How do i remove wifi from my tmobile g2? im using cyanogenmod 7.1. i want to completely remove the ability of using wifi from my phone. ive tried to see if theres any apk i can just uninstall but havent found one yet. thought it might be certificate installer(cm barebones wiki) but the wifi still worked.
anybody know how to remove it?
roadrunnerx7 said:
How do i remove wifi from my tmobile g2? im using cyanogenmod 7.1. i want to completely remove the ability of using wifi from my phone. ive tried to see if theres any apk i can just uninstall but havent found one yet. thought it might be certificate installer(cm barebones wiki) but the wifi still worked.
anybody know how to remove it?
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Only thing I can think of is to remove the driver but, why would you not want Wi-Fi?
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OriginalGabriel said:
Only thing I can think of is to remove the driver but, why would you not want Wi-Fi?
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Agreed why wouldn't u want wifi on an Android phone
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You'll want to remove the bcm4329.ko file. I forget where it is located. Give me a minute to find.
Yeah - delete bcm4329.ko from /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko. Back it up to your sdcard first.
You'll need root, but this will keep your wifi from working - however, I am not 100% sure it won't break anything else. More like 99% sure. Be sure someone else confirms this before you do so.
To restore your wifi, take the backup of bcm4329.ko on your sdcard, put it back in that directory listed above, and reboot.
that did it! thank you very much captainreynolds!
Doesn't want it for security issues
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roadrunnerx7 said:
that did it! thank you very much captainreynolds!
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Np mate glad to help
ok small issue, it did remove my wifi, but i attempted putting the file back where it was and so far its not restoring the wifi. not sure if im copying it back incorrectly but ill keep trying
nevermind i fixed it, i just forgot to revert to correct permissions
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nevermind i fixed it, i just forgot to revert to correct permissions
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what are the correct permissions?
I am having to do the same thing for my kids for their phones. I have a Kyocera Milano, and an HTC evo shift. What is the file I need to remove to disable the wifi for those phones. Thanks a ton for the help, have been searching for hours how to do this. The bcm listed above is not on the kyocera phone.
You can try a different approach by using Avast! Security found in Play Store. It provides antivirus protection, it also has a firewall that you is customizable by app and type of access; Wifi, mobile, roaming. You can set up a pin number for security. This gives the flexibility of allowing some apps to use Wifi or not. Check it out as an alternative of no Wifi at all.
G2 using Mimicry 1.5.0
Thanks for the advice...will check it out this am.
Avast working great...Thanks!
Related
Things you will need:
1) rooted phone
2) root explorer app (paid)
3) sqlite editor (paid - root explorer will direct you to it)
*** Now that cm9 is available I wanted to update this posting to let you know that these instructions are for stock gingerbread as well as the custom gingerbread roms. Cm9 has this option natively and you won't need to do this on cm9. Just want to save anyone from having problems with cm9. Now if your on gingerbread, go for it. ***
Now go to this directory with root explorer:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
(You will have an option to open it with the internal viewer or SQLite editor, choose SQLite editor)
Select secure
Now locate tether_entitlement_check_state and change the value to 0 then save and reboot.
Now you can use the built in tethering without the pop-up saying that you don't have a tethering plan.
I hope this helps you guys out.
Disclaimer: As chrisd1a1 pointed out doing this is at your own risk as far as breaking your terms of service with at&t. I do not know if at&t can detect this or what the result will be if they do. I'm just throwing this out there as another option.
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Yeah, it's working and working great!
Big fat thanks, dude!
Yeah it does work great. But I'm not sure if at&t can see it being used. I've used it on and off for about a month and had no problems with them. Glad it worked for you!
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Yeah it does work great. But I'm not sure if at&t can see it being used. I've used it on and off for about a month and had no problems with them. Glad it worked for you!
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This is exactly why I'm using the ClockWorkMod app. I've already been kicked off my unlimited data plan once for "unauthorized tethering" and it was hell getting back on the plan. The loophole to do so is no longer available, so I really don't want to get kicked again.
I'll have to wait and see how it works out for others. But good job on showing us the way to enable it. Thumbs up!
If I'm not mistaken, the tether_entitlement_check_state will not be available in the database until first attempt enabling tethering.
interesting thread. moved to DEV as this could be handy for future development.
the only disclaimer I'll put in is that it's at your own risk if you break any terms of service from your carrier....
regards
Chris
This is good, thanks! but I've been using pdanet along with foxfi from the market and these apps work too
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Excellent
Thx.
