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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Eratrion:
Yeah, on my phone alone (not tethering) I use a good 50-70gb. Tethering tends to be far less, maybe 7-10gb anyways. Realistically, do I absolutely need unrestricted tethering ? No, but it is helpful to have a little bit more as an option at a reasonable speed.

That being said, in case they have found some way to track it (which I have my doubts, especially given that I don't see how they would distinguish one Android device from another), I do not recommend using this mod anymore. If you do, just know that it is at your own risk.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] CB620:
So now people are scared to use the tethering mod because of another threat? They can't distinguish who uses what. They are only focused on people that use terabytes not gigabytes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DJ ELITE:
heads up ladies & gents...

LINK ==> T-Mobile starts going after LTE tethered data ‘thieves,’ says some use up to 2TB per month
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
The hilarious thing about the estimates of who they are after is that most ISPs have built in limits, COX has a 350GB limit. Which is 650GB less than a terabyte. Everyone is acting like chicken little and the sky is falling but unless you are abusing data to that extent you probably have nothing to worry about.

Also we can say ESPN using more data on a desk top but how many times do I have to hit up that site to kick out a terabyte. But I have had torrents finish faster on my tablet than my desktop. There is no rendering or data speed allocation based off of user agent in that case.

Not to mention if you can fool the website into thinking your mobile device is a desktop device you in most cases lose that 3mb/300kb ratio.

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Yes everyone is already losing their minds over this. Same thing every 6 months. Until they design something better than client side provisioning and user agent sniffers you have nothing to worry about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DJ ELITE:
[MENTION=1164081]pcriz[/MENTION]: You can't hide DATA used. Period.

And the article I linked isn't something that casually came out like anything before it. READ it.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is making it a priority.

Ah, T-Mo.... "We have the fastest network" (as long as nobody is using it)." LOL!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
So two things. The article you linked to is the same 2tb warning article that has been going around for a few hours. Two it is directed at all illegal tethers but how do you tell legal 25gb from illegal if it appears to be from an android device and client provisioning is disabled?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DJ ELITE:
AWESOME. We're on the same page.

Your point on video streaming on a mobile device vs a desktop was on point. However, like you said, re: 25GB+ use, how can they prove it to be illegitimate use?

I'm currently being throttled by T-Mobile because of my 100GB+ Unlimited Data use, until my cycle starts up again. What they do is, in heavy data use areas (aka congested areas), they place my "data use" priority on the bottom of the list. Slowest I've seen in Downtown is 0.01kbps.

This action made me come up with a theory as well. Ever notice when you get the hot new flagship phone from T-Mo, your D/L is super fast? Then so many weeks or months down the line, data speed is about the same as your old phone? I wonder if they target those phones and mark them as the highest priority to keep gen pub happy? Then blame network congestion on a new plethora of customers. If so, bad form.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
Are you running on LTE and have you considered dropping down to 4G/3G (HSPA) under more networks?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DJ ELITE:
Gonna try that tomorrow. Can't believe I didn't think about down-stepping. Brilliant & appreciated. I'll keep you posted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
Np. Where I live there is so much congestion on LTE that I just run HSPA and it is night and day better through put.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Detroitking02:
By any chance did you upgrade to the BOH6 firmware? I wonder if the newer firmware is detecting the tethering.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DJ ELITE:
I'm back to using VPN and spoofing my User Agent.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] jmc302005:
I can tell you that I have VoLTE and WiFi calling working. And I get normal speeds. 30-50Mbps in some areas. All I do is, Replace TetheringProvision.apk with the modded one, go into customer.xml and change all non ims profiles to ipv4 (leave the ims protocols ipv6), go to settings and change the apn by adding dun to default,mms,supl and change it to ipv4. Then I reboot my phone. No reset apns needed. In this state you will still use hotspot allotment. That is because T-mobile is using user-agent strings to decipher device being used. Only way to fix that is to get a vpn and use it on the devices you connect to your hotspot.

On the topic of stealing data, it is not stealing if you pay for unlimited data. I spoke to a rep about this. They agreed that I should be able to use hotspot unlimited. But it is not allowed due to them being worried about congestion. So I responded "What is the difference if I dowload a video or other large file to my phone and transfer it to my other device, or just download it to my other device? I still am gonna use my data." The rep completely understood my point. The rep responded with the news that T-mobile is going to be adding streaming video as a non data useage. So it will not count towards your data. Like the Unradio option. These options they are giving us tell me that they really are not worried about congestion. Making streaming not count data would certainly clog their network if they thought me using my hotspot would. So I think it is just about the pricing for hotspot. How do you charge unlimited data users for hotspot. We don't run out of data. So they limit it. It is about money. Not network congestion.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] sshafranko:
Jmc...agree with you 100% but i think their trying to stop the guys who are really abusing the Hotspot and running businesses and hosting clouds and things of that nature. ..their trying to stop the big fish some of us just happen to be collateral damage. .imo anyway. .when i read how many gigs the one guy they caught was using per month hosting a cloud drive service using Hotspot my jaw dropped. .i thought i was pushing it with 70gigs/month
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] luckylui:
Very much agree with you and the tech.

