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Enable Built In wifi Hotspot

Use this Method On your Rooted Atrix 2 to get the built in wifi Hot spot Feature working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160452
line 148 it should say entitlement check On the Atrix 2
others have reported changing the entitlement_check line to 0 instead of " disabled " to get it working

For some reason, I could not get the internet connection? I will keep trying.

Works flawlessly.
@tvd0405: Did you reboot after modifying the line?

bimmerd00d said:
Works flawlessly.
@tvd0405: Did you reboot after modifying the line?
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Yes, I did many time. I also used wireless tether and still have a same problem. The client could not get an IP assigned from A2. Same with USB tether.

what are you trying to connect is it a win 7 machine ?

tvd0405 said:
Yes, I did many time. I also used wireless tether and still have a same problem. The client could not get an IP assigned from A2. Same with USB tether.
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Ohhh, I haven't tried to connect any clients yet, it just activated. Maybe I spoke too soon
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what are you trying to connect is it a win 7 machine ?
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Yes, windows 7, ipod touch, Linux and etc. None of them work. PDAnet with USB tether works perfectly.
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Ohhh, I haven't tried to connect any clients yet, it just activated. Maybe I spoke too soon
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Mine is activated OK as well.

tvd0405 said:
Yes, windows 7, ipod touch, Linux and etc. None of them work. PDAnet with USB tether works perfectly.
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Mine is activated OK as well.
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Hmm, same result here. What security did you have enabled? I had WPA2 or whatever the option was. I tried changing it to open, but it got stuck trying to disable. Playing with it now, will report back.
EDIT: Hmm, no joy. It connects but it won't give an IP address to a client. I tried, the builtin mobile hotspot, and Android Wireless Tether from the market with no luck. I did manage to get it to assign an IP to my macbook using Bluetooth PAN, but it wouldn't allow any browsing. Ipad won't get an IP either. There has to be a fix for it, but it's dinner time! I'll play with it more later.

i never used security i changed mine to open

i just connected my wifes htc status to my hotspot and it worked great

Just a heads up, PDA net will throw a flag up to AT&T and they can detect that you are tethering. Just a FYI in case u aren't paying for the tethering plan and if you're on a unlimited plan they have been threatening about taking your unlimited plan away and putting you automatically on a tethering plan.
They were doing this to a lot if the OG owners and I got my text and letter from them also while I was doing it on my OG

I have never used pda net or any other app to tether since froyo came out with it built in and i have never once been served by att for tethering i also dont go bananas when tethering either but i have unlimited data and i have been tethering over 2 years now and nothing so much as a peep from att

awesome! Working nicely for me! Thanks for making this phone kick more ass everyday.

Well when I got the text I quickly replied with a phone call. After 30 mins of arguing with them I just give up. I regularly use between 5-7 gb a month n don't want to take the risk of them dropping me to 4gb tethering plan and paying for every gb i go over 4.

bimmerd00d said:
Hmm, same result here. What security did you have enabled? I had WPA2 or whatever the option was. I tried changing it to open, but it got stuck trying to disable. Playing with it now, will report back.
EDIT: Hmm, no joy. It connects but it won't give an IP address to a client. I tried, the builtin mobile hotspot, and Android Wireless Tether from the market with no luck. I did manage to get it to assign an IP to my macbook using Bluetooth PAN, but it wouldn't allow any browsing. Ipad won't get an IP either. There has to be a fix for it, but it's dinner time! I'll play with it more later.
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Well, I search around and found 1 thread that mentioned about the conflict of dhcp and other apps. The conflict app that was mentioned is not in my list so I started to uninstall all apps that use wifi, reboot and it fixed my problem. Now I am in the process of reinstall the apps back starting from the safe one first (most popular)
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im glad to hear you got it working

I am going to retract my statement, mine does not work. My IPad just sits there and tries to connect to it. Mobile AP can connect the Ipad to my Atrix 2 but it does not direct it out to the internet.

