Unlimited LTE Hotspot on PC via Phone or USB modem! -GlytchTips

[@Das_Unterstrich]

For anyone that's wondering: "Is this free infinite mobile data?" - *No, it isn't.* You are still limited by your phones data plan and this only works if you already have an unlimited mobile data plan. The video is about exactly those internet plans that are infinite, but have a cap in their amount of data shared in hotspots, meaning that at some point, you will download slower from devices in your hotspot. The video is about bypassing that throttle, it doesn't apply to every person. If you have for example a 5GB/month total plan, then you are only able to do this with 5GB of data, once you reach this, you won't be able to use the internet anymore, neither on your pc nor on your phone (technically many plans have then a "throttled" mode, but we are talking about kb/s then). You cannot bypass your phones [x]GB data plan with this, because this is in general not possible.

[@nope3616]

I don't get it what does this command help me with? I get same speeds on my android and on my pc using mobile hotspot

[@GregM]

Totally agree. Here in Canada, there is no such thing as unlimited data since after a point the throughput is so throttled that it makes it impossible to use except for very basic email.

[@Das_Unterstrich]

@@nope3616 The video is about internet plans that are infinite, but have a cap in their amount of data shared in hotspots, meaning that at some point, you will download slower. The video is about bypassing that throttle.

[@maciej-36]

This is some exotic weird stuff for me, in country where I live you just buy a data plan and use it, there is no such thing like separate data for phone, hotspot or freaking refrigerator.

[@calebbartlett7145]

What you said is confusing. With a unlimited phone plan and 3 GB hotspot data, you can use this to get unlimited hotspot data. If you're on a budget plan with limited data for your phone, this won't help.

[@yashs100]

I had stopped watching Hak5 for a long while until Glytch started posting here. His videos are perfect for somone like me who understands a little of everything but really nothing completely.

[@Th3Raz96]

A jack of all trades is a master of none, _but oftentimes better than a master of one._ I'm proud to be a Jack ✊

[@tbirdguy76]

I would like to see more GlythTips

[@alixpro9336]

Yes !!

[@forrestgreen213]

@@Glytch hey amigo thanks for the tip what you do a long form video on this tip would greatly appreciate the added context

[@terrybailey1983]

What do I do if my phone has been hacked.

[@nikhilmaan9498]

Maybe

[@NinjaReaper47]

I always come back to this video. Thank you so much man. With this alone, you help me a ton.

[@Ray-pw9vi]

holy crap for the first video seen by me on this channel I'm in 100% I want to see more of these it was easy enough for a novice like me to understand and execute flawlessly on my own device thank you

[@riftvideos1203]

i was without internet (slow though it may be) at home for a month and a half while replacing a tower. i had to deal with 5 gigs and searched franticly for this answer. lesson learned and set for future emergencies. thank you.

[@davidmoody4634]

Outstanding video's / posts. Always look forward to them.

[@BillStrait]

I started nomading a few months ago. I'm still wrestling to get decent internet. This tip and the other related tip is hopefully the light at the end of my tunnel. More Glytch!

[@craig4197]

Great tip. Not in any way affiliated, but Easytether also allows you to connect to just about anything, wired or Bluetooth. Has drivers for just about every OS. Supports Openwrt as well. I have my router set up with a hotplug to auto connect VPN on usb plug. It charges my phone while I tether on unlimited basis and auto connects to VPN upon plugging in. Either way... this is great information to know. I would love to be able produce the results of the app myself someday if the developer stops support. Keep the videos coming!

[@raiden72]

What router software do you use to set up the Auto connect on USB plug??? Is this PF sense router?; Where did you find the guide to do this?

[@AndrewFesmire]

I did this on openwrt with a USB connection to a spare Android. It's configured as a failover connection and openwrt sets the TTL for the USB tether, which makes the entire wifi network operate at full speed :)

[@johnb6014]

Is there a tutorial somewhere?

[@remarkabel174]

Could you go a little more on depth on how you set that up?

[@thealaskapirate]

Cool thanks Glytch - I live on my boat here in Juneau Alaska and Always Enjoy your posts.

[@linuxlovah9164]

I would never "thumbs down" a content creator I liked, and I don't want to discourage this new format (I think it's a great idea) but not only is the title of the video deceptive and click-baity, but.. there's no deep dive! You say "run this command" with no explanation on how changing TTL gets around the throttling, or even getting into the detail that @Das_Unterstrich did below about who this will work for, and why. I would like to see more accurate titles, and include the explanation of how and why it works. Good luck!

[@ZoomFreakinZoom]

This x1000

[@ScienceNotFaith]

I find most of his videos interesting as topics but not so helpful to translate into doing. He talks a lot, demos very little, and jumps over the details too much. Nice to know these things can be done however.

