Wondering if there is any mod/tweak to get the portable hotspot for free on T-mo. I'm rooted running the stock rom. I know there are some apps out there, but I don't how well they work or if they're reliable. Thanks in advance for any help.
Are you asking for help to steal Wi-Fi tethering from your provider?
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I guess so.
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What plan do you have for Tmo? I have unlimited data which comes with 2GB tethering but the representatives told me I can go over and it won't slow down. And so far, it hasn't.
Have you tried tethering?
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no such thing exists.
and, on top of that, you cant get help from xda to steal.
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How do I get around the Tmo tethering block without paying? Was doing it off and on until today. Just courious about it.
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butterbeam said:
How do I get around the Tmo tethering block without paying? Was doing it off and on until today. Just courious about it.
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Are you rooted?
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butterbeam said:
How do I get around the Tmo tethering block without paying? Was doing it off and on until today. Just courious about it.
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I can tether without any specian program I have the unlimited 2gb plan
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I have the unlimited 5g. Never had them tell me I can't tether until now.
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If your rooted you can wireless hotspot/tether for free.
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I am rooted...
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butterbeam said:
I am rooted...
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ok... well all custom roms have wireless hotspot baked into them which allows up to 5 devices to access your 3g/4g data connection. Best thing about the hotspot feature is that it won't use up your data plan since your rooted and it's usually a paid service you have to buy when your not rooted. However if your just tethering by a usb cable you would be throttled after your 2gb limit.
Have you enabled wireless hotspot in setting's before it will work as long as you have an active data plan.
d12unk13astard said:
ok... well all custom roms have wireless hotspot baked into them which allows up to 5 devices to access your 3g/4g data connection. Best thing about the hotspot feature is that it won't use up your data plan since your rooted and it's usually a paid service you have to buy when your not rooted. However if your just tethering by a usb cable you would be throttled after your 2gb limit.
Have you enabled wireless hotspot in setting's before it will work as long as you have an active data plan.
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Oh, the wireless hotspot won't use up my 5GB limit?? Wow I didn't know that. I thought both USB tether and wireless hotspot uses your monthly 5GB limit.
That's good to know!
mackster248 said:
Oh, the wireless hotspot won't use up my 5GB limit?? Wow I didn't know that. I thought both USB tether and wireless hotspot uses your monthly 5GB limit.
That's good to know!
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Yep, only the built-in tethering feature uses up your 2-5gb data plan, i read about the wireless hotspot not eating up any data while in use somewhere. I'm gonna try and find a link real quick for my source since i know it will come up sooner then later lol
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Yep, only the built-in tethering feature uses up your 2-5gb data plan, i read about the wireless hotspot not eating up any data while in use somewhere. I'm gonna try and find a link real quick for my source since i know it will come up sooner then later lol
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I would like that confirmed, if accurate I will be using that all the time.
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If your rooted you can wireless hotspot/tether for free.
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I am rooted, have 5g data plan, hotspot force closes, I have changed roms 6 times and still get blocked. They must have zapped the simcard. That's the only thing I can see that would have happend. I'm gonna do another simcard tomorrow. Will post results....
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Still doesn't work....
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I heard that you can find apps in the market to get the job done for free. Or maybee a one time fee or maybe pay for the app I dont know that is what I heard.
I've been tethering my phone all month and I just got a message saying i reached my 2gb. Now my data is noticeably slower. I'm rooted on EB 2.3.7
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builtboosted said:
I've been tethering my phone all month and I just got a message saying i reached my 2gb. Now my data is noticeably slower. I'm rooted on EB 2.3.7
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Same here... I reached my 5GB cap. I went from 8mb's down to 50kb's... Lmao.
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I haven't reached my 5g cap yet. It stopped me when I hit 4g of data. I'm still fast but just no tethering is being allowed.
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You could use an app called easy tether that has a one time fee of $10 if not your stuck with limited free version. This tricks the ADB interface so it doesn't show up as tethered so it will only show up as regular data from your phone not a PC.
Also if your using tmo network there is no way around their tracking and throttling of speed. A while back we could get around data throttling but i believe they caught on. If you running into hitting your cap use 3g watchdog and give yourself a daily limit and the app will alert you that you hit it
Remember when your on a pc it doesn't know your on a mobile network so keep youtube quality at its lowest. If your watching youtube at 720p you will hit your cap easily.
If your using netflix you will hit tour 5g cap in about 3movies at 720p.
Now the trick is is getting wireless tethering to work lol
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Ok, ill try the easy tether. Thanks
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Well hopefully it is truly unlimited I'm use my phone as a hotspot
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kepapas said:
Well hopefully it is truly unlimited I'm use my phone as a hotspot
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To get the unlimited data you have to pay I think an extra $10 or some sort of extra fee but the unlimited data doesn't include hotspot, for hotspot you have to pay for it seperately.
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You can't tether your phone
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You can with Root!
