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I was just expolring my Running Services in the Settings/Applications menu and found this service running. I thought AT&T does not allow tethering? Anyone have an idea why this service running?
angryphoton said:
I was just expolring my Running Services in the Settings/Applications menu and found this service running. I thought AT&T does not allow tethering? Anyone have an idea why this service running?
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open your settings, click on wireless and networking.
do you see mobileAP and Tethering?
ATT allows it if you pay them money. Or you can root the phone and remove that one apk and have your tethering for free.
Pirateghost said:
open your settings, click on wireless and networking.
do you see mobileAP and Tethering?
ATT allows it if you pay them money. Or you can root the phone and remove that one apk and have your tethering for free.
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thanks for the info
Pirateghost said:
open your settings, click on wireless and networking.
do you see mobileAP and Tethering?
ATT allows it if you pay them money. Or you can root the phone and remove that one apk and have your tethering for free.
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Or if you have TBU, you can just freeze the tethering app
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Just tethered my notebook via mobile ap wifi hotspot. My data plan is unlimited and I do not have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan, as the settings notes indicate. Perhaps that is included in the unlimited data plan?
Pirateghost said:
open your settings, click on wireless and networking.
do you see mobileAP and Tethering?
ATT allows it if you pay them money. Or you can root the phone and remove that one apk and have your tethering for free.
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which apk do you remove? i just upgraded to the stock 2.2, but I am rooted
PhoebusIII said:
which apk do you remove? i just upgraded to the stock 2.2, but I am rooted
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it's called "Tethering Manager 1.0"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968062
or you can rename TetheringManager 0114.apk in /system/app to something like TetheringManager 0114.apk.disable
Thanks...got it
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hbgregg said:
Just tethered my notebook via mobile ap wifi hotspot. My data plan is unlimited and I do not have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan, as the settings notes indicate. Perhaps that is included in the unlimited data plan?
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Nope:
1. Unlimited plan does not include any tethering
2. Tethering data plan is limited to 4GB only and you need pay $45/mo for it.
If you didn't mess with Tethering Manager, you will not be able to connect your laptop to the internet without paying for the tethering plan. That's what Tethering Manager does (to verify that you have paid for tethering).
I just root the phone, erase the tethering Manager, unroot the phone and I still has the tethering available using USG or wireless. My plan is only 2GB.
melvinaury said:
I just root the phone, erase the tethering Manager, unroot the phone and I still has the tethering available using USG or wireless. My plan is only 2GB.
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Duh, Tethering Manager's only job is to verify you paid for tethering plan. If you removed it, you will be able to tethering without pay for the tethering plan.
hbgregg said:
Just tethered my notebook via mobile ap wifi hotspot. My data plan is unlimited and I do not have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan, as the settings notes indicate. Perhaps that is included in the unlimited data plan?
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How did you do that?
kris_usa said:
How did you do that?
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settings>wireless and network>Mobile AP
select Mobile AP
under Mbile AP settings, change the Network SSID (or leave default name) and set the password
open wi-fi connections on your device and select the SSID of your captivate and enter the password
foxbat121 said:
Duh, Tethering Manager's only job is to verify you paid for tethering plan. If you removed it, you will be able to tethering without pay for the tethering plan.
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Im surprised people aren't revolting about tethering plans. Imagine if you had to pay your isp more money to have a 2nd or 3rd computer connect to your router to access the internet at home, people would scream bloody murder, yet in the mobile world its ok?
peachpuff said:
Im surprised people aren't revolting about tethering plans. Imagine if you had to pay your isp more money to have a 2nd or 3rd computer connect to your router to access the internet at home, people would scream bloody murder, yet in the mobile world its ok?
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I guarantee about 99.999999% of people on xda are NOT paying for that service. But, I can see where your coming from.
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peachpuff said:
Im surprised people aren't revolting about tethering plans. Imagine if you had to pay your isp more money to have a 2nd or 3rd computer connect to your router to access the internet at home, people would scream bloody murder, yet in the mobile world its ok?
