running server on Android

[doubledrat]

Has any clever person got sabnzbd running under Android? It might seem like a weird thing to want, but I get 4x the throughput on my phone as I do on my broadband and I have an unlimited data contract. Unfortunately my tethering is limited to 2GB. Running sabnzbd on my phone would be excellent.

Anyone care to take up the challenge?!

[shypike]

The key is to have Python for Android.
And then also command line versions of par2cmdline and unrar.
The latter two will be quite a challenge.

[sander]

Unfortunately my tethering is limited to 2GB.

How is it limited?

[doubledrat]

they detect when data is coming from a tethered device and then when it reaches 2GB, block further transfers from such devices.

they can also detect what kind of device you have your SIM in and block if it's not a phone. I had a WiBE http://www.deltenna.com/products/wibe.aspx which worked for a while, but now they block its use.

[sander]

they detect when data is coming from a tethered device and then when it reaches 2GB, block further transfers from such devices.

Really? I didn't know that was possible. I think it means they have to do deep packet inspection, and discover UserAgent info the HTTP request; that will reveal the type of OS that's causing the traffic, with which you can discover tethering.

Have you tried to tether SABnzbd via your phone above 2GB? Reason I ask: SABnzbd / NNTP does not put in UserAgent info into any request ...

[doubledrat]

I have tried, yes.

Seems there's several ways they can detect it. Check this out http://android.stackexchange.com/questi ... fi-hotspot

[sander]

I have tried, yes.

Seems there's several ways they can detect it. Check this out http://android.stackexchange.com/questi ... fi-hotspot

And you actually ran in the 2GB cap and you were blocked?

Out of curiosity: who's your mobile provider? Three? (I found this: http://www.androidcentral.com/three-uk- ... -customers )

[doubledrat]

ok, I was simplifying rather than going into the gory details.

Yes I'm with Three. I've not run into the limit yet, because I'm on the unlimited tethering package that your article says was not being touched - however they contacted me and said that they are terminating my unlimited contract in January and that I will be put on another package that has limited tethering. As they've already been able to detect my WiBe and prevent me using it, I have no doubt they'll be able to detect my tethering and cap that at 2GB.

I know there are ways that are supposed to hide tethering, but I thought the safest way was to run sabnzbd natively and therefore avoid the issue altogether.