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Hello all,
So I currently own a T-Mobile G2, on a two year contract with T-Mobile (US) with an unlimited 4G data plan. Normally, I believe that I'd need to buy a tethering plan from T-Mobile (for $15/mo or so) to use Froyo's built-in tethering feature.
If I were to root my phone and install, say, CyanogenMod 7, would tethering cost me anything or would it use my data plan instead?
The tethering charges have only affected a few. While I was running stock, I was able to still tether for free. From what I've read, by root and flashing CM, you will (continue) to be able to tether for free.
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skmpowdjy said:
Hello all,
So I currently own a T-Mobile G2, on a two year contract with T-Mobile (US) with an unlimited 4G data plan. Normally, I believe that I'd need to buy a tethering plan from T-Mobile (for $15/mo or so) to use Froyo's built-in tethering feature.
If I were to root my phone and install, say, CyanogenMod 7, would tethering cost me anything or would it use my data plan instead?
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T-Mobile looks at the user agent of the browser you are using, so if you are tethering they can tell, but I think that they don't force you to sign up for tethering if you stay under a certain limit, because I occasionally use tethering and have never had problems, but a lot of people have eventually gotten to the point that when they try to tether, they just get a screen telling them to sign up for the $15/month plan (sorry for the long sentence). I think that it doesn't matter how you are tethering (USB or wifi, built-in or 3rd-party) because the user agent still goes through.
You could change the user agent of your desktop to an android one. I have an android user agent set up in firefox, so when I need to tether for a while I will use firefox instead of chrome and it looks like my computer is just the phone. It's pretty easy to set up a custom user agent in firefox, and you can see your android user agent by going to www.whatsmyuseragent.com on your phone. Like I said, however, I've done some tethering with just a desktop user agent and haven't had problems. I think you will be fine with whatever tethering option you use as long as you don't use exorbitant amount of data.
Sorry this is kind of long, but hopefully it helps.
Its actually www.whatsmyuseragent.com
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mckayrytting said:
T-Mobile looks at the user agent of the browser you are using, so if you are tethering they can tell, but I think that they don't force you to sign up for tethering if you stay under a certain limit, because I occasionally use tethering and have never had problems, but a lot of people have eventually gotten to the point that when they try to tether, they just get a screen telling them to sign up for the $15/month plan (sorry for the long sentence). I think that it doesn't matter how you are tethering (USB or wifi, built-in or 3rd-party) because the user agent still goes through.
You could change the user agent of your desktop to an android one. I have an android user agent set up in firefox, so when I need to tether for a while I will use firefox instead of chrome and it looks like my computer is just the phone. It's pretty easy to set up a custom user agent in firefox, and you can see your android user agent by going to on your phone. Like I said, however, I've done some tethering with just a desktop user agent and haven't had problems. I think you will be fine with whatever tethering option you use as long as you don't use exorbitant amount of data.
Sorry this is kind of long, but hopefully it helps.
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Thank you so much! This was very useful information.
i have used cm7 and was able to tether without costs but as others have said it may depend on the amount of data u use. i only use it a bit when my neighbors wifi goes down(yah i know im cheap) and havent gotten charged.
Haha don't worry your not the only one probably a lot more people you wouldn't even think that would do that probably are lol. I do but that's only if something is taking forever and if its a big file but I just use my phone now adays I used to go sick on sprints unlimited internet with my netbook. you couldn't get me off that damn thing lol I know for sure I went waaaaaaaaayyy past any limit. and they didn't charge me more on my bill thank god cuz I bet I would of had to give them the shirt off my back lol that's how broke id of been hahaha.
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Is it still possible to tether using are Dinc. without having to pay the extra service fee?
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you crazy?
yes
I've been using it as my main internet now for nearly 2 weeks since my Cable went out.
