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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nidnarb:
So I called a told them I don't tether and just had a back and forth convoy with the rep. I said I don't tether so don't change my plan. She said it won't change if you don't tether. I said fine cause I don't tether. Then she said okay well don't tether up to the 29th I said okay I don't tether. Then she said my account isn't being changed. So dumb.. I'm calling back today and making sure it wasn't changed. I went over 10gb last billing cycle. Constant music and video. Traveled 2400 miles in car. Gotta keep entertained.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waiters:
Using 10gb when you are throttled at 5gb is impressive :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nidnarb:
Strange thing was they didn't throttle me. Maybe because I was in a few other states besides home.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whitesox311:
They can tell based on extra hops from phone to laptop / device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JDubbed:
I don't have an unlimited data plan as I was not able to grandfather in. In fact I switched over from Sprint to AT&T two weeks after they canceled the unlimited data plan which was bad luck but crap happens. Anyways I got a SGSII Skyrocket after it was released because the SGS Capitvate was crap slow. I wanted my free tethering that I had on my SGS Captivate on my SGSII Skyrocket. ATT grabbed me at the balls and told me I had to get a tether plan of like $25 more a month. BS! I told them to shove it up their bum. I pay for my data, its limited, but god knows I pay for my limited 2gb data. So I figured out how to tether without ATT knowing. Its simple and it works at least for me. Its my data I should be able to use it how I want to. Plus if I go over my data ATT charges me extra anyways so its my loss if I do not regulate my data. Here is how I did it...

Tested on SGSII Skyrocket GB 2.3.5 ATT ONLY!

1. ROOT your phone.

2. Use your favorite app that freezes apps. Go freeze the system app called "Tethering Manager."

3. Now go and download "Wifi Tether for Root Users." Its currently on the market but who knows when it will be taken down.

4. Configure it for your device and BAM you got free tethering and ATT sees nothing.

I have used this method for months using it with my laptop, tablet and other devices and have yet to be contacted by ATT. Either I am under the radar and they could care less about me or they in fact cannot see me tethering. Either way I pay for my data and I will use it the way I see fit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
this has been posted and tried by many Skyrocket users on GB.... it doesn't work on ICS. I assume a lot of us here are already on ICS that is why it can't and won't work. I haven't seen a work around for this except when "invisible" tethering is included in the custom rom.

i run stock ics btw.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waiters:
I still don't think it has ever worked.. Att could always tell if you were tethering and they are just now starting to care....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] coffeetime007:
IS IT POSSIBLE THOSE THAT ARE GETTING NOTICES ARE ON

STOCK ROMS WITH STOCK AT&T SPYWARE???

notice how most of you are freezing tetheringmanger.apk? that apk sure doesnt exist with cyanogen.

switch to cyanogen, or asop or another based rom, thats NOT based on stock and you will be fine.

my history:

I had the notice back in Sep 2011, when I was on a stock rom for atrix, not debloated, not nothing.

since i've used nothing but cyanogen roms and i've been tethering every since.

way more than 24megs a month, like some users pointed out

both wireless and wired tethering. Foxfi, wifitether, usb tether u name it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
perhaps. i like my stock ics and have never tried other custom rom. i used to have HTC Inspire and the custom roms that i have tried have.mostly broke one thing or anothed, maps being one. so i really dnt need to tether therefore just going to stick with the stock.for now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Unclemidriff:
Not true

I thought that too, but I've only ever tethered from CM9, and I got a tethering notice from AT&T last week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lionsroar75:
Actually I just turn on my hot spot in the wifi settings on my phone. I have never used an app for tethering.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rebel1699:
Same here. Hotspot in settings. AT&T has never contacted me over it.

Sent from My CM10 powered, iPad killing, Nexus 7 death machine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] phillybits:
I too got one of these

and so I called today and they indicated that it was from data being routed through the phone and not from the phone. When I do tether, which I do occasional, I do it through FoxFi which includes a feature to mask tethering.

Now, I don't care if, as some people say, they're only going by amounts of data being used or, as others say, they can tell when you're tethering, but either way, they knew I was doing something.

Then I got the "top 5%" of users email, even though I'm just over 3GB on my unlimited/5G capped LTE plan.

Go figure...

And you know what sucks? When I log in, this is what they show me:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JFizDaWiz:
They can see something along the lines of the MAC address of where the data packets end.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
I still have a hard time believing this. Every time i've called their tech guys about bogus data charges, they are clueless. Do you have a detailed explanation of your theory ?

