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Which wireless tethering app do you use?

Hey guys,
Now that Verizon's Mobile Hotspot promotion is done, what are you using to tether with your rooted Droid Charge? I am trying to use Barnacle but it keeps giving me errors.
Thanks!

Simple, Pay for the native app.
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I currently don't tether, I was planning on using this; https://market.android.com/details?id=android.tether&feature=search_result
but whenever I search for it on my Charge I can't seem to find it on the market place, and clicking the direct link just gives me an error. Hope someone has found a good wireless tether, going away for the weekend and could really use one!

lakas187 said:
Simple, Pay for the native app.
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Lame answer. Use Wireless Tether 3.1. Make sure to use the Samsung Galaxy S device profile under settings.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

dsmero said:
Lame answer. Use Wireless Tether 3.1. Make sure to use the Samsung Galaxy S device profile under settings.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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Thank you!!

I recently discovered opengarden wifi tether. Search market for opengarden and its the first app you see. Works great on my nook, laptop and wii. Broadcasts in AP mode.

sinhumane said:
I recently discovered opengarden wifi tether. Search market for opengarden and its the first app you see. Works great on my nook, laptop and wii. Broadcasts in AP mode.
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+1for OpenGarden. I have been using it on my Thunderbolt for a weeks now and haven't seen any issues.

I loaded Barnacle and rooted my phone last night, so far so good. But I am going to also try Open Garden to see it it meets my need (see my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158476 )

so just to clarify guys, if use this tethering program, it can help me save a few bucks comparedd to paing for verizon's optional tethering service? ;-)

I've tried both the tethering programs in this thread and neither are detected on my PSP/NDS, the app also doesn't ask or tell me the SSID or passphrase, anyone know a REAL wireless tethering app where you can make it act pretty much like a router..?

blarrick said:
I've tried both the tethering programs in this thread and neither are detected on my PSP/NDS, the app also doesn't ask or tell me the SSID or passphrase, anyone know a REAL wireless tethering app where you can make it act pretty much like a router..?
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like it was linked earlier..here it is
http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta1.apk&can=2&q=
set it to fascinate in settings though

I've used barnacle for almosta year on my D1 and it worked great. I even changed the ssid to virus hahaha lol never had anyone they to connect either lol. I am going to try to root this charge this weekend when I get home as I'm a trucker. So mad they stopped the free hotspot.

I use wireless tether for root 3.1 beta 1. For device profile I use Samsung fascinate for infrastructure mode.
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titanfan1017 said:
I've used barnacle for almosta year on my D1 and it worked great. I even changed the ssid to virus hahaha lol never had anyone they to connect either lol. I am going to try to root this charge this weekend when I get home as I'm a trucker. So mad they stopped the free hotspot.
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Ha ha, that is hilarious! I also use VIRUS for my SSID, keeps the hackers out lol.

where is Barnacle found?

blarrick said:
I've tried both the tethering programs in this thread and neither are detected on my PSP/NDS, the app also doesn't ask or tell me the SSID or passphrase, anyone know a REAL wireless tethering app where you can make it act pretty much like a router..?
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I have never found one, PSP/NDS probably have the same issue with connecting to Ad Hoc networks. I had to root tablet and edit a file to make it work with A500.
Open Garden seems to have a better pass through for speed, used Wireless Tether for quite some time with no issues.
I pay enough to Vz since I never go over 5G a month even with tethering I don't feel bad at all.

titanfan1017 said:
I've used barnacle for almosta year on my D1 and it worked great. I even changed the ssid to virus hahaha lol never had anyone they to connect either lol. I am going to try to root this charge this weekend when I get home as I'm a trucker. So mad they stopped the free hotspot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14700717 <- simple method once you have the files D/L takes less than 3 minutes.

T0yman said:
I have never found one, PSP/NDS probably have the same issue with connecting to Ad Hoc networks. I had to root tablet and edit a file to make it work with A500.
Open Garden seems to have a better pass through for speed, used Wireless Tether for quite some time with no issues.
I pay enough to Vz since I never go over 5G a month even with tethering I don't feel bad at all.
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PLEASE, help me get my charge and A500 talking together! I'm rooted on the tablet, but not yet on the phone.

I used wireless tether on my fascinate with no problems. Now im using wireless tether 3.1 setting it to fascinate and it keeps kicking me offline after a few minutes any idea why
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The best and most stable. http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_2_0_8-pre1.apk

Tether my TF700 to my Droid Incredible?

