Does anyone know if rooted Sensations will be able to keep free tethering or am I asking too much? I use my Gtab with the hotspot feature...... Why pay another 15 bucks when I already pay 30 for a not so reliable connection anyway.... Wtf Tmob?
I've heard that rooted phones will get to keep tethering. I've also heard that if tmobile finds out about the tethering they will change you the extra money. I haven't had any issues yet.
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AWE SNAP! I use it for my Gtab... It would suck if I start getting charged lol.... Not used to paying for it so....
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So, i recently bought a Mytouch4g after coming from a G1. I know all about the wifi tether app and its ad-hoc network. The Mytouch4g comes with wireless hotspot capabilities, but unfortunately tmobile wants to charge you 15$ a month for its use.
Does anyone know a workaround? I really bought this phone in hopes of being able to use it as an access point, but then found out that they charge for the service which is a real let down. I really cant afford the extra money every month right now but my phone is my primary source of internet at home.
I figure everyone knows the mytouch4g is capable of an AP network, so im hoping someone can help me out/point me in the right direction.
Anyone find a solution to this issue, im on the same boat.
Um, the wifi hotspot feature doesn't cost extra. Just the tethering.
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So anyone understand what this article is talking about?
http://www.softwaredownloadsguide.com/2011/02/htc-inspire-4g-htc-inspire-4g-on-att-release-date/
Here is the part I am curious about:
AT&T will charge monthly data plans for the HTC Inspire 4G will price $15 for 200MB of data and $25 per month for 2GB data plan. Data can be use through Hotspot capacity from Datapro Tethering plan for the user data allowance. HTC Inspire 4G will be available on AT&T stores and online from 13th February at price $99.99 with two years contract.
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So does this mean that people with unlimited plans at $30 a month should be ok to tether their laptops via wifi?
No, you need a data pro plan with tethering. $45 for 4gb of data.
so i wonder if there will be a way around that cause i currently have a unlimited data plan and really don't want to pay for the tethering plan (have been using WMWifirouter for WM 6.5). Any ideas to help me out being a cheepskate!?
darkbluexplorer said:
so i wonder if there will be a way around that cause i currently have a unlimited data plan and really don't want to pay for the tethering plan (have been using WMWifirouter for WM 6.5). Any ideas to help me out being a cheepskate!?
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PDA.Net is an option since you have an unlimited plan.
once we get root (assuming we do) are there other tethering options (you will have to pardon me as i am still new to android). When i did searches there is some material on the subject but from what i understand the phone has to be rooted for these to work.
darkbluexplorer said:
once we get root (assuming we do) are there other wifi tethering options (you will have to pardon me as i am still new to android). When i did searches there is some material on the subject but from what i understand the phone has to be rooted for these to work.
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Yes once you root your phone you will have other options to choose from such as Android Wifi tether.
thanks.. now if the predictions continue at the same rate of what i continue to read the phone will be rooted before i ever get it home from the store
PDA.net is wired tethering, not a wifi hotspot
Ya I have the $30 unlimited data with AT&T. Using the HD2 Australian version (android OS) I am able to use the Wi-Fi Hotspot app, only problem is where I live they don't use 850 for 3G so I only have EDGE. I am really looking forward to what can be done with the Inspire, because having such an amazing phone kind of sucks with such slow data speeds.
This is something I am very interested in also. I am assuming the wifi tethering that ATT is talking about it the MobileAP that is already present on damn near every 2.2 rom. I heard that they are going to have a setting that will let ATT control whether your INSPIRE 4g will be able to use this feature. I am on the unlimited plan now with my craptivate and was just thinking about buying it off contract and dropping my sim in. does anyone think that this might be an issue?
My only worry is that ATT tries to screw you in almost every way possible if they think they can make more money off you. Technically we shouldn't have to pay for tethering IMHO we are already paying for the data why should it matter how or on what device we use it on??
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This is something I am very interested in also. I am assuming the wifi tethering that ATT is talking about it the MobileAP that is already present on damn near every 2.2 rom. I heard that they are going to have a setting that will let ATT control whether your INSPIRE 4g will be able to use this feature. I am on the unlimited plan now with my craptivate and was just thinking about buying it off contract and dropping my sim in. does anyone think that this might be an issue?