[@genesis_1_736]

The TTL for verizon (or most carriers on android for that matter) is 64, when acting as a hotsopt it loses 1, so even if you tether another phone it becomes 63, so by setting it to 65 once it reaches the carriers APN, it shows 64, essentially tricking the network into believing that the data usage is originating from the phone and not the connected device.

[@thedampestcrib6004]

Bruh 99 out of 100 don't care how it works

[@LunarEgo]

Heck yeah, man. I'd love to see more of this. Btw, are you recording these from a stealth van rv? That's rad as hell.

[@covidpsychopath]

Lol was thinking same thing

[@2l3r43]

one could also use a travelrouter with phone thethering support (example: "mango" from gl-inet for ~20€ or "shadow" also gl-inet for ~40€( has bettet processor and stuff)) ... for the ttl canging and rebroadcasting

[@far1002]

I run a mini gl 😈😈

[@lanceheckerman6183]

Does not work on T-Mobile unlimited data plans. I used up my tethered allocation and tested before the throttling it was 300Mbps and after throttling was 600 kbps regardless of TTL setting to 65 before they began to throttle it.

[@grandcanyon2]

can confirm iam on t mobiel unlimted data and this does not work even if you change the number form 65- 60.

[@razzix2]

Freakin perfect. TY glytch - love this content and all the van stuff.

[@hahayoucaughtme824]

this is perfect, would love to see more!

[@boris-bikepack]

very nice m8, hope you have a great year!

[@Duhhh-e8k]

Thanks man, I was lied to a sales person that I could use my plan on a sim modem, turns out theres a hotspot limit which i wasnt told, quite deserving.

[@jackkensik7002]

thanks, I really like this style of video, it was really useful, keep it up!

[@robertthompson728]

Feb 2022! Worked like a charm. Thank you Extremely much!

[@magneticanimalism7419]

Wow, thank you so much Glych, it works amazingly well. You've earned your angel wings.

[@bennyfactor]

what is the command on linux/macos?

[@tythedev9582]

I think on MacOS, the command would be: "sudo sysctl -w net.inet.ip.ttl=65"

[@bluegizmo1983]

What about the stipulation in most cell providers terms of service for "unlimited" plans that usually states "after 65 gigabytes of data usage during one billing cycle, we reserve the right to review your usage and terminate your service"

[@CallousCoder]

This kid (Glytch) reminds me in the way that he looks, sounds and acts like my old phreaker partner in crime. Except my friend had long hair. But Glytch could be his son for all I know. I really have to look my friend up, see where he’s at after 32 years! We sorta lost sight when the 92 majority of our PBXes were made digital and there wasn’t a lot of phreaking and he (for some weird reason) failed many classes in college. Because I was the computer geek with a little electronics knowledge and in highschool he taught me electronics and vice versa. I guess that practical experience is very different from the extreme maths heavy focus in EE. But seeing this kid really brings back fond memories, of us routing calls across the planet trying to get the highest delay! And us downloading software from American BBS that we’d crack (mainly me but he was a great co-pilot) and sold in school for the cost of a floppy and a snack 😂 Gosh those early 90s and mid 80s when we met were the best time.😊

[@deucekiller022]

i miss these types of videos :(

[@ShubhamSharma-pg4cg]

I am new to this channel and I am in love with the content !!! would love to see more of it...

[@cemsengul16]

I liked the OCP logo in the beginning.

[@Turborb26]

How about doing a modern tutorial on how to root a modern android phone and all the software needed on windows to complete the tasks

[@edwardelliott5756]

This actually does work when using a phone or mifi as your AP. If your cellular provider sees a ttl of 128 they know it’s a Windows PC and charge you more.

[@AtenedoroGonzalez]

That Win Max in the thumbnail though lol

[@duhpizzaboi]

Yeah more glytch tips. this is dope.

[@Brett_S_420]

Awesome man. 👍🏼 Keep 'em coming!

[@NAVYABHAN]

About 2012,I was in Florida at an AT&T Store. They showed me their best Hot Spot and the upload speed was about 12 mb. A program I got from June Fabric's that I downloaded onto my Android phone could be used once I had root access to Android. I plugged in into my laptop and let them see the speed! It blew them away that my speed was over 300 mb's compared to theirs. They wanted to know what I did, and how I did it,but I just smiled,packed up my gear and left,and I also used a small usb amplifier.

[@GruberAG]

PdaNet ;)

[@jhylton8789]

Awesome video man. Very smart, and it works!

[@martin22336]

Used it a 3 gb plan and it worked.

