I have a question for those of you getting the Pixel 2 (or 2 XL). I am on a VZW grandfathered plan and looking at getting the Pixel 2 or 2 XL. I am curious whether the unlocked version will perform the entitlement check or if the tethering works out of the box. It looks like the OG Unlocked Pixel does not perform the check and I just wanted to confirm before I make a final decision to buy from Google.
Thanks in advance!
Same plan as you, and unfortunately, Yes it does, and they finally updated the "you don't have a subscription" box from the old Anrdroid ICS colors.
We will have to wait until Magisk is available for it. (Only reason I need it these days).
gchase23 said:
Same plan as you, and unfortunately, Yes it does, and they finally updated the "you don't have a subscription" box from the old Anrdroid ICS colors.
We will have to wait until Magisk is available for it. (Only reason I need it these days).
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I have the same plan as both of you and this is sad news. My phone is my main source of internet right now so this is a very important feature for me. Hopefully they get root and a ROM up and running before mine gets here on November 1 or it'll have to sit not being used until they do. That or I'll have to switch back and forth to my N6 every time I need internet
gchase23 said:
Same plan as you, and unfortunately, Yes it does, and they finally updated the "you don't have a subscription" box from the old Anrdroid ICS colors.
We will have to wait until Magisk is available for it. (Only reason I need it these days).
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Just curious why you like Magisk over Superuser
Magisk over Superuser so I can use APay, also my office uses AirWatch for email and it won't connect if it detects root.
Soft reboot
I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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Well, that was short lived, I cannot repeat the process, after cutting tethering
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_slam said:
I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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Well, that was short lived, I cannot repeat the process, after cutting tethering
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Success, was able to tether: updated steps:
1. Soft reboot
2. Activate hotspots from notification bar
_slam said:
I can confirm this method works: 1. Soft reboot, 2. Unlock phone, 3. Activate hotspots from notification bar and this will circumvent the entitlement check and tethering is working with my (new) Pixel 2 from Google store on Verizon sim, UDP Grandfathered plan.
Thanks to Senior Member Rootuser3.0 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71615764&postcount=155 for this method.
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Well, that was short lived, I cannot repeat the process, after cutting tethering
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Success, was able to tether: updated steps:
1. Soft reboot
2. Activate hotspots from notification bar
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Are you able to set up the SSID and security and stuff first, then let it fail at the check, then do your steps and have everything set up or is it an open network with a generic SSID?
D1l777 said:
Are you able to set up the SSID and security and stuff first, then let it fail at the check, then do your steps and have everything set up or is it an open network with a generic SSID?
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I had to pull the sim to edit those fields, SSID.
What is "soft rebooting" and how do you do it?
I'm trying to replicate this on the pixel 2 xl.
Not sure why, but I can't get it to work on that device. I wait for it to boot up, and immediately, as soon as I can I dropped the scroll down box from the top and click on the tethering icon. However it then seems to stall for a second and I see the tethering icon flash on and flash off. About three seconds later it gives me the tethering provisioning check. I'm wondering if having a pin is what is holding me back? Everytime I reboot the device, it is asking for a pin. Any other thoughts, if you got it working on the regular pixel too I'm not sure why we can't get it on the XL
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I'm trying to replicate this on the pixel 2 xl.
Not sure why, but I can't get it to work on that device. I wait for it to boot up, and immediately, as soon as I can I dropped the scroll down box from the top and click on the tethering icon. However it then seems to stall for a second and I see the tethering icon flash on and flash off. About three seconds later it gives me the tethering provisioning check. I'm wondering if having a pin is what is holding me back? Everytime I reboot the device, it is asking for a pin. Any other thoughts, if you got it working on the regular pixel too I'm not sure why we can't get it on the XL
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My guess is it's the pin. It looks like you need to get to the tethering icon and turn it on before the phone has a chance to connect to the network. Try turning off pin unlock and see if you can get to it faster.
D1l777 said:
My guess is it's the pin. It looks like you need to get to the tethering icon and turn it on before the phone has a chance to connect to the network. Try turning off pin unlock and see if you can get to it faster.
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Damn. I disabled the PIN check and still no dice. I'm starting to get desperate
Cowbell_Guy said:
Damn. I disabled the PIN check and still no dice. I'm starting to get desperate
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Damn that sucks. I was hoping to hear other people having success with it before mine came in. Can apps like foxfi still be used? I haven't had to use a third party app in forever.
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D1l777 said:
Damn that sucks. I was hoping to hear other people having success with it before mine came in. Can apps like foxfi still be used? I haven't had to use a third party app in forever.
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I e-mailed the guys at FoxFi, waiting for a response.
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I e-mailed the guys at FoxFi, waiting for a response.
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Ok cool. Let us know what they tell you if you don't mind.
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D1l777 said:
My guess is it's the pin. It looks like you need to get to the tethering icon and turn it on before the phone has a chance to connect to the network. Try turning off pin unlock and see if you can get to it faster.