I pay for what I get. Plus, not too mention all the people that have unlimited data and don't even use it. I use up as much as I can at the time and go from there. I don't abuse it either.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] jmc302005:
I even mentioned to the rep that I am sure that if they offered unlimited users the opportunity to pay for unlimited hotspot we would. As long as the price wasn't ridiculous. Like maybe an extra $20 - $30 per month. I mean if they did that they would probably make more money from everyone switching to unlimited data and hotspot lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] shanda5303:
I noticed at my apartments there was a xfinity Hotspot, if you don't have an account with wifi you can get 1 hr free per month or pay $2.95 for 1hr, $7.95 24hrs, etc. but if you have a friend or family member who has an account you can use their account login and get free wifi. That's what I'm doing, otherwise I'd be using PdaNet but it's not wifi its only tethering.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] NXLTrauma25:
And that is why tell people to never get the the provided xfinity modems or at the very least turn off the sharing feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] shanda5303:
I didn't realize it was coming from someone in the apartment's account I thought it was setup from the managment of the apartments because they were all about Comcast when I moved in. Man that suck's but also explains why I saw a similar hotspot in my dad''s neighborhood on thanksgiving which is all houses no apartments. Thanks for the info.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] NXLTrauma25:
It's just so unbelievable rude of comcast to allow people to use your Internet even though they obviously pay for an account as well. As far as I know there isn't even a QoS system to distinguish between your traffic and theirs. Not to mention QoS in general rapes bandwidth so even if they do have it....

I also buy my own top of the line modems anyway and let them pay themselves off in time.

I went to Florida not to long ago to visit family and found they were using a comcast modem with the sharing enabled by default obviously. They didn't want to go with a new modem so I simply turned off the sharing. I come home a few days later and within a week of that they called and said that their neighbor was fuming because it was "selfish" of them to force them to have to buy a new modem or router to connect their laptops and phones that weren't connected directly to the modem. I guess the neighbor had one of the modem only setups and just a single computer was connected to it while their other things leeches off my family. It gets better.....

My family down there pretty much told them to go **** themselves and a week later ended up with the neighbors on the other side of them (it's a cul-de-sac and my family are in the center end of it) come over and "kindly ask" if they turned back on sharing. Apparently the kids of the first neighbor gave his friend who is the son of this new neighbor his log in information for comcast since my family's WiFi was the one within range of his friends house and now this new neighbors kid had no Internet for "school". (apparently the new neighbors don't spend any money on TV or Internet and are super frugal and outdoorsy).

Sorry that was a messy story.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Flakito97:
How do you turn off?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] NXLTrauma25:
On the manual for the modem they left with you in your starter packet should be info, if not look up the model number of the modem and check what the default ip is for it. I think it's usually 10.0.0.1 but check anyway. The username and password should be printed on the side or bottom of the modem. Just log into it as you would a router and one of the settings talks about guest or xfinity customer WiFi. Disable it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Flakito97:
Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Lancerz:
Just call them and tell them to put it in bridge mode.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] NXLTrauma25:
Or you can do this. This knocks out the router functions though. Some people insist on using the modem as a router to so it may not be an option.

I still say the best way is to get a surfboard modem of your own and a nice router. It pays for itself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Flakito97:
Pm on recommendations? I have the best option as for Internet on Comcast. But they supply the all in one modem/router now. And I know I can get better service using another router..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] NXLTrauma25:
This is the one I have http://www.surfboard.com/products/sb6190/

But you could go for a lower tier to save money if you want.

I swear by the Asus series routers. Either a newer AC one or a trust N66u like one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] TheUndertaker21:
Metro pcs? Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] stryver:
Will the data for tethering reflect in the phone settings or do i have to access my account to check if hotspot is being used? Also, does anyone know if a ps4 is trackable as tethering?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
The data will reflect in the phone settings but it doesn't show of its tethered or not. If you use t-mobile you can just use the t-mobile app to check whether or not you are using your tether allotment.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ScubaSteev:
I flashed in recovery and reset the apn to default.

