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Anyone try foxfi wifi tether

On a unroofed phone?I'm on Verizon I have unlimited data and tether my s3 all the time. My fear is with this phone with a locked boot. And no root. Will apps like foxfi work? I know this is tmobile but Verizon is not out yet anybody test this I would love to know if you can wifi tether your tmobile phone without root. Thank you in advance for testing...

I have a couple of USB versions of tethering apps (ClockworkMod Tether and PdaNet) that I tested out on this device with 100% success. And I am not on the hot spot data plan. I personally only use it for times that I really need it (rarely). But I wanted to find out if it can be done through my current plan.
But SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, doesn't have its bootloader locked. Only the SIM usage on the device to be used other carriers is locked. But once we paid for the device outright, completing the contract, or cancel service & pay for the cancellation fee, T-Mobile will unlock the SIM usage on your device to use with other carriers. So yes, you can root SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, at anytime with no problem (as long as you follow instructions). Just that when there is an OTA update or Samsung Kies flash update we need to unroot it, stock ROM it, then take the OTA update or flash with Samsung Kies. Also if we need to get it repaired we need to reset the flash numbering too.
Bootloader locked is a different thing altogether. Despite that the bootloader is/will be locked in Verizion version of Note 2 I still believe that you can at least use the USB for tethering with ClockworkMod Tether that doesn't need a rooted device.
I do believe the community will find way/s around the bootloader being locked on Verizon's Note 2. But when is really the question.

JaguarXT said:
I have a couple of USB versions of tethering apps (ClockworkMod Tether and PdaNet) that I tested out on this device with 100% success. And I am not on the hot spot data plan. I personally only use it for times that I really need it (rarely). But I wanted to find out if it can be done through my current plan.
But SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, doesn't have its bootloader locked. Only the SIM usage on the device to other carriers is locked. But once we paid for the device outright, completing the contract, or cancellation fee, T-Mobile will unlock the SIM usage on your device to other carriers. So yes, you can root SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, at anytime with no problem (as long as you follow instructions). Just that when there is an OTA update we need to unroot it, stock ROM it, then take the OTA update. Also if we need to get it repaired we need to reset the flash numbering too.
Bootloader locked is a different thing altogether. Despite that the bootloader is/will be locked in Verizion version of Note 2 I still believe that you can at least use the USB for tethering with ClockworkMod Tether that doesn't need a rooted device.
I do believe the community will find way/s around the bootloader being locked on Verizon's Note 2. But when is really the question.
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I need the wifi tether without USB as I want to teher with iPad. Can you try this on your phone for me. App is called foxfi it's free

pospower said:
I need the wifi tether without USB as I want to teher with iPad. Can you try this on your phone for me. App is called foxfi it's free
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The WiFi tethering part I can't do that with this plan I have. Only through USB. If I went to their Hot Spot plan ($5 more) then yes I can. This is due to an app that they have running "Mobile HotSpot" (T-Mobile's own app). I believe if you freeze that app then, yes you can. I would also check with other ROMs for SGH-T889 (T-Mobile) Note 2 to see if the developer taken out or freeze that app. But this is due to that app and not because it is locked or unlocked. I really can't blame T-Mobile on this one. Unlimited data and WiFi tethering would easily get out of hand and cause the network to not function. Completely different from Verizon's tier system, where you paid for certain amount of data and you should, but don't, have whatever access to that data that you pay for.
Verizon has this fail safe with tethering usage on their end of LTE network. This is why people get warnings and kicked off from Verizon Wireless. Now Verizon has the tier system and charge per device on their network that both help in curving this issue. Again this due to the fail safe that Verizon put into their LTE network.

FoxFi doesn't support Jelly Bean.

pospower said:
I need the wifi tether without USB as I want to teher with iPad. Can you try this on your phone for me. App is called foxfi it's free
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On T-Mobile, if you freeze/uninstall the app Tethering Provision, you can use the wifi-hotspot with some caveats. 1, You can't start the app directly(It will crash). You can download a wifi widget from the market that will start the app no problems. 2, T-mobile current scans Http traffic for user agents. So if you use a desktop browser you'll get your traffic blocked. There are a couple of ways around this. Https works fine because it's encrypted. You can change your User agent to any non destop browser and it works fine. I found that xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or similar garbage works best because it doesn't cause sites to show up as mobile and T-Mobile wont block it. Or you can use Tor or anything else that will encrypt your traffic.
But seeing as you want to tether to your Ipad, It should work perfectly with no issues as of **NOW**

My foxfi works. I cant explain why. I am stock with root, and unlocked. My hotspot app comes up asking me to configure it, I simply ignore it and continue using foxfi.
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mdt73 said:
My foxfi works. I cant explain why. I am stock with root, and unlocked. My hotspot app comes up asking me to configure it, I simply ignore it and continue using foxfi.
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Is your foxfi still working? What's your android version? Thanks.