[@TheForgottenWolf]

This will not work on a lot of carrier provided phones because they now open a second rmnet gateway for the hotspot. Changing the TTL will not work on phones that open a secondary gateway for the hotspot. You can turn the creation of a secondary gateway off, but it requires root.

[@hmmmmm2555]

i don't get it. is this allowing your throttled unlimited plan to be unthrottled? not sure what the hack here is.

[@Bushodai]

Love'n glitch tips! Keep it coming bro!

[@hawk__]

Lovely! Kindda that APNs stuff. Need more 🔥

[@robertstandlee1269]

Thank you so much Glitch. I love your videos.

[@gravity4606]

is the carrier only limiting based on the TTL?

[@supremerulah420]

I am guessing so. It makes the payload looks like its from a linux system which android is based on.

[@ogexoreaper2052]

Yessir finally I can watch a movie again

[@aiko_here.0_0]

Hello Dudes! does it still work in 2024 verizon ?

[@greenleaf35]

Glitch I love your videos so much knowledge you share thank you man

[@TanukiTakey]

Very cool, glad to see this easy method

[@soulife8383]

Will website stock ever come back? Been months...

[@dominicharrison3926]

i mean i guess its technically already back if youre talking about how like facebook has stock and what not but if youre referring to the crazy boom with site stock like in the 90's/00's then I doubt it but if Elon Musk made a tweet about it and said something positive then it would happen overnight!!!!

[@soulife8383]

@@dominicharrison3926 No, their s**t has been out of stock forever. Visit their page everyday and try to buy a field kit or 5ghz module for the Pineapple. You can't.

[@xexat]

I wish I knew about this when I had slower internet but will be useful if my internet ever goes out

[@derrankyle6032]

What ever happened to the Darren/Shannon longer form videos? I know she moved but surely thats not all?

[@devon4974]

This

[@andrewmurschel2608]

Hey Glytch, looking forward to more like this! Also interested in how you're doing CAD on your phone. What CAD software are you using, and how is the performance?

[@rickgeller6043]

Maybe you could do a Mac version? Please. Thank you.

[@M2MJACOBY]

Did you ever figure this out? Cause I can’t

[@down2006]

Why does my regular Wifi Connection improve when I run this command? I am on my usual home network and I can get slightly faster speeds.

[@johnb6014]

Did you do a video explaining how to route throught the phone to the pc?

[@Gemini0601]

How do you do this on a rooted Android device?

[@TheSaltySlayer]

So after my 50gbs ran out my speeds slowed down to just bytes and update downloads say expected complete time more than a year...

[@MacroPheliac]

This also works on iPhone/iPad hotspots! Improved my otherwise throttled connection 9-fold on my Visible plan.

[@TheBrady101010]

Still works in 22, thanks for the tech tip

[@syedosmankhadri8639]

How? Not working for me

[@shadowbanned340]

@@syedosmankhadri8639 try 60 instead of 65 in cmd, worked after i did it.

[@nffan696]

Help doesn't work I still get 50kbs download

[@terrencegivens8519]

Video starts at 2:23

[@greenleaf35]

What computer is that in the thumbnail

[@BrandonLovesJesus]

hi i have satelite internet any tips to avoid data throtting?

[@ashdgirl]

This should include what cell providers this works on. It for sure works on Verizon and Verizon resellers...But it does work on all providers

[@MrJones-uq5cg]

Great tip. Much obliged.

[@fatbeard8072]

This is awesome, I wondered about this, I use Linux Mint, could you show us on how to do that as well on Linux?

[@phill8522]

Plz help I typed in the command and all I got was “ the following command was not found”

[@AZEM007]

Nice thank hak5 thanks GlythTips

[@ixaeon]

Moar Glytch tips!

[@midimusicforever]

Just shows how ambiguous the data limits are. :D

[@Draken155-z1g]

Thank you uploading sir

[@m4rkm4rk13]

Glytch what pc do you have, i need a small one

[@virtualizeeverything]

I woulf like to see how to do this on debin

[@RobertPendell]

So something I do want to mention is that your phone is not designed for constant use of data that your computer will push. I've actually had a phone overheat while using it this way and the battery failed. Failed as in it expanded twice it's size and since it was a LG G4 it was difficult to remove (battery slides out the bottom). With that said I had regularly used about 700GB/mo mostly without issue using a similar trick.

[@adamotak5145]

do you know how to do this on my macbook pro

[@RobertPendell]

@@adamotak5145 Sorry. Not a Mac user.

[@AwesomenessZ]

If you wanted unlimited hotspot with ATT on a samsung phone, if you flash XAA (US Unlocked) onto your phone instead of ATT's firmware then they cannot see when your tethering vs when your just using data.

