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[Q] WiFi Tether enable or working app?

Hey all,
Does anyone have a wifi tethering app suggestion? or specific settings to set on a particular app to get wifi tethering working?
I'm rooted using MotoChopper. I tried WiFi Tether for Root Users and I can get the app to start just fine but my the network doesn't appear to be broadcasting as I can't see it on any other devices.
I can't use the built in hotspot feature because it's not enabled on my plan.
I understand it's early in the development stages for the SGS4 but just seeing if anyone has a workaround for the time being.
Thanks,
n64kps

n64kps said:
Hey all,
Does anyone have a wifi tethering app suggestion? or specific settings to set on a particular app to get wifi tethering working?
I'm rooted using MotoChopper. I tried WiFi Tether for Root Users and I can get the app to start just fine but my the network doesn't appear to be broadcasting as I can't see it on any other devices.
I can't use the built in hotspot feature because it's not enabled on my plan.
I understand it's early in the development stages for the SGS4 but just seeing if anyone has a workaround for the time being.
Thanks,
n64kps
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Some strings need to be edited in the framework to change where the traffic get directed to so T-Mobile doesn't see you are tethering. Then you will be able to use the native app/toggle.

n64kps said:
Hey all,
Does anyone have a wifi tethering app suggestion? or specific settings to set on a particular app to get wifi tethering working?
I'm rooted using MotoChopper. I tried WiFi Tether for Root Users and I can get the app to start just fine but my the network doesn't appear to be broadcasting as I can't see it on any other devices.
I can't use the built in hotspot feature because it's not enabled on my plan.
I understand it's early in the development stages for the SGS4 but just seeing if anyone has a workaround for the time being.
Thanks,
n64kps
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+1 - also hunting this feature - no foriegn devices on the network at the office, so tethering is my only option to get me some sweet sweet data to my laptop

or if u cant wait u can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063043

XeoNoX said:
or if u cant wait u can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063043
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any simple app suggestion?

Do you need "wifi" tethering?
If not, PDAnet for me via bluetooth and usb.

plexwang said:
any simple app suggestion?
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according to the OP in the following post this works http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266007&highlight=tether

try foxfi: http://foxfi.com

+1 for Foxfi, i have paid version and its good to go

nismo35 said:
+1 for Foxfi, i have paid version and its good to go
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does it provide free tethering? or are you on a tethering data plan?

Is it possible to redirect all tethered traffic through a VPN and therefore circumvent t-mobiles tether detection?
E.g. set up an SSH tunnel with port forwarding on the phone and then set your phone as a proxy server on your PC?
Or, if t-mobile only uses user-agent detection, can you simply use a VPN directly from your PC? As all traffic is then encrypted, t-mobile should no longer be able to identify its origin.

im on my unlimited plan, and the free version is limited to a small bandwidth limit. 8 bucks for the full version and no additional fees.

Wifi tether(Root) TrevE MOD

Hello, I just got my 'Note 3'(T-Mobile) and I'm trying to figure out the correct settings to use Wifi(root). Please someone help.

Kev_Vito said:
Hello, I just got my 'Note 3'(T-Mobile) and I'm trying to figure out the correct settings to use Wifi(root). Please someone help.
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It won't work. Only way is to use a UA spoofer for no slowdown or hide your vpn which will slow down data. Used to root right away just to use his wifi tether but heck I don't think that method has worked in months.

This is one of my biggest problem ATM. I need tether. Been using Wifi Tether TrevE Mod on GS3 and it work great. Keep posting we need a solution for this.

