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T-Mobile Mobile Hotspot

I use my phone as a Mobile Hotspot quite often on my other phone and just wanted to confirm for anyone wondering it works fine for the One S.
I don't have a tethering plan with T-mobile and the default mobile hotspot is working just fine. No changes were needed.
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I take back everything I said before. When I picked up my One S the sales rep switched my data plan and didn't tell me. I was moved to the $35 plan with tethering.
I called in and switched it back to the preferred android plan and can no longer tether the phone.
It looks like T-mobile also locked down the APN's on the phone. You don't seem to be allowed to switch or change them on the stock rom.
With the phone rooted I'm able to use: WiFi Tether for Root Users that you can get at the link below.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk&can=2&q=

T-mobile will usually let you hit an amount and then give you a message that you need to upgrade. The new 5GB and 10GB plan include tethering though.

Scupra said:
T-mobile will usually let you hit an amount and then give you a message that you need to upgrade. The new 5GB and 10GB plan include tethering though.
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I have heard this before. I've heard 200 MB is the "courtesy limit". I'll pull down 200 MBs right now and see.

The one s has a block on it.. If you don't have the tether on your plan. it will let you connect but you can't view any web pages but the t-mobile one, letting you know you need to add the option. Also right now you can get it free if you have the 5gb plan. Does not work with android preferred plan .

zylith said:
The one s has a block on it.. If you don't have the tether on your plan. it will let you connect but you can't view any web pages but the t-mobile one, letting you know you need to add the option. Also right now you can get it free if you have the 5gb plan. Does not work with android preferred plan .
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I have an Android Preferred Plan and using the default mobile hotspot I just downloaded 220MBs from drop box and was surfing the web on my Nexus One that was tethered to my One S

I hope that we can just flash over the international ROM on this phone.
Root it and put ad block. Then it would be perfect.

I take back everything I said before. When I picked up my One S the sales rep switched my data plan and didn't tell me. I was moved to the $35 plan with tethering.
I called in and switched it back to the preferred android plan and can no longer tether the phone.
It looks like T-mobile also locked down the APN's on the phone. You don't seem to be allowed to switch or change them on the stock rom.
With the phone rooted I'm able to use: WiFi Tether for Root Users that you can get at the link below.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk&can=2&q=

dc211 said:
I have an Android Preferred Plan and using the default mobile hotspot I just downloaded 220MBs from drop box and was surfing the web on my Nexus One that was tethered to my One S
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That's the answer I wanted to hear!

Am I the only one that has been blocked because I don't have the wifi tether on my account? Anyone else on with the android preferred plan able to connect? I did find a work around. a app called wifi tether works great for me

[Q] Free wifi hotspot gone

Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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Try open garden, the one that looks like a tree, you'll need it on both devices and it creates a mesh network, some caviets are apps tha use data wont work, so you have to do everything through your web browser. This solution also solves the screen off issue while tethering.

As of right now this has been removed or blocked in the newest update.
There is nothing yet been found to allow you to set your own APN again.
You can use wifi tethering with FoxFi as a workaround from foxfi.com/bin but for data to work over wifi tethering you will need to keep the screen on.
That is about the only workaround.

TheArtiszan said:
As of right now this has been removed or blocked in the newest update.
There is nothing yet been found to allow you to set your own APN again.
You can use wifi tethering with FoxFi as a workaround from foxfi.com/bin but for data to work over wifi tethering you will need to keep the screen on.
That is about the only workaround.
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Or use open garden and it makes a mesh network, data still flows with screen off, you'll need open garden on both devices. The only issue is apps that use data like the play store will say your not connected, but anything you want to do with the browser you can.
I know not perfect but thats the closest we have right now, besides keeping the screen on.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975894
This might be a workaround worth trying..

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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if you use google chrome or firefox look up user-agent spoofer.

diabolusmiles said:
if you use google chrome or firefox look up user-agent spoofer.
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Changing the UA(user-agent) is just one of the few obstacles to overcome. The main problem is the tmo OTA update now prevents/locks us from entering the APN needed to bypass/trick the t-mobile tethering check.

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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Geez you guys...if you want the service PAY FOR IT! Why should you get it free while others pay?

