How to bypass "tethering block" on Three network?

[SamG340]

I came to this page to see if I could find a solution, guess there isn't one, I'm using a pay as you go sim so I guess I'll just buy a new sim. I can see why 3 blocked me, in the last 4 months I may or may not have downloaded more than 150g.

 

[funkypants]

man this is lousy, I guess I'm going to have to try out their 25 pound/month 'one' plan, sigh!

anyone know whether O2 have PAYG, unlimited (or just, minimum 1TB) data options for as cheap as

 

[Hadron]

If you mean 1GB, I'd think so. If you really mean 1TB, not a chance!

Try to get close to 1TB a month and you'll discover that unlimited isn't really...

 

[riki1kenobi]

Of course, the problem here is people like the OP who use 10GB while tethering. That really is taking the ****.

WTF? You pay for something that is meant to be unlimited you should get UNLIMITED! Its antsy pantsy attitudes like yours that allow 3 and the rest to get away with crap like this.

I have a NOTE 2, and I have downloaded on my phone in the past month over 15 GB worth of stuff, from games, to magazine files (at over 100mb per go - really Play store?) to watching Sky Sports......every single thing was legitimate and bought and paid for and used SOLELY on my phone. I pay for an Unlimited tariff so please explain to me how is this ANY different to someone tethering and using 10GB??

Is there a new type of data that is sprinkled with fairy dust and requires an extra special rainbow coloured airbourne channeling that I'm unaware of?

Stop making excuses for these lame arsed companies who see an opportunity to try and shaft their customers out of more money.

Cannot wait till the 4G rip off starts to really bite among users in the UK, around sept.......going off the excuses already being made the mobile networks will be reduced to being slower than dial up and it'll cost an arm and a leg to fix it. All because of the pesky folks who happen to use what they are paying for, or it'll be the fault of the file sharers, or the (add pathetic excuse here)

 

[dan330]

WTF? You pay for something that is meant to be unlimited you should get UNLIMITED! Its antsy pantsy attitudes like yours that allow 3 and the rest to get away with crap like this.

I have a NOTE 2, and I have downloaded on my phone in the past month over 15 GB worth of stuff, from games, to magazine files (at over 100mb per go - really Play store?) to watching Sky Sports......every single thing was legitimate and bought and paid for and used SOLELY on my phone. I pay for an Unlimited tariff so please explain to me how is this ANY different to someone tethering and using 10GB??

Is there a new type of data that is sprinkled with fairy dust and requires an extra special rainbow coloured airbourne channeling that I'm unaware of?

Stop making excuses for these lame arsed companies who see an opportunity to try and shaft their customers out of more money.

Cannot wait till the 4G rip off starts to really bite among users in the UK, around sept.......going off the excuses already being made the mobile networks will be reduced to being slower than dial up and it'll cost an arm and a leg to fix it. All because of the pesky folks who happen to use what they are paying for, or it'll be the fault of the file sharers, or the (add pathetic excuse here)

1st i want to say .. i do agree .. data is data... how you use it, should not be any difference to the provider.

2nd...
this is their network.. and they can charge for what ever they want.. if someone does not like it.. they can choose not to sign-up. if they sign the contract.. then they must follow the agreement.

3rd..
they want to charge for each device that uses the bandwidth of their network. each device can use unlimited data, but can not share it. that is their strategy to make money.. SELL SERIVCE ON DEVICES.

4th..
when one device is setup to become a hotspot so that multiple devices can use up the bandwidth.. that is breaking the contract.


lets use and example:
restaurant buffets with unlimited food... you own the restaurant.
one man pays his $10 to get access to the unlimited buffet table.
3 friends come in with him, but don't pay.
the man keeps going back to the buffet table.. and getting food... brings it back to his table. where his 3 friends help him eat the food.
are you OK with this???

