Is Wi-Fi tethering working for those if you with Verizon? I have a grandfather unlimited data plan. If it was possible to Wi-Fi tether either straight out of the box or with a magisk module?
Anyone?
Cowbell_Guy said:
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It worked for me out of the box. I also have old plan. Works great
I too have an old grandfathered unlimited data plan and it worked out of the box for me as well, which is new for me.
When I got the phone, my plan was to root it specifically to edit the build.prop to allow for tethering. I have the 7 Pro directly from OnePlus and am on Verizon.
I didn't try it as soon as I turned it on. I called Verizon 1st to get them to enable cdma-less on my account to allow for messages to work correctly. I tried tethering after that and to my surprise, it worked! Didn't have to root or fiddle about with anything. Ran thru about 500GBs last month over the Hotspot without a problem.
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I too have an old grandfathered unlimited data plan and it worked out of the box for me as well, which is new for me.
When I got the phone, my plan was to root it specifically to edit the build.prop to allow for tethering. I have the 7 Pro directly from OnePlus and am on Verizon.
I didn't try it as soon as I turned it on. I called Verizon 1st to get them to enable cdma-less on my account to allow for messages to work correctly. I tried tethering after that and to my surprise, it worked! Didn't have to root or fiddle about with anything. Ran thru about 500GBs last month over the Hotspot without a problem.
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Wow awesome. They didn't change your plan or anything did they?
christianpeso said:
I too have an old grandfathered unlimited data plan and it worked out of the box for me as well, which is new for me.
When I got the phone, my plan was to root it specifically to edit the build.prop to allow for tethering. I have the 7 Pro directly from OnePlus and am on Verizon.
I didn't try it as soon as I turned it on. I called Verizon 1st to get them to enable cdma-less on my account to allow for messages to work correctly. I tried tethering after that and to my surprise, it worked! Didn't have to root or fiddle about with anything. Ran thru about 500GBs last month over the Hotspot without a problem.
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I also have grandfathered V. I rooted, cuz that's what I always do, started looking for how to enable it again, first time on this phone, but to my surprise it already worked!
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I use my phone as a Mobile Hotspot quite often on my other phone and just wanted to confirm for anyone wondering it works fine for the One S.
I don't have a tethering plan with T-mobile and the default mobile hotspot is working just fine. No changes were needed.
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I take back everything I said before. When I picked up my One S the sales rep switched my data plan and didn't tell me. I was moved to the $35 plan with tethering.
I called in and switched it back to the preferred android plan and can no longer tether the phone.
It looks like T-mobile also locked down the APN's on the phone. You don't seem to be allowed to switch or change them on the stock rom.
With the phone rooted I'm able to use: WiFi Tether for Root Users that you can get at the link below.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk&can=2&q=
T-mobile will usually let you hit an amount and then give you a message that you need to upgrade. The new 5GB and 10GB plan include tethering though.
Scupra said:
T-mobile will usually let you hit an amount and then give you a message that you need to upgrade. The new 5GB and 10GB plan include tethering though.
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I have heard this before. I've heard 200 MB is the "courtesy limit". I'll pull down 200 MBs right now and see.
The one s has a block on it.. If you don't have the tether on your plan. it will let you connect but you can't view any web pages but the t-mobile one, letting you know you need to add the option. Also right now you can get it free if you have the 5gb plan. Does not work with android preferred plan .
zylith said:
The one s has a block on it.. If you don't have the tether on your plan. it will let you connect but you can't view any web pages but the t-mobile one, letting you know you need to add the option. Also right now you can get it free if you have the 5gb plan. Does not work with android preferred plan .
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I have an Android Preferred Plan and using the default mobile hotspot I just downloaded 220MBs from drop box and was surfing the web on my Nexus One that was tethered to my One S
I hope that we can just flash over the international ROM on this phone.
Root it and put ad block. Then it would be perfect.
I take back everything I said before. When I picked up my One S the sales rep switched my data plan and didn't tell me. I was moved to the $35 plan with tethering.
I called in and switched it back to the preferred android plan and can no longer tether the phone.
It looks like T-mobile also locked down the APN's on the phone. You don't seem to be allowed to switch or change them on the stock rom.
With the phone rooted I'm able to use: WiFi Tether for Root Users that you can get at the link below.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk&can=2&q=
dc211 said:
I have an Android Preferred Plan and using the default mobile hotspot I just downloaded 220MBs from drop box and was surfing the web on my Nexus One that was tethered to my One S
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That's the answer I wanted to hear!
Am I the only one that has been blocked because I don't have the wifi tether on my account? Anyone else on with the android preferred plan able to connect? I did find a work around. a app called wifi tether works great for me
I depend on FoxFi to share my unlimited data. Will FoxFi work on the S7 if so I wonder if it will work in the Verizon version?
Any thoughts?
