I've been looking through the forums and I've seen a lot of hotspot hacks. Which one should I install through cwm and if I do set my phone as a portable hotspot, will it show up on my Sprint bill and give me the hotspot plan?
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Wireless Tether app is one of the most popular also you don't need to use CWM to install, it can be downloaded right from the Market. The only thing is you need root. I have Sprint and so far they haven't made me pay extra for the tethering.
Go here for 4G Hotspot.
It won't show up your bill as long as you use cm and a hot spot hack
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I am sure this has been answered before but it is difficult to search the answer to this since 4G is too short to search. With the Sprint Hotspot, no matter what ROM I flash, 4G always switches off and 3G kicks in when I enable the Sprint hotspot. Is this not a normal function of hotspot? If I paid the 29.99 extra, would I be able to use 4G with it? Or is it just not unlocked 100% and why? Thanks guys. Running Man's warm and rips mode. Nothing else really.
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use Wireless Tether, not sprint hotspot...
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I do, but it isn't the greatest. Has issues when a phone call comes in. Why I am curious about the hotspot. Also like the interface better and trust it more I suppose.
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Caulkin is working it, he has fixed usb tether, 3g Hotspot app, & lots of other little fixes and hacks. Search his profile page for his thread with all the fixes, he is currently working on the fix for 4G in the Hotspot app.
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Thank you for the info, there will be a major donation to whom ever gets 4G hotspot working based on the amount of money they would be saving me.
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Hi all. Now that Sprint is also going to charge for tethering, is the hotspot hack still worth it? I had planned on tethering my phone with my wifi only galaxy tab 10.1.
Thanks!
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Mr_Sinister said:
Hi all. Now that Sprint is also going to charge for tethering, is the hotspot hack still worth it? I had planned on tethering my phone with my wifi only galaxy tab 10.1.
Thanks!
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What? They blocked tethering apps but have no way to know for sure that you are tethering. So Hotspot away. You can use way more data filling your sd card with movies everyday.
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Was looking to join Sprint and get a ET4G but wanted to know if the root tether method still worked and is unlimited since Sprint has put a cap on it?
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Was looking to join Sprint and get a ET4G but wanted to know if the root tether method still worked and is unlimited since Sprint has put a cap on it?
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The cap affects hot spots.
It doesn't it doesn't have anything to do with rooted tethering as that just shares the internet on the phone, which is unlimited.
Would wireless tethering be the same as a hotspot?
I get what he is saying. Android has tethering built in at a OS level. Its always there but Sprint blocks it and adds their own stuff which is monitored. Since root tether makes use of the phones data Sprint can't limit Hotspot since you aren't using it.
It works just fine.
Hey is it ad hoc still or infrastructure on wifi tether
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tech7 said:
Hey is it ad hoc still or infrastructure on wifi tether
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Adhoc. Sprint Hotspot app on phone is Infrastructure.
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LordLugard said:
Adhoc. Sprint Hotspot app on phone is Infrastructure.
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Darn oh well hope they fix it soon
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Is sprint hot spot not supposed to work until I pay or can i use it and it will pop up on my bill .
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If your phone is stock you have to pay to get it turned on by sprint. If your phone is rooted there is a hack you can apply that bypasses the sprint activation and it just works. Many custom roms have the hack built in so you can use the hotspot free without using a separate app like wifi tether. If you flashed a custom rom and it now works you won't get billed
Right now the hack only works on 3g.
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DataHawg said:
If your phone is stock you have to pay to get it turned on by sprint. If your phone is rooted there is a hack you can apply that bypasses the sprint activation and it just works. Many custom roms have the hack built in so you can use the hotspot free without using a separate app like wifi tether. If you flashed a custom rom and it now works you won't get billed
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I actually signed up and came here with relatively the same question. I've rooted this phone and can still only create worthless 'ad hoc' mode networks. What is the name of said hack? I have been unable to locate one.
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dvn0 said:
I actually signed up and came here with relatively the same question. I've rooted this phone and can still only create worthless 'ad hoc' mode networks. What is the name of said hack? I have been unable to locate one.
Thanks!
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If you are on EG30, this is the thread you want. If you are on EK02, check for crawrj's..link in last post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286236
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I asked because I'm stock ek02 and the option is not greyed out I can connect my laptop but 4g keeps blinking
Edit it works but then gets blocked by my lack of teathering plan
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So I just decided to get a note 2 with Sprint as my provider.
I plan on rooting as soon as I get it (Friday I hope!) After I root I plan on getting tether going.
Since I travel for a living (pilot) I need tethering to avoid crappy hotel wireless.
What is the best tether for root users.
With my old EVO I used wireless tether which worked great.
However I plan on using tether whearever I have a LTE signal. Is LTE tethering apps different that regular tethering?
Thanks!
as of now there is only one way to tether with our phone through a modded version of wireless tether for root users, check the faq to see where to get it
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reinaldistic said:
as of now there is only one way to tether with our phone through a modded version of wireless tether for root users, check the faq to see where to get it
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"wireless tethering works now". That's all it says. Where is the link to the mod?
that's on the first question, if you read lower there is a question "is there a way to tether wirelessly?" which has a link
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reinaldistic said:
that's on the first question, if you read lower there is a question "is there a way to tether wirelessly?" which has a link
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Thanks!!
Forum link-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34464393#post34464393
File link for WifiTether_TrevE_Mod_11_20_2012_insmodv3.apk
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426691
Saw this too "Installed the latest 11/20 build and can confirm the WIFI re-connection issue. Fell back to 11/18, which seems to run perfect.
Maybe it's the fact that my phone is a Sprint GS3. I do see many GS3 owners having the same issue. "
I don't know if the Note 2 has issues with the 11-20 version or if it is only the SGS3. If there are any issues..I would consider trying the 11-18 version.