Its my understanding that the official stock 2.2 has the ap app its hard for me to believe a company would allow us to Peggy back there internet? So can and how will they trace it... and if u don't got anything nice to say go ask ur momma what I tell her, she'll give u some pointers.
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So i used mine my tethering with the hd2 for 6 months straight and never had a problem. I often called to even check. They told me many times they do not check.
and btw the response after your question just isnt right.
I don't think they can tell if you're sucking all the bandwidth with your phone or a tethered computer, probably why they set a hard limit on the monthly bandwidth.
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Its my understanding that the official stock 2.2 has the ap app its hard for me to believe a company would allow us to Peggy back there internet? So can and how will they trace it... and if u don't got anything nice to say go ask ur momma what I tell her, she'll give u some pointers.
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i asked my mother and she said she has no idea who you are.... she said "hes probably just another one of those kids who plays way too much xbox live, and doesnt realize that the 'your momma' crap died out 10 years ago, and is in no way funny anymore, therefore making it the most unoriginal comeback/insult to date." ......weird....
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i asked my mother and she said she has no idea who you are.... she said "hes probably just another one of those kids who plays way too much xbox live, and doesnt realize that the 'your momma' crap died out 10 years ago, and is in no way funny anymore, therefore making it the most unoriginal comeback/insult to date." ......weird....
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TMO can tell when you exceed 5gigs........ that is all they look for. Remember now phones have the ability to download pretty fast so whether they are used for tethering or not is of no matter to TMO just the total download of data per month
5gb cap.
If you read the terms and service it says once you have past the 5gb cap you will get slower dl speeds which is nice of them as all other carriers charge you for the extra data used. That would be the only reason they would check it and I can say this after 5gb has been reached which I have noticed it does show in the dl speed after you reached your cap but hey at least they dont charge you like i said.
there is some sort of fingerprint associated to a desktop site vs a mobile site. if they wanted to be assholes, they probably could tell. but we're on tmobile, not ATT remember?
Mobile browsers can set their user agent to desktop browsers
The myth that other carriers charge you for going over the cap is false. Verizon and Sprint are truly unlimited while AT&T is the only company that will charge for overages. Now when Verizon drops LTE that might change things. Personally I have never gone over 5gb even though tried this last DEC. while on vacation. I only managed to accumulate 2.5gb.
I have known a couple of people recently who were using mobile ap or tethering on rooted devices, tmobile detected it and shut down their net until the next billing cycle. Not sure how tmo knew, but they did and the text these two recieved stated just that, tmo has detected unauthorized data usage/tethering and is shutting off services until so and so. Just a word to the wise.
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But that is bs, how are you going to have an app available for just that and then shut you down for using it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872570
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But that is bs, how are you going to have an app available for just that and then shut you down for using it?
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They won't shut you down if you pay for the service, however if you don't pay for it and are using the service on a rooted device, technically they could cancel your account entirely for breaking their tos. Think about it before you call bs next time.
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I've noticed my data speeds getting slower over the past few days. I thought it might have been the new Atrix Rom I am running. However, I just read an article from Droid Life and it seems Verizon is now trying to throttle the data usage.
Does anyone know if we have any way to remove the data throttle from the Droid X2?
Thanks
Data Throttling is typically done on the carrier-side of things, meaning that modifying the phone itself won't accomplish anything.
It's similar to how they filter out certain apps from the Android Market; there's no way for us to get around them doing so, because the data is filtered before it ever reaches the phone. The best we can do is use a different source(i.e, Wifi) to access it.
The same principle applies to throttling.
snowman7 said:
I've noticed my data speeds getting slower over the past few days. I thought it might have been the new Atrix Rom I am running. However, I just read an article from Droid Life and it seems Verizon is now trying to throttle the data usage.
Does anyone know if we have any way to remove the data throttle from the Droid X2?
Thanks
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I've noticed this too when tethering with WatchESPN. Quality is great for awhile, then starts to get a little ugly. Damn you Verizon.
L2_n19h7m4r3 said:
I've noticed this too when tethering with WatchESPN. Quality is great for awhile, then starts to get a little ugly. Damn you Verizon.
