Does Sprint charge for usb tethering or just the hot spot? Tried calling and got the typical "What's tethering?" response. Also did a search here and didn't find any thing. My plan details are not telling either.
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If you root, you will get free USB or wireless tethering. I rooted both of our Evo's specifically to get that working. I loaded the Sprint Lovers rom and it's all working perfectly. I just spent a few days at the MIL's house and used the heck out of it.
There are other advantages to rooting, too, like a bigger selection of apps, custom roms, etc.
Well, that's why I ask. I need to be able to tether, but not wirelessly. On my old TP2, and clear back to my Apache for that matter, it was simply a registry hack and most of the roms had stealth built in, so I never worried about it. But, with the EVO, it seems that stealth has to be dome by root, and root is a right swine to achieve at this point, due to the recent OTA. Thus, if I can use the usb tether without charge, then I will until things settle down a bit.
However, I am not keen on paying Sprint another $30 a month on top of the extra charge for unlimited data, because that would be redundant. Not to mention the extra $10 a month that I have to pay which the guy at the store called the "Coolness Charge" So, when I figure it out I will root and put the screws to the Powers That Be. But, for now, I need to have a contingency plan because college classes are almost all internet submitted, and work won't let me use their wifi, and tends to get touchy when you try hacking it...
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Well, that's why I ask. I need to be able to tether, but not wirelessly. On my old TP2, and clear back to my Apache for that matter, it was simply a registry hack and most of the roms had stealth built in, so I never worried about it. But, with the EVO, it seems that stealth has to be dome by root, and root is a right swine to achieve at this point, due to the recent OTA. Thus, if I can use the usb tether without charge, then I will until things settle down a bit.
However, I am not keen on paying Sprint another $30 a month on top of the extra charge for unlimited data, because that would be redundant. Not to mention the extra $10 a month that I have to pay which the guy at the store called the "Coolness Charge" So, when I figure it out I will root and put the screws to the Powers That Be. But, for now, I need to have a contingency plan because college classes are almost all internet submitted, and work won't let me use their wifi, and tends to get touchy when you try hacking it...
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Just root using unrEVOked and then go to the wifi tether website and download the most current version of the application and you will be able to put out a strong G signal. Or use pda net for wired tethering.
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Just root using unrEVOked and then go to the wifi tether website and download the most current version of the application and you will be able to put out a strong G signal. Or use pda net for wired tethering.
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I have been reading that unrEVOked3 looses the 4G encryption keys, has that changed?
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So now that I finally have my phone completely set up and running fast on RvU, I am running a very fast 4g connection in Chicago area and am tempted to tell RCN to shove it (I pay for their 10mbp service and it blows).
Would it be a bad idea to run the 4g tether ragged as an everyday connection?
You might raise some eyebrows if you're consistently hitting your cap. i think for Sprint it's around 5-6gb/mo.
No cap on 4g, use it to your hearts content my friend, make that 10$ we all pay worth it sir!
While there is no cap, do you ever use your connection at home while you're not home, like for downloading torrents? Something to think about if you do since thats obviously not possible if you take your phone with you.
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I have been downloaded dozens of torrents in the past couple weeks, via 3g as I can't get 4g at home. I have had no problems.
I remember a topic in the Sprint Hero forum about people using it for their home internet connection. Some got as high as 250gb a month without any response from Sprint. At least there wasn't a response at the time.
Even though it's unlimited, they can still say that "unlimited" is "within reason" and give ya the boot!
For normal internet use, I would give it a go.
I don't suggest using torrents, but I don't recommend torrents for any internet connection. Too many virus's and it's too easy to trace back to you. The producer of the movie The Hurt Locker is suing more than 5,000 people who downloaded/upload the movie via torrents. Newsgroups FTW!
can the hardware take it? i mean the EVO is slick and all, but it is not built or sold as a router replacement. there is a difference between "a lot of use" and "24x7" use. i'm thinking heat related issues, little parts and gizmo's, etc.
i'd be very sad to see my EVO give off a puff of smoke just after i lob a grenade or engage in some 25man raid. and i'm pretty sure that wouldn't be considered a warranty-able issue.
I don't see why it wouldn't be covered under the warranty, since the phone WAS designed for it! Don't forget, for $30 a month you can turn it into a WiFi router just like you can do when you root it!
So I doubt it's going to overheat, and if it does, it'll shut down before it becomes too hot.
Using it as a router though will definitely eat the battery, so best used plugged in.
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You might raise some eyebrows if you're consistently hitting your cap. i think for Sprint it's around 5-6gb/mo.
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Sprint does have a data cap for your phone, only wireless cards.
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I have been downloaded dozens of torrents in the past couple weeks, via 3g as I can't get 4g at home. I have had no problems.
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I meant, when you leave....you kinda take your phone and your connection with you so you can't just leave it at home to download torrents
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I meant, when you leave....you kinda take your phone and your connection with you so you can't just leave it at home to download torrents
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Sometimes I leave it at home when my girl is home so she has internet. I leave it on overnight for 10 hours each day.
