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Working app for Wifi tethering?

I heard the wifi hotspot that is built in the phone has like a trial period or something (you'll suddenly get a tmobile page on your browser when you hit the limit) and I tried the wireless tether for root 2.0.7 & 3 beta... but doesn't work.
Any other options to wifi tether for my laptop & Iconia A500 with MT4GS?

I've been using the Wifi Tether app -- http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ -- with no problems. Can you elaborate on how this was not functioning properly for you?

HebrewToYou said:
I've been using the Wifi Tether app -- http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ -- with no problems. Can you elaborate on how this was not functioning properly for you?
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I used the old one and it seem like it was getting a fail on accessing the wifi (when looking at the log).
When I use 3.0beta, everything loaded fine in the log... but when my laptop connected I get the yellow yield sign and no internet signal supposedly. let me download the latest one from your link and see what happens

what settings are you using? I just tried again and same problem. I tried connecting with my Iconia tab and it just kept saying "Obtaining IP address" and didn't do anything.
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nevermind, got it to work. keep playing with the settings.

Device Profile: AUTO
Setup Method: AUTO
Enable Wifi Encryption: CHECK
Change Channel: 01
Wifi Driver Reload: CHECK
Routing Fix: CHECK
Disable Wake Lock: CHECK

sj808 said:
I heard the wifi hotspot that is built in the phone has like a trial period or something (you'll suddenly get a tmobile page on your browser when you hit the limit) and I tried the wireless tether for root 2.0.7 & 3 beta... but doesn't work.
Any other options to wifi tether for my laptop & Iconia A500 with MT4GS?
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No it doesnt. WI FI app is 100% free. When you reach your limit you get a text saying you reached your limit and you connection has slowed down.
I've maxed it several times. No need for an outside app.

Droidmoder said:
No it doesnt. WI FI app is 100% free. When you reach your limit you get a text saying you reached your limit and you connection has slowed down.
I've maxed it several times. No need for an outside app.
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I thought T-Mobile charges a *fee* to your account when using that app?
See this support discussion: http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/6272
Also, go try and sign-up for a new plan on T-Mobile and check out this add-on service I've screen-capped...

Droidmoder said:
No it doesnt. WI FI app is 100% free. When you reach your limit you get a text saying you reached your limit and you connection has slowed down.
I've maxed it several times. No need for an outside app.
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Free ... assuming you've paid the monthly fee for tethering, right? The TMobile hotspot app pre-installed is only for those paying customers. Right? Or am I missing something here?

PJASchultz said:
Free ... assuming you've paid the monthly fee for tethering, right? The TMobile hotspot app pre-installed is only for those paying customers. Right? Or am I missing something here?
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No monthy fee for the app itself. You can have it but without a data plan or a wifi it won't connect. I'm not sure if it would run on another phone as a droid x etc.
. I could try to find the apk and let you try it?
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Droidmoder said:
No it doesnt. WI FI app is 100% free. When you reach your limit you get a text saying you reached your limit and you connection has slowed down.
I've maxed it several times. No need for an outside app.
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I got the wireless tether app to work already.. so I'll just use that.

ok our native Tethering app works for FREE, as long as you dont abuse it, that tethering option fee only if you abuse it constantly and are constantly going over your set amount of data, so 1 you are hitting your data cap, so now your web is slower than a snail, two if you are constantly tethering T-mo is going to make you pay for tethering, and three, STOP ABUSING! i only use tethering for checking email every once in a while on my Laptop, and have never payed for the tethering option, i even spoke with a t-mo rep, and he said its basically only for abusers that tmo makes pay the $15 for tethering. hope this clears things up a bit.

drboy2692 said:
ok our native Tethering app works for FREE, as long as you dont abuse it, that tethering option fee only if you abuse it constantly and are constantly going over your set amount of data, so 1 you are hitting your data cap, so now your web is slower than a snail, two if you are constantly tethering T-mo is going to make you pay for tethering, and three, STOP ABUSING! i only use tethering for checking email every once in a while on my Laptop, and have never payed for the tethering option, i even spoke with a t-mo rep, and he said its basically only for abusers that tmo makes pay the $15 for tethering. hope this clears things up a bit.
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Errrrr...
Not calling your integrity into question, but I wouldn't believe this for a second. T-Mobile is a business and it doesn't seem likely that they would give their services away for free when they have an explicit add-on service they charge for.
Why run the risk when you can *easily* just install the Android Wifi Tether app and use that service a bit further off of T-Mobile's radar? It just seems far, far safer.

Just use Barnacle to wifi tether.
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Droidmoder said:
No monthy fee for the app itself.
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Well of course not. The app came installed on the phone. The data service that it requires to be able to work is $15 monthly. Rip off.
I've used the android wifi tether app but can't seem to get anything to work with it. Not many ad hoc compatible devices, I guess?

PJASchultz said:
Well of course not. The app came installed on the phone. The data service that it requires to be able to work is $15 monthly. Rip off.
I've used the android wifi tether app but can't seem to get anything to work with it. Not many ad hoc compatible devices, I guess?
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It works with my android tablet (nook color) and all my Macs, so not sure what to tell ya.

I have been using the built in tethering for a long time but just a couple of days ago I got redirected to T-Mobiles site and asked to pay 14.95 a month to continue to tether. I hardly ever used it so looks like they are starting to crack down.

Techlvr said:
I have been using the built in tethering for a long time but just a couple of days ago I got redirected to T-Mobiles site and asked to pay 14.95 a month to continue to tether. I hardly ever used it so looks like they are starting to crack down.
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Barnacle works and it won't alert T-Mobile.
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Techlvr said:
I have been using the built in tethering for a long time but just a couple of days ago I got redirected to T-Mobiles site and asked to pay 14.95 a month to continue to tether. I hardly ever used it so looks like they are starting to crack down.
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This has been happening to me for a while, I even started a thread about it, but no one responded....if you change your user agent to the same one your phone uses, then you will be fine, but it will take you to the mobile version of some sites.

Have you tried one of these 3rd party apps? Does it still happen?

Techlvr said:
Have you tried one of these 3rd party apps? Does it still happen?
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Yes I have tried Barnacle several times, and it will still direct me to the the Tmobile warning screen....but if you just change your user agent on what ever you are trying to tether to (computer, tablet, ect..) change it to the same one on your phone, and the stock app and 3rd party apps work fine, but occasionally it will take you to a mobile version of the site you are trying to view.

Tethering

If I use this rom HyperNonSense-v2.4 is tethering free or will I have to pay for it.

It should be free up to a point. Now what tat point is is really up to your carrier. If you are T-Mobile USA it will be free as long as you do not surpass the 2 GIG or 5 GIG soft cap you have depending on your data plan. But if you go over the soft cap the will try to make you pay extra for tethering. Now as far as other carriers go I can not give you any info on them as I am not familiar with any other carrier's policy.

T-Macgnolia said:
It should be free up to a point. Now what tat point is is really up to your carrier. If you are T-Mobile USA it will be free as long as you do not surpass the 2 GIG or 5 GIG soft cap you have depending on your data plan. But if you go over the soft cap the will try to make you pay extra for tethering. Now as far as other carriers go I can not give you any info on them as I am not familiar with any other carrier's policy.
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Well I have T-Mobile USA and I figured if I went over 2 gb they would just slow my internet down instead of charge me.

ruffrider5956 said:
Well I have T-Mobile USA and I figured if I went over 2 gb they would just slow my internet down instead of charge me.
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Yes the will throttle/ slow your internet down bit if you do it more then onscreen they will probably monitor your device and see you are tethering and then notify you that you should purchase the tethering service (which just gives you more data). Now after this notification they will probably continue to monitor your de ice and after you continue to tether they will probably hit you with a tethering fee.
But do not worry too much as I used my HD2 for months as my home internet connection and barely e Dr got close to using 2 GIGs of data. Then again though I do not have 3g or 4g service at my home either so it would have been hard for me to use so much data tethering. So my best advice is to heavily monitor your data usage and not go over. Also if you get a notification via text message or other means from T-Mobile about tethering I would hold off on tethering for a little while.

Ok thanks for the advice. How do they actually know your tethering?

ruffrider5956 said:
Ok thanks for the advice. How do they actually know your tethering?
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I think they monitor the IP addresses or some how monitor your device for other devices connected to it or something. I read about it like a your or more back and can not really remember.

