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question about being rooted and using the built in tethering feature

does having the phone rooted prevent t mobile from blocking the built in tethering feature and allow us to use it without paying the 15$ a month fee and use it for free?
a friend of mines has a unrooted mytouch 4g and t mobile blocked off his built in tethering feature so he won't tether without paying the 15$ a month fee, so im just curious about this!

Use at your own risk. Worst I've heard happen is that tethering gets blocked until you add it to your plan. I've used it sparingly and had no issues or warnings.

speedbreaker said:
does having the phone rooted prevent t mobile from blocking the built in tethering feature and allow us to use it without paying the 15$ a month fee and use it for free?
a friend of mines has a unrooted mytouch 4g and t mobile blocked off his built in tethering feature so he won't tether without paying the 15$ a month fee, so im just curious about this!
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iamlilysdad said:
Use at your own risk. Worst I've heard happen is that tethering gets blocked until you add it to your plan. I've used it sparingly and had no issues or warnings.
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I use it a lot...for browsing/email/attachments...no streaming/torrents or home use. Never a problem in the past 1.5 years

From my experience, root doesn't really matter. I have used my G2x to tether since I got it and before I rooted it without a problem. They didn't seem to hard code any checks for a tethering plan into the OS on this phone.

I use the feature all the time, but of course I have unlimited data. All you have to worry about is going over 5gb of data, or they'll throttle you, but you know... theres a quick FIX for that as well. ;D

so tethering is allowed on our device?

To be safe I installed the same WiFi tether I had on my old rooted Evo found here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?q=label:NexusOne
It says NexusOne but it works for any Android device. It's an APK for rooted devices. Enjoy!

SoFaKiNgStOkeD said:
To be safe I installed the same WiFi tether I had on my old rooted Evo found here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?q=label:NexusOne
It says NexusOne but it works for any Android device. It's an APK for rooted devices. Enjoy!
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which one to download for the g2x?
i tried using barnacle wifi thether but nothing in my house seems to detect it. 2 laptops and a ps3 can't find it.

dn3g3l said:
which one to download for the g2x?
i tried using barnacle wifi thether but nothing in my house seems to detect it. 2 laptops and a ps3 can't find it.
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I grabbed the first one and it works perfectly.

Would anyone be able to direct me to the proper driver to beable to tether? All drivers say the running correctly until I click USB tether, then I need to update drivers, (modem) but I don't have them.
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hi, bro
EmceeGeek said:
I use the feature all the time, but of course I have unlimited data. All you have to worry about is going over 5gb of data, or they'll throttle you, but you know... theres a quick FIX for that as well. ;D
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is there Way to stop throttle? and what is the quick fick for that? please share thank.

EmceeGeek said:
I use the feature all the time, but of course I have unlimited data. All you have to worry about is going over 5gb of data, or they'll throttle you, but you know... theres a quick FIX for that as well. ;D
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Whats the fix.I always go over.last month I used 8.5 gb, the month before 7 gb
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Try searching a bit ....its in the sub forums of Android Dev.

Has it been proven to work though?
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speedbreaker said:
does having the phone rooted prevent t mobile from blocking the built in tethering feature and allow us to use it without paying the 15$ a month fee and use it for free?
a friend of mines has a unrooted mytouch 4g and t mobile blocked off his built in tethering feature so he won't tether without paying the 15$ a month fee, so im just curious about this!
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I've used my NexusOne numerous times on business trips instead of paying for wifi access at hotels and airports. Never had a problem.
Now that I've got my G2x, the first thing I did was connected it to my laptop to test tethering. It worked fine. I used the built in feature, not an app. No block, no msg explaining I have to add a service. My advice, just hook it up and do it, in home, no traveling and it'll prove itself.

tennandcoz1 said:
Whats the fix.I always go over.last month I used 8.5 gb, the month before 7 gb
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Here is the link to the thread about data throttling and the fix.
I've swapped out the build.prop file, but haven't gone over yet, so I can't confirm it works yet. From those that have, the popular consensus is, add the fix before going over, otherwise it won't work.

