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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
Several people including myself can confirm it works. I wouldn't have posted about it at all if I wasn't sure there was something to it. My data meter hasn't moved since I first did it 6 weeks ago, and many people have reported that they're still not being throttled even if their data meter is still going up. I'm sorry if it didn't work for you, I don't know WHY it didn't, but its clearly working for others. Maybe it has something to do with account type, I don't know, but just because it's not working for you doesn't mean that we're all just *imagining* not being throttled. I really don't know why you're being so negative when people are obviously being helped by this.

I've done this trick on stock, Beastmod, Eaglesblood, Juggernaut, and now CM7. It worked on all of them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Im negative on this cause it seems odd that it works for "some", yet others it don't.

I tried this before throttle and it didnt stop the throttle from happening. Guess im the negative type. I look at the negative until something positive happens and surprises me....

This also s ems a lot like the thread that's in the sensation forums where only a few people claimed they never get throttled. Afaik the throttle is handled by tmobile engineers and it's handed on their side, not the phones.

I kept the APN settings for next month just to see what happens. But I won't be so quick to try and burn it up in order to test this. Unlike this time. :-(

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Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I honestly have no idea why it seems to only work for some, I wish it worked for everyone & I'm just trying to share something that helped me with the community. I'm kinda thinking it might have something to do with when you opened your account, cause I've had mine for almost 2 years now & I signed up for data back before they started throttling. Maybe it takes a couple days to kick in too, I dunno.

I don't know how they handle the throttling either, but I imagine that it's done automatically. It'd be pretty unrealistic to assign engineers to constantly scour everyone's account for overages & then manually throttle them.

Jesus H. Christ, I don't wanna have to type the word 'throttle' for the next 10 years, lol...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I know you're trying to help. Hopefully you don't take my words as a negative tone towards you. :-)

I also had my account for 8 years and been on data for a long time. There was one month about 6 months ago when I didn't get throttled and burned up 24gb. :-P

Been throttled ever since. Maybe I waived a flag with so much data. Lol

Thanks for the help too.

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Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
Well i seen this thread yesterday thought id try it my data usage was 3.48gb and i have the 5gig plan. So i throw the new apn in and said eff it let me browse at home with wifi off and 4g on to test this as it didnt matter my bill cycle starts over tomorrow. So i downloaded a rom and theme just to test (that uses a good amount of data) i also watched a flick on netflix then browsed xda for about an hour and ate some popcorn and grabbed a corona while doing so;) lastnights threads were good. Lol then today i browsed xda on my lunch break and just let my daughter watch a flick on netflix again. So just 5min ago i unfroze tmobile my account and checked again im at 3.52 gigs so this has to work cuz all that **** would be atleast a gig maybe 2. Good find kabuk1;) i appreciate a woman who knows her ****.....:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I'm thinking the my account app might have been what caused it for me. Ima freeze it for next month.

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Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
T

Dude that app is so jacked. When i had it installed my wifi would always cut out or 4g would stay on with wifi and i didnt know which one i was using till i looked at my data. I would always have wifi on but the whole time it really used my data...it was messed up. So i froze that **** and wifi stays on by itself when connected and never gives me any problems at all. I also tested this to make sure i actually unfroze that app with wifi on and 4g came thru! Idk i think it is another way for tmobile to spy on us. Because it shouldnt be demanding 4g signal like that...ever since i froze it data has went down alot for the month because wifi is working correctly. And whenever i wanna check my data i just unfreeze it for 2 min check then refreeze:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cjtaurus18:
It works for me:) I just switch to tmobile last week ang i got the 10gb 4G speed data. My White SGS2 is fully stock Rom. Since last week ive been lightly browsing and my data went to 2.2GB..uh-oh not happy with that. Then yesterday I rooted my SGS2 with BeastMod4.2+Synergy then after that i changed my apn settings and ive been downloading song in grooveshark, listening to pandora, Netflix and i even download 8 movies like 650mb's per movie in the total of 8GB. After hours and hours of heavy browsing and downloading in a 4G network, i went to check my account in "my tmobile" i was like WoW my data didnt change at all still stuck in 2.2GB!!! What a great Xmas gift for me:) Thanks to Kabuk1..i love you man!!! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zozodouce:
this is working for my

that's all i can say.:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Just added this option to my Juggernaut 4.0 Rom made a awesome Rom even better!

Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
No worries. I have Asperger's so I can be a bit sensitive sometimes but I always remind myself not to take anything said on the internet personally :D

Thanks, I often feel like a fish out of water as a girl in the tech world & it's nice to get some props once in a while :)

Dude... DELETE THAT ****!!! I think it's what's causing this to not work for some people too plus I have a sneaking suspicion that it's just a trojan horse for T-Mo to spy on us.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pyraxiate:
Nice :-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raghucares:
The faster the net gets, the more data and says you gonna waste. ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cavemaneca:
Not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but for some things like streaming, when you have a higher connection speed it increases the quality of the stream. So, a faster connection = more data usage. For other things of course it only downloads the same amount faster.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kwilsonjr:
Huh? Do you have a TV? Did you trip and hit your head on a T-Mobile kiosk and say "oh, I think I'll just blindy sign a contract today"?

I don't know how anyone can say they didn't know about throttling.

Nothin but luv for ya bra. :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I actually didn't know about the throttling when I switched to a 4G plan back in july. I had ordered the Sensation directly from T-Mo & changed my plan over the phone, and they didn't bother to tell me that little detail. I was livid when I found out.

To be honest, the throttling wouldn't even bother me if they just restricted us to 3G once we hit our limits. Which is what they SHOULD be doing, since it says "X amount of 4G, then reduced speeds afterwards", not "X amount of 4G, then 56k speeds afterwards". Knocking us down to near GPRS speeds is just bull**** no matter which way you look at it. It makes data virtually unusable for all but the simplest little things.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kwilsonjr:
Yeah, Edge totally blows. Sprint has been blasting their 'truly unlimited' commercial for about a year telling everyone T-Mobile throttles....with graphs and everything. I just assumed people actually researched what their service provider offers before signing a contract.

I went to each website, looked at coverage maps, both voice and data, analyzed their service plans, searched for complaints about slow data, dropped calls, even checked to see how fast they get new devices compared to other carriers.

but that's just me I guess.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jessejames111981:
you are so right. I find it slightly acceptable to limit 4g but taking away 3g is stupid.

Wifi FTW
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krzysiek_CK:
In my personal opinion, when checking emails or browsing web the user never hits 4G. I base my opinion on the speed tests that I have done. I never hit 4G speeds in the first test. In the same time T-Mobile is counting that use towards the high speed part of the data plan.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PorchSong:
Not sure if it is working as I am at 2.5G (after one week) but I switched it over to voicestreams addy and my counter is still rising. I am curious to see if it works when I go over--and I ALWAYS do go over usually within the first two weeks.

But, more interesting, I am unable to set up a new APN. When I click add apn, nothing happens. Not that big a deal as I just manually switch the address with edit apn, but annoying nonetheless (and this is with a clean, fully wiped, rom install). I suspect it might have somehting to do with the sim card--I don't know but was wondering if anyone else is unable to create a new apn?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crookshanks:
On CM7.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hafan228:
setting for tmobile galasy s2 (T989) on "simple mobile"?

Hello kabuk1,

Just wonder if you or other genius know what is setting for tmobile galasy s2 (T989) on "simple mobile"? Simple mobile use tmobile tower.

Thanks you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mike3394:
You'd have to be streaming videos constantly to be using that much data that quick! I have the 2gb data plan and I watch a few videos a day and sometimes stream music. I'm always surfing the net too and my data plan lasts all month, if anything within the last 3 days I get throttled.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fastfed:
you guys are funny..

You have NO idea how much data is used for certain things.

guess what, 1 HD movie from Netflix is over, that's right OVER 3gb

Watch one 2 hour HD movie and you just used 3GB worth of data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Illuminatiii_X:
I have 5 gigs per month, and I rarely go over 5 gigs. But when I do go over, I do agree that the throttling is just god awful. I am absolutely dissapointed that the throttling takes me nearly 5 minutes to load a web page if not longer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fastfed:
I put a formal complain in with T-Mobile.

The fact that they advertise 4G, you would assume being throttled would be at least 3g speeds.

Well, my complaint was, I was allowed unlimited picture/video

When in reality that is not the case.

Once you get throttled, all my pictures and videos, both sending and receiving timed out!

I know T-mobile went through some hoops with the FCC to get their network to be considered 4G , but at the very least, throttle to a 3g speed.

This is nuts!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
I want to know why non "4G" data still counts against my limit

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] trance4mer:
i have been wondering about this also. i work out in the desert and my data is on Ev all day. but im still slowly loading up forum pages, and whatever i can from Fb. does this Ev speed still count as usage? or does it only apply to when u are using 4g?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xaelius:
Its still data usage just the most basic possible data connection...but ev is evdo, so no it doesn't count as 4G usage. Hope that's what you were looking for.

