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Wifi tether not working all of a sudden!

It was working fine yesterday, as I am on the no sympathy rom. Today, it is having problems. I downloaded several different tethering programs and none worked. Any suggestions?

psalm462 said:
It was working fine yesterday, as I am on the no sympathy rom. Today, it is having problems. I downloaded several different tethering programs and none worked. Any suggestions?
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Well there are several things you could try.
1. Make sure you have data coverage where you currently are (And that their isn't any temporary data outages/local network issues).
2. Try a simple reboot and if that doesn't work do a battery pull.
3. Clear any defaults and cache for any tethering apps you downloaded.
4. Make sure you havent accidentally changed any of your settings from when things where working for you
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shimp208 said:
Well there are several things you could try.
1. Make sure you have data coverage where you currently are (And that their isn't any temporary data outages/local network issues).
2. Try a simple reboot and if that doesn't work do a battery pull.
3. Clear any defaults and cache for any tethering apps you downloaded.
4. Make sure you havent accidentally changed any of your settings from when things where working for you
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My tethering goes in and out as well. For no reason, no settings will change and then it just wont work. I haven't completely 100% trouble shot it, but so far it seems force closing the tethering app and then starting again will make it work. Then some days it just doesn't want to work for me.
I'm on Synergy(though it's done it on every rom and even when I had my Droid X it did it then) and my phone's data connection is fine - I can browse the internet fine with it but it just won't be recognized by my computer at times.(won't even see it in the list of avail connections)

Brian Gove said:
My tethering goes in and out as well. For no reason, no settings will change and then it just wont work. I haven't completely 100% trouble shot it, but so far it seems force closing the tethering app and then starting again will make it work. Then some days it just doesn't want to work for me.
I'm on Synergy(though it's done it on every rom and even when I had my Droid X it did it then) and my phone's data connection is fine - I can browse the internet fine with it but it just won't be recognized by my computer at times.(won't even see it in the list of avail connections)
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I am having this same issue and im on stock. Have cleared everything, even wiped all data with Tibu and uninstalled/reinstalled. I will get a split second of internet and then nothing. All the while i can browse just fine on my phone so i know its data is working.

How is all your devices when it's hooked up to WiFi? Hold a steady connection or does it drop it as well?

TheDiabolicaL1 said:
How is all your devices when it's hooked up to WiFi? Hold a steady connection or does it drop it as well?
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I can work on wifi just fine on my phone. It looked as if i wasn't getting a default gateway from the connection when looking at the connection on my PC.

I could not get any FoxFi to work on my S3 (still not rooted) at all. WiFi would come up, and I could connect, but could not get any internet connectivity at all. Using a toggle widget method to enable the stock WiFi hotspot (and bypass the VZW service check) works perfectly fine for me, however. Sorry, can't speak for any other root required tether apps.

HTC One S 4.0.4 Update FoxFi problem... Solutions?

As several people have experienced, when upgrading their HTC One S to the 4.0.4 update, FoxFi (wireless hotspot program that doesn't require root) has experienced some issues. It works and works well, but when the screen times out, it stops transferring data to the connected device. Keeping the screen from turning off is NOT a permanent solution, so I am asking for suggestions and/or proven solutions to this issue.
HOWEVER! There are some restrictions for the solutions I want to see:
-Do not want to require rooting the phone or flashing a ROM. I consider that the easy way out.
-Do not want to downgrade to the previous version. The update does have some nice advantages that I like. Also would be an easy way out.
So if you have any settings that I should be looking at, or software that could be working in the background that might cause it, I'm all ears. If T-Mobile/HTC release a patch, I'll download it.
So.... any ideas?

