Bypass Telco Hotspot Limit

TTL (Time-to-Live) is a packet value that decreases with each network hop. Telcos monitor TTL to detect and throttle hotspot usage by identifying mismatched values between devices and routers.

Why adjust TTL? Setting TTL to 65 masks hotspot activity, making packets look like they’re from a single device, bypassing restrictions.

Setup

You need to be connected to your phone hotspot, ran the following based on your OS

macOS

Set the hop limit

sudo sysctl net.inet.ip.ttl=65

Linux

Set the hop limit

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_default_ttl=65

Windows

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator

2. Set the hop limit

   netsh int ipv4 set glob defaultcurhoplimit=65

   netsh int ipv6 set glob defaultcurhoplimit=65

Default TTL/Hop Limit Values

Default values vary across OS. Rerun the above with the OS default TTL value