Anyone able to check if Verizon reports hotspot usage counting against their "hotspot limit"? On my Moto G4, the build in hotspot feature does not seem to trigger Verizon to count it against tethering allotment. I'm curious if the Verizon or unlocked version of the Pixel 2 make a difference.
Hoping some users here can report their hotspot experience with the new Pixel.
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Does the wifi hotspot work on the G930U (US unlocked galaxy S7) when connected to Verizon network if you have verizon's grandfatherd unlimited data plan, and do NOT have a subscription to their tethering plan? On verizon specific phones, the phone checks for the subscription before turning on hotspot, unless the phone is rooted and a work around is added (ie mototether on xposed).
I would assume that it would since there would be no verizon software to check this before activating hotspot on the phone, but I want to see if anyone has actually confirmed that this is the case before I buy the 930U.
thanks in advance.
I came here looking for the same answer...I know Wifi Calling does NOT work with Verizon so if this doesn't either it would unfortunately be a deal breaker
seanatsb said:
Does the wifi hotspot work on the G930U (US unlocked galaxy S7) when connected to Verizon network if you have verizon's grandfatherd unlimited data plan, and do NOT have a subscription to their tethering plan? On verizon specific phones, the phone checks for the subscription before turning on hotspot, unless the phone is rooted and a work around is added (ie mototether on xposed).
I would assume that it would since there would be no verizon software to check this before activating hotspot on the phone, but I want to see if anyone has actually confirmed that this is the case before I buy the 930U.
thanks in advance.
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Bionic_Pags said:
I came here looking for the same answer...I know Wifi Calling does NOT work with Verizon so if this doesn't either it would unfortunately be a deal breaker
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The hotspot will work just fine since it is built into the phone. Verizon users are flashing on the U firmware to allow their phones to bypass Verizon's hotspot verification.
I am on Verizon and I bought the 930U. My plan has hotspot so I cannot comment on that but I can confirm it will not do Verizon wifi calling or visual voicemail. I wanted both of those so I flashed Verizon 930V firmware on my 930U with no issues. Nice not having the Verizon logo on the outside of my phone.
Thanks for the responses. I went and bought the G930U from best buy. Wifi hotspot is working just fine with no provision checks. I have unlimited data without the tethering subscription.
seanatsb said:
Thanks for the responses. I went and bought the G930U from best buy. Wifi hotspot is working just fine with no provision checks. I have unlimited data without the tethering subscription.
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Anyway to get the visual voicemail working?
AdobeCRT said:
Anyway to get the visual voicemail working?
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Check this out here and read a few threads, I believe someone said that the 935 firmware worked on the 930.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/development
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Anyway to get the visual voicemail working?
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Only way I could get Visual Voicemail to work with the 930U was to flash the 930V firmware. So I basically have a Verizon S7 with no Verizon Logos on it.
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Only way I could get Visual Voicemail to work with the 930U was to flash the 930V firmware. So I basically have a Verizon S7 with no Verizon Logos on it.
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Yeah I was looking for away to not lose the hotspot and visual voicemail / wifi calling. Maybe download the APKs?
Does anyone else have the U1 firmware for hotspot/tethering?
I used to have the verizon grandfathered plan, so I flashed the U1 firmware to have unlimited tethering/hotspot since the unlocked firmware did not have a provisioning check.
I now have the S10E and a newer unlimited plan on VZW, and again, flashed the unlocked firmware, primarily for the unlimited hotspot. However, verizon is now able to see me use the hotspot. I'm not sure if this has been an issue since I got the phone, or only since the latest update, but I got a prompt that I have used 90% of my hotspot data for the billing cycle..
Anyone have any input? I do not have any verizon apps on the phone at all.
I've been a Verizon user forever and just switched to AT&T in order to get an unlimited plan (among other things). The base unlimited plan apparently does not have a hot spot available unless the user upgrades to the premium unlimited plan. I had my Verizon GS5 for a few days before updating to an a10e. The converted verizon GS5 (rooted) could have hotspot turned on but the AT&T a10e cannot.
I'm not paying another $40/line to get that feature that we need once in a while. But, I'm curious why it worked with the GS5. Was it the rooting or that it started as a verizon phone and was allowed to hit spot? Can I VPN and get it to work that way? Just curious options.
After doing more research, it appears as I expected, the rooted GS5 from verizon didn't have the same checks as a stock AT&T phone will. So, I'll just have to root the new one I guess. Was in the plans anyway.
Hello I'm considering getting this phone. I researched and found that this phone model 1917 is the right one for Verizon it has all its LTE bands and I could give a **** about Wi-Fi calling or visual voicemail or video calling I have apps for that. My big question is about the hot spot for people using this phone on Verizon.
Do you have to do anything to get your hotspot to work properly the reason I don't buy phones from Verizon is I'm on the grandfathered unlimited data plan meaning I don't get throttled after using a certain amount of data it's only $10 more a month than their so-called unlimited plan offered now.
If I switch to a Verizon brand phone they will make me sign up with dere new data plan which only offers 30 gigabytes a month and I would burn through that inside of a couple days.
This is the reason I've been sticking with my HTC u12 plus. The native hotspot on this international phone works right out of the box since it's not Verizon limited software. I just wondered does the hotspot work flawlessly?
jluva420 said:
Hello I'm considering getting this phone. I researched and found that this phone model 1917 is the right one for Verizon it has all its LTE bands and I could give a **** about Wi-Fi calling or visual voicemail or video calling I have apps for that. My big question is about the hot spot for people using this phone on Verizon.
Do you have to do anything to get your hotspot to work properly the reason I don't buy phones from Verizon is I'm on the grandfathered unlimited data plan meaning I don't get throttled after using a certain amount of data it's only $10 more a month than their so-called unlimited plan offered now.
If I switch to a Verizon brand phone they will make me sign up with dere new data plan which only offers 30 gigabytes a month and I would burn through that inside of a couple days.
This is the reason I've been sticking with my HTC u12 plus. The native hotspot on this international phone works right out of the box since it's not Verizon limited software. I just wondered does the hotspot work flawlessly?
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HI,
I have a 7 Pro but I am on the newest plans; Get More Unlimited.
I got rid of my grandfathered plan because there was no benefit for me and the new ones are cheaper.
There is a provisioning check on some phones. If you root you can bypass the check.
I have the original unlimited plan, like you, and hotspot worked just fine. It worked fine with T-Mobile firmware and global, so no worries at all.
No issues with Verizon hotspot here. Just got CDMA-less enabled on my line and haven't had any service issues whatsoever
Hi, I currently have a rooted Google Pixel 2 XL and a Verizon plan without a hotspot plan. With root I'm able to use my hotspot and I love that. I'm considering updating my plan with Verizon because it's cheaper. What I'm wondering if anyone knows is if the new plan contains a certain amount of hotspot data, does my phone being rooted bypass the limit on that plan and also the throttling that will occur after a certain data amount is used? Thanks for any help regarding this.