** This method isn't obvious to telecoms, but can drastically lower speed on low-end CPUs (CPU matters heavily for both the tethering device, and the tethered to devices), and will add additional bufferbloat.
** This method isn't obvious to telecoms, but can drastically lower speed on low-end CPUs (CPU matters heavily for both the tethering device, and the tethered to devices), and will add additional link:https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat[bufferbloat].
* Get an unlocked Google Pixel phone (off Swappa if possible) which supports all radio bands of your telecom; link:https://www.kimovil.com/en/[check that at Kimovil]. The recommendation as of 7 June 2022 is a link:https://swappa.com/buy/used/google-pixel-4a-5g/unlocked[Pixel 4a (5G)].
** Check the desired phone's band support at link:https://www.kimovil.com/en/[Kimovil] to ensure support for your telecom before buying it. Also look at the "Aliases" of your desired phone on Kimovil for each region to avoid buying a Global phone that doesn't support the bands your theoretical United States telecom requires.
* Get an unlocked Google Pixel phone (off Swappa if possible) that has at least 2 years left of guaranteed software updates; link:https://endoflife.date/pixel[check that here].
** If you plan to sell your current phone or tablet from the United States, use Swappa or Gab/Facebook Marketplace; avoid Ebay and Mercari, they have high fees and the probability of getting scammed is much higher.
** Make sure to check the desired phone's band support at link:https://www.kimovil.com/en/[Kimovil] to ensure support for your telecom before buying it, and be sure to look at the "Aliases" of your desired phone on Kimovil for each region to avoid the trap of buying a Global phone that doesn't support the LTE bands you need for your United States telecom as an example.
== Introduction
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** If there's no output, the commands succeeded (kernel has "xt_HL.ko" support).
=== List of kernels with "xt_HL.ko" support, and use the BBR or BBRv2 TCP congestion control algorithm to help link:https://web.archive.org/web/20220313173158/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I1NcVVbuC7aq4nGalYxMNz9pgS9OLKcFHssIBlj9xXI[maintain speeds over bad network conditions]:
| Kernels with "xt_HL.ko" support, and use the BBR or BBRv2 TCP congestion control algorithm to help link:https://web.archive.org/web/20220313173158/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I1NcVVbuC7aq4nGalYxMNz9pgS9OLKcFHssIBlj9xXI[maintain speeds over bad network conditions]:
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