[Q] Hotspot on unlimited? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Anyone figure out a way to enable WiFi hotspot on unlimted data? The one thing I miss from my SIII and Cyanogen.

Foxfi, Bluetooth connection as of now...
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RiNo808 said:
Foxfi, Bluetooth connection as of now...
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The Pda net tablet app says it doesn't work with 4.4 due to a bug. Just tried it, and that does seem to be the case.

Will you get a letter from att warning you that you can't do this?
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trant01 said:
Will you get a letter from att warning you that you can't do this?
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no you wont but just be careful with using it too often because you technically are not paying for hotspot access.

trant01 said:
Will you get a letter from att warning you that you can't do this?
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I've used the HotSpot on Cyanogen for 4.5 years, never got a single comment. Then again, I only used <1GB/mo on it, so I didn't abuse it.

Are there any other options besides foxfi? Looks like the app hasn't been updated for over a year
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Wifi tether for tmobile galaxy s4?

Hi guys! I just got my galaxy s4 yesterday. I rooted it, and I got wifi tether on the device. It didn't work, and I was wondering if it was the app's problem for not having support for gs4, or tmobioe blocking any tethering action for people with no hotspot plan, or that I just have the settings wrong. Can anyone help me? Thank you!
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Maybe it's a carrier thingy, my friend's iPhone 5 can't enable hotspot... Anyway check if you have correct APN.
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How do I change APN, and what does it do?
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APN is the 3G\4G configuration.
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sungm64 said:
How do I change APN, and what does it do?
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The first is my 3G config.
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How do I change APN, and what does it do?
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Changing the APN (Access Point Name) won't make tethering "work". There are strings in the framework that need to be modified for it to work without getting cut off. Believe me I know, I had the fix in my ROM for the Note 2. The guy above is posting from outside the USA/T-Mobile with an Xperia lol.
Ohhh okay. So no way until someone makes a rom that can breai away from tmobile stuff?
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KillaHurtz said:
Changing the APN (Access Point Name) won't make tethering "work". There are strings in the framework that need to be modified for it to work without getting cut off. Believe me I know, I had the fix in my ROM for the Note 2. The guy above is posting from outside the USA/T-Mobile with an Xperia lol.
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I had used APN backup & restore on both S3 and Note 2. Hopefully, its dev will be able to setup an APN that will work with the S$.
Note - it will only work on 3/4 G, so you would loose LTE after restoring modified tethering APN, so you would have to backup the LTE APN and then restore it when you want to go back to using LTE.
There is no unlimited mobile hotspot yet, until then, you can call T-Mobile and they have free tethering for up to 500Mb until someone can unlock it for us.
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As I said it's as simple as modifying a few strings in a framework apk.
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Thread closed this information in the op is not correct
How can I do that? Any instruction for a newbie?
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Not for noobs. I will make a flashable .zip when I have some freetime.
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Ohh okay.
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Same problem without rooting
Guys,
I just bought the At&t version of S4, got an unlock code for Sim and put in the nano T-mobile sim, all was good, got 4G internet from T-mobile and made calls. Tried to turn on my hotspot feature from the phone itself because T-mobile hotspot is free up to a limit.
Was not able to turn it on, it kept going to the off position with the error "MOBILE DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE OR INVALID SIM".
Of course I had my wifi connection off and had 4G connection from T-mobile. Got off with t-mobile customer service and got their APN settings, was nothing to change.
Yet my own samsung hotspot feature doesn't turn on. I think samsung has turned off this feature in US versions of S4, so even if you root, you wouldn't be able to get hotspot on.
At least that is my two sense on this matter. IF any body knows how to rectify this issue, please help.
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Guys,
I just bought the At&t version of S4, got an unlock code for Sim and put in the nano T-mobile sim, all was good, got 4G internet from T-mobile and made calls. Tried to turn on my hotspot feature from the phone itself because T-mobile hotspot is free up to a limit.
Was not able to turn it on, it kept going to the off position with the error "MOBILE DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE OR INVALID SIM".
Of course I had my wifi connection off and had 4G connection from T-mobile. Got off with t-mobile customer service and got their APN settings, was nothing to change.
Yet my own samsung hotspot feature doesn't turn on. I think samsung has turned off this feature in US versions of S4, so even if you root, you wouldn't be able to get hotspot on.
At least that is my two sense on this matter. IF any body knows how to rectify this issue, please help.
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It's saying invalid, because the strings in the framework point to an AT&T APN. Once again.....the strings will need to be changed for this to work.
I know that this method works with any plan, because I had the android preferred (5gb no tethering for $20) and now have the truly unlimited; and the method I speak of works on both.
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Not for noobs. I will make a flashable .zip when I have some freetime.
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THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! :laugh:
I'm dying without unlimited tethering.
Makes me want to go back to my tmo gs2 :/
maguin4 said:
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! :laugh:
I'm dying without unlimited tethering.
Makes me want to go back to my tmo gs2 :/
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Ditto
And - Thanks Killa for the time investment when you do make that zip.
dtrwos said:
Ditto
And - Thanks Killa for the time investment when you do make that zip.
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Yes pleaseeeeee. I am tired of switching my sim to my S3 to tether. Cant wait for the zip
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Not for noobs. I will make a flashable .zip when I have some freetime.
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Hey were you able to make the zip?