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Yea same here when watching netflix.. I hate Verizon for this.. wish we could do something about it..
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flamebeats said:
Yea same here when watching netflix.. I hate Verizon for this.. wish we could do something about it..
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Switch to Sprint. At least that's what I'm doing after my contract is up.
Just like insurance. Their your friend unless you use it.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/verizon-starts-optimizing-read-throttling-network-for-the-m/
The article mentions something about a notification on your billing statement ... either way, I wonder if this 'change' constitutes grounds for early termination of your contract without penalty?
Pj
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The article mentions something about a notification on your billing statement ... either way, I wonder if this 'change' constitutes grounds for early termination of your contract without penalty?
Pj
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They might give you a option to get off the contract if you are being throttled, but remember if you do so you would never be able to go back and get the unlimited data package. When i worked for clear(4G wireless company) we had a process called N.I.M.S (network integrity management system) which means a stupid computer that was programmed with different levels and data usage values and if you went above these values guess what you just got on the N.I.M.S list and when you get on it once you never get off, sad i know but its true. I recently got fired from there because the closed all the US call centers and the moved the operations to the Philippines, damn US government to allow moving jobs over sea's :'(
Forgot something, the policy at clear was that if you were on the N.I.M.S list you were able to get out of your contact with no early term fee's. But you worry not allow any kind of refund for the most recent bill cycle and i mean NONE even if you paid the bill less than a week ago, you would get denied of a refund.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/verizon-starts-optimizing-read-throttling-network-for-the-m/
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If its only 5% of us using over 2gigs of data,(which is b.s.), how is it a problem for the biggest network in America? Im going to sprint. Hello photon!!
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If its only 5% of us using over 2gigs of data,(which is b.s.), how is it a problem for the biggest network in America? Im going to sprint. Hello photon!!
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It's the top 5 percent of unlimited data users, so I doubt 2gb is the likit
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LancerV said:
It's the top 5 percent of unlimited data users, so I doubt 2gb is the likit
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I seriously doubt it's 5% of anything, I think Verizon throttles all of it's customers on the fly when the system sees a heavy data usage beyond a certain amount of time (Example, streaming) regardless of data plan.
I have unlimited data, this month I have only used 267MB of data on their network, streamed some ESPN the other night, and what do you know... throttled.
Verizon is a bunch of liars and cheats... that said, I do my share also. Thanks Verizon.
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I seriously doubt it's 5% of anything, I think Verizon throttles all of it's customers on the fly when the system sees a heavy data usage beyond a certain amount of time (Example, streaming) regardless of data plan.
I have unlimited data, this month I have only used 267MB of data on their network, streamed some ESPN the other night, and what do you know... throttled.
Verizon is a bunch of liars and cheats... that said, I do my share also. Thanks Verizon.
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Never had an issue with throttling and I use 8-10gb of data a month
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Would the old TBH no-throttle hack for the DX work on the DX2?
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+1 Bump
I will even donate to one's beer fund if they tell us that, and makes one if it doesn't work.
Any takers?
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I seriously doubt it's 5% of anything, I think Verizon throttles all of it's customers on the fly when the system sees a heavy data usage beyond a certain amount of time (Example, streaming) regardless of data plan.
I have unlimited data, this month I have only used 267MB of data on their network, streamed some ESPN the other night, and what do you know... throttled.
Verizon is a bunch of liars and cheats... that said, I do my share also. Thanks Verizon.
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How can u tell when u r throttled?
And I remember seeing a file called throttle or similar when going through root explorer one day. I forget where but I will look again tomorrow ...man I should be sleeping right now
I swear if I been getting throttled and I have only been a customers for few months I will snap on some reps lol
you can take this as you want,
belive me or not, but i went to a verizon store to get replacement droid x2, and me and this tech got talking, he had his phone rooted with custom roms and the whole lot, and knew alot about rooting, he told me they throttle you on the phone aka software, if you run custom com and are rooted, you wont get the throttle problem.