T-Macgnolia said:
I think they monitor the IP addresses or some how monitor your device for other devices connected to it or something. I read about it like a your or more back and can not really remember.
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dang sneaky son of a guns lol alright thanks for your help.

yeah this happened to me last august. I started doing alot of tethering, i quickly went over my 5gb and was throttled down to a crawl. The next billing cycle i was tethering again and even before i got to my 5gb limit, any website that i tried to goto would be redirected to a tmobile site telling me i have to sign up for a tethering plan to continue to tether.

el7145 said:
yeah this happened to me last august. I started doing alot of tethering, i quickly went over my 5gb and was throttled down to a crawl. The next billing cycle i was tethering again and even before i got to my 5gb limit, any website that i tried to goto would be redirected to a tmobile site telling me i have to sign up for a tethering plan to continue to tether.
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So, did u sign up or have a work around?

galaxys said:
So, did u sign up or have a work around?
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no never needed to get a work around bc i signed back up for home internet a couple weeks later...they were charging $15/month for their tethering plan which i think is real good considering the price of home cable internet. Of course this tethering plan would only be good for basic web browsing

[Q] Free wifi hotspot gone

Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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Try open garden, the one that looks like a tree, you'll need it on both devices and it creates a mesh network, some caviets are apps tha use data wont work, so you have to do everything through your web browser. This solution also solves the screen off issue while tethering.

As of right now this has been removed or blocked in the newest update.
There is nothing yet been found to allow you to set your own APN again.
You can use wifi tethering with FoxFi as a workaround from foxfi.com/bin but for data to work over wifi tethering you will need to keep the screen on.
That is about the only workaround.

TheArtiszan said:
As of right now this has been removed or blocked in the newest update.
There is nothing yet been found to allow you to set your own APN again.
You can use wifi tethering with FoxFi as a workaround from foxfi.com/bin but for data to work over wifi tethering you will need to keep the screen on.
That is about the only workaround.
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Or use open garden and it makes a mesh network, data still flows with screen off, you'll need open garden on both devices. The only issue is apps that use data like the play store will say your not connected, but anything you want to do with the browser you can.
I know not perfect but thats the closest we have right now, besides keeping the screen on.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975894
This might be a workaround worth trying..

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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if you use google chrome or firefox look up user-agent spoofer.

diabolusmiles said:
if you use google chrome or firefox look up user-agent spoofer.
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Changing the UA(user-agent) is just one of the few obstacles to overcome. The main problem is the tmo OTA update now prevents/locks us from entering the APN needed to bypass/trick the t-mobile tethering check.

secular said:
Since the latest Tmobile ota update my wifi hot spot feature gives me a Tmobile message on my linked device saying i need to pay for this service. Previously, i got around this by creating a new APN of epc.tmobile.com, this no longer works. Suggestions?
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Geez you guys...if you want the service PAY FOR IT! Why should you get it free while others pay?

Behold_this said:
Geez you guys...if you want the service PAY FOR IT! Why should you get it free while others pay?
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We already do pay for it with our monthly contracts, we are allowed x amount of data per month, we go over it and the speed of data isn't even worth tethering. Do they give us money back on the data we don't use? No they don't, so why can't we use the data we pay for any way we want, it's not like data for a tablet costs more or anything like that, it's just greed on the providers end plain and simple.

I just ended up talking to an agent about my bill and I brought up the fact that I couldn't tether anymore, so they put that back on free of charge. I mean hell I'm already paying a decent amount monthly and I have the 5 gig package (which used to be advertised with transforming your device to a hotspot), there is no reason to ask for more other than greed?

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I just ended up talking to an agent about my bill and I brought up the fact that I couldn't tether anymore, so they put that back on free of charge. I mean hell I'm already paying a decent amount monthly and I have the 5 gig package (which used to be advertised with transforming your device to a hotspot), there is no reason to ask for more other than greed?
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I also have a 5 gig plan and the hotspot is supposed to be free, but my 5 gig plan is old and the only way for me to get the hotspot is for me to give up unlimited messaging, which I then would have to pay $15 a month for, umm, yeah, they got me coming and going. BLAH

I work for tmo, and we do give it for free with the 5 & 10gb plans.
Second, I've noticed that it works with Firefox, but no other browser when tethering to a PC/Mac. I haven't edited my APN.
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I really wish it was free, especially with my unlimited 4G plan.
Haven't found anywhere in the city I don't have perfect coverage and it would be sweet to be able to use my tablet/laptop...

bruuutal said:
I really wish it was free, especially with my unlimited 4G plan.
Haven't found anywhere in the city I don't have perfect coverage and it would be sweet to be able to use my tablet/laptop...
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If you're on unlimited, it's unreasonable to ask for wifi tethering. That's like going to a "all you can eat" restaurant, and then bringing a truck to load with food.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
If you're on unlimited, it's unreasonable to ask for wifi tethering. That's like going to a "all you can eat" restaurant, and then bringing a truck to load with food.
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Lol, exactly. That's why there's home internet providers. And if you really just want to use your phone, then just get a 10gb plan that has the free hotspot. You're paying for the investment in network upgrades, your paying the engineers salary to produce a network that's very good.
And of course, the CEO's bonus checks lol
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Custom ROMs?
Do custom ROMs get rid of this pesky problem of no Wifi Hotspot?

