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I've recently upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S, and the hot spot worked just fine, I'd connect with my laptop, and get internet access. ( Stock ROM )
This time around, on my Galaxy S II, I can get my laptop to connect, but I can't get internet access...
My plan hasn't changed, just the phone.
I'm tempted to try a custom ROM to see if that will help... has anyone else seen anything like this? Thanks!
I tether everyday brother works great.First off are you rooted.If so go in to t.b and freez tether manager.golden after that my friend
From a glaxay better than yours.
Its not rooted, but neither was my regular galaxy S.
You gotta be rooted on this phone to tether for free. They blocked it on this one.
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TJBunch1228 said:
You gotta be rooted on this phone to tether for free. They blocked it on this one.
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Good to know. I find it odd that I can connect still, it seems like if it were a block, you wouldn't be able to get as far as connecting a device to it. It's also odd that the older galaxy S isn't blocking it.
I'll try it rooted, thanks.
I work at T-Mobile and customers tell me all the time that tethering and hotspot work for them without a plan. Usually it will let them access it for a while and then stop. I think they let you use it at first to see the advantage of using the service and get you hooked so you will add the paid feature.
I just found this but you have to be on the 5 or 10 gb plan www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-qu...ith-free-mobile-hotspot-from-Jan-25th_id26064
Just a quick question..
On a stock / light tweaked (Mr X's ROM) I was able to tether..
However, when I update to other ROm's like Zombie's I am unable to use Tether or Hotspot. (Giving me invalid sim/mobile data not available)
My Telus plan includes tether and would like to use it .. however it seems like I must be on a TELUS only rom to be able to use it??
Sighx said:
Just a quick question..
On a stock / light tweaked (Mr X's ROM) I was able to tether..
However, when I update to other ROm's like Zombie's I am unable to use Tether or Hotspot. (Giving me invalid sim/mobile data not available)
My Telus plan includes tether and would like to use it .. however it seems like I must be on a TELUS only rom to be able to use it??
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So long as you freeze tether manager with Titanium you should be fine. Perhaps you aren't able to do it on Zombie's because they didn't remove it from the ROM.
Tillman32 said:
Good to know. I find it odd that I can connect still, it seems like if it were a block, you wouldn't be able to get as far as connecting a device to it. It's also odd that the older galaxy S isn't blocking it.
I'll try it rooted, thanks.
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I mean it will launch the service, its technically an ad-hoc hotspot but it blocks certain ports that denies you acces to the WWW. I think all the new phones you have to pay for it or root, which is why the Vibrant didn't need to be rooted for you to use the tether service for free.
iLeopard said:
So long as you freeze tether manager with Titanium you should be fine. Perhaps you aren't able to do it on Zombie's because they didn't remove it from the ROM.
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This actually worked. Thank you!
Sighx said:
This actually worked. Thank you!
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Glad to hear
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So, I just got my S3 today and immediately rooted it. I mainly just want to tether wirelessly. I don't care to flash new ROMS just yet.
Anyway, before I froze the Sprint Hotspot app with Titanium, I opened up the app just to look around. On my old school Evo 4G it would always tell me I would need to activate the service to use the feature. I just used the free android tether.
I started it up and it is working? I tethered it to my iPad... Is this normal?
I didn't get a notice that it's a paid app or anything.
I checked my account, online, and it still shows wireless hotspot as an option to subscribe to, but it is not listed as part of my plan options.
I am wondering if I use it if Sprint is going to just add it to my bill. When I was with Tmobile I got EDGE data for free for 2 years because of some glitch... I lost it when I upgraded.
Maybe this is a similar glitch? Just wondering of this has happened to anyone else?
No, they can't just add it to your bill. It either works or doesn't work.
In your case, it must just be a favourable fluke that it is working, but I'll wager that eventually down the road you'll get the standard message about subscribing to a hotspot plan.
On a side note, have you tried FoxFi? It's a tether app that does not require root.
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LordLugard said:
No, they can't just add it to your bill. It either works or doesn't work.
In your case, it must just be a favourable fluke that it is working, but I'll wager that eventually down the road you'll get the standard message about subscribing to a hotspot plan.
On a side note, have you tried FoxFi? It's a tether app that does not require root.
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To add to this, you won't find FoxFi in the play store. Sprint took it off for all sprint users. Instead, you'll have to google FoxFi, find their website, and install the APK.
Just tried foxfi , could not get it to work on my sprint g3
LordLugard said:
No, they can't just add it to your bill. It either works or doesn't work.
In your case, it must just be a favourable fluke that it is working, but I'll wager that eventually down the road you'll get the standard message about subscribing to a hotspot plan.