EmceeGeek said:
I use the feature all the time, but of course I have unlimited data. All you have to worry about is going over 5gb of data, or they'll throttle you, but you know... theres a quick FIX for that as well. ;D
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How do you fix the throttling? Thanks.

nguyenmd said:
How do you fix the throttling? Thanks.
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my bad. found the link. thanks.

[Q] data cap/throttling

so is there any way to get past throttling? i tether to my computer and run out of data in less then a day of a new billing cycle. (yes i run thru 5 gigs in less then a day! hahaha) so is there any way shape or form to get rid of this horrible throttling issue?!?!?!

Nope. Not anymore.
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Real quick brother don't know if this will work for ya but I got throttled a few days ago and but chance was running speed test to see how slow it really had gotten and I managed to lose my data connection when it restablished I had my 4g speeds again.... I lost it again the next morning but attempted to recreate the event by running speed test and. Then cutting my data connection from the top bar and it worked give it a shot if you want and get back to me
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Pornaholics Anonymous.
Lol. Jk.

Ivanstein said:
Pornaholics Anonymous.
Lol. Jk.
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I just cant stop, i feel like im walking on sunshineee.
haha for real though as of now i havent heard of a way to beat the throttle, its more provider side then phone side. I heard there is a plan that has the 5gb cap but never throttles, you have to ask for it specifically and its given to most long time customers (or people who threaten to cancel). Give it a search.

new update spys on you??

i did the update att sent me the other day and the first time i tethered after doing it was last night then this morning i get a msg from att to call them. so i did and they informed me they knew i was tethering but could not tell me how they new i was doing it. so now i am thinking about a new rom. i will reroot first and see if it replaced the tethering apk. if anyone has any information on this update please let me know. i was going to copy the msg they sent to me for the update but it conveniently del'd itself on reboot.

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i did the update att sent me the other day and the first time i tethered after doing it was last night then this morning i get a msg from att to call them. so i did and they informed me they knew i was tethering but could not tell me how they new i was doing it. so now i am thinking about a new rom. i will reroot first and see if it replaced the tethering apk. if anyone has any information on this update please let me know. i was going to copy the msg they sent to me for the update but it conveniently del'd itself on reboot.
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People have been getting nailed right and left, seemingly regardless of ROM. I don't think the update has anything to do with it, they're likely doing some packet inspection to determine what OS the packets are originating from.

when i called in regarding the nasty gram. she emphasized to update my phone. so im guess that is where it is coming from. id agree with you.

Yeah, looks like it was the update. It's weird that all of you got caught those,
I tethered a decent amount a few days ago(don't care if anyone knows, even you AT&T spies!) while my home internet was out, not a thing.
Guess we know not to use any new updates from AT&T until we find out how they detect us without tetheringmanager.apk..
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It's because you're using a stock ROM. I believe there's a service (though I can't for the life of me remember what it's called) that can detect if you're tethering or not. Custom ROMs remove the service so they can't tell.

Im on infused 2.2.3 and I tethered a little bit today and have not gotten anything yet, seems to working fine.

indigox3 said:
Im on infused 2.2.3 and I tethered a little bit today and have not gotten anything yet, seems to working fine.
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I think the majority of people who are getting nailed are using LARGE amounts of data i know one guy posted he has used 8 gig of data just on tethering
E3D

the most ive done is 11gb a month...

Optimus-Prime said:
the most ive done is 11gb a month...
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yea but the guy above that i mentioned is on track for using 32 + gigs .. in tethering

CheesyNutz said:
I think the majority of people who are getting nailed are using LARGE amounts of data i know one guy posted he has used 8 gig of data just on tethering
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Yeah, I used that much the other week... I've been running CM7 so I'm pretty sure that AT&T is doing some packet sniffing to see the useragent of the packets coming through. I don't think it has to do with the OS you're running.
I got a nastygram saying to stop by September 30th or they'll charge me. So far this month I've use 18gb so I'm sucking as much as I can before they cut me off!!

