Official 2.2 firmware Mobile AP grandfathered free tethering BB $19.99 - Vibrant General

I have the grandfathered $19.99 BB BIS unlimited data plan that includes tethering. I know T-mobile sorta change the TOS a while back ago but I am an old Tmobile customer.
I brought my Vibrant off contract. My $19.99 data plan has always worked with Android phones (G1, mytouch, Vibrant). I've never had my data block. Owned Vibrant for 6 months and never had my data blocked with the $19.99 Blackberry data plan.
I do SIM switch between my Bold 9700 and Vibrant but that's the reason I keep the $19.99 BB data plan.
Anyways, I've rooted in 2.1 and did the wifi tethering thing and never got charged extra.
Can I still "officially use the Mobile AP" that's now with 2.2" and T-mobile won't charge me?
I turned it on last night and it works perfectly.
I don't plan on abusing the tethering data (not plan on replacing my main internet). But I travel a lot and would like the convenience of wirelessly tethering with my MacBook Air.

I wish I had the answer for you, but instead all I have is a question: out of curiosity, do you have the 5gb limit?
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Anyone use t-mobile web2go on x10i?

Just curious
i bought that $9.99 web2go plan from t-mobile and it works great
my only concern is about the data limit and yes i know it says unlimited but it was that way for AT&T customers on my friends plan he had unlimited but got charged a small fortune for going over 5gb
my question is to those who have the web2go unlimited plan for 9.99, how much data have you used to the max and were still okay and if t-mobile every found out that your using an xperia and charged for a smartphone plan.
Any insight would be great
thanks!
I have an UK Tmobile contract that has 3g of data a month. Spoke to their customer service and they said that whilst it is fair use they don't charge if you go over they just restrict when you can download from the internet. You end up with a restriction between 4pm and midnight when you can only browse.
Don't know whether its the same in US but might be worth a call to find out.
@fjnty5
i believe you are the one who asks for the web2go setting for t-mobile USA, correct ?
I read someone at t-mobile forum said the web2go plan has a limited of 10 GB per month, after that it will automatically switched to Edge network. I am using the 9.99 plan as well, and my monthly usually is about 2 GB max so far (sometimes it is less than 1 GB)
so as long as you are not abusing their data using such as crazily wifi thethering or internet sharing i think you wont use up to 5 GB a month.

Attention former iPhone users: Is your data use higher or lower with the Aria?

One of my friends switched from an iPhone and now uses 50% more data on the Aria (but still under 1GB).
I convinced another friend to switch from iPhone to Aria but he is worried about the new 2GB data plan because he used 3-4GB per month on his iPhone. Think he'll be screwed?
(I guess I got lucky that they kept me on an old unlimited plan)
struff said:
One of my friends switched from an iPhone and now uses 50% more data on the Aria (but still under 1GB).
I convinced another friend to switch from iPhone to Aria but he is worried about the new 2GB data plan because he used 3-4GB per month on his iPhone. Think he'll be screwed?
(I guess I got lucky that they kept me on an old unlimited plan)
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It all depends on how you have the phone configured/use it. I use more data simply because I was downloading nightly releases of CM6 directly on the phone, and had sync setup for gmail. But once I stopped downloading nightlies, my usage was about the same.
They can't take away his unlimited plan if he's just upgrading.
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hoofadoo said:
They can't take away his unlimited plan if he's just upgrading.
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They do take it away since it's an iPhone data plan so it's not grandfathered in like the PDA plans are. All my friends that went from 3gs to android lost the unlimited plan.
dalavar said:
They do take it away since it's an iPhone data plan so it's not grandfathered in like the PDA plans are. All my friends that went from 3gs to android lost the unlimited plan.
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I ordered it using an upgrade for a second line... so thankfully I still have my data plan (until they scan the IMEI and automatically change my plan which will probably be in a month or two)
dalavar said:
They do take it away since it's an iPhone data plan so it's not grandfathered in like the PDA plans are. All my friends that went from 3gs to android lost the unlimited plan.
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Booooo, at&t...
I got to keep my unlimited plan when upgrading from a WM phone to Android.
My data use went up, and I'm using more than the fiancee who has a 3GS, and she uses her phone more than I do.
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I used an upgrade on an iPhone line (my wife's) to get my Aria - and was told that the iPhone unlimited data plan was only able to be grandfathered if the upgrade was to another iPhone, so I lost unlimited on that line. Apparently any other data plan (BB or standard smartphone for WM or Android) could be grandfathered to each other for upgrades.
I came from a BB 9700, and my max data use with that device was 200MB in one month, with the average around 100MB. With the Aria so far, I am averaging around 400MB per month. I don't stream a lot of media, and try to do most of my downloading when I am using wifi. I believe most of the increase in data usage for me comes from much more frequent use of the browser - it is just such a better experience with Android. I often tried to avoid opening the BB browser due to how slow it was. Other than my change in browser use, I pretty much use the Aria for the same things as the BB.
dalavar said:
They do take it away since it's an iPhone data plan so it's not grandfathered in like the PDA plans are. All my friends that went from 3gs to android lost the unlimited plan.
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they tried to do this to me and i complained! so they kept it for me
i used about 10 gb per month with my iphone (no lie!)
and i use about the same with my aria
im probably one of the reasons why AT&T put a data cap sorry
P.S i used it for tethering thats why (dont tell AT&T)
My data usage is higher, but the phone is also much faster than my 3G so I do more with it. On a side note they let me keep my unlimited data, and told me I was grandfathered in.
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My usage has increased as well coming from an iPhone 3gs; but only marginally. I was allowed to keep my unlimited data plan as well with no hassle. Granted my iPhone was stolen so I gave at&t quite a bit of money for an "early upgrade". They may have been concerned I'd just pay the early term fee and jump to another carrier.

