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SimpleMobile was just one of Tracfone's various front names until this year they were purchased by Verizon. Earlier this year there was a huge push by Vzw to "upgrade" devices and sims and sent Vzw branded sims and secretly swapped customers to vzw towers. Had SimpleMobile for a few years until all of ...

... to move the different plans to Verizon based service. At least for SimpleMobile anyway. They also throttle down after certain usage these days. I was forced to replace my already compatible phone with another phone and when I received it they had moved it from a tmobile plan to verizon based plan ...

... unlimited data. If you have already purchased a new PagePlus, SimpleMobile, or Tracfone activation sim kit from Walmart, Target, BestBuy or Ebay, I can help you activate PagePlus or SimpleMobile even with a Tracfone sim remotely, disable video throttling and test it in a phone before putting it ...

As far as "on device" traffic, there are no caps on Tmobile lines that I have seen so far.

... 25 per additional line so total is the initial 50 plus 25 for the 2nd resulting in $75 more or less. For what its worth, the 2nd line was not throttled when the initial line hit its cap. At least the cap seems to apply to the individual lines and not across all lines on the plan. Still annoying ...

Rich Hathaway wrote: Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:08 am ..the good news is unless it is a hard cap you can get around it with some device manipulation.

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Any hints as to what this entails? Doubt if I get that high again on this line but if so would like to test any possible workarounds if any exist.

From what I've seen it's a hard cap that even does this on a regular cell phone. I think they caught on to the game quick and capped all lines. Not 100% sure though.

Its because with 5g and even the speeds using CA people are using data at a much faster rate than ever before, a single line can congest a tower now like it would have taken 20 lines to do in the recent past the good news is unless it is a hard cap you can get around it with some device manipulation.

I'd continue to worry. I've been using SM for quite awhile now and was throttled to unusable speeds at the same download amount (just shy of 200GB). They finally activated b41 on my tower last month and I was hitting upwards of 600mbps on my downloads. Playing around running speed tests and streaming ...

For the past 2 days I've been recieving 2g data speeds despite having $60 Truly Unlimited plan. After speaking to my 5th!!! Representative my data speed was restored to 4g... So of course when I asked what she did that was different from my previous 4 lil' helpers, the problem was simply an update ...

For T-mo you could also use 'simplemobile'. US-mobile is an option depending on your usage. Their 'unlimited' plans are 'limited'. I think its 50GB/Mo. On the other hand seems I recall someone posting the simple done the same thing but their limit on their 'unlimited' plan is much higher. I can't ...

... happen a few weeks ago. After contacting simple mobile. They came back to let me know they updated the terms of service that the 'unlimited' plan throttles at 250gb now. Not sure how true it is since some of these reps will throw anything at you to close the call. So take it all with a grain of salt.

I've been using a SimpleMobile sim for close to a year with no throttling issues while averaging around 500gb a month. Within the past few months, I've experiences some sort of throttling / de-prioritization just shy of the 200gb mark that makes the service unusable. For example, the speedtest app will ...

... the time.

Net10 is still working well. The month ends this week. I'm going to try Page Plus on Verizon next as a comparison

Have you tried SimpleMobile? Don't use it in the modem but you can use in the phone:

https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1551&start=10#p10737

or ...

... this morning. wan1=att prepaid tablet / wan2=US Mobile-vzw / wan3=simplemobile-tmob / wan4=att postpaid tablet. The Tmob 5G is wan3. You gotta love the upload on that one. I can tell that its the first of the month as my speeds are most definitely NOT being throttled. I think this is the best speeds ...

... this morning. wan1=att prepaid tablet / wan2=US Mobile-vzw / wan3=simplemobile-tmob / wan4=att postpaid tablet. The Tmob 5G is wan3. You gotta love the upload on that one. I can tell that its the first of the month as my speeds are most definitely NOT being throttled. I think this is the best speeds ...

... and other stuff from China. (I hope the WG3526 MPCIE doesn't cause a bottleneck over the WG1608 M.2. I haven't found a definitive answer but the ... this morning. wan1=att prepaid tablet / wan2=US Mobile-vzw / wan3=simplemobile-tmob / wan4=att postpaid tablet. The Tmob 5G is wan3. You gotta love ...

... original. I'm still using a SIM8200EA-M2 along with a Samsung S9 tethered to the router via USB and MWAN failover, which works great on Tmobile/SimpleMobile. Here's my 5G speed test:
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158

The Simcom SIM82xxG-M2 series only supports 4G-LTE, while the ...

... original. I'm still using a SIM8200EA-M2 along with a Samsung S9 tethered to the router via USB and MWAN failover, which works great on Tmobile/SimpleMobile. Here's my 5G speed test:
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158

The Simcom SIM82xxG-M2 series only supports 4G-LTE, while the ...