My only worry is that ATT tries to screw you in almost every way possible if they think they can make more money off you. Technically we shouldn't have to pay for tethering IMHO we are already paying for the data why should it matter how or on what device we use it on??
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I agree, although it seems like once they get it rooted we will be able to put our own tethering app on it and avoid having to pay for a ridiculous plan. I used WMWiFi Router on my incite and HTC's tethering on the windows mobile HD2 and now the WiFi Hotspot app on Android on the HD2 all on ATT with an unlimited data plan without tethering.
I use my Touch Pro 2 to share internet with my laptop and I dont pay any extra for it with my current t-mobile plan. I avg about 200-250kb per second downloads (pretty decent) and when teathered with my gaming pc I play Battleground Europe online and get an avg ping time of 150ms so its great but t-mobile is telling me I will have to pay an additional $15 per month to teather with the G2x which I dont want to do since I dont have to now for internet. I'm using a custom Energy Windows Mobile 6.5 rom currently and it also works great with bluetooth internet sharing so I dont even need to teather using my bluetooth adapter on my laptop. Is there anyway to have the same data teathering with the G2x without having to pay the extra $15 per month to t-mobile? Is this just a matter of installing the necessary applications to make that work as it does on my Touch Pro 2?
Not sure this adds too much to the conversation but I had been able to tether with my Vibrant for free until a couple weeks ago when I got a text advising I would need to purchase the plan, the next time I tethered it blocked tethering, I think this is happnening to all ther phones now that they offer a tethering plan. Would be interested in hearing if there is a work around though, I may use mine 1x a month for a limited amount of data so I can't justify the extra $15.
I did some searching and found this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840539&highlight=t-mobile+teather&page=15
Sorry should have searched before posting. Plenty of information on this issue. But since I am eyeballing the G2x as my next phone and have very little experience with Android phones I would like to know if anyone that has this phone is teathering with it with no issues and of course not paying the additional $15 fee.
from what i have found is if you use the default tethering in the options you will see this happen. I have been using the Wifi Tether app http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ and have yet to see a problem. I used with my N1 as well as with my G2X right now and haven't got a text yet.
I've been tethering for the past year using Easy Tether with no problems. If they end up catching me I'll just do one of the many work arounds.
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Good to know. Thanks for the info.
I think it's extra just for Tethering. I think HotSpot is included with Data plan. At least that's what the T-Mobile Website says.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/0...ll-have-separate-30-unlimited-tethering-plan/
interesting, thanks for sharing!
Will tether for root be affected by this change? Will the only change from verizon on July 7 the removal of their Mobile Hotspot capability?
I am curious as to what they might do to limit third party apps.
I really wish I had good data service in my house because I would really get this plan....4G is way faster than my cable modem
I would jump on this if I hadn't just talked time warner into 40 bucks/month in discounts for keeping my hotspot....
There has to be something missing here...that's way too good to be true..we shall see though
Holy crap this is fantastic news!
This could be AWESOME!!
Does anyone know if Vzw is going to throttle the heavy users???? I think that's going to be the deal maker/breaker...
Thoughts? Input from vzw rep? C'mon, let's get some real details on this!!!
So this would be an additional $30 on top of our existing $30, for $60 total if you want unlimited tethering, or am I reading this wrong?
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So this would be an additional $30 on top of our existing $30, for $60 total if you want unlimited tethering, or am I reading this wrong?
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30 for unlimited data on phone, and yes 30 for unlimited (verizon certified) tethering
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We don't get any real details till after it goes live, maybe the day before LOL.. I would assume some sort of throttling would have to take place...$30 is cheaper than any internet service out there let alone this fast
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crazyhtown said:
We don't get any real details till after it goes live, maybe the day before LOL.. I would assume some sort of throttling would have to take place...$30 is cheaper than any internet service out there let alone this fast
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Thirty is cheaper yes.. but $60 isn't
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But sixty is considering you were already paying for cable/DSL/whatever
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Don't be cheap... Buy it.
Verizon should leverage the $30 unlimited data plus this $30 tethering to get into AT&T controlled DSL/U-verse territory.
not really a bad deal if you ask me, if you want a 4g hotspot device or usb modem there is NO unlimted plan and the cheapest you can get on that is 50 bux for 5 gigs so 60 for unlimted plus being intergrated with your phone sounds fair to me.