Behold_this said:
Geez you guys...if you want the service PAY FOR IT! Why should you get it free while others pay?
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We already do pay for it with our monthly contracts, we are allowed x amount of data per month, we go over it and the speed of data isn't even worth tethering. Do they give us money back on the data we don't use? No they don't, so why can't we use the data we pay for any way we want, it's not like data for a tablet costs more or anything like that, it's just greed on the providers end plain and simple.

I just ended up talking to an agent about my bill and I brought up the fact that I couldn't tether anymore, so they put that back on free of charge. I mean hell I'm already paying a decent amount monthly and I have the 5 gig package (which used to be advertised with transforming your device to a hotspot), there is no reason to ask for more other than greed?

Aydthird said:
I just ended up talking to an agent about my bill and I brought up the fact that I couldn't tether anymore, so they put that back on free of charge. I mean hell I'm already paying a decent amount monthly and I have the 5 gig package (which used to be advertised with transforming your device to a hotspot), there is no reason to ask for more other than greed?
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I also have a 5 gig plan and the hotspot is supposed to be free, but my 5 gig plan is old and the only way for me to get the hotspot is for me to give up unlimited messaging, which I then would have to pay $15 a month for, umm, yeah, they got me coming and going. BLAH

I work for tmo, and we do give it for free with the 5 & 10gb plans.
Second, I've noticed that it works with Firefox, but no other browser when tethering to a PC/Mac. I haven't edited my APN.
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I really wish it was free, especially with my unlimited 4G plan.
Haven't found anywhere in the city I don't have perfect coverage and it would be sweet to be able to use my tablet/laptop...

bruuutal said:
I really wish it was free, especially with my unlimited 4G plan.
Haven't found anywhere in the city I don't have perfect coverage and it would be sweet to be able to use my tablet/laptop...
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If you're on unlimited, it's unreasonable to ask for wifi tethering. That's like going to a "all you can eat" restaurant, and then bringing a truck to load with food.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
If you're on unlimited, it's unreasonable to ask for wifi tethering. That's like going to a "all you can eat" restaurant, and then bringing a truck to load with food.
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Lol, exactly. That's why there's home internet providers. And if you really just want to use your phone, then just get a 10gb plan that has the free hotspot. You're paying for the investment in network upgrades, your paying the engineers salary to produce a network that's very good.
And of course, the CEO's bonus checks lol
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Custom ROMs?
Do custom ROMs get rid of this pesky problem of no Wifi Hotspot?

poptartz said:
Do custom ROMs get rid of this pesky problem of no Wifi Hotspot?
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Using other roms i can tether temporarally. Well, i get a push message to stop asap or risk losing access. (Im on that unlimited plan.) so i stop. It does work though tethering to my nexus 7, im assuming because it shows it being a mobile device vs. desktop.
The default rom pushes all tethering through pcweb.tmobile.com which depending on your rate plan, determines if you get tether access. custom roms shouldn't have this setup.

I also have a Nexus 7 and the unlimited plan. I'm rooted on the S1 (no ROMs loaded yet) and am now trying to figure out where to go from here.

poptartz said:
I also have a Nexus 7 and the unlimited plan. I'm rooted on the S1 (no ROMs loaded yet) and am now trying to figure out where to go from here.
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You can try a new APN. Menu->Settings->More->Mobile Networks->APN or Access Point Names->Menu->New APN
Name it whatever you want and set the APN to epc.tmobile.com. this should bypass tmobile's tethering block.
Also, I've noticed that even if rooted, a desktop using ie, safari or chrome still gets blocked, but Firefox does not.
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[Q] What are the current methods to get unlimited tether (tmobile)

I have an unlimited simple choice plan and was wondering what the current ways to get unlimited tethering are.. All the stuff I can find are really old.
If I had a choice in method of tether I would do via USB but if I have to use wifi that is fine.. Actually in some ways wifi would be better now that i think about it...

Randomacts said:
I have an unlimited simple choice plan and was wondering what the current ways to get unlimited tethering are.. All the stuff I can find are really old.
If I had a choice in method of tether I would do via USB but if I have to use wifi that is fine.. Actually in some ways wifi would be better now that i think about it...
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This works, read the reviews, I use it every day and have tethered over 30GB this month with my T-Mo unlimited plan.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en

Visa Declined said:
This works, read the reviews, I use it every day and have tethered over 30GB this month with my T-Mo unlimited plan.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
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You are the second person to suggest that... Is there really no free option?