 

[HaTrEd360]

If you cant stand to download anything on your 3G-4G internet at shit for speeds and have the right to complain about it and only have phones that support 32-64GB then buy a damn computer and download on a god damn wifi network. That's like you telling someone they will be 100% guaranteed that they will be happy with your product. Like a toaster. 100% means 100%. If the customer buys a toaster thinking it will cook a turkey then he won't be 100% happy. When they sell you a phone and you buy an unlimited data plan they aren't expecting you to download entire porn collections of the 80's. They aren't expecting you to download so much that no one else is getting good speeds at all. Everybody on a network will share the same network. Verizon? AT&T? Yep. You all share the same if your all on AT&T. So if one person downloads 150gb in one week and it breaks the server then nobody gets ANY internet for a week or more! And it's ppl like him that is to blame. So stop getting mad when your internet is capped or your blocked from a company like that. It's YOUR fault for having an addiction to porn and "magazines" *cough cough* PLAYBOY. But really be considerate and stop hogging everything. A server and network can only handle so much before it crashes and then it's your fault. Not the networks. Not the company. YOURS. Stop being selfish and blaming everyone else. Especially since I seriously doubt you have NO time in your day at all to do anything else besides read 150gb of magazines and listen to music all day every day. By the time you got through all of that like a regular person would it would take 6-18 months normally. Not one month. Not one week. Get a life. Please. Lol xD I'm so tired of people whining. Mods delete my post if necessary but for all needs let the OP read it first. someone needs to say something instead of just arguing about random crap back and forth. I'm normally very respectful but only to those who deserve it. This is a community not a place to cry about addictions. So take it elsewhere. :] I'll say it again tho. I don't tolerate crap like this. So if this is wrong to post then delete it and I'll learn to not do it again. But this is just sad to see and read.

 

[riki1kenobi]

lets use and example:
restaurant buffets with unlimited food... you own the restaurant.
one man pays his $10 to get access to the unlimited buffet table.
3 friends come in with him, but don't pay.
the man keeps going back to the buffet table.. and getting food... brings it back to his table. where his 3 friends help him eat the food.
are you OK with this???

Stupid example. Most tethering is done by the person who has the device and NOT their mates!

But in any event, I wouldn't be stupid enough to run an offer that could be abused in the first place!

3, EE, O2, etc all advertise the use of their network for things like Netflix, iPlayer, etc etc. As I said above, I use my device to watch content. Sky sports app uses around 2gb a month, my magazine subs from the play store (Computer arts, a couple of pc mags and imaginefx, and and NOT playboy like the idiot above is prattling on about) all come in over 200mb each.

Samsung video hub offers users the ability to buy and download films which are between 1 and 2 gig.

The point is, the networks are selling top end smartphones, advertising all the wonderful things you can do with your smartphone, advertising all the wonderful things you can do on THEIR networks with your top end smartphones then having a fit because people are using them as advertised!

Then you get the apologist mob online who think the a smartphone should only be used to check Facebook and emails! Yeah, that's why I bought a Note 2!

Idiots. If it is NOT unlimited it should NOT be advertised as unlimited. IF you cannot use the device as it is being advertised it should NOT be advertised that it can do those things!

Simple.....

And one final point......IF the current setup is struggling to cope with usage I don't hold much hope for 4g!

Maybe these companies should spend a bit of their stockpiles of money upgrading their equipment!

 

[dan330]

Stupid example. Most tethering is done by the person who has the device and NOT their mates!

But in any event, I wouldn't be stupid enough to run an offer that could be abused in the first place!

3, EE, O2, etc all advertise the use of their network for things like Netflix, iPlayer, etc etc. As I said above, I use my device to watch content. Sky sports app uses around 2gb a month, my magazine subs from the play store (Computer arts, a couple of pc mags and imaginefx, and and NOT playboy like the idiot above is prattling on about) all come in over 200mb each.

Samsung video hub offers users the ability to buy and download films which are between 1 and 2 gig.

The point is, the networks are selling top end smartphones, advertising all the wonderful things you can do with your smartphone, advertising all the wonderful things you can do on THEIR networks with your top end smartphones then having a fit because people are using them as advertised!

Then you get the apologist mob online who think the a smartphone should only be used to check Facebook and emails! Yeah, that's why I bought a Note 2!

Idiots. If it is NOT unlimited it should NOT be advertised as unlimited. IF you cannot use the device as it is being advertised it should NOT be advertised that it can do those things!

Simple.....

And one final point......IF the current setup is struggling to cope with usage I don't hold much hope for 4g!

Maybe these companies should spend a bit of their stockpiles of money upgrading their equipment!

your anger has blind you to the discussion/issue.
and mixing different arguments for the wrong points.

good luck with your rampage

 

[Salis]

I cant post links so. Go to threecouk > Support / Tethering and using your phone as a modem

"If you're on The One Plan you can use the internet when you're out and about with other devices including laptops, tablets and games consoles, just by connecting them through Wi-Fi or USB to your phone."

