Just signed with AT&T tried to use hotspot and said call. I did, have to lose unlimited data to use it. No thanks, any work around for this. I am stockC567B138
That's nothing new - hotspot aka tethering has never been approved on their unlimited plans. I have family share plan so I'm good. There are some workarounds, at least there used to be in the past.
jayb082 said:
That's nothing new - hotspot aka tethering has never been approved on their unlimited plans. I have family share plan so I'm good. There are some workarounds, at least there used to be in the past.
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Yeah I know, have been trying to find something to workaround it. But most I find isn't recent. We can run adb on these stock right? Just got this thing, saw some adb posts.
Was just reading you have to root to get it to work with ADB
I only have the 15GB family share plan and I just tried hotspot on the Mate 9 and it says to call AT&T. What gives?
Tikerz said:
I only have the 15GB family share plan and I just tried hotspot on the Mate 9 and it says to call AT&T. What gives?
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try FoxFi from the PlayStore, or go old school via USB tether.
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If this is a TTL issue, try adjusting that? May help your Wi-Fi issues? Most Russian providers have the same limitation on their "Unlimited" plans.
AT&T is the devil when it comes to tethering. I can tether fine on my iphone but my sim mostly lives in what ever Android device I'm currently carrying around. If I try to tether when on an Android device I get the dreaded call customer support message.
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I have an issue with sharing data with any device either hotspot or tether. I'm using a MHA-L29. Huawei has replaced this phone once and I'm about to send back for second time. Cricket provided me with a new sim card and verified that everything should work. I'm on Advanced plan, 20GB plan with only 2.6GB used so far. I can swap sim into my Ascend Mate2 and data flows great. Anyone have any ideas?
I use straight talk, the sim uses at&t towers. The default tethering app works perfectly to hotspot my laptop.
I use it about 1-2 times a week, when I need to look something up, when I'm out in the field working on something
and don't have access. I MIGHT be connected 10-15 minutes, just web browsing.
Try this via ADB--You need to be rooted
adb shell
su
content insert --uri content://settings/global --bind name:s:tether_dun_required --bind value:i:0
"net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" >> /system/build.prop
OR from phone w/ terminal emulator app
su
settings put global tether_dun_required 0
exit
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ok, so on my tmo plan i got a deal where if i got the 5gb plan for 30 a month they threw in free tethering and free wifi calling
my question is, with using rooted roms, do i need to have those on my plan? in other words, if i drop my data plan to 2gb a month i loose the free wifi and tethering but i though or read somewhere that using a rooted rom i have those functions anyway
wifi calling is a free utility with this phone I thought (stock or not, doesn't matter) the tether is something they are cracking down on, ways around it with root and something to do with chrome look in the threads around about tethering stopped.
so if i used a wifi tethering app i would not need to have tethering on my plan with t-mobile?
they may still catch it and block you but I read there is a setting oyou can change within your desktop browser to allow it.
you mean the browser on the device you are connecting to your phone?
I don't know if they have started charging for free Wi-Fi Calling. That sounds like an oxymoron, but it isn't quite. "Free Wi-Fi Calling" means that minutes used during Wi-Fi Calling are not counted against your monthly allotment. The last I heard (as recently as January, when I had it turned on for my account), they didn't charge for it. If they've changed, it should be called "unlimited Wi-Fi Calling" instead of "free". In either event, you can use it if you have the app in your ROM; the only difference is whether the minutes get charged against your monthly allotment or not.
Being rooted has no effect on the T-Mobile enforcement of your Terms of Service that forbid you to use tethering without a tethering plan. They are apparently now detecting some PC browser user agent strings (reportedly Internet Explorer and Chrome, but not Firefox, for some reason) and blocking access via those browsers by redirecting you to an advertisement for their tethering plan. If you're doing non-browser things (ssh, email, etc.), they probably won't detect that you're tethering. It's reported that changing the browser's user agent string to something other than the default circumvents the T-Mobile detection, although if you use an android browser string, naturally you'll end up on mostly mobile versions of the sites you visit. It's also likely that if you're using a VPN and proxy, that will also prevent their detection of your tethering.