Randomacts said:
You are the second person to suggest that... Is there really no free option?
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If your phone is rooted, "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" in Terminal Emulator or ADB Shell should work, tested with Vodafone in Italy (not sure about T-Mo).

fireb33 said:
If your phone is rooted, "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" in Terminal Emulator or ADB Shell should work, tested with Vodafone in Italy (not sure about T-Mo).
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Huh, I had no idea you could do it with a simple terminal command like that. I bought sqlite editor to do it... lol
Anyway, this works for me on T-Mobile. I personally used SQLite Editor from Speed Software and added "tether_dun_required = 0" to the global table in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Other people have reported that you also need to do something to mask the traffic from your PC (using a different useragent) but I've had no issues using my PC as-is.

raptir said:
Huh, I had no idea you could do it with a simple terminal command like that. I bought sqlite editor to do it... lol
Anyway, this works for me on T-Mobile. I personally used SQLite Editor from Speed Software and added "tether_dun_required = 0" to the global table in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Other people have reported that you also need to do something to mask the traffic from your PC (using a different useragent) but I've had no issues using my PC as-is.
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Did you have to change the APN to anything?

PsychDrummer said:
Did you have to change the APN to anything?
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I've seen some people post that you need to switch the APN from ipv6 to ipv4, but I've personally had no issue tethering on ipv6. And that has nothing to do with being "caught," if you need to switch to ipv4 then tethering will just not work from what I understand.

raptir said:
I've seen some people post that you need to switch the APN from ipv6 to ipv4, but I've personally had no issue tethering on ipv6. And that has nothing to do with being "caught," if you need to switch to ipv4 then tethering will just not work from what I understand.
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Gotcha. My cycle just ended yesterday too. Would have been a good time to try. If it doesn't work, would the worst thing just be that I have no tethering til next month?

PsychDrummer said:
Gotcha. My cycle just ended yesterday too. Would have been a good time to try. If it doesn't work, would the worst thing just be that I have no tethering til next month?
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Yeah, since your plan comes with 3GB (or 5GB, if you're on the $30 data feature) of tethering they're not going to bust you for tethering, they just cut you off when you hit the limit. And if you later get it working properly you'll get your tethering back. I forgot to change the setting once after flashing a ROM and got cut off, but as soon as I set it back tethering was working again.
You can also just install the MyAccount app so that you can check if it is counting as tethering usage as you go. Unfortunately the website doesn't list tethering usage, only the app.

raptir said:
Yeah, since your plan comes with 3GB (or 5GB, if you're on the $30 data feature) of tethering they're not going to bust you for tethering, they just cut you off when you hit the limit. And if you later get it working properly you'll get your tethering back. I forgot to change the setting once after flashing a ROM and got cut off, but as soon as I set it back tethering was working again.
You can also just install the MyAccount app so that you can check if it is counting as tethering usage as you go. Unfortunately the website doesn't list tethering usage, only the app.
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I have 2.5 because I'm on the grandfathered simple choice. I'll try it out. Thanks! Do you know if upload and download are counted separately somehow? I just remember back when I had my S3 and didn't have a tethering plan at all I used one of those rooted tethering apps. It let me use it for a while but as soon as I started uploading videos I got cut off.

Randomacts said:
You are the second person to suggest that... Is there really no free option?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yeeron.portablewifi&hl=en
I'm a T-Mo customer w/ the unlimited option, and have been using this w/ no issues for the last 2 months. Both for my tablet, laptop and PS3..

pwrmedia said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yeeron.portablewifi&hl=en
I'm a T-Mo customer w/ the unlimited option, and have been using this w/ no issues for the last 2 months. Both for my tablet, laptop and PS3..
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Awesome I'll try that out.
Do I need to change any APN settings?
Edit: it does not seem to be working.. Tmobile is detecting the tether.

Visa Declined said:
This works, read the reviews, I use it every day and have tethered over 30GB this month with my T-Mo unlimited plan.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
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Okay the free option didn't work for me... I guess I can try this.
Is there any set up required to get it to work?
edit: followed instructions on app page.. seems to be working
I had my tether up ot 2.9GB and it has stopped there.. while my phone data goes up.

I used SQ editor and did the the "tether_dun_required" method with a value set at 0. I have T-Mobile unlimited 4G LTE plan and use this as my home connection. So far I have used 79.66 GB of unlimited data lol
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Is there a way to tether for free with root on 5.1.1?

