I just wondered if everyone knew the mobile hotspot is free because Sprint forgot to lock it down.
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I just wondered if everyone knew the mobile hotspot is free because Sprint forgot to lock it down.
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Heh I don't think they can lock it down... Google controls the OS not Sprint. Sprint locking down any part of the phone or OS ruins the pure Google experience..
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No there will be an update to fix .. Sprint can still lock down a service.
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No there will be an update to fix .. Sprint can still lock down a service.
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You seem pretty confident there will be an update. Do you have a source? And I can point to how T-Mobile restricted the video chat on 3g as an argument to how the carrier can still have some small level of influence on the os of the nexus
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No there will be an update to fix .. Sprint can still lock down a service.
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Who's gonna issue the update? Sprint?
If im not mistaken I believe that we are running the native hotspot for google and not sprint. If it was sprint wouldn't it say sprint hotspot? Not portable WIFI hotspot.
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If im not mistaken I believe that we are running the native hotspot for google and not sprint. If it was sprint wouldn't it say sprint hotspot? Not portable WIFI hotspot.
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You can see on Sprints own website that they expect you to pay for it.
"Q: How much is the Mobile Hotspot capability?
A: Mobile Hotspot capability for Nexus S 4G is a $29.99 optional add-on. It allows the customer to use Nexus S as a Mobile Hotspot device capable of sending out a Wi-Fi signal to up to six Wi-Fi capable devices. This follows the new discounting rules launching in July and is not NVP discountable (e.g. SOCs $29.99 and below are not discountable; SOCs $30 and up are discountable)."
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I also work for Sprint, its in the Nexus 4G playbook that it will be free until its updated by Google. Googles own website shows hotspot feature may have extra charge by carrier.
"Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Nexus S can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to six portable devices such as laptops or tablets. Once connected, these devices will have access to the Internet.*
*Additional fees may apply based on carrier policy"
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Thanks for sharing!
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Even of Sprint locks it there are ways around it. Easiest is to flash CM7 or any A.O.S.P ROM available I gave been tethering since the days when I had my Instinct. My wife and I both do it and we have not have to pay one cent for it.
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All info is on my site: http://www.peteralfonso.com/2011/08/download-tethering-fix-for-nexus-s-4g.html
You rule! Thanks for this!
4g fix also?
I don't have 4g in my area to test but I do not think you can tether over 4g (because it didn't in Android 2.3.4), that would be awesome though.
Does this mean that the standard tethering app, that is native on the phone, will work or does it mean that you will be able to use the wireless tether app from code.google.com?
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Does this mean that the standard tethering app, that is native on the phone, will work or does it mean that you will be able to use the wireless tether app from code.google.com?
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This means that the native tethering app will work
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4g is a no go still but 3g hotspot tether is working fine for me with this patch. Thanx pete!
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Thanks, It's working great on 3g I haven't tried 4g. I'm running stock rooted with the matr1x 5.5 kernel.
Just curious why people want this so bad when wireless tether does 4g? Thanks.
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Wireless Tether for Root users is an ad-hoc network on the Nexus, whereas the native tether is infrastructure. That's reason enough.
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Just curious why people want this so bad when wireless tether does 4g? Thanks.
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I think it might be because Wireless Tether only produces an adhoc wifi signal (which ironically a lot of Android and other wifi devices cannot connect to) vs the default hotspot app does Infrastructure access point.
Works great. Nice work.
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All info is on my site: http://www.peteralfonso.com/2011/08/download-tethering-fix-for-nexus-s-4g.html
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Sorry for the noob question but I didn't find the answer in the thread or on your site. Do you need root or can you run on stock?
TIA.
just curious, what does this exactly modify?
thanks for this pete.
Thanks Pete. Great work as always.
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Is it any different than what netarchy is doing with his kernel? I'm running his 1.3.9 cfs and native tether works fine.
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Awesome! Thanks for this! Works great and was a snap to install with ROM Manager. This restores to me the only reason I purchased a Nexus S 4G for. Sad that Sprint is trying to take this from us when all the other Nexus phones still offer it freely without having to subscribe to some overpriced "tethering" plan. Shame on you Sprint.