It's still showing data being used on mobile Hotspot on my phone, will it show it as normal data to t-mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
You should use the t-mobile app and check your usage there. It will let you know if tethered data is being used.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ScubaSteev:
I checked my usage on the app and it says it's still using the hotspot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ScubaSteev:
This is what my apns are
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ricosuave88:
Anyway to make this work for marshmallow
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] luckysmack:
For this to work, do I need the tethering plan? Or could I take off my tethering plan and still use this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
Are you on T-mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rx8Driver:
The usage in your device WILL report your usage to YOU, but either check tmo's website or if you use the my account app (i don't cuz I'm concerned it'll send my data) you can check there and see if your usage is registering on tmo's servers, then you'll have an idea of what they are and aren't detecting. Fyi, tmo has some kind of post usage auditing that's catching tether usage after the fact and kicking out notices to folks they catch, me along them. I literally had to add another line as they bumped my original back to 2gb a month and refused to change it to anything unlimited. But i haven't had any issues since. I clean wiped my device and put the new sim in and it's been perfect since then.

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Also, everyone should know, the people at Tmo's risk management department aren't stupid. And their logging and diagnostics are phenomenal. They even had notes in their system about the owner of my old line publicizing the tethering exploit using fiddler4 on the xda forum! They literally matched up the server logs with my posts and were able to surmise which xda user i was, then followed me, and 48hrs after i posted the updated information i was kicked off unlimited...and this is with only averaging about 250gb/mo of data usage smh

Because trust and believe I've never been stupid enough to call up and say, hey guys, I'm rooted and using modified **** and additional systems to beat the **** outta your tether provisioning smh lol

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The rep literally said to me, so you use the xda developers forum as rx8driver? Because you or someone using your device's connection is using that website as that user and publicly explaining how to circumvent their network's tether provisioning, and since this violates the T&C's of the contract and my amount of data usage (320gb last month) put me in the top 1% of usage volume that they were totally within their rights to restrict me to metered plans only, and the only reason they don't apply it to the whole account instead of just my line is because my wife is the actual primary line, so since it only happened on a sub account they can't, but she said if they could they would smh and, of course, he being right meant i could only be mad and hang up cuz i didn't have any argument left. Smh lol BUSTED smh.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
Jeez, maybe I will start using a vpn.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rx8Driver:
I thought about it, but the speeds suck, latency is worse, and expense is high given those shortcomings smh certainly there will be a way, but with today's network traffic analysis abilities it's going to be exceedingly difficult to hide 100% of the tethering...

My logic being if i can swap out practically anything i want from the ip header of every packet i can transmit with a 15 year old pc, then tmo certainly has the intellect and resources to pretty much KNOW what's happening over their network...vpn is really the only solution to truly hide it. Thank you encryption! BUT, don't think for a minute that they won't just throttle data on encrypted connections if that route gets abused.

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Then just tell people, sure you can use vpn but if you're an intensive user using over 25gb/mo then you'll need a "vpn & tethering plan" for a little extra cash to avoid being throttled.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
They can't stop us from using a vpn, but they can get you for using too much data. Even now I can tether my work laptop and that doesn't trigger the tether data because they cannot see what the traffic is and with device side provisioning disabled they don't know when tethering is turned on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rx8Driver:
You're using vpn on the laptop to connect to your work servers?

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I really tried to casually get her to slip into feeding me info on how they're detecting it, but she was good, man! She kept it tight and let nothing slip smh
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] pcriz:
Yeah, usually if wifi is crap I will tether when I am on the road, I did an 8 hour day and had a few other computers borrow time (all VPNed to their work networks) with minimal jump in data, likely in the period before the vpns were established.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] supazonique:
Blah

sent from Omicron Persei 8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chassy_8o9:
Works on nougat? Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ken135:
How can i use this on my n920t but using on metro pcs with unlimited data and no tethering?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chassy_8o9:
I think that you need tethering on your plan...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] AndrewM3:
can anybody confirm that the option posted in the first post is still working just got a note 5 runing dr ketan latest rom on 7.0 nougat please confirm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chassy_8o9:
÷1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] AndrewM3:
i can confirm that tmobile doesn't even catch me when I use pdanet on desktop and foxfi with usb cable connected un detectable. But I would like to use wifi tether undetected. I also read a thread where they discussed changing TTL to 65 on the pc and tether dun=0 on phone
[Device Reviews and Information] syl0n:
This seems like a dream device.

5" 720p display

Snapdragon 410 1.2GHz

2GB RAM

16GB ROM + SD Slot

5000mAH battery

Product size: 15.3 x 7.9 x 0.85 cm / 6.01 x 3.10 x 0.33 inches

http://www.techfresh.net/asus-zenfone-max-4g-lte-enabled-android-5-0-smartphone-introduced/
[Device Reviews and Information] Techronico:
On the contrary, this device only has 1 feature better than our device. You have highlighted it in bold already. The rest is not appealing and would be a downgrade.
[Device Reviews and Information] Zedgor:
Dream? Why?