I was going to buy full price for the droid bionic, but he told me that verizon will get the Samsung galaxy S II phone, i dont think it will happen but he knew what he was talking about.
but overall take it how you want it.
but when i was running Eclipse 5 i hit on download speed 1.7mbps/800kps upload, the lowest i hit was 1.2mbps/500kps upload.
This is probably my lowest month ever, but I use my car dock to play Google Music in my car and I stream it. This month in 26 days I have only used 1.16GB of Data and on the outside of town I am getting 1.6mbps down 253kbps up on Eclipse Rom.
Okay I found where I saw throttle before in root explorer
/data/system> there is a folder named throttle with two script type files in it.
Anyone else have this? Know what it is?
I had thought it may be something to do with our cpu but I have np idea lol
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he told me they throttle you on the phone aka software, if you run custom com and are rooted
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If that is true this is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.
a friend had his thunderbolt stolen & already filed a police report & got his replacement so everything is fine with him now. I'm curious about the stolen phone itself though. I know it gets blacklisted on verizon but what about potential recovery? he never had any phone security apps installed and had that "phone finder" option disabled. can't they still track the phone via gps or something? just with all the security these days it makes me wonder how/if these thieves can even get away with it.
Yes. Go to the Google Market on the computer and have him install Lookout Plan B . This will push the app to the phone and will auto install. Then it will email him the location after a few minutes. This will only work if the thief did NOT do a factory reset/wipe, the phone is still on, and connected to the internet.
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Are u sure you are not talking about taking your friends thunderbolt and using it till you get a new phone? next time he should just say he lost it people on here have lost phones got a replacment and a lie or not they ended up finding their phone and still use it as a backup. They just put in their new 4G card and use it to test roms and such. Not bad as a 100 buck replacment.
If your buddy really did get he phone stolen, track them down and deball them and video it with the stolen phone.
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If you buddy really did get the phone stolen, track them down and deball them and video it with the stolen phone.
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LMAO!!! Classic.
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...it makes me wonder how/if these thieves can even get away with it.
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I thought that there was in fact a "master" blacklist for stolen phones that all carriers access. It's not as applicable with VZW, but consider GSM phones and how "transferable" they are.
That said, I thought that stealing cell phones was completely foolish (not that stealing wasn't already!).
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I thought that there was in fact a "master" blacklist for stolen phones that all carriers access. It's not as applicable with VZW, but consider GSM phones and how "transferable" they are.
That said, I thought that stealing cell phones was completely foolish (not that stealing wasn't already!).
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They make a great mp3 player, movie player or WiFi mini pad even if you can never use them as a phone again. They are basically everything an Ipod touch is but bigger screen.
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To the typical person who would buy a stolen cell phone, it's just "a phone" though. People who steal stuff typically don't take things for their own use either. I just gave to wonder when a thief goes to their "fence" with stuff if they even take the phones or just take it all and toss the phones in the garbage.
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Cerberus is the best and cheapest protection you can get.
Rooted makes it even better.
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Yes. Go to the Google Market on the computer and have him install Lookout Plan B . This will push the app to the phone and will auto install. Then it will email him the location after a few minutes. This will only work if the thief did NOT do a factory reset/wipe, the phone is still on, and connected to the internet.
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If he got his replacement and is using it already then his email wont be attached to the lost phone any longer nor will the number
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If he got his replacement and is using it already then his email wont be attached to the lost phone any longer nor will the number
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yeah exactly. replacement phone already came awhile ago.
whatever happened to the original is what I was curious about. I mean, if it ended up in someone's hands(with the bad esn) and they tried to re-activate it couldn't verizon track them down?
I had a phone stolen from me long ago & went through the same replacement process.
I remember trying to call my phone & some girl answered. she refused to give it back but offered to sell it to me.
Now that it's happened this time(although this time it went straight to voicemail upon calling)it just got me wondering.
It's simply not worth Verizon's time nor, in most areas, the police's time, to (actively) look for a cellphone.
