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[Q] Tethering Application

Where can i find the wireless tethering application. I know there is a application by tmobile on G2 as well but i dont really want to pay $15 because i only need tether for like 1-2 hr in a month

Google 'google wifi tether' and you will find the latest version of said app to download.
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misconcepti0n said:
Google 'google wifi tether' and you will find the latest version of said app to download.
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Thanks i was able to find the app but seems like it is not working for me.

You need to be rooted to use the app mentioned above. Do you have treo our perm root?
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Xard said:
You need to be rooted to use the app mentioned above. Do you have treo our perm root?
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Yes i am perm rooted and running desire z sense rom is the application working for you? it starts and say sharing data but when i connect any other device there is no internet

I have been using the ota tether and have not seen any changes in my bill, should probably check with a tmo rep for some solid evidence as to whether or not they are really planning to charge for such a service.

vikramdhani said:
Yes i am perm rooted and running desire z sense rom is the application working for you? it starts and say sharing data but when i connect any other device there is no internet
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It has been noticed that the wifi tether app gets borked if using the updated baconbits for trackpad wake kernel. It worked when I was running the bbv0.3 kernel, but when I updated for trackpad wake, the app no longer works.

TETHERING HOTSPOT help

Ok so i never had any issues with any phone till today!!!
So i rooted my phone couple months ago , and immeidiately delete the tethering manager.apk with titanium backup ! So i could use the tethering for free.. So it was working fine all this past moths till today i try to use it and when i open the browser in my laptop/tablet etc.. It always take me to the tmobile offer to get the 14.99 plan for tethering.. I check my programs to see if some tethering manager got installed or sumething but its not there, so i dont know!! Anyone having this issue?

joselarajan87 said:
Ok so i never had any issues with any phone till today!!!
So i rooted my phone couple months ago , and immeidiately delete the tethering manager.apk with titanium backup ! So i could use the tethering for free.. So it was working fine all this past moths till today i try to use it and when i open the browser in my laptop/tablet etc.. It always take me to the tmobile offer to get the 14.99 plan for tethering.. I check my programs to see if some tethering manager got installed or sumething but its not there, so i dont know!! Anyone having this issue?
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Do you have tmobile my account app on phone?
I heard somewhere this app keep track on our usage so that might has happened.
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try deleting the 3 wifi sharing apps.. or whatever you call it in TB,

bikrame said:
Do you have tmobile my account app on phone?
I heard somewhere yethis a keep track on our usage so that might has happened.
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Yea i have tmobile my account. Im about to delete it n see wat happens thanks

Yes same with me except i just got a message saying if i use it again they will block my tethering. I want to know how they know i am tethering. I really want to tether but i dont want to get blocked. is there a way to make it so tmobile cant see if i am tethering.

joselarajan87 said:
Ok so i never had any issues with any phone till today!!!
So i rooted my phone couple months ago , and immeidiately delete the tethering manager.apk with titanium backup ! So i could use the tethering for free.. So it was working fine all this past moths till today i try to use it and when i open the browser in my laptop/tablet etc.. It always take me to the tmobile offer to get the 14.99 plan for tethering.. I check my programs to see if some tethering manager got installed or sumething but its not there, so i dont know!! Anyone having this issue?
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Yup - just started happening to me too. I do not have the tmo tethering software on my phone at all either. Very strange.

I haven't been blocked but I use WiFi Tether from the Play Store. Try that and see if it works for you, it's free.
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No problems here. Chicagoland area, running juggs 5.0, stock tethering app. USB and hot spot both work normal.
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And i just a new rom flash jug 5.0 amd still the same problem

teo032 said:
try deleting the 3 wifi sharing apps.. Or whatever you call it in tb,
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i tried it already but still the same

This recently started happening to me too, however upon some Google searching I came upon a quick and easy fix: Don't use the stock tether! and use this:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The latest one uploaded on April 22 [wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk] works perfectly for me hope this helps!