Hell yeah I got the unlimited for free
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kepapas said:
You can't tether your phone
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Actually, you can. You can add it to your phone. OR:
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You can with Root!
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Actually, i'm not rooted (became unrooted with the last update and just haven't gotten around to rooting it agina yet, lol) and neither is a cousin of mine. We both stayed with my grandpa for a week (our grandmother passed away) and we were able to use tether. He used it for his wifi only iPad and I used it for my Nexus 7. Neither of us rooted, and neither of us got charged for using it. Both of us on T-Mobile.
I just upgraded to unlimited w/out hotspot. Only $10 more then my previous 2GB plan. I seem to remember some rooted ROMs getting around it awhile back though. Haven't tried, but hoping I can get around it still.
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Actually, you can. You can add it to your phone. OR:
Actually, i'm not rooted (became unrooted with the last update and just haven't gotten around to rooting it agina yet, lol) and neither is a cousin of mine. We both stayed with my grandpa for a week (our grandmother passed away) and we were able to use tether. He used it for his wifi only iPad and I used it for my Nexus 7. Neither of us rooted, and neither of us got charged for using it. Both of us on T-Mobile.
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You may get away with it for a while, but T-Mobile is slowly cracking down on it, starting with the larger markets first
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I have had data available on 4g yet ultra slow download speeds. Phone switches to 3g and it was faster than 4g until I called tech and the reset me on the network. It has been good since.
The other random problems are being connected to service but browser does not respond to touch. Have had to reboot twice for that.
Touch tones on speaker phone are not correct so my pins enter improperly.
Love the phone otherwise.
Should I go grab a new one while I can?
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Yes. Mine works perfectly
Taking mine in tomorrow to swap. Hope to get a developers edition but will not sweat it if I can't.
Started doing slow download deal again and when trying to send contact card, force closes.
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Here is what I am getting on 3g the higher numbers, and 4g, the one lower number(tough to get it to even connect on 4g).
If it wasn't for having my tonsils cut out yesterday I would have taken it back today. I have two days left to get a new unit.
Looks like my epic connection is not allowing me to attach the speed tests.
3g is 1.48mbps down avg
4g is .11mbps down the only time it would connect.
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bwheelies said:
Taking mine in tomorrow to swap. Hope to get a developers edition but will not sweat it if I can't.
Started doing slow download deal again and when trying to send contact card, force closes.
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How would you exchange for that? You pay full retail or have they began subsidizing developer editions
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They just swapped for another consumer edition and go figure, still having the same problem with data. Tech support said go get another phone. Has to be the network though.
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One of the tier 2 guys did something to fix my phone, just not sure what. The new phone runs cooler than the first one as well so back to happy camping.
Due to a tonsillectomy I cannot set up voice actions for most likely another week.
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I don't even think verizon sells anything but the consumer editions. You have to get the developer editions from Motorola. Right?
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So on my nexus 4 i could tether everywhere and anywhere and not get charged. Now i got the nexus 5 and its asking me for a tethering plan??
Does it have something to do with the rom? I had a custom one on the nexus4 here im on stock.
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Which carrier / country? You may need to update a .db file if you're trying to tether on TMO prepaid.
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So on my nexus 4 i could tether everywhere and anywhere and not get charged. Now i got the nexus 5 and its asking me for a tethering plan??
Does it have something to do with the rom? I had a custom one on the nexus4 here im on stock.
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Tmobile Puerto Rico. It used to work fine. Idk why its like this now. Im on contract tho. 75 all unilimited. How do i update that?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47203432
Solution above
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I have had a bad experience with T-Mobile witch is causing me to sell my nexus 5 . since I have a grand father plan unlimited data T-Mobile said they don't support my nexus 5 until I change my plan to a new one with throttles. As much as I love her its up for sale. 32gb nexus 5 . just thought I'll share ..why is T-Mobile doing this !!!
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FYI, I read a while ago that tmo plans to move every one off of those plans and "bring them into current pricing." Might be worth keeping the phone and just changing to a current plan. You can still get unlimited w/no throttling. I have unlimited every thing for $70 w/ no contract and I don't think anything is throttled. You would have to do it at some point, might as well look at what will work for you. Good luck!
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T-Mobile still has unlimited data without throttling, why not go with that?
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What do you mean they don't support it? Please explain?
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El Daddy said:
What do you mean they don't support it? Please explain?
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This. i dont understand what you mean by unsupported.
my nexus 5 works quite fine on tmobile.
How much are you selling it for?:silly:
How would T-Mobile even know what phone you are using? I mean obviously it will show on the network but I highly doubt they are flagging nexus 5 phones and making sure only some people are using them.
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kepapas said:
I have had a bad experience with T-Mobile witch
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Hahabana had me busting. Sorry for the misspelled words. I got it all fixed after all . please delete the post
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I was expecting there to be pictures of a smashed Nexus 5 because it got run over by a car or something.
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I was expecting there to be pictures of a smashed Nexus 5 because it got run over by a car or something.
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Agreed. This thread is a let down.
Yes it is
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