This is my first post so I hope I'm in the right category. I've read thru several posts on this subject and I thought I had it right but it dosn't work. I have FoxFi bt installed on the phone (incredible) and PDAnet tablet installed on the 700. Everything is paired but the 700 dosn't contect to the phone. I refuse to pay an additional charge to Verizon for a WiFi hot spot for the same data. Anyone solve this tehering issue?

get the app called widgetsoid. when you configure it, add Portable Wifi Hotspot. Turn it on, and it will ask you to add your password and you can change the name of the hotspot. now, check the wifi on your infinity and select the new hotspot. it will connect.
I use this on my galaxy nexus and used it on my old droid x. i am on verizon as well, and this works fine
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timrock said:
get the app called widgetsoid. when you configure it, add Portable Wifi Hotspot. Turn it on, and it will ask you to add your password and you can change the name of the hotspot. now, check the wifi on your infinity and select the new hotspot. it will connect.
I use this on my galaxy nexus and used it on my old droid x. i am on verizon as well, and this works fine
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timrock
Thank you for your response. I tryed this but widgetsoid does not ask me to input a password. It turns on the hot spot but I can't log in because I don't know the password!. There is no "tools" sign next to the hot spot configure check box like there is for all the other switches.

ecarbone51 said:
This is my first post so I hope I'm in the right category. I've read thru several posts on this subject and I thought I had it right but it dosn't work. I have FoxFi bt installed on the phone (incredible) and PDAnet tablet installed on the 700. Everything is paired but the 700 dosn't contect to the phone. I refuse to pay an additional charge to Verizon for a WiFi hot spot for the same data. Anyone solve this tehering issue?
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Dude, just root your phone and use wifi tether app from the market.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch.

I agree with triple S, just root your phone if you don't plan on returning it. My rooted droid 3 on verizon rules when i need connection on my tablet on the go.
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ecarbone51 said:
timrock
Thank you for your response. I tryed this but widgetsoid does not ask me to input a password. It turns on the hot spot but I can't log in because I don't know the password!. There is no "tools" sign next to the hot spot configure check box like there is for all the other switches.
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sorry, go to Settings (not the app, the device), More (right under Data Usage), Tethering & portable Hotspot, check the box and configure. now, when you add the widget, you just click to turn off and on. Widgetsoid is not needed, but it makes activating the hotspot much easier.
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GCq1w2e3 said:
I agree with triple S, just root your phone if you don't plan on returning it. My rooted droid 3 on verizon rules when i need connection on my tablet on the go.
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SuperSwagSauce said:
Dude, just root your phone and use wifi tether app from the market.
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Guys,
Thanks for the info.
I have been trying to avoid rooting. If I do it just gives me admin privlages right? Then what do I do? I am a noob.

Have you tried connecting them via Bluetooth and sharing the connection. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. There is a thread on it here somewhere.
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Here you go, let us know if it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823533

timrock said:
sorry, go to Settings (not the app, the device), More (right under Data Usage), Tethering & portable Hotspot, check the box and configure. now, when you add the widget, you just click to turn off and on. Widgetsoid is not needed, but it makes activating the hotspot much easier.
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Chief Geek said:
Have you tried connecting them via Bluetooth and sharing the connection. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. There is a thread on it here somewhere.
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Here you go, let us know if it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823533
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timrock
Yea, I got Widgetsoid installed and operating. It didn't fool Verizon. Got a message from them as soon as I connected. "WiFi hot spot cost more p/month..sign-up?". So that fix is out.
Chief Geek,
Yes, I did follow that link along with another one (58 pages of reading) that talked about the FoxFi/PDAnet tablet set up. It configures/pairs ok but will not connect. It has to be something unique to the Incredible because a bunch of other phones work fine.
Thanks a whole bunch for all your help guys! Hopefully this thread will stay alive and someone has found a way to do it. I'm not going to give Verizon more money for the same data.