I have the tmobile note 2, unlocked, Android 4.1.1, it can hotspot using foxfi if I am using a Straight Talk at&t sim, but not with my tmobile sim.
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mowgie said:
I have the tmobile note 2, unlocked, Android 4.1.1, it can hotspot using foxfi if I am using a Straight Talk at&t sim, but not with my tmobile sim.
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That make me wonder: does anyone know of a carrier that sells "prepaid" or "metered" SIM with data plan? I will remove Verizon's SIM and stick it in instead only when I need wifi hospot. It should be cheaper than paying $30/month for the service or switching to Verizon's "Share Everything" from my current unlimited.

mdt73 said:
My foxfi works. I cant explain why. I am stock with root, and unlocked. My hotspot app comes up asking me to configure it, I simply ignore it and continue using foxfi.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
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I treid foxfi on my rooted sgh-t889 with stock OS. It appears to work (tried using other tether apps like wifi tether, turns on but didn't broadcast SSID) but to be quite honest i cant verify because i haven't enabled data on my plan yet!
Im prepaid so I'm waiting for then ext cycle before i can really be sure, but like i said and others apparently too, foxfi seems to be functional for what its worth on sgh-t889

I tried Foxfi today on my tzones plan using a AT&T Note 2 with T-mobile Service (unlocked the aws band), it seems to work fine.
Anyone use this app longterm on T-mobile and with T-zones?

[Q] After SIM Unlock, Tethering and Mobile Hotspot not Working

Hi,
I bought a Samsung Note 2 from T-mobile last year with the tethering service (paid). The tethering and mobile hotspot worked fine.
Now, I am in Asia, and so I requested for a SIM unlock code from T-mobile, and it doesn't work; even T-mobile gave up and asked me to pay one of those unlock companies to unlock, and then T-mobile will reimburse.
After researching online, most unlock companies require to revert back to T-mobile factory Android 4.1.1 ROM.
Then, I did so. But rather than paying for someone to unlock for me, I followed the instruction of some online post to bring up the debug screen to run "network initialliz" (right, weird spelling).
I successfully unlocked my phone to use a local SIM card; then, I did the software upgrade through the "about device" screen to Android 4.1.2; but then I am not able to use tethering and mobile hotspot.
When I check tethering, it just unchecks itself without any error message on the screen.
When I slide to turn on mobile hotspot, it just slides back to "off".
I have done factory reset, and wiping cache from the recovery screen. Nothing works.
Then, I brought my phone to the carrier shop to check the APN settings, and it is correct because the sale guy had a Note 2 with the same setting and it worked for him.
Then, I took my SIM card to try on my sister's S3, and both tethering and mobile hotspot work.
Any idea how I can fix it without rooting?
I don't mind doing something more technical (as I worked as a software engineer for a phone manufacturer before...flashing hundreds of phones there).
If I post at the wrong place, I apologize; and please let me know where to post.
Thanks in advance.

I have similar experiences. I use an app like Hotspot Control or Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot to enable it while I am traveling.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

sbmitschke said:
I have similar experiences. I use an app like Hotspot Control or Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot to enable it while I am traveling.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for your confirmation.
Did you unlock your phone through the hidden debug menu? Or an unlock company? Or with the unlock code from T-mobile?
T-mobile said that the way I unlocked "might" not unlock "deep enough".

SIM Unlock LG G Pad 8.3 VK810 Verizon to AT&T

I have been searching and cant seem to find anything... :/
I am trying to SIM Unlock my LG G Pad 8.3 Model VK810 that is Verizon and should come factory unlock I believe. I need this to be used on AT&T LTE which I have a sim card for and a tablet plan on the shared data plan.
It is on 4.2.2 baseband is m9615a-cefwtazm
I tried adding some ATT APN settings I found, but that did not help me. I think I need to Change it to GSM From CDMA somehow? I am not really sure. I can update and root if needed or whatever I need to do. I also have a samsung z3x box, but dont think it will work on the LG.
Any help would really help me out! Thank you in advance.