So I'm on the only one with this problem. .. I'm using Darthstalker ROM which has unrestricted native tethering. The only sites that work are Google and YouTube only works the rest just doesn't load or I get the "Oops!*Google*Chrome could not connect to___" message. Sigh....
Someone recommend to switch from lte to 4g-3g-E connection, but that didn't work for me.
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jp2dj1 said:
So I'm on the only one with this problem. .. I'm using Darthstalker ROM which has unrestricted native tethering. The only sites that work are Google and YouTube only works the rest just doesn't load or I get the "Oops!*Google*Chrome could not connect to___" message. Sigh....
Someone recommend to switch from lte to 4g-3g-E connection, but that didn't work for me.
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I mentioned this twice yesterday that after I flashed Darthstalker I could only visit a couple of websites whereas before I could go anywhere. I tried everything but had to go back to stock. You can have unlimited tethering using one of two methods, either just use native tethering and use UA Spoofer extension with chrome browser set to Safari or pay for PDA Net and set it to level 1 hiding usage.
If you decide to pay for PDA Net then you can stay with Darthstalker rom, go ahead and try it out for free before you buy it. Remember if you go the spoofer way then websites will not see you as Chrome, doesn't affect me at all since they format correctly and Netflix works. Unlimited tethering either way. I have paid app Klink Red Edition which did this for me with previous phones but it stopped working fyi.

Im currently using the US spoofer on the google chrome on my desktop, but there has to be a way to get full tether unlock with out throtling from TMobile.
I use to do it all the time and tether my PS3 and XBOX 360 back when I had Sprint and back when they had WiMax 4G on there phones.
TMobile must have some technology on there end that throttles on the server side so the hacking cant be done on the device end it sounds like.

Thanks everyone for the effort, I guess it's time just to suck it up and face the facts thar TreVe mod is a no-go on the Note 3. I'm just going to stick to using the US spoofer.

shaungregg said:
It won't work. Only way is to use a UA spoofer for no slowdown or hide your vpn which will slow down data. Used to root right away just to use his wifi tether but heck I don't think that method has worked in months.
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Why are so many people asking for tethering stuff? Doesn't tmobile allow tethering? At least they do for me. They also seem to allow me to go WAY over the 2.5gb of 4g. I have never gotten throttled...ever. And I usually hit ~5gb a month. I love tmobile

I'll be getting a tmobile note 3 on tomorrow. Do I need to root in order to enable tethering (using the spoofer) or can I just activate the native tethering app (without rooting) and then set the spoofer in chrome. Right now, I have tethering on my Note 2 but it involved me having to root the phone and then using trevmod wifi tether. Even then, I still have to set up the spoof in Chrome.

I'm on stock but rooted ROM. Don't TrevE mod set up on mine yet, but you folks saying you can just use a UA Spoofer, are you talking about with TrevE mod or just the native hotspot? I tried the stock tethering using Chrome User Agent Spoofer, but still I got the up sell page... which is why I'm confused...

thetruth1983 said:
I'll be getting a tmobile note 3 on tomorrow. Do I need to root in order to enable tethering (using the spoofer) or can I just activate the native tethering app (without rooting) and then set the spoofer in chrome. Right now, I have tethering on my Note 2 but it involved me having to root the phone and then using trevmod wifi tether. Even then, I still have to set up the spoof in Chrome.
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You don't need root.
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aooga said:
Why are so many people asking for tethering stuff? Doesn't tmobile allow tethering? At least they do for me. They also seem to allow me to go WAY over the 2.5gb of 4g. I have never gotten throttled...ever. And I usually hit ~5gb a month. I love tmobile
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Your right they are great, they don't charge for roaming or going over your tethering limit but only state they may throttle data. Thing is they can throttle your regular data non tethered unless your on the truly 100% unlimited data, I use 100's of gigs a month the majority tethered so its people like me that are more likely to get throttled lol.

shaungregg said:
You don't need root.
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What UA Spoofer plugin do you use in Chrome? There are several and I think I may not be using a good one. I constantly get the upsell page...

XooLoo said:
I'm on stock but rooted ROM. Don't TrevE mod set up on mine yet, but you folks saying you can just use a UA Spoofer, are you talking about with TrevE mod or just the native hotspot? I tried the stock tethering using Chrome User Agent Spoofer, but still I got the up sell page... which is why I'm confused...
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Native hotspot plus UA Spoofer in Chrome or try Pda Net trial. Some times you need to play around a little with the spoof settings using different spoofs until you stop seeing the upsell. As long as you have a plan that includes the free 500mb tethering otherwise your native app may not be live, in that case try PdaNet. I'm on a simple choice family plan with two lines and I upgraded my data to truly unlimited for $20 more a month to avoid any throttling issues. The last time I got TrevE to work it was so slow it became unuseable, this was back on my S4. I believe it has problems on most devices for a couple of months now on at least Sprint and T-Mobile that I know of.
My daughter can make a wifi hotspot with her iPhone 5 and she uses her laptop with the spoofer no problems, my laptop won't connect to hotspot so I am tethering via usb on my Note 3 but I think its a problem with my laptop antenna or something. Still we are both tethering day and night since our phones are our only internet connections at home, we don't have cable since we stream Netflix and I download my favorite shows and movies.