BUMP*** I'd like to hear more about this anyone get the boot for too much data??
I know people are working on it, but it doesn't look good now. I want to buy an evo soon, but no root kind of kills it. I can't use the wifi tether without root as I understand it and that is important to me. I guess there are some others that work without root but then you have to install software or something and thats kind of useless.
So does anyone know if it will definately get rooted?
I could probably live with the FPS issue, and I'd rather have the better camera than what comes with the epic, but no way I'm paying rediculous money for wifi tethering when i'm already paying 10 dollars per month extra for 4G that I don't have.
I'm sure it will get rooted soon enough. With that said, I can't even get Wifi tether to work right lol so I have been using easy tether
If it is the same steps they took on the Rogers HTC Dream, you might be waiting a really long time. As far as I know, root is still impossible on ones that have had the new rom flashed.
I live in the UK. In a couple of months I am going to be travelling in Australia, staying at various hostels. During the course of my travels I am going to have to access various online banking and credit card sites.
I'm assuming data charges are going to be high, even if I get a local simcard.
My choices are:
1. Use a computer at a hostel or internet cafe which I have no control over the security of, and could well have been compromised
2. Bring along a laptop to connect to the hostel internet connection (which I'm considering)
3. Work out how to reverse tether my phone to a computer in the hostel - providing me the security I want, without the added hassle of lugging a laptop and concern of losing/damaging/having it nicked.
I have no idea if there will be wifi, so I want to plan for the worst, and that is that I can only connect hard-wired to a computer.
I've searched for "USB reverse tether" and not turned up a solution, although plenty of people have asked the same question.
Is it possible, and if so, how?
Thanks.
The problem is, setting aside whatever you'd need to do on your phone, you'd also need to setup a driver on the computer to provide the tethering. That's probably not going to be an option.
Wifi is really going to be a lot more common than places with physical computers for you to use anyway. But if you're really worried about only having a physical connection, just bring along a wireless router. You can unplug the ethernet from the computer you're using, plug in your wifi router, and connect to it.
I'm pretty sure Sense has the features you're looking for.
-Nipqer
That's an idea I never thought of! A router is definitely a lot lighter and smaller than a laptop, even the little 12" one I have my eye on on eBay (damn, now I don't have an excuse to buy a new toy )
I guess ADB would be involved in trying to connect my phone to a computer, and you're right, it's doubtful I'd have any admin privileges on a hostel computer....
I also toyed with the thought of just bringing a portable Linux distro on a USB drive or CD to remove any Windows-borne threats. But I don't really know enough about that. I've tried Ubuntu on my laptop before, but gave up when I couldn't get the wireless adaptor to work. I never tried plugging it directly into the router though...
Hmmm, decisions decisions....!!!!
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I'm pretty sure Sense has the features you're looking for.
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O rly? Do tell!
I don't know if I could saddle myself with Sense permanently, but that's what Nandroid is for
You could use a sense based rom (I'm using Virtuous Sense at the moment)
It has a USB Tethering option (Share phone's mobile network with PC)
You would probably need to install at least HTC Sync software on the computer you're going to use, to get the drivers. I had an installer come on my sdcard with the phone, so you might have it too.
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You could use a sense based rom (I'm using Virtuous Sense at the moment)
It has a USB Tethering option (Share phone's mobile network with PC)
You would probably need to install at least HTC Sync software on the computer you're going to use, to get the drivers. I had an installer come on my sdcard with the phone, so you might have it too.
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Ah, no, this is the opposite of what I want to do. I need to share the computer's network with the phone.
Yes that is also an option in Sense, called Internet Pass-Through.
You'd still need the drivers for it though I think.
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Yes that is also an option in Sense, called Internet Pass-Through.
You'd still need the drivers for it though I think.
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Well, you learn something new every day - I never knew that existed!
TBH I pretty much got rid of Sense in favour of a CM rom as soon as I got the phone, same with my old Desire.
You're right though, looking at HTC's help pages indicates installing HTC Sync on the host computer. So I think what I wanted to do is pretty much a no-go in my situation.
I think maybe the "bring my own router" is looking like the best option.
Thanks for your replies, guys - much appreciated
You can probably get a local SIM for pretty cheap. Check out the data rates. If you only need it for some critical stuff here and there you'll be able to get a low amount of data on the SIM (or a Data-only SIM). If not, I'm sure you'll be able to duck into some coffee shops with free WiFi and hook up that way.
If you really need to get some things done I'd simply bring a laptop and hook up to the net in one of the hostels or some other place with WiFi. I think you're going through too much trouble here.
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You can probably get a local SIM for pretty cheap. Check out the data rates. If you only need it for some critical stuff here and there you'll be able to get a low amount of data on the SIM (or a Data-only SIM). If not, I'm sure you'll be able to duck into some coffee shops with free WiFi and hook up that way.
If you really need to get some things done I'd simply bring a laptop and hook up to the net in one of the hostels or some other place with WiFi. I think you're going through too much trouble here.