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the most ive done is 11gb a month...
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yea but the guy above that i mentioned is on track for using 32 + gigs .. in tethering
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Whammy!!! Double whammy!! Triple whammy!!! I thought I used net a lot cos I use close to 1.5 GB a month at peak times.. with my avg around 1 GB, and no tethering whatsoever. No wonder AT&T is tracking on tethering users.

diablo009 said:
Whammy!!! Double whammy!! Triple whammy!!! I thought I used net a lot cos I use close to 1.5 GB a month at peak times.. with my avg around 1 GB, and no tethering whatsoever. No wonder AT&T is tracking on tethering users.
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This month is the most data I've ever used, and that's 4.2GB right now.... I don't get how you suck up so much data.... maybe lots of videos..... you know..... lol.
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Bloat Freeze to block the tethering.apk It won't phone home then ;-)
Works for me and I just updated using the recent 14MB (I think) file the other day. and tethered for a few hours....so far so good anyway.

My wife who has a Streak just got her nasty gram yesterday, now she does tether ALOT, but her phone does not even show a disclaimer for the mobile hotspot like ours does. So, i dont think it has anything to do with the update.
I dont tether alot but I do tether and most months stay around 8-10gigs. (most of that is actually on my phone, I like Netflix)
She is pissed because out where we live we do not have any high speed internet options but we have AWESOME data speeds with ATT but none of the other carriers have anything close. we thought about getting one of those mifi hotspots but ATT only has a 5gig one and that is just a joke to to think 3 teens and 2 adults are going to make that work.
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Longcat14 said:
This month is the most data I've ever used, and that's 4.2GB right now.... I don't get how you suck up so much data.... maybe lots of videos..... you know..... lol.
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Online gaming is another way. While tethering. i used to Play WoW through my cell while tethering with my old Cappy.

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actually i would be paying the same price i am not for an UNLIMITED data plan to go down to a 4gb plan that allows me to tether. But when I got my Unlimited Plan there was nothing said about not being alowed to tether my phone. to my PC actually the rep in the store showed me how to do it with my old tilt.

Lucky bastards... I'm stuck on 2GB, so tethering really isn't a viable replacement option for me.
That being said, I find it absolutely bullsh*t that you have to pay for a certain way to use your data. Why should AT&T give a damn how you use your data? I pay for 2GB, I should be able to use it, however the hell I want.

Got a letter in the mail today dying they're going to add tethering and I haven't done it in 4 months. The hell??????
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EricNagel said:
Lucky bastards... I'm stuck on 2GB, so tethering really isn't a viable replacement option for me.
That being said, I find it absolutely bullsh*t that you have to pay for a certain way to use your data. Why should AT&T give a damn how you use your data? I pay for 2GB, I should be able to use it, however the hell I want.
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Nothing to do with amount of data.. I get the letter after tethering for 5 mind last week. Actually never got the connection to work.
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EricNagel said:
Lucky bastards... I'm stuck on 2GB, so tethering really isn't a viable replacement option for me.
That being said, I find it absolutely bullsh*t that you have to pay for a certain way to use your data. Why should AT&T give a damn how you use your data? I pay for 2GB, I should be able to use it, however the hell I want.
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You haven't gotten yourself unlimited? I had someone do it for me(don't know their XDA user), and I love it.
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[Q] got the "tethering function blocked" from T-mobile yesterday