Anyone get VPN working? Mine stops routing when I connect.

Sadly, the built in tether does not work if you are on the $30 prepaid plan. Any advice?

ajolly said:
Sadly, the built in tether does not work if you are on the $30 prepaid plan. Any advice?
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It may now: http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mob...plans-domestic-data-roaming-also-now-included

XooLoo said:
It may now: http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mob...plans-domestic-data-roaming-also-now-included
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Sadly, that's for a different plan. I'm on the prepaid, $30 a month, 5gig of 4g data, unlimited 3g data, 100 minutes, unlimited text messages.

Not working ??
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Hi. I have the $30 prepaid plan (100min talk, 5GB data and unlimited text) I should be able to get 100Mb data via mobile hot spot but it does not seem to work properly. I am able to connect a device via hot spot but that's it. No data is transmitted. My account says I have used 0 of my hot spot data. Any ideas? Thanks!
EDIT: I just came back from my local Tmoble store and the salesperson there told me that there is no tethering allowed with my current plan. I would need to pay $15 extra per month and the tethering data would come off my 5GB data. That sound right? I guess that is still not too bad as a regular plan is $60 per month instead of the $45 I would now have to pay. Any thoughts?

mscion said:
Hi. I have the $30 prepaid plan (100min talk, 5GB data and unlimited text) I should be able to get 100Mb data via mobile hot spot but it does not seem to work properly. I am able to connect a device via hot spot but that's it. No data is transmitted. My account says I have used 0 of my hot spot data. Any ideas? Thanks!
EDIT: I just came back from my local Tmoble store and the salesperson there told me that there is no tethering allowed with my current plan. I would need to pay $15 extra per month and the tethering data would come off my 5GB data. That sound right? I guess that is still not too bad as a regular plan is $60 per month instead of the $45 I would now have to pay. Any thoughts?
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I used the tethering add-on for $15 quite a while back, and it took data from the 5gb. There doesn't seem to be any special allotment on the $30 plan like there is for other plans. I also was never able to gain access the 100mb that I had read comes with the plan for free. All tethering does seem to be blocked on this particular plan until you either add the $15 add-on option, or you root and install a 3rd party program that will enable tethering.

[Q] Tmobile Galaxy S4 Mobile Hotspot

Sup Guys, so I recently I rooted my phone thinking that I could find a fully working way that would let me get free wifi hotspot from tmobile. I have the 4G Nation Unlimited data plan which is supposed to give me 2.5 GB of Hotspot but it doesn't. So I called and asked tmobile and they said I can't this service cause I have "Grandfather Plan" so I have to upgrade my plan, which I'm not willing to do.
Anyways, does anyone know a hack that would let me bypass the wifi hotspot plan verification thing?
*I want to connect my Ipod touch 5th gen to the wifi

You need a vpn.
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elesbb said:
You need a vpn.
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I'm kinda new to this? What is a VPN exactly and I heard that it slows down speed.
Oh and my hotspot doesn't even turn on because it says I don't have the wireless hotspot plan.

arin777 said:
I'm kinda new to this? What is a VPN exactly and I heard that it slows down speed.
Oh and my hotspot doesn't even turn on because it says I don't have the wireless hotspot plan.
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You'll need to use the Root method for enabling hotspot or download a custom ROM with native hotspot enabled. And only the free VPNs slow your speed. If you pay for a VPN then its not slowed (usually costs around 3 bucks a month for the VPN) A vpn will be the only way to get the itouch working as i don't think you are able to change the User Agent of the Safari browser on the itouch.
And Google will give you more and faster answers then waiting for a reply on here if you don't know what a VPN or User Agent is

elesbb said:
You'll need to use the Root method for enabling hotspot or download a custom ROM with native hotspot enabled. And only the free VPNs slow your speed. If you pay for a VPN then its not slowed (usually costs around 3 bucks a month for the VPN) A vpn will be the only way to get the itouch working as i don't think you are able to change the User Agent of the Safari browser on the itouch.
And Google will give you more and faster answers then waiting for a reply on here if you don't know what a VPN or User Agent is
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A custom ROM would takeout t mobiles hotspot agent out right? If I got a custom ROM do I still need to use a VPN to access the internet?

arin777 said:
A custom ROM would takeout t mobiles hotspot agent out right? If I got a custom ROM do I still need to use a VPN to access the internet?
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User agent checking is done on the T-Mobile's servers when they receive the data. Its impossible to stop that without a VPN. So you would still need the VPN to bypass that.

elesbb said:
User agent checking is done on the T-Mobile's servers when they receive the data. Its impossible to stop that without a VPN. So you would still need the VPN to bypass that.
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Oh, okay thx. Do you any custom ROMs that would help me? and can you please give me instruction of how to install it.

Moved to Q&A.

Just download "Wi-Fi tether router" it's $2 in the play store. It's the only working app that does hotspot through data rather than the hotspot plan. Or use a custom rom with a hacked hotspot built in.
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arin777 said:
Sup Guys, so I recently I rooted my phone thinking that I could find a fully working way that would let me get free wifi hotspot from tmobile. I have the 4G Nation Unlimited data plan which is supposed to give me 2.5 GB of Hotspot but it doesn't. So I called and asked tmobile and they said I can't this service cause I have "Grandfather Plan" so I have to upgrade my plan, which I'm not willing to do.
Anyways, does anyone know a hack that would let me bypass the wifi hotspot plan verification thing?
*I want to connect my Ipod touch 5th gen to the wifi
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Flash a ROM that has it bypassed, like Fenny's stock kitkat ROM. Tethering works fine for me on it.

legato89 said:
Flash a ROM that has it bypassed, like Fenny's stock kitkat ROM. Tethering works fine for me on it.
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What he said. :thumbup:
Pp.
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Nickdroid86 said:
Just download "Wi-Fi tether router" it's $2 in the play store. It's the only working app that does hotspot through data rather than the hotspot plan. Or use a custom rom with a hacked hotspot built in.
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Thanks, the app actually works

It's a hidden gem I found that will solve a TON of hotspot issues and all you have to do is be rooted.
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[Q] How to use WiFi tether for free on my sprint S3??

My phone is the Samsung galaxy S3 running on kitkat 4.4.2 I believe and is there any WiFi tethering methods that currently work out there? excluding Foxfi or Pdanet+ been using the USB tethering method for a while and I really need the tethering to work off of my device. Any and all help is MUCH appreciated!

Superdude1534 said:
My phone is the Samsung galaxy S3 running on kitkat 4.4.2 I believe and is there any WiFi tethering methods that currently work out there? excluding Foxfi or Pdanet+ been using the USB tethering method for a while and I really need the tethering to work off of my device. Any and all help is MUCH appreciated!
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After I installed a custom ROM all my hotspots are free. IDK on stock, though.

Superdude1534 said:
My phone is the Samsung galaxy S3 running on kitkat 4.4.2 I believe and is there any WiFi tethering methods that currently work out there? excluding Foxfi or Pdanet+ been using the USB tethering method for a while and I really need the tethering to work off of my device. Any and all help is MUCH appreciated!
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Depends on firmware version. For nd8 there is an nd8 hotspot mod that enables the stock hotspot. But also the app WiFi Tether Router in the play store works on stock rooted. Its a paid app (like 3 bucks I think) but its the only one that works.

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My phone is the Samsung galaxy S3 running on kitkat 4.4.2 I believe and is there any WiFi tethering methods that currently work out there? excluding Foxfi or Pdanet+ been using the USB tethering method for a while and I really need the tethering to work off of my device. Any and all help is MUCH appreciated!
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if you want to use the stock hotspot/tether option with out having to pay for the subscription service on an UNLIMITED DATA PLAN (smh!)
open phone dialer
dial ##DATA (3282)
select edit
scroll to the bottom and select more
scroll to bottom select APN settings
then select the apn setting that has the green dot on the right
scroll down till u see APN TYPE
and add ,dun and select ok then wait for your network to reset if it doesn't then just cycle the airplane mode and it will reset the tower
then turn your hotspot onthrough the settings/hotspot menu....no need for 3rd party apps....
some ppl said they had to repeat them steps after power cycling there phone the setting reset to default and after doing a prl update
so dont power cycle or do any prl/system update till ur done tethering
i had no issues i added the special word and it stayed iand i update my prl daily as i drive all over the place
enjoy
p.s. DONT FORGET to put that pesky comma in there

Verizon Wireless hotspot app

On my Note 5 there was an app in the Verizon folder that was a wireless hotspot app.
I kept it on my home screen because I used it quite a bit.
It is gone from the folder now, and I do not see it in the play store.
Anyone know a way I can get the APK from another phone ?

The app is gone. The functionality is now baked into the OS.
Go into your settings. There should be an option for Mobile Hotspot and Tethering. You can set it up from there. There is also a toggle in the notification pull down to turn on and off.

Yea I saw that. I tried to install the apk I got from a couple of other phones but they were only updates. Is there a way to roll back all the updates so I can get the original apk?
Could I get the apk from someone who has a fresh install of an OS and not updated it yet??

Not gonna work man. Your on marshmallow

Quick settings in the pulldown bar has a hotspot toggle, works perfectly for ONE TOUCH hotspot on/off. If I sound excited it's because I used to be on AT&T and they oddly neutered their phones and took the hotspot toggle out of quick settings, and I couldn't find a hotspot toggle app which worked, I tried dozens of them. You had to actually go into settings, then into mobile hotspot, then click the hotspot, then toggle the on button, then click past the wifi will be turned off nag screen, then exit out of settings. So having one click toggle for hotspot is pretty awesome.

Could anyone confirm that this works regardless of the "Mobile Hotspot" feature code on your account? I'm thinking of buying the Note 7, and might avoid rooting it (at least for now) so I can keep Samsung Pay, but I need tethering to work...
I have an former-Alltel plan w/ unlimited data, which never worked with the baked-in "Mobile Hotspot" on my Samsung Note 3 without root+Xposed+XTether. (XTether caused the hotspot feature to avoid the "entitlement check" that usually occurred).

pcjabber said:
Could anyone confirm that this works regardless of the "Mobile Hotspot" feature code on your account? I'm thinking of buying the Note 7, and might avoid rooting it (at least for now) so I can keep Samsung Pay, but I need tethering to work...
I have an former-Alltel plan w/ unlimited data, which never worked with the baked-in "Mobile Hotspot" on my Samsung Note 3 without root+Xposed+XTether. (XTether caused the hotspot feature to avoid the "entitlement check" that usually occurred).
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Use foxfi for tethering

tman873 said:
Use foxfi for tethering
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Yep...FoxFi is the best. Especially for UDP subscribers.

tman873 said:
Use foxfi for tethering
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got556 said:
Yep...FoxFi is the best. Especially for UDP subscribers.
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Do you guys not get a weird warning once FoxFi is installed?

After reading this thread I downloaded Foxfi, since hotspot is the only reason I've rooted my phones for years.
The app worked great, and I was able to use my PDANet serial number from 2010 (for my Windows Mobile Moto Q) so I didn't have to pay for it!

Mibuix0r said:
Do you guys not get a weird warning once FoxFi is installed?
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Yes, that's because FoxFi has to trick the system to turn on Tethering even if you don't have it in your plan.

sebastianraven said:
Yes, that's because FoxFi has to trick the system to turn on Tethering even if you don't have it in your plan.
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I found out it was actually do to a user certificate it installs for the VPN, you can either move it manually to the system location or use a program like this to moved it automatically https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.zertman&hl=en