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What you're doing sounds pretty much like the old phone info trick we used to use years ago. I don't know if it still works or not but it can't hurt to try. Open your dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#*. Then choose phone information. You'll see a line on there that says mobile radio power. Turn it off and then turn on your hotspot. Then go back into the phone information thing and turn the radio back on. Like I said, I don't know if it works anymore but what you're trying to do is pretty much the same thing. Get the hotspot started before the radio starts. Who knows? Maybe this old trick still works.
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What is "soft rebooting" and how do you do it?
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Sometimes its the stupidest stuff that works. I just tried it thinking there's no way.
You literally just reboot the phone, once on lockscreen swipe down and activate. Worked for me. Wow.
GohanBurner said:
Sometimes its the stupidest stuff that works. I just tried it thinking there's no way.
You literally just reboot the phone, once on lockscreen swipe down and activate. Worked for me. Wow.
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That's awesome. Glad the Pixel 2 has a workaround! Just curious, do you have a PIN or any other kind of provision check?
Neither myself or others can get tethering working on the XL2
Cowbell_Guy said:
That's awesome. Glad the Pixel 2 has a workaround! Just curious, do you have a PIN or any other kind of provision check?
Neither myself or others can get tethering working on the XL2
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I have a pin and finger print set up. I can confirm that once you unlock the phone it will disable your tethering. So if you want to use it for now until a root method is available, you'll have to be comfortable with not using your phone while tethering.
Edit: Maybe it was fluke, I unlocked the phone and I'm still tethering whereas before it cut out. It didn't turn off, just data stopped working. That's good to know.
GohanBurner said:
I have a pin and finger print set up. I can confirm that once you unlock the phone it will disable your tethering. So if you want to use it for now until a root method is available, you'll have to be comfortable with not using your phone while tethering.
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Damn, I just can't replicate that on the XL2 for some reason
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Use this Method On your Rooted Atrix 2 to get the built in wifi Hot spot Feature working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160452
line 148 it should say entitlement check On the Atrix 2
others have reported changing the entitlement_check line to 0 instead of " disabled " to get it working
For some reason, I could not get the internet connection? I will keep trying.
Works flawlessly.
@tvd0405: Did you reboot after modifying the line?
bimmerd00d said:
Works flawlessly.
@tvd0405: Did you reboot after modifying the line?
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Yes, I did many time. I also used wireless tether and still have a same problem. The client could not get an IP assigned from A2. Same with USB tether.
what are you trying to connect is it a win 7 machine ?
tvd0405 said:
Yes, I did many time. I also used wireless tether and still have a same problem. The client could not get an IP assigned from A2. Same with USB tether.
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Ohhh, I haven't tried to connect any clients yet, it just activated. Maybe I spoke too soon
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what are you trying to connect is it a win 7 machine ?
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Yes, windows 7, ipod touch, Linux and etc. None of them work. PDAnet with USB tether works perfectly.
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bimmerd00d said:
Ohhh, I haven't tried to connect any clients yet, it just activated. Maybe I spoke too soon
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Mine is activated OK as well.
tvd0405 said:
Yes, windows 7, ipod touch, Linux and etc. None of them work. PDAnet with USB tether works perfectly.
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Mine is activated OK as well.
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Hmm, same result here. What security did you have enabled? I had WPA2 or whatever the option was. I tried changing it to open, but it got stuck trying to disable. Playing with it now, will report back.
EDIT: Hmm, no joy. It connects but it won't give an IP address to a client. I tried, the builtin mobile hotspot, and Android Wireless Tether from the market with no luck. I did manage to get it to assign an IP to my macbook using Bluetooth PAN, but it wouldn't allow any browsing. Ipad won't get an IP either. There has to be a fix for it, but it's dinner time! I'll play with it more later.
i never used security i changed mine to open
i just connected my wifes htc status to my hotspot and it worked great
Just a heads up, PDA net will throw a flag up to AT&T and they can detect that you are tethering. Just a FYI in case u aren't paying for the tethering plan and if you're on a unlimited plan they have been threatening about taking your unlimited plan away and putting you automatically on a tethering plan.
They were doing this to a lot if the OG owners and I got my text and letter from them also while I was doing it on my OG
I have never used pda net or any other app to tether since froyo came out with it built in and i have never once been served by att for tethering i also dont go bananas when tethering either but i have unlimited data and i have been tethering over 2 years now and nothing so much as a peep from att
awesome! Working nicely for me! Thanks for making this phone kick more ass everyday.
Well when I got the text I quickly replied with a phone call. After 30 mins of arguing with them I just give up. I regularly use between 5-7 gb a month n don't want to take the risk of them dropping me to 4gb tethering plan and paying for every gb i go over 4.
bimmerd00d said:
Hmm, same result here. What security did you have enabled? I had WPA2 or whatever the option was. I tried changing it to open, but it got stuck trying to disable. Playing with it now, will report back.