Suggested app to use:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
This is the most stable version:
wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk
As always you must be rooted for this to work. Without rooting, tethering will cost you 30$ / month
more backstory:
Google removed that tethering app from the market, likely because of pressure from Wireless Providers. However there are others (barnacle, some flower one that is nearly identical to android tether app). I still prefer the one listed above to those, barnacle never worked well for me and the flower UI was annoying
Cheers.
You can also still tether for free even without root using the stock app. if you change a setting in EPST.
##778, edit, (code is 000000), MIP default profile, change dun networking from ##########@dun.vzw3g.com to ##########@vzw3g.com. Something like that. That's just from memory. Also still works in the leaked GB ROM. I've done it for some friends that don't want to root, but wanted tethering for free for the occasional use. I use tethering, but don't abuse it or use it very often.
I wonder who pushed through banning some of the wifi tether apps in the market.. The carriers with the "censored" market are Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile (Sprint noticeably absent). I can understand why the carriers wouldn't want people having free access to a paid service, but I don't know about Google satiating them and pulling the apps from the market..
But yes, tethering for free is very possible. I've used the built in tethering of CM7, barnacle, and wifi tether, and I'd say the wifi tether app linked to in the first reply works the best. Seemed like the built in tether would crap out after a while, where with wifi tether, it just keeps working and also shows DL/UL speeds and totals.
POQbum said:
you crazy?
yes
I've been using it as my main internet now for nearly 2 weeks since my Cable went out.
Suggested app to use:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
This is the most stable version:
wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk
As always you must be rooted for this to work. Without rooting, tethering will cost you 30$ / month
more backstory:
Google removed that tethering app from the market, likely because of pressure from Wireless Providers. However there are others (barnacle, some flower one that is nearly identical to android tether app). I still prefer the one listed above to those, barnacle never worked well for me and the flower UI was annoying
Cheers.
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For the past few weeks, if I tried to update "that tethering app" when I got the update-available notice, Market would respond with the "Not Found" message.
Because, well, like you said...
But this morning it updated without a hitch.
Still doesn't show up in a market search, but updates OK now.
Please, be gentle, since this is my first thread ever.
I was reading up on this information at AndroidPolice.com regarding Sprint blocking tethering apps from the Market.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...locking-tethering-apps-in-the-android-market/
In Art Russ's G+, some people were commenting about the ability of Sprint reading NAT Headers to find out whether you're tethering or not
https://plus.google.com/111991876596496628445/posts
I'm not actively using tethering, in fact I haven't even rooted the E4GT yet, but I did have my former Evo3D rooted to tether to my Asus Transformer.
Now my wife has CM7 on her HP Touchpad, and I still have my Asus Transformer. I'd like to be able to tether to them if we're on a trip somewhere away from the house, but I don't like having "big brother" knowing that I'm doing so.
Summarizing, can they detect tethering, more specifically, to Android (Honeycomb/2.3 version CM7 uses on Touchpad) tablets? figured maybe if the machine tethered was running android it would end up being the same or similar "header" (or whatever is called/checked) and wouldn't matter, but I could be way far off.
Please, let me know. Also, please, no bashing; in case this was answered previously. I took the time to search but didn't find this specific case commented after the "iPhone effect". If you find this has been answered elsewhere, please provide me with a link to that discussion so I can read up on it.
Thank you, and best regards.
I don't know about Sprint (I haven't heard of any instances myself) but AT&T has been sending notices to people about automatically changing their accounts to a more expensive tethering plan for awhile now. With AT&T it doesn't seem to matter what you tether to, they catch you. There's posts in either the Atrix forums or Inspire forums on Xda about it, I forget which.
Edit: The thread is in the Atrix general forum, there's over 400 posts.
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i tether to my laptop and asus transformer like crazy and have never had any probs with sprint as of yet. the sprint techs and employees at my local store all have rooted phones with wifi tether as well so they prob would be first to stop when they know that sprint is gonna start cracking down.
can you explain how
ravizzle said:
i tether to my laptop and asus transformer like crazy and have never had any probs with sprint as of yet. the sprint techs and employees at my local store all have rooted phones with wifi tether as well so they prob would be first to stop when they know that sprint is gonna start cracking down.