ecarbone51 said:
timrock
Yea, I got Widgetsoid installed and operating. It didn't fool Verizon. Got a message from them as soon as I connected. "WiFi hot spot cost more p/month..sign-up?". So that fix is out.
Chief Geek,
Yes, I did follow that link along with another one (58 pages of reading) that talked about the FoxFi/PDAnet tablet set up. It configures/pairs ok but will not connect. It has to be something unique to the Incredible because a bunch of other phones work fine.
Thanks a whole bunch for all your help guys! Hopefully this thread will stay alive and someone has found a way to do it. I'm not going to give Verizon more money for the same data.
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i guess it works for me because i have unlimited data. sorry.
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PdaNet Tablet, PDANet+, FoxFi Tethering
Hey There-
I just sucessfully tethered my TF700T with my Droid Incredible 2 over bluetooth. Interesting thing here is neither of my devices are rooted and I'm on Verizon. Here's how I did it:
Install PdaNet Tablet on the TF700. Note the "Tablet". This is not the same program as PdaNet or PdaNet+
Install PdaNet+ on the HTC phone. Note the "plus". This is not the same program as PdaNet or PdaNet Tablet.
Install FoxFi on both devices (not sure if this is necessary or not; might be as I already had this installed before I suceeded. But I believe the "plus" in PdaNet+ means that it is bundled with FoxFi already)​
Background: Now the HTC phone blocks wifi hotspot unless you pay Verizon for tethering (3G Hotspot) so you cannot tether via wifi. But you can using BT.
The Asus pad supposidly needs to be rooted and a file installed it is missing for BT DUN but...I did not find that to be the case. Working fine without root.
How to set it up: First download and install all softwares to the correct devices. On the phone side lauch FoxFi and set it up to use BT. Next launch PdaNet+ and check the box "Activate BT Dun". One the pad side launch PdaNet Tablet. Assuming your pad and phone are already paired via BT, simply press the "Connect" button and a VPN will be established between your phone and pad. Done. Assuming your pad and phone are not already paired, use the "Configure" button to select "Android BT" and follow the onscreen instructions which tell you to do the FoxFi thing on the phone side, enable BT mode, and then scan for the device. Make sure the device is "discoverable" which you set up in your device settings under Networking somewhere.​
Viola-The pad notification bar shows "PdaNet VPN link active" and "No internet connection" but the browser is active and you can connect to the internet, play store, and share the phone data with the tablet. Given my 3G connection is only 384Kbps banwidth, you won't even notice a difference between BT and wifi for tethering as they both exceed the bandwidth of 3G by a large margin (3 Mbps, 64Mbps). On 4G you might notice that BT is slower than wifi. But for free, on Verizon, with bone stock devices how can I complain. Take that Verizon. I will share my data with my devices for free as it should be. Hope they don't block this out at some point but if after testing this out for a week all is good I will drop my 3G hotspot with Verizon and go BT. I think that FCC case actually prevents them from blocking this out. How HTC does it for wifi is another story. Also I made damn sure that no 3G hotspot was active during this setup and evaluation. If after dropping my 3G hotspot and share everything data plan this fails to still work I will report back but I'm confident it still will.

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elfaure said:
Hey There-
I just sucessfully tethered my TF700T with my Droid Incredible 2 over bluetooth. Interesting thing here is neither of my devices are rooted and I'm on Verizon. Here's how I did it:
Install PdaNet Tablet on the TF700. Note the "Tablet". This is not the same program as PdaNet or PdaNet+
Install PdaNet+ on the HTC phone. Note the "plus". This is not the same program as PdaNet or PdaNet Tablet.
Install FoxFi on both devices (not sure if this is necessary or not; might be as I already had this installed before I suceeded. But I believe the "plus" in PdaNet+ means that it is bundled with FoxFi already)​
Background: Now the HTC phone blocks wifi hotspot unless you pay Verizon for tethering (3G Hotspot) so you cannot tether via wifi. But you can using BT.
The Asus pad supposidly needs to be rooted and a file installed it is missing for BT DUN but...I did not find that to be the case. Working fine without root.
How to set it up: First download and install all softwares to the correct devices. On the phone side lauch FoxFi and set it up to use BT. Next launch PdaNet+ and check the box "Activate BT Dun". One the pad side launch PdaNet Tablet. Assuming your pad and phone are already paired via BT, simply press the "Connect" button and a VPN will be established between your phone and pad. Done. Assuming your pad and phone are not already paired, use the "Configure" button to select "Android BT" and follow the onscreen instructions which tell you to do the FoxFi thing on the phone side, enable BT mode, and then scan for the device. Make sure the device is "discoverable" which you set up in your device settings under Networking somewhere.​
Viola-The pad notification bar shows "PdaNet VPN link active" and "No internet connection" but the browser is active and you can connect to the internet, play store, and share the phone data with the tablet. Given my 3G connection is only 384Kbps banwidth, you won't even notice a difference between BT and wifi for tethering as they both exceed the bandwidth of 3G by a large margin (3 Mbps, 64Mbps). On 4G you might notice that BT is slower than wifi. But for free, on Verizon, with bone stock devices how can I complain. Take that Verizon. I will share my data with my devices for free as it should be. Hope they don't block this out at some point but if after testing this out for a week all is good I will drop my 3G hotspot with Verizon and go BT. I think that FCC case actually prevents them from blocking this out. How HTC does it for wifi is another story. Also I made damn sure that no 3G hotspot was active during this setup and evaluation. If after dropping my 3G hotspot and share everything data plan this fails to still work I will report back but I'm confident it still will.
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My incredible connects but only to a limited number of sites..Try this and click on your weather widget.Then try to refresh it. I get "no network avalible" Thoughts?

ecarbone51 said:
My incredible connects but only to a limited number of sites..Try this and click on your weather widget.Then try to refresh it. I get "no network avalible" Thoughts?
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It's probably because you are tethering by Bluetooth. Not all applications take the resultant connection into account as being an internet connection. If you 'd kindly try WiFi tethering (consumes significantly more battery!), that should work.