EDIT: Hmm, no joy. It connects but it won't give an IP address to a client. I tried, the builtin mobile hotspot, and Android Wireless Tether from the market with no luck. I did manage to get it to assign an IP to my macbook using Bluetooth PAN, but it wouldn't allow any browsing. Ipad won't get an IP either. There has to be a fix for it, but it's dinner time! I'll play with it more later.
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Well, I search around and found 1 thread that mentioned about the conflict of dhcp and other apps. The conflict app that was mentioned is not in my list so I started to uninstall all apps that use wifi, reboot and it fixed my problem. Now I am in the process of reinstall the apps back starting from the safe one first (most popular)
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im glad to hear you got it working
I am going to retract my statement, mine does not work. My IPad just sits there and tries to connect to it. Mobile AP can connect the Ipad to my Atrix 2 but it does not direct it out to the internet.
HMM well i know in the system\apps there is a apk called entitlement.apk i have deleted it in mine ONLY AFTER MAKING A BACKUP OF IT and then the mobile ap would not even turn on it did nothing when i tried to activate it so i have restored it i am gonna try some more things tonight and see
JRW 28 said:
Just a heads up, PDA net will throw a flag up to AT&T and they can detect that you are tethering. Just a FYI in case u aren't paying for the tethering plan and if you're on a unlimited plan they have been threatening about taking your unlimited plan away and putting you automatically on a tethering plan.
They were doing this to a lot if the OG owners and I got my text and letter from them also while I was doing it on my OG
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Does this include if you "hide usage" with one of PDANet's two new security levels?
samsungcaptivates said:
im glad to hear you got it working
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I installed most of my necessary apps, reboot and it is still working . I still don't know which apps caused the conflict and I should be careful from now on not to install any app if I don't really needed.
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I am going to retract my statement, mine does not work. My IPad just sits there and tries to connect to it. Mobile AP can connect the Ipad to my Atrix 2 but it does not direct it out to the internet.
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You may want to look at my post above to @bimmer. There may be some conflict between your apps and the tether DHCP. I have the same problem of getting the IP (it should start with 192.168.). You should check to see which IP that you iPad gets. If it starts with 169 then DHCP is not working.
I've tried pretty much everyone I could find in the store, none have worked so far.
Since FoxFi started charging, I've been using "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot free"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImtyLmNvcmUudGVjaG5vbG9neS53aWZpLmhvdHNwb3QiXQ..
I just updated my phone to Jelly Bean (OTA) the other day and that app is still working fine.
Waleslie said:
Since FoxFi started charging, I've been using "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot free"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImtyLmNvcmUudGVjaG5vbG9neS53aWZpLmhvdHNwb3QiXQ..
I just updated my phone to Jelly Bean (OTA) the other day and that app is still working fine.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like that app uses the built-in hotspot functionality.
I'm looking for answers to this question also.
What exactly is not working? If its a WPA_supplicant issue try barnacle and in the options skip yhw WPA_supplicant. If that isn't the issue can.try Wireless tether for root users.
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xda_rulz said:
I've tried pretty much everyone I could find in the store, none have worked so far.
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If your rooted, Kinda Crap Mods will unlock tethering for you. And yes, it uses the built-in tethering app, so no need to download anything new.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818800
Tether
Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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xda_rulz said:
I've tried pretty much everyone I could find in the store, none have worked so far.
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Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
pepperdax said:
Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Are you sure Verizon won't know? There's been comments left on the apps that "unlock" the built-in app saying that since they did that, Verizon has tagged on the extra $20 a month tethering charge....
This has been discussed on a prior thread on this forum. And no unless you tell them Verizon won't know that you're tethering.
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Are you sure Verizon won't know? There's been comments left on the apps that "unlock" the built-in app saying that since they did that, Verizon has tagged on the extra $20 a month tethering charge....
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This has been beaten to death. No, you won't get charged and you never agreed to the charge in the first place.
Is it technically possible for Verizon to tell that you are tethering? Probably. But they can probably tell you are tethering with FoxFi, etc. as well. If you start using a terabyte of data every month, then they might start giving you problems. Otherwise, nothing to worry about.
I've been using the stock tethering app as long as I've owned the phone.
pdykstra said:
This has been beaten to death. No, you won't get charged and you never agreed to the charge in the first place.
Is it technically possible for Verizon to tell that you are tethering? Probably. But they can probably tell you are tethering with FoxFi, etc. as well. If you start using a terabyte of data every month, then they might start giving you problems. Otherwise, nothing to worry about.
I've been using the stock tethering app as long as I've owned the phone.
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New to tethering... By stock tethering app, so you mean verizon's mobile hot spot app?
I'm running stock deodexed blk3 with kinda craps mod.
Thanks.
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natkcirrad said:
New to tethering... By stock tethering app, so you mean verizo n's mobile hot spot app?
I'm running stock deodexed blk3 with kinda craps mod.
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I'm pretty sure that VZW's Mobile Hotspot wraps the "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" feature that's been available in Android since Froyo (2.2). There are several apps that seem to bypass the carriers' tethering subscription checks.
