After the recent Verizon FoxFi issue, I noticed that the update now enables the native G4 hotspot in the notification when I activate WiFi tethering over FoxFi/PDAnet. Is this normal? I want to make sure that this isn't somehow enabling Verizon's own paid hotspot feature.
retsnom said:
After the recent Verizon FoxFi issue, I noticed that the update now enables the native G4 hotspot in the notification when I activate WiFi tethering over FoxFi/PDAnet. Is this normal? I want to make sure that this isn't somehow enabling Verizon's own paid hotspot feature.
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On previous phones this was always the case as well for me.
geoff5093 said:
On previous phones this was always the case as well for me.
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That's interesting. I guess there's nothing to worry about then, thanks.
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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.
I have a T-Mobile Note 3, still using the stock rom but I have rooted it. My question is there any way to wifi tether that does not "verify" tethering status with T-Mobile?
When starting up the built in hot-spot or FoxFi a popup comes up and tethering is verified with T-Mobile.
I know, I know, T-Mobile comes with X amount of free tethering. I have 2.5 gigs of free tethering and I never go over it. However, I'm going to Mexico for two weeks and T-Mobile has unlimited free international data but no tethering. I assume the "verify" step is going to stop me from tethering.
What rooted app will allow wifi tethering for the Note 3 that does no verification with T-Mobile? I've already tried 10 wifi tether apps from the market place and none of them work on the Note 3.
Bumping as I have a similar question. With Jellybean I just froze the provisioning apk and this worked. In Kitkat doing this causes force closes.
I have a Tasker task that turns on the hotspot when my radio connects to my phone via Bluetooth. This works fine if the screen is on, but the point is to have this happen automatically. If I have to take my phone out of my pocket and make sure the screen stays on, I might as well just turn on tethering manually. The task does run as I have verified that the other parts of the task run while the screen is off.
I'm pretty sure that all the info to address this is in a thread that I just bumped a minute or 5 ago.
I figured it out. At least for my situation. I have tethering and I wasn't trying to bypass any limits. I just wanted to enable tethering without the screen being on. I modified the framework-res APK to not call the provisioning APK and froze the Tethering*.apk files.
I tried to attach the file but it is not working. I will try again later.
framework-res.apk
I also added Bluetooth tethering option.
Can you give us the link daneurysm ? Thanks!
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I figured it out. At least for my situation. I have tethering and I wasn't trying to bypass any limits. I just wanted to enable tethering without the screen being on. I modified the framework-res APK to not call the provisioning APK and froze the Tethering*.apk files.
I tried to attach the file but it is not working. I will try again later.
framework-res.apk
I also added Bluetooth tethering option.
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Thanks a lot for this, I have been trying for over 2 months, reading and going to youtube, but I just could not get it working...
Lorettaa said:
Can you give us the link daneurysm ? Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467193&page=15
Thanks man!
pcm2a said:
I have a T-Mobile Note 3, still using the stock rom but I have rooted it. My question is there any way to wifi tether that does not "verify" tethering status with T-Mobile?
When starting up the built in hot-spot or FoxFi a popup comes up and tethering is verified with T-Mobile.
I know, I know, T-Mobile comes with X amount of free tethering. I have 2.5 gigs of free tethering and I never go over it. However, I'm going to Mexico for two weeks and T-Mobile has unlimited free international data but no tethering. I assume the "verify" step is going to stop me from tethering.
What rooted app will allow wifi tethering for the Note 3 that does no verification with T-Mobile? I've already tried 10 wifi tether apps from the market place and none of them work on the Note 3.
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Thanks a lot.
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).
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
Hey everyone, can anyone with the Verizon Z Play test Foxfi to see if hotspot tether work, or if you know of any other way or app. I really want to pick this phone up but I really would like to be able to use hotspot. Thank you.
Hotspot is built in. Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot
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Hotspot is built in. Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot
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Correct, but what I'm asking is on Verizon one is required to pay for the hotspot feature and I am looking for a way around that....until root is available.
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Correct, but what I'm asking is on Verizon one is required to pay for the hotspot feature and I am looking for a way around that....until root is available.
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I dont know of anyway around that without root or an app... and I also dont know any wifi tethering apps that work without root. There might be an app, but i've never had to look.
