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Just wondering how much data do people use every month?. Verizon's planning on tiered data plans so for me its gonna suck I use at least 6gb of data a month
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torikorocks said:
Just wondering how much data do people use every month?. Verizon's planning on tiered data plans so for me its gonna suck I use at least 6gb of data a month
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Do u use tethering a lot? I hardly use tethering and try to use wifi whenever I can but I still usually wind up with about 2gb of data each month. I figure if I didnt use wifi I would be up to about 5-6
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Just don't change your plan... It is regulated that they have to Grandfather plans that will in turn be less of a service to the customers. If you don't change your plan, they can't change your data.
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@SysAdmin-x. I stream lots of videos and radio when I'm out of the house so I can't use wifi. I use tether sometimes. Also I should be using wifi when I'm at home but I always forget about it lol.
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@DroidTh3ory. I forgot Verizon grandfathers plans. That's good news.
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Tethering is my main source of broadband. I use about 15gb per month
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owenbeals said:
Tethering is my main source of broadband. I use about 15gb per month
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likewise. hope verizon don't charge me.

owenbeals said:
Tethering is my main source of broadband. I use about 15gb per month
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You never get overage charges from Verizon? I have heard that over 5GB that they start throttling back, and supposedly would charge people.

Sys... Never been charged extra... If I ever do ill raise cain because I bought an UNLIMITED plan, they do throttle which was noticeable on stock, but the apex untether patch really does seem to work quite well.
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I've never been charged extra either. But they do throttle you but I've accually never noticed it.
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I've never been charged for overage either. I've had my data plan for a few years now so I guess I'm grandfathered in. I have noticed ever since iPhone 4 came out on Verizon the 3g has been awfully slow. I used to get under 100ms ping with about 2 megabit download speeds. Now the pings are over 500 Ms and speeds arent even hitting 1megabit. Pretty unacceptable considering how much we pay for these devices and data plans. They need to get their **** together.
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thejamhole said:
I've never been charged for overage either. I've had my data plan for a few years now so I guess I'm grandfathered in. I have noticed ever since iPhone 4 came out on Verizon the 3g has been awfully slow. I used to get under 100ms ping with about 2 megabit download speeds. Now the pings are over 500 Ms and speeds arent even hitting 1megabit. Pretty unacceptable considering how much we pay for these devices and data plans. They need to get their **** together.
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overage? how can u get charged for overage and you have unlimited data plan?
do you have the link to Liberty 1.5?

How can I test to see how fast my 3g network is?
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qGa said:
overage? how can u get charged for overage and you have unlimited data plan?
do you have the link to Liberty 1.5?
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qGa said:
overage? how can u get charged for overage and you have unlimited data plan?
do you have the link to Liberty 1.5?
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I've heard u can get charged because unlimited isnt truly unlimited with carriers...
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SysAdmin-X said:
I've heard u can get charged because unlimited isnt truly unlimited with carriers...
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I think they can but they chose to just throttle your internet so they don't lose buisness
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I tested my 3g I get around 850Kbits/s download and about 500Kbits/s upload. Is this a good speed?
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I only use about 500MB but I use wifi at home and when I'm out to eat as most restaurants have wifi these days.
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9.6 gb here. No overcharge and no throttle
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Just did a 3g speed test and it's getting better. I use the speedtest.net app. Ping - 379 Ms down - 1.31 mbps up - .35 mbps. So it's better but still nowhere near the 3g speeds we pay for. I'm in Montana on Verizon. I think they throttled everyone up here so their network would handle the new load from the iPhone 4.
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Sprint tethering

Being that there is so many movie apps like Netflix and HBO go, can sprint tell if your tethering . Is the data usage the same if I was watching Netflix on my phone vs tethering Netflix to my ipad?
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4G is unlimited so it doesnt matter. for 3G, so long as your arent going too crazy over the 5GB CONSTANTLY it shouldnt be much of an issue.

dw3bb10 said:
4G is unlimited so it doesnt matter. for 3G, so long as your arent going too crazy over the 5GB CONSTANTLY it shouldnt be much of an issue.
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All data is unlimited except when roaming.
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Rem3Dy said:
All data is unlimited except when roaming.
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+1
no 5gb cap