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Tethering plan is nothing new. If ppl would revole, they's have done it long time ago. The only ppl that paid extra for tethering are probably those paid by company and don't care how much it costs. Work arounds has been there as long as there are tethering on Smartphones. Compared to what text message costs you, tethering charge is little potato. I see a lot ppl have not problem drop $20 to $30 a month for text messaging plan that uses almost no resource (idle bandwidth only) on carrier.
foxbat121 said:
Tethering plan is nothing new. If ppl would revole, they's have done it long time ago. The only ppl that paid extra for tethering are probably those paid by company and don't care how much it costs. Work arounds has been there as long as there are tethering on Smartphones. Compared to what text message costs you, tethering charge is little potato. I see a lot ppl have not problem drop $20 to $30 a month for text messaging plan that uses almost no resource (idle bandwidth only) on carrier.
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Even if you are disabling Tethering on your phone, which I do because I don't use my phone that way, you want to uninstall/freeze or otherwise disable the Tethering Manager. I found that on my phone, the Tethering Manager was starting and force-closing (twice!) every time I booted the phone and every time I plugged in or unplugged the USB cable. EVEN with Tethering disabled in my phone settings.
I think in almost all circumstances, you want to disable the tethering manager.
I am running a stock rooted NS4G and I am not able to get wireless tether to work on my phone. I have tried Wireless Tether and I can see the network on my computer but when I try to connect its a no go (my computer just keeps connecting but never connects). I also tried Barnacle Tether but I get the same issue. I really don't-won't want to change my kernel to get this feature does any one have any ideas?
Thanks
I had to download the latest wireless tether app.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Generic
wireless_tether-2_0_5-pre7
This is stock gingerbread. The built-in wifi hotspot works out of the box (at least for now).
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Maximilian Mary said:
This is stock gingerbread. The built-in wifi hotspot works out of the box (at least for now).
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Lol no it doesn't. Enableing the hotspot disables my data connection so I use wifi tether.
hypersonicx said:
Lol no it doesn't. Enableing the hotspot disables my data connection so I use wifi tether.
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It disables the data on the phone because it ports it straight to the wifi connection. Personally, I find this provides a more reliable connection (though it is annoying that updates are suspended while you're using it).
Edit: It is not 100% pass through. Data still works on the phone, but sync is suspended.
Maximilian Mary said:
This is stock gingerbread. The built-in wifi hotspot works out of the box (at least for now).
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Yes I was able to get it working. Thanks
Is there any way to get 4G tethering and infrastructure rather than ad-hoc?
If via wireless or wifi-tether app what version are you using? 2.0.8 pre-1 or 3.0 pre-14? Or something else? The built-in tethering turns 4G off, so alternatively to wireless tether is there a way around this?
Maximilian Mary said:
This is stock gingerbread. The built-in wifi hotspot works out of the box (at least for now).
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But if you use the built in wifi tether...don't you need a tethering plan to use that?
DarkManX4lf said:
But if you use the built in wifi tether...don't you need a tethering plan to use that?
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not on a nexus s or a rooted phone with wifi tether, i dont believe
DarkManX4lf said:
But if you use the built in wifi tether...don't you need a tethering plan to use that?
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Officially, yes (or, "It's a bug we're working on").
What I know:
On the Evo, the Sprint wifi app would authenticate to check if you subscribed to a tethering plan. If not, it gave an error and would not work. The Nexus uses the stock Android tethering app, which does no such thing. It just works.
What I don't know:
- If Sprint will work with Google to make the stock tethering app subscription-dependant.
- If Sprint will leave it alone, as a Pure Google feature they'd rather keep on the down low. After all, people are switching to Sprint just to get stock Android, and there are reports that T-Mobile still isn't charging for tethering on the Nexus 6 months later.
- If Sprint will detect usage and charge for tethering after the fact.
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supercluver said:
Is there any way to get 4G tethering and infrastructure rather than ad-hoc?
If via wireless or wifi-tether app what version are you using? 2.0.8 pre-1 or 3.0 pre-14? Or something else? The built-in tethering turns 4G off, so alternatively to wireless tether is there a way around this?
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+1 on this! The built in hotspot only works for 3g. Of course we 4g owners want full speed so that just isn't good enough. I have gotten android wifi tether running on ad hoc and it works BUT I really want the added protection of WPA and the ability to connect other devices besides a computer. I've been searching for a way to run it as a wireless access point but haven't found anything. I'm guessing by the lack of response to the above post there aren't any solutions yet???
DuhWinning said:
supercluver said:
Is there any way to get 4G tethering and infrastructure rather than ad-hoc?