jaredlappa said:
I have been searching and cant seem to find anything... :/
I am trying to SIM Unlock my LG G Pad 8.3 Model VK810 that is Verizon and should come factory unlock I believe. I need this to be used on AT&T LTE which I have a sim card for and a tablet plan on the shared data plan.
It is on 4.2.2 baseband is m9615a-cefwtazm
I tried adding some ATT APN settings I found, but that did not help me. I think I need to Change it to GSM From CDMA somehow? I am not really sure. I can update and root if needed or whatever I need to do. I also have a samsung z3x box, but dont think it will work on the LG.
Any help would really help me out! Thank you in advance.
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As it seems you are comfortable messing with your APN settings that should be all you will need to do. The device is locked to specific wireless frequencies but luckily for you at &t uses the same LTE frequencies. You will need to have root access in order to write your APN settings though, check the forums for information on that. Finally make sure that the sim you have is compatible with your tablet data plan, and your APN settings should be as follows for mobile data only.
APN: BROADBAND
MCC: 310
MNC: 410

uprightbass360 said:
As it seems you are comfortable messing with your APN settings that should be all you will need to do. The device is locked to specific wireless frequencies but luckily for you at &t uses the same LTE frequencies. You will need to have root access in order to write your APN settings though, check the forums for information on that. Finally make sure that the sim you have is compatible with your tablet data plan, and your APN settings should be as follows for mobile data only.
APN: BROADBAND
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
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Happen to have a link for a Root tutorial and ROM that is good and stable for my Vk810? Will the V500 work with my pad?
I was looking at this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660676
Thank you.

jaredlappa said:
Happen to have a link for a Root tutorial and ROM that is good and stable for my Vk810? Will the V500 work with my pad?
I was looking at this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660676
Thank you.
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I do not, I am sure you will find something if you look around. The V500 and V510 methods are not compatible. There is a method for yours though along with a custom recovery in the works. You may even have a custom rom in the near future.
P.S. this topic belongs in Q/A and not development.

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I do not, I am sure you will find something if you look around. The V500 and V510 methods are not compatible. There is a method for yours though along with a custom recovery in the works. You may even have a custom rom in the near future.
P.S. this topic belongs in Q/A and not development.
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Why would it belong in Q/A? If I am having to root and unlock it or do custom recovery? Isn't that with development?
Sorry if I have posted in the wrong place.
Here is the link I found for Rooting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703825
From researching it looks like it will work with the VK810.
This was also newly released: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726707
But there are no custom roms that I have found yet.
So, I should Root this and then change the APN settings to what you told me and my ATT SIM would work?
Thank you!

jaredlappa said:
Why would it belong in Q/A? If I am having to root and unlock it or do custom recovery? Isn't that with development?
Sorry if I have posted in the wrong place.
Here is the link I found for Rooting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703825
From researching it looks like it will work with the VK810.
This was also newly released: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726707
But there are no custom roms that I have found yet.
So, I should Root this and then change the APN settings to what you told me and my ATT SIM would work?
Thank you!
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I haven't read much about i0root but it looks like it will work. Now the next part is not certain weather or not it will work, but I have seen tablets able to run on other networks that are unlocked. As long as Verizon did not implement any extra protection you should be able to use an at&t sim that is enabled for tablet data.
Once you are rooted go pick up es file explorer and navigate to /system/etc/apns-conf.xml . Make sure that before you change anything that you make a copy and name it something else so you can find it again if you have to go back. Open the file using the text editor. You can get rid of the other apns and just put your new one in there and give it a reboot. It should kick right on after you reboot. Good luck!

uprightbass360 said:
I haven't read much about i0root but it looks like it will work. Now the next part is not certain weather or not it will work, but I have seen tablets able to run on other networks that are unlocked. As long as Verizon did not implement any extra protection you should be able to use an at&t sim that is enabled for tablet data.
Once you are rooted go pick up es file explorer and navigate to /system/etc/apns-conf.xml . Make sure that before you change anything that you make a copy and name it something else so you can find it again if you have to go back. Open the file using the text editor. You can get rid of the other apns and just put your new one in there and give it a reboot. It should kick right on after you reboot. Good luck!
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I have an LG G PAD 8.3 VK810 Verizon that I am trying to root in order to SIM unlock from Verizon to ATT.
I have installed the Drivers packages here and it finds the drivers in USB Modes: Charge tablet and media sync fine, but when I go to Internet Connection mode and choose ethernet it can not find the following drivers: CDC ECM, CDC SERIAL, AND 3 THAT SAY LGE ANDROID PHONE.
Any ideas on how to get these drivers installed to try the next step? I tried to go ahead and run the iroot program but it can not find the device.
Thank you for the help.