You can't downgrade from 4.0.4, or for that fact any software update, you can't downgrade. It's one of the consequences of being on T-Mobile 4.0.4 update.
I don't think there's a way, apart from connecting your phone to your computer via usb, and selecting "stay awake" mode.

usaff22 said:
You can't downgrade from 4.0.4, or for that fact any software update, you can't downgrade. It's one of the consequences of being on T-Mobile 4.0.4 update.
I don't think there's a way, apart from connecting your phone to your computer via usb, and selecting "stay awake" mode.
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Well, the WiFi works fine until the screen turns off. I can keep the screen from turning off so that's not a big deal.
And I included mention of a downgrade just because I wanted to head off anyone trying to suggest that.
I'm not giving up on this. There's either a setting that the phone defaults back to, or a patch that should update this.

jhooper90 said:
Well, the WiFi works fine until the screen turns off. I can keep the screen from turning off so that's not a big deal.
And I included mention of a downgrade just because I wanted to head off anyone trying to suggest that.
I'm not giving up on this. There's either a setting that the phone defaults back to, or a patch that should update this.
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I agree with you that there has to be away to get it working again. The other 2 recent radios out of Europe exhibited this same behavior on AOSP based roms. However, it behaved correctly on Sense based roms ie. Stock or Viper rom.
I think the easiest way to get the functionally back is to flash on Viper Rom and test if it works there. If it does then T-mobile just screwed up their rom or did it on purpose. If it doesn't work then that opens up a whole other issue.

I'm not about to flash my phone in specific (It's my primary phone and I can't afford to have it out of comission if I make a mistake), but if someone can provide that information it would be useful.

yeah this is a very odd problem with foxfi...I wonder how it shuts off the connection when the screen turns off. also why were you guys using foxfi before if you could just add a new apn and the hotspot worked fine? Now the new apn method does not work after the update though.

cheaplikeafox said:
yeah this is a very odd problem with foxfi...I wonder how it shuts off the connection when the screen turns off. also why were you guys using foxfi before if you could just add a new apn and the hotspot worked fine? Now the new apn method does not work after the update though.
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Yes FoxFi worked correctly on 4.03, there is a hitch to the data shuttng off once the screen cuts off. If you are say watching netflix with a constant data draw from the one s, the screen can tun off and you'll still be tethered, but once the constant data draw stops so does the data until screen comes back on.

You guys doing something special to connect with foxfi? I can connect to my phone when I turn it on, but the computer I'm trying to tether to always says no Internet. I can live with the screen time out, but I can't get it to work at all sense the update.
Edit: I can't connect to Foxfi at all from my computer.
Edit2: I uninstalled And reinstalled foxfi, now it's working!

I have a similar problem, ie. not related specifically to tethering but in general to wifi stopping working with screen off.
I opened up terminal emulator, chose menu>activate wake lock and voilà! Everything's working fine for me now! :good:
Try it out and hit thanks if helped!

nor-ric said:
I have a similar problem, ie. not related specifically to tethering but in general to wifi stopping working with screen off.
I opened up terminal emulator, chose menu>activate wake lock and voilà! Everything's working fine for me now! :good:
Try it out and hit thanks if helped!
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For me data still stops while tethered when screen goes off unless it's a constant data pull.

Go to settings tap WiFi open menu go to advanced select keep WiFi on during sleep and set it to always let me know if this works
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cheaplikeafox said:
yeah this is a very odd problem with foxfi...I wonder how it shuts off the connection when the screen turns off. also why were you guys using foxfi before if you could just add a new apn and the hotspot worked fine? Now the new apn method does not work after the update though.
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FoxFi never required the new APN method to work previously. In 4.0.3, I never even heard of the new APN method, but still got it to work.

beccadevin said:
Go to settings tap WiFi open menu go to advanced select keep WiFi on during sleep and set it to always let me know if this works
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I've tried that as well. To be sure, I tried turning it off and back on again, and it doesn't seem to have an effect on the connection.

nor-ric said:
I have a similar problem, ie. not related specifically to tethering but in general to wifi stopping working with screen off.
I opened up terminal emulator, chose menu>activate wake lock and voilà! Everything's working fine for me now! :good:
Try it out and hit thanks if helped!
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Well, on the HTC One S I could just set the screen to not time out. that seems to accomplish the same goal, would it not?