MartyHulskemper said:
It's probably because you are tethering by Bluetooth. Not all applications take the resultant connection into account as being an internet connection. If you 'd kindly try WiFi tethering (consumes significantly more battery!), that should work.
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Thanks for your response.
If I try FoxFi WiFi, the HTC phone says"WiFi mode can not be activated on HTC phones due to an HTC hotspot lock. Please use Bluetooth Mode instead." If I use the Verizion WiFi it wants to charge me for the connection..I have the full unlocked version of PDA+(includes FoxFi).... Still looking for a go-around.

ecarbone51 said:
Thanks for your response.
If I try FoxFi WiFi, the HTC phone says"WiFi mode can not be activated on HTC phones due to an HTC hotspot lock. Please use Bluetooth Mode instead." If I use the Verizion WiFi it wants to charge me for the connection..I have the full unlocked version of PDA+(includes FoxFi).... Still looking for a go-around.
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Ah, good ol' Verizon coming in. Wasn't there a court ruling a little while stating that they no were longer allowed to charge for tethering? I can imagine it would take a while to permeate through to their customers, but they should've complied by now. Oh well...
I spotted a program that (presumably) could perform a USB tether -- I'll try and find it for you. I'll reead up a bit on the hotspot lock -- as far as I recall, some programs could circumvent it.

There are no work-around unless you root your device. I'm currently on Verizon with a DROID RAZR Maxx rooted and I use Wireless Tether for root users. Works perfectly for Wifi and I have never been charged.
I'm still trying to find a work-around for the Bluetooth connection for my tablets end, unless of course I'm over thinking it and the Nexus 7 should be able to use the Bluetooth tether with ease. Does anyone on this post happen to know an answer to that? I know PDAnet+ requires a secondary app installed on the N7, and it works, but I don't know if it works well enough for me to want to pay. The other application I've tried is Bluetooth Auto Connect and it's phone version, but that does t seem to work well either.
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MartyHulskemper said:
It's probably because you are tethering by Bluetooth. Not all applications take the resultant connection into account as being an internet connection. If you 'd kindly try WiFi tethering (consumes significantly more battery!), that should work.
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Is one of the apps not working with Bluetooth tether Google maps? Not working for me, at least...
Do you know a workaround?
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Hi there-
Back to edit this post because things have changed. Yes I was able to successfully tether but NOT fully functional I found out. Specifically I couldn't install apps from the market tethered like this! I was able to connect to most sites and browse functionally but wasn't able to download from some sites as well. They've got their hooks in somewhere despite the tether. I have now reactivated my 3g hotspot and am tethering that way for an extra $10/mo as I need the ability to use the market for new apps and updates not to mention downloading things off the internet. I believe the only way to do this for free is to root my DINC2 and install a tun.ko module. Sorry if I got anyones hopes up with this post but it was a failure in the end result without root on phone (despite root on tablet).
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That is part of the big problem I found out. A lot of apps look to the system flag for "internet available" or not despite it actually being connected. But since your notification panel says you are not connected to the internet some apps use this indication rather than trying the connection directly.
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I tried all of those PDANet and FoxFi solutions to no avail. When I got a tether working it was very slow. I rooted my Evo 4G and use it to to tether my TF700 all day in the office. I've even used it on the train commute home. Sometimes the leap is the best option. //cheers

Hi I've been trying all day to tether with my rooted lte evo. What program are you using?
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[Q] Is there any free wifi tether app that will work on stock, rooted Jellybean?

I've tried pretty much everyone I could find in the store, none have worked so far.

Since FoxFi started charging, I've been using "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot free"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImtyLmNvcmUudGVjaG5vbG9neS53aWZpLmhvdHNwb3QiXQ..
I just updated my phone to Jelly Bean (OTA) the other day and that app is still working fine.

Waleslie said:
Since FoxFi started charging, I've been using "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot free"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImtyLmNvcmUudGVjaG5vbG9neS53aWZpLmhvdHNwb3QiXQ..
I just updated my phone to Jelly Bean (OTA) the other day and that app is still working fine.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like that app uses the built-in hotspot functionality.

I'm looking for answers to this question also.

