I use MetroPCS, owned by T Mobile, and I just bought a new LG G Stylos. On this new phone I reloaded my apps including PDANet, a tethering app from Play Store. After having used the app for nine months with my old phone and my computer, I was no longer able to surf the internet. I could still connect, but ZERO data was downloaded. I used a second older phone which still has service and I was able to connect and everything worked fine.... T Mobile seems to have blocked the third party app from allowing me to tether my phone to my computer.
A partial work around is to use Tor Browser. I am still blocked from accessing the internet through other programs or browsers, but I am able to get full internet access while using Tor Browser.
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I have recently purchased an LG Vortex that comes with the Android 2.2 operating system installed. I have looked into rooting my phone with z4root and have successfully temporarily rooted my phone. I would rather keep my phone unrooted, but if it is absolutely necessary I will root it permanently with z4root.
My question is this: How can I connect to my company wifi and use apps that require wifi?
I can successfully connect to my corporate wifi through the 802.1x EAP protocol. The problem comes when trying to access any of the apps that require internet (I am forcing Verizon's data plan not to be used--using wifi only due to 150MB limit on my data to save $$ per month). None of my apps seem to work--internet browser, Market, Gmail, Google Calendar, etc...
On my company pc I know that within internet explorer the box is checked that says "Use automatic configuration script" and gives an "Address" that is in the format of "..../proxy.pac" It looks like my work uses a proxy for things to connect to the internet. I have no such place to put this information in my LG Vortex. I downloaded an app that seemed promising called "Proxy Settings" which will allow me to enter in the following Hostname and Port. When I tried to enter the "..../proxy.pac" as the hostname it gave me an error stating "The hostname you typed is not valid."
Is there an app or something that will allow me to use my apps when connecting to my corporate wifi? Is it a proxy setting thing or a VPN thing? I am not sure. I am open to any and every idea so that I can use my phone's online features while connected to my company's wifi.
FYI - I have friends that have iPod touches and they are able to connect to the internet with some apps internet browsing and downloading apps, but they have a similar issue of not being able to use all of their apps as well. I believe they were able to put the "..../proxy.pac" address in their devices somewhere.
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Any ideas? HELP!!!
Your compay could have blocked its use on WIFI?
i think the Corp have blocked the connection. Basically blacklist everything but certain site. Try to access facebook through the browser, if it goes through then i dont know. Of not then the Corp have things blocked.
I was just wondering if anyone has had any luck with FoxFi and wifi tethering with the One S on stock software that uses t-mobile?
I have tried it on both my One S and GS3 and both show enabled and when I try to connect with a windows 7 laptop says it is unable to connect right away.
That is both it encryption on and off. Also tried different unused AP names.
I know it is not supported with the GS3 but anyone out there have luck with the One S?
Not sure if needed something with the phone setup that may need to be different.
Anyone?
I tried FoxFi, tethering my phone to my laptop running mint 13 and then my desktop running windows 7, both connected and worked with no problem. Now I'm running CM10 and using native tethering.
Ok got the app atleast connecting to the computer with the 1.91.3 from foxfi.com/bin
but now even though I am connecting it seems like certain things work and others dont
my google talk program found internet and connected but loaded chrome and it gave me t-mobile upsell error message
Read at the end of this thread, the solution offered today works without touching APN's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1713107
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.
My experience making FoxFi work on T-Mobile
My experience is that T-Mobile will check the user agent string and block non-mobile ones.
This happens when using wifi, bluetooth, and USB connections to FoxFi.
I can connect to my T-Mobile phone using wifi with FoxFi from another mobile phone or tablet just fine.
If you use an https page from your desktop, you can usually get through. I've read the HTTPS encrypts the user agent string, so T-Mobile can't read it.
If you try to access a plain HTTP page from your desktop browser, it seems T-Mobile puts a 10-30 second block on all your traffic.
Some people say they change the user agent string on their desktop computers to get around this. Then T-Mobile thinks your desktop browser is a cell phone browser and lets it though. But that can force you to see a mobile version of a website.
You can also use FTP, SFTP, ... from your computer and probably get through fine since there are no user agent strings on those protocols.
A slightly easier option is to use a VPN on your computer. ProXPN has a pretty simple free version. AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield has a free version, but it adds ads to the web pages you view. Or you could use a company VPN if it makes everything go through it. That encrypts the traffic and T-Mobile can't read the user agent string.
I don't have internet at my location, so I have to use my phone as a tether. When I run Pdanet, I have to run it with level 1 hidden usage or T-Mobile will pop up saying I've run out of hotspot data. However, if I try to view Netflix with hidden usage, I get message 51 saying my computer isn't compatible. Is there a workaround for this that I'm not aware of?
Edit: I'm using a crappy MyTouch 4G for the phone and my computer is Windows 7, browser is Chrome.