Yeah you can do that.
Mine works ok too while the screen is on.
But while the screen is on it is taking much more power to a process that already takes alot of power from the phone.

TheArtiszan said:
Yeah you can do that.
Mine works ok too while the screen is on.
But while the screen is on it is taking much more power to a process that already takes alot of power from the phone.
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And not only that but burn in on the screen, saw one at tmobile store with horrible burn in.

nor-ric said:
I have a similar problem, ie. not related specifically to tethering but in general to wifi stopping working with screen off.
I opened up terminal emulator, chose menu>activate wake lock and voilà! Everything's working fine for me now! :good:
Try it out and hit thanks if helped!
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well since foxfi turns on wifi to do the wifi hotspot, then maybe it is related to this problem. do you have to root your phone to open up a terminal emulator or did you just have to download a terminal emulator app to do that?
jhooper90 said:
FoxFi never required the new APN method to work previously. In 4.0.3, I never even heard of the new APN method, but still got it to work.
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yeah...adding a new APN worked with the built-in hotspot so no extra apps were even needed to use the hotspot. That method worked on the Amaze and then on the One S before the 4.04 update.

cheaplikeafox said:
well since foxfi turns on wifi to do the wifi hotspot, then maybe it is related to this problem. do you have to root your phone to open up a terminal emulator or did you just have to download a terminal emulator app to do that?
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Nope, root is not required. Just download "android terminal emulator" from the play store and choose wake lock from the menu. There is also wifi lock if you wanna try. Wake lock is sufficient for me though.

Yeah I tried using the take wake lock option in terminal emu on t-mo us one s and it won't work still even with that being on.

TheArtiszan said:
Yeah I tried using the take wake lock option in terminal emu on t-mo us one s and it won't work still even with that being on.
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Well, I'm assuming that wakelock would keep the screen on. I don't know if it would do anything else.

WiFi Hotspot issues

I've been running CM10 on my HOXL for a while, but I noticed today that I couldn't connect to the wifi hotspot I set up on it.
I've been able to in the past so for the last few hours I've been trying every combination to achieve a working result like it was previously:
tried connecting to hotspot from several devices - none work
tried rebooting ALL devices (including phone) - still can't connect
I can connect to it as long as it's an open network, but this is no good as I want to keep the security on the hotspot
I can tether via bluetooth or I can tether using an app - but I don't want this, I want my wifi hotspot back
I've reflashed from fresh wipe - still can't connect if hotspot has a password
tried both security settings, neither let me connect (but again, open is fine)
I've reflashed back to the stock ROM (Telstra Clean ROM anyway) - this actually works, let's me connect via wifi hotspot with security
flashed back to CM10 afterwards - wifi hotspot doesn't work again.
So basically I can't connect to my wiFi hotspot if it has security applied, while my phone is running CM10 (nightlies)
Anyone share this problem / have any more suggestions to try?

xxnu said:
I've been running CM10 on my HOXL for a while, but I noticed today that I couldn't connect to the wifi hotspot I set up on it.
I've been able to in the past so for the last few hours I've been trying every combination to achieve a working result like it was previously:
tried connecting to hotspot from several devices - none work
tried rebooting ALL devices (including phone) - still can't connect
I can connect to it as long as it's an open network, but this is no good as I want to keep the security on the hotspot
I can tether via bluetooth or I can tether using an app - but I don't want this, I want my wifi hotspot back
I've reflashed from fresh wipe - still can't connect if hotspot has a password
tried both security settings, neither let me connect (but again, open is fine)
I've reflashed back to the stock ROM (Telstra Clean ROM anyway) - this actually works, let's me connect via wifi hotspot with security
flashed back to CM10 afterwards - wifi hotspot doesn't work again.
So basically I can't connect to my wiFi hotspot if it has security applied, while my phone is running CM10 (nightlies)
Anyone share this problem / have any more suggestions to try?
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Have you checked the ROM's thread? This may be a known issue and possibly with a fix you can flash.

blingblingthing said:
Have you checked the ROM's thread? This may be a known issue and possibly with a fix you can flash.
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Yup, been through there and can't find anything (at least through the few dozen pages I've skimmed). Odd thing is it WAS working up until yesterday with the ROM, now it's stopped working. I tried reverting back to an earlier ROM as well, no dice.
I can't post in the thread to ask directly in there either.