What exactly is not working? If its a WPA_supplicant issue try barnacle and in the options skip yhw WPA_supplicant. If that isn't the issue can.try Wireless tether for root users.
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xda_rulz said:
I've tried pretty much everyone I could find in the store, none have worked so far.
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If your rooted, Kinda Crap Mods will unlock tethering for you. And yes, it uses the built-in tethering app, so no need to download anything new.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818800

Tether
Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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xda_rulz said:
I've tried pretty much everyone I could find in the store, none have worked so far.
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Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.

pepperdax said:
Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Are you sure Verizon won't know? There's been comments left on the apps that "unlock" the built-in app saying that since they did that, Verizon has tagged on the extra $20 a month tethering charge....

This has been discussed on a prior thread on this forum. And no unless you tell them Verizon won't know that you're tethering.

suprdave2 said:
Are you sure Verizon won't know? There's been comments left on the apps that "unlock" the built-in app saying that since they did that, Verizon has tagged on the extra $20 a month tethering charge....
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This has been beaten to death. No, you won't get charged and you never agreed to the charge in the first place.
Is it technically possible for Verizon to tell that you are tethering? Probably. But they can probably tell you are tethering with FoxFi, etc. as well. If you start using a terabyte of data every month, then they might start giving you problems. Otherwise, nothing to worry about.
I've been using the stock tethering app as long as I've owned the phone.

pdykstra said:
This has been beaten to death. No, you won't get charged and you never agreed to the charge in the first place.
Is it technically possible for Verizon to tell that you are tethering? Probably. But they can probably tell you are tethering with FoxFi, etc. as well. If you start using a terabyte of data every month, then they might start giving you problems. Otherwise, nothing to worry about.
I've been using the stock tethering app as long as I've owned the phone.
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New to tethering... By stock tethering app, so you mean verizon's mobile hot spot app?
I'm running stock deodexed blk3 with kinda craps mod.
Thanks.
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natkcirrad said:
New to tethering... By stock tethering app, so you mean verizo n's mobile hot spot app?
I'm running stock deodexed blk3 with kinda craps mod.
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I'm pretty sure that VZW's Mobile Hotspot wraps the "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" feature that's been available in Android since Froyo (2.2). There are several apps that seem to bypass the carriers' tethering subscription checks.
I was using FoxFi to tether until I loaded Cyanogenmod (on my Fascinate). Cyanogenmod's "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" feature worked from day 1 without any issues (obviously it's not checking with VZW to see if I subscribe to tethering with my grandfathered unlimited data plan)... I have not used FoxFi since.

natkcirrad said:
New to tethering... By stock tethering app, so you mean verizon's mobile hot spot app?
I'm running stock deodexed blk3 with kinda craps mod.
Thanks.
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Yes, Verizon's mobile hot spot app. Kinda Crap Mods removes the "subscription check" from the app, allowing you unlimited use of it. No need to install (buy) FoxFi or anything else.

Fattin Hotspot toggle widget works great on my stock non rooted S3. Check out the Google Play.

I have tried the methods explained her and still can't seem to get it to work... anyone how to get WiFi tether to work

pepperdax said:
Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Is this widget toggle from a specific app you have in mind? Or is it built into the stock ROM?
I just upgraded to JB (I am unrooted) and am concerned about the Mobile Hotspot turning on when I use FoxFi. Looking for ways to get around that.

Guys, I found a modded Wifi Tether app that worked out of the box and required no changes in the default settings on my stock, rooted JB ROM. It's a third-party app, not a hack of the built-in hotspot functionality, so much less risk of Verizon finding out (good if you're like me and you're still on the grandfathered unlimited plan). Grab it over in the "Verizon Galaxy S III Themes and Apps" forum here. There's two different versions, I used the first one (named "WifiTether_TrevE_Mod_11_22_2012"). Scroll down to "Download:" to get to it.
There are two issues with it, both more or less moot points:
1. Password protection doesn't work, but access control does.
2. When you're done tethering, you can't connect your GS3 to any wifi networks (not a problem for me since I rarely use wifi as, again, I am on a grandfathered unlimited data plan). You have to restart your phone to get wifi working again.

inm8num2 said:
Is this widget toggle from a specific app you have in mind? Or is it built into the stock ROM?
I just upgraded to JB (I am unrooted) and am concerned about the Mobile Hotspot turning on when I use FoxFi. Looking for ways to get around that.
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I use a third parity widget called widgetsoid, but I have used other widgets with no issues, the widgetsoid is my favorite. I personally do not care for FoxFi as it has caused some minor issues to pop up, and after removing FoxFi the issues went away. widgetsoid has not caused me any issues so I decided to stick with it. A little weird to set up at first but once you get used to it it flows really nice.