I'm having the same/similar issue. It takes me directly to the page that lists the system requirements to watch Neftlix instantly. Obviously this is caused by whatever method PdaNet+ uses to hide the tether usage (it works fine if I use WiFi).
It's my guess that the problem lies with Microsoft Silverlight, because when I go to the webpage to install/update Silverlight, it just hangs and the url string in the browser ends with "?reason=unsupportedbrowser&_helpmsg=NoKnownBrowser.mozilla#sysreq"
I've tried a couple different user agent switchers to no avail. I can use the WiFi Share option on PdaNet or a similar separate program (or connect directly with PdaNet and BT) and watch Netflix on my tablet just fine, but the Android app for Netflix doesn't use Silverlight.
Planterz said:
I'm having the same/similar issue. It takes me directly to the page that lists the system requirements to watch Neftlix instantly. Obviously this is caused by whatever method PdaNet+ uses to hide the tether usage (it works fine if I use WiFi).
It's my guess that the problem lies with Microsoft Silverlight, because when I go to the webpage to install/update Silverlight, it just hangs and the url string in the browser ends with "?reason=unsupportedbrowser&_helpmsg=NoKnownBrowser.mozilla#sysreq"
I've tried a couple different user agent switchers to no avail. I can use the WiFi Share option on PdaNet or a similar separate program (or connect directly with PdaNet and BT) and watch Netflix on my tablet just fine, but the Android app for Netflix doesn't use Silverlight.
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What I've been doing to circumvent this is disable hiding tether usage when I click on a show/movie to watch, but then I turn the hiding back on as soon as the page loads, so it doesn't use USB tether info for the loading of the video.
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What I've been doing to circumvent this is disable hiding tether usage when I click on a show/movie to watch, but then I turn the hiding back on as soon as the page loads, so it doesn't use USB tether info for the loading of the video.
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And that doesn't use up the Mobile Hotspot allotment?
Planterz said:
And that doesn't use up the Mobile Hotspot allotment?
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If it does, it's no more than loading a normal page. I switch back over to hidden as soon as the "loading circle" shows up on the screen. Before it gets to the red page with the long loading bar. (If that makes sense.)
In other words, I have never used up my mobile hotspot allowance by doing this and I've been averaging about 50gigs of data a month. It WILL use up your hotspot allowance if you leave it unhidden. I learned that the hard way my first month.
Very cool. Depending on the time of day I get 25-40+ Mb/sec download speeds at my apartment (there's T-Mobile antennae on the roof), and with PdaNet, I don't need home internet. But trying to get Netflix to work was frustrating the crap out of me. Even spent an hour talking with a higher-level tech support guy and he couldn't figure out the problem either. Tried Chrome/Iron, Firefox, and IE. Uninstalled/reinstalled them all, Silverlight, etc.
I really wonder how PdaNet hides the tether usage. It's not a user agent switcher, because you can go to websites that detect your system, and they identify my set-up exactly.
Now that I know how to get it to work and not drain my Hotspot, the only question is do I start with "24" or "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"?
I know this thread is very old but i had to share what i experimented yesterday. I have Windows 8 in my PC and downloaded the Netflix app from the Marketplace. PDANet seems to work flawlessly with the Netflix app.
So I am using an LTE connection which is extremely fast (maximum p2p speed has been 4mb/s) however my network blocks the data from being tethered and if it detects it, the internet on the phone itself does not work until the phone is restarted. I have done a lot of research and downloaded a bunch of apps for tethering including ones which do not require roots and ones which do and nothing works. I have tried to change the user agent in my browser and that has not worked either.
I am using an S4 with a stock google edition rom, I know they are blocking the tether because the internet works fine on the phone until a computer connects to the phones access point.
what should I do? None of the recommended apps worked for me...
also thought i should mention; p2p traffic is also blocked but works when using a VPN on the phone, VPN does not help the tethering situation though.
Any ideas? getting really desperate now
Hello anyone... I would like to know if theres a way to work this out.
My Monthly data Plan on my Network service is limited and if based on Normal Android usage(Watching Youtube, All app Syncing, Updating apps), it would not last 2 weeks. But on my PC, i use a Data Network which i power using a VPN Software (PD Proxy) which is unlimited! I can do whatever i want without fear of running out of Data. I have installed a WiFi Hotspot Program (Connectify)
I want to Manage my 3G Data by connecting to my PC Network when at home. So i can save more of my Mobile Data since i can use the Network on my PC (Mostly to Download/Install Apps from Playstore) But i notice when i get connected on the WiFi... Almost all except GOOGLE APPS (Playstore, Gmail, Youtube, etc) would not work.
Now, Is there any settings to do on my PC/Phone so i could use ALL the apps on my phone while on the PC VPN Network?
Thanks.