I'm still using 2.2.2 stock. When I connect via WiFi, a banner pops up stating calling on WiFi counts against your normal minutes. In other words, your call plan minutes apply with either their towers or WiFi. Makes some sense, as you have to use their Call Manager/Session Manager to route the call...
Just port your number to Google Voice and use Groove IP or Talkatone, currently the top VoIP apps for Android.
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I don't know if they have started charging for free Wi-Fi Calling. That sounds like an oxymoron, but it isn't quite. "Free Wi-Fi Calling" means that minutes used during Wi-Fi Calling are not counted against your monthly allotment. The last I heard (as recently as January, when I had it turned on for my account), they didn't charge for it. If they've changed, it should be called "unlimited Wi-Fi Calling" instead of "free". In either event, you can use it if you have the app in your ROM; the only difference is whether the minutes get charged against your monthly allotment or not.
Being rooted has no effect on the T-Mobile enforcement of your Terms of Service that forbid you to use tethering without a tethering plan. They are apparently now detecting some PC browser user agent strings (reportedly Internet Explorer and Chrome, but not Firefox, for some reason) and blocking access via those browsers by redirecting you to an advertisement for their tethering plan. If you're doing non-browser things (ssh, email, etc.), they probably won't detect that you're tethering. It's reported that changing the browser's user agent string to something other than the default circumvents the T-Mobile detection, although if you use an android browser string, naturally you'll end up on mostly mobile versions of the sites you visit. It's also likely that if you're using a VPN and proxy, that will also prevent their detection of your tethering.
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that makes the most sense and i have also read that about changing the user agent string. but if im tethering an android tablet would there be anything to change? that was my goal with wifi tethering, use my phone as a hotspot for my tablet (when i finally get one)
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ok, so on my tmo plan i got a deal where if i got the 5gb plan for 30 a month they threw in free tethering and free wifi calling
my question is, with using rooted roms, do i need to have those on my plan? in other words, if i drop my data plan to 2gb a month i loose the free wifi and tethering but i though or read somewhere that using a rooted rom i have those functions anyway
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T-Mobile is cracking down lately. Regardless of what ROM you are running, if you drop your free tethering plan, you are going to have to screw around with changing the User Agent on your laptop/tablet to avoid being blocked.
I use my phone for tethering with the tablet. You'll use the 5gb once you start doin it. They charge for the tethering plan now, so you're better off leaving it so you'll be grandfathered in for next upgrade.
holy flying tacos batman
Probably a dumb question but what is the benefits of tethering vs wifi hotspot?
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xBkKx said:
Probably a dumb question but what is the benefits of tethering vs wifi hotspot?
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You may not always be near a WiFi hotspot. The park, the beach, working in your car, etc.
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Probably a dumb question but what is the benefits of tethering vs wifi hotspot?
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there are two ways to tether a device, usb and wifi. usb is obvious, you connect your phone to your laptop and your laptop uses your phone like a modem or router to get internet access
wifi hotspot is the same just through wifi, its like your wireless router at home
think usb tethering=network cable, wifi tethering=wireless router
Well I meant this phone has wifi hotspot on it why not use that vs tethering or does it still amount to that in terms of data usage?
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Well I meant this phone has wifi hotspot on it why not use that vs tethering or does it still amount to that in terms of data usage?
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i think it doesnt matter
but some devices cant connect to a wifi hotspot, granted most laptops or handheld devices do have wifi, some older laptops may not and may be able to use usb tethering. you can also use it on a pc that probably doesnt have wifi
Ah alright, never used either of them so wasn't sure why everything I see is about tethering on the phone and nothing about the hotspot
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no worries, they are in the same place in the settings, under tethering and wifi hotspot, they kinda do the same thing. i use my wifi hotspot with my kindle fire
I believe on stock ROMs (including rooted), unless you freeze or uninstall some app that TMobile installed that monitors whether you're using tethering or hotspotting. That's their easy way to detect whether you're tethering, they may also sniff your packets for the user agent info, but I'm not sure if they go through that much trouble. Besides most data plans have limits now, they shouldn't care how those gigabytes are used.