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on my two line acct...line 1 got terminated ...I called customer service on wifes phone. rep said it was due to excessive roaming data. they gave me the number for the "excessive roaming and data dept" they actually have that! . they were closed when I tried calling. best I can do is call in tomorrow and see if it is an error ...or this is how they are getting rid of us hogs!
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on my two line acct...line 1 got terminated ...I called customer service on wifes phone. rep said it was due to excessive roaming data. they gave me the number for the "excessive roaming and data dept" they actually have that! . they were closed when I tried calling. best I can do is call in tomorrow and see if it is an error ...or this is how they are getting rid of us hogs!
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I just got my letter a week ago for excessive roaming, the said they will terminate me if I don't resolve it. No more 00001.prl for me.
Eff Sprint and their pathetic 2.5g coverage...
What was your normal data usage?
Gee where have you been??? There is no unlimited data roaming. You need to read the fine print or even listen to the commercials they state it very clearly in the commercials that unlimited data on smart phones is on Sprint towers only. People have been getting their accounts terminated by Sprint for excessive data roaming for the last couple of years. Do a search of all forums and you will probably see a lot of threads. In fact if you want to get out of your contract that is one of the easiest ways. Install a Verizon PRL and go crazy on the data. Careful though, it also states in your contract that Sprint can bill you for the overage.
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Gee where have you been??? There is no unlimited data roaming. You need to read the fine print or even listen to the commercials they state it very clearly in the commercials that unlimited data on smart phones is on Sprint towers only. People have been getting their accounts terminated by Sprint for excessive data roaming for the last couple of years. Do a search of all forums and you will probably see a lot of threads. In fact if you want to get out of your contract that is one of the easiest ways. Install a Verizon PRL and go crazy on the data. Careful though, it also states in your contract that Sprint can bill you for the overage.
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They billed me 146 biggens in May when I joined for voice overages. Didn't realize it was only on the Sprint towers. Litterly I saw a month later them saying it on commericals.
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Wow. EXACTLY the same thing just happened to me today. Said it was for excessive data roaming which is bull**** because my sister had more roaming data and she still has service. My only guess is that it is a blanket excuse if you use a lot of regular data because they can't cancel you for that. Extremely bummed out and pissed about this right now.
EDIT: this last pay period was the only time I have roamed on data for this phone. They said they sent out 3 warning but we didn't receive any. Sorry if this sounds ranting or anything, I am just really frustrated with the whole situation.
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sorry to hear that but i am actually trying to get the boot on purpose. how much data did you have to use? I used 17 gigs roaming last billing cycle and im going to do as much as i can this cycle just need something to shoot for.
I wish 4G counted towards roaming :/ I need the boot from Sprint too lost my job a couple months back
gohan5052 said:
how much data did you have to use? I used 17 gigs roaming last billing cycle and im going to do as much as i can this cycle just need something to shoot for.
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You can't roam on 4g, what are you doing on 3g to get 17 gigs a month? Holy poop
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lil app called adownloader its a bittorrent client i run it all day
gohan5052 said:
lil app called adownloader its a bittorrent client i run it all day
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Pretty good way to get your accounts terminated. Sprint has zero tolerance for using their network for torrent downloads.... if they catch you, no warning. Just toast.
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I wish 4G counted towards roaming :/ I need the boot from Sprint too lost my job a couple months back
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Just hope they boot you and thats it, you could get the boot and charged for how much data you've used on top of it.
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sorry to hear that but i am actually trying to get the boot on purpose. how much data did you have to use? I used 17 gigs roaming last billing cycle and im going to do as much as i can this cycle just need something to shoot for.
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just use bit torrent for a month, they'll get u
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when I really started pushing the lady she said it was because of the use of bit torrent and e donkey... they said I could come back in 6 to 9 months.
by everybody
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ROFL at this thread.
It's just funny how there are people on both ends of the spectrum:
One side is using too much data, not reading the contract, and getting booted for it.
The other side is using too much data, has read the contract, and is trying to get booted for it.
Nobody is talking about the fact that both sides are hogging the network and slowing down data for everyone else out there (whether Verizon's or Sprint's network). But hey, at least your going away.
~Jasecloud4
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ROFL at this thread.