So what the heck?
by the way, I was using tethering with no problems for 2 years with The One plan, now I changed it to 1month rolling contract and just when they changed they blocked my tethering..

 

[Slug]

From the support link above:

You can tether on all our One Plan tariffs including our one month rolling SIM plan.

If you

 

[funkylogik]

Im on 3 pre-pay

 

[!on]

The MiFi is still a good choice, if you need internet on your laptop then it can serve your phone as well. The handy thing being, if your phone is getting poor 3g you can place this somewhere* away from your phone where it gets better signal.

* not too far that you're out of range or someone nicks it.

 

[Deleted User]

I've recently switched to using Three - just the very basic SIM only monthly contract. I've put it in a SIM free phone (i.e. unlocked).

I'm looking at buying a TomTom SatNav which used Bluetooth tethering for traffic information. Does anybody know if this is likely to work? I've successfully Bluetooth tethered my phone to my MacBook and got internet access so that appears to work. I should add that I don't have the tethering add-on.

David.

 

[funkylogik]

Ive never used BT tethering but it should be fine man. 3 seem very relaxed about tethering :thumbup:

just read the whole thread and i dont understand why people are having problems.
could it be because theyre using a 3 branded phone?
Mine was bought sim free and im now using a custom rom and ive never been blocked or anything and as i said before i tether a LOT.
the only time ive been blocked is downloading torrents or searching for ".apk" but thats easily bypassed using the APN i posted above :thumbup:

 

[saj_87]

Try this app and let me know

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tetherunlocker

Has anyone tried this...?

 

[djbog]

Hi all, I'm on Three in the UK and the following worked a treat for me on a Three branded Galaxy S4 which hasn't been rooted. It only works over USB, not as a WiFi hotspot, and the app costs $4.99 after 15 days trial.

Download and install Clockworkmod Tether from the Google Play Store (no root required).

Follow the instructions on the Google Play Store page for installing the companion app to your pc: Mac, Linux, Windows.

You will also need to install the USB drivers.

One you have all that in place, go to Settings -> Wireless and Networks -> VPN (on your phone) and fill in the details of a VPN. I use VPNbook.com, pick a PPTP connection from the left of the page. Feel free to use any VPN provider you like, I just know this one works.

Turn off WiFi on both your laptop and phone, and connect your phone to the VPN. Connect your phone and laptop with a USB cable and run the 'Tether' app you just installed on your phone. Follow the instructions on the screen to enable USB debugging. Finally, open the Tether app on your laptop and click 'Start'.

If all goes well, you will have a tethered connection through your phone. I know it seems like a lot of hassle, but you only have to do most of this once. Just remember to connect your phone to the VPN before enabling the USB tethering.

Hope this helps someone!

 

[Dj4iP]

If you have a phone you can activate as a hot spot and you are on one of the Ultimate, All You Can Eat Data Plans, on Three, you will be able to Tether, but only to another Smart Phone or a Tablet (Kindle, etc). For a laptop or desktop computer, you will need to add Tethering to you plan, or to be on the One Plan. I have had both, the

 

[funkylogik]

still tethering (to lappy, Wii and other phones) with no problem unlimeted on 3 p&g with the 15qid add-.on :beer:

 

[Dj4iP]

It will also work with the PAYG, All You Can Eat bundles too!

The first day I got my

 

[funkylogik]

Ive just moved house. Before i was gettin 8-12mb/s download speed on the p+g 15 thing and the most i tethered was 60gb lol.
Now we've moved and its gone downhill but i rang the other day and aparently theyre gona do work in my postcode PA1 for 3g users so we'll see.
Right now if i didnt tether id go back to giffgaff.com

 

[bladesman]

still tethering (to lappy, Wii and other phones) with no problem unlimeted on 3 p&g with the 15qid add-.on :beer:

Forgive me if I'm wrong but you are boasting about tethering while under the assumption that nobody else can ?

The point is, your paying

 

[Slug]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but you are boasting about tethering while under the assumption that nobody else can ?

No, Funky is correcting the statement in post #43 that you need the One Plan in order to tether a laptop.

The point is, your paying

 

[bladesman]

No, Funky is correcting the statement in post #43 that you need the One Plan in order to tether a laptop.



Nope,

 

[funkylogik]

Lol i never boast (im a 38yr old man) and, as Slug said, i only pay

 

[bladesman]

Lol i never boast (im a 38yr old man) and, as Slug said, i only pay