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I'm still using 2.2.2 stock. When I connect via WiFi, a banner pops up stating calling on WiFi counts against your normal minutes. In other words, your call plan minutes apply with either their towers or WiFi. Makes some sense, as you have to use their Call Manager/Session Manager to route the call...
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In more recent stock ROMs the message has changed to read, "may use minutes with certain plans." As I said, at least as recently as January, free Wi-Fi Calling was a no-charge add-on to the plan -- just call up customer service and ask to have it turned on. (I hadn't bothered before then because I never came close to using up all my minutes, but in January I added my son to my family plan when he switched over from AT&T, and at that point it became important. )
This is what I did to block data reported to T-Mobile as "tethering". I have the unlimited data package with 3GB of tethering allowance. I'm not sure if this work with Sprint, as I don't have Sprint. Maybe someone can test it out and see if it works on their network.
1 - Make sure you have correct drivers for ADB mode. (LINK)
2 - Connect your phone with USB Debugging. (Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging)
3 - Use ADB to push this command. "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" (I used ADB Shell for Chrome to push this.)
4 - After you push the command, change APN from IPv6 to IPv4/IPv6. (Settings > More > Cellular Network > Access Point Names > Edit your current APN)
5 - Reboot the phone.
6 - That's it, data should not be reporting as tethering anymore. Enjoy unlimited tethering!
NOTE: When ADB first tries to access your phone, you should get a pop up ON YOUR PHONE that says "Allow USB debugging?" Select OK on your phone to let ADB connect to your phone.
i also have tmobile, and the unlimited high speed data package with 3gb tethering. last night i hit my 3gb, and got stopped from tethering. so i installed the wifi tether router app(not in the play store). using it to tether, tmobile has no idea, and i can tether fine. if you google this app, its fairly easy to find.
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i also have tmobile, and the unlimited high speed data package with 3gb tethering. last night i hit my 3gb, and got stopped from tethering. so i installed the wifi tether router app(not in the play store). using it to tether, tmobile has no idea, and i can tether fine. if you google this app, its fairly easy to find.
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I use a mix of USB and WIFI tethering so I not sure of that would work for me. Plus I'd rather not have a random wifi app being able to see the data I am using. Not sure if my data is 100% safe.
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the wifi tether router app(not in the play store)
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
Is this it?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
Is this it?
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I have that app and it does NOT work for me. I'm in the same boat hit 3gb cap and upsell page. Do any lollilop ROMs have a workaround?
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I have that app and it does NOT work for me. I'm in the same boat hit 3gb cap and upsell page. Do any lollilop ROMs have a workaround?
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Wifi Tether Router most definitely works with the Nexus 5, I've used it with a multitude of different roms. If you follow OP's simple instructions though you wont need it. Why pay for an app when you can enable tethering in about 60 seconds? I have the same T-Mo plan as many of you, full unlimited with 3GB of tethering.
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This is what I did to block data reported to T-Mobile as "tethering". I have the unlimited data package with 3GB of tethering allowance. I'm not sure if this work with Sprint, as I don't have Sprint. Maybe someone can test it out and see if it works on their network.
1 - Make sure you have correct drivers for ADB mode. (LINK)
2 - Connect your phone with USB Debugging. (Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging)
3 - Use ADB to push this command. "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" (I used ADB Shell for Chrome to push this.)
4 - After you push the command, change APN from IPv6 to IPv4/IPv6. (Settings > More > Cellular Network > Access Point Names > Edit your current APN)
5 - Reboot the phone.
6 - That's it, data should not be reporting as tethering anymore. Enjoy unlimited tethering!
