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
c19932 said:
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.
gk1984 said:
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.
andrew776655 said:
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
rignfool said:
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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enigma2446 said:
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:
andrew776655 said:
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.
enigma2446 said:
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:
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Hey guys. I just sucsusfully downloaded and tested the wireless tether app for android. I am not talking about the hotspot app that comes stock with the inspire. Im talking about this app (I cant post links untill i make 8 post lol, so copy and paste the url below)
Code:
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
I downloaded the 2.0.7 version and it works flawlessly with the stock rooted rom.
Just wanted to share that.
Must Be Root on Said phone. just an FYI
darkbluexplorer said:
Must Be Root on Said phone. just an FYI
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Read the sentence right below my code ;-)
An alternative is you can put the phone in airplane mode, turn on wifi, and download the app from the market.
What is the difference between this and the wifi hotspot?
Scott4957 said:
What is the difference between this and the wifi hotspot?
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wifi hotspot is application that comes stock on the inspire. It checks your account to see if you are paying for tethering. The other application (which requires rooting) does not require you to have tethering enabled on your account; hence free tethering !
colbur87 said:
wifi hotspot is application that comes stock on the inspire. It checks your account to see if you are paying for tethering. The other application (which requires rooting) does not require you to have tethering enabled on your account; hence free tethering !
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But if one has to be rooted, isn't that kinda a moot point? If one has to be rooted to use this workaround to the stock app, but rooting in itself alleviates the need to avoid the stock app, then....
bella92108 said:
But if one has to be rooted, isn't that kinda a moot point? If one has to be rooted to use this workaround to the stock app, but rooting in itself alleviates the need to avoid the stock app, then....
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I have no idea what your trying to get at? The wireless tethering is not a "work around" its a separate application that does the same thing as wifi hotspot.
colbur87 said:
I have no idea what your trying to get at? The wireless tethering is not a "work around" its a separate application that does the same thing as wifi hotspot.
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Understood, but as several others have pointed out, the built in hotspot works perfect when rooted, so if one has to root to get this app, then what advantages does it have over the native tethering app to cause someone to want to have to add yet another app?
bella92108 said:
Understood, but as several others have pointed out, the built in hotspot works perfect when rooted, so if one has to root to get this app, then what advantages does it have over the native tethering app to cause someone to want to have to add yet another app?
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hmm weird. My hotspot app still checks my account and I have a rooted device. I figured it was because im using the stock rom. So i posted this thread to give others out there information about the wireless tethering app.
So yea, if your wifi hotspot app works fine then dont download this app. I was just trying to be helpful.
colbur87 said:
Read the sentence right below my code ;-)
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Ack! yep read that to fast! ~.~
However on a non rooted phone if you change the AP listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960058 it is not seen as an teathered laptop or other item. I have tested this and talked to ATT about it. unless its software in the system that makes that decision. i dont think its the app that reports back. i think ATT sends a code over their network to the sim to unlock teathering via their network. by changing the ap to what is listed above it looks like the phone is just hitting off of another service that may be needed for it. I guess ill find out when i get my bill for next month but this is what att told me that its just the phone requesting information from a different ap and no additional charges would be applied. *shrugs* hope their right
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hmm weird. My hotspot app still checks my account and I have a rooted device. I figured it was because im using the stock rom. So i posted this thread to give others out there information about the wireless tethering app.
So yea, if your wifi hotspot app works fine then dont download this app. I was just trying to be helpful.
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Yeah I think it has to do with which ROM the user is using when rooted... some say it still prompts, others not. Mine is enabled regardless of rooted or not, because I use a different APN which bypasses the wall.
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
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
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Mine is activated OK as well.
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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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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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cheetablaze said:
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.
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
I don't have the s5 so I don't know about your question but on the nexus 5 I use wifi tether router by Fabio grasso on the play store. U might want to check it out. It is a paid app though. Good luck.
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Moved to Q&A.
dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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I don't believe that I've ever heard that the FCC said wifi tethering should be free, can you cite your source please? I'm interested in reading more about what the FCC said on this subject.
baldy62 said:
I don't believe that I've ever heard that the FCC said wifi tethering should be free, can you cite your source please? I'm interested in reading more about what the FCC said on this subject.
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Not to be too much of a ****, but HLMGTFY (wifi tethering fcc) - first link: <from CNET, but I can't embed links yet>. But anyway, while the rulling dosen't say anything about Sprint, it does show how the wind blows. Although I wasn't trying to be too serious with that statement, that's the genesis of it.
