This was easily done on Sprint with the note 8 and s8 with Quick short cut maker app and editing LATE APN settings by adding the value DUN. It would essentially allow you to by pass the 10 gig 4g limit on your hotspot plan by tricking the carrier into thinking your using the phone for normal usage. Is there a way to do this on Verizon? Quick short cut maker doesn't work on Verizon, when I inserted the Sim it must of locked the APN settings when I converted over from Sprint.
bump, this would be extremely useful for us who tether if anyone has an answer/idea. I've experimented with VPN and have been unsuccessful in circumventing throttle.
Any luck with this?
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I am interested in this too. Although I am running a mxpe, I have tried several things including the net.tether.noprovisioning=true edit to build.prop, the global dun=0 through adb shell, VPN's, and FoxFi. Nothing has worked as of lately. FoxFi had been working up until about 2 months ago, but apparently Verizon changed something and that no longer works (according to the folks at PDA Net). The only other thing I can think of is changing APN settings. It appears I can easily change these in my mxpe, but does anyone know which APN is used for tethering and which is used for normal phone usage? Does Verizon even use different APN's for the purpose of tracking tethering usage?
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Hi everyone,
I just rooted my phone using mrRobinsons No-Counter-Tipping method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687). I still can't seem to DELETE the stock T-Mobile APN, and I need to delete to get on SIMPLE MOBILE's data network.
Please help me if you know how to do this. Thanks.
I may be wrong, but I don't think you would need to delete it. I believe that you would have the option to select T- Mobile or Simple Mobile. Check the Simple Mobile box and you should be good to go. Hopefully this helps you. I'm not 100% sure since I've never had to switch carriers or APN's.
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On(in) the apn screen, hit menu, add apn, fill in the blanks (I don't use Simple Mobile so I do not know the correct settings) and then save (or, menu> save) and when back at the apn screen tap the radio button next to Simple Mobile.
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Hi everyone,
I just rooted my phone using mrRobinsons No-Counter-Tipping method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687). I still can't seem to DELETE the stock T-Mobile APN, and I need to delete to get on SIMPLE MOBILE's data network.
Please help me if you know how to do this. Thanks.
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I used to have simple mobile they use t mobile towers so you don't have to change anything.
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Thanks for the reply everyone, but on my HD2 I did add the SIMPLE Mobile APN WITHOUT deleting the T-mobile one, and it didn't connect to the 3g/4g network. Once I deleted the T-Mobile APN (as the instructions say to do per Simple Mobiles website) it worked fine.
Now that I'm using my S3, I tried just adding Simple Mobile, and that Does NOT work. I recently found an app that allowed me to change/delete the T-Mobile APN (APN Manager), but maybe that didn't complete delete it, otherwise something else isn't working correctly.
Is there anybody that is using SIMPLE Mobile on their Galaxy S3 (T999)????????
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Thanks for the reply everyone, but on my HD2 I did add the SIMPLE Mobile APN WITHOUT deleting the T-mobile one, and it didn't connect to the 3g/4g network. Once I deleted the T-Mobile APN (as the instructions say to do per Simple Mobiles website) it worked fine.
Now that I'm using my S3, I tried just adding Simple Mobile, and that Does NOT work. I recently found an app that allowed me to change/delete the T-Mobile APN (APN Manager), but maybe that didn't complete delete it, otherwise something else isn't working correctly.
Is there anybody that is using SIMPLE Mobile on their Galaxy S3 (T999)????????
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I just did it this morning. Added the new APN then selected the radio button (to the right of the name of the APN in the list). I was getting an average of 15 Mbps down.
My phone is unlocked, but it's never been a problem with any Android phone I've used.
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I just did it this morning. Added the new APN then selected the radio button (to the right of the name of the APN in the list). I was getting an average of 15 Mbps down.
My phone is unlocked, but it's never been a problem with any Android phone I've used.
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Your phone is SIM Unlocked? Is it Rooted? I'm just trying to get my setting working, and stock (out of the box), the settings for SIMPLE Mobile didn't work (I restarted and everything just as the instructions say). The T-Mobile APN was still there.
