consequences of tethering

[finnleonster]

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?

 

[DirtyDee]

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.

 

[finnleonster]

http://androidforums.com/lg-optimus-m/419544-why-not-usb-hotspot-tether-your-metropcs-android-phone-s.html

Btw this is the link to that post I'm talking about. That same OP reposted that message two more times in different sections of the Android forums.

 

[davism]

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.

 

[DirtyDee]

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.

I have to ask but do you use a user agent switcher?

 

[carolcityboyz]

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.

 

[DirtyDee]

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.

Reminds me of TOR

 

[davism]

Yes. If I don't nothing happens. There is a setting in kline to do it.