Have you been flashing nightlies? The latest updates have been generating new Mac address for your phone when you flash. Its cause several problems. I had to change my router to wepkey access only. Cause I have Mac filters on my router. Not sure if that helps. Good luck though.
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subarudroid said:
Have you been flashing nightlies? The latest updates have been generating new Mac address for your phone when you flash. Its cause several problems. I had to change my router to wepkey access only. Cause I have Mac filters on my router. Not sure if that helps. Good luck though.
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Yeah, I read that too. But my phone CONNECTS to wifi fine, the wifi is WORKING fine.
The problem is when I am trying to set it up as a hotspot that the issues are occurring.
To reiterate: it's only when I have security set on for the hotspot that I can't connect to it. (But having an open hotspot is not suitable)

No clue... I just tested hotspot and connected my wife's iPhone just fine. However I had to do a reboot to get WiFi back. They are tied in. Sorry I could be more help.
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subarudroid said:
No clue... I just tested hotspot and connected my wife's iPhone just fine. However I had to do a reboot to get WiFi back. They are tied in. Sorry I could be more help.
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And security was active in the hot spot?

Yes. Show password. Then put that in my wife's iPhone and presto data connected.
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subarudroid said:
Yes. Show password. Then put that in my wife's iPhone and presto data connected.
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Sorry, just making sure all options were covered.
Just installed 10/7, still happening.

I wonder if it would have anything to do with what radio your on? I all ways flash 1.85 cause it works best for WiFi and I don't have LTE in my area so it works well for my H. Not sure though throwing out ideas for you.
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subarudroid said:
Yes. Show password. Then put that in my wife's iPhone and presto data connected.
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Sorry, just making sure all options were covered.
Just installed 10/7, still happening.

xxnu said:
I've been running CM10 on my HOXL for a while, but I noticed today that I couldn't connect to the wifi hotspot I set up on it.
I've been able to in the past so for the last few hours I've been trying every combination to achieve a working result like it was previously:
tried connecting to hotspot from several devices - none work
tried rebooting ALL devices (including phone) - still can't connect
I can connect to it as long as it's an open network, but this is no good as I want to keep the security on the hotspot
I can tether via bluetooth or I can tether using an app - but I don't want this, I want my wifi hotspot back
I've reflashed from fresh wipe - still can't connect if hotspot has a password
tried both security settings, neither let me connect (but again, open is fine)
I've reflashed back to the stock ROM (Telstra Clean ROM anyway) - this actually works, let's me connect via wifi hotspot with security
flashed back to CM10 afterwards - wifi hotspot doesn't work again.
So basically I can't connect to my wiFi hotspot if it has security applied, while my phone is running CM10 (nightlies)
Anyone share this problem / have any more suggestions to try?
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I have the same issue running cm10 so you are not alone. For as often as I use it though its not an issue for me. The chances of someone jumping on to an open AP I roll for 10 minutes is slim. In the end remember, this is a rom still under nightly development so turbulence is to be expected.

backspace79 said:
I have the same issue running cm10 so you are not alone. For as often as I use it though its not an issue for me. The chances of someone jumping on to an open AP I roll for 10 minutes is slim. In the end remember, this is a rom still under nightly development so turbulence is to be expected.
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I'm used to the turbulence. I was rocking ICS on my Desire which was, buggy at the best of times, but I was pretty tolerant of it.
Have another ROM running on my Nexus7 as well.
Other than this the CM10 ROM is incredible! I'd love to be able to run the hotspot open, but I know it's get milked by everyone around me... I appreciate everyone's help so far, I'll keep asking around and trying different options.
I find it odd it's not happening for everyone, that it's only started happening recently for me (probably after I briefly tried paranoid android on the device, before returning to CM nightlies), and that it works fine again if I use the stock sense ROM (yuck.)

subarudroid said:
I wonder if it would have anything to do with what radio your on? I all ways flash 1.85 cause it works best for WiFi and I don't have LTE in my area so it works well for my H. Not sure though throwing out ideas for you.
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Last radio I flashed was this:
EVITA_Telstra_2.40_Radio_0.20os.32.09.15_10.113.32.28L
I *DO* have good LTE where I am, so I would LIKE to be able to use it...
Cue dumb question: I flash the ROM then flash the radio yeah?