Thanks Adam:good:
Yes it does work. I'm using my s7 now from Verizon. So happy to get it already. I still have the unlimited data as well so this function is very nice to have.
adam2289 said:
Yes it does work. I'm using my s7 now from Verizon. So happy to get it already. I still have the unlimited data as well so this function is very nice to have.
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How do you still have unlimited data? Are you making payments on s7 or did you do 2 year deal?
I'm making payments on the s7. I been paying month to month for years now. When Verizon upped the price for unlimited from 30 to 50 they allowed the unlimited users to be able to do payment plans to allow us to upgrade without getting rid of unlimited. There is no renewal of contract when doing a payment plan on a new device
Verizon never increased my unlimited data to $50. I'm afraid to upgrade my phone and tip them off.
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I'm making payments on the s7. I been paying month to month for years now. When Verizon upped the price for unlimited from 30 to 50 they allowed the unlimited users to be able to do payment plans to allow us to upgrade without getting rid of unlimited. There is no renewal of contract when doing a payment plan on a new device
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Apparently it can be done, as long as you have more than one line on your plan and the additional line(s) do not have unlimited. The guys at Costco did it for me this weekend I have a new 2 year contract and was able to keep my $50 unlimited data plan on my line.
I am now an S7 user. It's a change from HTC, but so far it's good... Waiting for a while before rooting, though, for hardware failure concerns. I'm on day 2 and already had to swap out a defective s7. Power button would not work at all.
ETA: Back on Topic: Installed FoxFi (paid version) plus the FoxFi add-on, and I am tethering with no issues on Verizon. Tested with http, ftp and VNC. All working quite well. You do need to do a two-step process to turn it on, however. Enable FoxFi, then it will tell you to turn on Mobile Hotspot. FoxFi walks you through this just fine and loads the Mobile Hotspot app for you when enabling. When turning off the FoxFi Hotspot, if you had WiFi enabled prior to activating the FoxFi Hotspot, your phone will complain and ask to do it for you if you. If you did not have WiFi enabled prior to launching FoxFi hotspot, your phone will not complain, so you will need to remember to turn off the mobile hotspot yourself after turning off FoxFi Hotspot.
ETA2: Turning off the hotspot by turning off the phone's Mobile Hotspot will be detected by FoxFi and FoxFi will turn itself off. The quick setting toggle button works great for this.
Last time I used fox fi tmobile must've seen it and took out from tethering pool
Doesn't work for me
For the S7 on Verizon will I need to set a password on my phone? On the S3 I was able to bypass the password but on the S5 I was not. It didn't work. I don't want this to only to work if I need a.password or a patteen on my phone.
I managed to lose my beloved Pixel XL at a bar last week. I had managed to get in early and get a phone where I could unlock the bootloader and all was great, but now I seem to be boned... My phone came with 7.1.1 installed and the option for OEM unlocking is grayed out. Unfortunately I have to go to the Verizon store to get a replacement SIM card, but I'm really worried about my ability to tether. I'm on a grandfathered unlimited plan that I use to tether my work laptop, will I be able to tether like I did on my old Pixel XL, or will I be stuck buying a phone from Google to get this function back?
Thanks.
You are out of luck. Check into the new unlimited data plan, it allows tethering. It might be a better way to go for you. I don't know the details, just an idea.
TonikJDK said:
You are out of luck. Check into the new unlimited data plan, it allows tethering. It might be a better way to go for you. I don't know the details, just an idea.
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Thanks, but I have zero interest in letting go of my TRUE unlimited plan, I've already used 35GB this month...
were you ever able to get tethering to work on old grandfathered unlimited?
I was using Foxfi to Hotspot my Verizon Grandfathered UDP .... I Just got the Galaxy S8+ and found out the hard way that Google(nougat), Samsung and Verizon teamed up to kill Foxfi's Hotspot hack. Until we have an unlocked boatloader. root or another working exploit, Hotspot isnt going to work on the Galaxy S8..The good news is I was able to find a decent workaround with an app called "Net Share-no-root-tethering" from the play store... It uses Wifi-Direct to share your phones data plan.. It does the trick and I'm able to share my data plan with other wireless devices.. I was literally just about to return my S8+ rather than wait weeks or months for the devs to crack the vault.. Hope this helps ease the tetherless pain while we wait for a new exploit ..
Edit: Please note this is not an equal substitute for native Hotspot.. I found the speeds to be much slower, but for basic internet use like checking email, and web surfing the connection was adequate.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kha.prog.mikrotik&hl=en#details-reviews
For some reason, my S8 Verizon hotspot works. I'm also on the old unlimited plan.
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jahciple said:
For some reason, my S8 Verizon hotspot works. I'm also on the old unlimited plan.
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Does it show checking for subscription when you toggle it on?
anewday said:
Does it show checking for subscription when you toggle it on?