I've done this with my phone I only use the tethering maybe once a month and only for a short time. I do not know the effects of this with at&t but I figured I'd throw it out there as another option. Also I'm updating the op to state that.
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Worked for me too but I had to go to line 71.
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Thanks for letting me know. I didn't know that it could be on a different line .
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Detected??
Has anyone used this for a while to see if it has been detected by att?
Thanks!
mdkrush said:
Has anyone used this for a while to see if it has been detected by att?
Thanks!
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I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't be able to detect it. It works the same way as it does on any other Android device.
this method has been DISABLED by ATT in the latest leaked ICS.
Shows "Error 5, Data base is locked"
ssoonngg123 said:
this method has been DISABLED by ATT in the latest leaked ICS.
Shows "Error 5, Data base is locked"
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U can use foxfi in the market, works good for non rooted phones too
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kumayam said:
U can use foxfi in the market, works good for non rooted phones too
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Thanks!!
ssoonngg123 said:
this method has been DISABLED by ATT in the latest leaked ICS.
Shows "Error 5, Data base is locked"
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some solution to unlock this error 5¿?
zikario507 said:
some solution to unlock this error 5¿?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836944
AT&T has been able to figure out people are doing this but the solution is still there. I hope this helps.
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after looking threw files on the new s3 i found a way to unlock your wifi from tmobile an there 14.99 fee for using data you already pay for
so to start you must be rooted
download Titanium Backup from market (free version is fine)
after you grant root access to Titanium Backup click all the oks an continue bottons uptop in the center click backup/restore button an scroll down till you see direct share manager 1.3.2click it then click backup (just incase somthign goes wrong) then go back an click Un-install in red it will ask are you sure just keep click yes it will ask two times then after that close out an you should be good to go
got this idea from a old s2 post just the file was a different name
Hope it works for everyone
Cool, did it, how can we test this?
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Cool, did it, how can we test this?
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try it cause if its like gs2 it wont open unless your paying.
doing this made my wifi calling stop working.
chadster214 said:
doing this made my wifi calling stop working.
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exact reason i didn't do it.
Undid it...
darren.wlsn1 said:
exact reason i didn't do it.
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I did not uninstall it. all I did was freeze the apk and restart. defrost the apk and I'm back.
I thought the hot spot was already free?
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Just use wifi tether from the play store...its free and works
I just used a wifi tether apk I grabbed from the themes and Apps section... Why are we even still loking for the file, especially when the tether apps give you so many options & features?
androholic said:
I just used a wifi tether apk I grabbed from the themes and Apps section... Why are we even still loking for the file, especially when the tether apps give you so many options & features?
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can run run 5 devices with tether app? thats probably why...
dotson817 said:
I thought the hot spot was already free?
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Depends on the plan you got. Mine was included in the Unlimited Talk Plan.
im looking for a way to directly tether using the USB wire as speeds are much faster and more reliable.
Take this to general section.
i need to erase or brick my Wifi on Galaxy S3 for family reasons.
if theres no way then can you tell me a rom that has no working wifi in it?
please help, i went to a store and they wanted 30$ to take the wifi chip out, its expensive.
Just don't tell them what the password is so it won't be input
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You could delete the wifi driver.
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but the problem is, he/she goes to a lot of places and know her friends wifi passwords so i cant, and my dad forced me to do that and if i dont he wont give the phone to the person
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You could delete the wifi driver.
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please, can you teach me how?
If you are rooted, go to /system/lib/modules and delete dhd.ko. Bam, WiFi is gone.
If you're not rooted, well I don't have an answer for you.
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If you are rooted, go to /system/lib/modules and delete dhd.ko. Bam, WiFi is gone.
If you're not rooted, well I don't have an answer for you.
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ES File Explorer has root rights for free, could be something to look into.
Is there a Sprint G2 Wifi Tether mod out there or in the works?
I made this thread over the weekend and got zero replies. I got it to not notify me about not being subscribed, but never could make my laptop connect. Its doing some sort of web verification I think.
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Is there a Sprint G2 Wifi Tether mod out there or in the works?
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The Verizon Hospot app has been hacked. I hope a dev could work their magic. Link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2456338
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The Verizon Hospot app has been hacked. I hope a dev could work their magic. Link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2456338
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Except that when I look in the /system/app directory in the phone, I don't see a HotspotProvision.apk existing file there. So I don't know how Sprint does tethering.
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Except that when I look in the /system/app directory in the phone, I don't see a HotspotProvision.apk existing file there. So I don't know how Sprint does tethering.
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Maybe ask a Note 2/3 dev.
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Is there a Sprint G2 Wifi Tether mod out there or in the works?
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Yes please anyone? Also I wish there was list of Roms and Mods in a single location for our Sprint version. I'm having difficulties finding anything.
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BaYRiCaN said:
Yes please anyone? Also I wish there was list of Roms and Mods in a single location for our Sprint version. I'm having difficulties finding anything.
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Check the g2 forum again. If you're using the app trying unsubscribing then check again. I had to force stop and cleared cache too because I didn't see it at first either.
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I need this as well. Hiding the soft keys and wifi tether are the main reasons I rooted.
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o0adam0o said:
I need this as well. Hiding the soft keys and wifi tether are the main reasons I rooted.
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Same here
I got wireless tether w/Treve mod to run without the provisioning message....i just can't get it to show an SSID to clients. It's apparently pretty common with this app, still playing with it.
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I got wireless tether w/Treve mod to run without the provisioning message....i just can't get it to show an SSID to clients. It's apparently pretty common with this app, still playing with it.
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I am not sure if the TreveMod is going to help. I have encountered your situation before where when you activate the wifi tether, everything looks good and dandy but the thing is it never broadcasts the SSID. I guess continue tweaking all the settings and let us know if you can get it working.
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I am not sure if the TreveMod is going to help. I have encountered your situation before where when you activate the wifi tether, everything looks good and dandy but the thing is it never broadcasts the SSID. I guess continue tweaking all the settings and let us know if you can get it working.
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I have used these instructions successfully on another phone and tab. Not saying that it will work here, but it's worth a shot. Please post results and I'm about to get this phone in the next week.
Thanks.
http://highonandroid.com/android-ap...android-smartphone-or-tablet-universal-guide/
esoh said:
I have used these instructions successfully on another phone and tab. Not saying that it will work here, but it's worth a shot. Please post results and I'm about to get this phone in the next week.
Thanks.
http://highonandroid.com/android-ap...android-smartphone-or-tablet-universal-guide/
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The wifi treve-mod is what bimmerdood has been testing with. This treve-mod doesn't seem to work on 2013 smartphones. It may appear that the mod works because it will attempt to start a wifi tether session on your phone but it doesn't broadcast the SSID of your phone to say your laptop or tablet to connect to.
Treve Mod issues
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I got wireless tether w/Treve mod to run without the provisioning message....i just can't get it to show an SSID to clients. It's apparently pretty common with this app, still playing with it.
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How did you get this to work? I don't care if the SSID is broadcast or not, as long as it works still.
Morning. Rooted now so figure it's time to get on this.
As it seems others have done I want to try the wifi tether that I have on the N2 and see what happens.
I'll post updates as I get moving on this.
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I am not sure if the TreveMod is going to help. I have encountered your situation before where when you activate the wifi tether, everything looks good and dandy but the thing is it never broadcasts the SSID. I guess continue tweaking all the settings and let us know if you can get it working.
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Yeah, i found lots of instances in my searches where the SSID wouldn't broadcast. We press on!
OK, using the Wifi Tether - TrevE Mod - Auto model....
Everything seems to work except setting ad-hoc mode. Data is working but wifi not visible.
Let me play around with it a little more.
I know it's been said already but it seems something - whether in wpa_supplicant or F/W - is blocking ad-hoc mode.
I'm going to keep poking around in the time I have left today.
Well, not sure if this is progress.
Device-Profile: Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
Setup-Method: Netd
Starts with no errors but can't see it. Can't see a signal either in Wifi Analyzer.
Can someone point me to this TrevE-Mod everyone is talking about? Id like to download it.
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o0adam0o said:
Can someone point me to this TrevE-Mod everyone is talking about? Id like to download it.
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Dont make me LMGTFY!
https://code.google.com/p/wifi-tether-treve-mod/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_3-pre2.apk
Has anyone had any issues with wifi tether after the 4.3 ota.
I am having one hell of a time getting it to work.
I tried everything i can think of and it refuses to work.
Get errors about not finding the binaries, gets phone in unknown state ( the only app that does it )... yes i am rooted and confirmed that i can mod system files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483725&highlight=wifi
http://qbking77.com/development/free-wifi-hotspot-for-the-htc-one-wireless-tether/
Anyone else having issues with the WifiTether_TrevE_Mod i normally use the 3.3 pre 2
thanks
I'm seeing the exact same thing. Also seeing messages like "Couldn't install file-data/data/com/googlecode.android.wifi.tether/bin..." and when trying to view the log file it also doesn't exist. Have tried several configurations and several tethering apps and can't get anything to work.
