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How to disable traffic alert messages which come as flash sms from carrier?

This looks like a special kind of SMS message, sometimes called "flash SMS", that shows up instantaneously on the phones screen. I don't think that there is an option to block these messages and even …
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Does a carrier know I am tethering via Wifi Hotspot?

IMHO Mobile carriers have other problems at the moment, like overall increased mobile data traffic because of the smartphone boom. … Or, to answer your second question, if you buy a smartphone from some carriers, the build in tethering function is locked and not usable. …
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Are hotspots sold inside phones?

This feature is called WiFI Tethering, it comes with most modern Android devices. You can read more about it on our wifi-tether tag.
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