Looks like sh1t, very weak cpu, low ram...
[Device Reviews and Information] papped:
Large battery + lower SoC doesn't do much good with **** software optimization. You're better off with another manufacturer. I would pick a mate 7 for example over this any day.
[Device Reviews and Information] urbanra5cal:
Nice battery. ****e phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] kanagawaben:
Same cameras as our Zenfone 2, but with laser focus. Thinner (5.2mm) with flat back and volume buttons on side. I think it looks good, but ours maybe better in the hand. 5-inch 720p display like the Zenfone 5 or the ZE500CL (so slightly crisper than my ZE550ML). 2GB RAM same as 550 or cheaper 551 models, still perfectly acceptable. I'm guessing this one will have 4G data on both sims. The CPU/GPU are a bit of a let down, and obviously where ASUS have spared on cost, but for most people's usual smartphone use (browsing, mail, music and video, light mobile gaming) perfectly adequate. Depending on pricing this could be a fantastic budget buy for non power-users. Dream device? No. But s***e phone? Also no in my eyes. If I had had the choice of my 550 or this Max at a similar price, it would've been a tough decision.
[Device Reviews and Information] Hudrator:
SD 410? Isn't this the CPU build in nearly every Android Smartwatch?

At least a SD 615 would be acceptable...
[Device Reviews and Information] Gustapo:
For that you'll need to get the Zenfone 2 Laser 3GB RAM + SD 615. Costs about the same as Ze550ML. Seems much better than SD 410.
[Device Reviews and Information] syl0n:
I am speaking as someone who prefers smaller devices, good battery life etc.
[Device Reviews and Information] battouter:
you guys got some info wrong

ASUS Zenfone Max preliminary specs:

64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor

2GB of RAM

5.5-inch HD display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 1280 x 720 resolution

16GB of storage (sd slot unconfirmed)

13-megapixel rear camera with laser AF, dual LED flash

5-megapixel front camera

Dual-SIM

3G, Dual LTE

WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS

5000mAh battery

Android Lollipop with ZenUI

considering the similarly spec'd 5.5 zenfone laser with 3000mah scored 12 hours 30 minutes battery work time in pcmarks bench. this would score somewhere close to 20 hours

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did i mention it's less than 6mm thick? lol.
[Device Reviews and Information] SRISRIANDROID:
Root Guide for Zenfone Max

Could anyone guide me how to root Zenfone Max ZC550KL?
[Device Reviews and Information] sicnarf007:
me too. how to root this? thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] ultramag69:
No as this is the Zenfone 2 forum...
[Device Reviews and Information] SRISRIANDROID:
I requested moderator to add Zenfone Max ZC550KL forum. Please support....

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354&page=2010
[Device Reviews and Information] dongnguyen2301:
720p - No!

Snapdragon 410 - Meh.

2GB Ram - *look at my 550ML's 4GB and scream

Result: Definitely no!!!

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Many people still think a slower chip will help the battery. My experience with my old phones tells me that because it's slower, it will somehow take more time to finish the job and thus eat more battery
[Device Reviews and Information] MikeyLee:
I don't know why these manufacturers do this. I mean the overall specs on this device suck but why not put that 5000mAH battery in the Zenfone 2 since that is their best phone? I have a Zenfone 2 with 4bg of RAM, 128GB internal storage, a 128gb micro SD and two SIM's with two different phone numbers and can't enjoy it because the battery life sucks. Another example. The UMI Touch coming out mid Feb. 3gb or RAM, a 4000mAH battery, all metal body, fingerprint scanner, 1080 res yet only a 16GB ROM. There's always something missing.
[Device Reviews and Information] dongnguyen2301:
Do you know that everything has something to do with the rest? I mean packing a 4000Mah into our Zen 2 is okay but what if it will increase the price? It was one crucial thing people buy the phone. What if the battery is thicker, it makes the phone thicker, how about the charging time, we will need fast charging for 100% of the phones, which requires a fast charging charger, it will increase the cost blah blah
[Device Reviews and Information] MikeyLee:
The UMI Touch completely invalidates everything you just said.

http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/comparison/fe8961fc9
[Device Reviews and Information] mr_gourav2000:
Maybe Zenfone 3
[Device Reviews and Information] MKh979:
Anyone have received the last update via OTA? WW_12.8.10.56 firmware.

I'm with the WW_12.8.2.72 and I don't have any ota advice?!?! And you?

Inviato dal mio ASUS_Z010D utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike_aldwin:
Saw this in an android article. I cant find this specific clock widget. Does anyone know the name? Please help
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsnick:
"HD WIDGETS" with transparent background.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloudtv.hdwidgets&hl=en
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyler999:
it's called chronus
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siredux:
What about that good looking wallpaper? Does anyone knows where I can find it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergio_f:
not the same but...

http://android2u.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Download-Stock-Wallpapers-of-CyanogenMod-12S.jpg