What is the difference between cellular data being used on my phone and cellular data being used on my notebook? Data is data.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    8 months ago

    There’s different internal network configs (APNs), and hotspot uses a different one than regular mobile data. ( or at least it used to). Those can be configured and metered separately from the carrier’s end.

    LineageOS, and maybe some other custom ROMs, wouldn’t do that and would put the hotspot and mobile data on the same APN to get around that.

    • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      Even on my unlocked, non vendor phone it seems to not recognize hotspot data as different for some reason.