question about hotspot hack and newer data plans - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers

I have an older sprint plan,
1500min & unlimited data without throttle.
Kept this plan because it had subsidized phones at contract renewal.
Would keep this plan if still subsidizing phones,
but... no more subsidizing.
I have s7 930p with orinigal PB5 rom.
I used the non-root APN edit method to enable hotstop.
My statements/stats do not show hotspot data usage being counted.
Looking for people with the APN edit for hotspot who have newer plans.
If I change to the newer unlimited data plans that come with limited hotspot throttling,
Does the APN hotspot edit hide hotspot data from usage stats, preventing hotspot limit throttling?
Or will usage stats count APN edit hotspot data and throttle hotspot at limit?

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APN hotspot edit and throttling on newer plans

Apologize in advance for posting in both s7 & s7edge forums...
I have an older sprint plan,
1500min & unlimited data without throttle.
Kept this plan because it had subsidized phones at contract renewal.
Would keep this plan if still subsidizing phones,
but... no more subsidizing.
I have s7 930p with orinigal PB5 rom.
I used the non-root APN edit method to enable hotstop.
My statements/stats do not show hotspot data usage being counted.
Looking for people with the APN edit for hotspot who have newer plans.
If I change to the newer unlimited data plans that come with limited hotspot throttling,
Does the APN hotspot edit hide hotspot data from usage stats, preventing hotspot limit throttling?
Or will usage stats count APN edit hotspot data and throttle hotspot at limit?
FWIW - I have a friend with the S6 on one of the newer plans that includes 10 GB of hotspot. I've rooted and done the hotspot hack on his phone. His hotspot usage generally shows nothing at all. Once in a while it will randomly show a few GB, but it's never gotten close to his 10 GB limit and has never throttled. The S6 hotspot hack is a little different than the one for the S7, so YMMV...
KaptainRandom said:
Apologize in advance for posting in both s7 & s7edge forums...
I have an older sprint plan,
1500min & unlimited data without throttle.
Kept this plan because it had subsidized phones at contract renewal.
Would keep this plan if still subsidizing phones,
but... no more subsidizing.
I have s7 930p with orinigal PB5 rom.
I used the non-root APN edit method to enable hotstop.
My statements/stats do not show hotspot data usage being counted.
Looking for people with the APN edit for hotspot who have newer plans.
If I change to the newer unlimited data plans that come with limited hotspot throttling,
Does the APN hotspot edit hide hotspot data from usage stats, preventing hotspot limit throttling?
Or will usage stats count APN edit hotspot data and throttle hotspot at limit?
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For some reason 4 updates after PB5 (cause i staed on PB5 for the Hotspot too.) the apns are now editable again
Plus theres a no root version that all you do is toggle on hotspot
Toggle off data and back on then not one Kb will count toward you plan. BUT you must toggle off /on data every time you turn on the hotspot and back off. That includes when you get a call that disconnects you.

Anyone have hotspot active on Metro?

Thinking about switching to MetroPCS. I got the dreaded hotspot warning from Cricket, and I've been meaning to make the switch anyway.
To be clear, I'm asking if it's possible to unlock the hotspot feature on my phone without paying for the service. I have the build.prop line and the adb dun line which is how I got it working on Cricket. But I've heard Metro may have additional bypasses.
The plan I want to switch to is the 4 lines for $100 which does not include hotspot. I use about 20gb a month.
Thanks!

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