Gain root access, delete or rename /data/misc/wifi directory.
Reboot your phone.
Problem solved 100℅
the1shark
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The1Shark said:
Gain root access, delete or rename /data/misc/wifi directory.
Reboot your phone.
Problem solved 100℅
the1shark
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This didn't work for me.
Hopefully it works for OP. I'll just have to go back to FoxFi for the time being.
penarestel said:
This didn't work for me.
Hopefully it works for OP. I'll just have to go back to FoxFi for the time being.
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What exactly is happening when you start tethering ?
Are you getting "error" or you can start tethering but no data is transfered from your device ?
My post solves the "error" problem as described here
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62516
Other posts here indicate that in some cases tethering won't work if you don't have a plan for it.
Anyhow there is a fix for this issue too. search the forum.
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What exactly is happening when you start tethering ?
Are you getting "error" or you can start tethering but no data is transfered from your device ?
My post solves the "error" problem as described here
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62516[/url]
Other posts here indicate that in some cases tethering won't work if you don't have a plan for it.
Anyhow there is a fix for this issue too. search the forum.
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Depending on what I try I either get a screen that is forever asking me to "Please wait while starting..." or I get the error like wpsantennas where it tells me "Couldn't install file-data/data/com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether/bin/tether!"
It will tell me my phone is in an "unknown state" if I try to stop and restart the tethering process.
The1Shark said:
What exactly is happening when you start tethering ?
Are you getting "error" or you can start tethering but no data is transfered from your device ?
My post solves the "error" problem as described here
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62516
Other posts here indicate that in some cases tethering won't work if you don't have a plan for it.
Anyhow there is a fix for this issue too. search the forum.
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No the fix don't work , it sits n just days starting n spins, and gives the data data thing
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Same problem here. Tethering worked fine before update, after updating to 4.3 experiencing same problems listed above.
From what I've read, a few of the custom roms, including some sense roms, seem to have the stock mobile hotspot working. Anyone know what was changed in those to get it working?
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xenakis said:
Same problem here. Tethering worked fine before update, after updating to 4.3 experiencing same problems listed above.
From what I've read, a few of the custom roms, including some sense roms, seem to have the stock mobile hotspot working. Anyone know what was changed in those to get it working?
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Yeah, stuff you can't change if you are not rooted.
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santod040 said:
Yeah, stuff you can't change if you are not rooted.
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Oh, but I am rooted, just running stock (except for root, of course). Your NuSenseOne rom has a working modified wifi tether. Can it be transplanted to stock 4.3?
Thanks.
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Yeah, stuff you can't change if you are not rooted.
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Is there a fix for stock mobile hotspot to get working?
Here are some screenshots
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Those pictures perfectly explain exactly what I'm seeing. As you've noted, none of the suggested solutions have worked. Are you using the stock kernel?
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Those pictures perfectly explain exactly what I'm seeing. As you've noted, none of the suggested solutions have worked. Are you using the stock kernel?
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100% stock rooted, debloated.
Im trying to get the native tether with security check bypassed.. i found the code but of course when i debloated i dont have the files, so i got to wait 3 hours to dl the rom with the file ..ugh useing th previous rom files i can get it to launch and run, and show up but going into settings crashes settings
I'm stock rooted except running ObOne kernel. Didn't think the kernel was the problem but didn't run tether on 4.3 before flashing the new kernel. When I ran into the tether problems I wasn't debloated but since then I've dumped some stuff.
Based on the error messages it seems as if the app can't write to the directory but have no clue why. Tried OpenGarden and it had the same errors.
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I'm stock rooted except running ObOne kernel. Didn't think the kernel was the problem but didn't run tether on 4.3 before flashing the new kernel. When I ran into the tether problems I wasn't debloated but since then I've dumped some stuff.
Based on the error messages it seems as if the app can't write to the directory but have no clue why. Tried OpenGarden and it had the same errors.
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I decided to check out the sprint forums for the one, and the exact same thing happened to them when they got 4.3 . It seems it was hit or miss with the tether apps. and it seemed that a reasonable fix was to use native tether with security bypassed. The person who modded the one tether app that we are having problems with seems to be MIA
Workaround
All,
I believe i found a viable workaround
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576548