Very slow wireless hotspot speeds on Z2 Play - Moto Z2 Play Questions & Answers

Hey guys, picked up a z2 play recently and I love it so far but when I tried to tether it to my laptop to get some work done I'm getting about .5mbps down and .2mbps up. Running a speed test on my phone shows with 30mbps down and 12mbps up so I'm not sure why there's such a big difference in speed. I'm on Verizon on one of the old unlimited plans so there's no limit on my hotspot usage, granted I haven't even used it at all this month yet.

I don't have any problems with that.

romhippo.com said:
I don't have any problems with that.
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So you are able to use the wireless hotspot feature? I'm needing to update my motorola x pure, and I have a legacy unlimited account w/ Verizon. I use the hotspot for my internet at home and was wondering if it was possible to do this with the z2 play.

fishmonger3 said:
So you are able to use the wireless hotspot feature? I'm needing to update my motorola x pure, and I have a legacy unlimited account w/ Verizon. I use the hotspot for my internet at home and was wondering if it was possible to do this with the z2 play.
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Yes, I'm using the native wireless hotspot feature. I got around the slow speed by switching to the 5ghz band but not sure why 2.4ghz is so slow. I don't get this when using other devices.

fishmonger3 said:
So you are able to use the wireless hotspot feature? I'm needing to update my motorola x pure, and I have a legacy unlimited account w/ Verizon. I use the hotspot for my internet at home and was wondering if it was possible to do this with the z2 play.
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Yes, I use the hotspot feature frequently (but I did not test this on Verizon).

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[Q] Tethering Using the Nexus on T-Mobile's New Unlimited (No Data Caps) 4G Internet