poptartz said:
Do custom ROMs get rid of this pesky problem of no Wifi Hotspot?
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Using other roms i can tether temporarally. Well, i get a push message to stop asap or risk losing access. (Im on that unlimited plan.) so i stop. It does work though tethering to my nexus 7, im assuming because it shows it being a mobile device vs. desktop.
The default rom pushes all tethering through pcweb.tmobile.com which depending on your rate plan, determines if you get tether access. custom roms shouldn't have this setup.

I also have a Nexus 7 and the unlimited plan. I'm rooted on the S1 (no ROMs loaded yet) and am now trying to figure out where to go from here.

poptartz said:
I also have a Nexus 7 and the unlimited plan. I'm rooted on the S1 (no ROMs loaded yet) and am now trying to figure out where to go from here.
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You can try a new APN. Menu->Settings->More->Mobile Networks->APN or Access Point Names->Menu->New APN
Name it whatever you want and set the APN to epc.tmobile.com. this should bypass tmobile's tethering block.
Also, I've noticed that even if rooted, a desktop using ie, safari or chrome still gets blocked, but Firefox does not.
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[Q] What are the current methods to get unlimited tether (tmobile)

I have an unlimited simple choice plan and was wondering what the current ways to get unlimited tethering are.. All the stuff I can find are really old.
If I had a choice in method of tether I would do via USB but if I have to use wifi that is fine.. Actually in some ways wifi would be better now that i think about it...

Randomacts said:
I have an unlimited simple choice plan and was wondering what the current ways to get unlimited tethering are.. All the stuff I can find are really old.
If I had a choice in method of tether I would do via USB but if I have to use wifi that is fine.. Actually in some ways wifi would be better now that i think about it...
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This works, read the reviews, I use it every day and have tethered over 30GB this month with my T-Mo unlimited plan.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en

Visa Declined said:
This works, read the reviews, I use it every day and have tethered over 30GB this month with my T-Mo unlimited plan.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
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You are the second person to suggest that... Is there really no free option?

Randomacts said:
You are the second person to suggest that... Is there really no free option?
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If your phone is rooted, "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" in Terminal Emulator or ADB Shell should work, tested with Vodafone in Italy (not sure about T-Mo).

fireb33 said:
If your phone is rooted, "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" in Terminal Emulator or ADB Shell should work, tested with Vodafone in Italy (not sure about T-Mo).
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Huh, I had no idea you could do it with a simple terminal command like that. I bought sqlite editor to do it... lol
Anyway, this works for me on T-Mobile. I personally used SQLite Editor from Speed Software and added "tether_dun_required = 0" to the global table in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Other people have reported that you also need to do something to mask the traffic from your PC (using a different useragent) but I've had no issues using my PC as-is.

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Huh, I had no idea you could do it with a simple terminal command like that. I bought sqlite editor to do it... lol
Anyway, this works for me on T-Mobile. I personally used SQLite Editor from Speed Software and added "tether_dun_required = 0" to the global table in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Other people have reported that you also need to do something to mask the traffic from your PC (using a different useragent) but I've had no issues using my PC as-is.
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Did you have to change the APN to anything?

PsychDrummer said:
Did you have to change the APN to anything?
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I've seen some people post that you need to switch the APN from ipv6 to ipv4, but I've personally had no issue tethering on ipv6. And that has nothing to do with being "caught," if you need to switch to ipv4 then tethering will just not work from what I understand.

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I've seen some people post that you need to switch the APN from ipv6 to ipv4, but I've personally had no issue tethering on ipv6. And that has nothing to do with being "caught," if you need to switch to ipv4 then tethering will just not work from what I understand.
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Gotcha. My cycle just ended yesterday too. Would have been a good time to try. If it doesn't work, would the worst thing just be that I have no tethering til next month?