It's just funny how there are people on both ends of the spectrum:
One side is using too much data, not reading the contract, and getting booted for it.
The other side is using too much data, has read the contract, and is trying to get booted for it.
Nobody is talking about the fact that both sides are hogging the network and slowing down data for everyone else out there (whether Verizon's or Sprint's network). But hey, at least your going away.
~Jasecloud4
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this is why sometimes i miss tmobile
and then i think about the 4 month straight throttle they threw on me
they couldnt even call of their beast when i was suppose to be unthrottled
and on that note i couldnt imagine paying outrages overages on data that verizon and ATT charge
thank god for the happy median :heart: sprint :heart:
This guy is running a torrent client on his phone 24/7. He deserves it.
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This guy is running a torrent client on his phone 24/7. He deserves it.
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I kinda agree. I'm not a goodie goodie by any means but clogging things up by running a torrent all day deserves more than just a boot IMO
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Rippley05 said:
I kinda agree. I'm not a goodie goodie by any means but clogging things up by running a torrent all day deserves more than just a boot IMO
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He is violating 2 terms of conditions, not only one doing this. Chances are you were also warned before hand. If you weren't warned before hand then I believe the OP violating the ToS on two conditions is grounds enough.
I also don't understand why the OP put "usage on an unlimited plan" in the thread title. What does that have to do with his termination? Surely it is for empathy but I don't think he knew exactly he signed onto in regards to his excessive roaming use.
I think he was talking about me running the client
if it was an option i would gladly turn in my phone if they would let me out of my contract but its not. I have been lied to over and over about 4g coming to phoenix and i stuck with them because i knew it would get better. in the 18 months i have been with sprint not only have i been lied to about 4g coming but the 3g service has gotten to the point where its unusable. now sprint is changing over to lte that means my phone is pretty much useless its not a moral issue for me i refuse to pay for something im not getting.
I figured that the WiFi tether root app should work fine with temp root, what I don't know is if Verizon can tell if we use it and thus, bill us for hotspot use? I remember that there was some concern with the Incredible that Verizon had somehow set it up where there could detect this, just wondering if anyone knows for sure if its safe on the Rez?
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I figured that the WiFi tether root app should work fine with temp root, what I don't know is if Verizon can tell if we use it and thus, bill us for hotspot use? I remember that there was some concern with the Incredible that Verizon had somehow set it up where there could detect this, just wondering if anyone knows for sure if its safe on the Rez?
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I have saw plenty of customers coming in to my location being billed or shut off until they remove the program. Why risk it? Right now they are being nice, you are stealing. Pay the $30, get unlimited hotspot, and don't worry about it. Back to the old saying, if you gotta ask, you shouldn't do it.
Been doing it on my Droid incredible for a long time. Doing it right now from my boys nook color at wrestling practice. Never been charged, or shut off. Don't feel like I am stealing, but others will. If they catch me, there is always other carriers. Would be rocking out on my resound overclocked, and undervolted with a nice cm7 theme, but they have that door locked. They r breaking the rules there, so we r even.
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I have saw plenty of customers coming in to my location being billed or shut off until they remove the program. Why risk it? Right now they are being nice, you are stealing. Pay the $30, get unlimited hotspot, and don't worry about it. Back to the old saying, if you gotta ask, you shouldn't do it.
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I fail to see how it's stealing. You pay for your data, so you should be able to use it.
I Don't See At All How It Is Stealing.
The Only Difference Between My Netbook And Cellphone Is Screensize.
Both Are Dual-Core.
Both Are HD Screens, One Is 4.3in And The Other Is 11.6in.
HDMI Out On Both.
Both Use USB Connections.
Both Have Headphones Jack.
Both Have Wi-Fi Antennas.
Netbook Can Use Skype Or Google Voice For Calling If I Wanted To. (Also Could Buy A 3G Wireless Card Instead Of Just Using Wi-Fi)
Both Are Charged By Plugging A Cable In.
Both Have Okay Battery Life.
Both Run Linux OS.
