Comment on I have unlimited cellular data on my phone but not if I use it as a hotspot.

• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨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.

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  • justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨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.

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    • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well that sucks. I wonder if there a way around it if you’re rooted

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