This doesn't enable 4G tethering which is a bit of a bummer since we also got a nice speed increase with 4G on 2.3.5 but it's far better than "Wifi Tether for root users".
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Awesome! Thanks for this! Works great and was a snap to install with ROM Manager. This restores to me the only reason I purchased a Nexus S 4G for. Sad that Sprint is trying to take this from us when all the other Nexus phones still offer it freely without having to subscribe to some overpriced "tethering" plan. Shame on you Sprint.
This doesn't enable 4G tethering which is a bit of a bummer since we also got a nice speed increase with 4G on 2.3.5 but it's far better than "Wifi Tether for root users".
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Actually, i flashed this a did a comparison with WiFi Tether in terms of speed. WiFi Tether gave me faster speeds. I'm keeping it though since WiFi Tether only does adhoc and the stock Hotspot does Infrastructure.
Either way, win win.
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Wireless Tether for Root users is an ad-hoc network on the Nexus, whereas the native tether is infrastructure. That's reason enough.
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What is the benefit to having infrastructure versus ad hoc if they accomplish the same goal, tethering.
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What is the benefit to having infrastructure versus ad hoc if they accomplish the same goal, tethering.
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Anything can connect to a WIFI network on infrastructure mode, in adhoc mode, there are some devices that cannot connect this way, most notably the Xoom, Gal Tabs, and some other devices. From what I've seen, it's mostly some tablets and phones, but probably all PCs can connect in adhoc.
Is there a solution to data speed throttling? My speed is 1/4 what it's supposed to be. Someone please help!
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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sgtmedeiros said:
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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Yup
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sgtmedeiros said:
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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+10. Why would you say unlimited 4g? Then it turns into hspa+ then 2gb of "unlimited data" then slow me down to 1G.? Wtf? I went to simple mobile after that.....then I went to sprint - where customer service is a plus. If your phone gets messed up you can go to a repair center to get it fixed n replaced. AND YOU GET REAL UNLIMITED 4G........DATA THROTTLE DOESNT EXIST IN SPRINT......#IMJustSaying
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+10. Why would you say unlimited 4g? Then it turns into hspa+ then 2gb of "unlimited data" then slow me down to 1G.? Wtf? I went to simple mobile after that.....then I went to sprint - where customer service is a plus. If your phone gets messed up you can go to a repair center to get it fixed n replaced. AND YOU GET REAL UNLIMITED 4G........DATA THROTTLE DOESNT EXIST IN SPRINT......#IMJustSaying
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As a sprint customer, yeah it is unlimited and not throttled but it is also the slowest.
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Rem3Dy said:
As a sprint customer, yeah it is unlimited and not throttled but it is also the slowest.
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+100000 it keeps getting worse and worse and I don't even have 4g in my area
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Sprint doesn't throttle their 3g data speed because it come pre-throttled already
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Is there a solution to data speed throttling? My speed is 1/4 what it's supposed to be. Someone please help!
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1/4 of your normal speed? your normal speed must be very sloooow.. when i get throttled, my speed gets reduced to 56kbps. my unthrottled speed averages from 5-7mbps. i solved getting throttled by changing my plan to 10gb data before being throttled. whats your data plan? maybe you need to raise it. btw, im with tmobile.
I went thru the same thing as a Sprint customer but I called n complained & they did some type of refreshing n viola I was gOod
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Please elaborate. I'm luxky if I get 200kbps down. 3g gata is so slow that it is pretty much useless.
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Sprint doesn't throttle their 3g data speed because it come pre-throttled already
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Very tru lol.. here in Miami their 4G reaches to about 3 mbps ... but I believe they aren't unlimited anymore ... the best 4G Ull get is there home town ... that's where Ull see speeds reach 10- 13 mbps
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Lol at people that say Sprint is the slowest. No problems here at all with their speeds
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Guys, you've made the mistake of assuming he's in the US...
OP: you've made the mistake of not giving us nearly enough info to point you in the right direction...
What model Nexus S?
Which carrier?
Which radio/baseband version? (Settings, About phone)
Sprint is fast depending on location at my place its going at 50KB/S then ramps up to 250KB/s two blocks down at the cinema
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Lol at people that say Sprint is the slowest. No problems here at all with their speeds
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I didn't say I had a problem with the speed. I simply stated the fact that Sprint is the slowest of the big four.
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I have no issues here with sprint speed. I live in Tampa and I run it against my bosses bionic. I pull almost the same speed as lte and on par with my wifes att 3g LG optimus 3d
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speedy2slow said:
I have no issues here with sprint speed. I live in Tampa and I run it against my bosses bionic. I pull almost the same speed as lte and on par with my wifes att 3g LG optimus 3d
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Lol please provide evidence of you pulling "almost" the same speed as Verizon lte...
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Rem3Dy said:
Lol please provide evidence of you pulling "almost" the same speed as Verizon lte...
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LTE means nothing if coverage is low. Matter of fact, Wimax is theoretically proven to be faster than LTE. Don't know why people think LTE is so great.
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Just try the different radios/baseband versions! I noticed a big difference between them! You can see the upload/download speed with "network speed" or sth!
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LTE means nothing if coverage is low. Matter of fact, Wimax is theoretically proven to be faster than LTE. Don't know why people think LTE is so great.
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Theoretically? When has 'theoretical speeds" actually reflected REAL WORLD conditions?
#justsayin'
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T-Mobile has decided to bring back unlimited 4G.
Source: http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/n..._host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=US&.lang=en-US
Just when I was considering switching to sprint for unlimited data. Well played T-Mobile.
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Here is T-Mobile official announcement.
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-unlimited-nationwide-4g-data
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Awesome. Since I be adding my kids my plan.
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It says there is no mobile hotspot feature with the unlimited data. If I root my phone, tether it, and use it for my internet connection at home anyways, is there anything they can/will do about it?
Valicious said:
It says there is no mobile hotspot feature with the unlimited data. If I root my phone, tether it, and use it for my internet connection at home anyways, is there anything they can/will do about it?
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Pretty sure they can and will. You should read their terms of service
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I would love to switch to an unlimited plan but T-Mobile doesn't have very good reception where I live.
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No they can only moniter your phone if you have the stock ROM on it...custom ROMs will let you tether problem free
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I currently have unlimited with 5gb of high speed. Does this mean I have to change my data plan? I hate the slow speed I get cause I use my 5gb pretty quickly. No cap would be amazing.
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I would switch to tmobile, but I don't think it will work very fast with my desire hd. any info would be good
That's funny because my moms GS2 is running a custom ROM and T-Mobile would direct her to a page telling her to upgrade to mobile hotspot.
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I currently have unlimited with 5gb of high speed. Does this mean I have to change my data plan? I hate the slow speed I get cause I use my 5gb pretty quickly. No cap would be amazing.
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Tell me about it, my 2gb worth of high speed data goes out the window within three to five days.
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I have nexus 7. I want internet on it while I am away from home or on the road.
Is that possible that I can get USB (stick) 3g internet and connect it with nexus 7 through wire to use the internet?
Or
I have a basic Samsung pohne SGH-T469W; has internet data.
is that possible that I can use that phone's internet on my nexus 7?
Or
I can upgrade to some basic Android phone so that I can use its internet data in nexus 7. (But I can spend 100 - 150 dollars only on some used phone) Please advise me also some less value but good phone processing wise. I am in Canada and on wind mobile network. Only AWS phones can be used on it. Please suggest me some phone in case if that is the best solution.
Thanks in advance.
You could get a Galaxy Nexus and use the WiFi tethering. On most non-nexus phones the carriers make you pay to tether, but on a nexus it's free. The GNex is a little old, but still good, and free from Sprint right now.
Or any device could be rooted and then used to tether
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894999
This link above explains how to get a 3g dongle working on a nexus 7 .... You can also purchase a pre paid mifi hotspot for about $140 + what ever the data cost. You can also attempt to sell the n7 you own and purchase the 3g version for 299.99 which is what I did and have no regrets of doing so
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I use a verizon jetpack 4g mobile hotspot when I need to connect to the internet and no other wifi is around.It uses a shared data plan with my phones.I like it because I can use it with any of my devices whenever I need to.I don't have a smart phone so the mobile hotspot was my best option.