Hey guys, i recently got root on 5.1.1 and im wondering if there is a way to get wifi tethering for free? I've tried changing tethering lines in build.prop and they are not working, and i tried wifi tether router with lg g stylo recommended settings but my internet will drop, any help getting wifi tethering to work?

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_Cristian_ said:
Hey guys, i recently got root on 5.1.1 and im wondering if there is a way to get wifi tethering for free? I've tried changing tethering lines in build.prop and they are not working, and i tried wifi tether router with lg g stylo recommended settings but my internet will drop, any help getting wifi tethering to work?
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Pdanet works fine. Im using it now and use over 500g a month without being throttled on metro $60 plan

Thediesel1972 said:
Pdanet works fine. Im using it now and use over 500g a month without being throttled on metro $60 plan
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I've tried using Pdanet but the wifi option does not work, im on boost mobile too so that might be the problem.

_Cristian_ said:
I've tried using Pdanet but the wifi option does not work, im on boost mobile too so that might be the problem.
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look here http://androidforums.com/threads/build-prop-tweaks-confirmed-working.937821/

_Cristian_ said:
I've tried using Pdanet but the wifi option does not work, im on boost mobile too so that might be the problem.
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Boost will throttle your speeds to next to nothing once you reach your 3g/4g data cap. It took me less than a day to reach that limit when i used boost in the past that's why i went to metro. Even if you did wifi tether with boost you cant hide your data usage and would be throttled regardless.

Ok so in settings.db i changed tether_dun_required from 1 to 0 and no dice, i still get tethering error, in my build.prop, net.tethering.noprovisioning and wifi.lge.common_hotspot were already set to true so i think there is nothing else i can do.

_Cristian_ said:
Ok so in settings.db i changed tether_dun_required from 1 to 0 and no dice, i still get tethering error, in my build.prop, net.tethering.noprovisioning and wifi.lge.common_hotspot were already set to true so i think there is nothing else i can do.
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hmmm...i had to add net.tethering.noprovisioning=true (it wasn't in the build.prop) you can try making it say false ?

I wouldn't do this on T-Mobile, they are laying down infrastructure that will tell if it is a phone or PC/router. Easy enough to do with a connection check request. And T-Mobile is going to increase there per kiloB charges and start charging for illegal tethering instead of just kicking you off the network. You wont know they know till you get the bill.
just trying to give you a for warning.

reddragon72 said:
I wouldn't do this on T-Mobile, they are laying down infrastructure that will tell if it is a phone or PC/router. Easy enough to do with a connection check request. And T-Mobile is going to increase there per kiloB charges and start charging for illegal tethering instead of just kicking you off the network. You wont know they know till you get the bill.
just trying to give you a for warning.
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WTF, that's hella ****ed up

6th_Hokage said:
WTF, that's hella ****ed up
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T-Mobile just came forth and warned everyone that you will be caught. ATT just implemented the tech and now T-Mobile is installing it. It does random browser request checks and total "spurt" downloads. Also they plan on cutting all VPN access and only reinstalling it upon a 611 request to block encrypted VPN access.
The funny thing is none of the companies can ever come forth and state how bad the impact is for that less that .2% of people violating the TOG(terms of agreement).
I'm just giving everyone a for warning before you get a 4000+ buck bill for 1.99 per meg.

reddragon72 said:
T-Mobile just came forth and warned everyone that you will be caught. ATT just implemented the tech and now T-Mobile is installing it. It does random browser request checks and total "spurt" downloads. Also they plan on cutting all VPN access and only reinstalling it upon a 611 request to block encrypted VPN access.
The funny thing is none of the companies can ever come forth and state how bad the impact is for that less that .2% of people violating the TOG(terms of agreement).
I'm just giving everyone a for warning before you get a 4000+ buck bill for 1.99 per meg.
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The people I know that get T-Mobile and AT&T get it for tethering purposes cause of the unlimited data (or pretty damn close to it) .-. so now they will be screwed and thank god I’m with boost and I don't have to worry for now

That is pretty messed up, btw i didnt have to send my stylo to lg, radioshack gave me a free replacement even though i passed my return period.

Unlimited WiFI tethering?