according to this article:
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/08/t-mo...d-nationwide-4g-data-plan-with-press-release/
T-Mobile will finally allow you to have an unlimited data plan (with no throttling, and no data caps) in other words, this is real unlimited not pseudo-unlimited.
however if you read the article i posted above, it says tethering hotspot not allowed.
So here is the question.
how many of you on the GSM version Samsung Galaxy Nexus have successfully used the stock tethering feature of the galaxy nexus WHILE BEING ON t-mobile's new unlimited 4G data plan where tethering is not allowed?
I have a HTC sensation and can use stock hotspots with a custom apn unlock for tmo
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are you on t-mobile's new unlimited 4G plan I mentioned in that article I posted?
I dont know what a "custom apn unlock for tmo" is.
right now, this is how i tether,i go to the tethering menu in system settings, and i checkmark "portable w-fi hotspot"
and that's it , i'm done.
would upgrading to t-mobile's new fancy unlimited no data caps no throttling 4G internet cause me to have to jump through hoops just to tether?
Has ANYONE taken advantage of t-mobile's new unlimited 4G data plans? the ones with no throttling and no data caps? i assume this would be easy enough for anyone to test their tethering feature if they've signed up for the new data plan. if you have the new data plan please let me know.
The GNex won't ask T-Mobile for permission to tether, and the traffic will look like mobile traffic. So the only way they can stop you is if they are sniffing out red flags like browser user agent strings. If they do that you might be able to punch through if you have access to a VPN.
You could always try it for a month and see. If you aren't happy, change back to another plan.
Or you could decide not to go breaking T-Mobile's T&C.
I've done it w my unlocked Gnex with success. Was linked up to 4 devices yesterday took up 2.3 GBs once done.
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
I've tethered on my Gnex with success also. but my dilemma is that i'm on a grandfathered $20 per month unlimited 4G internet plan as an add-on to my minutes plan, and it works great for tethering.
luckylui, you are on the new $30 unlimited data plan right?
i would like it if someone would not only confirm that they could tether successfully, but if they are also using t-mobile's new no-tethering allowed 4G internet to tether.
There's nothing T-Mobile can do to stop tethering on the unlimited plan that they can't already do on any of their other plans. You're using a Nexus, so they don't have custom firmware to block. The only thing they can do is block certain UAstrings of desktop browsers (which they're shying away from since Chrome for Android came out), or cancel your plan for abuse.
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are you on t-mobile's new unlimited 4G plan I mentioned in that article I posted?
I dont know what a "custom apn unlock for tmo" is.
right now, this is how i tether,i go to the tethering menu in system settings, and i checkmark "portable w-fi hotspot"
and that's it , i'm done.
would upgrading to t-mobile's new fancy unlimited no data caps no throttling 4G internet cause me to have to jump through hoops just to tether?
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I.am.on tmobiles.new.unlimited value plan. I had it.working for.my sensation for 3 days. Since that time thry have blocked.me from tethering. The funny.thing is that my girlfrinds newly unlocked.cm10 rom nexus wont tether from the stqrt. Sorry so sloppy.....in a hurry
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I've tethered on my Gnex with success also. but my dilemma is that i'm on a grandfathered $20 per month unlimited 4G internet plan as an add-on to my minutes plan, and it works great for tethering.
luckylui, you are on the new $30 unlimited data plan right?
i would like it if someone would not only confirm that they could tether successfully, but if they are also using t-mobile's new no-tethering allowed 4G internet to tether.
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I'm on the $30 UNLTD. I've used it for days without being blocked. I just downloaded a whole factory image off Google from my desktop tethering via USB. DL at 7mbps. No issues with my side at all.
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I have the new no-throttling plan and I'm currently tethering via Wi-Fi hotspot. This is actually the first time I've ever used it (tried before and it nothing happened; guess I wasn't patient enough). So far, I've done a few speed tests and some light browsing without issue. My data is also $20/month, btw.
I have the nexus s, on the past I had the gradgathered not truly unlimited 5gb plan that one worked good for tethering the only problem that it had 5gb restriction then it slowed down no were it was really unpleasant to see youtube videos. Now I have the new unlimited plan for tethering is weird when I try to use it on my computer it tells me local access apps like messenger don't connect until I use firefox then they're able to connect and it works fine on firefox. On the other hand when I try to connect it on internet explorer this weird t-mobile's page comes up not letting me connect to the internet offering the hotspot add on for $15/month. Also when I tether to my ps3 is not working anymore the same t-mobile page comes up, and of course the fu**ing rooted tether app does not work with ps3 wifi so right now I'm on the look up of an app that lets my rooted nexus s tether to my ps3 or a way to tether normally without that t-mobile page coming up. Oooh and a tip you can get a monthly discount of about $10 fldollars if you been with t-mobile for a long time just ask for it.
juan_carlos__007 said:
I have the nexus s, on the past I had the gradgathered not truly unlimited 5gb plan that one worked good for tethering the only problem that it had 5gb restriction then it slowed down no were it was really unpleasant to see youtube videos. Now I have the new unlimited plan for tethering is weird when I try to use it on my computer it tells me local access apps like messenger don't connect until I use firefox then they're able to connect and it works fine on firefox. On the other hand when I try to connect it on internet explorer this weird t-mobile's page comes up not letting me connect to the internet offering the hotspot add on for $15/month. Also when I tether to my ps3 is not working anymore the same t-mobile page comes up, and of course the fu**ing rooted tether app does not work with ps3 wifi so right now I'm on the look up of an app that lets my rooted nexus s tether to my ps3 or a way to tether normally without that t-mobile page coming up. Oooh and a tip you can get a monthly discount of about $10 fldollars if you been with t-mobile for a long time just ask for it.
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T-Mobile is detecting the UAstring of the browser, seeing one that isn't available via the Android handset itself, and blocking. That's why when you browse on IE (or the PS3 browser) it knows that you're not on your phone.
You can try using a UAstring switcher extension/addon for Chrome/Firefox, its worked for me.
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T-Mobile is detecting the UAstring of the browser, seeing one that isn't available via the Android handset itself, and blocking. That's why when you browse on IE (or the PS3 browser) it knows that you're not on your phone.
You can try using a UAstring switcher extension/addon for Chrome/Firefox, its worked for me.
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It's weird now even with the wi-fi tether app the tethering is not working now they'r catching my speed and blovking my tethering? What's the point on rooting and installing wifi tether if it's not gonna work either?
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juan_carlos__007 said:
It's weird now even with the wi-fi tether app the tethering is not working now they'r catching my speed and blovking my tethering? What's the point on rooting and installing wifi tether if it's not gonna work either?
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Because like I said, they detect tethering based on UAstring, which is how your browser tells pages what device it is. So it doesn't matter what program, ROM, or anything you use because when you eventually get to the site you'll identify as a desktop and they'll block it.
I had a HTC Sensation and now have a S3, both of which have been rooted and AOSP ROMs flashed. That has been working fine for me. Don't use Chrome. My girls Nexus S with any combo of ROMs doesn't tether anymore.
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martonikaj said:
Because like I said, they detect tethering based on UAstring, which is how your browser tells pages what device it is. So it doesn't matter what program, ROM, or anything you use because when you eventually get to the site you'll identify as a desktop and they'll block it.
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I just got onto Tmobile from verizon for the unlimited data. If this is the case (the UAstring is what's preventing tethering) then using a VPN connection should fix that right?
Set up the VPN on your phone, connect to it, then set up your tethering. Then Tmobile should have no idea what you're doing, or where the data is being used, other than the fact that all the data is being pushed through a VPN server.
I haven't tried tethering yet just because i wanna know the full extent to which tmobile is able to monitor tethering techniques.
Standard practice is that when a phone is connected to VPN and tethering, the tether bypasses the VPN.
So really the VPN should be initiated from the device that is connected to the phone, not from the phone.
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To answer the OP's original question. I just switched over to T-Mobiles new unlimited everything plan and can confirm that tethering still works and is unaffected.
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Don't some mobile providers sniff for pings to Windows update server? I remember reading that if you didn't have a tethering plan and they saw pings to the widows update server they would tell you to stop. Otherwise they would add a tethering plan to your account.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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Free Tethering using Samsung SideSync App!