HMM well i know in the system\apps there is a apk called entitlement.apk i have deleted it in mine ONLY AFTER MAKING A BACKUP OF IT and then the mobile ap would not even turn on it did nothing when i tried to activate it so i have restored it i am gonna try some more things tonight and see

JRW 28 said:
Just a heads up, PDA net will throw a flag up to AT&T and they can detect that you are tethering. Just a FYI in case u aren't paying for the tethering plan and if you're on a unlimited plan they have been threatening about taking your unlimited plan away and putting you automatically on a tethering plan.
They were doing this to a lot if the OG owners and I got my text and letter from them also while I was doing it on my OG
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Does this include if you "hide usage" with one of PDANet's two new security levels?

samsungcaptivates said:
im glad to hear you got it working
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I installed most of my necessary apps, reboot and it is still working . I still don't know which apps caused the conflict and I should be careful from now on not to install any app if I don't really needed.
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cheetablaze said:
I am going to retract my statement, mine does not work. My IPad just sits there and tries to connect to it. Mobile AP can connect the Ipad to my Atrix 2 but it does not direct it out to the internet.
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You may want to look at my post above to @bimmer. There may be some conflict between your apps and the tether DHCP. I have the same problem of getting the IP (it should start with 192.168.). You should check to see which IP that you iPad gets. If it starts with 169 then DHCP is not working.

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.

dz2k said:
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?

mjb32803 said:
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.

ancashion said:
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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what does power button do normally on stock?

does it give power options like when rooted? my power button was sticking like crazy and then when i tried to pop it up the whole thing flew out...
want to know what to say to VZW when i call for replacement...ie my power button was sticking and i couldnt do anything cuz power options kept coming up
would that be correct?
thanks

I think it shows hibernate and airplane mode and reboot. Its been so long since I've seen it I can barely remember. I've been rooted since the day I got this phone lol.
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djcyph said:
does it give power options like when rooted? my power button was sticking like crazy and then when i tried to pop it up the whole thing flew out...
want to know what to say to VZW when i call for replacement...ie my power button was sticking and i couldnt do anything cuz power options kept coming up
would that be correct?
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I would just tell them it isn't working anymore. I've actually had that happen on another phone and they replaced it. I wouldn't send it back rooted though.
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I would just tell them it isn't working anymore. I've actually had that happen on another phone and they replaced it. I wouldn't send it back rooted though.
And it's just a standard menu on stock when holding power, nothing like a rooted custom from menu.
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heath2805 said:
I would just tell them it isn't working anymore. I've actually had that happen on another phone and they replaced it. I wouldn't send it back rooted though.
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yea def wont send back rooted...yea think ill say something like that, wont turn on all the time and when does shuts down cuz power button is in

yea i was curious to what the standard menu consisted of so i sounded more like i was on stock

I sent an Eris back rooted, s off and unlocked before and heard no complaints so you may get lucky but I wouldn't do it if I could avoid it.
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I sent an Eris back rooted, s off and unlocked before and heard no complaints so you may get lucky but I wouldn't do it if I could avoid it.
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i know not to send back rooted, ive unrooted b4....just want to know whats on the stock power menu lol

Verizon can see if you are rooted and any custom rom or modified kernel you are using. They have full access to all the information in the "about phone" screen in settings. If they wanted to deny a warranty claim due to being rooted, all they would have to do is look on their systems and see what you were running.

bastards said they will charge me 300 something if i send back without the power button
if i jam it in am i screwed either way if i send it back since i already callled??
asurion only has tblolts id rather wait till they out of stock and get rezound

djcyph said:
bastards said they will charge me 300 something if i send back without the power button
if i jam it in am i screwed either way if i send it back since i already callled??
asurion only has tblolts id rather wait till they out of stock and get rezound
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Id call back and talk to a different person, then tell them the button fell out (you did not pop it out) if that dont work get escalated (talk to their manager.

Milimbar said:
Verizon can see if you are rooted and any custom rom or modified kernel you are using. They have full access to all the information in the "about phone" screen in settings. If they wanted to deny a warranty claim due to being rooted, all they would have to do is look on their systems and see what you were running.
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that sounds like a load of crap
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that sounds like a load of crap
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I agree. I have been over my about phone with Verizon several times and even returned rooted phones to them and they never said crap. I think they ask because they want to see if you're going to slip up and tell them some wrong information.
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that sounds like a load of crap
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+1 lol Verizon has no way to tell your rooted unless they have your phone in front of them. If they knew, you would be warned as soon as you root your device. Where do these people get their info?? Lol
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I agree. I have been over my about phone with Verizon several times and even returned rooted phones to them and they never said crap. I think they ask because they want to see if you're going to slip up and tell them some wrong information.
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Yeah most of them don't really care anyway. I had a touch pro 2 from Sprint, first phone I ever rooted. I panicked because I had to send it back, didn't know how to re-lock! Finally after searching and reading and searching I figured it out! Lol
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They can see your radio version every time you connect to their towers, They can see your software/kernel/baseband if they like through the information your phone sends to them as you use it. Also they still have stuff like Carrier IQ on phones that COULD even read you your text messages if they wanted. Dont think they cant see it because they can. They just dont let you know they can because it could be considered illegal.

