T-Mobile is going after people that hack their phones to get unlimited tethering data

T-Mobile’s CEO, John Legere, posted a lengthy open letter over the weekend warning customers that those exploiting the network to download beyond the limits of its “unlimited plan” will be actively sought out and cut off by the company. The unlimited 4G LTE plan includes a fixed amount of data for tethering use and customers are rooting their phones to bypass the 7 GB limit, using up to 2 TB on their hotspots. To do this, the data usage is masked as coming from the mobile phone, when it’s actually being used by a tablet or computer. Legere isn’t happy…

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