Tethering service question

I'm upgrading from an iPhone 3GS and I'm currently on the iphone unlimited data plan. I still have the option to get the unlimited data with 1500 messages plan but was wondering if there were actually any down sides to using that in place of the 4 GB w/ tethering plan. As far as I can tell, it's basically the same service since there are ways around tethering... I've tried searching for more details about the service but I can't see anything.
The biggest down side is the 4g tethering plan will cost you more. 4gigs is plenty for 99% of people but the problem is that once you give up the unlimited plan you won't get it back. Tethering plan just uses an AT$T tethering app. if you have unlimited right, it would be a set back for sure.
The tethering plan cost 45$ a month
Unlimited 30$
and the 2gig is 25$

Nexus 7 HSPA+ compatible w/ Pay by the Day $3 plan?

Hello,
I'm planning on purchasing the Nexus 7 w/ HSPA+ once it's available. As as far pre-paid plans go, it would seem T-Mobile has the best 4G plans available. I know T-Mobile has specific pre-paid tablet plans available, but the amount of data per dollar seems less then what I could get with their "Pay By The Day" $3/day plan.. Now obviously that plan is setup with phones in mind as it includes Talk + Text, but I don't plan on using the cell radio everyday on the tablet because on most days I'm covered by Wifi.
I don't like their tablet broadband plans because the data is offered in 7 day blocks and I'd rather pay a premium price for unlimited data for the day vs paying 5x the cost for a measly 300MB of data.
I'm just curious, Is there any reason why this plan wouldn't work w/ a tablet?
Thanks in advance,
- Mitalis
Since this is not a T-mobile device you may get away with a SIM set up with a phone plan. But it's popularity may induce t-mobile to block it as they have done recently blocking Nexus Phones to be used with broadband plans. It's a wait and see really.
On the other hand, I'm my self planning to use my planned Nexus 7 3G with a combination of ATT Broadband plan, Tmobile broadband and freedom pop.
I will have to see....with broadband plans only you get more data for your money...the bad side is the period limit.
Tip: Tmobile has a special 60 days vs 30 days if you buy your broadband card from Walmart only on the $35 3.5gb and 50 5gb plans. After that you can renew them online without having to go thru Walmart.
The other option I will look into...(which negate the benefit of 3G Nexus) is the Internet on the go plans which use Sprint...but recent changes make them very competitive in a sense you pay like 1.13 cents per MB.....and the gb you buy will never expire....The cons are you have to buy a $80 hotspot device, carry it around and you only get EVDO Rev A...thru sprint...Not as fast as tmobile.
Mitalis said:
Hello,
I'm planning on purchasing the Nexus 7 w/ HSPA+ once it's available. As as far pre-paid plans go, it would seem T-Mobile has the best 4G plans available. I know T-Mobile has specific pre-paid tablet plans available, but the amount of data per dollar seems less then what I could get with their "Pay By The Day" $3/day plan.. Now obviously that plan is setup with phones in mind as it includes Talk + Text, but I don't plan on using the cell radio everyday on the tablet because on most days I'm covered by Wifi.
I don't like their tablet broadband plans because the data is offered in 7 day blocks and I'd rather pay a premium price for unlimited data for the day vs paying 5x the cost for a measly 300MB of data.
I'm just curious, Is there any reason why this plan wouldn't work w/ a tablet?
Thanks in advance,
- Mitalis
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Thats about $80 a month (assuming you go a few days without using the 3G Coverage)