I hate all cell carriers !

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pjminn:
I don't know what Att can detect or not. I have tethering capability on the awesome Embryo rom, but have only tested the tethering to see if it works . I don't know if it has masking. But when I forgot to set Dogcatcher (podcast player) to only download over wifi, it ripped through 1.5 GB very quickly and then I got the letter. Makes me think its data usage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
Well, I think I got the text from AT&T that was referred to earlier in the thread. Don't think we've gotten a letter though.

the text is verbatim - "AT&T Free Msg: Did you know tethering your smartphone to a computer requires a tethering plan? Pls call 866-975-0004 for details or visit att.com/dataplans."

T.J., should I head it off at the pass and call AT&T per your instructions on the 1st page (post #3) of the thread now, or wait til I get a letter?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
off topic....

....great win for verizon wireless customers

http://www.mainstreet.com/article/s...nt-tether-you-overpriced-service-any-more-fcc
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
Lol if I ever got a letter like that, I'd be at the media in no time. Everyone hates telcos and it's so easy to get media support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
Wow, I could seriously see myself switching all of our phones to Verizon just because of this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
That only goes for customers who are on the unlimited data plan. Correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't think they even offer that plan anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
It's the opposite actually. It's only for people who don't have unlimited.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
Up to you. Personally, I think you'd have a lot easier time saying that you didn't receive a letter than you would saying that you didn't receive a text if they slap the new plan on you.

If you were going to call about the text message, I wouldn't go the aggressive route. I'd play dumb and act confused, maybe even ask what tethering is and why you're getting a text about it, then insist that you've never done it after they explain it to you, and there must be some kind of misunderstanding.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] imjester77:
So I got the Message a few weeks ago and had no intentions on replying to it...but then I saw this thread.....and called att...the lady said they have seen that I have tethered within the last 2 Billing cycles...BS....I have not tethered since last may...but I have a2 year old who likes watching Barney...lol...I.know...but none the less she watches it daily on Netflix...she said that it just shows I activated the app....witch its possible the baby did it....but none the less...I did not have a PC with me...so that tells me they see when the app its activated...hmm..interesting ineeded!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
Which app, though? Was it the stock AT&T tethering app, or a third-party one? Of course the AT&T tethering app is going to tell AT&T that you're tethering. :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] imjester77:
It was the att wifi portable hotspot app...I guess cause that is all I have
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dknox05:
So they know which apps your using when they want
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
If you updated AT&T Visual Voice Mail, in the new permission for that app. AT&T has access to all the apps and info on your phone. Just look at the permissions for that app.

I never used that app and deleted it with the quickness once I saw that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
This is why I hate visual voicemail altogether. Hopefully some judge can review the ruling on Verizon and apply it to the other greedy carriers too,

As for now I have no choice but to wait.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
One more reason to eliminate any and all AT&T bloat and replace it with Play alternatives. Google Voice is treating me pretty well, and while I'm sure it's got some kind of tracking on it (all Google crapware does), I'm also confident it's not sending usage data to AT&T.

My understanding is that the Verizon ruling was due to language in Verizon's LTE usage contracts, and that it won't apply to unlimited data users. The logic behind that is that Verizon can't stop you from tethering on a limited-data plan, because it's data you've paid for the right to use. Personally, I think it should apply to unlimited data plans as well, because those of us grandfathered into one are technically paying for use of up to 100% of the cell data network. Hence the word, "unlimited".

What I'd love to see attacked, moreso than tethering restrictions, is throttling. The argument for it is that we still have access to "unlimited" data, but AT&T is within their rights to slow us down if we use an "unreasonable" amount of it. My argument against it would be that, through our plan, we have the right to up to 100% of AT&T's network capacity, and throttling to sub-3G speeds unreasonably limits our access to that data.

Of course, if a ruling like that were ever handed down, those of us still on unlimited would get a text message and letter from AT&T saying that unlimited data was being phased out, and we'd be converted at the end of the month to the "new, improved" DataPro 3GB plan, in an effort to improve network availability for all AT&T consumers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
For a while I was using seanz rogers based roms, they were fast and smooth, but I changed to att based rooms and now I know better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
So, they are spying with an app not related to tethering by basically burying spyware in the Visual Voicemail app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
Yup. Surprised? Root and KILL VVM with tibu. Down with the regime!