shinigenEddy said:
This recently started happening to me too, however upon some Google searching I came upon a quick and easy fix: Don't use the stock tether! and use this:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The latest one uploaded on April 22 [wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk] works perfectly for me hope this helps!
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That's what I'm currently using but it still redirects me to the up sell page. However the up sell page does not come up under the Safari browser while it did whilst using chrome.
foxfi is another alternative which worked great
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iLeopard said:
That's what I'm currently using but it still redirects me to the up sell page. However the up sell page does not come up under the Safari browser while it did whilst using chrome.
foxfi is another alternative which worked great
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same thing here any app i use to tether its directing me to th tmobile offer for 14.99

This is weird now i tried to coneect to my samsung tablet and it does work fine, but when i connect to any laptop it directs me to tmobile offer???? Any ideas?????????

joselarajan87 said:
This is weird now i tried to coneect to my samsung tablet and it does work fine, but when i connect to any laptop it directs me to tmobile offer???? Any ideas?????????
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Have you tried every available browser on your computer?
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tjbunch1228 said:
have you tried every available browser on your computer?
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oh s** itried internet explorer and its fine lol but when i use google chrome it does direct me to that tmobile offer!!! Its weird.

joselarajan87 said:
oh s** itried internet explorer and its fine lol but when i use google chrome it does direct me to that tmobile offer!!! Its weird.
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Yeah...T-Mobile takes advantage of chrome user agent string....that's how they know we tether. However once flagged, its very hard to get around it.
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Wow. I guess all good things must come to an end because I loved the free tethering......it is my data and even with the use of tethering I still do not use up my 5 gigs THAT I PAY FOR! This is an interesting tactic for T-Mobile to use......hmmmmmm.....
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I TOTALLY Agree!!! Why is anyone telling us how to use something we pay for. How we use our 2 or 5 or even 10 gigs of data should be OUR OWN BUSINESS!
T-Mobile's been piping lately how their going to crack down on folks who tether.
DAMN THEM!!!
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You guys can still tether don't worry. Use different tethering alternatives and see which one works for y'all, i.e barnacle, foxfi, pdanet, easy tether, android wifi tether.
You could even try different browsers
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[Q] T-mobile wifi hotspot bypass??

Just got my Galaxy S3 today and upgraded from mytouch 4g, im on t-mobile's 4g prepaid plan with unlimted everything (5gig 4g data). on my mytouch i didnt need to pay for tethering service but now im trying to connect my itouch to my wifi hotspot on the s3 and it doesnt work.....would anyone happen to know a workaround or fix for this??
p.s. im not paying tmobile for tethering service
Thanks all

Its working for me. I thought the 5GB plan included the T-Mobile HotSpot app, the guy at the store this morning offered me a 2GB plan for $20 or a $35 5GB plan with tethering.

Thinking you probably need root.
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I do have the app it's just that when I turn it on and connect with another device it redirects to a page that tells me I need to add the service from T-Mobile...I have been skeptical about rooting as I've never done it before, can anyone confirm that this will solve my problem??

GS3man said:
I do have the app it's just that when I turn it on and connect with another device it redirects to a page that tells me I need to add the service from T-Mobile...I have been skeptical about rooting as I've never done it before, can anyone confirm that this will solve my problem??
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That sucks. More than likely requires root. Im sure there is a work around.. Thats a big option for me when i take my Transformer prime out and about..

1SiK1500 said:
That sucks. More than likely requires root. Im sure there is a work around.. Thats a big option for me when i take my Transformer prime out and about..
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i know right...guess ill just wait for an easy root guide to surface, i only use it for streaming music in my car from my itouch (got a killer system ) ..off topic; are there any adverse affects to rooting, besides voiding warranty, like will i still be able to access play store and download/use all apps like usual?

Try making a new apn using epc.tmobile.com and name it whatever
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Well I just rooted my S3 and I still have no free wi-fi tether SUCKS!
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If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:

falafelfro said:
If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:
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Well thank you so much that worked
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Nice, thanks!
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dcmtnbkr said:
Try making a new apn using epc.tmobile.com and name it whatever
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tried this and i still get redirected to the t-mobile hotspot offer page after connecting with another phone

To get wifi-tethering working without T-Mobile's silly fee, try my method listed earlier in this thread. It requires root, but works!

falafelfro said:
If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:
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This worked for me. I had downloaded the wifi tether w/ root, but I couldn't get it to work off the bat. The missing thing was changing the profile to "generic ics-profile". Using a stock rooted Tmobile SGS3 T999.

falafelfro said:
If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:
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My GSIII is rooted and running FreeGS3 R3 ROM...I tried that APK and changed it to generic ICS and I still get the Tmobile error page saying I need to add tethering to my account. Any ideas?