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Just wondering if you can explain how your tethering please? Everything I've tried tells me its not available with my carrier which is sprint.
I don't need this feature to often, but i do need it.
Thank you for your time.
sisterpete said:
Just wondering if you can explain how your tethering please? Everything I've tried tells me its not available with my carrier which is sprint.
I don't need this feature to often, but i do need it.
Thank you for your time.
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Download Foxfi to your phone, its off the market so do a Google search for it and then get PDAnet Tablet app for your tablet or PDAnet for your desktop or laptop. They all work flawlessly for tethering...
Ive been running custom roms on my E4GT that come with a hacked version of Sprints Hotspot and i tether my tablet,laptop,etc...and ive been doing it for about 7 months or so and ive never had any problems or issues from Sprint. I also do the same thing with my Evo 4G thats runnin MikG 3.11 rom,that also has Sprints Hotspot hacked for free use. However i have heard of a few ppl recieving letters from sprint bcuz they were using a hacked Sprint hotspot,or wifi tether app,for free,but they only recieved those letters bcuz they were using around 40GB,or more, data a month. One excuse to use would be that u stream Netflix to ur LCD/LED tv via ur devices micro hdmi output to the hdmi input on ur tv. just my 2 cents.
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...ability of Sprint reading NAT Headers to find out whether you're tethering...
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Can sprint detect tethering? Almost certainly yes, by any number of ways - NAT info, web browser user agent string, types of traffic.
Are they actively seeking out users tethering at the current time? Not that we know of.
I've been (very infrequently) tethering on Sprint since Windows Mobile 6.x, and had no trouble. Think of it like your neighbor's open WiFi - using it sparingly and infrequently, and no one will notice or mind. But if you start torrenting/downloading like crazy, eventually someone's going to smack you. (all of us?)
awoolf said:
Can sprint detect tethering? Almost certainly yes, by any number of ways - NAT info, web browser user agent string, types of traffic.
Are they actively seeking out users tethering at the current time? Not that we know of.
I've been (very infrequently) tethering on Sprint since Windows Mobile 6.x, and had no trouble. Think of it like your neighbor's open WiFi - using it sparingly and infrequently, and no one will notice or mind. But if you start torrenting/downloading like crazy, eventually someone's going to smack you. (all of us?)
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There are apps that mask that type of information at the present moment. This question is asked every couple of months. I suggest you google search and look up the hundreds of threads about this and see if anyone has gotten themselves in any trouble. Remember the ones who tether and not like the user above said not the ones who use torrents...
If you do find 1 just 1 please post back here I would like to meet them....
Has anyone been able to get the 'WiFi tether for Root Users' or TrevE Mod working in Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 or any AOSP ROM on the SGH-T999? I ask because I haven't. I reached my 500mb cap for this billing cycle and want to maybe prevent that from happening in the future, or at least get it working.
dominicag2000 said:
Has anyone been able to get the 'WiFi tether for Root Users' or TrevE Mod working in Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 or any AOSP ROM on the SGH-T999? I ask because I haven't. I reached my 500mb cap for this billing cycle and want to maybe prevent that from happening in the future, or at least get it working.
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What you are attempting to do is not possible? They should be able to measure the amount of data that goes through your phone, because it can be done on their end, so there would be nothing for you to exploit. My understanding of the tethering hacks were that they allowed you to tether if you didn't have the tethering provision on your account (whether you did not pay for it, or are unlimited, and they don't give you the option). I've seen the hacks that claim to be able to bypass the data caps, but unsure why it would be implemented in such a way that anyone could exploit it.
Aerowinder said:
What you are attempting to do is not possible? They should be able to measure the amount of data that goes through your phone, because it can be done on their end, so there would be nothing for you to exploit. My understanding of the tethering hacks were that they allowed you to tether if you didn't have the tethering provision on your account (whether you did not pay for it, or are unlimited, and they don't give you the option). I've seen the hacks that claim to be able to bypass the data caps, but unsure why it would be implemented in such a way that anyone could exploit it.
