Is there any way to bypass ISP-based redirection of webpages after credit finished?
Is there any way to bypass this restriction?
No you can’t. Regardless of whether you change DNS, use TOR or another virtual private network (VPN), the first “hop” in your Internet connection will always be a connection controlled by your Internet service provider (ISP). And if they are cutting you off, they are cutting you off.
Your account with the ISP has a device connected to it. That device has a MAC address connected to it. That MAC address has an IP address connected to it. You cannot get a new MAC or IP address without your ISP knowing it is connected to your account.
Additionally, let’s say your service is not tied to an ISP specific device and you have hard-wired connection such as cable or DSL: Then the ISP is in full control of the hard-wired connection and know who is connected to it at all times and can throttle it at will no matter what you attempt do on the client side.
So if they are throttling your connection based on your account usage, there nothing you can do other than wait for the throttle to lift or pay the ISP for more available bandwidth by either upgrading your account limit or “recharging” your account.
Just to be clear, your ISP's internet plan only allots you so much monthly traffic, then cuts you off...
There are some easy, direct ways to bypass your ISP cutting you off from the internet:
Buy more internet "usage credit"/traffic from your ISP (a bigger/better plan)
Get a different ISP (hopefully cheaper with a bigger/better plan)
- If you live within range of a free WiFi hotspot (a McDonalds, Starbucks,...) you might be able to use that as a temporary (or permnent?) ISP.
If I were an ISP, I would simply block all protocols that cannot be redirected (in a meaningful way) to the “Credit expired” page. Which means: Everything but DNS (used to redirect, no longer serving real IPs) and HTTP (restricted to captive portal). Accomplishing all this is trivial, too.
As such: No, you probably cannot bypass these restrictions.