So no one still uses TrevE's WIFI tether, or are there just too few that have root so far?
dart27 said:
Not to be too much of a ****, but HLMGTFY (wifi tethering fcc) - first link: <from CNET, but I can't embed links yet>. But anyway, while the rulling dosen't say anything about Sprint, it does show how the wind blows. Although I wasn't trying to be too serious with that statement, that's the genesis of it.
So no one still uses TrevE's WIFI tether, or are there just too few that have root so far?
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Why not try it out (or other various tethering options) for yourself and let us know?
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Why not try it out (or other various tethering options) for yourself and let us know?
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Well, I know it might not be common, but I did. The stuff in the Play Store mostly seems like a wrapper for the installed tether app.
Here's what I've done so far that is pertenant- obtained my device. installed and removed several free Play Store apps dealing with tethering via wifi, backed up then rooted my phone, changed settings to accept unauth sources for installs, then went to my standby and installed TrevE's wifi tether from apk. Similar to initial issues with the G4 and G3 it craps out, reported error says log generated, but no log available (maybe just a perms issue?). Googled around a bunch and searched around xda-devs with no direct help found. Decided to post on my favorite Android development forum for the first time since the G3 came out.
I haven't tried looking at the TrevE source yet, mainly due to lazyness and my inate hatred of duplicating others' good work. That is the plan for the weak - along with looking at the wifi-LTE aggregation issue - but I mainly wanted to know if others had gotten that far with wifi tethering before I started donating my time hacking together something that might have already been hacked.
Clear as mud?
dart27 said:
Well, I know it might not be common, but I did. The stuff in the Play Store mostly seems like a wrapper for the installed tether app.
Here's what I've done so far that is pertenant- obtained my device. installed and removed several free Play Store apps dealing with tethering via wifi, backed up then rooted my phone, changed settings to accept unauth sources for installs, then went to my standby and installed TrevE's wifi tether from apk. Similar to initial issues with the G4 and G3 it craps out, reported error says log generated, but no log available (maybe just a perms issue?). Googled around a bunch and searched around xda-devs with no direct help found. Decided to post on my favorite Android development forum for the first time since the G3 came out.
I haven't tried looking at the TrevE source yet, mainly due to lazyness and my inate hatred of duplicating others' good work. That is the plan for the weak - along with looking at the wifi-LTE aggregation issue - but I mainly wanted to know if others had gotten that far with wifi tethering before I started donating my time hacking together something that might have already been hacked.
Clear as mud?
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Sooner or later I'm SURE a flashable will be made (as well as come native in custom ROMS). Just be patient brotha!
I remember hearing about the fcc. As i recall, it applied to plans with data caps. If you have unlimited data, then it wouldn't apply.
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dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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Fabio wifi tether router works
I had some trouble but he was awesome with helping me out
Good luck
dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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FCC and alike are out there to make money for the 1%. Forget them!
As for the Tether, It doens't work with newer phones yet. I haven't seen any updates for a long time. If you can find another program that works it'll be cool. Else, just wait for a Rom with a native tether to be available.
WiFi Tether Router - not working with my Sprint S5 Rooted phone. Any ideas, I have even went out the apps website and changed all the settings suggested on it.
ernicoats said:
WiFi Tether Router - not working with my Sprint S5 Rooted phone. Any ideas, I have even went out the apps website and changed all the settings suggested on it.
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Actually I did get Fabio's WiFi Tether Router working (thx went to musclehead84 for the first suggestion) on mine - somewhat. I still have an issue with it not completely unloading, and have to reboot the phone after I'm done with it, but haven't tried to tweak it yet either. Well worth the $2.5 IMO.
After re-finding TrevE's thread I came to the same conclusion as others - not in active development anymore. Too bad, I'm a real fan of lightweight apps that do what they claim and are free!
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Actually I did get Fabio's WiFi Tether Router working (thx went to musclehead84 for the first suggestion) on mine - somewhat. I still have an issue with it not completely unloading, and have to reboot the phone after I'm done with it, but haven't tried to tweak it yet either. Well worth the $2.5 IMO.
After re-finding TrevE's thread I came to the same conclusion as others - not in active development anymore. Too bad, I'm a real fan of lightweight apps that do what they claim and are free!
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ah ha it works!! thanks so much!!
s5 wifi tether
powerlifter450 said:
ah ha it works!! thanks so much!!
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How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
crusader71 said:
How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
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these are my settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51994698&postcount=16
crusader71 said:
How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
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Mine worked in "auto" mode, but I later switched to "Method 3" following the suggestions here - https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration
Also folks seem to be having good luck talking with Fabio the developer. INstructions to contact are on that page also.
