New GN user here coming off a Thuderbolt, and Nexus One before that. I'm trying to understand the workings of the on-board Wifi/USB Tether function. I've heard from some friends that it is monitored by VZW and will tack a tethering plan onto your bill if you activate it.
Is this true? Do I need to avoid the built in WiFi feature?
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I can tell you that you will NOT have to add a tethering program with WiFi Tether, it's a root app.
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so i understand that this change only applies to hotspot tethering devices and not the smartphone data usage but what if you are using hotspot hack and running sprint hotspot app to tether?
icexige said:
so i understand that this change only applies to hotspot tethering devices and not the smartphone data usage but what if you are using hotspot hack and running sprint hotspot app to tether?
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If the hotspot app works like wifi tether in which it tries to mask your tether data as coming from your phone it will seem like to me that it won't be counted against you. But if the hotspot hack just allows you to use the app without paying for it then you may have the limits.
icexige said:
so i understand that this change only applies to hotspot tethering devices and not the smartphone data usage but what if you are using hotspot hack and running sprint hotspot app to tether?
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Naw, the way the stock wifi tether works is that it disconnects and connects to a different realm whenever you turn on the hotspot (so you have two different data meters). If you don't pay for the hotspot, you can't connect to the modem realm. However, the wifi tether just stays connected to the phone realm.
That said, they can tell if you are tethering, and if you data hog and tether you'll probably getting a polite letter from them telling you to pay or get cancelled and pay ETF
this have any effect on being rooted and using wifi tether app?
So it seems that none of the tethering apps work on the ICS ROMs currently (at least not for me, the AD-hoc does not work), but the roms I use include hacked hotspot. Is this referring to the Sprint app that comes with the ROM by default? I have always used wifi tether apps because I an weary of activating that feature on my Sprint account and having to pay for it. If someone can clarify this for me then I would greatly appreciate it.
Wifi tether works fine for me on ICS. Make sure you choose Galaxy Nexus CDMA/LTE (toro) in the app settings.
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So it seems that none of the tethering apps work on the ICS ROMs currently (at least not for me, the AD-hoc does not work), but the roms I use include hacked hotspot. Is this referring to the Sprint app that comes with the ROM by default? I have always used wifi tether apps because I an weary of activating that feature on my Sprint account and having to pay for it. If someone can clarify this for me then I would greatly appreciate it.
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if your rom includes hacked hotspot, I would take advantage of it. It basically is a work around the lock that Sprint has on it's hotspot feature. I would recommend that you use the hotspot hack so you can tether via 4G as opposed to using wifi tether with 3G speeds. It's all by preference though.
I am waiting for the tFD19_v0.1.0 odexed rom to get the hotspot hack so i can get back to my 4G speeds. But wifi tether is the best one so far for tether apps. Just make sure you change the Device-Profile to Samsung Galaxy Nexus (CDMA/LTE) and keep everything else on auto
Is there any way to get tethering enabled on this phone without paying AT&T for tethering plan.
if devs can make a flash-able zip to enable tether that would be great.
anything out there for this?
I guess the only way is to have a shared data plan or pay to tether the phone.
As soon as u start tethering, AT&T will know and will add the tethering package/plan to your bill.
I have been using my rooted AT&T Samsung Note 2 as a wifi hotspot via Wifi Tether - TrevE Mod for over a year now without having to purchase one of AT&T's tethering plans. It has worked great and AT&T never seemed to know I was "sharing" my phone's data plan with my laptop. But yesterday I got a letter from AT&T stating that they know I'm doing it and that I have to purchase a tethering plan. That if I keep doing it and don't purchase a plan by the end of the month that they are going to automatically start billing me and switch me to their crappy limited data plans that include tethering. That I would loose my grandfathered unlimited data plan forever.
Has anybody else received such a letter? Are there some settings I can change in the wifi tether - TrevE Mod app so they will once again not be able to see that I'm sharing my data plan with myself (so dumb...)? Is there another app I should use? Please, anybody have any ideas or work arounds for this situation? I really appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
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I have been using my rooted AT&T Samsung Note 2 as a wifi hotspot via Wifi Tether - TrevE Mod for over a year now without having to purchase one of AT&T's tethering plans. It has worked great and AT&T never seemed to know I was "sharing" my phone's data plan with my laptop. But yesterday I got a letter from AT&T stating that they know I'm doing it and that I have to purchase a tethering plan. That if I keep doing it and don't purchase a plan by the end of the month that they are going to automatically start billing me and switch me to their crappy limited data plans that include tethering. That I would loose my grandfathered unlimited data plan forever.
Has anybody else received such a letter? Are there some settings I can change in the wifi tether - TrevE Mod app so they will once again not be able to see that I'm sharing my data plan with myself (so dumb...)? Is there another app I should use? Please, anybody have any ideas or work arounds for this situation? I really appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
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You can switch user agents so that it tricks it in thinking you're using it on a tablet / smartphone. the only downside of doing that everything is displayed in a mobile view. like you going on Facebook will look like you're going on Facebook.com from your phone.
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I use a VPN to hide my tethering. No problems so far. It hides my IP address from my carrier!
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I have been using my rooted AT&T Samsung Note 2 as a wifi hotspot via Wifi Tether - TrevE Mod for over a year now without having to purchase one of AT&T's tethering plans. It has worked great and AT&T never seemed to know I was "sharing" my phone's data plan with my laptop. But yesterday I got a letter from AT&T stating that they know I'm doing it and that I have to purchase a tethering plan. That if I keep doing it and don't purchase a plan by the end of the month that they are going to automatically start billing me and switch me to their crappy limited data plans that include tethering. That I would loose my grandfathered unlimited data plan forever.
Has anybody else received such a letter? Are there some settings I can change in the wifi tether - TrevE Mod app so they will once again not be able to see that I'm sharing my data plan with myself (so dumb...)? Is there another app I should use? Please, anybody have any ideas or work arounds for this situation? I really appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
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smooth65 said:
I use a VPN to hide my tethering. No problems so far. It hides my IP address from my carrier!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium
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Stealing services and you come here looking for help on how to continue being a crook???
MODERATOR EDIT (NO NEED FOR COMMENTS LIKE THIS) Its users like you that ruin it for us, and raise everyones prices..
Grow up and pay for what you use like the rest of us do..
Tether and/or any other mod here is tester/user beware...
If the carrier wants you to pay, then pay you must.
We do not do fraud here.
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So as you may or may not know, at&t doesn't allow their customers to hotspot from their phones without paying some fee or something. My g3 is rooted and I've been on fulmics ROM for a long time. The weird thing is that I can use the hotspot feature without restriction. How does all the hotspot stuff work? My home WiFi sucks and basically I have the best WiFi in the house because of my phone (and I use it for my PC)
My brother has an at&t g4 and I was wondering if he would be able to use his hotspot without restriction just because he's on a custom ROM. Any insight on this?