I have installed a T-Mobile SIM card in my LG GPad 8.3 LTE so I could get the free gig of data they offer existing customers. It worked without rooting. All I did was add a new APN with the proper T-Mobile settings and I was able to surf. Did it right there at the T-Mobile store with the rep to verify it would work before I added the data line to my account.
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That's awesome. I love what tmobile is doing to the phone industry. I love their aggressive stance now on grabbing customers.
Sent from my Nexus 5

jlczl said:
I have installed a T-Mobile SIM card in my LG GPad 8.3 LTE so I could get the free gig of data they offer existing customers. It worked without rooting. All I did was add a new APN with the proper T-Mobile settings and I was able to surf. Did it right there at the T-Mobile store with the rep to verify it would work before I added the data line to my account.
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Thx for the tip. The tablet is set to LTE mode and since T-Mobile LTE has the same band with Verizon LTE. It definitely works on T-Mobile.
For AT&T, no luck even if rooted. I used Radio Switcher app to go to the Tablet Info in Testing Mode. But it displays error message "This application does not work on this device".

ttn1185 said:
Thx for the tip. The tablet is set to LTE mode and since T-Mobile LTE has the same band with Verizon LTE. It definitely works on T-Mobile.
For AT&T, no luck even if rooted. I used Radio Switcher app to go to the Tablet Info in Testing Mode. But it displays error message "This application does not work on this device".
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I rooted and popped in an AT&T sim card and it let's me put in the APN fine.
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Skizzy034 said:
I rooted and popped in an AT&T sim card and it let's me put in the APN fine.
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But that is not my problem. The tablet doesn't pick up AT&T signal

ttn1185 said:
But that is not my problem. The tablet doesn't pick up AT&T signal
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Easy...
Vk810 supports lte bands 4(aws) and 13 (700mhz block c), bands that Verizon uses
T-Mobile uses band 4 for lte mainly, will use band 2 (1900) and 12 (700 MHz block a) in the future as well. Vk810 will work on T-Mobile wherever tmobile has LTE right now (with band 4)
Att uses band 4, 2 (1900), 17(700mhz block b) and 30(2300mhz). Vk810 will only work on att if at uses band 4. If att only used band 2 in your area, your att phone (which supports band 2) will show LTE, but vk810 won't work
I don't know if there is a map showing which bands att uses in your area. There is a spectrum map showing who owns which band in which region, but no guarantee that att has active cell sites
http://specmap.sequence-omega.net

Tmobile sim on verizon g pad
jlczl said:
I have installed a T-Mobile SIM card in my LG GPad 8.3 LTE so I could get the free gig of data they offer existing customers. It worked without rooting. All I did was add a new APN with the proper T-Mobile settings and I was able to surf. Did it right there at the T-Mobile store with the rep to verify it would work before I added the data line to my account.
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How were you able to set up up the G Pad with the tmobile sim ? I went to the tmobile store and they were not able to get service running. What settings did you use ? Any help would be appreciated.

jlanderos93 said:
How were you able to set up up the G Pad with the tmobile sim ? I went to the tmobile store and they were not able to get service running. What settings did you use ? Any help would be appreciated.
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you need to insert sim, reboot device (it'll prompt you to)
then you need to add the t-mobile APNs to the device
the settings below should work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240233

paperWastage said:
you need to insert sim, reboot device (it'll prompt you to)
then you need to add the t-mobile APNs to the device
the settings below should work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240233
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I see people here say this tablet is unlocked. I rooted & inserted an at&t sim, but not working. It shows a greyed out singnal bar and a circle next to it. Then I edited build.prop ro.build.target_operator=VZN to OPEN. Now the circle is gone leaving a greyed out signal bar with small red x above it. I'm on 4.2.2. Can someone elaborate?

mrgj said:
I see people here say this tablet is unlocked. I rooted & inserted an at&t sim, but not working. It shows a greyed out singnal bar and a circle next to it. Then I edited build.prop ro.build.target_operator=VZN to OPEN. Now the circle is gone leaving a greyed out signal bar with small red x above it. I'm on 4.2.2. Can someone elaborate?
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what region/location are you in?
believe that circle = battery indicator, not network indicator.... full circle = 100% battery, otherwise not 100% battery

mrgj said:
I see people here say this tablet is unlocked. I rooted & inserted an at&t sim, but not working. It shows a greyed out singnal bar and a circle next to it. Then I edited build.prop ro.build.target_operator=VZN to OPEN. Now the circle is gone leaving a greyed out signal bar with small red x above it. I'm on 4.2.2. Can someone elaborate?
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I'm not sure if this works on at&t. Mine is working on T-Mobile. All I did was insert the T-Mobile SIM and APN settings for it to work.
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jlczl said:
I'm not sure if this works on at&t. Mine is working on T-Mobile. All I did was insert the T-Mobile SIM and APN settings for it to work.
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as I said before...
this device is unlocked... it accepts any SIMs, and works w/ any band 4/13 network
AT&T's network accept any device that's approved for GSM/LTE spec, and compatible with their band 2/4/17/30 network.
AT&T doesn't have band 4 everywhere.. for example, no band 4 in nyc region.... this device won't work on at&t in nyc

paperWastage said:
as I said before...
this device is unlocked... it accepts any SIMs, and works w/ any band 4/13 network
AT&T's network accept any device that's approved for GSM/LTE spec, and compatible with their band 2/4/17/30 network.
AT&T doesn't have band 4 everywhere.. for example, no band 4 in nyc region.... this device won't work on at&t in nyc
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LOL, I know it's unlocked. I'm using it on T-Mobile without a problem. And yes, I read your previous post. I was just answering what I personally know firsthand.
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[Q] help..no internet

Hey guys i bought a used note 3 off my buddy and unlocked it. Its originally an at&t phone but now im using tmobile sim card. making calls and wifi work but when i turn the wifi off i have no internet. Ive done a factory reset and still nothing.. can someone pls help

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818note3s said:
Hey guys i bought a used note 3 off my buddy and unlocked it. Its originally an at&t phone but now im using tmobile sim card. making calls and wifi work but when i turn the wifi off i have no internet. Ive done a factory reset and still nothing.. can someone pls help
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Perhaps you simply ran out of data with whatever plan you have on Tmobile.
Or perhaps you should call Tmobile and ask them why you have no data.
You need data to get internet without wifi.
What ever the problem is, it has nothing to
do with the fact that the phone is unlocked.

Set up apns? Stock they will only have att apn you'll need to manually add tmobile and select it

[Q] Enable Mobile Hotspot on Unlocked ATT Galaxy Note 2

We have a Galaxy Note 2 from ATT now. Just upgraded, so we're not using it. We want to take it to Europe to use as a phone and a hotspot for our computers on our trip. I've read that people do that with unlocked Androids and a European SIM.
I was able to unlock the phone with no problem using a data only T-Mobile SIM card in the process. The problem is that I can't turn the Mobile Hot Spot on. I've tried with the valid data only T-mobild SIM installed. When I try to turn the hotspot on, it says that either the network is not available, or there's an invalid SIM. I'm worried that it's the ATT restrictions on the phone that aren't going away even if the phone is unlocked, and there's a different SIM in place.
Does anyone know what we have to do to enable the hotspot, so that this phone can be used in Europe?
Thanks.

Try with wifix.apk

androidlabs said:
Try with wifix.apk
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Thanks. That looks like a good app to fix problems connecting to external wifi sources. However, I want my phone to BE the wifi source when in Europe. Still looking for a solution.

artbytes said:
Thanks. That looks like a good app to fix problems connecting to external wifi sources. However, I want my phone to BE the wifi source when in Europe. Still looking for a solution.
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Sorry my bad you should go for foxfi.apk to fix locked wifi and usb tetharing and its tested by me (if it doesn't work for u then there are several more apks. search). Good luck

artbytes said:
We have a Galaxy Note 2 from ATT now. Just upgraded, so we're not using it. We want to take it to Europe to use as a phone and a hotspot for our computers on our trip. I've read that people do that with unlocked Androids and a European SIM.
I was able to unlock the phone with no problem using a data only T-Mobile SIM card in the process. The problem is that I can't turn the Mobile Hot Spot on. I've tried with the valid data only T-mobild SIM installed. When I try to turn the hotspot on, it says that either the network is not available, or there's an invalid SIM. I'm worried that it's the ATT restrictions on the phone that aren't going away even if the phone is unlocked, and there's a different SIM in place.
Does anyone know what we have to do to enable the hotspot, so that this phone can be used in Europe?
Thanks.
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The thing that sticks out to me is that you actually need the correct Sim card that is provisioned for phone service.. I'm assuming this "data only sim" was provisioned for a tablet and therefore can't make any calls... the network unavailable message will show up even with no Sim installed and trying to enable a hotspot. You need a valid cell service in order to hotspot.

Hope Getting the Right SIM will do it.
getyroks said:
The thing that sticks out to me is that you actually need the correct Sim card that is provisioned for phone service.. I'm assuming this "data only sim" was provisioned for a tablet and therefore can't make any calls... the network unavailable message will show up even with no Sim installed and trying to enable a hotspot. You need a valid cell service in order to hotspot.
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Thanks. I hope that's what the problem is. It would make things simpler to be sure. I just didn't want to get there and then find out it wasn't going to work. In the meantime, I found my old Galaxy S 3. I managed to unlock it, root it, and install basic ROM. Thought maybe that would work, as well. I'll know by next week.