I've been searching for days and can't find an answer to my questions so I'll just ask.
I currently have an S4 with tmobile. It's stock rooted with Fenny's rom and Unlimited Tether Mod. The phone is realiable but i'd like to upgrade.
Since the Note7 has gone up in flames, I've been looking at the only 3 [seemingly] viable options which are the Galaxy S7 [not the edge], HTC M10, and mayve LG v20.
I've been a Samsung customer for years, so I guess I'd lean toward GS7. The only thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger on ANY new phone is whether or not I'll be able to root it and have an UNLIMITED HotSpot Mod. I can't seem to find a definitive answer as to whether thats a possibility for the GS7... is it able to be done? And for that matter, can it be done on the HTC M10 or LG v20... or any other great quality phone available right now [it seems the pickings are slim].
If I can't find a new phone that can do this, I guess I'll be sticking with my S4.

I'm still searching but can't find the answers I need. Nobody has any input?

I asked the same question yesterday, and not even one response....
I understand WifI Router (Root) by fabio works, bought it, and it didnt work for me. I emailed him, and he emailed me back promptly with support, asking me for my ABN settings, so I''m sure it works.
Unfortunately, I unrooted before getting support on my settings, so im waiting here to find out if anybody has rooted a stable PK1 ??? In my case it was not stable, overheated, lagged and eventually after 6 days boot-lopped. (confirmed governor's set to interactive) , and flashed the v15 fixes. I know it can be rooted, but seems less stable - and no clear answers here in our tmobile xda s7 little community.
While waiting for confirmation on stable PK1 root, (and I'm done experimenting), I do get full speed USB tethering in FoxFi. So this is a temporary solution until I see more answers on a stable root.
Can somebody with real success, please help ! thanks in advance !!

I use PDANet+ and works like a charm even on wifi

I forgot to mention my Pda.net (foxfi) was working like a charm too w/o root as well.
However , my foxfi is now handicapped thanks to Tmobile's latest policy changes.
I signed up for unlimited data (which had fine print stating 15 gigs hotspot high speed at lower priority).
First I was sand-bagged the $26 extra for unlimited hotspot on my unlimited account. Since i didnt know this was added without my approval - I removed it.
Then I noticed the new policies and the hotspot throttling.. Other users are reporting the same.
Now my foxfi is shut down to .5kbs - same as the native hotspot app. I have tried other apps with no luck with and without VPN (PIA). Foxfi works unrestricted via USB tether, and that is my current temp solution, until someone here actually verifies a stable PK1 root.
Once i know this can be achieved, I bought WiFi Router (root) and anticipate this will work, and or xtether for an unrestricted Hotspot activation around Tmobiles latest low blow.

We got the S7 and I regret everything about it. I had 2 Note 4's in the house running CM 12.1, tethering 600 gigs per month from Tmobile with 40-75megs down like it was nothing. I want to dump these and get a OnePlus or go back to a Note 4. Just something without a BL lock, pretty much have to go international or something like OnePlus.

xena499 said:
I forgot to mention my Pda.net (foxfi) was working like a charm too w/o root as well.
However , my foxfi is now handicapped thanks to Tmobile's latest policy changes.
tmobile made a big change on their hotspot control in the last few weeks. Now my foxfi is shut down to .5kbs - same as the native hotspot app. I have tried other apps with no luck with and without VPN (PIA). Foxfi works unrestricted via USB tether, and that is my current temp solution, until someone here actually verifies a stable PK1 root.
Once i know this can be achieved, I bought WiFi Router (root) and anticipate this will work, and or xtether for an unrestricted Hotspot activation around Tmobiles latest low blow.
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I use PDANet+ and dont have a problem with it, I have used more than 5gb over mobile hotspot without a problem

draychi said:
We got the S7 and I regret everything about it. I had 2 Note 4's in the house running CM 12.1, tethering 600 gigs per month from Tmobile with 40-75megs down like it was nothing. I want to dump these and get a OnePlus or go back to a Note 4. Just something without a BL lock, pretty much have to go international or something like OnePlus.
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exactly ! I went note 4-->note 7--->note 7-->(cried)--->downgraded to this **** phone, ready to cry again, and dump it.
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atrix_noob said:
I use PDANet+ and dont have a problem with it, I have used more than 5gb over mobile hotspot without a problem
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pdanet is not the prog that provisions hotspot. If you install PDAnet+ like you state, then you know it installs another prog called FoxFi.
This has hotspot. Tmobile has done something new on their end in the last 2 weeks to throttle this to .5kbps, unless you pay $26 extra for unlimited hotspot.
This program previously worked great and doesnt require root. I could get unlimited Hotspot, and highspeed. Now, they &*@k#D us.
Are you claiming to not pay the additional $26, and still get unthrottled speeds (15-50 mbs)?
Im sorry for asking you again, since my post is looking for a workaround, not what doesn't work any longer. I can see many others with the same observations re foxfi (pdna.net), hence - never even mentioning this. Sorry for my tone, as I hope to improve my situation, and want others too as well, and do not want others to try methods known not to currently work, until and if, Foxfi updates...