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fern420:
I got one today........these letters are data based......I've been tethered and rooted since day one without ever using visual voice mail, over a year and a half with multiple devices, only in the last 2 months have i been using my data and gone over my 3gb limit........then i got a letter after that happened two months in a row.....that's all these are based on, your data usage.

Just worth noting for anyone here that does have a grandfathered unlimited plan, AT@T can not do this, it's called a breach of contract, you will win a settlement in small claims court and filing a small claims case is as easy as pie.

Tell AT@T your are preparing a small claims case and see what they have to say, if they aren't going to help file it.......they will suddenly become MUCH more helpful. Here's all the info needed and a story about others who have done it:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_...g-to-silence-lawsuit-winner-matt-spaccarelli/

http://www.taporc.com/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
I don't have much sympathy for guys that get throttled when they tether if it's a breach of their user agreement.

That being said, at&t is pathetic for trying to silence him.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fern420:
AT@T are crooks, plain and simple, they deserve to have every single unlimited customer file in small claims........they are raping people on data simply because they can get away with it.

I used 9 minutes of talk time last month,( have a 400 minute plan, never use more than 30 minutes a month).........had 32 txt messages (pay for unlimited, never exceed 100).........yet used 3.01GB (I exceeded the 3GB limit by 17mb) of data and was nailed for $107........who is AT&T to tell me how i can use my data when they charge me the ridiculous prices they do?

Does that sound reasonable to anyone? They only get away with this crap because their customers let them. This used to be refereed to as highway robbery......now it's just business as usual. We shouldn't be condoning this kind of activity from a company that gets $2400 a contract from us, we are only encouraging it by not speaking up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Most costumers now, don't realize how they have become so complacent to what companies dictate. And companies take advantage of that, customers forget that they have the power, that they dictate what is acceptable and are now getting to the point that enough is enough.

sent from: an universe built by Sean;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
I don't tether ever and have been using 5-15 GB a month for the last 8 months without a letter. If data use has anything to do with it I don't think it is the only thing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
I don't see how you can possibly be mad about paying an overage fee when you went over your data limit? Yes, being charged $10 for 0.01gb is kinda crappy, but why the rage? Did u contact them and ask for a courtesy refund? I guarantee they'd give it to you.

That being said, the cell providers really are gouging everyone. What do cell plans cost in Europe?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MasterDecker:
I am the Sean.

Oh wait....

Back to topic.

Recently I was upgraded from an SGS II Skyrocket to an SGS III. During this the gal that got me the S III changed my data plan without my knowledge or request. I went 25 GB over limit on a 5 gb plan. Yeah I'm a bit of a data hog. I was on an unlimited plan, but the non allowed change showed a lot.

Granted after we caught it they refunded the difference and made sure I was back on my unlimited plan. 5 days later I received a letter in the mail as well as a text saying I had gone over limit via tethering, and they changed my plan to a capped data plan. again charging me with 20 GB overage.

I contacted them again and asked them how I cold be tethering when I didn't have any devices to tether to, I asked them what proof they hadof me tethering. The tier 3 response to both questions was. "We are unable to indicate if you had been tethering, but your data usage suggested it, so the system automatically changed it to a tethering plan." I then reminded them that I am on an unlimited data plan, and my usage should not indicate anything of any sort.

Their reply was "we need to send this on to a supervisor for review." I agreed and within 12 hours I was contacted by another supervisor. Asking me all kinds of stupid questions, including if I had an ipad. WTF... I informed them that I had neither a tablet nor an ipad, and had been suing my SGS III to it's potentials.

5 minutes later I had a $1500.00 refund to my account. I have also not heard from them since.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
SUCCESS

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrfeuss:
Second to this. Being a passive texter and caller doesn't excuse using excessive data. AT&T is under no obligation to forgive overages just because you don't use that many texts or calling minutes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] taylrjones:
Do you not get throttled at 5GB?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waiters:
I have pushed over 50gb a few times in the last 12 months and never been accused of tethering...

---------- Post added at 04:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:03 PM ----------

Actually. I don't think I've been throttled in the last 2-3 months... Will pay more attention this month...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rhaneyjr:
I have unlimited data
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] blweldon2:
Good for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jem417:
I tether my laptop and nexus 7 every now and then when I'm on the road and so far so good, no letter yet :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
You will know when you get throttled, you go down to crap wrote than dial up. How you guys get past 5 gb is my question. Once I hit 4.9 gb I get the hammer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Check your pm

sent from: an universe built by Sean;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
Wtf spill the beans.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MikeySmikey:
A few months ago I got that letter from AT&T about tethering. At that time I was tethering just to see how well it worked, I did it for maybe 2 days. So I called and claimed that I was not tethering and had no need to since I had internet at home. I was immediately called out on my lie, so I asked how they could tell, believing what was stated early in this thread that they can only monitor data usage and nothing more. That's when they explained to me that their network is capable of detecting exactly how a device is using data, and when the data traffic leaves one device and is then picked up by another device and used it triggers a "switch" (as I'll call it) in their system. They didn't go into specifics but they absolutely can tell when a person is tethering.