NOTE: When ADB first tries to access your phone, you should get a pop up ON YOUR PHONE that says "Allow USB debugging?" Select OK on your phone to let ADB connect to your phone.
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So this did not work for my T-Mo N5. Just hit the cap yesterday. Did this earlier today. Reset, checked the DB to make sure the value is still there (it is). Still getting capped.
Any other ideas? Maybe I'll just have to use the app suggested?
If you're tethering to a laptop, tmo also checks your user agent for browsing and will send you to the upsell page if it is any desktop browser.
just a couple of questions
Just lost my office Wi-Fi this week and going to do this, this weekend to restore my service next week.
I have tmo unlimited
I have a n5
Does the phone need to be rooted?
Does the Wi-Fi tether so have to be for off store or can I use the Google play app?
End goal use Wi-Fi tether to video stream on my tablet rather then my little screen...
Thnx.
Hey guys, has anybody had any issues with Sprint's "UNLIMITED" LTE network? They sent me a data notice because data abuse. Is there any way to workaround this problem? Never had this problem. Thanks
Never seen that before. What plan are you on (old unlimited plan or new unlimited freedom plan)? How much data did you use?
i have the old unlimited plan $10 more to each line. I have been with sprint for 10 years. I currently have no contract with them. I used about 100 to 200 GB
Were you using a significant chunk of data in hotspot mode? I vaguely recall (from an online discussion years ago) that even with an unlimited plan and even if hotspotting is authorized on your account, Sprint can ban you if your hotspot data usage is higher than X% of your total usage or if it exceeds Y GB. I don't remember X or Y.
I understand but is there a workaround this problem? Something that won't let them notice ?
I don't know, but if too much hotspot-based data is triggering Sprint's warning, then MAYBE, MAYBE:
1) Running through a hotspot VPN app would blind Sprint to the type of data that's being used. (I once read that PC/Mac web-calls leave different footprints that Sprint can detect.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.free.vpn.proxy.vpnhotspot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hotspotshield.android.vpn
2) Or if the Galaxy S5's built-in Hotspot software is reporting its data usage to Sprint, then maybe a 3rd party hotspot app would help.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi
Thanks! Yes I used a lot of data in hotspot mode. But would I be able to use the unlimited data with these apps in hotspot mode without them noticing? Also I have a custom ROM.
there is no workaround to their "data abuse". Even though they tout their plans as unlimited, there is a limit. They will always refer back to their TOS (terms of service). Sprint has a very tight grip on their data in certain areas as they lease their airtime from other carriers towers. Good luck with your plight, youre not going to win this data war with sprint
Does anybody know if the ClockworkMod Tether app would work since it's connected via usb? how could i know if they're tracking me by pc browsers or are they tracking by data usage?
each browser has its own signature it uses when connecting to a site, so they can tell if its a mobile device or not. Some APKs mask the data usage at the app level
hey i found some info on editing the TTL on your pc. but i found it on a Tmobile base network. I have no idea if it would work? Just wanted to make sure before i do. thanks
The TTL has nothing to do with masking the source of data, it just tells routers how many hops the packet can make on the network.
If you ran a proxy app on the PC (like UltraSurf) or a VPN, I wonder if that would completely mask transmission data from Sprint.
please let me know it it works or if there is any other apps that may work
Anyone on a Verizon grandfathered unlimited plan try the hotspot? I know Foxfi doesn't work on Android 7.0 for wireless tether, however I tried the mobile hotspot and it checks and says my hotspot is enabled and starts. Works great, checked my Verizon features and I am not subscribed to any tethering plans. Not sure what to do with it, anyone else try this? Will we get billed for this?
I'm wondering the same... I want to make sure before in go all in on this phone that this key feature is enabled while I remain on old unlimited plan.
Thanks!
I'm still grandfather unlimited and it tells me I need to subscribe to the hot spot service.
PDAnet?
Likewise, has anyone tried PDAnet with it for tethering?