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+1 on this!
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I have gotten android wifi tether running on ad hoc and it works BUT I really want the added protection of WPA and the ability to connect other devices besides a computer. I've been searching for a way to run it as a wireless access point but haven't found anything. I'm guessing by the lack of response to the above post there aren't any solutions yet???
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I know I'm dredging up an old thread here, but when I Google'd this issue this was the thread I found and I wanted to add the solution for others running into this.
I ended up finding a way to make this work! I'm using the latest version of android-wifi-tether (3.1-beta7). If you set the "Device-Profile" to "Samsung Galaxy S" and the "Setup-Method" to "Netd", it will support tethering to 3G or 4G (4G takes a little while to reconnect after enabling tethering) via WPA/WPA2. My tethered laptop checks in at 9.96/1.41Mbps down/up with this method.
So, when I had my mytouch slide 3g I had it loaded with cm7 and could tether up to the 5gb throttling cap without having to worry about the service fee for wifi hotspot - however I was using the wifi tether for aosp app, not the built in. Is it the same with the 4g? Since I just got my phone this week, I'm still picking my rom (liking virtuosity), but wanted to know if I could go ahead and use the built-in wifi tethering without having to pay the service fee, or is there another option? Thanks!
eclipsed450 said:
So, when I had my mytouch slide 3g I had it loaded with cm7 and could tether up to the 5gb throttling cap without having to worry about the service fee for wifi hotspot - however I was using the wifi tether for aosp app, not the built in. Is it the same with the 4g? Since I just got my phone this week, I'm still picking my rom (liking virtuosity), but wanted to know if I could go ahead and use the built-in wifi tethering without having to pay the service fee, or is there another option? Thanks!
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Use Barnacle.
Barnacle works well from my touchpad, but not at all for laptop. Thoughts?? Also, so, you're saying I shouldn't use the rom wifi tether app??
Bueller????
eclipsed450 said:
Barnacle works well from my touchpad, but not at all for laptop. Thoughts?? Also, so, you're saying I shouldn't use the rom wifi tether app??
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I've had problems with that tether app on my G2. Barnacle's just easier to use and lets you control who has access to your data connection.
Ok so ive searched countless threads trying to solve my problem but i cant seem to find any solutions. Im trying to wifi tether my g2x to my ps3 (not using windows) however i know that the ps3 cant pick up ad-hoc networks. Ive read that the wifi tether needs to be in an infrastructure mode or something like this. Ive tried using the wifi tether app v3.1 beta 11 and it works to wifi tether to my laptop and ipod touch but not to my ps3. Was anyone else able to accomplish what i am trying to do?
Additional Info:
Rom: CM9 ics beta
Kernel: faux123's ics beta kernel 0.49
thanks
So I'm guessing no one with a g2x has tried this???
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Did you try the built-in wifi tether?
It will work for cm7. Don't know about cm9.
theres a built in wifi tether in cm9?
BlazinHitman said:
theres a built in wifi tether in cm9?
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Yes, if you can't find it then you aren't looking hard enough. I'm actually USB tethered right now and that's in the same place (as usual) as WiFi tethering.
I've got a question, does T-Mo charge for me using the phone's build in tethering ability? I know that 3rd party apps have found ways around it if they do because I've been using a 3rd party app for tethering and have gotten no complaints from T-Mo, using the built in one would be much nicer though.
As far as I know, regardless of plan, no, they don't. I'm currently on a contracted 2GB/month plan and I don't get charged, that's one of the ways they get away with the song and dance of "unlimited" data.
Edit: for the sake of explanation, I don't know about Pay as You Go plans, so hence the "as far as I know"
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As far as I know, regardless of plan, no, they don't. I'm currently on a contracted 2GB/month plan and I don't get charged, that's one of the ways they get away with the song and dance of "unlimited" data.
Edit: for the sake of explanation, I don't know about Pay as You Go plans, so hence the "as far as I know"
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Sweet I'm on the same plan.
Tethering uses your regular data. No they won't/can't charge extra for you to use the data you paid for.
The tethering counts towards your "limit" so be cautious.
I really do wish some people would look around and try things on their phone before asking questions.
Even a simple "cm7 wifi tether" in Google would come up with results...