You are going to realize after getting your Nexus 7 it will be used more often than you think... I bought mine, thinking it would be something to keep around the house, watch movies, listen to music on occasion, and take it on road trips. But it turned out I hardly put it down, I use it more than my cell phone. So I will certainly be getting the 3G model as soon as google makes it available for order.
The T-mobile "Classic – Overage-Free Plus" has a 2gb 4G limit, but it doesn't cut you off or charge you more when you use of the 2gb, it just drops you to 3G (maybe 2G) speeds until the next month. So you have Unlimited Data, just not always a High(er) speeds. Its gonna cost you 40$/mo but atleast it doesnt charge you more or cut you off completely like most other Wireless Carriers do. (http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/mobile-broadband-plans.aspx)
I ordered a StraightTalk (US Based) SIM Card, and will see how well it works, and how service is in my small town.
But if that does not work, I have T-mobiles Completely Unlimited Service Plan (Unlimited Talk/Text/Data) for $89. I can just add a new line (to get a another SIM Card) for $10 more a month, and share the Data with the Nexus 7 3G
nashi20002003 said:
Since this is not a T-mobile device you may get away with a SIM set up with a phone plan. But it's popularity may induce t-mobile to block it as they have done recently blocking Nexus Phones to be used with broadband plans. It's a wait and see really.
On the other hand, I'm my self planning to use my planned Nexus 7 3G with a combination of ATT Broadband plan, Tmobile broadband and freedom pop.
I will have to see....with broadband plans only you get more data for your money...the bad side is the period limit.
Tip: Tmobile has a special 60 days vs 30 days if you buy your broadband card from Walmart only on the $35 3.5gb and 50 5gb plans. After that you can renew them online without having to go thru Walmart.
The other option I will look into...(which negate the benefit of 3G Nexus) is the Internet on the go plans which use Sprint...but recent changes make them very competitive in a sense you pay like 1.13 cents per MB.....and the gb you buy will never expire....The cons are you have to buy a $80 hotspot device, carry it around and you only get EVDO Rev A...thru sprint...Not as fast as tmobile.
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You dont want to do that sprint EVDO is slower than a snail... Its unlimited but your battery on the device will run out before you can get anything real accomplished.
Mitalis said:
Hello,
I'm planning on purchasing the Nexus 7 w/ HSPA+ once it's available. As as far pre-paid plans go, it would seem T-Mobile has the best 4G plans available. I know T-Mobile has specific pre-paid tablet plans available, but the amount of data per dollar seems less then what I could get with their "Pay By The Day" $3/day plan.. Now obviously that plan is setup with phones in mind as it includes Talk + Text, but I don't plan on using the cell radio everyday on the tablet because on most days I'm covered by Wifi.
I don't like their tablet broadband plans because the data is offered in 7 day blocks and I'd rather pay a premium price for unlimited data for the day vs paying 5x the cost for a measly 300MB of data.
I'm just curious, Is there any reason why this plan wouldn't work w/ a tablet?
Thanks in advance,
- Mitalis
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Any updates from anyone on this.... Curious if you can use the Nexus 7 3g on a $3 daily plan... I just want to use it when I travel in the states...
It won't work. Tmo will block the tablet. Use a prepaid broadband plan instead, or tether to a phone.
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[Q] Tethering Google Nexus 4 on T-mobile