PsychDrummer said:
Gotcha. My cycle just ended yesterday too. Would have been a good time to try. If it doesn't work, would the worst thing just be that I have no tethering til next month?
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Yeah, since your plan comes with 3GB (or 5GB, if you're on the $30 data feature) of tethering they're not going to bust you for tethering, they just cut you off when you hit the limit. And if you later get it working properly you'll get your tethering back. I forgot to change the setting once after flashing a ROM and got cut off, but as soon as I set it back tethering was working again.
You can also just install the MyAccount app so that you can check if it is counting as tethering usage as you go. Unfortunately the website doesn't list tethering usage, only the app.

raptir said:
Yeah, since your plan comes with 3GB (or 5GB, if you're on the $30 data feature) of tethering they're not going to bust you for tethering, they just cut you off when you hit the limit. And if you later get it working properly you'll get your tethering back. I forgot to change the setting once after flashing a ROM and got cut off, but as soon as I set it back tethering was working again.
You can also just install the MyAccount app so that you can check if it is counting as tethering usage as you go. Unfortunately the website doesn't list tethering usage, only the app.
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I have 2.5 because I'm on the grandfathered simple choice. I'll try it out. Thanks! Do you know if upload and download are counted separately somehow? I just remember back when I had my S3 and didn't have a tethering plan at all I used one of those rooted tethering apps. It let me use it for a while but as soon as I started uploading videos I got cut off.

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You are the second person to suggest that... Is there really no free option?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yeeron.portablewifi&hl=en
I'm a T-Mo customer w/ the unlimited option, and have been using this w/ no issues for the last 2 months. Both for my tablet, laptop and PS3..

pwrmedia said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yeeron.portablewifi&hl=en
I'm a T-Mo customer w/ the unlimited option, and have been using this w/ no issues for the last 2 months. Both for my tablet, laptop and PS3..
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Awesome I'll try that out.
Do I need to change any APN settings?
Edit: it does not seem to be working.. Tmobile is detecting the tether.

Visa Declined said:
This works, read the reviews, I use it every day and have tethered over 30GB this month with my T-Mo unlimited plan.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
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Okay the free option didn't work for me... I guess I can try this.
Is there any set up required to get it to work?
edit: followed instructions on app page.. seems to be working
I had my tether up ot 2.9GB and it has stopped there.. while my phone data goes up.

I used SQ editor and did the the "tether_dun_required" method with a value set at 0. I have T-Mobile unlimited 4G LTE plan and use this as my home connection. So far I have used 79.66 GB of unlimited data lol
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(LG G Stylo) Unlimited Tether?

Does anybody know how i can get unlimited tether for my lg g stylo(rooted) i am on metro pcs.

bxcovi said:
Does anybody know how i can get unlimited tether for my lg g stylo(rooted) i am on metro pcs.
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Best choice is this one WIFI Tether Router is paid app which is up to you how to get it, in my case i paid for it and works perfectly well. if you get it send me a PM and i'll give you the Setting to use with Metro, i use Tmobile but settings are the same as far as i know.

anyone know of a way to tether on Boost?

Kolma said:
anyone know of a way to tether on Boost?
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same as my above post, works with any or better say ANY device as long you have ROOT you are good to go.

DrakenFX said:
same as my above post, works with any or better say ANY device as long you have ROOT you are good to go.
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which for most of us that got it new with 5.1.1 won't be able too :/ well not yet at least

DrakenFx WIFI Tether Router[/URL said:
is paid app which is up to you how to get it, in my case i paid for it and works perfectly well. if you get it send me a PM and i'll give you the Setting to use with Metro, i use Tmobile but settings are the same as far as i know.
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Ive been trying to get this app to work for days. Ive contacted the app developer for help. He says he doesnt know whats wrong. I have root. The hotspot successfully starts and i can use it..... For about 3 minutes then the wifi turns itself on and back off. Stopping the hotspot from broadcasting. I have the sprint variant of thelg g stylo rooted.

Camben said:
Ive been trying to get this app to work for days. Ive contacted the app developer for help. He says he doesnt know whats wrong. I have root. The hotspot successfully starts and i can use it..... For about 3 minutes then the wifi turns itself on and back off. Stopping the hotspot from broadcasting. I have the sprint variant of thelg g stylo rooted.
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Are you sure you unchecked the option to let apps scan for wifi networks even when wifi is off?
Just did a speedtest on this with the Boost Varient got 1.06 Mb/s download and 0.39 Mb/s upload.
Nothing to scream at, but It lets me tether on boost which is great especially once I have 7GB of data

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bxcovi said:
Does anybody know how i can get unlimited tether for my lg g stylo(rooted) i am on metro pcs.
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I've used pdanet for many years which includes usb and wifi tether. I regularly use 500+gb a month without being throttled. The program hides tether usage 100% but doesn't hide overall usage so i recommend the $60 plan. Its available in the playstore or from the developers website @ junefabrics.