Please let me know exactly what you did so that I can try and make it work for me. Thanks.
EDIT: One other thing. I have the $40 SIMPLE Mobile Plan (which was working fine on my HD2) with unlimited 3g data. What plan do you have? Do you think that would affect it?
im pretty sure u need to go to mobile networks/network operators/default setup and choose manual before attemtping to do your add apn.
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im pretty sure u need to go to mobile networks/network operators/default setup and choose manual before attemtping to do your add apn.
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I think this may have done the trick. I also think the connection is acting differently since I'm on this phone (with this stock ROM) compared to my HD2 (with CM9 ROM created by Tytung). So deleting the APN made it find the SIMPLE Mobile network, where manually setting this one made it so I didn't need to delete the APN.
Thanks.
Closely related issue - Please Help!
Your issue is closely related to something I'm trying to do, but unsuccessfully. I also have a T-Mobile andriod phone (galaxy) and I've recently switched to Net10 Wireless. The service is excellent and everything works great on the data side. However, I can't delete the T-Mobile APN and it keeps switching back to it randomly even though I've selected the radio box next to Net10's APN. It will work for period of time and then stop and I'll go back in to the APN settings, and sure enough, it has switched back to T-Mobile. It doesn't give me an option to delete this APN, only the one I added.
Any thoughts anyone?
Thank you!
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veritasaequita said:
im pretty sure u need to go to mobile networks/network operators/default setup and choose manual before attemtping to do your add apn.
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I have a pantech pocket that I just got and I am using it on my new unlock straight talk plan...I am very technology challenged when it comes to this stuff. The pamplet that came with my new micro sim card for straight talk said that I need to change the APN settings and it lists what I need to put in it's place. However, whenever I go into "mobile networks" and try to change my APN settings, I can't. They are shaded and when I touch them they don't react at all. I can't change them at all! So, how would I go about choosing manual in the default setup? I am sorry...I just don't know where I would even find any of that at. Super confused
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Thanks for the reply everyone, but on my HD2 I did add the SIMPLE Mobile APN WITHOUT deleting the T-mobile one, and it didn't connect to the 3g/4g network. Once I deleted the T-Mobile APN (as the instructions say to do per Simple Mobiles website) it worked fine.
Now that I'm using my S3, I tried just adding Simple Mobile, and that Does NOT work. I recently found an app that allowed me to change/delete the T-Mobile APN (APN Manager), but maybe that didn't complete delete it, otherwise something else isn't working correctly.
Is there anybody that is using SIMPLE Mobile on their Galaxy S3 (T999)????????
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I don't know if anyone will ever read this, but simple trick:
You're right in that when you just add a Custom APN and select it (on any phone I've had), it won't remember your selection. It'll either keep selecting the Default APN, or neither.
What's always worked for me, is to create a 2nd one and name it "DONT USE" or "Dummy APN" and "Save" it (Menu).
Then create a 3rd one and set that one up the way you want/need and Save it, then select it.
Let the phone run for a minute and make sure your Mobile Data works (go to Google.com). Then Reboot and wait until it finishes booting up (2-3 minutes from when you see the Home Screen) and then go check it and your Custom APN should be selected.
Your Carrier may have instructed you to Delete the original one, but it can't be done from the phone's APN screen anyway. They never bothered trying it, trust me.
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On a unroofed phone?I'm on Verizon I have unlimited data and tether my s3 all the time. My fear is with this phone with a locked boot. And no root. Will apps like foxfi work? I know this is tmobile but Verizon is not out yet anybody test this I would love to know if you can wifi tether your tmobile phone without root. Thank you in advance for testing...
I have a couple of USB versions of tethering apps (ClockworkMod Tether and PdaNet) that I tested out on this device with 100% success. And I am not on the hot spot data plan. I personally only use it for times that I really need it (rarely). But I wanted to find out if it can be done through my current plan.
But SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, doesn't have its bootloader locked. Only the SIM usage on the device to be used other carriers is locked. But once we paid for the device outright, completing the contract, or cancel service & pay for the cancellation fee, T-Mobile will unlock the SIM usage on your device to use with other carriers. So yes, you can root SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, at anytime with no problem (as long as you follow instructions). Just that when there is an OTA update or Samsung Kies flash update we need to unroot it, stock ROM it, then take the OTA update or flash with Samsung Kies. Also if we need to get it repaired we need to reset the flash numbering too.
Bootloader locked is a different thing altogether. Despite that the bootloader is/will be locked in Verizion version of Note 2 I still believe that you can at least use the USB for tethering with ClockworkMod Tether that doesn't need a rooted device.
I do believe the community will find way/s around the bootloader being locked on Verizon's Note 2. But when is really the question.
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I have a couple of USB versions of tethering apps (ClockworkMod Tether and PdaNet) that I tested out on this device with 100% success. And I am not on the hot spot data plan. I personally only use it for times that I really need it (rarely). But I wanted to find out if it can be done through my current plan.
But SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, doesn't have its bootloader locked. Only the SIM usage on the device to other carriers is locked. But once we paid for the device outright, completing the contract, or cancellation fee, T-Mobile will unlock the SIM usage on your device to other carriers. So yes, you can root SGH-T889, T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy Note 2, at anytime with no problem (as long as you follow instructions). Just that when there is an OTA update we need to unroot it, stock ROM it, then take the OTA update. Also if we need to get it repaired we need to reset the flash numbering too.
Bootloader locked is a different thing altogether. Despite that the bootloader is/will be locked in Verizion version of Note 2 I still believe that you can at least use the USB for tethering with ClockworkMod Tether that doesn't need a rooted device.
I do believe the community will find way/s around the bootloader being locked on Verizon's Note 2. But when is really the question.
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I need the wifi tether without USB as I want to teher with iPad. Can you try this on your phone for me. App is called foxfi it's free
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I need the wifi tether without USB as I want to teher with iPad. Can you try this on your phone for me. App is called foxfi it's free
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The WiFi tethering part I can't do that with this plan I have. Only through USB. If I went to their Hot Spot plan ($5 more) then yes I can. This is due to an app that they have running "Mobile HotSpot" (T-Mobile's own app). I believe if you freeze that app then, yes you can. I would also check with other ROMs for SGH-T889 (T-Mobile) Note 2 to see if the developer taken out or freeze that app. But this is due to that app and not because it is locked or unlocked. I really can't blame T-Mobile on this one. Unlimited data and WiFi tethering would easily get out of hand and cause the network to not function. Completely different from Verizon's tier system, where you paid for certain amount of data and you should, but don't, have whatever access to that data that you pay for.
Verizon has this fail safe with tethering usage on their end of LTE network. This is why people get warnings and kicked off from Verizon Wireless. Now Verizon has the tier system and charge per device on their network that both help in curving this issue. Again this due to the fail safe that Verizon put into their LTE network.
FoxFi doesn't support Jelly Bean.
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I need the wifi tether without USB as I want to teher with iPad. Can you try this on your phone for me. App is called foxfi it's free
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On T-Mobile, if you freeze/uninstall the app Tethering Provision, you can use the wifi-hotspot with some caveats. 1, You can't start the app directly(It will crash). You can download a wifi widget from the market that will start the app no problems. 2, T-mobile current scans Http traffic for user agents. So if you use a desktop browser you'll get your traffic blocked. There are a couple of ways around this. Https works fine because it's encrypted. You can change your User agent to any non destop browser and it works fine. I found that xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or similar garbage works best because it doesn't cause sites to show up as mobile and T-Mobile wont block it. Or you can use Tor or anything else that will encrypt your traffic.
But seeing as you want to tether to your Ipad, It should work perfectly with no issues as of **NOW**
My foxfi works. I cant explain why. I am stock with root, and unlocked. My hotspot app comes up asking me to configure it, I simply ignore it and continue using foxfi.