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not really a bad deal if you ask me, if you want a 4g hotspot device or usb modem there is NO unlimted plan and the cheapest you can get on that is 50 bux for 5 gigs so 60 for unlimted plus being intergrated with your phone sounds fair to me.
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I've got a hotspot from time warner and unfortunately its on sprints **** network. But since they gave me a bunch of discounts, its cheaper to keep it and not get the tethering plan.
But for time warner, all data (3g and 4g) is unlimited. The only reason I chose it over something else.
Don't help us Verizon customers. Plus why pay for something that dosent work, even if it is cheaper. Sure u have herd.the old saying you get what u pay for.
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Doesn't work? I haven't had a single issue with it...
The hotspot is 30. The other 30 you already pay...so 30 is what it would cost to use for your home internet, not 60... Semantics and math are hard.
Interesting.
I have a question on tethering. Is there 0 tethering without the plan? I tether maybe once every few months, for 5-10 minutes while I check an email or something. Is there like a 10-15MB allowance before you have to get the unlimited plan or another plan?
I mean without root and alternative tether apps.
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not really a bad deal if you ask me, if you want a 4g hotspot device or usb modem there is NO unlimted plan and the cheapest you can get on that is 50 bux for 5 gigs so 60 for unlimted plus being intergrated with your phone sounds fair to me.
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I for one really regret having bought a mobile hotspot the month before I got a Thunderbolt, and ending up locked into a 2 year contract on a $50/5GB plan.
So I was a near the tmo store troday and on a whim I decided to go in and get the SGS2 aaaannnndddd I dont think I am keeping it. The screen is bigger and the download speeds are great average of 12-15 mbps with bursts into the 30 mbps which is great but with my g2x I could tether all I wanted with this phone the tethering is blocked damit. Now I gotta pay another 15 a month to hell with that. I dont know maybee I will just keep it but I definitly am not jumping ship with the g2x I love my g2x and I will never get rid of it. I got this phone a few days after launch and it has kicked ass ever since. I hope it is not because they gave me a new sim card. In my g2x I was using an older sim card I think I am going to try this sim in my g2x now to see if they still do the same thing wiith the tethering. For anyone thinking of switching I would not unless you are going to do the same as me.
Thanks for the tethering info.
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So I tried the sim in my g2x and the tethering worked fine. And the funny thing is now it works on my sgs2 I dont know its weird all I know is I pay $55+ for 10 gb of internet that should include tethering if you ask me. I am going to give this phone a chance foe a week and then see but like I said I will never get rid og my g2x it is my baby. I will never get rid of it. I even have a second one for spare parts! All hail the G2x
All of T-Mobile's new phones, starting with the Amaze 4G and SGSII (and including the new LG MyTouch phones) have been programmed to use a separate APN for all tethering. This APN is blocked without a tethering feature on your account.
mojorisin7178 said:
So I tried the sim in my g2x and the tethering worked fine. And the funny thing is now it works on my sgs2 I dont know its weird all I know is I pay $55+ for 10 gb of internet that should include tethering if you ask me. I am going to give this phone a chance foe a week and then see but like I said I will never get rid og my g2x it is my baby. I will never get rid of it. I even have a second one for spare parts! All hail the G2x
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Check your bill, phone T-Mobile, to determine if you're now being charged for tethering because you are now able to use it with your sgs2. Extra charge for tethering is a rip-off, it's double-dipping charges for the same data, because they aren't providing anything extra to enable use or additional costs for its use that would necessitate charging more.
JaiaV said:
All of T-Mobile's new phones, starting with the Amaze 4G and SGSII (and including the new LG MyTouch phones) have been programmed to use a separate APN for all tethering. This APN is blocked without a tethering feature on your account.
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Does a custom rom bypass this and get you the option for free? This is assuming the rom has the option in it.
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Does a custom rom bypass this and get you the option for free? This is assuming the rom has the option in it.
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Assuming you're using something other than the default tethering option (like the tethering in CM7), yes. If it's a rooted stock ROM using the same tethering framework, no.