The phone is a Google Nexus 4 bought from Google Play store
I tether with the built-in "Tethering & Portable hotspot" using WiFi all day Monday thru Friday on AT&T, and I have gotten text messages from AT&T about data usage and "click here for the tethering plan". I have a grandfathered-in "unlimited LTE" plan with AT&T and they do throttle me to about 0.3m down 0.5m up.
I am considering switching to Tmo because it's much cheaper (60/mo versus 110/mo), I plan on staying on the same phone and just get a SIM card, get the basic talk/text plan and the unlimited 4G plan. Now my question is... in the unlimited 4G it says
"Adds Unlimited Nationwide 4G data on T-Mobiles network. Includes up to 500 MB of Smartphone Mobile HotSpot (SMH) service."
Does that means I will only be able to tether for 500mb using an unbranded N4 with android's build-in wireless tethering function? Or Tmo is going to be like AT&T just send me text message once a twice a year? My tethering usage is about 2G per week.
echangtb said:
The phone is a Google Nexus 4 bought from Google Play store
I tether with the built-in "Tethering & Portable hotspot" using WiFi all day Monday thru Friday on AT&T, and I have gotten text messages from AT&T about data usage and "click here for the tethering plan". I have a grandfathered-in "unlimited LTE" plan with AT&T and they do throttle me to about 0.3m down 0.5m up.
I am considering switching to Tmo because it's much cheaper (60/mo versus 110/mo), I plan on staying on the same phone and just get a SIM card, get the basic talk/text plan and the unlimited 4G plan. Now my question is... in the unlimited 4G it says
"Adds Unlimited Nationwide 4G data on T-Mobiles network. Includes up to 500 MB of Smartphone Mobile HotSpot (SMH) service."
Does that means I will only be able to tether for 500mb using an unbranded N4 with android's build-in wireless tethering function? Or Tmo is going to be like AT&T just send me text message once a twice a year? My tethering usage is about 2G per week.
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Sorry to thread-jack but Id like to pile on incase someone answering your questions can also help me.
I have the $3/day unlimited talk/text/data plan. Does that allow tethering?
Try using foxfi. Att delisted it from market.
http://pdanet.co/android/ download here
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That depends on what you want to tether to. I have found that I can tether with tmo to other android devices, iOS devices, and my chromebook, but not to a windows or mac computer. I haven't really tried internet ready TVs or my PS3.
echangtb said:
The phone is a Google Nexus 4 bought from Google Play store
I tether with the built-in "Tethering & Portable hotspot" using WiFi all day Monday thru Friday on AT&T, and I have gotten text messages from AT&T about data usage and "click here for the tethering plan". I have a grandfathered-in "unlimited LTE" plan with AT&T and they do throttle me to about 0.3m down 0.5m up.
I am considering switching to Tmo because it's much cheaper (60/mo versus 110/mo), I plan on staying on the same phone and just get a SIM card, get the basic talk/text plan and the unlimited 4G plan. Now my question is... in the unlimited 4G it says
"Adds Unlimited Nationwide 4G data on T-Mobiles network. Includes up to 500 MB of Smartphone Mobile HotSpot (SMH) service."
Does that means I will only be able to tether for 500mb using an unbranded N4 with android's build-in wireless tethering function? Or Tmo is going to be like AT&T just send me text message once a twice a year? My tethering usage is about 2G per week.
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They send you a text at about 400mb telling you you are coming close to the limit, then at 500 telling you that you have used all available data for tethering.
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So you are saying that even when it's an unbranded n4 Tmo can still find out if I am tethering or not. But with Fox fi I can tether without being caught? I have used Fox file for years until they stopped working on my Xperia TL.
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rogerski1 said:
Try using foxfi. Att delisted it from market.
http://pdanet.co/android/ download here
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Will give it a whirl ,thanks!
burnski said:
Will give it a whirl ,thanks!
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Foxfi used to work before.. now they have implemented a new check for tethering which Trekkie's on the headers of transmitted data. There are fixes that rely on editing your browser string to appear like a mobile browser but your best bet is a custom rom that bypasses those checks.
On the note 2 killajoule and Jedi Master worked fine. Haven't checked for the nexus 4
Just change the user agent string on your browser and use the built in tethering.
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tmobile has gotten really good at catching you while changing the browsers user agent. but you can get more than 500mb for tethering. the 50+20(unlimited plan) includes 2.5gb tethering, and you can purchase more. all the limited high speed data plan include unlimited tethering.
simms22 said:
tmobile has gotten really good at catching you while changing the browsers user agent. but you can get more than 500mb for tethering. the 50+20(unlimited plan) includes 2.5gb tethering, and you can purchase more. all the limited high speed data plan include unlimited tethering.