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They can see your radio version every time you connect to their towers, They can see your software/kernel/baseband if they like through the information your phone sends to them as you use it. Also they still have stuff like Carrier IQ on phones that COULD even read you your text messages if they wanted. Dont think they cant see it because they can. They just dont let you know they can because it could be considered illegal.
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This is BS because if that's the case they would have made me pay full price on two different occasions for phones that were rooted when I sent them back.
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They can see your radio version every time you connect to their towers, They can see your software/kernel/baseband if they like through the information your phone sends to them as you use it. Also they still have stuff like Carrier IQ on phones that COULD even read you your text messages if they wanted. Dont think they cant see it because they can. They just dont let you know they can because it could be considered illegal.
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Seeing the radio version doesn't tell any carrier that someone is rooted. Being rooted is software related not radio related. Not unless custom radios are around, which is not available for the tbolt and im sure not for any other phone for that matter.
The only info phones send to the network is account information so the tower knows whether or not to provide service. That's it.
If they knew more details about a device then they would have no reason to ask us about our phone. They wouldn't waste their time as the info would pop up on their computer screens. If they saw anything other than the latest official OTA, then they would tell you that they can't do anything and that you voided your warranty so even switching back to stock won't make them change their mind.
The fact they would "waste" time to find out every detail from you pretty much sums up that this info is NOT available to them. CSRs like to help the customer as quickly as possible to get them off the line and help the next. And at this moment, asking customers about their phones is the quickest way.
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So you think that those little forum signatures that can tell you what OS you are running, what browser and even your IP know more about your phone than your carrier?
Must be nice to be that gullible.
Think what you will, I know for a fact they can see the information. They literally don't care. The warranty is through another company and has nothing to do with Verizon. It is also perfectly legal to root your phone and do what you want with it as of July 26 2010 http://www.androidguys.com/2010/07/26/rooting-android-phone-longer-crime/
The only thing it does is void any extended warranty you bought. So do restore to stock for returns to asurion and the likes.
They ask you because the lower tier CS people do not have access to your phone information, if you are escalated enough you will eventually find someone who can and will rattle off all your information to you.

If you can provide proof then I will take back what I said and apologize. I've played dumb before in the past just to see if it was possible for tier 2 and 3 (technical departments) to know this information. I simply stated that I didn't know how to access the about phone section. They tried to "help" me access this section and i pretended I was getting frustrated. I asked them to see if there was a way for them to see it on their systems and they told me no. They couldn't "help" me with my pretend issue unless I gave them this info. So all I was given was generic troubleshooting tips. They then stated to take it to the store for the CSR to look at my phone for the software version. I did this on a couple of occasions just to get a different Rep each time.
Yes, your mobile browser sends browser info to a website, and OS info. User agent strings are sent so that a website will know how to display the website on the browser. You can easily set the user agent to the stock HTC user agent. But this is irrelevant to Verizon as I can install different browsers on my phone which have unique user agents for each one. Just because my phone sends a dolphin user agent or maxathon user agent and not the stock HTC user agent, this does not imply I am rooted.
OS version is very easy to hack. You can edit this by going to the build.prop and change the OS version to the stock version and I'm sure there is a hack to fake the kernal (you might have to recompile the kernal to change the name)
All the IP address provides is the owner of the IP address (i.e. verizon) and in some cases, the general location of where the IP is being used. Verizon's LTE/EHRPD network use private IP addresses so it would be difficult to pin point a phone or information based on IP. This network uses Dynamic IPs so your IP will not be the same all the time. You have to pay extra to get a static address (business account). It is illegal to use an IP to gain access to any additional information unless a court order demands this.
The point of this is that you can pretty much make your rooted phone appear stock if it was really necessary to do so. Its a variant of Linux and Linux is very easy to work with if you know what you are doing.
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OS version is very easy to hack. You can edit this by going to the build.prob and change the OS version to the stock version and I'm sure there is a hack to fake the kernal (you might have to recompile the kernal to change the name)
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Yup, does anyone just randomly do this though?
Sorry to cause the topic to get sidetracked like this, I was just trying to point out that Verizon don't care if we root or not.