Just came across that Samsung SideSync Is now available for all PCs now straight from their website!
http://www.samsung.com/us/sidesync/
So I thought I would give the tethering a try even though I don't have a tethering plan with my unlimited data. So on the sidesync app on the pc I clicked the tether Icon and it started right up with out a warning! And worked great! Just thought I would share!
I after some looking into it some more the wifi tether works great to the PC but to hookup any other device via wifi you have to enter in a very long password for it to connect. But by running a router app on the pc I can use the pc as a Internet pass though for other devices.
Another fyi.... I used sidesync with my Gear VR and was able to get a pretty watchable screen mirroring of the note 4 while my friends tried the VR. Compared to the cromecast that kept freezing. It did take a little trial and error to get the vr app to finally start up with sidesync running. But it was nice to finally help guild people around the VR space seeing what they were doing.
Thanks for this. I don't tether often or move much data when I do, but its great to be able to do this in a pinch. I have to wonder how Samsung is doing this without tripping the check with carrier function. Seems like if they could do it, a straight tether app might be able to as well.
I agree!
This unfortunately doesn't work for Verizon's Note 4. It pops up the standard notification to contact verizon if you want to enable tethering.
ZepRider said:
I've been able to tether my att note 4 from day one with no issues just by enabling mobile hot spot. I do not have a tether plan, just a 6gb shared data plan. Anyone else?
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This is probably because you have a metered data plan. I dont think they care how you use your 6GB. They usually block it for people on unlimited plans
ZepRider said:
I've been able to tether my att note 4 from day one with no issues just by enabling mobile hot spot. I do not have a tether plan, just a 6gb shared data plan. Anyone else?
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Same here. My 10gb shared plan, I can tether just by turning it on from Settings.
fbauto1 said:
Same here. My 10gb shared plan, I can tether just by turning it on from Settings.
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+1 I tether with my shared plan for my laptop.
Thanks for the tip about using SideSync for the GearVR. It was getting a little annoying trying to describe to people where to look in the VR environment.

Wifi tether app

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.
alsip1023 said:
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?
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
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.
wtharp2 said:
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
Then reboot.
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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

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