| CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 28/20 (2013.01)] | 43 Claims |

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1. A network carrier system, comprising:
a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and
one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the network carrier system to:
identify, by the network carrier system, a first sharing action for a first device to receive a video stream at the first device;
determine, by the network carrier system, that the first sharing action satisfies one or more exclusion criteria by being associated with a predefined service;
based on the determination, perform, by the network carrier system, the first sharing action so that the video stream is received with a first quality and so as to be excluded from a data plan usage calculated by the network carrier system for the first device;
if a determination that one or more data limit-related criteria is met, reduce a speed with which the video stream is received at the first device;
if a determination that the one or more data limit-related criteria is not met, not reduce the speed with which the video stream is received at the first device; and
based on a detected user input, perform, by the network carrier system, the first sharing action so that the video stream is received with a second quality that is higher than the first quality.
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