Thediesel1972 said:
I've used pdanet for many years which includes usb and wifi tether. I regularly use 500+gb a month without being throttled. The program hides tether usage 100% but doesn't hide overall usage so i recommend the $60 plan. Its available in the playstore or from the developers website @ junefabrics.
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Can I use pdanet, my phone is not rooted. Is it going to count towards my mobile hotspot data, I get 6 gigs of hotspot on my metropcs $60 plan.

DrakenFX said:
Best choice is this one is paid app which is up to you how to get it, in my case i paid for it and works perfectly well. if you get it send me a PM and i'll give you the Setting to use with Metro, i use Tmobile but settings are the same as far as i know.
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check your pms i messaged you.

I went through hours of research, tried to use adb she'll to change tether dun required to 0, changed to ipv4, added dun In apn settings, went through a VPN and NOTHING Works. I'm about to go back to 5.0.1 to get unthrottled Hotspot, after my 5 gb it goes down to 100kb or less I'm sick of it. I don't know how else to get full unthrottled Hotspot. Maybe the custom rom will get me around the Hotspot throttling and I feel as if I'm throttled on data even though I'm on the unlimited plan on metro, maybe the custom rom will get me around that too. Either way any advice? Thanks in advance

KennebellGT said:
I went through hours of research, tried to use adb she'll to change tether dun required to 0, changed to ipv4, added dun In apn settings, went through a VPN and NOTHING Works. I'm about to go back to 5.0.1 to get unthrottled Hotspot, after my 5 gb it goes down to 100kb or less I'm sick of it. I don't know how else to get full unthrottled Hotspot. Maybe the custom rom will get me around the Hotspot throttling and I feel as if I'm throttled on data even though I'm on the unlimited plan on metro, maybe the custom rom will get me around that too. Either way any advice? Thanks in advance
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Boost is throttling your data from their servers not your phone itself. You hit the 5gigs or whatever you plan is, and you're gonna get throttled

Kolma said:
Boost is throttling your data from their servers not your phone itself. You hit the 5gigs or whatever you plan is, and you're gonna get throttled
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I'm on metro pcs, and I understand the throttling after 5gbs is there going or is no way of getting around it? I never had this issue with my LG f6

If I use the custom rom will my tethering still be throttled after 5gbs?

KennebellGT said:
I'm on metro pcs, and I understand the throttling after 5gbs is there going or is no way of getting around it? I never had this issue with my LG f6
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KennebellGT said:
If I use the custom rom will my tethering still be throttled after 5gbs?
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which ver. of android does it have? i know for LP is not easy to get pass the provision you should check for LP Tether hack or like i said before Wifi Tether Router does a good job with Unlimited tethering well does for me.

I have tether router, I'm on 5.1 I tried changing provisions, I just tried x tether on xposed which is supposed to auto fix all the checks it still doesn't work. Maybe I need to wait till metro resets my tether after I pay my bill again for it to work unlimited?

KennebellGT said:
I have tether router, I'm on 5.1 I tried changing provisions, I just tried x tether on xposed which is supposed to auto fix all the checks it still doesn't work. Maybe I need to wait till metro resets my tether after I pay my bill again for it to work unlimited?
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you have this Wifi Tether Router App and data still count off Hotspot? which settings you have?

Wpa2, channel 1, interface wlan 0, method hostapd apd tried android 4.2 or higher but have the same speed, drivers 802.11, wifi mode G, host apd unchecked. What am I doing wrong, since you have unlimited bandwidth on your tether? I get good mbs until i reach my tether 5mb threshold then they turn me to 125kb

KennebellGT said:
I have tether router, I'm on 5.1 I tried changing provisions, I just tried x tether on xposed which is supposed to auto fix all the checks it still doesn't work. Maybe I need to wait till metro resets my tether after I pay my bill again for it to work unlimited?
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Pdanet works perfectly. just create a new access point and make it identical to the metro one expect change the apn protocol to ipv4. Pdanet works with or without root and with custom roms. It hides all tether usage usb and wifi 100% but whatever data is used will count towards your total allotment if not on the $60 unlimited plan. If you use usb tethering select hide tether usage level 1. Dont enable the tether or hotspot options from your phones settings do everything through pdanet.
I regularly use well over 500gb a month between usb and wifi and have never been throttled or warned etc. Ive used pdanet since 2006 through sprint,boost,att and metro using about every phone you could imagine and it always worked flawlessly.