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Tells me to subscribe
just got an s8+ today and found out that the native hotspot will work if you pop sim tray out, it will then take you to lock screen, pull down tray and turn on hotspot. You may get an error saying no sim installed but just keep pushing hotspot button until it turns on. It is working on mine now but now I am trying to figure out how I can disable ota updates. Anyone have any help for me? Thanks
Tethering w/T-Mobile & EasyTether now counted as tethering (SIM1/SIM2 issue or DPI)?
Hi Everyone,
Been using my OP6 and loving it on TMobile. I noticed, as with other unlocked phones, tethering with EasyTether USB does not get detected as tethering...until today. For example, last month I had 0.0GB Tethering and did occasionally tether with Easy Tether.
My cable modem was acting up today and I switched to Easy Tether to do a WebEx video call (and forgot about it)...and happened to check and they counted 1.1 GB of tethering in 4 hours -- ouch!
The only change was I switched the SIM card to SIM slot 1 a few days ago, as it had been in SIM 2 because of some VM clearing issue I read about.
I am wondering if they detected tethering in because of SIM1 vs. SIM2, or did deep packet inspection and picked something up?
BTW...I also noticed today that tethering was slower than it usually was...not throughput which is usually 70-80Gbits around here, but more latency (like they were monitoring something).
Has anyone gotten WiFi Tether Router working on this phone? Any other thoughts?
BTW -- I did switch back to SIM2 because my VM's have not been getting erased since using SIM1. Also rooted on OOS 5.1.9 if that matters.
I also have a 3 year VPN subscription so I can avoid DPI but it's a hassle...
MW
How are you using it? Without a vpn or with a vpn? Because I have read Sprint and T-Mobile are really looking at vpn usage, And T-mobile has been warning people and Sprint counting as hotspot. I personally on my own if no one knows about this would run it over a https tunnel, then your vpn is hidden the software is called stunnel. Many vpn providers use stunnel now, you just have to enable it.
Just noticed it has been awhile since they were last on here.
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How are you using it? Without a vpn or with a vpn? Because I have read Sprint and T-Mobile are really looking at vpn usage, And T-mobile has been warning people and Sprint counting as hotspot. I personally on my own if no one knows about this would run it over a https tunnel, then your vpn is hidden the software is called stunnel. Many vpn providers use stunnel now, you just have to enable it.
Just noticed it has been awhile since they were last on here.
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This will cover you 95% f the time, and you don't even need VPN or EasyTether:
1) Install VPN Hotspot (great open source app), use it to turn on system WiFi tethering, and then route all the traffic over WAN0 even if you are not using a VPN.
2) Note that root su "Settings put global tether_dun_required = 0" should do the same thing, but you can do both to be sure.
3) Install Change TTL, set enable on boot, and tell it to set TTL to 64.
Now occasionally, T-Mobile will still detect some tethering, but it only picks up maybe 5%, and even if you go over the limit they don't seem to be able to throttle since your traffic is routed over the non tethering APN. They may also be detecting some because I am not sure if Change TTL supports IPV6...the IPV6 TTL setting is Hop Limit or HL and since TMobile uses IPv6 by default...? To test this if you care, you could setup an IPv4 APN.
Regarding VPN -- I think they may automatically count this as tether, but I don't really know. I have NordVPN and a PPTP VPN to our home and vacation home and could test further, but I haven't because you don't really need a VPN.
Hope this helps,
MW
What is the limit on tethering? I've never run into a problem but don't use it much either.
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What is the limit on tethering? I've never run into a problem but don't use it much either.
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On my plan TMobile 1+ for business it is 10G before throttling.
One month my home internet was down and I was tethering and had switched to iDrive cloud backup from CrashPlan so for two days it was just blasting data through the tethering connection. It registered 35.1 GB Tethering and 389 GB of non-tethering (nearly all tethering) and was still not throttling at all.
Besides that one special case, I have never registered more than 1 or 2GB tethering using the method outlined above even though I have probably used well over 10 a few times....
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Sounds like I don't need to worry about it then. I only use it for my android deck in my truck. Mostly music