Back when I had my Nexus 6P, I was able to do wifi tethering out of the box. I have a VZW grandfathered unlimited plan, not one of the newer data plans. I tried the VZW version of the Pixel and just returned it once I realized I'd have to pay for tethering and upgrade the plan (lose unlimited data). If I purchase the Google Pixel XL will I have wifi tethering out of the box?
I did not preorder the pixel phone, to make sure that it can wifi hotspot for free with Verizon unlimited data plan. ( UDP )
Last year my Nexus 6p could wifi hotspot for free and my Nexus 5x required root access. Let us know if it works and if you have the pixel or pixel XL.
It does work on both the Verizon and Google Store Pixels. This thread explains how to make it work; instructions are on page 4, post #35.
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I am a noob here please be gentle. Tethering with out paying on At&t network from Unlimited Data plan using Nexus 5 is solely because the device does not come with preloaded Mobile Hotspot app, no matter how much I tried to uninstall or delete it. My question is then if I buy Samsung Galaxy Note Edge unlock will these comes with preloaded At&t apps? Or was the reason for successful tethering unpaid is due to being Nexus line of device?
AT&T bloatware will be included in every Samsung phone you buy from them. As far as I know, any plan above 10GB included free tethering.
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You will not be able to tether with the Note Edge without reporting to AT&T... at least until root has been achieved. Damn near all new devices come with a tethering app that reports to AT&T to check that you are paying to do so. Nexus is capable because the app your using does not report home, but AT&T will catch on if you use a large amount of data on your unlimited plan. They can check browser connection requests that identify if you are using a PC based browser.
I moved from Note 2 to the Edge with this concern. I ended up letting go of my unlimited. AT&T was throttling me monthly, and the rare times that I did use tethering, they would catch on after a week or two sending a letter to stop or purchase the plan to do so. I now have 30gb with tethering, unlimited talk and text for about 20 dollars less than what I was paying. And that's with walking out of the store with the Note Edge.
I peaked at 15gb a month with my unlimited plan, so I feel 30gb unthrottled and with tethering was fair enough. Not too bad a deal.
Hope that answers your questions, and a little insight from someone that was in a similar situation.
Hi all,
I have a Nexus 5 running Marshmallow with Unlimited international data plan (CRU) with AT&T. Tethering works out of box (domestic and international) and has been for a long time. I am considering switching to an AT&T Galaxy S6 and found that I need to switch to a non-unlimited plan (5GB) for tethering. How comes tethering works on a Nexus 5 even though I am on an unlimited plan? Is it because its not an AT&T phone? Will this be true if I bought a Nexus 5X? If this is true, I would avoid any other phone and upgrade to 5X.
Thanks
I depend on FoxFi to share my unlimited data. Will FoxFi work on the S7 if so I wonder if it will work in the Verizon version?
Any thoughts?
Thanks Adam:good:
Yes it does work. I'm using my s7 now from Verizon. So happy to get it already. I still have the unlimited data as well so this function is very nice to have.
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Yes it does work. I'm using my s7 now from Verizon. So happy to get it already. I still have the unlimited data as well so this function is very nice to have.
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How do you still have unlimited data? Are you making payments on s7 or did you do 2 year deal?
I'm making payments on the s7. I been paying month to month for years now. When Verizon upped the price for unlimited from 30 to 50 they allowed the unlimited users to be able to do payment plans to allow us to upgrade without getting rid of unlimited. There is no renewal of contract when doing a payment plan on a new device
Verizon never increased my unlimited data to $50. I'm afraid to upgrade my phone and tip them off.
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I'm making payments on the s7. I been paying month to month for years now. When Verizon upped the price for unlimited from 30 to 50 they allowed the unlimited users to be able to do payment plans to allow us to upgrade without getting rid of unlimited. There is no renewal of contract when doing a payment plan on a new device
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Apparently it can be done, as long as you have more than one line on your plan and the additional line(s) do not have unlimited. The guys at Costco did it for me this weekend I have a new 2 year contract and was able to keep my $50 unlimited data plan on my line.