Thanks! It works!!:good::good:

tmonoobie said:
My GSIII is rooted and running FreeGS3 R3 ROM...I tried that APK and changed it to generic ICS and I still get the Tmobile error page saying I need to add tethering to my account. Any ideas?
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Try using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM)

I'm having the same problem. I keep getting redirected to that tmobile webpage. I'm using wifi tether.
Tried fox fi but it doesn't even connect fully.
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u need to disguise yourself so to speak
circuit.007 said:
I'm having the same problem. I keep getting redirected to that tmobile webpage. I'm using wifi tether.
Tried fox fi but it doesn't even connect fully.
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You have to change your user agent on the PC side. I reccomend Firefox with the add on called "user agent switcher". No matter what don't use internet explorer, immediate giveaway.
Here's my current one as an example:
Mozilla/5.0 Linux U Android 4.0.4 en-us Galaxy Nexus Build/IMM76I CyanogenMod-9 AppleWebKit/534.30 KHTML, like Gecko Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30
Here an example of what will get ur ass redirected to the tmo up sell page:
IE 7 ? Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30)2011-10-16 20:20:09
Hope this helps
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If all else fails you could also use PdaNet and use the "hide tether usage" option.

Try using Firefox. Works for me even when Chrome redirects.

[HOW TO] USB Tethering on unlimited data plan NO ROOT

I have seen many posts regarding the tethering and hotspot on T-mobile, as it is only available on the data plans that are not unlimited. T-mobile blocks most tethering and hotspot apps but there are some ways to get around this. Most ways to avoid purchasing the tethering plan require root. However, this one does not. After a lot of searching I finally found a solution. The only con of this is that it does not support hotspot, only USB tethering. It is compatible with Mac OS, Windows OS, and Ubuntu OS. I am still searching for an update that will allow this to work with Chrome OS as I just purchased a Google Chromebook. This is a great feature while you are on the go, or do not have an internet connection at home.
The first step to the process is to download the Android app from the google Play Store. It is called ClockworkMod Tether. The app is free for 14 days. Once the 14 days is up, you will be able to purchase the full edition for $4.99. The upgrade is in app only, so you must download the free version first. Why wouldn't you anyways?
Once you have downloaded the app, as you will notice when you open it, you will need to download the app for your computer. It will ask you to open the app on your computer to get started. There is an app as well as a driver that is needed for this. In order to get the driver, you will need to visit clockworkmod.com. You can visit the site from your computer or your phone, which is convenient if you don't already have internet access. You will then need to click tether drivers at the top of the screen. It will take you to a list of makes of phones such as Motorola, Samsung, etc. Obviously, being the Samsung Galaxy s III, you are going to click the samsung drivers link. After it is downloaded, if you are using your computer, simply open the file and install it. If you have downloaded it to your SIII, you will need to connect your phone to your computer, find the file in the folder clockworkmod, and install it.
After everything is installed, you can open the app in your phone and turn on the tethering. After you have done this, open the program (which should also be installes from the clockworkmod folder) and click start. It will configure and it should say connected after a few seconds. Then, open your browser and you should be online!
I just discovered this and so far it is working GREAT! I got booted off once, not really sure what happened. But I turned off the tethering through the app first, then through the computer and restarted it all again and all is good. Hope this helps everyone looking for the answer! I will post again when I discover a way to use hotspot for free with no root.

I love u i have unlimited 4g if my bill turns out to be 1000 $ ill hate u
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N3r0-666 said:
I love u i have unlimited 4g if my bill turns out to be 1000 $ ill hate u
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Well, I just started using it, so if it happens to you, then it is going to happen to me too.

After trying this I got a message from tmobile. With un 10 minutes
Free T-Mobile Msg: To prevent future Smartphone Mobile HotSpot (Tethering) access from being blocked, add Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service here.
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Seems legit... I'm gonna check it out.

