using the hack and I blew thru 18GB. Haven't heard anything from Sprint. I got confirmation from other users who used more than me with no issue. I was just as paranoid when I started too lol
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I'm not sure but I think the sprint hot spot is infrastructure mode, like a router, and wireless tether is ad hoc, like internet connection sharing on say a laptop.
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That is correct
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thanks for all the replies. I appreciate it getting a better understanding of it all now
I live in phoenix arizona with no 4g coverage. We had to get rid of our home internet so no ponger able to use our airrave. I have roam control which works on every ics rom ive used but of course 3g speed isnt fast at all.. is there a way to 4g roam whether it be changing my prl or anything?
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elliwigy said:
I live in phoenix arizona with no 4g coverage. We had to get rid of our home internet so no ponger able to use our airrave. I have roam control which works on every ics rom ive used but of course 3g speed isnt fast at all.. is there a way to 4g roam whether it be changing my prl or anything?
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4G is WiMax, which is a completely separate radio. What you're asking is like saying, "Is there a way to enable Bluetooth roaming". Clearwire is the only WiMax provider anyways, so even if there was a way, there's no where else to run to.
there isnt anything else to roam off of....
short answer, not doable in any way shape form or fashion
thanks.. wasnt aware of the technology but that makes sense.. looks like ill be using slow 3g speeds lol, i can finally put my unltd data to use.. whats a good prl to use for 3g roaming since my house is a complete DEAD zone for sprint service lol.. i need to be able to download new roms or im screwed.. luckily i downloaded the cm9alpha3 this morning and right now on nocturnal venum v1.0 lol.. and i can now test my tethering
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thanks.. wasnt aware of the technology but that makes sense.. looks like ill be using slow 3g speeds lol, i can finally put my unltd data to use.. whats a good prl to use for 3g roaming since my house is a complete DEAD zone for sprint service lol.. i need to be able to download new roms or im screwed.. luckily i downloaded the cm9alpha3 this morning and right now on nocturnal venum v1.0 lol.. and i can now test my tethering
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If you roam onto Verizon too much, Sprint will terminate your contract. Just a head's up.
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If you roam onto Verizon too much, Sprint will terminate your contract. Just a head's up.
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Lol yea.. they can do that and i can go with a carrier that has service in my house.. i use almost no data at the moment and under 100 mins talk time a month.. i literraly have used less than .5 gb every month.. only will be roaming while home
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Lol yea.. they can do that and i can go with a carrier that has service in my house.. i use almost no data at the moment and under 100 mins talk time a month.. i literraly have used less than .5 gb every month.. only will be roaming while home
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they will only boot you if you are consistently using over 300MB a month in data while roaming or if 80% of your minutes are used while roaming (if you use a lot of minutes).
i use roam control everyday and have no issues and never have
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they will only boot you if you are consistently using over 300MB a month in data while roaming or if 80% of your minutes are used while roaming (if you use a lot of minutes).
i use roam control everyday and have no issues and never have
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Correction:
For data there's no set limit but around what you stated is a reasonable assumption. The 300 MB limit is for laptop cards and data-only plans. As for minutes, if more than half are used roaming, for 3 months in a row, you get a warning letter. Then you get the boot. I'm a former sprint employee who also received the warning letter lol
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Also, what is the point of buying a service that doesn't provide coverage where you live?
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Correction:
For data there's no set limit but around what you stated is a reasonable assumption. The 300 MB limit is for laptop cards and data-only plans. As for minutes, if more than half are used roaming, for 3 months in a row, you get a warning letter. Then you get the boot. I'm a former sprint employee who also received the warning letter lol
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It is clearly statrd in the TOS that 300mb/month is the limit for roaming.
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Also, what is the point of buying a service that doesn't provide coverage where you live?
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They have service here.. just not when im inside my house.. step outside and i get good reception.. doesnt matter because i will get internet soon and i don use my sprint data at all or the phone hardly ever.. there just is no 4g coverage
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It is clearly statrd in the TOS that 300mb/month is the limit for roaming.
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That's for 3g cards/data only plans, on a phone plan its done by percentages and not a hard limit its 80%of total mins/month or 50%total data/month
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Hey guys. Does anybody have problems with data dropping? I have good service all bars but it just goes real slow then it goes back to regular speeds by itself. I tried different radios and roms but it does the sane. Could it be the phone?
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are you being throttled ?
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Hey guys. Does anybody have problems with data dropping? I have good service all bars but it just goes real slow then it goes back to regular speeds by itself. I tried different radios and roms but it does the sane. Could it be the phone?
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That's definatly throttling. Call tmobile and they'll tell you.
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I called t mobile they did something. But I asked the guy if I was being throttled. He replied possibly but can not gurauntee that to you. However I do have unlimited data! Unless that is seperate from throttling? He did something cause now it is much better
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still sounds like throttling to me
specially the part that it got better, after talking to CSR and the guy adjusted something for you
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still sounds like throttling to me
specially the part that it got better, after talking to CSR and the guy adjusted something for you
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Ya it works perfectly. But does throttling have something to do with unlimited data? Because I am paying for unlimited data then why throttle me?
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The problem is that tmobile will throttle you when you exceed 2 gb on the unlimited plan. They did this to try and curb those that were downloading movies and music over their network. If you have a grandfathered plan, it's at 5 gb. I know its misleading and wrong, but they will hopefully kill this next month as they promised. If your data usage does go over the 2 gb limit though, they will reduce your speed. They call their plan unlimited because you can still use data, just much slower...
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Ya it works perfectly. But does throttling have something to do with unlimited data? Because I am paying for unlimited data then why throttle me?
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Unlimited is not unlimited high speed. You have a limit of high speed.
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Unlimited is not unlimited high speed. You have a limit of high speed.
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Yeah, limited unlimited.
same in Canada
it's unlimited data, it's all you can eat buffet
but the highspeed is limited to whatever you purchased with your plan, once it's over, you only get mostly text and websites without media contents, don't expect to see any streaming video after that
Won't have to worry about this for long. Getting the nationwide unlimited 4g plan on Sept. 5
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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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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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