Use a phone where you can install an open OS that you control. It's ridiculous, if the phone is actively preventing you from setting up networking the way you n

Use a phone where you can install an open OS that you control. It's ridiculous, if the phone is actively preventing you from setting up networking the way you need it. You can also use some simple ssh forwarding from the phone (like SOCKS5) even if VPN is not available. ISP won't be able to differentiate that from other traffic.