since when has 3g been unlimited

kaoss_11 said:
since when has 3g been unlimited
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Forever! Its only limited with data only plans (Tabs, USB modems, etc.)
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OP, I've tried to get a straight answer to the same question before with no luck.... The question isn't whether data is unlimited or not (it is, on both 3g and 4g, we all know that), it's whether Sprint can tell a difference in the type of data the Netflix app uses on the phone vs. tethering Netflix on a computer.
I honestly don't know the answer, but my hunch is that they CAN tell the difference, but they haven't busted anybody on it yet. I'm sure navigating the Netflix website on your computer looks different than using the app on your phone because the Netflix app doesn't load all the same things as the website.
I think the crux of the question is whether Sprint can tell the difference between loading an identical website on the phone's browser vs. on a tethered computer.
Does anybody actually know?
Edit: Noticed that you were specifically asking about tethering to an iPad. I think there is probably a difference in the user agent, but the data itself probably looks the same.
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Well, I think the issue to be considered is, is tethering allowed at all under our TOS (I honestly can't remember)? Because I'm not sure, but I believe you are allowed to USB tether your evo; they just don't want you to use it as a wireless hotspot unless you pay the extra $30. So, can they tell if you're watching something on your Evo, or tethering to another device, possibly...but can they tell if you're watching on another device that's tethered via USB or wireless? I would think not. But I don't know, just trying to give some food for thought.

Being a sprint Rep in business care... on our end we cant see anything like this. To us, data is data. The only thing we differentiate with is on or off network (roaming)
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Your TOS does not allow any type of tether unless you pay for the tethering plan, wired and wireless.
Just as a suggestion, don't use your tether to download illegal content. If caught, double whammy, violating TOS and copyright laws.
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Only difference they're going to see is if you're roaming/not roaming.

jagxj220 said:
Your TOS does not allow any type of tether unless you pay for the tethering plan, wired and wireless.
Just as a suggestion, don't use your tether to download illegal content. If caught, double whammy, violating TOS and copyright laws.
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Got a letter from crap att today

Got a letter today about tethering.. said that if I dont stop tethering they will change my plan to a tethering plan and cap me at 4gb... that's some str8 BS.. my question is how do they know I'm tethering and is there a way to block them from knowing I am... I'm not going to go from a unlimited plan to a capped plan for 15 dollars more of it was unlimited I would gladly pay the extra money. If anyone knows a way to tether still with out them knowing that would be sweet!!!
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boxerlover02 said:
Got a letter today about tethering.. said that if I dont stop tethering they will change my plan to a tethering plan and cap me at 4gb... that's some str8 BS.. my question is how do they know I'm tethering and is there a way to block them from knowing I am... I'm not going to go from a unlimited plan to a capped plan for 15 dollars more of it was unlimited I would gladly pay the extra money. If anyone knows a way to tether still with out them knowing that would be sweet!!!
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They can tell by the packet data, and as far as I know, there's no way for you to stop them from tracing it and finding out.

I would have thought that using a vpn would do the trick but Im not to sure, when I renewed mine I saw a few for about $40-$60 a year. I would say try tor but that might cause more problems then its worth
And as for them knowing how your doing it, the only way they would know is by packet sniffing(I think), but as android has the full internet I really don't no how they are able to tell the difference between you tethering and you using the browser on your phone.

how much data did you use?

I use and average of about 20-30gb a month... that's the reason I wont get a tethering plan cuz they cap it at 4gb a month. If it was unlimited I would have no problem giving them the extra 15 a month for the tethering
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Most I ever used was 72gb a month... I guess that's the reason my account got red flagged I guess lol...
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The softcap for even unlimited accounts is 5gb,
you used over a year's worth of data in 1 month, i'm surprised they didnt immediately cut you off without notice as that's what ISPs use to justify having caps in the first place (though the whole unlimited = 5gb thing is a load to begin with)
It's boarderline physically impossible for a phone/tab to consume that much data without the user being physically present the entire time.
You COULD hit it by nonstop streaming netflix for an entire month but that's much less likely then using tethering it and doing non web browsing/gaming/anything heavy bandwidth that a phone/tab cant do itself
More or less they wont bother looking for tetherers that stay below their soft caps, but once you exceed the cap by like 100% it doesnt matter if it's tethering or not they'll still be mad

boxerlover02 said:
Most I ever used was 72gb a month... I guess that's the reason my account got red flagged I guess lol...
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LOL! That's alot of pRon!