I played 3 CALL Of duty's maps like this!!!
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buru898 said:
Tethering uses your regular data. No they won't/can't charge extra for you to use the data you paid for.
The tethering counts towards your "limit" so be cautious.
I really do wish some people would look around and try things on their phone before asking questions.
Even a simple "cm7 wifi tether" in Google would come up with results...
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What that gave me was the Wifi Tether app I was using, I was afraid that even from using the phones wifi tether that T-Mo would detect it and charge me as other companies charge for tethering.
I would assume hotspot is the same?
IRASadPanda said:
What that gave me was the Wifi Tether app I was using, I was afraid that even from using the phones wifi tether that T-Mo would detect it and charge me as other companies charge for tethering.
I would assume hotspot is the same?
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Weird.. well cm7 comes with it's own wifi tethering. It's in wireless settings. Give it a try, should work. Never tried on cm9 and not running it either.
T-Mobile doesn't do that. They might ask you to pay for it but it doesn't apply because cm7 has it built in. I think T-Mobile has an app you download for wifi tethering?
buru898 said:
Weird.. well cm7 comes with it's own wifi tethering. It's in wireless settings. Give it a try, should work. Never tried on cm9 and not running it either.
T-Mobile doesn't do that. They might ask you to pay for it but it doesn't apply because cm7 has it built in. I think T-Mobile has an app you download for wifi tethering?
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I figured it out, it comes on the phone stock and if you use it with the stock ROM t-mo has it set up to use their tethering APN which they make you pay for, CM roms and other Wifi Tethering apps use your default Data apn, thus T-mo only.detects it as data usage.
It's what I used to do when I had an iPhone w/ AT&T, just changed the tethering APN to the data APN and BAM undetectable.
Sent from the second fastest G2x in the universe... for now *you're doing it wrong*
IRASadPanda said:
I figured it out, it comes on the phone stock and if you use it with the stock ROM t-mo has it set up to use their tethering APN which they make you pay for, CM roms and other Wifi Tethering apps use your default Data apn, thus T-mo only.detects it as data usage.
It's what I used to do when I had an iPhone w/ AT&T, just changed the tethering APN to the data APN and BAM undetectable.
Sent from the second fastest G2x in the universe... for now *you're doing it wrong*
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How did you change the tether apn settings?
Try foxfi, barnacle def won't work
feverlovesbeavers said:
Try foxfi, barnacle def won't work
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When I use foxfi it brings up the same exact symbol in the notification bar as when I turn on the wifi hotspot in the phone settings. Doesn't that mean t-mobile can see that you are tethering? I just want to do it so they won't make me buy a tether plan.
I see that root is pretty easy now. I had a Note 2 on verizon with unlimited data. I am going to blow through my tether limit soon. So my question is besides samsung pay (dont care) does Root break anything. Because I only need it for unlimited tethering. And with the current way to bypass the data checks does it break anything on the phone?
Short answer is no. It trips knox fuse. But, you can still use private mode, fingerprint scanner etc. Loving being rooted
Pdanet maybe?
driodman98 said:
Pdanet maybe?
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Yo can do unlimited tethering with tekhd roms and some other roms you can check or even talk with the dev on his op so he can answer you better with changelogs but is a yes and i personally cant use it as of now but i know unlimited thetering works just verify again with the developers of your phone
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Do you guys get unlimited Hotspot?
If I download anything on my computer then it uses Hotspot data.
But if I play Xbox live or netflix then it doesn't
When I was using KK 4.4.4 I install VPN software on my laptop and Tmo cant see the agent string on the browser and I keep on surfing free. Now its not working anymore with LP.
driodman98 said:
Pdanet maybe?
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I've found that PDAnet+ works w/o a hitch w/ USB tethering; using native hotspot tethering hacks are intermittently successful depending on the settings and ROM.
pwrmedia said:
I've found that PDAnet+ works w/o a hitch w/ USB tethering; using native hotspot tethering hacks are intermittently successful depending on the settings and ROM.
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+1 for pdanet! I actually got throttled last month after using all my tethering data and I was able to tether unrestricted at normal speeds via USB with pdanet.
Another option that works with all Roms I've tried is WiFi Tether Router (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter). When tethering my laptop I use a user-agent spoofer and choose safari on Mac as the user agent, seems to have worked well so far.