When I worked for Verizon, there was no tool that a customer service or tech support rep was able to tell if the difference between phone data and tethering, proven myself as I was rooted the whole time I worked for them and had free tethering. It just shows ups as phone data when they query data for your phone. I do believe if they are trying to distinguish the types of data that your device is being used, it can be done but not at from the departments or people that you will talk to when you call them.

Does Unlocked Pixel 2 perform entitlement check for tethering

I have a question for those of you getting the Pixel 2 (or 2 XL). I am on a VZW grandfathered plan and looking at getting the Pixel 2 or 2 XL. I am curious whether the unlocked version will perform the entitlement check or if the tethering works out of the box. It looks like the OG Unlocked Pixel does not perform the check and I just wanted to confirm before I make a final decision to buy from Google.
Thanks in advance!

Same plan as you, and unfortunately, Yes it does, and they finally updated the "you don't have a subscription" box from the old Anrdroid ICS colors.
We will have to wait until Magisk is available for it. (Only reason I need it these days).

gchase23 said:
Same plan as you, and unfortunately, Yes it does, and they finally updated the "you don't have a subscription" box from the old Anrdroid ICS colors.
We will have to wait until Magisk is available for it. (Only reason I need it these days).
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I have the same plan as both of you and this is sad news. My phone is my main source of internet right now so this is a very important feature for me. Hopefully they get root and a ROM up and running before mine gets here on November 1 or it'll have to sit not being used until they do. That or I'll have to switch back and forth to my N6 every time I need internet

gchase23 said:
Same plan as you, and unfortunately, Yes it does, and they finally updated the "you don't have a subscription" box from the old Anrdroid ICS colors.
We will have to wait until Magisk is available for it. (Only reason I need it these days).
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Just curious why you like Magisk over Superuser

Magisk over Superuser so I can use APay, also my office uses AirWatch for email and it won't connect if it detects root.

Soft reboot
I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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Well, that was short lived, I cannot repeat the process, after cutting tethering
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_slam said:
I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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Well, that was short lived, I cannot repeat the process, after cutting tethering
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Success, was able to tether: updated steps:
1. Soft reboot
2. Activate hotspots from notification bar

_slam said:
I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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Well, that was short lived, I cannot repeat the process, after cutting tethering
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Success, was able to tether: updated steps:
1. Soft reboot
2. Activate hotspots from notification bar
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Are you able to set up the SSID and security and stuff first, then let it fail at the check, then do your steps and have everything set up or is it an open network with a generic SSID?

D1l777 said:
Are you able to set up the SSID and security and stuff first, then let it fail at the check, then do your steps and have everything set up or is it an open network with a generic SSID?
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I had to pull the sim to edit those fields, SSID.

What is "soft rebooting" and how do you do it?

I'm trying to replicate this on the pixel 2 xl.
Not sure why, but I can't get it to work on that device. I wait for it to boot up, and immediately, as soon as I can I dropped the scroll down box from the top and click on the tethering icon. However it then seems to stall for a second and I see the tethering icon flash on and flash off. About three seconds later it gives me the tethering provisioning check. I'm wondering if having a pin is what is holding me back? Everytime I reboot the device, it is asking for a pin. Any other thoughts, if you got it working on the regular pixel too I'm not sure why we can't get it on the XL

Cowbell_Guy said:
I'm trying to replicate this on the pixel 2 xl.
Not sure why, but I can't get it to work on that device. I wait for it to boot up, and immediately, as soon as I can I dropped the scroll down box from the top and click on the tethering icon. However it then seems to stall for a second and I see the tethering icon flash on and flash off. About three seconds later it gives me the tethering provisioning check. I'm wondering if having a pin is what is holding me back? Everytime I reboot the device, it is asking for a pin. Any other thoughts, if you got it working on the regular pixel too I'm not sure why we can't get it on the XL
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My guess is it's the pin. It looks like you need to get to the tethering icon and turn it on before the phone has a chance to connect to the network. Try turning off pin unlock and see if you can get to it faster.

D1l777 said:
My guess is it's the pin. It looks like you need to get to the tethering icon and turn it on before the phone has a chance to connect to the network. Try turning off pin unlock and see if you can get to it faster.
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Damn. I disabled the PIN check and still no dice. I'm starting to get desperate

Cowbell_Guy said:
Damn. I disabled the PIN check and still no dice. I'm starting to get desperate
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Damn that sucks. I was hoping to hear other people having success with it before mine came in. Can apps like foxfi still be used? I haven't had to use a third party app in forever.
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D1l777 said:
Damn that sucks. I was hoping to hear other people having success with it before mine came in. Can apps like foxfi still be used? I haven't had to use a third party app in forever.
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I e-mailed the guys at FoxFi, waiting for a response.