Humm ... Streak = porn.... Seems I've heard of an ancient practice called "streaking", where people would run naked, usually in front of a crowd.... There was even a song about it...
IMO, it's completely natural & normal to consume even terabytes of data monthly when we're Streaking
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rvbarton said:
LOL! That's alot of pRon!
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Probably was a lot of downloading movie files!
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No I dont watch porn... I have chicks to take care of those needs. Its basically watching netflix all day long sucks when your on disability and have nothing to do all day long. Ray Stevens sang the song... it was funny me and my grandfather use to watch the skits all the time by him. I guess my tethering days are over. I cant justify going to a capped plan, atleast not only 5gb, maybe 10gb would be worth it but thats never going to happen
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boxerlover02 said:
No I dont watch porn... I have chicks to take care of those needs. Its basically watching netflix all day long sucks when your on disability and have nothing to do all day long. Ray Stevens sang the song... it was funny me and my grandfather use to watch the skits all the time by him. I guess my tethering days are over. I cant justify going to a capped plan, atleast not only 5gb, maybe 10gb would be worth it but thats never going to happen
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I know its not the same, but doesnt the Netflix app work on the streak?
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Yea, I got the netflix app working. But I was using the laptop and then hooked it up to the the a lot. My kids loved having just about any movie to watch at thier finger tips.
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**the TV**
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Lol, just try to change your apn settings or rooting/flasing rom to your tablet, att know you theter because most of time on their roms they add the way to change the apn when you theter, if you replace rom and manually adds the correct apn for your tablet then you can theter and the system will read that all data is used by same apn, the one that tablet is supposed to use, i had same problem with iphones but there is no roms for them so i switched to android
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Do you have WIFI at home? Or is that what the streak is for? Good idea!
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Im using the 351 rom... what dont would you think would do this? And no there is no wifi at the house. I called them and talked to a guy and he agreed that the 5gb is a load of bs. Said I need to get people together to spam them to change it to a higher limit and they most likely will if the masses want it changed. So lets spam them brothers and sisters of the at&t network. Try to get other users in also not just us streakers!!!!
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What rom would you think would do this... damn spell check changes stuff all them time on me
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boxerlover02 said:
Im using the 351 rom... what dont would you think would do this? And no there is no wifi at the house. I called them and talked to a guy and he agreed that the 5gb is a load of bs. Said I need to get people together to spam them to change it to a higher limit and they most likely will if the masses want it changed. So lets spam them brothers and sisters of the at&t network. Try to get other users in also not just us streakers!!!!
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Meh i pressed the wrong button, the only 'unlimited' data plans available are the grandfathered ones.
It's not even available anymore if you dont already have it, all you're gonna do is encourage them to lower caps/raise prices even more

boxerlover02 said:
What rom would you think would do this... damn spell check changes stuff all them time on me
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Any custom that you can add apn manually, if it is from some cooker from another country for a model for other country is better, i dont know one because i dont have a dell but i have a few android phones and is the same story
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T-Mobile truly unlimited data

Who else can't wait for tomorrow to get that "truly unlimited data" from T-Mobile
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And when is happening
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Tomorrow...literally
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Me, I need it because I'm currently without home internet.
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Vain III said:
Me, I need it because I'm currently without home internet.
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Same here man.. I have the 10 gb data plan and I run through it every month
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I want to switch right now!
If you go to t-mobile's site, and click on Individual plans.. you can see it's already implemented "As Unlimited Nationwide 4g"
But when you log in to my t-mobile, it's not an option under services Guess they're still working on it, hah

ericdjobs said:
I want to switch right now!
If you go to t-mobile's site, and click on Individual plans.. you can see it's already implemented "As Unlimited Nationwide 4g"
But when you log in to my t-mobile, it's not an option under services Guess they're still working on it, hah
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RAWR, I know. Ive been dying to update for the past four hours.

Vain III said:
RAWR, I know. Ive been dying to update for the past four hours.
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Well, at least the call center and chat open in an hour and a half! Haha
Buuuuuuut that's not needed because IT'S THERE!
Unlimited Nationwide 4G
Unlimited 4G data on T-Mobile network for accessing the web, streaming music and HD video, and downloading cool apps—as much as you want. No limits and no overages.
Now to test FoxFi, hahaha

ericdjobs said:
Well, at least the call center and chat open in an hour and a half! Haha
Buuuuuuut that's not needed because IT'S THERE!
Unlimited Nationwide 4G
Unlimited 4G data on T-Mobile network for accessing the web, streaming music and HD video, and downloading cool apps—as much as you want. No limits and no overages.
Now to test FoxFi, hahaha
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+1 I just did it right after I typed my message :| I got rid of issuance to keep the price around the same.

yeah... now if t-mobile only built a cell tower near me.
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P.S. Did anybody here that is so overly excited about this "Unlimited Data" notice the jump in price from $10 (for the 2GB) to $30 (for the unlimited)? Just be aware of the price increase before changing your plan(s).

WellTrainedVC said:
P.S. Did anybody here that is so overly excited about this "Unlimited Data" notice the jump in price from $10 (for the 2GB) to $30 (for the unlimited)? Just be aware of the price increase before changing your plan(s).
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What are you talking about. My bill literally went up two dollars when I took off my insurance, which I don't need because I root. I think it only went up to thirty dollars on the classic plans.