I was using FoxFi to tether until I loaded Cyanogenmod (on my Fascinate). Cyanogenmod's "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" feature worked from day 1 without any issues (obviously it's not checking with VZW to see if I subscribe to tethering with my grandfathered unlimited data plan)... I have not used FoxFi since.
natkcirrad said:
New to tethering... By stock tethering app, so you mean verizon's mobile hot spot app?
I'm running stock deodexed blk3 with kinda craps mod.
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Yes, Verizon's mobile hot spot app. Kinda Crap Mods removes the "subscription check" from the app, allowing you unlimited use of it. No need to install (buy) FoxFi or anything else.
Fattin Hotspot toggle widget works great on my stock non rooted S3. Check out the Google Play.
I have tried the methods explained her and still can't seem to get it to work... anyone how to get WiFi tether to work
pepperdax said:
Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Rather your rooted or not, just install a widget toggle for your wifi tether and you will have tether.
There is a bug and the widget takes the back door to activate the stock app and NO, Verizon will not know
what you did, I have been using this method from the time I got the phone and there has been no charges.
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Is this widget toggle from a specific app you have in mind? Or is it built into the stock ROM?
I just upgraded to JB (I am unrooted) and am concerned about the Mobile Hotspot turning on when I use FoxFi. Looking for ways to get around that.
Guys, I found a modded Wifi Tether app that worked out of the box and required no changes in the default settings on my stock, rooted JB ROM. It's a third-party app, not a hack of the built-in hotspot functionality, so much less risk of Verizon finding out (good if you're like me and you're still on the grandfathered unlimited plan). Grab it over in the "Verizon Galaxy S III Themes and Apps" forum here. There's two different versions, I used the first one (named "WifiTether_TrevE_Mod_11_22_2012"). Scroll down to "Download:" to get to it.
There are two issues with it, both more or less moot points:
1. Password protection doesn't work, but access control does.
2. When you're done tethering, you can't connect your GS3 to any wifi networks (not a problem for me since I rarely use wifi as, again, I am on a grandfathered unlimited data plan). You have to restart your phone to get wifi working again.
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Is this widget toggle from a specific app you have in mind? Or is it built into the stock ROM?
I just upgraded to JB (I am unrooted) and am concerned about the Mobile Hotspot turning on when I use FoxFi. Looking for ways to get around that.
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I use a third parity widget called widgetsoid, but I have used other widgets with no issues, the widgetsoid is my favorite. I personally do not care for FoxFi as it has caused some minor issues to pop up, and after removing FoxFi the issues went away. widgetsoid has not caused me any issues so I decided to stick with it. A little weird to set up at first but once you get used to it it flows really nice.
When I worked for Verizon, there was no tool that a customer service or tech support rep was able to tell if the difference between phone data and tethering, proven myself as I was rooted the whole time I worked for them and had free tethering. It just shows ups as phone data when they query data for your phone. I do believe if they are trying to distinguish the types of data that your device is being used, it can be done but not at from the departments or people that you will talk to when you call them.
EDIT: Confirming that user Maphack the way he posted works !!!!!!
I ended up messing up my pin or password over and over... Like 50 times... Waiting for it to give me the option to recover using my email, but it never came. I used the correct pin but I found I was able to change my security and changed it back to fingerprint.
I don't believe I did anything else besides what I described above and I am no longer restricted to foxfi's original security reqs...
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jrpjordan24 said:
Most of you probably already know if you're tethering with the foxfi update on our phones, it makes you use a pin lock and you cannot use swipe or finger, but I found out today, that if you clear the credentials (under security) while you have the hotspot on, you can use other lockscreens, and the hotspot will still work (worked for me )
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Worked how? When you tried to re-start Hotspot, it didn't make you reset the Lock/Cert?
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Worked how? When you tried to re-start Hotspot, it didn't make you reset the Lock/Cert?
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I actually didn't try resetting yet before posting this, but yeah sadly it makes me do it again :/
but I still will keep this here because maybe someone can figure something out, that is really annoying.
The use of Credential Storage blocks use of any lock types other than PIN or Password.
There's no way around this without a custom ROM where these Android features have been altered or removed.
I ended up messing up my pin or password over and over... Like 50 times... Waiting for it to give me the option to recover using my email, but it never came. I used the correct pin but I found I was able to change my security and changed it back to fingerprint.
I don't believe I did anything else besides what I described above and I am no longer restricted to foxfi's original security reqs...
Gl
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Maphack said:
I ended up messing up my pin or password over and over... Like 50 times... Waiting for it to give me the option to recover using my email, but it never came. I used the correct pin but I found I was able to change my security and changed it back to fingerprint.
I don't believe I did anything else besides what I described above and I am no longer restricted to foxfi's original security reqs...
Gl
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I can confirm that this works. Great find man. I need root less and less everyday.