Cowbell_Guy said:
I e-mailed the guys at FoxFi, waiting for a response.
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Ok cool. Let us know what they tell you if you don't mind.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

D1l777 said:
My guess is it's the pin. It looks like you need to get to the tethering icon and turn it on before the phone has a chance to connect to the network. Try turning off pin unlock and see if you can get to it faster.
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What you're doing sounds pretty much like the old phone info trick we used to use years ago. I don't know if it still works or not but it can't hurt to try. Open your dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#*. Then choose phone information. You'll see a line on there that says mobile radio power. Turn it off and then turn on your hotspot. Then go back into the phone information thing and turn the radio back on. Like I said, I don't know if it works anymore but what you're trying to do is pretty much the same thing. Get the hotspot started before the radio starts. Who knows? Maybe this old trick still works.

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What is "soft rebooting" and how do you do it?
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Sometimes its the stupidest stuff that works. I just tried it thinking there's no way.
You literally just reboot the phone, once on lockscreen swipe down and activate. Worked for me. Wow.

GohanBurner said:
Sometimes its the stupidest stuff that works. I just tried it thinking there's no way.
You literally just reboot the phone, once on lockscreen swipe down and activate. Worked for me. Wow.
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That's awesome. Glad the Pixel 2 has a workaround! Just curious, do you have a PIN or any other kind of provision check?
Neither myself or others can get tethering working on the XL2

Cowbell_Guy said:
That's awesome. Glad the Pixel 2 has a workaround! Just curious, do you have a PIN or any other kind of provision check?
Neither myself or others can get tethering working on the XL2
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I have a pin and finger print set up. I can confirm that once you unlock the phone it will disable your tethering. So if you want to use it for now until a root method is available, you'll have to be comfortable with not using your phone while tethering.
Edit: Maybe it was fluke, I unlocked the phone and I'm still tethering whereas before it cut out. It didn't turn off, just data stopped working. That's good to know.

GohanBurner said:
I have a pin and finger print set up. I can confirm that once you unlock the phone it will disable your tethering. So if you want to use it for now until a root method is available, you'll have to be comfortable with not using your phone while tethering.
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Damn, I just can't replicate that on the XL2 for some reason

T-Mobile hotspot no throttle trick.(currently not working)

Must have root!
With a root capable file browser locate systen/etc/apns-conf.xml and open it.
Search for T-Mobile US LTE
Add dun to the APN type field and save.
Go to network settings/APN settings and restore network default.
Give it s second to reset and done.
Tested with the stock hotspot app

So does this enable full speed 4G lte tethering speeds instead of being limited to 3G on their One plans? Seems like this hack would work on any t-mobile connected device, no?

bryanus said:
So does this enable full speed 4G lte tethering speeds instead of being limited to 3G on their One plans? Seems like this hack would work on any t-mobile connected device, no?
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It should work with any plan but last night I was having trouble with it I'll check again today to see if it will still work

Would this break safetynet? Thanks

c19932 said:
Would this break safetynet? Thanks
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No

did this and it doesn't work. I'm on t-mobile one plan. If it works for you then you are probably still on simple choice or select choice

After users are reporting this not working I tested it and it sure isn't. I'll look into it and keep this updated. Thanks everyone.

well thanks for posting this without even trying it first

c19932 said:
well thanks for posting this without even trying it first
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Your welcome!
LOL it WAS working for me. I havnt used my hotspot in awhile to notice any changes.

It's been a looong time since I saw the thread somewhere on Reddit but someone had a guide. Basically, you have to modify something in the system that changes how many "hops?" there are. Like I guess if your phone connects, it's identified at 1 hop. Traffic on the network via tethering hops again, so it's 2. That 2 says you're tethering. I think you change the start to 0 so tethering ends up being 1.
It was something along those lines. I know it's so vague that this doesn't help. But hopefully it means something to someone.

gk1984 said:
It's been a looong time since I saw the thread somewhere on Reddit but someone had a guide. Basically, you have to modify something in the system that changes how many "hops?" there are. Like I guess if your phone connects, it's identified at 1 hop. Traffic on the network via tethering hops again, so it's 2. That 2 says you're tethering. I think you change the start to 0 so tethering ends up being 1.
It was something along those lines. I know it's so vague that this doesn't help. But hopefully it means something to someone.
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I think you are referring to the TTL. Changing the TTL value to 64 (or 65? I forgot) on the device being tethered to, along with adding "dun" to your apn, would give you unlimited tethering on the Select Choice plan. Once I switched to T-mobile One plan this stopped working.