... the $50 plan is the one I should get? Plan on using it in a WE826-T2 with a Sierra Wireless EM7565 that I put together. With MetroPCS and SimpleMobile it sounds like they get deprioritized to level even lower than T-Mobile customers, so I would prefer to just deal with them directly. Unless ...

... Directional 4×4 MIMO Antenna (The Wireless Haven: AD4M 1DP738X8 NF)
Router: RPI4
Modem Enclosure: USB3 (The Wireless Haven version)
Provider: Simplemobile (T-Mobile)

Verizon doesn't have 5G service in my area and AT&T's 5G service is nothing more than a joke (you get to see a 5G symbol on your ...

... test using a Simcom SIM8200"EA"-M2 (NOT the SIM8200"G"-M2 model which doesn't work well on 5G due to missing some NSA bands) in a WG1608 and SimpleMobile service. I ran this test at 3am in the morning with no congestion, about half a mile away in a line of sight from the tower with full signal ...

It makes sense to set a PIN on the SIM to prevent use in case of theft. I tried unsuccessfully to set a PIN on a simplemobile SIM and it is now locked. I only now realize there is no PUK on the packaging. Upon login to their website, I'm told the card is no longer usable and I must call them.

Has ...

... try another one". It seems to be able to accept any other random string except those two. It somehow knows they are special. I think this is a showstopper.

I am getting the same thing using SimpleMobile and a Samsung A51. Does anybody know if a way to overcome this and add "dun" to the APN type?

Does the simplemobile carrier you posted earlier have the same latency issues as visible does using Verizon?

SimpleMobile uses Tmobile towers with ... on par with a regular Tmobile Magenta plan. I can also turn off video throttling through my dealer account without any additional monthly fees, unlike ...

You should be able to sign up anonymously by going to a local Tracfone dealer, they usually carry all the carriers (SimpleMobile/Tmobile, Net10/ATT, PagePlus/Verizon). Enter the zip code of the location you happen to be in https://www.tracfone.com/findastore. Pick one of the smaller dealers, and as ...

I can disable video throttling on SimpleMobile and PagePlus through my dealer account (on new lines only), but for other carriers you could use EasyTether, a VPN, or a regular proxy.

You're misunderstanding what problem I'm solving with EasyTether. It's not general speed, video throttling or ...

... my laptop or other LAN devices.

That link gives instructions to change TTL but that won't work on AT&T will it? Unless I'm missing something. I ... recent changes on that plan.

I can disable video throttling on SimpleMobile and PagePlus through my dealer account (on new lines only), but for ...

... is my primary concern and I only want to use carriers that will allow me to stay anonymous. Do you know if any other prepaid carriers besides SimpleMobile will let you get up and running without submitting your information?

You should be able to sign up anonymously by going to a local Tracfone ...

... to get a cheap prepaid Tmobile sim for testing purposes. I think they have a $15 or $25 monthly plan with some limited amount of data. If it works, you can always convert it to a regular unlimited plan. I use a $50month SimpleMobile plan which works great on both 4G and 5G with absolutely no limits.

With Tmobile/SimpleMobile I'm consistently getting 100Mbps in the daytime and over 200Mbps at night (from 9pm till 9am) using a Quectel EM16 CAT-16 modem. On my second router with a 5G Simcom SIM8200EA-M2 modem it's close to 1,000Mbps (https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158). Best of ...

With Tmobile/SimpleMobile I'm consistently getting 100Mbps in the daytime and over 200Mbps at night (from 9pm till 9am) using a Quectel EM16 CAT-16 modem. On my second router with a 5G Simcom SIM8200EA-M2 modem it's close to 1,000Mbps (https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158). Best of ...

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Unless you're trying to bypass video throttling restrictions, there are some carriers which lets you disable it without the need to hide it via EasyTether or a VPN (ex. Tmobile/SimpleMobile).

That's basically what I'm doing with a Raspberry Pi ( https://databurst ...

... it doesn't work. I tried several settings including 66. I know my TTL setting works because I use it on Visible. I'm pretty sure it's seeing ... restrictions, there are some carriers which lets you disable it without the need to hide it via EasyTether or a VPN (ex. Tmobile/SimpleMobile).

... a lot? HELL YEAH! But I'm already paying $60/month just to poop so if I had to choose, well, a bear can go in the woods...

With Tmobile/SimpleMobile I'm consistently getting 100Mbps in the daytime and over 200Mbps at night (from 9pm till 9am) using a Quectel EM16 CAT-16 modem. On my second ...

... older post stating that "I'm getting 0.2 and 0.1", those seem to be throttled speeds since you got the same results indoors and out. While your new ... use a simple proxy or VPN, alternatively you can switch to another carrier which has the ability to disable video throttling (ex. Tmobile/SimpleMobile).

