Bypass Verizon throttling after reaching 15GB hotspot limit [Root/VPN Required]

[rester555]

Found a fix for the issue I was running into. In settings/System/Developer options make sure Tethering hardware accelerations is turned off. For VPN settings I use port 443 and OpenVPN (UDP). Data does not count towards hotspot anymore. Everything is now working great!

Interesting. I did a lot of tethering with the hardware acceleration turned on without issue.

 

[morrowa2]

Has anyone tried this method and been successful on Oreo 8.1? I flashed the factory image of 8.1 and setup my phone the way i had it working before. I tried to wifi tether, but when i try to go to a website other than google i get a DNS error. I don't get that error with VPN tether app off. Any thoughts?

I'm having the exact same problem. Unlocked Pixel 2 XL, Verizon SIM, rooted with Magisk and no other major modifications. Using NordVPN, and TetherNet VPN. I've tried with several VPN sharing apps, and no luck. Prior to the 8.1 update, it was working fine.

 

[agtsoul]

I'm having the exact same problem. Unlocked Pixel 2 XL, Verizon SIM, rooted with Magisk and no other major modifications. Using NordVPN, and TetherNet VPN. I've tried with several VPN sharing apps, and no luck. Prior to the 8.1 update, it was working fine.

Try turning off tethering hardware acceleration under developer options in settings.

 

[morrowa2]

Try turning off tethering hardware acceleration under developer options in settings.

Wow! that seems to have done the trick. Such a simple solution to a frustrating problem. Thanks!

 

[agtsoul]

Wow! that seems to have done the trick. Such a simple solution to a frustrating problem. Thanks!

No problem, yes that worked for me after many hours of frustration trying different settings and things. I even wiped my device and started fresh with the factory image. Was about to give up when I tried that and it worked.

 

[humdrum2009]

Nothing worked for me now through my hotspot at my shop today.
Comcast went down followed instructions to the letter

 

[klebane]

trouble with bypass....Pixel phone and oreo 8.1

I have a unlocked, Majisk rooted Pixel phone just upgraded to oreo 8.1. Hardware tethering acceleration is turned off in developer options. I am using Nord VPN and VPN tether. To attempt to bypass throttling I first start VPN (hitting the connect button), then starting the phones wifi hotspot, then I open VPN tether (and see message asking/granting for superuser priveleges and that phone is connected, then I connect to computer. The key image is in my icon tray the whole time I am using the hotspot

I am checking my usage and I see that both my usage and my hotspot usage are both climbing suggesting that the bypass method is not working.

Anyone have any ideas? Do I need to edit the build as suggested in the OP? Is there certain parameters that need to be established when connecting to the vpn?

 

[xghostyxjokerx]

Are there vid tutorial? Don't know how to edit this build prop ... sorry..

Hello everyone, this is for customers on the ULD plan with 15GB of hotspot. I tried a lot of different methods and I would like to share a method that is working for the Pixel 2 xl on Android 8.0.0! I want to give credit to @hydrofarmer for posting the method in a different forum. This method is a little different as I could not get FoxFi Wi-Fi hotspot to work on my phone, possibly due to Oreo.

Requirements:
1. Root Phone
2. Edit build.prop; place net.tethering.noprovisioning=true at the bottom
3. Install VPN Tether from play store.

Bypass Method:
1. Start VPN. (I use IPVanish)
2. Start Wi-Fi hotspot
3. Open VPN Tether (Grant root access and start)
4. Connect device to Phone

You will not get throttled using WiFi hotspot anymore. I hope this is useful to others. It helped me out so much, my Wi-Fi hotspot was useless at the speeds Verizon throttled me to. Again thank you @hydrofarmer!

 

[Shaffer678]

Are there vid tutorial? Don't know how to edit this build prop ... sorry..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor


I used this app. Was really simple takes you right into the build prop to add the line.

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Thanks! Worked well!

 

[hydrofarmer]

Are there vid tutorial? Don't know how to edit this build prop ... sorry..

No probs!! Just one thing to keep in the back of your minds is that while you won't get throttled we are all still subject to prioritization....

30 magazine clip on my ghost gun

 

[xghostyxjokerx]

guys im in the build prop editor not surte exactly how and what to do?

 

[xghostyxjokerx]

This?

 

[andyroidna]

Is there any way to bypass the hotspot limit without VPN?

 

[agtsoul]

Is there any way to bypass the hotspot limit without VPN?

I haven't found one.

 

[sensui123]

After a lot of testing.....I can confirm this works. I believe the vpn vendor apps I was using wasn't routing traffic properly. Set things up manually via openvpn app and followed steps with vpn tether/editing build prop. Everything is all good. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[anewday]

Does this method work n other phones too?

 

[nebula9]

For the record, for me over the past summer I experienced no throttling even after way more than 15GB and I was at the time only using the official methods. So YMMV generally it seems.

 

[anewday]

For the record, for me over the past summer I experienced no throttling even after way more than 15GB and I was at the time only using the official methods. So YMMV generally it seems.

What official methods?

 

[nebula9]

What official methods?

Official tethering

 

[agtsoul]

Has anyone on the January update tried this method? If so is it working for you? I know it shouldn't matter, but I just wanted to check before I updated.