I linked my N7 yo my galaxy nexus via Bluetooth, figured it would better on battery for the nexus vs broadcasting a signal, not sure if it is it not. Worked great to stream Netflix to the N7 for my kid in the back seat. Turn off the soft keys and she can't accidentally back out if the movie too. I'm gonna hold onto this unlimited data from Verizon for as long as I can lol
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So I tend to do things a little over kill. Here is what I have:
Tmous unlimited 4G data plan for $20 on my N4.
Tmous 5G data plan for my 3G N7- $30
Verizon 5G mifi data plan - $50.
Now, I know I can tether to my N7 with my N4, but I feel like i am paying for the convenience of just having the N7 ready to go. If I run out of 4G data on my N7, then I will just tether. However, both of these plans do me no good when I am out on the road because tmo 4G coverage sucks balls once you get out of large cities. So I have the verizon hotspot, which is PERFECT because their rural coverage is second to none. So if you think you are going to be going on lots of road trips in between large cities, then you should get a verizon Mifi hotspot. AT&T also has decent coverage because I tested out one of their hotspots a while back.
I haven't done it with my N7 but I've tethered Wi-Fi devices to my Verizon Charge. A rooted phone can get by carrier charges for tethering. I've even used a USB dongle to tether my PC when my broadband was out.
But sounds like there are multiple options for the N7.
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Does the AT&T 3G Nexus 7 version need a new data plan from AT&T or can it use my existing one.
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NORCALkID said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894999
This link above explains how to get a 3g dongle working on a nexus 7 .... You can also purchase a pre paid mifi hotspot for about $140 + what ever the data cost. You can also attempt to sell the n7 you own and purchase the 3g version for 299.99 which is what I did and have no regrets of doing so
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cgass177 said:
You could get a Galaxy Nexus and use the WiFi tethering. On most non-nexus phones the carriers make you pay to tether, but on a nexus it's free. The GNex is a little old, but still good, and free from Sprint right now.
Or any device could be rooted and then used to tether
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Patently false. You must have the proper data plans on your account to use tethering or you will get flagged by your carrier.
dennishhh said:
Does the AT&T 3G Nexus 7 version need a new data plan from AT&T or can it use my existing one.
Thanks
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It comes with a prepaid Sim but you can attach the Sim to a post paid plan ... I'm using a prepaid Walmart straight talk 45$plan
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I use foxfi, installed on my SGS2 for internet on the go with my N7 connected via wireless. Works great!
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Patently false. You must have the proper data plans on your account to use tethering or you will get flagged by your carrier.
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Obviously you have to have a data plan. What I meant was that you don't have to pay the extra $30/month carriers charge for the ability to tether your phone, regardless of your data plan
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How did you get the tmobile 5gb service sim to work on nexus 7. I have heard it wasn't possible.
adamhlj said:
So I tend to do things a little over kill. Here is what I have:
Tmous unlimited 4G data plan for $20 on my N4.
Tmous 5G data plan for my 3G N7- $30
Verizon 5G mifi data plan - $50.
Now, I know I can tether to my N7 with my N4, but I feel like i am paying for the convenience of just having the N7 ready to go. If I run out of 4G data on my N7, then I will just tether. However, both of these plans do me no good when I am out on the road because tmo 4G coverage sucks balls once you get out of large cities. So I have the verizon hotspot, which is PERFECT because their rural coverage is second to none. So if you think you are going to be going on lots of road trips in between large cities, then you should get a verizon Mifi hotspot. AT&T also has decent coverage because I tested out one of their hotspots a while back.
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i use my galaxy s 4g from tmobile to set up a hotspot for my nexus 7
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soccerandroid said:
i use my galaxy s 4g from tmobile to set up a hotspot for my nexus 7
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Have you ever tried bluetooth tethering between N4 and N7?
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i dont have a n4
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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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How much were you using?
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This month I'm at 6gb, 4 being tethering.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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