Well, it woul;ld appear I'm not the only person facing this issue at the moment either.
Also appears that CM10 nightly might be having trouble flashing radios... stay tuned.

Exactly the same problem here. Have been dirty flashing the currently CM10 nightly every couple of days and as of 7/10 hotspot (with password) and usb tethering have been broken. Hotspot works fine without security though.. Flashed back to 2/10 and it's working fine, just have to put up with glitchy graphics a while longer

Yup you're right, I flashed back to 10/2 - hotspot works with security just fine.
How often are you checking the updates to see if the wifi hotspot works with security again?

Looks like it's all fixed with the 12 Oct nightly

xxnu said:
I've been running CM10 on my HOXL for a while, but I noticed today that I couldn't connect to the wifi hotspot I set up on it.
I've been able to in the past so for the last few hours I've been trying every combination to achieve a working result like it was previously:
tried connecting to hotspot from several devices - none work
tried rebooting ALL devices (including phone) - still can't connect
I can connect to it as long as it's an open network, but this is no good as I want to keep the security on the hotspot
I can tether via bluetooth or I can tether using an app - but I don't want this, I want my wifi hotspot back
I've reflashed from fresh wipe - still can't connect if hotspot has a password
tried both security settings, neither let me connect (but again, open is fine)
I've reflashed back to the stock ROM (Telstra Clean ROM anyway) - this actually works, let's me connect via wifi hotspot with security
flashed back to CM10 afterwards - wifi hotspot doesn't work again.
So basically I can't connect to my wiFi hotspot if it has security applied, while my phone is running CM10 (nightlies)
Anyone share this problem / have any more suggestions to try?
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Use WEP security, works fine, less secure but i dont think someone will wasting time on hacking portable hotspot.

nemanja.krpovic said:
Use WEP security, works fine, less secure but i dont think someone will wasting time on hacking portable hotspot.
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I'm confident that in the nearly 15 months since he created this thread he's probably solved his issue. Please don't dig up ancient threads like this.
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Infuse 4G and mobile hotspot hangup

Hi
I am using GB 2.3.6 custom stock. At first I was using just the factory downloaded version of 2.3.6. With either one, I have been having an issue with the hotspot. It works for about an hour. Then there seems to be a data hangup. I check the phone and it looks fine. Great data connection it seems. So I try turning off the "mobile AP" hotspot, and it shows "error". No problem. I put the phone into Flight Mode and then back again. Data connection reconnects. Then the hotspot will turn back on. An hour later, I get the same hangup and have to do this all over again.
I don't know if this has something to do with 2.3.6 GB. But I recently had a CarbonRom 4.2.2 installed and hated it. But the hotspot worked constantly. Never had to reset it. I personally like the GB 2.3.6 and wouldn't mind upgrading to something very similar to it if it would solve this hotspot problem.
Any ideas how to fix this?