[@Newyorkcitycricket]

I used to have that until they updated their network to 5g I cant get it now any new hack u got

[@TheDro]

I haven't researched how this works internally yet but would it be possible to do something similar to bypass the data limits on residential and commercial ISPs?

[@templategmz2378]

nope ive tryed dosdent work

[@mokotoy]

He didn’t really explain the WHY it works. Mobile phones usually have a TTL of 64. And apparently cellphone companies use this to see whether packets are coming from a tethered device (aka Hotspot) it would have a TTL of 63 or 127 depending when it arrives on the first hop (cell phone tower/router) because the first hop was deprecated via the cellphone hotspot. So you trick it by making the TTL 65, so that when it’s deprecated by 1, it arrives at the cellphone router as 64, making it look like it came from the phone itself.

[@clard52]

yeah he probably didn't explain it because his previous video did (but that was quite a while ago so maybe he should have)

[@butcherbaylee]

To you have any updates on this? I was using it but now it doesn’t work my cellular provider said I used up all my hotspot data when before I was using it a whole lot more without issues?

[@butcherbaylee]

I’m going to check my laptop because of updates I’m thinking maybe it changed the coding back

[@DD_MN]

What’s the computer on the image of the Video

[@aleaxheartiggan1503]

Do I need to do this every time windows starts

[@BIllyMims]

Is there a way to test and see if this is working without using up all the tethering data?

[@doobydude420]

How do I see what people are doing on my wifi network? Like if my kids are talking to who their supposed to be, is there a way I can see their text messages, or their Facebook messenger messages? I have access to the phones which are android galaxy Z fold 2's.

[@JL-qf8bx]

does this also work with usb tethering form an iphone to a travel router wired to a PC? if so you just solved all my issues

[@vince943]

I'm thinking this worked for you.

[@SAStone]

Any chance you could show us how to do this on a macOS system?

[@M2MJACOBY]

Have you figured out?

[@xizzles3407]

You need to do this with a WiFi pineapple. This is such a tip and I love the van at the moment

[@videoyou7031]

But it is ok to leave that on? Or sometimes you have to stop?

[@mahmoudghazal350]

Man u made my day ! Thanks a loooot

[@RobMan]

How about best methods for hacking hotspot IMEI's?

[@aotrakstar]

How about for linux?

[@mauir3060]

now this is epic

[@deepakaheer9197]

How does it work? I mean is it really possible to get unlimited internet data JUST by setting that hopelimit=65? Don't we have to do anything in mobile phone??? Anyone please?

[@marknieuwejaar1075]

We use shaw which has unlimited internet & endless hotspots etc...

[@deepakaheer9197]

@@marknieuwejaar1075 could you elaborate more this?

[@Das_Unterstrich]

You are still limited by your phones data plan. This only works if you have unlimited mobile data. If you have for example a 5GB/month total plan, then you are only able to do this with 5GB of data (technically many plans have then a "throttled" mode, but we are talking about kb/s then)

[@deepakaheer9197]

@@Das_Unterstrich ohh😅 So it's just way to slow down the speed (from mbps to kbps) so that that 5 GB will be used but slow (very slow) but for a long time result in feel like "unlimited" Right?

[@Das_Unterstrich]

Not quite. The video is about internet plans that are infinite, but have a cap in their amount of data shared in hotspots

[@gozita12]

Which phone company do you use? I am on verizon and want to do this.

[@undrhil]

Can you explain why this works to trick the phone / modem into thinking the Hotspot data isn't coming from the hotspot?

[@remarkabel174]

Mobile phones don't use a TTL of 65, they use a TTL of 64 like basically everything else. What is happening is that when tethered the PC sends packets with a TTL of 64, it goes through the phone which acts as a gateway so now the packet has a TTL of 63 after one hop. *that's* what they detect

[@MrBirdHd]

do you know if this will work with steamdeck?

[@fsrsr8796]

Thanks a lot brother

[@bnav42]

Any tips for using your phone abroad in Europe and it appearing to your provider that you are still in the states?

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

How would I set this up in Linux. Just command prompt and same Commands?

[@quitethecontrary1846]

I have a 4g lte hotspot I had to get because it was taking forever for anyone to come out and install (long story) I'm a little confused... If I have 50gigs on my data plan... Wont the cap still be reached regardless of where the packets are being sent?

[@jacobmyers5204]

Love it, want more!

[@jasonybarra8277]

Glitch your awesome homie thank you

[@kidhuddymusic]

Will this still work if are tethered usb iPhone 12 to windows 11 laptop? (2023)

[@New2Golf]

What packs are on your MultiMC?

[@CusPedro]

Can you do this on a Linux computer? I'm not using windows anymore. Thanks!