[Q] How to tether without tmobile finding out

I'm on the DARTHSTALKER S4 rom and i love it. Tethering works perfectly fine but when i use the mobile hotspot. I check my T Mobile account and it shows that I've been using the hotspot. Once I got to 400 MB T Mobile sent me a message to upgrade if i wanted to tether. Is there any way I can tether without being caught?
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I'm on the DARTHSTALKER S4 rom and i love it. Tethering works perfectly fine but when i use the mobile hotspot. I check my T Mobile account and it shows that I've been using the hotspot. Once I got to 400 MB T Mobile sent me a message to upgrade if i wanted to tether. Is there any way I can tether without being caught?
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Change your User Agent string on your computer.
how come i dont have that hotspot section in my app?
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how come i dont have that hotspot section in my app?
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I dont have ot either. I installed mine off of the play store. I would like to figure out how to check my hotspot usage to help me figure out a work around
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Use Chrome browser
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tech7 said:
Use Chrome browser
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Thanks for the suggestion
I just tried that. They still dont include hotspot usage. Very strange. I searched around on the websit from the pc for a while also. Cant find it any where.
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electricjelly said:
Thanks for the suggestion
I just tried that. They still dont include hotspot usage. Very strange. I searched around on the websit from the pc for a while also. Cant find it any where.
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That means that you don't have a tethering plan. If you can tether w/o the tethering plan then you should be fine.
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i think alot of the plans come with Tethering (but limited to the amount of data you get before throttling). Only one of the new plans (unlimited data) didnt have tethering built in in my recollection.
in addition to the already mentioned. i read in other threads that you need to use the toggle from the pulldown menu to activate hotspot, otherwise you get the upgrade screen. personally ive always only used the toggle from the pulldown to activate my tether and never received the upgrade screen.
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That means that you don't have a tethering plan. If you can tether w/o the tethering plan then you should be fine.
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I have an unlimited plan that includes tethering and i dont get that hotspot section in my app
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CM 10.1's native tethering app runs with no problems.
blackknightavalon said:
CM 10.1's native tethering app runs with no problems.
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no problem meaning that tmobile doesnt notice that you tether?
getiq said:
no problem meaning that tmobile doesnt notice that you tether?
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No, they don't notice.
blackknightavalon said:
No, they don't notice.
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If you are on the unlimited plan, or any plan that does NOT have tethering included, you will be noticed. You have a grace data allotment of i believe 200MB then you are shut off. There are ways around it and Google will tell you those ways
Why is everyone so concerned....
Theres a well known root tether setup for all galaxys called "trevemod tether" with a tutorial in the general sectio for many phones also requires using hot spot shield vpn app .So tether plan or not , you can get away with tethering the data u pay for to any device...
It hides and blocks what u tether to, thus making tmo think your just using a whole lot of extra bandwidth on your device
ROOT is required.
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Maybe it is just me, but does anyone else get irritated by people that want to steal bandwidth? Someone has to pay. Maybe people should pay for the features they desire.
Thanks
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CM 10.1's native tethering app runs with no problems.
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Thanks for the info
jcbofkc said:
Maybe it is just me, but does anyone else get irritated by people that want to steal bandwidth? Someone has to pay. Maybe people should pay for the features they desire.
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Absolutely... I'll make a reasonable effort to be reasonable... I called them and asked to pay for tethering to go with my unlimited data plan... so I can watch some netflix on my phone when I'm away on business. I figured an extra $30 would be fair. They don't offer anything like that... although... they charge $10/MB for roaming data in Canada, so... I won't die of guilt.
Besides, as I'm fond of saying... we can't all beat the system heh heh! :laugh::laugh::laugh: You're right... someone has to pay. Someone not smart enough to figure out how to get a discount. peace bro.
uhhh we already pay for the data service and the hardware and the os which has it built in. there's nothing to feel bad about. I've used 70gb data in a month with sprint and they didn't complain