Google put the feature in froyo, and the carriers blocked it to make money. It's not stealing. At all. I know they have a tether guard apk on the thunderbolt. Havnt looked for it yet, and I don't know what it does
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Yeah locking the bootloaders on phones has been questioned legally multiple times. It's like the carriers are trying to control your smartphone experience.
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It's like the carriers are trying to control your smartphone experience.
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For most people that is a good thing. I am sure it helps mobile device security for the general population. If a webpage could execute a root method and then wipe your system partition, that would be terrible for the average user, so it gets nand-locked.
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Yeah locking the bootloaders on phones has been questioned legally multiple times. It's like the carriers are trying to control your smartphone experience.
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It's the "smart" check for the 4g hotspot. Hotspot won't work as long as that apk is disabled or missing.
Are they able to read it on the resound though? That hasn't been answered here. Do they know we are tethering on temp root?
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I froze the TetheringGuard.apk. I haven't even tried to use the WiFi tether app yet.
I don't think they can tell if you are tethering with root unless they are looking really closely.
I'm on the fence about hotspot. I think for occasional use (tablets), I'm ok with not paying for it, but if you are trying to use it as your home internet service, you should pay for it. Wireless broadband is not unlimited.
on my Inc I used it very rarely. I don't have a tablet and my laptop never leaves the house where I have cable WiFi. My data usage on Verizon averages 2-3 GB a month. I haven't tethered since getting the rez the day they came out. I use it on my work laptop once in a blue moon because they are Nazis and block EVERYTHING on their network.
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I fail to see how it's stealing. You pay for your data, so you should be able to use it.
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If someone charges for something, and you find a way around being charged for it and use it free, how is that not stealing? Not worth the debate, all of you that don't see it will not see it. You probably think getting music from p2p is also not stealing, until you get caught and thrown in prison.
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If someone charges for something, and you find a way around being charged for it and use it free, how is that not stealing? Not worth the debate, all of you that don't see it will not see it. You probably think getting music from p2p is also not stealing, until you get caught and thrown in prison.
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I see where you are coming from, but I don't think you quite understand what is going on behind the scenes. It seems like the carriers are trying to see how much they can get away with, and letting them do so is the worst thing for consumers. We aren't getting something for free, we have already paid for it; the carrier is trying to charge you for the same thing twice. It is like buying tickets to a game or concert, then being told you have to pay an extra fee if you want to use your own binoculars. Or buying a nice meal but being given a plastic spork to eat it with, and being charged more if you want to use your own fork and knife.
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I have unlimited data from bring grandfatherrd in. unlimited means unlimited no matter how u look at it. and if they say otherwise then they better change the wording around.
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what if your home cable or DSL broadband said that you could only use desktop computers with a physical connection, but charged you an extra $30 if you wanted to use a laptop over wifi? Its the same thing.. you are already paying for a certain allotment of data... Verizon has no right (in my opinion) to tell you on what devices you can use that data that you've paid for.
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what if your home cable or DSL broadband said that you could only use desktop computers with a physical connection, but charged you an extra $30 if you wanted to use a laptop over wifi? Its the same thing.. you are already paying for a certain allotment of data... Verizon has no right (in my opinion) to tell you on what devices you can use that data that you've paid for.
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I agree and don't agree. Mobile data should be that, for mobile devices. My problem is with those that use it to run their home networks.
I'm curious to see how verizon structures the shared data next year. Unless its unlimited or some ungodly amount (100gb), I'll keep my current plans.
nrfitchett4 said:
I agree and don't agree. Mobile data should be that, for mobile devices. My problem is with those that use it to run their home networks.
I'm curious to see how verizon structures the shared data next year. Unless its unlimited or some ungodly amount (100gb), I'll keep my current plans.
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What About The Mobile Data Cards They Wanna Sell For Laptops Or Home Computers?
Agreed
nrfitchett4 said:
I agree and don't agree. Mobile data should be that, for mobile devices. My problem is with those that use it to run their home networks.
I'm curious to see how verizon structures the shared data next year. Unless its unlimited or some ungodly amount (100gb), I'll keep my current plans.
