[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Und3R8d3d:
Has anyone figured out anything more about this whole routing through DoD? I find there are quite a few people out there having this "issue" but no real satisfying answers... I feel like in the technology world there are so many different ways to reach a common end goal -- some obviously better then others -- however there is almost always a single end point in mind. So that being said, I can't help but assume there is a plausible reason for this routing. So the cell companies that this issue seems to be happening to are T-Mobile, Sprint, and Metro PCS ... Then it dawned on me that one common trait that all three of those companies share is that they all offer "truly" unlimited high-speed internet.

My theory: Since they all offer "unlimited data" at high speeds, maybe this a way for those carriers to be able to offer that, as long as those wanting to utilize those services are doing so in a manner which isn't deemed "illegal" or "unethical." What I mean by this, is perhaps the gov't is wanting to make sure those who want unlimited data aren't wanting it for the wrong reasons -- like jeopardizing the safety of our slightly off kilter but still amazing country most of us experiencing this issue live, work, and play in, by using that unlimited high speed data for transferring a crap load of information to those other countries in the world who maybe don't care so much for us. If my theory is correct, then I'm all for their monitoring of our Networks if it means I can go to sleep a little more safely at night.

Because the reality of things is, that if a someone was wanting to hack a "company" with heavy security, why would they spend hours and hours of time and energy figuring out how to circumvent that security when they could simply walk in the front door and have free access to the "internal network" that way? Not to get off topic, but hopefully you guys see the correlation between my metaphor and my willingness to have the gov't monitor "potentially" high risk situations. Which on a side note, imho, is why I'm glad to have or newest Presidential elect about to take office. Just my 2 cents -- I am not trying to open ANY other can off worms with that comment. But I also feel the need to clarify that I'm all for privacy, but the reality of the beast is that we can't have complete privacy AND have security as well. At least not until our "internal network" can be trusted and we can switch back to "private network" instead of having to be on "public" all the time. :confused:

That is just my speculation on the whole reasoning behind routing network traffic through DoD anyway. But if anyone has figured out or found out any more information on this topic, then please do share with the rest of us/me who doesn't like settling for a theory to be an ends to my inquiries. I'll continue to do more research as well, and I will let you all know what more I can find. This is just an "issue" I noticed within the last 24 hours by typing the netstat command in a terminal on my phone. I feel like there needs to be some sort of logical reasoning behind it.. Hopefully others are able to elaborate more or can correct me if my theory is off. I'm all for constructive criticism. It's just another way of learning.

Cheers!:good: