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consequences of tethering

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finnleonster

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I have the 4G unlimited plan for metro pcs on Alcatel One Touch Fierce phone.

I've been wondering how to tether unrooted (I hear PDAnet is a good app for that) since I wasn't aware I could not add tethering to my plan since I was unlimited. And I keep finding this one post that says how your service will get cut off and your phone will be blacklisted if you tether using an app. I only want to tether to my Wii U to download this Art Academy game. Otherwise I have utorrent on my phone so I can transfer files from my phone to my computer so I dont plan on using the tethering for my computer much. What are the precise repercussions when you tether using an app? Can I bypass some check? Is there anyone who they themselves have had their service cut off and phone blocked from ever reconnecting to metro pcs network?
 
Lol well considering I often that would regularly use near 50gb a month while I was on metro full on torrents and Netflix with it and compile ROMs from source. It isn't an issue, too much I still do this on T-Mobile BTW.
 
Klink in the playstore is the best $5 you can spend.
It works when nothing else does. (metro blocks :80, which is what all the others use.)
Metro doesn't know you're using it.
Works for torrents.
I've done 30 - 50 gigs per month with it.:)
 
davism said:
Klink in the playstore is the best $5 you can spend.
It works when nothing else does. (metro blocks :80, which is what all the others use.)
Metro doesn't know you're using it.
Works for torrents.
I've done 30 - 50 gigs per month with it.:)
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I have to ask but do you use a user agent switcher?
 
If you use a VPN service, you never have to worry about changing user agent on any device tethered to your phone.

I use a VPN that has servers in several countries, websites like netflix, bbc, hulu, facebook have location restrictions. VPNs says F your government or content provider restrictions. Also if you like downloading illegal content VPNs mask your IP address. Usually 1 IP address is use for multiple users making it harder for the feds to track you down. If you looking to tether once in a while there are plenty of free vpn providers just use google, but if you downloading illegal content make sure the vpn provider doesn't keep user logs and is base in a country with lose laws. EU has a Data Retention Directive law that requires all ISPs and communications providers to keep user data for at least 12 months the US doesn't have these laws.
 
carolcityboyz said:
If you use a VPN service, you never have to worry about changing user agent on any device tethered to your phone.

I use a VPN that has servers in several countries, websites like netflix, bbc, hulu, facebook have location restrictions. VPNs says F your government or content provider restrictions. Also if you like downloading illegal content VPNs mask your IP address. Usually 1 IP address is use for multiple users making it harder for the feds to track you down. If you looking to tether once in a while there are plenty of free vpn providers just use google, but if you downloading illegal content make sure the vpn provider doesn't keep user logs and is base in a country with lose laws. EU has a Data Retention Directive law that requires all ISPs and communications providers to keep user data for at least 12 months the US doesn't have these laws.
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Reminds me of TOR
 
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