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You're probably right, but I'm just a worrier! I like having a back-up plan for when sh*t hits the fan. Maybe I should just take a chill pill and see what happens
The only reason I'm hesitant about relying on data via a SIM is that I know I'll be tempted to keep checking my email and Facebook/myYearbook all the time - and using up all my data and caning the battery. I'm hoping I can somehow abstain from all that and just use the damn thing as a PHONE (except when absolutely necessary!) :-D
Well.. I searched the forums around a bit and didn't really find what I was looking for. Maybe I just fail at searching.
The screen on my EVO cracked so I got a new replacement. I was gleeful, hooked the sucker up to my laptop and ran Unrevoked... only to find that it was failing over and over again.
Finally when I looked at the forums, I found out that I got owned. Yep, the shiny new phone I got through insurance has the new hboot on it with s-on.
I thought maybe someone would come out with a root method, and there's a 15-day grace period before I am absolutely required to send my old phone back.. but alas, the 15 days are around the corner. I must switch to this new, unrooted, dismal phone.
So! I was wondering what apps would be best used to tether my 4G connection!
I already know of PDANet.. but I was wondering if there were any other alternate programs I could use to tether with no root. Any input folks? I appreciate it.
I believe you can use easy tether, but I also believe it is wired tethering only.
try this:https://market.android.com/details?id=net.szym.barnacle&feature=search_result
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Well.. I searched the forums around a bit and didn't really find what I was looking for. Maybe I just fail at searching.
The screen on my EVO cracked so I got a new replacement. I was gleeful, hooked the sucker up to my laptop and ran Unrevoked... only to find that it was failing over and over again.
Finally when I looked at the forums, I found out that I got owned. Yep, the shiny new phone I got through insurance has the new hboot on it with s-on.
I thought maybe someone would come out with a root method, and there's a 15-day grace period before I am absolutely required to send my old phone back.. but alas, the 15 days are around the corner. I must switch to this new, unrooted, dismal phone.
So! I was wondering what apps would be best used to tether my 4G connection!
I already know of PDANet.. but I was wondering if there were any other alternate programs I could use to tether with no root. Any input folks? I appreciate it.
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What are you tethering... I tether my tablet and use PDANEt Tablet....Honestly if you had your Evo for a while then you know the Tether methods and also that PDANet is the best one outside of rooting.
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try this:https://market.android.com/details?id=net.szym.barnacle&feature=search_result
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Barnacle still needs root I believe....could be wrong but I dont think its better than PDAnet which also masks the fact that your tethering
I think PDANet and EasyTether are pretty similar, except PDANet has a bluetooth option. For wired USB tethering I think they both get the job done. EasyTether is cheaper, so that might be a plus if you don't think you need the bluetooth option. Especially given we hope there still will be root eventually, right?
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Barnacle still needs root I believe....could be wrong but I dont think its better than PDAnet which also masks the fact that your tethering
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You are very correct - Barnacle requires root.
Hello all so I have recently swtiched to MetroPCS and the phone I currently have is a Samsung Galaxy S4 (M919N)
SGH-M919N
Version 4.4.4
It is completely stock.
After paying for the 60$ unlimited plan I guess now at the start of the month they include a free 6.7gb of data, or maybe it was only for the activation, because I haven't been with them in a while I'm not sure.
Regardless, I burned through that overnight, so I found this "Google Chrome Extension" that allows for unlimited hotspot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ejhaP2aJI
However it does allow me to browse, but at extremely slow speeds (~76kbps) and sometimes it doesn't even fully load webpages or it gives me a 403 FORBIDDEN error. When I was on the MetroPCS actual hotspot I was pushing 10mpbs so I know the speed is far faster.
Basically I am trying to figure out what I need to do to get the full speed and bypass this thing, I can even tether but again it's still slow as heck.
Also, I have a lot of MetroPCS bloatware on there, Rhapsody playlist is one of the things on the top of one of the home screens that I can't even move, I wanted to know what was the best custom recovery/ROM to install. I know there's a one click or one touch automatic root or something...but I'd prefer to do it the way I did my M7 unless it's recommended to do it that way.
I had the M7 for T-Mobile with ARHD installed and TWRP which was nice it was fully functional it was my first time for both of those types of mods and everything went smoothly. (~a month ago)
I switched phones because my HTC's headphone jack stopped working and I had a guy who was willing to trade me phones, his Galaxy was fully functional and even though I explained to him my phone wasn't completely he told me he fixes phones all the time, thus the trade was made.
But for this particular phone....especially considering it's MetroPCS I am having a God-awful time finding any information online especially regarding my issue. Also for those that say, "Just pay for more data" I am a broke college student and I use this to do my school work...aside from going to the library, which sometimes is way too packed and there's usually no where to sit (I'm a UofA student) this is the only way for me to do anything.
If anyone has any information tutorials etc I would greatly appreciate it, I read some forums but none addressed my issue and none seemed to lead me in the right direction. I don't HAVE to install a custom ROM right off the bat...I can deal with the bloatware but what I NEED absolutely right now is the full speed of the hotspot.
Thanks everyone!