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It doesn't give me the subscription check. I'm still on the $30 UDP.
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How did you get it to work? How do you configure it?
Yeah my Galaxy s8 plus also lets me toggle hotspot without telling my that I need to be subscribe. I have unlimited but I never bought the hotspot plan. Would using the hotspot show on my bill?
Weird since I have Verizon with the Unlimited plan and hotspot does not work, even though it IS included with the plan. OP's app is garbage tbh, I get 50+mbps on speed test on the phone but on my computer I can hardly get above 10. Something is being lost in transmission and it isn't the fault of my PC. Is Wifi direct trash or something?
My phone also tells me that I need to "Subscribe" to the Hotspot feature at Verizon but it is already included in my plan, what gives?
Haven't tried this yet but hope it works on my at& t.
It got my tether on but I can't get it to share my data… it shows up on my pc but it says can't access.
App doesn't work for me. Im on Verizon.
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I was using Foxfi to Hotspot my Verizon Grandfathered UDP .... I Just got the Galaxy S8+ and found out the hard way that Google(nougat), Samsung and Verizon teamed up to kill Foxfi's Hotspot hack. Until we have an unlocked boatloader. root or another working exploit, Hotspot isnt going to work on the Galaxy S8..The good news is I was able to find a decent workaround with an app called "Net Share-no-root-tethering" from the play store... It uses Wifi-Direct to share your phones data plan.. It does the trick and I'm able to share my data plan with other wireless devices.. I was literally just about to return my S8+ rather than wait weeks or months for the devs to crack the vault.. Hope this helps ease the tetherless pain while we wait for a new exploit ..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kha.prog.mikrotik&hl=en#details-reviews
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Can you explain how it works? ?
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How did you get it to work? How do you configure it?
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I didn't do anything. Just changed the SSid and password. Also I checked my plan online and I don't have hotspot as an added feature.
Not working successfully with my AT&T S8 and my MacBook Pro. I do have EasyTether Pro working great but that requires a usb connection.
Hey Guys, I tried this on my S7 Verizon and it works, you have to check the help option on the app. I had to change my HTTP Proxy and port number on my iPad to connect successfully.
nobdlikeme said:
Hey Guys, I tried this on my S7 Verizon and it works, you have to check the help option on the app. I had to change my HTTP Proxy and port number on my iPad to connect successfully.
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Yup works fine here too.
AngelRyu said:
Can you explain how it works? ?
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it creates some type of wifi direct connection.. the speeds arent as good as hotspot but it does make a wireless connection that can be used to share your phones data plan.
anubis2048 said:
Weird since I have Verizon with the Unlimited plan and hotspot does not work, even though it IS included with the plan. OP's app is garbage tbh, I get 50+mbps on speed test on the phone but on my computer I can hardly get above 10. Something is being lost in transmission and it isn't the fault of my PC. Is Wifi direct trash or something?
My phone also tells me that I need to "Subscribe" to the Hotspot feature at Verizon but it is already included in my plan, what gives?
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Speeds arent good at all with wifi direct but considering native hotspot doesnt work its all I got for wireless tether.... I cant get USB/ or bluetooth tether to work from phone to another Android tablet..
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make sure when u are typing the password that you also select manual proxy and enter 192.168.49.1 and then for port enter 8282
I got this to work without the app.
Hey guys, just got an s8+ today and found out that the native hotspot will work if you pop sim tray out, it will then take you to lock screen, pull down tray and turn on hotspot. You may get an error saying no sim installed but just keep pushing hotspot button until it turns on. It is working on mine now but now I am trying to figure out how I can disable ota updates. Anyone have any help for me? Thanks
I'm still on the old unlimited data plan. In the past I've always had to root my phones and use an altered hotspot provision apk as the factory one didn't work without paying extra
I just ordered a g5 (currently on a g3) and I'm wondering if I'll be able to use the factory hotspot with the old plan.
Thanks for any info.
You can't use the built in hotspot but if you aren't on android 7 you can use foxfi. I am on the same grandfathered plan as well and have had no issue on 6.0.1 using foxfi.
My phone came with 7 installed dangit, lol. Thanks for the reply
thecadman99 said:
My phone came with 7 installed dangit, lol. Thanks for the reply
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This may work for you.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g5/how-to/how-to-activate-hotspot-lg-g5-vs987-t3610819
I know it's late posting but look into the LG G5 RS988 version. I got mine for around the same price as the VS987 and it has no problems running hotspot on a grandfathered plan with android N. Good luck. Just make sure it is not flashed to some weird prepaid carrier. I had to actually buy mine new for $270 because all the ones for around $200 were actually prepaid RS988s in the software.
Verizon, nougat, the sim pop works. Takes a little practice. I turn it on and leave it on, after setting "off" to never.
What's this SIM pop method?