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Yup, does anyone just randomly do this though?
Sorry to cause the topic to get sidetracked like this, I was just trying to point out that Verizon don't care if we root or not.
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If you can root your phone, then its a start. Your typical average user doesn't know what root means or even care what possibilities exist. I am pretty much the only person at my job who is rooted and I've had people ask me how I got my phone to look a certain way and they want their phone like this. When I explain the root process, they say screw that. Most people I know who are rooted know exactly what they can do with a rooted device. And new comers to rooting eventually pick up speed. Linux may be intimidating at first, but once you play around, you see how easy it is.
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Wifi tethering?

I'm about to root and was wondering which rom allows you to Wifi tether without being charged by tmobile?
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emilianos said:
I'm about to root and was wondering which rom allows you to Wifi tether without being charged by tmobile?
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Edit: Do you even have this phone? The one in your sig is not compatible with anything found I'm this forum

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Edit: Do you even have this phone? The one in your sig is not compatible with anything found I'm this forum
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rooting a friends phone:

Try Open Garden or WiFi Tethering (root) apps from market.

You've conflated a couple questions here.
"Which ROMs have a built-in feature for WiFi tethering?"
Most, if not all, do.​
"Given that T-Mobile generally prohibits tethering, is there a way that I can tether in a way that I am not blocked by T-Mobile?"
Yes, there are several ways that you can make the traffic appear as though it originated on your phone. Most, if not all, of these are applications, use of things like VPN or ssh tunneling, or configuration of your tethered clients. There are several approaches. Search is your friend on finding one that works for you and that you are comfortable with.​

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Ahh just making sure. But yeah, pretty much all roms for our phone have wifi tethering

Just use foxfi no root required
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Are you sure this works?
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Are you sure this works?
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Yes that works or just go to settings>wireless and networks>tethering. No need for an app if its built in but if you want one there's plenty to choose from

Wifi tethering used to work no problem on my phone but T-Mobile very recently seems to have changed something where they can detect it - on ICS ROM's - and block it in the browser on your computer. It takes a few link clicks to get the blocked page.
For this - I have to switch to a google related user agent to not have wifi tethering blocked.

lumin30 said:
Wifi tethering used to work no problem on my phone but T-Mobile very recently seems to have changed something where they can detect it - on ICS ROM's - and block it in the browser on your computer. It takes a few link clicks to get the blocked page.
For this - I have to switch to a google related user agent to not have wifi tethering blocked.
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that's funny, i'm using aokp (latest team acid build), and i was just using wifi tethering with no problems at all. not to mention that i'm not even supposed to have it since i have the new plan "truly unlimited 4g." the problem i do have though is usb tethering. i gave my team members a log to see if its fixable the other day, but haven't heard anything yet. its no big deal to me unless i wanna use it to tether my pc when our dsl daily cap is reached (which is everyday, but "i" don't use the pc everyday). basically just gave em the log to try and help those who do want/need it.

GFX.myst. said:
that's funny, i'm using aokp (latest team acid build), and i was just using wifi tethering with no problems at all. not to mention that i'm not even supposed to have it since i have the new plan "truly unlimited 4g." the problem i do have though is usb tethering. i gave my team members a log to see if its fixable the other day, but haven't heard anything yet. its no big deal to me unless i wanna use it to tether my pc when our dsl daily cap is reached (which is everyday, but "i" don't use the pc everyday). basically just gave em the log to try and help those who do want/need it.
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It was new for me. And only through the browser. Still connects no problem but after several clicks it will pop up a T-Mobile page saying I don't have the tethering package. I am on Raver's ICS Audiophile.

I was tethering just fine on vacation last week, until I got a text message from T-mobile saying they were blocking it, and sure enough it quit working.
I gotta look into the user agent spoofing I guess... at least before my next trip.
(All three of the hotels I was in were changing $5-10 for internet!)