If you have fairly good Tmobile coverage in your area, then the SimpleMobile $50 plan will give you the best speeds I've seen on any carrier (average 100Mbps down, and 50Mbps up).

You can buy a sim card and activate it at your local SimpleMobile dealer (https://www.simplemobile.com/findastore ...

... day. I can tell because I stream ATTtv 24/7 and the tablet shows "lost internet connection" but then it reconnects almost instantly. I'm using SimpleMobile so obviously different carriers will behave differently.

While I haven't tried setting the modem into ECM mode, it might be worth a try.
ECM ...

Thank you for your reply. My personal mobile phone sim is also a SimpleMobile, and it works when I go to my parents home....which is the source of my confusion ;-). I haven't tried my personal sim into the LBR20 yet, that might be an interesting test but that prolly won't help me understand the ...

I am open to PagePlus (preferred) or SimpleMobile. I have all the router settings I need for those. What I am not sure about is what modem (at+commands) settings are needed to be addresses from a factory reset (for the Em-12g).

SimpleMobile is an MVNO and as such may not have roaming agreements with every tower that a first party customer of T-Mobile would have. If there was some issue with device configuration you should see the issue no matter the specific tower as long as the carrier is the same and supported on that ...

Thanks for the response, I thought same thing about being throttled. Putting the sim in my phone though I get speeds on average at 75mbps. Peaking ... 50 to 100 during the day, and around 200 at night) using Tmobile/SimpleMobile. Phones usually have higher CAT# modems along with highly optimized ...

... time to document these tips. It is by far the best and most accurate information I have come across.

I have LBR20 router. I set it up with a SimpleMobile sim (T-Mobile). It worked great, immediately. I was setting this up for my Parents who have no internet. So after I set it up at my home, I ...

... time to document these tips. It is by far the best and most accurate information I have come across.

I have LBR20 router. I set it up with a SimpleMobile sim (T-Mobile). It worked great, immediately. I was setting this up for my Parents who have no internet. So after I set it up at my home, I ...

Here's a screenshot of my speed test using a 5G Simcom SIM8200"EA"-M2 in a WG1608 router and Tmobile/SimpleMobile service. https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158

Unfortunately the only 5G I'll probably ever see will be T-Mo's version of it. I'm hoping with my new router (thanks ...

... want to. By the way, a 5G modem purchased today will be just as relevant 4-5 years from now, so it's a safe investment.

Here's a screenshot of my speed test using a 5G Simcom SIM8200"EA"-M2 in a WG1608 router and Tmobile/SimpleMobile service. https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158

... SIM8200"EA"-M2 modem (NOT the SIM8200"G"-M2 model which doesn't work well on 5G due to missing some NSA bands) in a WG1608 router and Tmobile/SimpleMobile service. I ran this test at 3am in the morning with no congestion, about half a mile away from the tower in a line of sight with full signal ...

I’m terribly late here, but I have a question. I purchased a SimpleMobile SIM to use with a ZTE MF288 (that I’d previously used with the AT&T iPad ... into it. Have I been kicked off the network? I have no idea how to edit TTL values or if it’s even possible with my modem, but I have it connected to ...

I’m terribly late here, but I have a question. I purchased a SimpleMobile SIM to use with a ZTE MF288 (that I’d previously used with the AT&T iPad ... into it. Have I been kicked off the network? I have no idea how to edit TTL values or if it’s even possible with my modem, but I have it connected to ...

I’m terribly late here, but I have a question. I purchased a SimpleMobile SIM to use with a ZTE MF288 (that I’d previously used with the AT&T iPad ... into it. Have I been kicked off the network? I have no idea how to edit TTL values or if it’s even possible with my modem, but I have it connected to ...

I’m terribly late here, but I have a question. I purchased a SimpleMobile SIM to use with a ZTE MF288 (that I’d previously used with the AT&T iPad plan ... into it. Have I been kicked off the network? I have no idea how to edit TTL values or if it’s even possible with my modem, but I have it connected to ...

... phone SIMs for data, and wondering why it isnt working for super cheap unlimited whole house Terabytes a month data. The other issues are the SimpleMobile/MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) plans that are blocking modem device IDs and are also now capped at 200GB a month.

Visible seems to be ...

We just have a Netgear lb2100 and got the 40gb for $50 from target. Used it to stream football all weekend with no buffering but if you need more data than that obviously not a cost effective option.

It can only be done at the time of activation through a dealer account.

Now, a big WARNING for anyone using a Quectel EC25-AF modem, seems like Tmobile/Simple is blocking this specific model for some reason (none of the others), so do NOT insert it into a router with an EC25-AF, it will get ...