I got the "tethering function blocked" text message from T-mobile yesterday. This is the first time I have seen this and I did STFA before randomly posting. Now true this is the first time I have done tethering on the upgraded Gingerbread OS (currently running the rooted GB Weapon 3.0 ROM) all previous times I tethered were on the Rooted Froyo OS. I also noticed that after receiving this text message when I tried to use the internet browser on the device tethered to the phone I was directed to a T-mobile page stating that tethering was blocked and if I wanted it, it was an additional $15USD monthly cost.
Yes it appears that all the provider's (US= ATT, Tmbl, VW, Sprint) are now actively clamping down on devices tethering without a tethering plan included (probably hitting the large Metro-areas first -- I was in Houston when it happened = #4 largest), how exactly they know it is happening, I don't know.
I have seen where others have made comments about this but they were at or above the 2GB monthly limit. When I got this message from T-mobile I had used 400 megs of my 2GB allotment for the month, so I was nowhere near the cap.
Anybody know exactly how T-mobile is blocking this feature on rooted phones?? is it done on the T-mobile servers, does it send some data packet that alters files in the Android OS or does it alter the SIM chip files???
Has something changed in the Android OS (some sort of tattle-tale) or does T-Mobile have some new capability that can "sniff out" whether or not you are using the tethering option on your phone without enrolling in there "enable tethering capability" feature for a mere $15USD monthly of extortion? Say what you will, but I do not see where I should have to pay extra to tether a device to my data plan if I am below my allotted data usage per month, and no I have never exceeded the 2GB limit during my contract.
I saw a post about EasyTether, which says that it has a way to mask its operation (utilizing the same ports as the cell phone does for data ?????) so that the carrier cannot tell that the tethering option is being utilized. But it appears that it only works for USB, not for WiFi. For me tethering is about 50/50 -- for PC's I use the USB, for my tablets I use WiFi. So is there an app, driver, etc that works for both, or a way I can apply an update, edit a file, etc. to get the USB and WiFi tethering option to function properly without T-Mobile trying to extort me for more money every month??
I have seen the links that say to change (or use add-ins that will change) the web browser user strings, and did not find a consensus that this truly works.
I found links that mention freezing the Tethering Manager App (do search for -- How to Get Free Wifi Tether on Rooted T-Mobile Galaxy S2 on youtube and you can see the clip), which I would try if I could find the App. I have refreshed the Apps list in Titanium Backup and searched for a reference to this App (is it possibly named something different for the G2x running a Froyo or Gingerbread based ROM?) and no luck, I did not find it in either ROM so at this point I am not sure what to do.
any help on this subject is appreciated

I'm not quite sure why T-Mobile would be doing that, especially when you didn't go over your limit.
My suggestion would be to just use a 3rd party wifi tethering app.
I personally use the Wifi tethering app from opengarden. Since your phone is rooted you can use it. It also doesn't use any of your 2gb, so you shouldn't have a problem with tethering anymore.
Hope I helped!
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Tmo has told me in the past they'll eventually catch up to you
and start charging for it.

I don't think they can possibly track it from a 3rd party application that requires root.
In fact I'm sure they can't, they can only track how much data you are using. They may be able to track the tether built into the phone, but especially not a 3rd party application that requires root.
I have been using Open garden's wifi tether, and never had problems from T-Mobile.
Give the open garden wifi tether a try, if your g2x is rooted. I'm pretty sure that they cannot track it, and it also doesn't use any of your allowed 2gb since its a root required app.
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Simply not true. There are many different ways to monitor for tethering based on the packets. TTL and user agent would be the easiest to implement.
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I don't think they can possibly track it from a 3rd party application that requires root.
In fact I'm sure they can't, they can only track how much data you are using. They may be able to track the tether built into the phone, but especially not a 3rd party application that requires root.
I have been using Open garden's wifi tether, and never had problems from T-Mobile.
Give the open garden wifi tether a try, if your g2x is rooted. I'm pretty sure that they cannot track it, and it also doesn't use any of your allowed 2gb since its a root required app.
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iCraft said:
It also doesn't use any of your 2gb, so you shouldn't have a problem with tethering anymore.
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Not true. Data usage, weather it's tethering or mobile usage still counts against your monthly cap.
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Yeah, if you have the tethering option marked in your phone, they will catch up to you. I use easy tether with the tethering option unmarked.