Vain III said:
What are you talking about. My bill literally went up two dollars when I took off my insurance, which I don't need because I root. I think it only went up to thirty dollars on the classic plans.
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If you had the $10 Android plan that they gave out to preferred customers, you'd have a $20 price increase..
But those of us who were unable to get the $10 deal.. 2gb was previous $20.
Considering 5gb was $35, I'd say $30 for completely unlimited is a damn good deal, lol

Did anyone else just lose data? It's redirecting me to a "choose a plan" page but when I click it, it says I have a data plan. Weird :| That was on my phone, non-tether.

WellTrainedVC said:
yeah... now if t-mobile only built a cell tower near me.
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P.S. Did anybody here that is so overly excited about this "Unlimited Data" notice the jump in price from $10 (for the 2GB) to $30 (for the unlimited)? Just be aware of the price increase before changing your plan(s).
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Wow..the price are so expensive in US. $10 only for 2gb?
Can you tell me the speed off connection?it's slow or fast? Because I will travelled to US.
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Vain III said:
Did anyone else just lose data? It's redirecting me to a "choose a plan" page but when I click it, it says I have a data plan. Weird :| That was on my phone, non-tether.
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Yup I just got off the phone with Tmo support they said they have to readd it to my line and it could take 2 hours. FWIW I was off the phone 10 minutes ago and still get the upsell page.

Tethering

I received a letter from Sprint yesterday regarding my tethering usage haha. Anyways, they warned if I continue to do it I will be dropped. My question is do all the 3rd party tethering apps (I use the hot spot hack) show my usage as tethering as well?
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How much were you using?

Tell em if they do you want an etf!! Lol
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joe.stay said:
How much were you using?
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This month I'm at 6gb, 4 being tethering.
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bignick1215 said:
Tell em if they do you want an etf!! Lol
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If they drop me my S4 is given a "bad esn" right? I wonder if I pay an eft if they drop me. I don't care too much anymore as with my career change I get NO service where I go. Ha, I barely get service in normal locations. I've only seen lte in places you wouldn't expect it. I still want the Nexus 5 and will probably do straight talk or that T-mo prepay.
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evo-t said:
This month I'm at 6gb, 4 being tethering.
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How much were you using before this month?

joe.stay said:
How much were you using before this month?
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I never really pay attention, normally around 8GB or more.
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Which build number are you on? When you are logged in to your account online, does it have a separate section that says tethering? Or is it all under the data section? Was it 4g or 3g tethering? wimax or lte?

joe.stay said:
Which build number are you on? When you are logged in to your account online, does it have a separate section that says tethering? Or is it all under the data section? Was it 4g or 3g tethering? wimax or lte?
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Mk2, stock. It's under settings/connections/data usage. What's 4G? Hahaha! Or this lte?? Sounds made up ? it was 3g tethering. I just tether my laptop and watch Netflix and do a lil bill paying and such. Maybe with MK2 and the knox plague sprint has a lil spy ware in there? They've never messed with me before and I've had 11gb+ of data usage before..
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Well, you got caught! You were shoplifting from Sprint and they caught you. Either stop stealing or get cut off. It amazes me sometimes that people are surprised when they get caught. 8GB+ a month on 3G, its obvious that you are tethering. Do I tether, hell yes! But if Sprint caught me, I would stop tethering or pay for the service. With their new lifetime data plans they include 5gb of tethering in one of their plans for cheaper than any other provider. They caught you because of the desktop Netflix sever you were connected to opposed to the mobile Netflix server.
It's kind of funny how xda comes down hard on people that post links to warez or movie/music bootleg sites but they turn a blind eye to stealing from Sprint with hacked tethering. Anyway, good luck with Sprint and keeping your account.

cruise350 said:
Well, you got caught! You were shoplifting from Sprint and they caught you. Either stop stealing or get cut off. It amazes me sometimes that people are surprised when they get caught. 8GB+ a month on 3G, its obvious that you are tethering. Do I tether, hell yes! But if Sprint caught me, I would stop tethering or pay for the service. With their new lifetime data plans they include 5gb of tethering in one of their plans for cheaper than any other provider. They caught you because of the desktop Netflix sever you were connected to opposed to the mobile Netflix server.
It's kind of funny how xda comes down hard on people that post links to warez or movie/music bootleg sites but they turn a blind eye to stealing from Sprint with hacked tethering. Anyway, good luck with Sprint and keeping your account.
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Thanks, although I am pretty aware I was caught. I have used mass amounts of data before without tethering. Keeping Sprint won't be a problem as I haven't been tethering. I am not surprised at getting caught, it isn't like I'm crying about the audacity of this company telling me how I can/can't use my unlimited data. I was only asking if anyone knew if a 3rd party app shows the usage as data or tethering still. I will look into this plan you mentioned though.
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