Comment on I have unlimited cellular data on my phone but not if I use it as a hotspot.
Praetorian@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Try plugging your phone on via the USB instead of a WiFi hotspot. It may not detect it as a hotspot.
Comment on I have unlimited cellular data on my phone but not if I use it as a hotspot.
Praetorian@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Try plugging your phone on via the USB instead of a WiFi hotspot. It may not detect it as a hotspot.
justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
Doesn’t matter, it still gets flagged as hotspot traffic.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I wonder if a VPN would make any difference? I have tasker set up to kick on wireguard any time I leave my wifi network. They’d only see my WG port.
justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
It hasn’t made a difference for me, I’m on Verizon if that matters. I’ve got Wireguard set to always on and all traffic but I still get the usage notifications. IIRC there’s a separate apn for any traffic that goes through the hotspot or tethering connection and that’s how it’s monitored. The traffic will be encrypted, but they can still see it.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Well that sucks. I wonder if there a way around it if you’re rooted