... to my computer remotely using TeamViwer and check the configuration for me I am willing to pay something for helping me setup LTE router. I already have a SImpleMobile $50 dollar plan and have the sim card in router but I can't figured out how to configure. Please PM me if you can help. Thank you.

Thanks so much for this information!

... chat and explained that I could hit 20-30 but was automatically throttled back to 5. After about 10 minutes, a restart and was back to getting ... post-paid plans... go figure.
In other news, Tracfone/PagePlus/SimpleMobile has been bought by Verizon (woot?! yep!), which should complete by ...

If your friend is that close to t-mobile tower and tower is not congested, simplemobile could be a very good choice. Have tried simplemobile and not bad at all, but my area the tower is so congested, never got over 1mbps down in prime time. Know simplemobile works great in other areas, have tested it ...

That's a slick way to word it and dropping those hints

Maybe some of the users will figure it out. Anyway, if you don't care about higher latency. You could always give Visible with party pay ($25) a try since you are talking about Verizon. It's a hit or miss but no hard cap.

... PagePlus personally and have no issues (besides the 200GB hard hard throttle lol)
I have a friend of mine who lives very close to a T-mobile tower in ... Blue Dot is their location

I saw that people are having luck with SimpleMobile so that would probably be a good option for the carrier. There is ...

There's a magic AT command floating around on the gl-inet forum for quectel modems that can solve device identification hurtles ;) lol Just need a "compatible" device to lock away/destroy/never use. I believe that's all I'm allowed to say on this forum hehe. If your looking for a good Verizon ...

jame9343 wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:03 am I do I go about getting the special activation on the simple mobile account?

PM BillA to do so

I do I go about getting the special activation on the simple mobile account?

Sitrep, Day 15:

The SimpleMobile solution, as setup by BillA, is still working strong. Some promising details worth sharing and some equipment alterations worthy of note:

With fair certainty, my use so far with this plan, for this period is over 100GB. I have not experienced throttling issues ...

Take a look at a list of prepaid carriers here > https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=5790#p5790
If you have a Sierra modem in your MoFi then you should be fine for now, but other modems like Quectel/Simcom and others seem to be blocked by Tmobile/SimpleMobile... just a heads up.

... 87-90%; I apologize for not having the actual numbers (yet). I was a little underwhelmed by the antenna's performance, as the 'before' was using stock, el-cheapo stick omni's in my attic for the SimpleMobile setup. Devil's advocate: mounting is likely playing a role here (more testing to do before ...

... IMEI edits. Do not have the AT Commands manual. Would like to have it if someone does have it.

As of Aug. 1st 2020, PagePlus/Verizon and SimpleMobile/Tmobile seem to be blocking non-Sierra modems pretty aggressively. Currently there's a solution for Quectel and Simcom modems only, uniquely ...

... Report:

Attached a Poynting model A-XPOL-0002-V3-01 to the WG3526 (SimpleMobile/TMobile towers) after attempting to use it for my MOFI-4500 setup (AT ... 87-90%; I apologize for not having the actual numbers (yet). I was a little underwhelmed by the antenna's performance, as the 'before' was using ...

The latest SimpleMobile/PagePlus restrictions are mainly due to all the greedy Ebay selling those "cheap sim" plans.
As as dealer just received an email warning about the fraud perpetrated by some dealers flipping sim's, and cramming multiple lines onto one account.
What a lot of folks don't ...

... application useless.
You can get a PagePlus (Verizon towers) or SimpleMobile (Tmobile towers) sim card from your local Walmart, Target, BestBuy, Dollar General or online from Amazon, Ebay, etc. If you'd like, I can hep you activate it remotely with video throttling disabled, just click on the ...

Got it in the mail and the box says it's a Franklin T9. No idea how that compares with a Coolpad or anything else.

Anybody put a SimpleMobile SIM into a test drive hotspot? Don't want to drop $50 on an ebay plan if it won't work...

It sounds like BillA could provision your modem's IMEI or repair it to match a SIM card for SimpleMobile, a MVNO of T-Mobile if I have to guess only if the issue is the mismatch causing disruption. Though I don't know if a MVNO of T-Mobile has to follow and enforce it or it's just built into the ...

... and at least a Cat 12 modem.

Hi JR531--I'm currently experimenting with a WG3526 and a Quectel EM12-G modem (CAT12). I'm currently using SimpleMobile for the MVNO, and so far so good. Still doing some tweaks here and there, but I have no regrets as of yet. BillA is an excellent resource for ...

What bands are showing on the tower for T-Mobile and towers from other providers near you? Is it that you only want T-Mobile/SimpleMobile? I would suggest EM12-G as a step up from EP06.

I was originally leaning toward T-Mobile/SimpleMobile based on info I found here, but that was before I saw ...

Good question. I've never heard of anyone trying to use the test drive device with an MVNO account. Hopefully someone chimes in.

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