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Well of course they can watch my data use, but whether or not I'm tethering with that data is another thing. I was able to use about a gig and a half last billing cycle on their unlimited plan, by just using TrevE mod (no vpn app) on Touchwiz based roms and only about 300mb showed in the tmo my account app.
I was under the impression from what I've read that apps like TrevE mod can give you more access untell they put the kibosh on you, and if you go though a VPN you can use it all you want cause all of the network traffic is going though the VPN app not Windows and Chrome etc. which they look for.
I'm mainly wondering if that app 'WiFi Tether For Root Users/TrevE mod' has worked at all in AOSP, even 4.1.x.
I think T-Mobile has improved their detection and now know when you're using those apps or mods. Lately everyone seems to be reporting that they do not work.
As to whether or not you could use em in cm, I doubt it. If you didn't see it say so in the op and it wasn't reported working by others posting in the thread, it's safe to say it doesn't.
Did you search and read through the thread?
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DocHoliday77 said:
I think T-Mobile has improved their detection and now know when you're using those apps or mods. Lately everyone seems to be reporting that they do not work.
As to whether or not you could use em in cm, I doubt it. If you didn't see it say so in the op and it wasn't reported working by others posting in the thread, it's safe to say it doesn't.
Did you search and read through the thread?
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I haven't seen tethering or hotspot mentioned at all in any T999 AOSP op i've looked at which is discouraging. For CM10.1 people seem to only talk about the the included tether.
As for 'WiFi Tether for Root Users' its so widely used any thread I look at is device specific most of the time, and/or for that devices stock rom. But there are so many settings in there though I thought maybe someone got it working.
If they did they would have posted it in the mods thread if anywhere. But if it can't be done you could almost certainly find that info in the same thread.
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CyanogenMod 10, TrevE-Mod, tetherin' with no VPN on phone.
dominicag2000 said:
Has anyone been able to get the 'WiFi tether for Root Users' or TrevE Mod working in Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 or any AOSP ROM on the SGH-T999? I ask because I haven't. I reached my 500mb cap for this billing cycle and want to maybe prevent that from happening in the future, or at least get it working.
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I am running CM10, rooted on a SGH-T999. Following the forums I downloaded Hotspot Shield as the post stated it was the only shield (VPN or otherwise) that would work with TreveE-Mod Wifi-Tether. Sadly, I found that using Hotspot Shield really slowed down my connection to a crawl and also caused problems using tether to stream Netflix, Hulu+. etc. I did find another VPN app that worked (Hideninja VPN) but it also slowed me down tremendously and caused issues with nationwide streaming copyright protections on Netflix, etc. as well. I do pay the $30 for T-Mob's unlimited albeit shackled internet package.
I have a newer Dell laptop running WIN8 and have not tested this on any other version of Windows but:
My SGH-T999, CM10 and TreveE-Mod all work together flawlessly to give me a T-Mob upsell to WiFi hotspot message in my browser whether I change the User Agent or not. :crying::crying::crying:
Then I installed UltraSurf VPN on my laptop and my tethered speeds are AWESOME!! WITHOUT having to change my User Agent settings.
No need for Hotspot Shield or HideNinja.... no VPN setup on my phone, just UltraSurf on my puter and the tortoise has turned into a hare!
Totally Terrific Time Tethering Together Today and Tomorrow.... U GIT THE IDEAR! :good::good::good::good::good:
wwwDOTultrasurfDOTus/
This was originally created to help the Chinese surf safely to out of country sites and to help clear out all data from being retrieved should their system be forensically searched.