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Maphack said:
I ended up messing up my pin or password over and over... Like 50 times... Waiting for it to give me the option to recover using my email, but it never came. I used the correct pin but I found I was able to change my security and changed it back to fingerprint.
I don't believe I did anything else besides what I described above and I am no longer restricted to foxfi's original security reqs...
Gl
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I can also confirm this way works. thanks.
Can you go into Settings > Security and tell me if Credential Storage is still enabled after this?
It Works!
spuniun said:
Can you go into Settings > Security and tell me if Credential Storage is still enabled after this?
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Maphack's solution works and the credentials are saved and hotspot will still work. You da man Maphack.
So, after purposely entering the incorrect pin 50 times, you entered the correct pin, then went into settings and changed the security type? If I'm understanding correctly, you also still have to maintain some sort of security, not just swipe to unlock?
cRookeD Moto X
Crooke356 said:
So, after purposely entering the incorrect pin 50 times, you entered the correct pin, then went into settings and changed the security type? If I'm understanding correctly, you also still have to maintain some sort of security, not just swipe to unlock?
cRookeD Moto X
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All the unlock types/ways become available, even swype to unlock.
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motumbo said:
All the unlock types/ways become available, even swype to unlock.
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Excellent, thanks for quick reply.
cRookeD Moto X
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Perfect. So, after 50 incorrect entries, I started on the 51st. When I finished the 51st attempt, it took me to my homescreen for about 2 seconds then back to my lockscreen. I entered the correct pin and went to settings, lockscreen and security. I switched to swipe (no security) and it worked. I did have to open my 3rd party lockscreen app (SlideLock) to get it working but after that, everything is working great. I've toggled foxfi on and off several times and have NOT had to repeat the process.
I've not rebooted my device yet.
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Survives reboots. Good to go.
Wish I had found this thread before Friday morning.
I installed FoxFi just to show a friend how it worked, I had used it for 3 years before they asked for a pincode.
I did not realize it was going to lock my S5's lockscreen and didn't write the pincode down.
After 10 attempts at unlocking the phone, the S5 did a reboot and erased everything back to OEM scratch factory defaults.
I am bookmarking this thread. many thanks for finding out how to get around that problem.
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I ended up messing up my pin or password over and over... Like 50 times... Waiting for it to give me the option to recover using my email, but it never came. I used the correct pin but I found I was able to change my security and changed it back to fingerprint.
I don't believe I did anything else besides what I described above and I am no longer restricted to foxfi's original security reqs...
Gl
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Mpahack, you da man! I just did this this morning at work while I had Play Music running.. It got slower and slower with each attempt to where the last attempt lasted about 7.5 seconds before it showed the pop-up. LOL, but it worked like a charm. Nice and easy! All the while, AC/DC was rockin' my ears! Rock on Dude! Much Thanks!
jrpjordan24 said:
Most of you probably already know if you're tethering with the foxfi update on our phones, it makes you use a pin lock and you cannot use swipe or finger, but I found out today, that if you clear the credentials (under security) while you have the hotspot on, you can use other lockscreens, and the hotspot will still work (worked for me )
EDIT: Confirming that user Maphack the way he posted works !!!!!!
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Confirming that the Maphack method works. Do not clear credentials prior to this or Foxfi will reinstall them, forcing you to do this all over again. Like I just found out...lol. Survived reboot as well.
Okie John said:
Wish I had found this thread before Friday morning.
I installed FoxFi just to show a friend how it worked, I had used it for 3 years before they asked for a pincode.
I did not realize it was going to lock my S5's lockscreen and didn't write the pincode down.
After 10 attempts at unlocking the phone, the S5 did a reboot and erased everything back to OEM scratch factory defaults.
I am bookmarking this thread. many thanks for finding out how to get around that problem.
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You can remote unlock your SGS5 from your Samsung Account in case you ever forget PIN or password
http://findmymobile.samsung.com/login.do
Just wanted to post and confirm that this does work.
I can confirm it as well, and now happily have my swipe to unlock back.
-Lil'
Crooke356 said:
Excellent, thanks for quick reply.
cRookeD Moto X
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Perfect. So, after 50 incorrect entries, I started on the 51st. When I finished the 51st attempt, it took me to my homescreen for about 2 seconds then back to my lockscreen. I entered the correct pin and went to settings, lockscreen and security. I switched to swipe (no security) and it worked. I did have to open my 3rd party lockscreen app (SlideLock) to get it working but after that, everything is working great. I've toggled foxfi on and off several times and have NOT had to repeat the process.
I've not rebooted my device yet.
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Survives reboots. Good to go.
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I just tried this and I finally got swipe unlock back! Thanks!
Either this is a major security oversight, or a sneaky user-centric easter egg.
Either way, it's awesome! Thanks maphack.
hagure said:
Either this is a major security oversight, or a sneaky user-centric easter egg.
Either way, it's awesome! Thanks maphack.
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I think it's the latter. By design.