On the throttling issue. I consistently exceed anywhere from 7 GB to 12GB every month. Last month I finished my cycle at 13.2 GB, so needless to say I got throttled quite a bit. Here's what I did a few months back and haven't been throttled since. I called and raised total hell with them. I mean hell. I spoke with several managers, from department managers to general managers to district managers. This wasn't all at one time, and I think that and the fact that I remained very diplomatic may have been key. I called several times over the course of 3-4 days. To keep it as short as possible, on the last day a very nice woman from the AT&T corporate offices called me and explained their policy on throttling, and while there is no "official" policy, it is their practice (she would not say what their policy actually is and refused to send me any related information). So after about an hour conversation I politely asked that they stop throttling me simply because they can, and she agreed. On top of agreeing to stop throttling she gave me free family messaging indefinitely and reduced my unlimited data plan cost to $15/mo for one year.

I'm not saying any of that will work for anyone else but it worked for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrro82:
Got my text yesterday morning. Unlimited my fanny. What a joke.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrro82:
This is what I'm getting. Unreal.

Sent from low Earth orbit with my Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
That's better than what I would get back in the day .12 mps your at least getting half a Meg.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrro82:
Still sucks considering I have a so called unlimited plan.

Sent from low Earth orbit with my Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
Yup, but it seems like AT&T reps do understand that.

REP QUOTE: your garenteed unlimited data but not speed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kparikh82276:
I've got the unlimited plan... I've gone above 2gb once I've never revived a letter but I did note that there was some slowing down of speed... Anyone else notice this? It could also be the tower I was connected to... Don't know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrro82:
The throttling usually starts at the 4.9 gb mark. After that you'll notice it if they are. Especially when downloading from the store.

Sent from low Earth orbit with my Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Or by simply doing a speed test you'll see the slowdown
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] abduleo77:
Is paranoids rom the only JB rom that allows to you to JB in tablet mode at any DPI. I ask because of ICS tablet mode is enabled at 213 dpi and now on JB its enabled at 177. I would love to use other roms but I don't want to have to run at 177 dpi to get tablet. Is it possible to add Paranoid setting s to any ROM???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] celkin:
no
[LG Nitro HD] syahirashri:
So with the recent release of a stable version of CM9 for the Nitro HD/ Optimus LTE respectively, despite the amazing job that has been put into it I still find there to be a few issues with getting this to be as bug and glitch-free as possible. To help with that I thought I would just list the issues that I've had with my phone so that maybe someone can get around to fixing them.

Running CM-9.0.0-p930

Bugs

-Occasional random reboots

-Speaker issues (re-routes from loudspeaker to in-call speaker)

-Apparent when using voice or mic-related apps such as (Tune Me, Songify, Google Voice Search, probably any type of recording app)

-Instagram doesn't work (probably should be helped on the app developer side rather than the CM side)

-Some apps force close or don't start at all (Not sure if purely app related or something to do with CM)

Feel free to list some more
[LG Nitro HD] drumist:
I haven't had a random reboot since I disabled the notification light from System settings > Display > Notification light. Of course, the P930 doesn't actually have a notification LED, so the setting shouldn't do anything. However it may be possible that having the setting enabled (which it is by default) somehow causes the reboots.

It's been about a week with no reboots. Usually it happened every day or two before I changed that setting, so it looks promising but of course it'll take a bit longer before I'm convinced it worked. Let me know if it works for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] orphan22:
so i just want to know, is the Gnex beam compatible with the S3 S beam?

Im asking cus my GF just got an S3, i started beaming her a couple of contacts and stuff, but when it came to photos i get a message that the receiver did not support such a big file. i tried all types of sizes of pics and non would work.

is it cus the beam is not meant to do that? ir is there a problem with the phone?

I managed to send web URLS, contacts, apps etc... but what about pics?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CAYCE_VII:
I too, like to post questions in the themes and apps section. Much easier than searching.