Hopefully this will work for you!
redlandsailor said:
I am running CM10, rooted on a SGH-T999. Following the forums I downloaded Hotspot Shield as the post stated it was the only shield (VPN or otherwise) that would work with TreveE-Mod Wifi-Tether. Sadly, I found that using Hotspot Shield really slowed down my connection to a crawl and also caused problems using tether to stream Netflix, Hulu+. etc. I did find another VPN app that worked (Hideninja VPN) but it also slowed me down tremendously and caused issues with nationwide streaming copyright protections on Netflix, etc. as well. I do pay the $30 for T-Mob's unlimited albeit shackled internet package.
I have a newer Dell laptop running WIN8 and have not tested this on any other version of Windows but:
My SGH-T999, CM10 and TreveE-Mod all work together flawlessly to give me a T-Mob upsell to WiFi hotspot message in my browser whether I change the User Agent or not. :crying::crying::crying:
Then I installed UltraSurf VPN on my laptop and my tethered speeds are AWESOME!! WITHOUT having to change my User Agent settings.
No need for Hotspot Shield or HideNinja.... no VPN setup on my phone, just UltraSurf on my puter and the tortoise has turned into a hare!
Totally Terrific Time Tethering Together Today and Tomorrow.... U GIT THE IDEAR! :good::good::good::good::good:
wwwDOTultrasurfDOTus/
This was originally created to help the Chinese surf safely to out of country sites and to help clear out all data from being retrieved should their system be forensically searched.
Hopefully this will work for you!
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I'll have to try that.
Thanks
It's working for me as I make this thread /post. Posting using my Galaxy Tab 2 running cyanogenmod 10+ while tethering from my s4 running stock /rooted NH7 w/stock NH7 bootloader and kernel.
Found this at HighOnAndroid.com (zedomax) there is a video at site if needed. Just downloaded two files and installed them (following directions on article ) did a reboot, activated TMO hotspot app, started working right away with no prompt from T-Mobile to sign up.
Profit.
Link to site http://highonandroid.com/android-ap...n-rooted-android-att-t-mobile-sprint-verizon/
Images to follow.
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Wow thanks. I'll give it a try.
Will sure try this, thank you
This has to be the easiest install, install two apk's and your done.
No script or setting changes and you use the native Tmobile app.
Pp.
It lets my laptop connect to the phone, but when I try to open a page, I get the T-mobile upsell page saying I have to pay to use T-Mobile hotspot.
jimmynguyen91 said:
It lets my laptop connect to the phone, but when I try to open a page, I get the T-mobile upsell page saying I have to pay to use T-Mobile hotspot.
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Try an https site like https://www.youtube.com
If you have google chrome you can easily download a user agent switcher and set it to android to get non https sites to work
tokenpoke said:
Try an https site like https://www.youtube.com
If you have google chrome you can easily download a user agent switcher and set it to android to get non https sites to work
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I tried going to the https website and it still does the same thing. When I connect to my phone on my laptop, it says the connection is limited.
I haven't been able to get this to work. I guess some people have different definitions of working wifi tether. Here is my situation. I have unlimited everything plan with the 3gb of tethering on the plan. Many many roms ago ( can't remember i am a flash a holic) I was able to use the wifi tether app with HideNinja VPN and it would mask the traffic and it not count towards my tethering quota. I didn't have use any user agent switching at all. Primarily I would use this tethering setup to update my MMO games since the LTE connection is way faster than my DSL. For this kind of activity user agent switching does not exist since its updating thru a program.
Also I would use XBMC tethered from my mac and it would not count against the tethering quota. There was never a sign in screen for me since tethering on TMobile. The problem I have now is that it no longer hides the tethering traffic. If I attempt to use vpn it does not surf to any site or connect to anything. Its like Tmobile is blocking all VPN. There was one rom that I had where I didn't need VPN but I would rather not go off stock because most roms are just too buggy. I would never forgive myself if I missed a call concerning my child due to the roms not being able to connect to a tower.
I mainly use it with my wifi tabs usually when we are traveling on the road, wifey likes to watch Netflix or Amazon prime while I drive down the highway.
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