From reading around, it seems probably and most likely the bootloader will be locked which will make custom Roms and development very difficult. I am due an upgrade, thus I was wondering if anyone knows if a working Hotspot fix without root is available? Sprint variant, Note 7...just asking around before I upgrade.
tenorband said:
From reading around, it seems probably and most likely the bootloader will be locked which will make custom Roms and development very difficult. I am due an upgrade, thus I was wondering if anyone knows if a working Hotspot fix without root is available? Sprint variant, Note 7...just asking around before I upgrade.
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@heathmcabee posted this fix here and you can find that app here.
All credit goes to @heathmcabee for the fix. And obviously it's still a guess at this point since nobody has the Sprint variant yet, but I would guess there's a good chance this works. Good luck to you!
If you want to wait, i'll test it out when I get mine this weekend and post back the results. More than welcome to PM me and remind me if I haven't reposted by Sunday.
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@heathmcabee posted this fix here and you can find that app here.
All credit goes to @heathmcabee for the fix. And obviously it's still a guess at this point since nobody has the Sprint variant yet, but I would guess there's a good chance this works. Good luck to you!
If you want to wait, i'll test it out when I get mine this weekend and post back the results. More than welcome to PM me and remind me if I haven't reposted by Sunday.
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I think that solution requires Root access. I'm reading through the thread now...
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I think that solution requires Root access. I'm reading through the thread now...
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It works for me and I'm not rooted. That's kinda why I replied to your question. I try not to talk out of my ass lol
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It works for me and I'm not rooted. That's kinda why I replied to your question. I try not to talk out of my ass lol
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Your running it on a Note 7 too? Or, S7 like the thread it came out of? I've got the Note 7 on preorder and will be picking it up early Friday morning.
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Your running it on a Note 7 too? Or, S7 like the thread it came out of? I've got the Note 7 on preorder and will be picking it up early Friday morning.
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S7 like the thread. I'm also waiting on my Note7 to come, but this method isn't really device specific. It doesn't use a menu or feature that's specific to the s7. It might not work on the note 7, but I think there's a pretty good chance that it does. :good:
Agreed with you there. Fingers crossed.
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@heathmcabee posted this fix here and you can find that app here.
All credit goes to @heathmcabee for the fix. And obviously it's still a guess at this point since nobody has the Sprint variant yet, but I would guess there's a good chance this works. Good luck to you!
If you want to wait, i'll test it out when I get mine this weekend and post back the results. More than welcome to PM me and remind me if I haven't reposted by Sunday.
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Thank you, I'll be looking forward to your post.
themisterwilson said:
@heathmcabee posted this fix here and you can find that app here.
All credit goes to @heathmcabee for the fix. And obviously it's still a guess at this point since nobody has the Sprint variant yet, but I would guess there's a good chance this works. Good luck to you!
If you want to wait, i'll test it out when I get mine this weekend and post back the results. More than welcome to PM me and remind me if I haven't reposted by Sunday.
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When you get your device, don't let them update it. Like many of us we can setup our phone ourselves. Set it up, take nothing further than what's on the phone and try the method I explained. When I got my edge, I said to just activate the device and hand me my phone. I played around with a note 7 at a best buy while they tried to figure out my sd card gift with a guy that was there. He's lucky I didn't have a phone at the time to take pics and guess that's why he didn't mind the black woman beside me use it that was ignorant to WHaT we do. His was running on am obvious beta, but I did look and I think I saw it was PEH
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When you get your device, don't let them update it. Like many of us we can setup our phone ourselves. Set it up, take nothing further than what's on the phone and try the method I explained. When I got my edge, I said to just activate the device and hand me my phone. I played around with a note 7 at a best buy while they tried to figure out my sd card gift with a guy that was there. He's lucky I didn't have a phone at the time to take pics and guess that's why he didn't mind the black woman beside me use it that was ignorant to WHaT we do. His was running on am obvious beta, but I did look and I think I saw it was PEH
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There's guy was a higher up Samsung rep
heathmcabee said:
When you get your device, don't let them update it. Like many of us we can setup our phone ourselves. Set it up, take nothing further than what's on the phone and try the method I explained. When I got my edge, I said to just activate the device and hand me my phone. I played around with a note 7 at a best buy while they tried to figure out my sd card gift with a guy that was there. He's lucky I didn't have a phone at the time to take pics and guess that's why he didn't mind the black woman beside me use it that was ignorant to WHaT we do. His was running on am obvious beta, but I did look and I think I saw it was PEH
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There's guy was a higher up Samsung rep
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Well, I should be getting mine via FedEx on Friday, but you're right, I won't take any updates
Heck, with any luck it'll be like the last time they shipped me a device. When they replaced my s7 Edge, it came w the Sprint firmware, but none of the Sprint apps. Essentially the PEH, but...not. That's probably once in a million, but I can dream lol
Any new news on this?
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Any new news on this?
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I've had ZERO luck. USB Tether is successful and appears to be faster than I remember. I'm continuing to try other methods as well and will update as I test things out.
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I've had ZERO luck. USB Tether is successful and appears to be faster than I remember. I'm continuing to try other methods as well and will update as I test things out.
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What have you tried?
I tried the steps from the second post of this thread. I wasn't able to edit any of the LTE files that were found.
I tried browsing to the file location (Root is needed to access the location)
I tried the manual ##DATA# entered my MSL. I can see the APN settings screens, but the are greyed out and you cant edit them.
I've been tethering for quite a while using USB FoxFi and PDANET.
Have you had any luck?
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I tried the steps from the second post of this thread. I wasn't able to edit any of the LTE files that were found.
I tried browsing to the file location (Root is needed to access the location)
I tried the manual ##DATA# entered my MSL. I can see the APN settings screens, but the are greyed out and you cant edit them.
I've been tethering for quite a while using USB FoxFi and PDANET.
Have you had any luck?
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So you were atleast able to use FoxFi over usb and PDANET to get free wired tethering to work on the Note 7? If so can you point me in the direction on how to set that up in the meantime? Thanks ahead of time.
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So you were atleast able to use FoxFi over usb and PDANET to get free wired tethering to work on the Note 7? If so can you point me in the direction on how to set that up in the meantime? Thanks ahead of time.
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I out and about. When i get home I'll type something up
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I tried the steps from the second post of this thread. I wasn't able to edit any of the LTE files that were found.
I tried browsing to the file location (Root is needed to access the location)
I tried the manual ##DATA# entered my MSL. I can see the APN settings screens, but the are greyed out and you cant edit them.
I've been tethering for quite a while using USB FoxFi and PDANET.
Have you had any luck?
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I went through all the settings I could find but APNs were either greyed out or needed root to get to the settings. So bummer there. Might have to give the USB tethering a shot
Step by step on how to get USB tethering working with PC/Mac and Note7
1. Install PC/Mac pdaNET software. Choose whatever fits your need. http://pdanet.co/a/
2. pdaNET is part of FoxFi. Install FoxFi from the market. Do them a favor and purchase the app. It's money well spent. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en
3. Open FoxFi and select USB Tether. And give it a sec to activate.
3a. Confirm your device is connected via USB cable. (if I don't put this in, someone will say...You didn't say I had to connect it via USB)
4. Turn on the PC/Mac portion. On my MAC, I right click the pdaNET icon and choose Connect.
Thats it. You should have a connection. I test by putting the laptop or MAC in Airplane mode and surf the net. I'd be curious to see your connection speeds. Please post!!
heathmcabee said:
When you get your device, don't let them update it. Like many of us we can setup our phone ourselves. Set it up, take nothing further than what's on the phone and try the method I explained. When I got my edge, I said to just activate the device and hand me my phone. I played around with a note 7 at a best buy while they tried to figure out my sd card gift with a guy that was there. He's lucky I didn't have a phone at the time to take pics and guess that's why he didn't mind the black woman beside me use it that was ignorant to WHaT we do. His was running on am obvious beta, but I did look and I think I saw it was PEH
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There's guy was a higher up Samsung rep
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Any luck on your end with the Note 7 hotspot?
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Any luck on your end with the Note 7 hotspot?
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Rebooting my Sprint Note 7 and turning it on right away works just like on the S7
Must have root!
With a root capable file browser locate systen/etc/apns-conf.xml and open it.
Search for T-Mobile US LTE
Add dun to the APN type field and save.
Go to network settings/APN settings and restore network default.
Give it s second to reset and done.
Tested with the stock hotspot app
So does this enable full speed 4G lte tethering speeds instead of being limited to 3G on their One plans? Seems like this hack would work on any t-mobile connected device, no?
bryanus said:
So does this enable full speed 4G lte tethering speeds instead of being limited to 3G on their One plans? Seems like this hack would work on any t-mobile connected device, no?
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It should work with any plan but last night I was having trouble with it I'll check again today to see if it will still work
Would this break safetynet? Thanks
c19932 said:
Would this break safetynet? Thanks
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No
did this and it doesn't work. I'm on t-mobile one plan. If it works for you then you are probably still on simple choice or select choice
After users are reporting this not working I tested it and it sure isn't. I'll look into it and keep this updated. Thanks everyone.
well thanks for posting this without even trying it first
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well thanks for posting this without even trying it first
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Your welcome!
LOL it WAS working for me. I havnt used my hotspot in awhile to notice any changes.
It's been a looong time since I saw the thread somewhere on Reddit but someone had a guide. Basically, you have to modify something in the system that changes how many "hops?" there are. Like I guess if your phone connects, it's identified at 1 hop. Traffic on the network via tethering hops again, so it's 2. That 2 says you're tethering. I think you change the start to 0 so tethering ends up being 1.
It was something along those lines. I know it's so vague that this doesn't help. But hopefully it means something to someone.