Anyone found any solution to this?
I can tell you what doesn't work for T-Mobile One plan: Changing the TTL no longer works. Modifying the APN can't be done anymore. Setting tether_dun_required to 0 doesn't work either. Anyone else got anything?

pdanet with wifi direct works

andrew776655 said:
Anyone found any solution to this?
I can tell you what doesn't work for T-Mobile One plan: Changing the TTL no longer works. Modifying the APN can't be done anymore. Setting tether_dun_required to 0 doesn't work either. Anyone else got anything?
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Calling T-Mobile and adding it to your plan...

rignfool said:
Calling T-Mobile and adding it to your plan...
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Thanks for the helpful suggestion. The hotspot is already on the plan, and even if it wasn't, there's an easy fix for that. And that wasn't even what I was asking. Because that's not even what this thread is about. I'm pretty sure the topic of this thread is to find a way to bypass the hotspot throttle with T-mobile. I guessed that because this thread is called "T-Mobile hotspot no throttle trick.(currently not working)". See the italicized words? Yeah, that should be a clue. Anyway, thanks for your snarky, useless, and totally off-topic reply. You are the reason the world is awful.

andrew776655 said:
Thanks for the helpful suggestion. The hotspot is already on the plan, and even if it wasn't, there's an easy fix for that. And that wasn't even what I was asking. Because that's not even what this thread is about. I'm pretty sure the topic of this thread is to find a way to bypass the hotspot throttle with T-mobile. I guessed that because this thread is called "T-Mobile hotspot no throttle trick.(currently not working)". See the italicized words? Yeah, that should be a clue. Anyway, thanks for your snarky, useless, and totally off-topic reply. You are the reason the world is awful.
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Wow asshat...
I'm sorry you're not getting your way... Please take my sincere apology...
By the way... Have you tried changing your browsing agent... That sometimes works when everything reads as Android ..
And if it doesn't... I don't care... So don't reply me

Been messing around with it with no success but I recently flashed msm xtended Rom and I was testing out Hotspot and seems to be un throttled for some reason. I'm on the tmobile one plan.
Rom link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/msm-xtendedpie-9-0-t3926239

rignfool said:
Wow asshat...
I'm sorry you're not getting your way... Please take my sincere apology...
By the way... Have you tried changing your browsing agent... That sometimes works when everything reads as Android ..
And if it doesn't... I don't care... So don't reply me
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>Someone asks a serious question
>Give an a snarky, assholish response that is off-topic
>Get called out for being the snarky asshole that you are
>Think you're justified in calling the other guy an asshat?
Seriously, guy? What planet are you from where your behavior is acceptable?
Anyway, I solved it. Check below and learn something.
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enigma2446 said:
Been messing around with it with no success but I recently flashed msm xtended Rom and I was testing out Hotspot and seems to be un throttled for some reason. I'm on the tmobile one plan.
Rom link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/msm-xtendedpie-9-0-t3926239
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I solved it with this:
andrew776655 said:
All steps followed exactly. I got nothing. Any ideas or anyone else with similar issues?
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I used this: "Tethering,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
NOT this: "Tethering data,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
For whatever reason, when you use the latter, it only shows up as "Tethering" and omits everything from the space onward.
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It's just a modification of the APN setting instructions that you can find in a couple threads here.

I have tested different setups using speedtest.net to determine the fastest speeds.
My phone is setup with the the DUN APN as per this link:
Code:
settings put global tether_dun_apn "Tethering data,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
settings put global tether_dun_apn "Tethering,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
The vpn I am using is AirVPN with the openvpn app
Attached is a screenshot of my phone signal during the tests.
Here are my results with the speeds in Mbps (down/up):
phone 99/30
phone w/ vpn 92/31
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hotspot w/ vpn 49/21
hotspot 0.6/28
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hotspot w/ ttl master (set to 65) 0.6/27
hotspot w/ ttl master (set to 65) & vpn 50/18
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pdanet hotspot 4/3
pdanet hotspot w/ vpn 21/2
Looks like I will be using my VPN and the default hotspot for the fastest speeds from here on out. If anyone else has different speeds and setups, please reply.

enigma2446 said:
Been messing around with it with no success but I recently flashed msm xtended Rom and I was testing out Hotspot and seems to be un throttled for some reason. I'm on the tmobile one plan.
Rom link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/msm-xtendedpie-9-0-t3926239
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Will the xtendend rom work with oneplus7pro? Didnt see it listed so im guessing not? Thanks, and if you point me to another forum thats cool too - Cheeerz:good: