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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
I think they might have switched you to the android preferred data plan. It's usually available to those whos been with tmobile for a bit (loyalty). The site doesn't say 5gb limit and says unlimited actually, but some say they're still throttled at 5gb, some say it's uncapped.

So to those who have upgrades available, out of contract, recently renewed one, or whatever.. you get the point... dial 611, when ask what you need (automated) say "retention" and tell them you want the android preferred data plan after kissing some ass. If they pretend to act like they don't know about it, tell them you've talked to another rep about it. yada yada yada. good luck everyone and you're welcome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mjeezy13947:
This works Im over by 13gigs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] androidtoy09:
So this means that the internet2.voicestream.com APN is either connected to or itself a server that does NOT count data usage against your account. hmm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rg1973:
Didn't work for. Me I wasn't throttled yet tried the trick and took wifi. Off and downloaded. Something and now got throttled back to 2g speed I'm on the. 50 dollar plan unlimited, should I try the battery and sim. Removal?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mansquared:
yea i had t-mobile for a while now and had blackberry data plan since it was $19. when i switched to android they gave me the android preferred plan as well but i think i remember them saying it was 5gb of data at $20/month for each line... not "true" unlimited...

---------- Post added at 11:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 AM ----------

slightly off topic...whats a nice data counter app?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] minotauri:
im throttled to 14+mbps/2+mbps :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxKamikazexx:
Looks like we're in the same boat lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] catpunt:
That's not true, if you call in they can reset your plan by starting a new month at that moment and deducting $30. You can only do it by phone with customer service, they have to escalate it to a manager with you on the phone, but it's pretty quick.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bizzach:
Just thought I'd chime in here with my experience....

I'm on the Monthly 4G 2GB plan. As soon as I got this new plan about 3 weeks ago, one of the first things I did was switch APN to internet2. I also did the throttle folder trick about a week ago. I never had the My Account app installed. Three days ago, I got a text saying I was about to go over... I'm at 1.7GB now, and it's definitely rising when I check via #WEB#. (I'm not able to sign up on my.t-mobile, ugh!)

So for me, it did NOT work on Monthly 4G. T-Mobile most certainly can track usage via the internet2.voicestream.com APN.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SwervFusion:
I called them twice during differyent times of the day..both said I can then said whoa u can on the others but not this one..but i didnt put up a fight and ask for a manager...just been on 2g streaming music all day in protest.. :-).

I am wondering if the modem has anything to do with it? I had an issue where i couldnt use my ph as a wifi hot spot on the new modem and when i flashed to the original it fixed it. I switched to beastmod 42 also...i ll try the cap again nxt month but geez not so far away from my renewl now that i see how it works...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bnielsen40:
Wait and see - it may still work for you. I modified both the APN and throttle folder, and it worked for me.

I have the my account app and it showed my data climbing, and #932# also stayed accurate, but despite that I was never throttled last billing cycle (went over by about a gig).

However, I never got a text, so it could still go either way with you. Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BIGWORM:
When I do #WEB#, does that show data usage for the whole account, including other lines on the account, or just the phone requesting #WEB#? I ask that because I did that, and it told me 511.2226MB downloaded so far, then I download a 19MB game over 4G, and it went up, only a little bit, to 511.2265MB. I'm on Juggs v4.1. I've only done the APN change and have not modified the throttle folder...CIQ, perhaps?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
Just that line on the phone you did it on.. Assuming just yours and not the other.

DARKSIDE...T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] minotauri:
i'm on the Family Value plan now, just switched over from original G1 plan. I had gotten a warning text that I was nearing my 2gb limit and then switched to internet2.tmobile.com apn. My My Account still says i'm now over my 2gb and #web# also says the same--- however I am not throttled. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MR2-MiKe:
Traffic Monitor or WatchDog or Onavo.

I personally use Traffic Monitor, its simple and has a nice widget.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mantastic:
Thanks worked like a charm.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Raul69.atl:
Man idk if this is working but voicestream2 data its to slow on my phone... I changed to epc but changed everything on trottled folder...so idk if is gonna work or what.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kaleom:
Got my fingers cross hoping this will work! I got till the 10th which is my end of cycle date and I'm only on 1Gig. Now i have to stream 24/7 and maybe a bunch of downloads!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SwervFusion:
U will be amazed at how much data u can pull in a short amount of time. One day i posted here i was at 250mb..like a week later i was throttled..lol. I steamed like 6hrs of video and that was pretty much a wrap.. Cant wait til the 1st!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Double0EK:
Just a heads up...be sure to check the APN everyday...mine reverted back to the epc.tmobile.com.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Raul69.atl:
So how do you know that this is working? Myaccount keeps adding data, does it need to stop or how do you know?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
You test it out follow the original post instructions..if it works it works if not so be it..once you passed your max high speed data usage and your not throttle using the trick then t works..ofcourse myaccount is just going keep reading..try dialling #932# press the call button you can see your data usage..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Raul69.atl:
So the only way knowing is till u r done with ur data..ok il wait...dont wanna push n then not work n be stuck with no internet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
Yes.. In addition like I said before don't rush into using throttle trick. Wait till you are down to a(1gb ) of data before you're throttled before applying the trick..if you're on the apn trick all the time its just congesting the network and possibly raising a red flag..this trick has worked for me.. I didn't switch apn until I got to 4.3gb of my 5gb..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Raul69.atl:
Yup u right
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsegura77:
Seems to work for me so far, already 1GB over my 5GB limit and I haven't been throttled yet. I applied both tricks when I was at 4GB and normally I receive a message from Tmobile letting me know I am approaching my limit or exceeded, which I didn't receive this time. When I dial #932# it shows I am over my limit, also My Account app says I am over my limit but I haven't been throttled yet. Hmmm interesting, I just checked my account online and it seems to have stopped at 3.8GB, around the time I applied both tricks. So crossing my fingers it continues to work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cjtaurus18:
wow it works! it really works!!! i even have a 200mb data plan on my account. Last night I've used 1.8mb on my data. I switch to APN trick last night and i start surfing the net, watch some porn movies:eek: and download some games after that when i woke up this morning, i dialed #web# and i have used 10230.00mb that's over 10gigs of used! and when i check my account on tmobile.com the meter still at 1.8mb!!! And also on the Speedtest.net im getting 12 to 17 Mbps on the APN trick and on epc im getting 15 to 21 mbps. i live in chicago and lots of tmobile towers around here:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Great seeing people are liking this trick! Never thought this post would blow up like it has! Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cjtaurus18:
Thank you Darkside79:)...I wish you have a donate button;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Might add soon! Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] magnum_touchpro:
thank you, ive added it into my apn just incase i ever go over.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sigloiv:
Does anyone know if the grandfathered "Android Unlimited Web" plan gets throttled? My "My Account" app doesn't say anything about high-speed data--it just says unlimited--and I haven't gone over 5GBs yet, so I'm not sure...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsegura77:
It does get throttled, I have it and been throttled plenty of times
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BIGWORM:
Does this only work on specific roms? I'm still being monitored on Juggs 4.1 after the APN trick and modifying the throttle folder in /data/system.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
Works on stock roms and other roms as tested.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chlehqls:
Checked my T-mobile account and still stuck at 37.8 mbs. So glad this is working. Thanks man.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I guess I should add one too, since I'm the one that told everyone here about this trick in the first place, but whatever :rolleyes:

Sent from the neitherworld >:}
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SwervFusion:
^ ^ my thoughts exactly..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Yes I know buddies! Thanks a million
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
Used 30 gb last month. In 2gb plan
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I'm truly glad this has helped so many people. Warms my cold little black heart lol...

Sent from the neitherworld >:}
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SwervFusion:
I am speechless..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
I will have to try this out when I sign up next month.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zero86ea:
Wonder why it updates on some ppls account on the t-mo website and not on others. To the people that it does update, is it still working? Im at 4.5 on the internet2. Apn but mine updates...ill figure it out before my billing cycle renews.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sigloiv:
At what point did you get throttled? I'm approaching 5GBs, but only using a lot of wifi....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bizzach:
I got throttled today. Did both tricks a little over a week ago. On a 2GB Monthly 4G plan, GingerSnap 1.2 in the Houston market. Oh well... On to the 5GB plan for next month... lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
I would have applied It just before you hit the mark..as explained earlier..if you're close to reaching your high speed limit just switch apn ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
Haven't been throttled so far. I usually get throttled right when I reach my limit, but ill give it a little while longer to see if it kicks in.

Also, my data stopped updating on the T-Mobile website at 755 Mb, and seemed to stop at 2.15 gb on the My Account app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsegura77:
I usually get throttled at about 500mb over my limit but there have been times I get throttled at exactly 5GB
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
just use another gb of data but the My Account app still shows me at 2.15 gb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Just to clear up a few things. I didn't come up with this trick it's been around for awhile. So can't really take the credif for it! Just thought I would update it so more people can use this trick. Im happy to help and won't take any donations for posting this trick. Anyways enjoy!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
Got throttled yesterday.. and god is it slow.. I tried the different APN but it doesn't change anyting.. To be clear all i needed to do was add the new apn and switch to it, correct?

I was going to try the second trick but i do not have Root explorer I have always used a different app but it doesn't let you alter permissions. I was going to download RE but my market is soo slow it times out.. Is there a different way to change the permissions of the throttle folder?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Wont work because your already Throttled. Has to be before your throttled. Sorry bro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
Aww.. that sucks..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Estimated Prophet Hawk:
I got throttled shortly after I did all of the workarounds, minus the latest one where you delete your data folder. I pretty much am giving up trying to circumvent the system. T-Mo has been pretty good to me by giving me this phone for $29 AND the $50 mail in rebate in addition to lowering my monthly bill $35. I'm paying $20 for 5gb.

check out my new thread on the possibility of my data being hacked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
I am now 3 gb over my cap and still getting 10+ mbs. Thanks to whoever first posted this trick.

Sent from a Galaxy far far away...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] illestChronicle:
It seems as though this doesn't work for me on the $30 monthly 4g walmart plan. I tried everything, switching apns, deleting throttle folders/changing permissions, rebooting phone, taking out sim but the data still goes up on the mytmobile website. Has anybody else on this plan have success?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] twolfekc:
Still going strong on the 200mb plan:) I don't even know how someone could use that much data on edge.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] umair239:
It doesn't work, i have tried both methods, it's stupid.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kvizz:
Is your 200MB plan $5? Then after 200MB they throttle it right?

I thought mine was that way, but I guess it was 200MB then they charge you like .10 per MB. I went over like crazy and T-Mobile didn't tell me crap!

Found out and went over a crap load, I called ad *****ed saying I'm almost positive it was throttled after 200MB.

I kept arguing until they credit me the amount...

Now I'm paying the 10$ for 2GB...

Anyways, it seems mine is working, but not sure. It seems the TMobile site stopped updating, while the My Account app does update. Going to stream some movies and see what happens.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PMG 705:
Thanks for this.. Works great.

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Galaxy S2 on TapaTalk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zero86ea:
Didnt work for me either...this sux!! Now i have to wait 3 weeks for my billing cycle to renew :( stupid t-mobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] twolfekc:
You have to ask them for the old 200mb highspeed data plan with unlimited 2g data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arrow123:
I have the mytouch 3g internet plan(been South them since lol) and it seems like this trick isn't working for that plan. Anyone else have this problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
Maybe people that it worked for should start mentioning what plan they have. Im on the classic unlimited plan with 2 gb cap and now 4 gb over limit without being throttled.

Also I was worried about flashing a rom because I didn't want my phone to boot up with the original apn and throttle me. So I just took out the sim and flashed, I let it boot without the sim, turn on and setup wifi and rebooted with the sim in it. I did this since you cannot set up an apn without a sim card in the phone and so it would boot up with wifi still on. Setup the apn and edit the throtle folder then turnned off wifi and I'm still going strong. If this is unnecessary or if you know of an easier way please let me know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zero86ea:
Im on the $20 preferred android unlimited web plan for 5gb and this didnt work!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] leshake:
Seems to be the case. I was using a rom when this apn trick worked to get me past my 2gb limit. Since then I switched to another rom and despite the apn codes once my monthly data renewal came along I was throttled within two days(after using google music to stream music for two parties)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] minotauri:
I started getting throttled yesterday after a few days of being unthrottled. :(

I'm on family value 2gb plan.

from ~17Mbps to 0.06Mbps SUCKS!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] illestChronicle:
What rom were you using before? Maybe it could depend on the rom whether this works or not? I'm on CM7 at the moment and not working for me, ill see what happens with a Samsung based rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
It's worked on about 4 different samsung roms i have tried
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rambo8987:
Anyone have a link or know what I need to input in the apn settings? The other link isn't showing any more
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
Look at the very very first post.. You see the pictures..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jjday7:
I wonder if this will work with the new tethering package that is rolled in with the 5gb plan. I just changed my data package to that and wondering if anyone has tried with any success. I need the extra data because comcast is killing me with there prices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sigloiv:
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how long this has been working? I imagine it predates the T989, but I'm just wondering about how long till TMo figures it out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
Seriously.. only reason I keep my Comcast on is because no matter what speeds my phone gets BF3 and MW3 lag so bad when I'm tethered to it. Maybe it's the upload?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jjday7:
Im still play BF2 and havent tried it with t-mobiles network. It worked fine with sprints network and their 4g speeds were no where near t-mobiles speeds. I will have to try it this week and see if there is any lag. Comcast is charging me 30.00 for 1-1.5mb per sec and that's just robbery. I am getting a steady 12mb on my GSII.

Are people freezing the tethering app with titanium backup to get this working so t-mobile doesn't see the data being used as tethering?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I fixed my link if that's what you were talking about. I need to just host it on my damn blog or something cause I have no idea why f*cking facebook keeps changing it to private.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
I found out about this from my G2x days so yeah, it has been around for at least that timeframe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iLeopard:
My only source of internet at home is my sgs2 and that's exactly how I play on Live. BF3 and MW3 do okay. Keep in mind that to play any game on live you only need about 55kbs up and down ( unless you're host which is ilunlikely to happen because mobile data is far worse than a ground line). With that said, its not so much about the up and down speeds bit more about the ping. I typically hover at around 90-110 ping and that's more than enough for me to lose many gunfights in mw3 as well as getting killed around corners since the opposing player sees me before I see him
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] minotauri:
well im throttled now... but i did notice that i can double my throttle speed from 0.05Mbps to 0.10Mbps by just turning off HSDPA/WCDMA and only using EDGE. Also saves battery life significantly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] twolfekc:
Just got throttled. Am I the only one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wodude:
It's necessary because i flashed a new ROM without thinking and didn't take those precautionary measures and am now throttled lol. I'm not finding it too bad though. It's enough to post on xda and use rss feed readers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kingissa:
No you are not the only one I got throttled as well I am soooooo screwed right.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] secano:
I just got throttled after using 10GB total (5GB plan). I started using it while I was at 4.3/5GB and it wasn't showing the extra 6GB I used on tmo's website, until today....Got the message that I had exceeded the 5GB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] twolfekc:
Looks like T-Mobile fixed it?:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
Maybe not.. For those who got theottled did you flashed another Rom.. Did you factory reset your phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] twolfekc:
[UPDATE] T-Mobile Un-Throttle Has Been Fixed and no Longer Works

I have takes to many people and they are all saying that they have been hit with the throttle just out of the blue. I will more than likely go back to my unlocked iPhone since it seems to handle the slow

Edge speeds a lot better. RIP galaxy s II, you have been the best phone I've ever owned:( :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
Sources? Some hear-say doesn't mean anything, especially since I'm sitting on about 8.9gigs out of my 2GB plan.

3 people mentioning they are now throttled in the other thread is not a confirmation of any sorts.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cwalker0906:
I'm not throttled...way over my limit but enjoy your iPhone....now beat it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
Why did you make a new thread anyways? *Scratch head* There is a thread specifically about the throttling/workaround sitting two posts down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
merged, indeed there was no need for another topic
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
Appreciate the cleaning i've seen going on lately.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] twolfekc:
Sorry:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chlehqls:
Hmm. On the site, it's tracking my usage now...I did flash the Jugg ROM though. Is there some precaution to take when flashing?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] secano:
I guess it would be to remove SIM card before setting up the new ROM. Change APN settings, power off device, re-insert SIM, and then power on.

As for my case - I just barely started doing this throttling thing 3 days ago, which none of 6GB I used was included in billing, until I checked this morning.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
Check my post a few pages back.. I explain what I did to flash a new rom without being throttled.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kingissa:
I flashed the new darkside miui rom made sure the apn was still the same but still got throttled. Maybe I should have re deleted the throttle folder again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
Can you please link me this rom?

Sent from a GalaxyS2 far far away...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] funziebear:
I think he is using that on a Mytouch
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kingissa:
Here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1060415

[ROM]::OFFICIAL MIUI.us 2.1.20:: || DARKSIDEmod || [UPDATED! 1.28]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jegavelan:
Hi

I am also facing the same issue do i need to re-flash the ROM again with the method which you stated to solve it ? or else any other method because i am about to cross the 2 GB limit before getting throttled i need to do it please advice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxKamikazexx:
Today is January 31st and my new billing cycle begins on February 2nd.

Got throttled today after receiving a picture message from a friend. I have the 2gb data value plan. Received the text that I went over right after my friends mms. I had used over 9.5 GB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
Aahhh I didn't catch that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RestInPieces209:
If you aren't over your limit yet just follow the instructions in the op