joem789 said:
Hi
I am using GB 2.3.6 custom stock. At first I was using just the factory downloaded version of 2.3.6. With either one, I have been having an issue with the hotspot. It works for about an hour. Then there seems to be a data hangup. I check the phone and it looks fine. Great data connection it seems. So I try turning off the "mobile AP" hotspot, and it shows "error". No problem. I put the phone into Flight Mode and then back again. Data connection reconnects. Then the hotspot will turn back on. An hour later, I get the same hangup and have to do this all over again.
I don't know if this has something to do with 2.3.6 GB. But I recently had a CarbonRom 4.2.2 installed and hated it. But the hotspot worked constantly. Never had to reset it. I personally like the GB 2.3.6 and wouldn't mind upgrading to something very similar to it if it would solve this hotspot problem.
Any ideas how to fix this?
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I guess, if it is a problem with Gingerbread (or at least with one of their system apps), not much one can do.
Since you tried the AOSP thing and hated it, only thing I can suggest is a third party hotspot app. I don't use hotspot, so I don't have any recommendations (my mobile data quota is too low ), however Google Play can probably help with that.
Btw, this thread patches a separate problem with tethering in Gingerbread (how the packets are routed with your carrier in case you have a separate/unlimited tethering plan).
Hope this helps.

Mate 9 Hotspot issue

I notice that when I turn on the hotspot feature on the Mate 9, other devices connected to the Mate 9 can access internet, but the Mate 9 itself can no longer connect to the Internet at all. Can anyone else confirm if this is only me or a software glitch? Thanks.
I was running on C636B100 and upgrade to B136 and the problem still exist.
Thanks!

This is the way it works apparently.
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I haven't tried it yet but you should be able to connect to the internet on 4G /3G. The WiFi cannot connect to your WiFi server while acting as a hotspot.
That's how it works on other phones anyway - I'd expect the Mate to be the same.

RR-99 said:
The WiFi cannot connect to your WiFi server while acting as a hotspot.
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That's exactly it.
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RR-99 said:
I haven't tried it yet but you should be able to connect to the internet on 4G /3G. The WiFi cannot connect to your WiFi server while acting as a hotspot.
That's how it works on other phones anyway - I'd expect the Mate to be the same.
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I understand the phone will turn the wifi off and use the wifi antenna to host the hotspot, but the Mate 9 should still be able to access the internet via mobile data, right?
I've used other Androids before and my whatsapp, facebook and chrome will continue to work even when I turn on hotspot (via mobile data). When I turn on hotspot on the Mate 9, the phone iteslf stops all Internet access but clients connected to the hotspot can access internet via mobile data (from Mate 9) without problem.

asmok said:
I understand the phone will turn the wifi off and use the wifi antenna to host the hotspot, but the Mate 9 should still be able to access the internet via mobile data, right?.
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Yes, as I said in post #3. Are you saying yours doesn't do it?

It's working fine here,try a factory reset.

Maybe it's your carrier? But it definitely should work...

RR-99 said:
Yes, as I said in post #3. Are you saying yours doesn't do it?
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Yup, no internet when I turn on hotspot (even when mobile data is on).
I guess I'll have to try and reset when I have a chance.

Just tested it on mine, on EE/BT in the UK and it works fine. Also works using bluetooth tethering. Both to a Samsung Tab S2.

I figured out what the issue is. My carrier have a tethering APN which seems to be causing the problem. Once I delete the tethering APN entry, I can access Internet while I have hotspot turn on.

asmok said:
I figured out what the issue is. My carrier have a tethering APN which seems to be causing the problem. Once I delete the tethering APN entry, I can access Internet while I have hotspot turn on.
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How you delete it. When I deleted my APN I can not save the changes.

asmok said:
I figured out what the issue is. My carrier have a tethering APN which seems to be causing the problem. Once I delete the tethering APN entry, I can access Internet while I have hotspot turn on.
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So, did this issue result from your carrier, other than mate 9 itself?

How do you delete the APN? I am using Mate 10 and I'm having the same issue
Thanks

Did you get a solution to this? My new Mate 10 is doing the same thing. Hotspot works. Laptop gets data, but all mobile data stops on phone. So Whatsapp stops if my hotspot is on..
Ian

I had the issue, adding DUN to APN Type on the APN SETTINGS fixed the issue.
Hope it helps.

atrix_noob said:
I had the issue, adding DUN to APN Type on the APN SETTINGS fixed the issue.
Hope it helps.
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Thanks a lot, it works now

beeberry1437 said:
Thanks a lot, it works now
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No problem mate ( u get it?) Mate? Hahaha lol glad it worked