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So if changing the browser agent doesn't work, how do you tether with T-Mobile and bypass the T-Mobile message?
tykate said:
So if changing the browser agent doesn't work, how do you tether with T-Mobile and bypass the T-Mobithaessage?
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as of now, i have 2.5gb tethering with the unlimited high speed data plan. tmobile doesnt see when i tether my nexus 7, so that makes it easier to use the 2.5gb just for my laptop. i think they also offer 4.5gb for the unlimited high speed plan.
anyways, the last time i changed the user agent, i changed it to android(nexus 7 to be exact), it worked for half a day then they stopped it. oddly, i couldnt get data on my phone after, my phone browser kept sending me to the tmo hotspot page, and none of my apps could connect. i calked tmobile and they reset my data connection to fix it.
simms22 said:
as of now, i have 2.5gb tethering with the unlimited high speed data plan. tmobile doesnt see when i tether my nexus 7, so that makes it easier to use the 2.5gb just for my laptop. i think they also offer 4.5gb for the unlimited high speed plan.
anyways, the last time i changed the user agent, i changed it to android(nexus 7 to be exact), it worked for half a day then they stopped it. oddly, i couldnt get data on my phone after, my phone browser kept sending me to the tmo hotspot page, and none of my apps could connect. i calked tmobile and they reset my data connection to fix it.
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Oh, so you have the tethering plan. I have the T-Mobile $30 prepaid plan (unlimited data and text and 100 minutes) without an extra hotspot plan, how do I tether without the extra plan and without the tether message coming up?
tykate said:
Oh, so you have the tethering plan. I have the T-Mobile $30 prepaid plan (unlimited data and text and 100 minutes) without an extra hotspot plan, how do I tether without the extra plan and without the tether message coming up?
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luck of the draw.
simms22 said:
luck of the draw.
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can you be a bit more specific? what do you mean? does it mean that i can't do it through any app?
tykate said:
can you be a bit more specific? what do you mean? does it mean that i can't do it through any app?
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you guys should stop abusing the system..
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luck of the draw.
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I wonder if it really is the luck of the draw, and if so I guess I am "lucky". I never really gave the tethering much thought since I got my Nexus 4 last year. I haven't used it that much, once or twice while traveling and a couple of times at work to test stuff using an outside internet connection. I have never been charged or sent any kind of message from T-Mobile. I am on the $60 dollars a month prepaid plan, no tethering plan and I have never hit my 2.5gb data throttling limit. Rooted on stock with TWRP recovery, not that I think that makes much of a difference.
feelfreetoblameme said:
I wonder if it really is the luck of the draw, and if so I guess I am "lucky". I never really gave the tethering much thought since I got my Nexus 4 last year. I haven't used it that much, once or twice while traveling and a couple of times at work to test stuff using an outside internet connection. I have never been charged or sent any kind of message from T-Mobile. I am on the $60 dollars a month prepaid plan, no tethering plan and I have never hit my 2.5gb data throttling limit. Rooted on stock with TWRP recovery, not that I think that makes much of a difference.
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why are you on a $60 prepaid plan??
for $60 a month you can be on a unlimited calls/texts plan with completely unlimited high speed data and 500mb tethering, without any contract. for $70 total, its the same but tmobile also includes 2.5gb tethering.
simms22 said:
why are you on a $60 prepaid plan??
for $60 a month you can be on a unlimited calls/texts plan with completely unlimited high speed data and 500mb tethering, without any contract. for $70 total, its the same but tmobile also includes 2.5gb tethering.
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That is the plan I am on (at least, I think so!). I have no contract, unlimited calls/texts, data that is unlimited (although they throttle 4G after 2.5gb is reached) but was not aware that 500mb tethering is included. Good to know, probably why T-Mob has left me alone so far.
feelfreetoblameme said:
That is the plan I am on (at least, I think so!). I have no contract, unlimited calls/texts, data that is unlimited (although they throttle 4G after 2.5gb is reached) but was not aware that 500mb tethering is included. Good to know, probably why T-Mob has left me alone so far.
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thats not the plan i am talking about. the ai am talking about they do not throttle you after 2.5gb high speed data. the plan im talking about is completely unlimited high speed data.
edit.. i see they changed their plans slightly. for $10 more than you pay, you get completely unlimited high speed data and 2.5gb for tethering. your data speeds will not get slowed down at all.

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