T-Mobile is on a roll!
Didn't actually think they were gonna give something for nothing did ya.
They know that with strategic planning...(lower the plan price and give you more data)....if they give a little....you'll want more,so now they can ask for more,and sleep soundly when they go to bed at night.

So mine got blocked too, took me a couple of hours last night but found a way around it using Bluetooth Open Garden and VPN combination. Back to free tethering....victory over TMobile!....for now at least.
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htaak said:
So mine got blocked too, took me a couple of hours last night but found a way around it using Bluetooth Open Garden and VPN combination. Back to free tethering....victory over TMobile!....for now at least.
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So using just the VPN client still blocked you??

Yeah, but it's possible that was just because I was trying multiple solutions. I'll look at it again tonight and see if I can substitute the Bluetooth with WiFi and keep it working. I think it might be in my proxy settings....it was late and I was happy to just get access.
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Or you can change the user agent for your browser and just use wifi tethering as you normally would. It is a pretty simple fix.

lumin30 said:
Or you can change the user agent for your browser and just use wifi tethering as you normally would. It is a pretty simple fix.
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I thought with Google Chrome you have to have the Developers Tools open for that to persist. Is there a simple way to make it stick without having to have the developer tools window open? Thanks.
Edit: Ok, so tried the APN switch on Google chrome last night and it did work, while the developers tools window is open. Only issue was that some of the sites that my wife uses that have display issues on mobile web now have the same issue on the PC...I'm not talking about page layout, but specific links and options not displaying....the reason she still needs to use the PC in the first place. I can definitely recommend the APN fix to people being blocked by Tmobile as a quick simple fix as previously stated in this thread. It took a little longer to set up, but I'm sticking with the VPN for full functionality.
Regarding the wifi use with VPN; I haven't been able to get it to work yet, so sticking with the Bluetooth for now.
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Wifi experts, I need your help

I just installed a new Android-based head unit into my BMW, and it's supposed to rely on your phone for internet access. Since I have a mobile share plan with AT&T and have been able to tether all sorts of things to my One X (including my N7), I didn't figure to have any problems.
Well, I have. The head unit sees the phone just fine, and will connect most of the time, but it either stalls on "Acquiring IP address" or appears to connect but gets no internet access.
I've played around with the settings to no avail. I tried setting a static IP address on the head unit, and though that got me past the acquiring address issue, it still can't get an internet connection.
This unit has a reputation for being finicky about tethering, but every other discussion of this issue I've seen is about problems seeing the phone or connecting at all. So I'm thinking this is related to the connection setting, not a hardware conflict.
Any ideas?

If you have wireless at your home see if the radio will connect to your home router if it has enough range. That will eliminate a problem with the radio. Other than that I don't know it should connect?
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Are you using any security or no? If you are, I would try without. But I agree, it should connect
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jasonwojo75 said:
If you have wireless at your home see if the radio will connect to your home router if it has enough range. That will eliminate a problem with the radio. Other than that I don't know it should connect?
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Yeah, I forgot to mention that--it connects to my home router with no issues at all. That's what's so frustrating.
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Are you using any security or no? If you are, I would try without. But I agree, it should connect
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I tried that. And it has no problem with the security on my home router.

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How are you tethering from phone? Att app? HTC?
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How are you tethering from phone? Att app? HTC?
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Native app. Does it make a difference?

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Native app. Does it make a difference?
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It shouldn't but I would try a third party app just to see if there's a difference. What have you got to lose?

Ya HTC phones have these issues for some reason, you prob already installed WiFi fix from op in viper thread? Also broadcast ssid first time then you can shut off broadcast . Android in general hates hidden ssid. Check what band and make sure its same . (Wireless n &g). There may be some issue with accepting connection. When I set up hotspot on phone it would ask permission on phone and on device trying to connect. Also if you have es file manager you can set up server on phone through that program . I would say it will all sudden connect and you will be good. Also try messing with static and dynamic settings . But def make sure you have WiFi partitions installed found on op in viperxl thread
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Nothing worked. I finally gave up and went and got a portable hotspot at the AT&T store. Of course it connected immediately with no issues. Fortunately I'm on a mobile share plan so it's all the same data.