Sent from my TabletUI CM9'd NS4G
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
I was under the impression that it did count. I will find out tomorrow. I will switch to 2G only and check data in the morning. Then after work check data again.

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] trance4mer:
so to clearify, by using evdo and i mean pandora and forum browsing, its not being counted towards my 2gb limit? (yeah i know my data plan sucks but i can wait to get home for wifi use =P)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
Edge counts towards the total. I switch my phone to edge only and my counter still went up.

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KonstantinKeller:
So, um... yeah. Does the internet2 apn still work? As I have the 200mb plan and would LOVE to go over 200mb :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Help me out heterosexual. What is throttling ?? Also I currently have 14% usage and I switched to the voicestream2 but its claimed to 16%. Is it going to move or is it not suppose to move? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Dam I meant help me out here. Geez lol!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fadilkarim:
i wish i had your problem!! my stupid "4g" speeds from tmobile isn't nearly as fast as my wifi network!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camocritters:
2 gig

i only have a 2 gig .. i'm cheap.... no movies but i stream and download alot.. allways come close but never hit the 2gig.. so what the heck?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
Same here except I am usually on wifi so I barely use 1GB in a month. Usually over the last few days of the month I start streaming like crazy just so i get closer to my cap

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1_enthusiast:
stop being cheap and get the 5gig or 10 gig plan
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
OK but only if you send me $20 every month

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] media_11:
I have a 200mb plan and I usually use abt 300 to 500mb. I mostly check email and words with friends and some basic web browsing. I even sometimes use VoIP which uses abt 1mb per min. I usually get throttle but if you switch apn settings to GSM only, not that only it makes ur cell coverage better, it also makes ur data speeds faster. Of course it's not 4g fast but fast enough for basic web browsing, email and stuff.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] getrdy:
I know that web browsing doesnt consume that much compared to streaming but heres a way to cut back a bit on surfing. Download opera mini from the market go to the options and set so images are on medium quality. I saw a big change in my monthly usage because i mainly surf web.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeking:
My current cell phone is the Nexus 1. I'm rooted and running the latest stable version of Cyanogen mod. My phone has a constant alert regarding memory running low and it gets really slow at times. Battery life is good, but my charge plug is a little broken (usb cable falls out if you shake it around while plugged in).

My dilemma is on what to buy...

I love the specs, size, upgradability, and stylus that the Note has to offer. The Note is a huge upgrade from the Nexus 1, but at the same time I really want a tablet. I mainly use my nexus 1 to watch movies and play games. I barley use it to actually make a phone call or browse the internet. I think a tablet would make this experience much more enjoyable compared to the Note, but at the same time the screen on the note is so large that maybe it would be acceptable enough for my needs...

I can always use my nexus 1 to make phone calls and returns txts while using the Transformer prime to watch movies, play games, and surf the web via tethering, but I can't carry the Transformer with me everywhere I go like I could with a Galaxy Note.

To those with the Note. Is it a suitable device for gaming and movie watching? Would you prefer to use a tablet for these tasks or is the Note surprisingly comparable?

There are other factors involved as well. I'm on T-Mobile and will only have 2g if I get the Note. The Note is also ~$700 off contract compared to the Transformer which is $500 and would be able to tether off my 3g HSPA Nexus 1.

I have a bunch of trade offs and I'm having trouble deciding what will be best. I'm hoping you guys can help me out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
I was wondering the same thing and ideally I'd like to try them both in person to make that decision but I may end up getting both. They are both the most innovative of their respective form factors IMO.

Reading Amazon reviews among others you see people saying they use their other devices including tablets to a far lesser extent now that they have the SGNote so it might seem logical to consider it first if you're on a tight budget but I still find it hard to believe it could replace the Asus Transformer Prime especially with its dock when not highly mobile.

Good luck & let us know what you decide..

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BTW I doubt I would consider the SGNote for T-Mobile, 2G is too slow IMO.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EarlZ:
Its pretty suitable for movie watching, I just bought this phone as my portable media device but I think the transformer prime would give a better over all experience as the screen is bigger, the only realy benefit SAMOLED gives is deeper blacks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Sounds right, curious if the SAMOLED's less than natural colors ever bothers you, they seem to bother me on the lower resolution SAMOLED phones but a bit less on the same res but lower pixel density Tab 10.1 screen (I prefer Transformer's IPS for a tablet)? -Thx
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mokii:
Hello,

I have an iPad 1 at home as well as a SG Note. So I'd say I could help you with your little dilemma ;)

Actually I have to say that watching a movie with 5.3'' screen is not that comfortable. So if you really want to watch movies in first place I'd tell you to buy the Transformer Prime.

On the other hand you have your phone always with you so you could watch movies or series whenever wherever - as you said you won't have the Prime always with you.

But since I bought the Note my iPad lies at home nearly all the time not being used much - the Note is big enough to surf on the internet and movies are watchable as well - even though its not as comfortable as it is using the iPad.

But you have to think about the battery life as well; even though the Note has an awesome battery life, watching movies will kill your battery pretty fast....

So - to come to a conclusion - best is to buy both :D but the Note will be more useful since you'll always have your phone with you!

Let me know about your final decision ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Souai:
why not wait for the asus padfone, best of both worlds. at the moment, its still using a tegra 3 quad core 1.5ghz chip with 1gb ram and 12 cuda core gpu.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbpaddler:
Why not pick up an evo view (sprint's version of the flyer) for under $250. 7" screen, 32gb on board. Screen is nice and bright. I ditched all my other tablets outside of the touchpad and pretty much carry it everywhere. Should be getting honeycomb soon which will bring more functionality to the scribe pen too.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
I do like that Asus is not afraid to innovate but I'm not sold on the Padfone's compromises & rumored price point ($800-$1000), if something happens to your phone the tablet becomes a paperweight.

I think the slim Transformer Prime with its battery-port extending slim keyboard is more innovative without compromises at competitive pricepoints. Redundancies in hardware+cloud based software-data should work well unless the budget is tight and user is willing to accept compromises in form & function.

I still would enjoy a projector in my handheld like the Samsung Beam but I don't think it ever made it out of Singapore but let see what happens at the next CES & MWC..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeking:
New information regarding a Google Tablet within the next 6 months just came out today. This definitely makes me lean more toward the note right now. Anyone using it on T-Mobile's network? How is the 2G?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeking:
Screw it! I decided to go with the note. I should have it delivered it my door tomorrow (I love amazon prime).

I'm going to stick with tmobile for now. If the 2G gets to be unbearable then I'll suck it up and cancel my plan and move to AT&T.

Thanks everyone for their replies in this thread.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
If Google didn't buy Motorola they should have backed Asus with their innovative Transformer Prime. They are using Samsung for its Nexus line so they should support the Transformer Prime more, maybe Asus could have hit their target dates better. Their tablet market share is still not taken seriously vs their dominant smartphone market share.

2012 looks like it will offer higher res tablet displays than currently available. SGNote has same 1280 x 800 res as Transformer Prime which is enough for the web but graphics will benefit from higher res.

How often are you in Wi-Fi?, why put up with 2G-what are you paying at T-Mobile?

Good luck & upload a YouTube video with your experience if you can..:cool:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeking:
A Google backed Asus tablet would be a dream come true for me.

I'm almost always around wi-fi so I'm not really concerned with the 2g. I had accidentally disabled 3g on my Nexus 1 some months back and it took me about a month to notice. My monthly bill with t-mobile is about $80 per phone (3 smart phones on the family plan), but I actually have a special deal where I get more minutes and cheaper data from being a loyal customer (15+ years) for the price of a lesser plan.

My brother was about to cancel his plan (he's on my family plan) to get the Galaxy Nexus on verizon, but they offered him a $4.99 Galaxy S II to stay. He took the offer. That level of customer service is not something I dont really want to leave. My line is due for an upgrade next November which should be right around the time the new quad-core phones are being released (and a new nexus maybe), so I'm going to try and wait it out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/atandt-abandons-t-mobile-merger-plans/

It had been expected but now it's official..unclear how such a deal would have affected the SGNote for you but there were rumors that T-Mobile may abandon the US market if the deal did not go through. T-Mobile is $ 4 Billion dollars wealthier so I doubt it will happen soon & they have time to reassess.

If you are mostly on Wi-Fi as am I it won't be the same issue but it'll likely annoy you when you're not obviously.

Let us know how you like it..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeking:
Yea, I will definitely post my feelings on it. I'm sure there are other Tmo guys out there wondering if its worth the loss of 3G, but something interesting about the AT&T merger news is that part of the deal if it didnt go through was that TMo would get to use AT&Ts 3g bands. If this is true, and they implement it fast enough, I might have a 3G note after all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Really-source? The following suggested the opposite (if it had gone through):

http://www.androidguys.com/2011/03/21/att-statement-tmobile-customers-replace-3g-handsets-merge/

Did you get it from "Sold by Global Mobiles and Fulfilled by Amazon for $650.98 or OEM Shop for $636.90" + $3.99 overnight Prime shipping? You can still return it within 30 days for a refund minus return shipping if unsatisfied for whatever reason right?