Hence the fact I almost forgot I have unlimited data...my bad folks.
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Hence the fact I almost forgot I have unlimited data...my bad folks.
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We all have "unlimited" data. You just get throttled over 2 or 5 GB.
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I got 10GB. 5 is not enough for me. I hate getting throttled.
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dw9906 said:
I got 10GB. 5 is not enough for me. I hate getting throttled.
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How much extra is 10 GB?
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iCraft said:
I don't think they can possibly track it from a 3rd party application that requires root.
In fact I'm sure they can't, they can only track how much data you are using. They may be able to track the tether built into the phone, but especially not a 3rd party application that requires root.
I have been using Open garden's wifi tether, and never had problems from T-Mobile.
Give the open garden wifi tether a try, if your g2x is rooted. I'm pretty sure that they cannot track it, and it also doesn't use any of your allowed 2gb since its a root required app.
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Thanks for the information on the open garden app. I was hoping for a single app that would work for both USB and WiFi tethering but it is not looking good, so in the mean time I guess I will just have to use separate apps for use on PCs and Tablets.
as for the data usage, I don't see how an app could bypass ticking the data packet counter as files are downloaded, I am sure it counts any data packets being pulled down or pushed up from the cell connection. If not - I am sure any wireless provider would be scrambling to close that loop hole as quickly as possible.

The only way they can track it is by putting it into the o.s. build. I have NEVER seen that messgae and i live in atlanta. I tether my phone EVERYDAY to my laptop when i have to download certain files for work. I have been tethering for about a year and a half now.

use different browser. This happenned to me one day while using firefox, i switch to google chrome, i'm back on business. Dont know why thou.

I just tried barnacle wifi and it worked for me with no problems. Is it only the wired tether (pdaNet) having this issue?

Maby it's a CARRIER IQ telling on you!!! LOL
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Been using barnacle wifi tether works good no issues

I have the sgs2 and it was blocked from the start. I would guess that with this newest horse**** update they rolled out for the g2x they included the files to block tethering. But all you need to do is root the phone install titanium backup pro and look for a file called tethering manager and freeze it then you can go back to tethering for free. But make sure you freeze it DO NOT DELETE IT!!! I heard a few people say when they deleted it it f***ed up the phone
I don't know if that is definitely the solution but give it a try and report back please.
Charlie
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mojorisin7178 said:
I have the sgs2 and it was blocked from the start. I would guess that with this newest horse**** update they rolled out for the g2x they included the files to block tethering. But all you need to do is root the phone install titanium backup pro and look for a file called tethering manager and freeze it then you can go back to tethering for free. But make sure you freeze it DO NOT DELETE IT!!! I heard a few people say when they deleted it it f***ed up the phone
I don't know if that is definitely the solution but give it a try and report back please.
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The G2x was rooted 2 weeks after I got it when it had Froyo. It is currently on Weapon3.0 and it is rooted now as well. I hunted around for the "tethering manager.apk" file(s), and I was unable to locate any reference to it. I do have root access enabled and I have also enabled the "view hidden files" in the file manager and I still did not find any tethering manager file(s)

Please look at my post regarding T-mobile tethering
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26649587#post26649587

Verizon Tethering unstable

Im currently using the wifi tether app to teather on my rooted s3 and for some reason i randomly disconnect from internet on my computer every so often. Im not sure whats going on or whats causing it but its a real issue when i'm running a game and randomly dc 3 times in 30 minutes =/
does anyone have any ideals on how to fix this? or is anyone else having the same problem?

- Make sure your phone has good or better reception and leave it in the same spot.
- Check the power settings on your computer, make sure the wireless card doesnt go to sleep.
- Make sure you run your app when plugged in to AC power.
Other suggestions:
- Use USB tether instead - like it or not its more reliable.
- Try a different app.
Hope some of this helps..

Yeah this problem is all phone/app side. I had a stable connection with my old phone. Ill try to find a better app
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YES. Both FoxFi and Wifi Tether work poorly on my Verizon GS3. Speedtests are slower while tethering on my GS3 than when using Wifi Tether on my old Thunderbolt in the same room/same time/same server. Sometimes the SSID won't be detected by my computers and sometimes both apps will simply stop connecting to the internet after initially starting up fine.
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Tweek900 said:
Yeah this problem is all phone/app side. I had a stable connection with my old phone. Ill try to find a better app
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Have you had better luck with FoxFi than with Wifi Tether? I've had unreliable results with both on the GS3.

