chakrabarti.arnab

Q: How to get around the stupid 100 mb download limit on ipad without wifi

Hi. I have a brand new IPad Air cellular + wifi with 128 gb. I also have an unlimited 3G connectivity. But the stupid 100 mb limit has made my life very difficult. Please suggest some ways to download files larger than 100mb without wifi. I am located in India and I have confirmed from my telecom service provider that there is no maximum limit on downloads.

iPad Air Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 9, 2014 5:39 PM

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Q: How to get around the stupid 100 mb download limit on ipad without wifi

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  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jun 4, 2016 5:46 AM in response to UZMalik
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    Jun 4, 2016 5:46 AM in response to UZMalik

    UZMalik wrote:

     

    Just waisted hard-earned 1 grand on ipad pro to find out it can't download over 100mb over mobile network. Should have stayed in windows/android world.

    If that one thing was more important than every thing else about the device, you should have made sure that, before you spent the money it did what you want.

     

    If you purchased if from Apple, you have 14 days to return the iPad. If not, I'm sure you'll be able to sell if for a very good price.

  • by Urabutln,

    Urabutln Urabutln Jul 31, 2016 12:12 AM in response to chakrabarti.arnab
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    Jul 31, 2016 12:12 AM in response to chakrabarti.arnab

    Old question, I know, but the best workaround I have found is to just have my wife or a co-worker share their mobile connection as wi-fi; I can then connect to that wi-fi to update or download files larger than 100mb.

    A more complicated way would be to just remove your SIM-card and insert it into an old iPhone or Android that has sharing capability, start your own phone without a SIM, and again, just hook up through wi-fi (or even better, get a copy of your sim-card and have that permanently in a phone that can act as a router) Your cell-connection won't realize it's breaking the 100mb file-size limit when it's just sharing its connection; it's all just packets.

  • by Corobori,

    Corobori Corobori Aug 4, 2016 9:34 AM in response to diggbuzz
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    Aug 4, 2016 9:34 AM in response to diggbuzz

    Thanks for the tip ! It worked nice and easy on my iPad.

  • by Malixter,

    Malixter Malixter Aug 8, 2016 11:32 PM in response to diggbuzz
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    Aug 8, 2016 11:32 PM in response to diggbuzz

    Thanks a lot mate. you are a lifesaver.

    DFTBA.

  • by Mr.Think,

    Mr.Think Mr.Think Aug 20, 2016 4:42 PM in response to diggbuzz
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    Aug 20, 2016 4:42 PM in response to diggbuzz

    You are great, you are awesome, you are The Lord Apple Hacker and i will be your loyal folower for centuries. Thank you

  • by Ten98,

    Ten98 Ten98 Sep 16, 2016 3:32 AM in response to diggbuzz
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    Sep 16, 2016 3:32 AM in response to diggbuzz

    Thanks Diggbuzz. Can confirm this still works on 9.3.5

  • by Ten98,

    Ten98 Ten98 Sep 16, 2016 3:35 AM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Sep 16, 2016 3:35 AM in response to Meg St._Clair

    its not an awful lot of work whatsoever. You turn off the phone and turn it on again. Really not a big deal.

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