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+1 On mobile data being for mobile devices.
I can see using wireless teether when you have other devices needing internet in a pinch.
On my HTC Incredible, I used wireless teether on very few occassions. Sometime we lost power here alot within the last year, and I turned on teether so the fiance could use her laptop to get work done (she work alot as a social worker).
Other times I have used teether while on the road and she needed to use the laptop on our 2 1/2 hour trips up north.
People that use teether to be their sole internet for all their pc's at home, to the point of dropping their actual broadband provider, I do not agree with.
A guy I work with uses the teether to provide internet now to 4 computersand 2 xbox360s in his house. Yikes.
This is my opinion only, I don't speak for others, and I don't hate. I'm aware when verizon now offers 4g unlimited hotspot, that people will say well it's unlimited and I will do with it what I want. I truly don't believe it is meant to replace Uverse, Comcast, etc, since that is what Verizon Fios is for.
I can only imagine the big stink that would happen if Verizon changed the small print for the 4g Unlimited Hotspot to say "Only to be used to supply internet for other mobile device ie laptops, tablets, etc and it is not meant to replace your actual Broadband Provider."
Yesterday after I finished a phone call (I was driving) and hung up, I received a screen that was in all white with an ok button at the bottom that said something about a 10-day trial for city.
I didnt have a chance to read this as I hit the ok button thinking that I was going to be hitting the apps icon (I didnt expect this to pop up).
So, what is this? Am I automatically going to be charged after ten days? Do I need to call ATT to cancel this thing?
Thanks in advance...
*sigh* Im getting so pissed off at these ploys to try and get more money out of me. There are alot of free apps that will do this (or one time purchases) and why I would need to pay a service fee for this feature is beyond me.
Its an app that lets you try it for free for 10 days after that it will let you decide if you want to buy it or not
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If you find it useful (which I sort of do), just clear data every 10 days and you'll have an infinite trial. It doesn't automatically charge you, so there's no risk of keeping it.
The app shows what city an incoming call is coming from. Really only useful for unidentified numbers, but still pretty useless to pay for. If you clear data every ten days, I suppose it would be ok to have, but idk if it's even worth that much hassle.
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City ID is not just an app that you pay once. It's a monthly subscription service. If you didn't opt out after trial ended, you will be charged every month.
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foxbat121 said:
City ID is not just an app that you pay once. It's a monthly subscription service. If you didn't opt out after trial ended, you will be charged every month.
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Seriously?
SayWhat10 said:
Seriously?
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You'll see the charge on your AT&T bill. Not sure if this would happen to users on T-Mobile or other carriers.
Yes. It happened to me on my prior AT&T Android phone. What a scam!
I called AT&T after I saw the charge last year and they removed it and future charges. But what a hassle...I really can't believe a company like AT&T that tries to be professional allows that type of software.
Seems like the media complains about every other scam...why not this??
oh well.
Just make sure to check your AT&T bill.
This happened to me today..got the pop up but backed out of it. damn. I iked it when i first got the phone. No idea you had to pay!! I did however look in the mkt and i saw one that said no monthly fees......?
Almost all the bloatwae AT&T put on the phone require monthly subscription. A one time purchase doesn't warrant AT&T's trouble to put onto your phone.
All carriers do this.
This is one of the first apps I froze when I rooted my Note..
Lovely, yet another thing I need to look for... *sigh*.
Luckily, most of the bloatware is uninstallable without root so I have uninstalled alot of it. To my knowledge, the only thing left on my phone that costs is ATT Navigation (and this hidden CityID thing) which I was able to use Go Launcher to hide the app.
Hi,
just want to check, if I freeze this app using Titanium Backup within 10 days, I won't get a bill? or I need to call ATT for a cancellation? Thanks.
vivilxw said:
Hi,
just want to check, if I freeze this app using Titanium Backup within 10 days, I won't get a bill? or I need to call ATT for a cancellation? Thanks.
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If you never see a prompt from City ID ask for you to continue using it, you are fine. You don't even need to freeze or uninstall it if you want. Just make sure you said 'NO' to the message box and it will go away.