I am now an S7 user. It's a change from HTC, but so far it's good... Waiting for a while before rooting, though, for hardware failure concerns. I'm on day 2 and already had to swap out a defective s7. Power button would not work at all.
ETA: Back on Topic: Installed FoxFi (paid version) plus the FoxFi add-on, and I am tethering with no issues on Verizon. Tested with http, ftp and VNC. All working quite well. You do need to do a two-step process to turn it on, however. Enable FoxFi, then it will tell you to turn on Mobile Hotspot. FoxFi walks you through this just fine and loads the Mobile Hotspot app for you when enabling. When turning off the FoxFi Hotspot, if you had WiFi enabled prior to activating the FoxFi Hotspot, your phone will complain and ask to do it for you if you. If you did not have WiFi enabled prior to launching FoxFi hotspot, your phone will not complain, so you will need to remember to turn off the mobile hotspot yourself after turning off FoxFi Hotspot.
ETA2: Turning off the hotspot by turning off the phone's Mobile Hotspot will be detected by FoxFi and FoxFi will turn itself off. The quick setting toggle button works great for this.
Last time I used fox fi tmobile must've seen it and took out from tethering pool
Doesn't work for me
For the S7 on Verizon will I need to set a password on my phone? On the S3 I was able to bypass the password but on the S5 I was not. It didn't work. I don't want this to only to work if I need a.password or a patteen on my phone.
Hello I'm considering getting this phone. I researched and found that this phone model 1917 is the right one for Verizon it has all its LTE bands and I could give a **** about Wi-Fi calling or visual voicemail or video calling I have apps for that. My big question is about the hot spot for people using this phone on Verizon.
Do you have to do anything to get your hotspot to work properly the reason I don't buy phones from Verizon is I'm on the grandfathered unlimited data plan meaning I don't get throttled after using a certain amount of data it's only $10 more a month than their so-called unlimited plan offered now.
If I switch to a Verizon brand phone they will make me sign up with dere new data plan which only offers 30 gigabytes a month and I would burn through that inside of a couple days.
This is the reason I've been sticking with my HTC u12 plus. The native hotspot on this international phone works right out of the box since it's not Verizon limited software. I just wondered does the hotspot work flawlessly?
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Hello I'm considering getting this phone. I researched and found that this phone model 1917 is the right one for Verizon it has all its LTE bands and I could give a **** about Wi-Fi calling or visual voicemail or video calling I have apps for that. My big question is about the hot spot for people using this phone on Verizon.
Do you have to do anything to get your hotspot to work properly the reason I don't buy phones from Verizon is I'm on the grandfathered unlimited data plan meaning I don't get throttled after using a certain amount of data it's only $10 more a month than their so-called unlimited plan offered now.
If I switch to a Verizon brand phone they will make me sign up with dere new data plan which only offers 30 gigabytes a month and I would burn through that inside of a couple days.
This is the reason I've been sticking with my HTC u12 plus. The native hotspot on this international phone works right out of the box since it's not Verizon limited software. I just wondered does the hotspot work flawlessly?
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HI,
I have a 7 Pro but I am on the newest plans; Get More Unlimited.
I got rid of my grandfathered plan because there was no benefit for me and the new ones are cheaper.
There is a provisioning check on some phones. If you root you can bypass the check.
I have the original unlimited plan, like you, and hotspot worked just fine. It worked fine with T-Mobile firmware and global, so no worries at all.
No issues with Verizon hotspot here. Just got CDMA-less enabled on my line and haven't had any service issues whatsoever
Hi, I currently have a rooted Google Pixel 2 XL and a Verizon plan without a hotspot plan. With root I'm able to use my hotspot and I love that. I'm considering updating my plan with Verizon because it's cheaper. What I'm wondering if anyone knows is if the new plan contains a certain amount of hotspot data, does my phone being rooted bypass the limit on that plan and also the throttling that will occur after a certain data amount is used? Thanks for any help regarding this.