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But theoretically if I had TikTok, Facebook or insta, I would still be able to use it on the wifi.

That is all. Just thought it was interesting

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[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Put a VPN on your phone and browse it that way, should get you around the block since all your traffic will look like its going to the VPN. Though, maybe they block VPNs.

[–] CocteauChameleons@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

I got a better idea, Phone hotspot. I have unlimited hotspot data and don’t pay anything extra for it, it came with the base plan. The wifi is good enough for my needs to not even own a router at home

[–] LargeAdultRedBook@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

An easy, free way to do this is to setup a wireguard tunnel between your phone and a desktop or always-on machine inside your home or some cloud provider.

[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tailscale can do this out of the box.

[–] LargeAdultRedBook@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, Tailscale is dead simple, but the coordination server is proprietary, so Headscale is what I use.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

all these years of using tailscale and i've never even heard of headscale.. amazing

[–] OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

I just hop off the wifi. I do have a VPN on my phone though