xena499 said:
exactly ! I went note 4-->note 7--->note 7-->(cried)--->downgraded to this **** phone, ready to cry again, and dump it.
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pdanet is not the prog that provisions hotspot. If you install PDAnet+ like you state, then you know it installs another prog called FoxFi.
This has hotspot. Tmobile has done something new on their end in the last 2 weeks to throttle this to .5kbps, unless you pay $26 extra for unlimited hotspot.
This program previously worked great and doesnt require root. I could get unlimited Hotspot, and highspeed. Now, they &*@k#D us.
Are you claiming to not pay the additional $26, and still get unthrottled speeds (15-50 mbs)?
Im sorry for asking you again, since my post is looking for a workaround, not what doesn't work any longer. I can see many others with the same observations re foxfi (pdna.net), hence - never even mentioning this. Sorry for my tone, as I hope to improve my situation, and want others too as well, and do not want others to try methods known not to currently work, until and if, Foxfi updates...
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To your situation I live in Puerto Rico and have T-Mobile here.
I have only 5GB of Mobile hotspot and has not consumed it yet.
I know what Foxfi is but if you know that if you install PDANet+ if you want full version you need to buy the FoxFi key that works for FoxFi and PDANet.
Here's what I have cosumed with FoxFi and before I buyed the Key I was using my regular hotspot which consumed almost 2GB of my plan.
I dont use usbtethering and only need PDANet for my PS4.

Plus I have legally buyed the FoxFi key, I'm not using any cracked software. Sorry but if for you doesnt work then is your country thats blocking the tethering there.

thanks for your response.
I guess i should have been clear - it is for US domestic T-mobile and Unlimited One plans. You are using a 5gig plan, your situation doesnt apply - it works. Same as the pay as you go plans in continental US.
The issue is for those of us on the UNLIMITED ONE plan that are now being throttled (90+ percent of us) Foxfi has been crippled and works no different than native hotspot.
Root will solve this, but I'm not confident in the root stability with what I have already experienced and further experimentation is a waste of my time. I hope experts in our community have got solutions that actually work....????
thanks for anyone's help in advance...

I wanted to report that I went back to PIA firmware, rooted and using WIfi Tether Router by Fabio (root) ($2.80) for my hotspot to get around the Tmobile throttling.
I'm using PIA VPN connected on the phone.
**In order to get VPN and WiFi tether router to work
using Wifi Tether router, you must create a new access point name, copying the tmobile settings in place, and changing the APN protocol to from IPv6 to IPv4
then save and select this new APN name as default in your phones mobile network settings.
Reboot the phone. I went from .5kbs ---> 20-50mbs.
Wifi Tether router runs slow, and hot - so this isn't as easy as using PDA.net (FoxFi) without root like before - but seems to work fine. Now, you must root to get the unlimited wifi hotspot. (For Tmobile Unlimited One accounts).
In beginning it didn't work until i made the above changes, and followed the configuration page:
for GS5/6 , but not sure this made any difference, so recommend not making any changes, until doing above.
I'm still testing the stability of root, in general, for the S7. Since my PK1 upgrade experience bad, I will stick with PIA until someone posts results with experience.
Thanks to some advice I used v15 fixes after root, and NOT the bloatware removal which might have been the culprit all along.

So are there any other new phones from t mobile that currently have successful workarounds for this?