Free 2.5 GB tethering

Yes, you read it right!
I stopped by a T-mo store today to look for a case for my wife's phone
and I know very well the sales person.
He told me that T-mo replaced the free 500 MB tether (on Unlimited data plan),
with free 2.5 GB without any additional fees !!!!
He changed that option on the spot for me.
You can do that yourself on T-mo website, or just walk in the store like I did.
Enjoy!:good:
Is this everywhere? I'm currently on 500mb data plan that slows down afterwards. Would I be eligible?
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Okay nvm.... Just realized I'm not eligible. Sorry for double post.
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Thanks for the heads up buddy. I just went into my account online and made the changes on 2 of my 4 lines that have truly unlimited data.
This is very nice of tmobile. Now I have 2.5gb of tethering rather than 500mb on my truly unlimited plans at no extra cost.
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Started the 11th I think.... http://bit.ly/15UGrZA
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I find no use for tethering since I cant tethered to my ps3 :banghead::thumbdown:
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Galaxysm said:
I find no use for tethering since I cant tethered to my ps3 :banghead::thumbdown:
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Why cant u tether to your ps3..I do it all the time and play online
jbarrandey1 said:
Why cant u tether to your ps3..I do it all the time and play online
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no wonder I am lagging so much while on multyplayer
jijus said:
no wonder I am lagging so much while on multyplayer
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You are not lagging bc of me...I am on 4G lte with constant over 30mps down and 20mps up
T-Mobile isn't perfect but damn it it's the best. Why is Sprint still ahead of tmo?
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md1008 said:
T-Mobile isn't perfect but damn it it's the best. Why is Sprint still ahead of tmo?
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THANKS for the heads up.. went and upgraded mine to 2.5.. :good:
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Why cant u tether to your ps3..I do it all the time and play online
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How do u do it? ....u have more gigs in tethering?
Just upgraded to 2.5gb ^.^...
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this has been out for a while now T-Mobile changed this back in like the beginning of the summer I think. Its for anyone on unlimited data they are being nice and giving us 2.5 mb to tether. Use it or not T-Mobile is looking out enjoy everyone...
Edit: fyi there are also non rooted methods of tethering whether or not you have unlimited data.
If u have the hotspot on your account the ps3 will be able to pick up the tether and use the data.. Just not when u don't have the hotspot on ur account and ur doing a hacked tether to use ur unlimited data it won't work.. I'm connected to the ps3 network now.. 2.5 should be enough for multi-player... I hope
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ezsoulja said:
If u have the hotspot on your account the ps3 will be able to pick up the tether and use the data.. Just not when u don't have the hotspot on ur account and ur doing a hacked tether to use ur unlimited data it won't work.. I'm connected to the ps3 network now.. 2.5 should be enough for multi-player... I hope
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Thanks should try :b
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I actually found out by logging in to my . tmobile . com and saw it was part of my plan. I was surprised that they are that generous. I never even used up the 500mb they used to give for free so 2.5 GB is really great I can tether all the time now.
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Not available if you're on the classic unlimited plan.
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Not available to me. They said you've got to associate your social to the account in order to get that hotspot option. I'm on the unlimited but prepaid one. Apparently even though I'm paying the same monthly, unless I give my social security number, I won't be getting any hotspot allotment. =/
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I get free unlimited hot spot as my phone is rooted and using a custom rom that has tethering unblocked. So I don't see what the big deal is anyone can install a custom ROM with a rooted phone and get unlimited free tethering.
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carlgraser said:
I get free unlimited hot spot as my phone is rooted and using a custom rom that has tethering unblocked. So I don't see what the big deal is anyone can install a custom ROM with a rooted phone and get unlimited free tethering.
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Mine used to have that. Thing is, my carrier caught on and the only way I can do it is by changing the browser to mobile. =/
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Septembersrain, switch your browser to OSX Safari it doesn't get blocked and it's a full browser
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WiFi tether working note 3