Buddy Revell said:
YES. Both FoxFi and Wifi Tether work poorly on my Verizon GS3. Speedtests are slower while tethering on my GS3 than when using Wifi Tether on my old Thunderbolt in the same room/same time/same server. Sometimes the SSID won't be detected by my computers and sometimes both apps will simply stop connecting to the internet after initially starting up fine.
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Have you had better luck with FoxFi than with Wifi Tether? I've had unreliable results with both on the GS3.
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i need something thats going to work. my pings jumps way high all the time and i get dced quite a bit. any idea's on what i should do to help fix this? My old x2 never had this problem

FoxFi works well for me and doesnt disconnect w/ verizon.

dz2k said:
FoxFi works well for me and doesnt disconnect w/ verizon.
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Are you rooted?

i am rooted but dont think this particular app requires that.

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i am rooted but dont think this particular app requires that.
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It doesn't require root
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Yeah, I know, but I was wondering if being rooted messed with the tethering capabilities of my GS3. I'm rooted and all tethering apps have been working poorly.

I use FoxFi on a rooted VZ S3 running Beans RC2 ROM. Not issues with wifi dropping or speeds. Are you performing the test on the same computer as with your old phone?

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I use FoxFi on a rooted VZ S3 running Beans RC2 ROM. Not issues with wifi dropping or speeds. Are you performing the test on the same computer as with your old phone?
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Yeah same everything besides phone. Same 3g same spot in room, tbh today i switched back to my old phone just to stop the lag =/ im running the stripped stock rooted rom and wifitether. But like other people here are saying seems like a ton of issues. On this phone i had to mod my radio card could that be the issue with the s3?

This all sounds like another variation of this thread on XDA VZW s3 General
I don't have 4g so I can't see if my phone has an issue there *but* I do have issues on 3g.
If you have poor battery life and your calls sound like you're on the verge of losing the call even though you're in a known area you haven't had issue before, you could be experiencing the same issues others are experiencing. Verizon, as a result, has labeled by device DOA, even though I am tethering on it at this moment to type this.

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This all sounds like another variation of this thread on XDA VZW s3 General
I don't have 4g so I can't see if my phone has an issue there *but* I do have issues on 3g.
If you have poor battery life and your calls sound like you're on the verge of losing the call even though you're in a known area you haven't had issue before, you could be experiencing the same issues others are experiencing. Verizon, as a result, has labeled by device DOA, even though I am tethering on it at this moment to type this.
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Im only using 3g but i feel the issue is just with tethering not phone use. Idk if its the app or the radio card or whats going on but a fix or an idea would be amazing

Does anyone have any more information on this?

Check the temperature of the phone. I recall people in the Sprint epic forum having issues once the device got hot. Tethering will do that.
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tpike said:
Check the temperature of the phone. I recall people in the Sprint epic forum having issues once the device got hot. Tethering will do that.
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Oddly enough i don't have any issues with tempature. Although just the other day for just a couple hours I noticed some slow speeds while tethered with my x2 that I'm using again until I can fix the s3 tethering. Makes me wonder if verizon is throttling me and if so how I can check or what I can do

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Oddly enough i don't have any issues with tempature. Although just the other day for just a couple hours I noticed some slow speeds while tethered with my x2 that I'm using again until I can fix the s3 tethering. Makes me wonder if verizon is throttling me and if so how I can check or what I can do
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Call and ask. I think they call it "Network optimization" or some such ****.

Tweek900 said:
Im currently using the wifi tether app to teather on my rooted s3 and for some reason i randomly disconnect from internet on my computer every so often. Im not sure whats going on or whats causing it but its a real issue when i'm running a game and randomly dc 3 times in 30 minutes =/
does anyone have any ideals on how to fix this? or is anyone else having the same problem?
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my phone itself gets 20 down and 15 up on 4g
speed is crap, my phone is rooted, with foxfi and wifitether, im getting about 3.5 down and .7 up tethering to nexus 7.
my wife also with a gs3 unrooted using verizon hotspot gets .7 down and .5 up
both phones and the nexus 7 were about 12 inches from one another when i did the test

Whoa.. lame. Are you connecting via Bluetooth by chance?
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