Okay so I was wondering if when my sister gets a s4 from her friend, will there be an extra charge from T-Mobile?
She is still on the old system contract, and her line plan was having 1000 minutes shared and unlimited texting but no data at all for her line. So is it possible to have a smartphone and use 100% WiFi only and not have to get charged extra?
This would be really helpful, thanks in advance.
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there shouldn't be a data charge if using wifi. unless your on an airplane and they want to charge you 50 bucks for wifi. and what, her friend is giving her an s4? you should be nicer to your sisters friend.
teerout said:
there shouldn't be a data charge if using wifi. unless your on an airplane and they want to charge you 50 bucks for wifi. and what, her friend is giving her an s4? you should be nicer to your sisters friend.
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Lol yeah, I heard at&t and detect if your using a smartphone and automatically put you on a data plan. Can T-Mobile do that to?
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darkynk said:
Lol yeah, I heard at&t and detect if your using a smartphone and automatically put you on a data plan. Can T-Mobile do that to?
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No they don't. I was on a talk and text only plan when I got my Exhibit and went about 3 months with no data. In fact you can actually go on my t-mobile and block data to make sure you don't get charged.
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Is wifi tethering free??
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If you are rooted just download wifitether from the market.
Forgive me I wasn't specific.. is it free when you run the internet using wifi tether??
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kijp15 said:
Forgive me I wasn't specific.. is it free when you run the internet using wifi tether??
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What do you mean "free"? It depends on your data plan...
so if i have free internet on my phone it would be free to use the 3g to run the internet w/o gettin any bills added on my phone. my bad for the dumb question im just curious cuz its my first time ever using this app.
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so if i have free internet on my phone it would be free to use the 3g to run the internet w/o gettin any bills added on my phone. my bad for the dumb question im just curious cuz its my first time ever using this app.
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Yes, if you have a unlimited data package, then there will be no additional charges. However, if you do not have one, you will exceed your cap quickly, and they will charge you accordingly.
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Well said. Thanks for your guys help. Take care and God Bless all.
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Even with an unlimited data package, isn't there fine print somewhere that says there is a 5gb data transfer limit?
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misfit0313 said:
Even with an unlimited data package, isn't there fine print somewhere that says there is a 5gb data transfer limit?
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Unaware of such fine print, but if you do find it... can you let us know?
I just checked the fine print. The 5gb cap applies to roaming, air cards, and tethering. (like if you added a tethering option to your plan) Using wifi tether or USB tether should show up as normal data usage.
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The only thing they can do because u signed for unlimited data is they could throttle you meaning they will slow your internet connection down but ive never herd sprint doing this however tmobile will if you go over 5g a month but they wont actually charge you extra
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Unaware of such fine print, but if you do find it... can you let us know?
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From my understanding (and no, i've never seen it in writing), most of the
carriers enforce a cap, somewhere between 5 and 10gb, depending. If you are
on an unlimited data plan, they can't charge you more, so they just throttle
your connection to limit your data for the rest of the billing cycle. I could be
wrong on this though, haven't even come close to capping.
As far as charges for tethering, if you asked your carrier, they'd be more than
happy to charge you the $30 tethering fee (or whatever it may be). My feeling
is that if you are already paying for unlimited data, and you aren't abusing the
service, it's not right for them to charge you extra for a feature your phone
should include.
The only company ive known to inforce throtlling is tmobile theyll send,out a text saying we are resticting your data conection through this billing cycle howver i hVe never had that on sprint and my brother has been fine on his dx on verizon and hes been using wireless tether for a couple of months now
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Don't worry about data caps on sprint. Sprint is the only provider that has truly unlimited data and won't charge you extra,throttle you, or drop you for using enormous amounts of data. The CEO of sprint proclaimed this about a year ago i believe
oh i forgot. Applications such as PDAnet allows you to tether your phone without letting the carrier know so they think its normal data usage. I doubt they will give you a call asking but if they do just tell them you browse the internet with your phone a lot. They can't prove it
If your ROOTED it is!!
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For those of you on T-Mobile, what data plan are you using? Is anyone still able to use 2.99 or 5.99 tzones?
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For those of you on T-Mobile, what data plan are you using? Is anyone still able to use 2.99 or 5.99 tzones?
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Yes you can, you just have to create two APN.
One for data and one for MMS
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Yes you can, you just have to create two APN.
One for data and one for MMS
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Do you think this will change if att takes over? Lol
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$5.99 T-Zones still working fine here. Been with T-Mo for, wow about 8 years now. Used the same plan and SIM with my Treo 650 (and Handspring VisorPhone before that) until I got my N1 in January 2010.
Only have 300 min and 400 sms per month, but it's more than I need with unlimited data. Bill is only $44/mo including fees.
Always had good experiences with T-mo customer service too. The thought of them being swallowed by AT&T makes me want to cry.
I'm sure if the deal goes through the T-Zones ride will end.
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There is no more t-zones available to new customers. But I believe you can still get the web2go which is $10/month. I am using that right now and the best way to get it is through it's website.
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There is no more t-zones available to new customers. But I believe you can still get the web2go which is $10/month. I am using that right now and the best way to get it is through it's website.
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I have a grandfathered tzones on one of my lines though so I was just wondering, 2.99 unlimited data
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Hey guys so i just got the galaxy s ii and sold my captivate running cm7 to my roommate. We turned off mobile data and stuff i thought we were golden. But later that night he got a text saying he was auto put into a data plan. There was about 5 mins at the start i forgot to go to cm7 settings and turn mobile data off. I am going to call at&T and make up something to get when to take it off. So after will he be golden? Or is there no way around it.
Note* when he wants to use data he uses wifi . Otherwise it sent let him.
Thanks!!
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Bump?
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At&t will recognize the captivate via the imei number. Afaik no getting around the data plan for smartphone requirement.
No way to spoof the imei?
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There are ways but you won't find the answer on xda.
Sadly AT&T is greedy like that. I know for a fact Tmobile PR doesn't care. =/
I got the dreaded at&t text today. So in retaliation I'm boycotting by shutting my phone off for April fools day! Please join me!
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THIS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23573763&postcount=2
Yea. Turn off your phone for one day. That'll tell them. A revolution has to start with someone.
jaszek said:
Yea. Turn off your phone for one day. That'll tell them. A revolution has to start with someone.
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Think about it at&t has 17 million unlimited users not counting T-Mobile, some places don't have Wi-Fi. So you have to use your unlimited data plan.
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How is not using your internet connection for a day any kind of protest? Aren't you just applying 100% throttling to yourself - doing the very thing you're actually protesting against, but more so than the people you are trying to protest?
Protest.
Turning off your phone saves them money, you're not using their towers. You'd be better off constantly using your unlimited data once throttled - stream, torrent, whatever - because that'll actually hurt them. Or switch carriers.
But if you don't wanna use your phone for a day, by all means...
How the hell do you use 3Gb's in a month...
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Uhm I reckon I'm using 5 GB a month, just that.I have wifi.
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Yepyepyep SUE THEM FOR FALSE ADVERTISING AND COMPROMISING OF SERVICES WE'VE PAID FOR.
BUTT WEIGHT! Its all in the damn contract. We're helpless T.T
AHHH On April Fools we should go to every single one of their shops and root all the demo sets (those that can be rooted without a comp, ofc)
*cackles*
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I fail to see how saving At&t money by turning your phone off is a boycott? Unless its an early April fools joke by suggesting that? I fear when Verizon follows AT&T and starts throttling us. I'm averaging 24-26GB a month. No I don't tether either, and I switch to wifi when its available. 35ishGB if you include data when on wifi. They advertise blazing fast LTE (and Verizon lte is extremely fast) and then cap it. Now home internet companies are starting to cap? Why are we regressing in technology not moving forward?
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conantroutman said:
How the hell do you use 3Gb's in a month...
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I used 326 gigs one month. Lots of tethering and torrents.
The last month I was on at&t I raped the data. Spanked their mothers' mothers. It was insane that month.
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This is the main reason I got Sprint.
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This is the main reason I got Sprint.
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Nice. Don't ley mikeymike, a dev for att phones see that. His girly bits will start crying foul. He always opens his **** holster up about how wrong it is and people like me ruin phone companies. Freaking baby.
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I got the d### message from tmobile yesterday. I was downloading roms for a buddy with no internet.
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I never get those messages
Verizon Unlimited 4G LTE FTW!!
How is helping them (by not using their towers) in any way protesting? If anything, you should use as much as you can.
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Glad I have unlimited. Feel bad for those that don't.
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Strangest boycott I've ever heard of. Why not speak with your wallet, like canceling your plan?
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Those who have the old unlimited smartphone plan with AT&T, do you know how to un-throttle your speeds? I'm now getting 0.50 down and 0.50 up on LTE. Changing the APN's doesn't help. And dialing *#2262 and changing it from LTE/GSM to GSM only then back to LTE/GSM doesn't work either.
Ay suggestions would be great.
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This is likely to be region specific. I'm on an old unlimited and I don't have any throttling in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Fort Myers, or Manhattan.
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It's not region specific, atts been very vocal about their 5 gb limit
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astang99 said:
It's not region specific, atts been very vocal about their 5 gb limit
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It use to be, however, within the last year they made it regional. Unfortunately I must be in an area with low capacity or something, because every month I get throttled at 5GB. Many people don't get throttled on LTE anymore, and use about 10GBs.
Same here I'm in austin and they don't even bother warning me, I find out when I can't use my phone anymore lol
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Think it has to do with how 'fast' use the data. Got my first warning ever (6 years unlimited) when my son ran off 3 GB in less than hour last month. I did go over 5 gb and not get throttled, but I had curtailed my mobile data use considerably after the warning. Just wondering if I am on a watch list now. Think I will run mostly LTE for this period and see what happens.
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There is a way to become I throttled. The imei trick but it involves calling
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There is a way to become I throttled. The imei trick but it involves calling
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Yes, having AT&T change your data plan. It resets your usage and your unthrotted. I know about that.
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Yes, having AT&T change your data plan. It resets your usage and your unthrotted. I know about that.
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That is the only way to do it. Give att an ime for a 3g device. then call back and give them the imei of your lte device and you will be unthrottled. also upgrading your phone will unthrottle you.