WiFi tether apk works with no adjustments change kernel to faux or saber and it will work
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_4-experimental1.apk
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duvalbmarley said:
WiFi tether apk works with no adjustments change kernel to faux or saber and it will work
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_4-experimental1.apk
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I don't have the Note.
Wifi Tether is not working with 4.3 firmware.
I get it to work but only my laptop can see the Wifi. My other phone cannot see this Wifi. Do you have this problem?
Im using the stock wifi tethered
JUSMEJOSE said:
Im using the stock wifi tethered
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Please explain or link on how you got that working. ... Thanks.
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JUSMEJOSE said:
Im using the stock wifi tethered
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Stock work fine if you are in a Pre-paid plan, I don't know if works on a regular plan without a fee...
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I use the stock tether under my unlimited plan. Would only use it seldom though for my tablet or notebook.
Unlimited plan allows up to 2.5gb tethering a month which for that purpose is more than enough for me.
krelvinaz said:
I use the stock tether under my unlimited plan. Would only use it seldom though for my tablet or notebook.
Unlimited plan allows up to 2.5gb tethering a month which for that purpose is more than enough for me.
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I have tethered almost 60gb with xbox etc... With no problem ... I do get a message about data usage ... lol
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JUSMEJOSE said:
I have tethered almost 60gb with xbox etc... With no problem ... I do get a message about data usage ... lol
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If your just getting that message on your phone that is just a setting for your own info, if you get an upsell screen on a tethered pc or your tethering stops working, then you will know they know lol. I tethered 100's of gigs in a month before they shut me down and I switched over to Foxfi and masked my usage.
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If your just getting that message on your phone that is just a setting for your own info, if you get an upsell screen on a tethered pc or your tethering stops working, then you will know they know lol. I tethered 100's of gigs in a month before they shut me down and I switched over to Foxfi and masked my usage.
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I been with tmobile montly prepaid ever since they had $70 5gb of 4g data ... and know that they have the $70 unlimited they haven't cut me off ... maybe I'm lucky ... ?
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shaungregg said:
If your just getting that message on your phone that is just a setting for your own info, if you get an upsell screen on a tethered pc or your tethering stops working, then you will know they know lol. I tethered 100's of gigs in a month before they shut me down and I switched over to Foxfi and masked my usage.
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I know what you mean ... but I'm just lucky
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I'm on the unlimited plan with 2.5gb of hotspot data. How would I tether to my ipad undetected?
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Says "application not installed" when I run the apk to install.
Please include instructions if we're suppose to do something more.
Did you get the tether to work and not be discovered?
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Works for me.
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Did you get the tether to work and not be discovered?
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I am using an unlocked 900T on AT&T's network and it seems to work. Someone told me region lock away fixes that as a side effect. I only ran it to unlock my phone and remove any region locks.
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I am using an unlocked 900T on AT&T's network and it seems to work. Someone told me region lock away fixes that as a side effect. I only ran it to unlock my phone and remove any region locks.
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So just to be clear, there's no wifi tether with the stock kernel? I'm trying to avoid tripping the counter for the time being.
Worked great. Thanks OP.
edit:Spoke too soon. Can get tethering started but it won't show up as an available network. What profile are you using? There isn't one for the N3.
Will try this out
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duvalbmarley said:
WiFi tether apk works with no adjustments change kernel to faux or saber and it will work
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_4-experimental1.apk
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So this doesn't work for stock rom?
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well well, dummy me was about to do "de la vega" and just ended up following "qbking77" video to the T and tripped knox. Anyway, since that ship has sailed and there's nothing that could be done about it for now, what exactly does the tether app needs in order to work? I've been using TrevE Mod WiFi Tether for the longest on my GS3 stock rom/rooted. What's the difference with the Note 3?
So does installing this app work perfectly on a t-mobile note 3 on an AT&T network without AT&T catching you tethering without paying?
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I have tethered almost 60gb with xbox etc... With no problem ... I do get a message about data usage ... lol
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Hope you dont get a lol bill....let us know Im scared to go over the 2.5gb
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Hope you dont get a lol bill....let us know Im scared to go over the 2.5gb
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Well i have pre-paid month to month $70.00 and never had no problem ... right now i have tethered 40GB ...

Tethering?

Anyone got there G3 to tether?I got the att version and need tethering...thanks I advanced...
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I am using PDAnet+ and the Foxfi key (license) that also works with PDAnet+ and I have tethered 4GB since yesterday with no issues. USB and Bluetooth work, I have not tried WiFi tether with Foxfi, as T-Mobile gives 3GB of free WiFi tether so I just use USB to bypass.
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im curious about this as well.. i have foxfi and it works great on my s4 in wifi mode.
Hoping that foxfi works in wifi mode :victory:
RiNo808 said:
Anyone got there G3 to tether?I got the att version and need tethering...thanks I advanced...
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Funny I just posted this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2814367
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Funny I just posted this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2814367
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Thanks drock, it worked...if you have the unlimited data grandfathered, then you are unable to tether...but if your on the new plans, tethering is included...as for me I got the unlimited grandfathered data and this method worked...now I just might keep this G3...but I'm I the edge with this now since they released the G3 prime with the 805 chip set in Korea...thanks again...
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