I have the T-Mobile one plan and everything is unlimited.

re: the One plan "unlimited" is a marketing ploy. The previous marketing game is called Binge. Again market to the user they are getting more, when in fact they are getting far less.
if you read the fine print you will see that unlimited = not unlimited.
plus you cannot wifi tether anymore, since they added the $26/mo premium hotspot feature. Then your unlimited to 28gigs or whatever they specify has their unlimited limit which keeps changing - also in the fine print until they start to throttle you down, as the network priority demands (ie you become lower priority if connected to a busy tower).
The OP explains how to circumvent the hotspot restrictions. T-mobile's one plan (circa Sept 1 2016), has already been changed 3 times in 3 months. Not sure how you keep customers like this.
First we had UNLIMITED. Then it was clarified to unlimited upto 28 or so gigs or whatever the top 2% of their users use. The hotspot was restricted to 15 gigs per month, and specified to be a lower network priority. In my case the hotspot was full speed. Then, they changed the policy again. No hotspot. it works throttled to .5kbs.
The brilliance in the tmobile marketing is to advertise that they are giving more, when in fact they are giving less. Amazing that users think they have unlimited data, when they dont, and obviously are not hitting the upper limits to find out. Yes, you have unlimited .5kbs when you hit the limits, and in this sense, you are unlimited which is not so bad in itself, but good luck with HD videos on your 72" 5000k display
I do want to point out that when I went over the limit my speed was unaffected, but don't want an account where I'm wondering what will be the story tomorrow.
I came from a sprint unlimited account I had for 12 years. Nothing changed. Unlimited was unlimited, but was very slow. T-mobile seems much faster - but unreliable, and inconsistent.

Hotspot fix for no tether hotspot plan.
Are you guys talking about bypassing tether limit or having tethering on a tmobile plan that has no tether at all? I have old plan that has unlimited no throttle but also no hotspot tether at all and want to know what phone has roms that would give me tether. I have now s7, had v20 rooted but nothing worked for tether kept getting hotspot up sell page with WiFi tether and foxfire.

xena499 said:
re: the One plan "unlimited" is a marketing ploy. The previous marketing game is called Binge. Again market to the user they are getting more, when in fact they are getting far less.
if you read the fine print you will see that unlimited = not unlimited.
plus you cannot wifi tether anymore, since they added the $26/mo premium hotspot feature. Then your unlimited to 28gigs or whatever they specify has their unlimited limit which keeps changing - also in the fine print until they start to throttle you down, as the network priority demands (ie you become lower priority if connected to a busy tower).
The OP explains how to circumvent the hotspot restrictions. T-mobile's one plan (circa Sept 1 2016), has already been changed 3 times in 3 months. Not sure how you keep customers like this.
First we had UNLIMITED. Then it was clarified to unlimited upto 28 or so gigs or whatever the top 2% of their users use. The hotspot was restricted to 15 gigs per month, and specified to be a lower network priority. In my case the hotspot was full speed. Then, they changed the policy again. No hotspot. it works throttled to .5kbs.
The brilliance in the tmobile marketing is to advertise that they are giving more, when in fact they are giving less. Amazing that users think they have unlimited data, when they dont, and obviously are not hitting the upper limits to find out. Yes, you have unlimited .5kbs when you hit the limits, and in this sense, you are unlimited which is not so bad in itself, but good luck with HD videos on your 72" 5000k display
I do want to point out that when I went over the limit my speed was unaffected, but don't want an account where I'm wondering what will be the story tomorrow.
I came from a sprint unlimited account I had for 12 years. Nothing changed. Unlimited was unlimited, but was very slow. T-mobile seems much faster - but unreliable, and inconsistent.
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It shows on my T-Mobile app that I have unlimited. Never had any problems.

dr0ided said:
It shows on my T-Mobile app that I have unlimited. Never had any problems.
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28 GBs is the soft cap. I have the truly unlimited plan (grandfathered) and I get soft capped at 22 GBs, but my app says it's unlimited.
Back when I had my 5 GB plan, the old app said unlimited too. Then I hit 5 GBs and realized they meant unlimited throttled 2G data and I had to dig through the app before stumbling upon "X/5 GBs of high speed data".
Also video streaming is limited to 480p but you already probably knew that, so yes, technically unlimited data but not really IMO.
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draychi said:
We got the S7 and I regret everything about it. I had 2 Note 4's in the house running CM 12.1, tethering 600 gigs per month from Tmobile with 40-75megs down like it was nothing. I want to dump these and get a OnePlus or go back to a Note 4. Just something without a BL lock, pretty much have to go international or something like OnePlus.
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People like you are why we have these throttles in place ?