Yea i used the same settings. I disconnected from my wifi and then turned on wifi. Then when i enable wifi it turns it off and i have to manually change again to wifi. Cant get it to work
buffip said:
Fabio wifi tether router works
I had some trouble but he was awesome with helping me out
Good luck
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Is it just for rooted phones?
Native hotspot fix ftw.
For those who've jumped on the flashing the ota bandwagon, I'm hoping you can answer whether the old "tweak the settings.db file with the tether dun required entry trick" still works in lollipop? (Or whether it's no longer needed?) Before, one could go about inserting the "tether dun required=0" into the settings with or without root and therefore allowed tethering on any plan. Hoping that's still the case.
i use tmobile, and i tether. the native app works fine with tethering. just like it did with kitkat, with jellybean, etc. it works fine. nothing special is required. all tmobile plans include tether(excpt prepaid). unlimited tether for all plan besides unlimited high speed data, which includes 3gb.
Perhaps you weren't aware, but Tethering was not and does not work on stock KitKat without it being specifically included in the plan. If you look at the thread I linked you'd see that Google included a specific string in KitKat to allow T-Mo to detect tethering of any type. As well, in that thread you'd see there's a workaround (at least, on KitKat). My question is whether this tether detect and block is still found on the stock Lollipop build and if so, if there's also a workaround.
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Perhaps you weren't aware, but Tethering was not and does not work on stock KitKat without it being specifically included in the plan. If you look at the thread I linked you'd see that Google included a specific string in KitKat to allow T-Mo to detect tethering of any type. As well, in that thread you'd see there's a workaround (at least, on KitKat). My question is whether this tether detect and block is still found on the stock Lollipop build and if so, if there's also a workaround.
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again, tethering with tmobile worked absolutely fine in katkat. and again, its included in all the newer plans except for prepay. if you are trying to steal their service, thats a whole different story. that i wont talk about here, since theft is illegal.
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again, tethering with tmobile worked absolutely fine in katkat. and again, its included in all the newer plans except for prepay. if you are trying to steal their service, thats a whole different story. that i wont talk about here, since theft is illegal.
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There is a small tethering allotment in the $30 plan. But it's not always accessible. In any case, you've not answered the question. And if you're not able to, that's fine. Can anyone else with more knowledge offer a hand at confirming things?
politiclaw said:
There is a small tethering allotment in the $30 plan. But it's not always accessible. In any case, you've not answered the question. And if you're not able to, that's fine. Can anyone else with more knowledge offer a hand at confirming things?
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lol @ @simms22 not having enough knowledge.
it work fine, I edited the setting.db as soon as I rooted the phone again and everything worked fine again.
Zepius said:
lol @ @simms22 not having enough knowledge.
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he want to talk about the process of stealing data from tmobile, which im unwilling to do. so, i "lack the knowledge"
joshyth said:
it work fine, I edited the setting.db as soon as I rooted the phone again and everything worked fine again.
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Thanks for the answer! So it's the same procedure as before, on KitKat? You still have to change the "Tether Dun Required=1" to "=0"? Again, thanks for the answer!
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he want to talk about the process of stealing data from tmobile, which im unwilling to do. so, i "lack the knowledge"
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That's your assumption and accusation, and you're free to throw it around, but please do so elsewhere or through PM. The question was straight forward and I don't believe I'm the only one who's curious, whatever the reason. Let's keep it to the question.
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That's your assumption and accusation
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ok, fine. give me a good reason to do this thats not theft?
simms22 said:
ok, fine. give me a good reason to do this thats not theft?
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Check your PM's. Consequently I will not be engaging in this specific discussion about theft or whatever it may be any further. It's unproductive and has little to do with the topic and question at hand.
joshyth said:
it work fine, I edited the setting.db as soon as I rooted the phone again and everything worked fine again.
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Speaking of PM's, someone was kind enough to confirm what joshyth said. Which is to say as in KitKat, you'll still need to go in change the setting. So if anyone's as curious as I was, there you go! Hope that helps!
I changed the value, set the APN and tried thethering. I downloaded a 150MB file and checked my account. It shows up under tethering data used. I'm on a Rooted Stock OTA, Lollipop 5.0 Note 3. I'll try again on a custom ROM and see if it changes anything. Will report back when I do.
You "Mr. High and Mightys" are hilarious. If you don't have any input that is useful then move along.
There is a reason why mobile carriers, do not provide "Unlimited" Tethering/hotspot
Mobile data consumption is small, while a full pledged PC consumes way more.
Spectrum(Air-Waves) and Bandwidth.. most important for a carrier..
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).
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Damn. I disabled the PIN check and still no dice. I'm starting to get desperate
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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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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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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Damn, I just can't replicate that on the XL2 for some reason