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I dont know of anyway around that without root or an app... and I also dont know any wifi tethering apps that work without root. There might be an app, but i've never had to look.
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OK thanks.
Foxfi and PDAnet work on devices that have no root, but I just haven't heard yet if they work on the Moto Z Play, as sometimes certain devices will not work. Example: HTC 10
You can tether via Bluetooth too. Maybe thats a work-around for being charged for wifi tethering?
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FoxFi and Pdanet not working on my device (Brazil international) - Android System UI crashing and restarting. Builtin hotspot working fine.
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Uninstalled FoxFi. Now PdaNet+ hotspot is working.
Bazoocaze said:
FoxFi and Pdanet not working on my device (Brazil international) - Android System UI crashing and restarting. Builtin hotspot working fine.
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Uninstalled FoxFi. Now PdaNet+ hotspot is working.
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Thank you for the responses!
Just got my Pixel 3 xl and got it rooted. I cant find any tethering app that will work. Tried wifi tether router and no luck with it either. Anyone have any suggestions? Need it for my grandfathered verizon account.
The maker of the WiFi tether router had me try some different settings but no luck yet.
phil454 said:
Just got my Pixel 3 xl and got it rooted. I cant find any tethering app that will work. Tried wifi tether router and no luck with it either. Anyone have any suggestions? Need it for my grandfathered verizon account.
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??? is the phone not able to be tethered through the build.prop hack anymore?
Need an app like root explorer to edit the build.prop file.
Open in the text editor and add a line at the end that says
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
Then reboot.
This works.
On a related note, has anyone experienced slower network and tethering speeds on the pixel 3 or 3 XL? Tethering on my 2 XL was generally flawless. I've been tethering on my 3 XL for 3 days to watch videos on my larger tablet screen. The video buffering is almost unbearable. I can't help but wonder if either the battery optimization is slowing it down or the radio is just crap.
Love the phone, but my network speeds are much worse than they were ever on my 2 XL.
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This works.
On a related note, has anyone experienced slower network and tethering speeds on the pixel 3 or 3 XL? Tethering on my 2 XL was generally flawless. I've been tethering on my 3 XL for 3 days to watch videos on my larger tablet screen. The video buffering is almost unbearable. I can't help but wonder if either the battery optimization is slowing it down or the radio is just crap.
Love the phone, but my network speeds are much worse than they were ever on my 2 XL.
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Have you tested with battery optimization off?
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Need an app like root explorer to edit the build.prop file.
Open in the text editor and add a line at the end that says
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
Then reboot.
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Thanks! It seems to be working great. Why would anyone use a wifi app like wifi tether router if you can just do this? Since wifi tether router doesn't work unless your rooted anyway? Is this safe to use? Will Verizon see what I'm doing? Thanks.
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Have you tested with battery optimization off?
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I have not, but I'm going to try it this afternoon and see if it makes any difference.
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Full LTE bars and I have 1.44 Mbps down and .76 Mbps up in speed test.
Anyone else have Verizon in the southeast US? Maybe Verizon is for crap this week lol.
phil454 said:
Thanks! It seems to be working great. Why would anyone use a wifi app like wifi tether router if you can just do this? Since wifi tether router doesn't work unless your rooted anyway? Is this safe to use? Will Verizon see what I'm doing? Thanks.
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It is safe and they will not know.
phil454 said:
Thanks! It seems to be working great. Why would anyone use a wifi app like wifi tether router if you can just do this? Since wifi tether router doesn't work unless your rooted anyway? Is this safe to use? Will Verizon see what I'm doing? Thanks.
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I have been using wifi tethering via on my grandfathered unlimited plan for many years 10~ and haven't run into any issues. All you have to do is be wary of the caps on our "unlimited" plans and you'll be fine. I believe it's on the neighborhood of 100 gigs before Verizon sends you a letter saying your account will be down shut down unless you switch to some other plan blah blah blah.
lawtalking said:
Need an app like root explorer to edit the build.prop file.
Open in the text editor and add a line at the end that says
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
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this work perfect. thanks.
Going on a prepaid plan through Verizon and do r tether dun deal it works for me