Just figured out how to by pass the t mobile audo redirect using got spot shild mobile version and avtivading it before tethering
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N3r0-666 said:
Just figured out how to by pass the t mobile audo redirect using got spot shild mobile version and avtivading it before tethering
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Man that hot spot shield app worked like a charm

[APP] WiFi Tether for T-Mobile GS4 !

I did NOT create this app and only take credit for finding and testing it.
So far this is the ONLY WiFi Tether app I tried that works on my T-Mobile Galaxy S4.
I tested it by linking to my Asus TF700 tablet.
1-Click WiFi Tether No Root is a FREE app available on Google Play Store.
Best of all, it does not require ANY tinkering with profile settings.
Just install it,
run it,
click ON
and then search for the WiFi signal from your other portable device or PC.
My Asus tablet found the signal and locked on in less than 5 seconds.
Note: There is also a Pro version available for $9.98 that offers WPA security if you need or want that added feature.
If you appreciate my find, simply click THANKS so I know this wasn't a wasted thread post!
Glenn
SGH-M919
Nexus 7
Asus TF700
Jura J9 < My only device on this list that makes expresso

Tmobile page pops up on browser. I'm on the unlimited data.
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jorgerangel159 said:
Tmobile page pops up on browser. I'm on the unlimited data.
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Try using hotspot shield apn in market

jorgerangel159 said:
Tmobile page pops up on browser. I'm on the unlimited data.
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Use firefox with an addon called User Agent Switcher set to android and you'll be fine.
The way T-Mobile tries to stop you from tethering without paying extra (which is total bs by the way) is by sniffing out user agents from things that aren't androids.

I thought tmo allows free hot spot service now for the $50+ plan
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Hot Spot service NOT free from T-Mobile
serophia said:
I thought tmo allows free hot spot service now for the $50+ plan
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I'll quote exactly what it says on my T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (model SGH-M919) when I clicked the Help menu about using Wi-Fi hotspot:
"To use your phone's hotspot capability, you must have the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service added to your rate plan."
They key word here is "added" which means it is NOT free unlimited hotspot service.
Here's what it says on the T-Mobile website page about this service:
"T-Mobile's Simple Choice Rate Plans all include Smartphone Mobile HotSpot up to their data limit, except for Unlimited 4G data which includes 500MB of Smartphone Mobile HotSpot. You can add additional capped Smartphone Mobile HotSpot usage: $10 per month per line for 3GB or $20 per month for 4GB."
The FREE app I mention in the OP is FREE. Whether or not T-Mobile can & will
be able to monitor the use of the 1-Click free app is yet to be determined.
Glenn

weltwon said:
I'll quote exactly what it says on my T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (model SGH-M919) when I clicked the Help menu about using Wi-Fi hotspot:
"To use your phone's hotspot capability, you must have the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service added to your rate plan."
They key word here is "added" which means it is NOT free unlimited hotspot service.
Glenn
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Anyone else try and just fire it up anyway? My first generation MyTouch4G had free Hotspot. On my new S4 I turned it on and got the above message but it still created a hotspot and didn't require me to commit to a plan change. However my laptop doesn't even see it and my old MyTouch sees but fails to connect.
Downloaded and tried that app. No luck. Laptop sees the Wifi and connected but no internet access (Limited or no connectivity) Old Mytouch saw it but was unable to connect.

TeknoGodz said:
Use firefox with an addon called User Agent Switcher set to android and you'll be fine.
The way T-Mobile tries to stop you from tethering without paying extra (which is total bs by the way) is by sniffing out user agents from things that aren't androids.
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Hey I can only find the user agent for chrome would that work for Firefox. Thanks
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gone...
I used to see in my T-mobile My Account app, that i had 500 MB of tethered data to be used, but now that i have the S4, I don't see the option. Go figure, I upgrade, and I lose my ability to tether.

Will this work if Im rooted. Thanks
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Greg1964 said:
Will this work if Im rooted. Thanks
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Yes
Sent from this Evil S4 Wicked!!

So what's the point of this app? It just turns on the Normal HotSpot App that came with the phone.

overthatscreen said:
So what's the point of this app? It just turns on the Normal HotSpot App that came with the phone.
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Wondering the same........