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It's been a looong time since I saw the thread somewhere on Reddit but someone had a guide. Basically, you have to modify something in the system that changes how many "hops?" there are. Like I guess if your phone connects, it's identified at 1 hop. Traffic on the network via tethering hops again, so it's 2. That 2 says you're tethering. I think you change the start to 0 so tethering ends up being 1.
It was something along those lines. I know it's so vague that this doesn't help. But hopefully it means something to someone.
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I think you are referring to the TTL. Changing the TTL value to 64 (or 65? I forgot) on the device being tethered to, along with adding "dun" to your apn, would give you unlimited tethering on the Select Choice plan. Once I switched to T-mobile One plan this stopped working.
Anyone found any solution to this?
I can tell you what doesn't work for T-Mobile One plan: Changing the TTL no longer works. Modifying the APN can't be done anymore. Setting tether_dun_required to 0 doesn't work either. Anyone else got anything?
pdanet with wifi direct works
andrew776655 said:
Anyone found any solution to this?
I can tell you what doesn't work for T-Mobile One plan: Changing the TTL no longer works. Modifying the APN can't be done anymore. Setting tether_dun_required to 0 doesn't work either. Anyone else got anything?
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Calling T-Mobile and adding it to your plan...
rignfool said:
Calling T-Mobile and adding it to your plan...
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Thanks for the helpful suggestion. The hotspot is already on the plan, and even if it wasn't, there's an easy fix for that. And that wasn't even what I was asking. Because that's not even what this thread is about. I'm pretty sure the topic of this thread is to find a way to bypass the hotspot throttle with T-mobile. I guessed that because this thread is called "T-Mobile hotspot no throttle trick.(currently not working)". See the italicized words? Yeah, that should be a clue. Anyway, thanks for your snarky, useless, and totally off-topic reply. You are the reason the world is awful.
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Thanks for the helpful suggestion. The hotspot is already on the plan, and even if it wasn't, there's an easy fix for that. And that wasn't even what I was asking. Because that's not even what this thread is about. I'm pretty sure the topic of this thread is to find a way to bypass the hotspot throttle with T-mobile. I guessed that because this thread is called "T-Mobile hotspot no throttle trick.(currently not working)". See the italicized words? Yeah, that should be a clue. Anyway, thanks for your snarky, useless, and totally off-topic reply. You are the reason the world is awful.
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Wow asshat...
I'm sorry you're not getting your way... Please take my sincere apology...
By the way... Have you tried changing your browsing agent... That sometimes works when everything reads as Android ..
And if it doesn't... I don't care... So don't reply me
Been messing around with it with no success but I recently flashed msm xtended Rom and I was testing out Hotspot and seems to be un throttled for some reason. I'm on the tmobile one plan.
Rom link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/msm-xtendedpie-9-0-t3926239
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Wow asshat...
I'm sorry you're not getting your way... Please take my sincere apology...
By the way... Have you tried changing your browsing agent... That sometimes works when everything reads as Android ..
And if it doesn't... I don't care... So don't reply me
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>Someone asks a serious question
>Give an a snarky, assholish response that is off-topic
>Get called out for being the snarky asshole that you are
>Think you're justified in calling the other guy an asshat?
Seriously, guy? What planet are you from where your behavior is acceptable?
Anyway, I solved it. Check below and learn something.
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Been messing around with it with no success but I recently flashed msm xtended Rom and I was testing out Hotspot and seems to be un throttled for some reason. I'm on the tmobile one plan.
Rom link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/msm-xtendedpie-9-0-t3926239
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I solved it with this:
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All steps followed exactly. I got nothing. Any ideas or anyone else with similar issues?
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I used this: "Tethering,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
NOT this: "Tethering data,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
For whatever reason, when you use the latter, it only shows up as "Tethering" and omits everything from the space onward.
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It's just a modification of the APN setting instructions that you can find in a couple threads here.
I have tested different setups using speedtest.net to determine the fastest speeds.
My phone is setup with the the DUN APN as per this link:
Code:
settings put global tether_dun_apn "Tethering data,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
settings put global tether_dun_apn "Tethering,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun"
The vpn I am using is AirVPN with the openvpn app
Attached is a screenshot of my phone signal during the tests.
Here are my results with the speeds in Mbps (down/up):
phone 99/30
phone w/ vpn 92/31
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hotspot w/ vpn 49/21
hotspot 0.6/28
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hotspot w/ ttl master (set to 65) 0.6/27
hotspot w/ ttl master (set to 65) & vpn 50/18
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pdanet hotspot 4/3
pdanet hotspot w/ vpn 21/2
Looks like I will be using my VPN and the default hotspot for the fastest speeds from here on out. If anyone else has different speeds and setups, please reply.
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Been messing around with it with no success but I recently flashed msm xtended Rom and I was testing out Hotspot and seems to be un throttled for some reason. I'm on the tmobile one plan.
Rom link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/msm-xtendedpie-9-0-t3926239
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Will the xtendend rom work with oneplus7pro? Didnt see it listed so im guessing not? Thanks, and if you point me to another forum thats cool too - Cheeerz:good: