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Mention VPNs to support different use cases
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felikcat committed Jun 16, 2024
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. On "unlimited" telecom plans, grants you unlimited data for hotspots.
. Moves past various types of throttling, such as limited video quality on YouTube or other streaming services.

NOTE: Follow the entire guide, top to bottom.

== 1. Preparation / Hosting an unlimited hotspot

.Quectel modems
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. Run PairVPN as a server on the iOS/iPadOS device, then use the PairVPN client on devices that connect to that server.
- For as long as PairVPN is used, there won't be hotspot data usage.
- Enable "Share Location" so that PairVPN can run in the background at all times, and also allow PairVPN to send notifications.
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== 2. Moving past throttling

NOTE: Mullvad is useful if you require torrenting, or have issues with the anti-DPI applications.

.Using https://mullvad.net[Mullvad VPN] instead of anti-DPI applications
. Click the Gear icon -> Enable IPv6
- This is required to even connect to VPN servers for some telecoms.
. Click the Gear icon -> VPN settings -> WireGuard settings -> Enable "DAITA"
- If this feature isn't there, your OS currently isn't supported.
- The purpose of DAITA is to defend against AI-powered traffic analysis that could pick up your VPN usage, and throttle or block accordingly.

NOTE: https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/[Mysterium] or https://resivpn.com/[ResiVPN] is useful if you require residental IPs, or use streaming services that block VPNs. +
- Mysterium is not as fast as Mullvad, while ResiVPN has a very limited selection of locations. +
- https://www.mysteriumdark.com/[Mysterium Dark] lets you pay only by data usage, while https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/[Mysterium] is a subscription model.

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TIP: For every macOS device you use, you'd have to install PowerTunnel on each. Same applies for other OSes.

.Install anti-DPI applications, specific to each OS:
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* *Quectel*: TODO

.*Android & iOS/iPadOS & Quectel* -> Switch cell tower providers specifically for problematic areas
* *Android*: TODO
* *Android*: Settings -> Network & internet -> SIMs -> Disable "Automatically select network"
* *iOS*: Context -> T-Mobile owns Sprint's towers. For me, Sprint has consistently better speeds at my home. +
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* *Quectel*: TODO
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