On a side note, have you tried FoxFi? It's a tether app that does not require root.
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I just tried tethering on my stock non rooted Galaxy S III and it worked as well. I i don't have a subscription either so it makes me wonder if it works as a trial or something.
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FoxFi works perfectly fine on my Verizon GSIII and its completely stock.
JS_racer said:
Just tried foxfi , could not get it to work on my sprint g3
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works for both a friend and I on spring with a SGSIII
I tried both the Sprint Hotspot and FoxFi on my rooted stock Sprint Galaxy S3. Neither one worked.
this is what the cool kids are using for tethering lol. http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_2-pre1.apk set device profile for galaxy nexus(cdma and gsm both work) in the settings. foxfi sucks. its nice if u dont wanna root but if ur already rooted its pointless to waste ur time with it. someone had to say it.
billard412 said:
this is what the cool kids are using for tethering lol. http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_2-pre1.apk set device profile for galaxy nexus(cdma and gsm both work) in the settings. foxfi sucks. its nice if u dont wanna root but if ur already rooted its pointless to waste ur time with it. someone had to say it.[/QUOTE
Foxfi doesnt seem to work on unrooted Sprint phones
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evoer said:
Foxfi doesnt seem to work on unrooted Sprint phones
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I can CONFIRM that the current version of foxfi does not work on an unrooted Sprint SGS3. Also, the android-wifi-tether is not working, either, on a ROOTED Sprint SGS3 (LG2 - haven't tried it with LG8 release yet).
Sprint seems to be trying pretty hard to prevent its users from wifi tethering (without one of their wifi data plans).
On my current phone foxfi and the andorid tether app both act up. They let me connect for a while and then they just stop working. It may be the phone though. If I do usb tether though I can stay one for days.
I cant wait till I get my s3 next week though.
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On my current phone foxfi and the andorid tether app both act up. They let me connect for a while and then they just stop working. It may be the phone though. If I do usb tether though I can stay one for days.
I cant wait till I get my s3 next week though.
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I can't get WIFI to work at all, but USB tethering via Easytether works great.
Never tried foxfi unrooted but can confirm it doesn't work on my rooted phone. WiFi tether works just fine for me tho(on all modems: Len,lf9,lg2,lg8). I think the problems people are having is just because of the phone being new. I don't think iT has anything to do with sprint trying to block it.
billard412 said:
Never tried foxfi unrooted but can confirm it doesn't work on my rooted phone. WiFi tether works just fine for me tho(on all modems: Len,lf9,lg2,lg8). I think the problems people are having is just because of the phone being new. I don't think iT has anything to do with sprint trying to block it.
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FoxFi says on their site (right now!) ...
"*Support for the new Galaxy S3 and the new ICS update for Epic Touch are being worked on. Should be compatible soon in a future update."
My GS3 is not rooted yet. FoxFi didn't work ... neither Wifi, nor BlueTooth mode for Hotspot. BUT, the Sprint basic Hotspot is working even without me enabling it in my account. Hmmm.
Will try to root and try the google base wifi tether sometime soon.
tethering
Yeah the sprint app is working for me too and I don't have a tethering plan either.
Can I get your address to send you the bill?
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lol thats funny!
Naddict said:
Can I get your address to send you the bill?
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yousefak said:
To add to this, you won't find FoxFi in the play store. Sprint took it off for all sprint users. Instead, you'll have to google FoxFi, find their website, and install the APK.
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JS_racer said:
Just tried foxfi , could not get it to work on my sprint g3
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nerdydesi said:
FoxFi works perfectly fine on my Verizon GSIII and its completely stock.
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AlpineMan said:
I tried both the Sprint Hotspot and FoxFi on my rooted stock Sprint Galaxy S3. Neither one worked.
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foxfi doesn't work on sprint sgsIII...darn!
If you can't get the Wi-Fi tether app from the market to work...using gnex cdma, set your device profile to generic ics.
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So wifi tether isnt working for me and i went to the toggle for blazer 1.7 and pressed hotspot and it took me to the sprint hotspot, just wanted to know if i will be charged? shouldnt it of come with a " check to agree to terms" or something? or is the sprint hotspot hacked for blazer 1.7 ics domination?
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So wifi tether isnt working for me and i went to the toggle for blazer 1.7 and pressed hotspot and it took me to the sprint hotspot, just wanted to know if i will be charged? shouldnt it of come with a " check to agree to terms" or something? or is the sprint hotspot hacked for blazer 1.7 ics domination?
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you won't be charged.word on the street is if you just got the phone it will work for you for a while.then it will stop. they will not just add tha charge on. instead you will get a failure message. It will say something like registration error give it some time. unless of course they found a hack and included it w/ blazer but as far as I know they have not found a hotspot hack yet
isnt thier a hack though?
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isnt thier a hack though?
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to my knowledge not with this phone yet but I'm running cm10 so I can't say for sure. Think the WiFi tether app is the only thing workin for people runnin a tw based ROM right now
thanks for you help im still trying to get the free tether to work but its not working =(
khrizg35 said:
thanks for you help im still trying to get the free tether to work but its not working =(
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I assume your using this?
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
If so make sure device profile is samsung galaxy nexus CDMA or gsm dont matter.
No encryption. And uncheck the box at the bottom that says disable wake lock. Should work for ya
I was using wifi tether on my gs3 and had little luck getting it to work well. I'm on Blazer 1.6 currently.
Even foxfi wouldn't work.
The stock app worked for a few days, but Sprint gives it to you for free to get you to like it, then turns it off.
But today I searched for wifi tether in the play store (eventhough it was already installed on my phone) and noticed there was an available update. I updated and now there is an option for galaxy s3 in the device profile. It wouldn't work until I checked the box that says "wifi driver reload". Now it is finally working as well as it did on my evo 4g!
CM10 appears to be the only rom that actually solves the problem by unlocking the native sprint hotspot app.. all other roms still require a third party app and/or work around.
Yeah, tft is right. I'm on Blazer 1.7 and have to use an app called WiFi Tether but works fine.
See qbking66's videos on YouTube on how to do it, think that's where I found out how to do it.
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There's a new version 3.2 beta 1 with Galaxy S3 Support. I also select Routing Fix(dont know what it is but works).
Ok,
I've searched and can't find an answer to these questions. (Please point me there if I'm search challenged. I looked through 99 threads over the last two days but nothing seemed to deal with un rooted phones.)
I have a new nexus, upgraded from a Photon because my company (who provides the phone & service) implemented a new policy that bans rooted devices.
I had a custom ROM on the photon because it was abandoned for android updates. That wouldn't work and I wasn't willing to go back to gingerbread. So, I bought a Nexus on ebay.
The only thing left that I need root for is tether. I understand that foxfi works with no root, but only on ICS, not jellybean. In fact, the Foxfi website says to not upgrade to jelly bean.
No problem. ICS is fine. Except for the annoying prompts to update to JellyBean via OTA. Can I make this stop? If not, is there a tether option that works on an unrooted Nexus running jelly bean? These OTA update notifications are driving me insane.
Thanks for your help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24412053&postcount=334
How do I get to the system/app directory to put in the .apk from the link if I'm not rooted? I can't see it in es explorer, nor can I see it when I connect to the laptop.
I thought you had to be rooted to see that directory?
If you don't have your heart set on FoxFi I would suggest using "Hotspot Toggle Widget" by Fattin Hotspot Network.
It works like a charm on a stock device with JellyBean. No root necessary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fattin.togglewidget.hotspot
Neera said:
If you don't have your heart set on FoxFi I would suggest using "Hotspot Toggle Widget" by Fattin Hotspot Network.
It works like a charm on a stock device with JellyBean. No root necessary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fattin.togglewidget.hotspot
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Its just what I was familiar with, not hooked on it at all. Thanks so much. This solution will work just fine!
retailguy said:
Its just what I was familiar with, not hooked on it at all. Thanks so much. This solution will work just fine!
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You can also buy switcher pro. It has the ability to activate the tether feature without checking the subscription from the phone company. I've successfully used this for months with no issue and it works on both ICS and Jellybean.
Well Crap. I upgraded to jelly bean, and the fattin hotspot does NOT work. I get a message that I haven't subscribed to a data plan. I also can't use pdanet as I can't get into phone settings to turn USB debugging on without root.
I can't find a "switcher pro" in the appstore, is it possible it's "switch pro"? and are you sure it works without root? I'm a litte gunshy at the moment for obvious reasons.
thanks.
Hello Guys,
I am having WIFI Tether issues with any custom AOSP or AOKP rom. Installing a touchwiz related rom somehow resolves the tethering issues.
I've trying all the usual steps before installing a custom rom including wiping everything, factory reset and all that good stuff. But the native tether wont work on these roms. I tried the wifi tether apps in the app store but no success there.
However, what really gets to my nerves is that my daily driver is 4.1.2 liquid smooth rc7 version of the rom which i assume is based on aosp does allow wifi tether but only through the app in the app store. The native app continues to fail.
Someone once told me to install the wifi driver for the phone. Is that possible? If so how? By the way i am running a rogers s3 which is the at&t equivalent in US.
Also, just so you guys know, my other devices do pick up the wireless set up by my phone's tether, but it wont connect to it. password or not, it takes forever to connect and eventually fails.
Any advice?
gutlessmerc said:
Hello Guys,
I am having WIFI Tether issues with any custom AOSP or AOKP rom. Installing a touchwiz related rom somehow resolves the tethering issues.
I've trying all the usual steps before installing a custom rom including wiping everything, factory reset and all that good stuff. But the native tether wont work on these roms. I tried the wifi tether apps in the app store but no success there.
However, what really gets to my nerves is that my daily driver is 4.1.2 liquid smooth rc7 version of the rom which i assume is based on aosp does allow wifi tether but only through the app in the app store. The native app continues to fail.
Someone once told me to install the wifi driver for the phone. Is that possible? If so how? By the way i am running a rogers s3 which is the at&t equivalent in US.
Also, just so you guys know, my other devices do pick up the wireless set up by my phone's tether, but it wont connect to it. password or not, it takes forever to connect and eventually fails.
Any advice?
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If you carrier is Rogers, you need to make some mods to tether 4G (H+, 3G will work w/o mods). There's a post about it somewhere in Task's AOKP thread, which I believe a search should find it. Google can also help.
Same issue here, Rogers LTE tethering didn't work and tried to google and find the mods as posted.
couldn't find the mods.
Please advise.
BWolf56 said:
If you carrier is Rogers, you need to make some mods to tether 4G (H+, 3G will work w/o mods). There's a post about it somewhere in Task's AOKP thread, which I believe a search should find it. Google can also help.
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detdett said:
Same issue here, Rogers LTE tethering didn't work and tried to google and find the mods as posted.
couldn't find the mods.
Please advise.
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Took me 5min... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37174490&postcount=21220
Thanks
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Took me 5min... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37174490&postcount=21220
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Wow!!
Thank you sooooo soooo much. I spent hours trying to figure a way out to get the tethering to fix. This worked out super easily. You've honestly saved me hours i wouldve spent.
Thank you for persisting with the solution for us.
Cheers.
Yeah, Thanks for the link too
However I am not able to get LTE tethering speed
I am able to get LTE speed (10mbps+) on my S3, however the device that's using the tethering only able to get (~1mbps)
any idea?
gutlessmerc said:
Wow!!
Thank you sooooo soooo much. I spent hours trying to figure a way out to get the tethering to fix. This worked out super easily. You've honestly saved me hours i wouldve spent.
Thank you for persisting with the solution for us.
Cheers.
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Yeah, Thanks for the link too
However I am not able to get LTE tethering speed
I am able to get LTE speed (10mbps+) on my S3, however the device that's using the tethering only able to get (~1mbps)
any idea?
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It's dependent of the device receiving it. If it's too old or it's drivers are too old it won't get the speed it should. Also tethering shares the connection, therefor, you won't get full speed on the receiving device.
Could be so many things actually that's it's hard to troubleshoot.
Thanks for the quick reply,
However, I am using CM10.1 latest Nightlies 04/26.
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It's dependent of the device receiving it. If it's too old or it's drivers are too old it won't get the speed it should. Also tethering shares the connection, therefor, you won't get full speed on the receiving device.
Could be so many things actually that's it's hard to troubleshoot.
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Thanks for the quick reply,
However, I am using CM10.1 latest Nightlies 04/26.
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I think you got me wrong.
Your S3 doesn't really matter here as much as the device receiving the connection.
BWolf56 said:
I think you got me wrong.
Your S3 doesn't really matter here as much as the device receiving the connection.
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so what do you suggest in order to improve the data speed for the tethered device? or is there no way around this?
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so what do you suggest in order to improve the data speed for the tethered device? or is there no way around this?
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Like I said, it's dependent of so many things. First off, what device it receiving it? Is that device old? Are it's drivers up to date? Does it have a good reception/connectivity?
Did you try tethering to other devices?
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Like I said, it's dependent of so many things. First off, what device it receiving it? Is that device old? Are it's drivers up to date? Does it have a good reception/connectivity?
Did you try tethering to other devices?
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I use it to tether my HP Touchpad running Jellybean 4.1.2 developed my J.C. Sullins. Link
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I use it to tether my HP Touchpad running Jellybean 4.1.2 developed my J.C. Sullins. Link
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Did you try USB, WiFi and BT tethering? (test their respective speed)
oh, Sorry,
I am using my laptop with windows 7.
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I think you got me wrong.
Your S3 doesn't really matter here as much as the device receiving the connection.
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