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My foxfi works. I cant explain why. I am stock with root, and unlocked. My hotspot app comes up asking me to configure it, I simply ignore it and continue using foxfi.
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Is your foxfi still working? What's your android version? Thanks.
I have the tmobile note 2, unlocked, Android 4.1.1, it can hotspot using foxfi if I am using a Straight Talk at&t sim, but not with my tmobile sim.
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I have the tmobile note 2, unlocked, Android 4.1.1, it can hotspot using foxfi if I am using a Straight Talk at&t sim, but not with my tmobile sim.
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That make me wonder: does anyone know of a carrier that sells "prepaid" or "metered" SIM with data plan? I will remove Verizon's SIM and stick it in instead only when I need wifi hospot. It should be cheaper than paying $30/month for the service or switching to Verizon's "Share Everything" from my current unlimited.
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My foxfi works. I cant explain why. I am stock with root, and unlocked. My hotspot app comes up asking me to configure it, I simply ignore it and continue using foxfi.
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I treid foxfi on my rooted sgh-t889 with stock OS. It appears to work (tried using other tether apps like wifi tether, turns on but didn't broadcast SSID) but to be quite honest i cant verify because i haven't enabled data on my plan yet!
Im prepaid so I'm waiting for then ext cycle before i can really be sure, but like i said and others apparently too, foxfi seems to be functional for what its worth on sgh-t889
I tried Foxfi today on my tzones plan using a AT&T Note 2 with T-mobile Service (unlocked the aws band), it seems to work fine.
Anyone use this app longterm on T-mobile and with T-zones?
Hey everyone,
I have been a searching and searching for new ways to get my fully unlimited 4G mobile internet through HotSpot, and up until 6 months ago, the changing of APN setting in "Mobile Networks" from epc.tmobile.com (Regular) to fast.tmobile.com (LTE) had worked and adding dun to the authentication types, but in the last week the HotSpot Block screen popped up again and I am now forced to revert to using user-agents to use the unlimited mobile internet I paid highly for, through my phone's HotSpot, like I had to before. Is there someone who knows a new way to get around this, without rooting my phone or paying for an app on Google Play?!
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Hey everyone,
I have been a searching and searching for new ways to get my fully unlimited 4G mobile internet through HotSpot, and up until 6 months ago, the changing of APN setting in "Mobile Networks" from epc.tmobile.com (Regular) to fast.tmobile.com (LTE) had worked and adding dun to the authentication types, but in the last week the HotSpot Block screen popped up again and I am now forced to revert to using user-agents to use the unlimited mobile internet I paid highly for, through my phone's HotSpot, like I had to before. Is there someone who knows a new way to get around this, without rooting my phone or paying for an app on Google Play?!
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The "APN" dun method is not working anymore for me either, I configured the settings correctly in the AP and got past the 5GB threshold but was only able to use my stock hotspot unlimited for one day up until now it has stopped working and reverted back to the upsell screen page with no fix has T-Mobile finally figured it out and cracked down or something? I don't want to root my phone! I want another method for none rooted users!!! Someone please help.
Hopefully I'm not missing something obv. but I have a sm-975f variant that is rooted that I am using on Cricket. I'm trying to do wifi tethering using the hotspot feature, but devices are not getting internet. I have added them as approved devices once they connect, but still no internet. I do not have a tethering plan with Cricket, but coming from "vanilla" Android devices for years, I was just able to connect with no problems. Is there something I am missing? Should I use a third-party app?
You have to have the tehering package, my unlocked and rooted Moto Z2 Force never would connect either, also never found any third party apps to work either.
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You have to have the tehering package, my unlocked and rooted Moto Z2 Force never would connect either, also never found any third party apps to work either.
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Actually just changed to the updated package with the tethering a few minutes ago. I'll give it some time before testing again to see if that works. Like I said, coming from AOSP and Pixel roms, never had to worry about actually having it included in my plan.
Hmmm..still no internet. I get an IP address but nothing. I was looking and seen that the Note 10+ wasnt on their "approved list" (if that really means anything.) I guess I can call their (existent) customer support to make sure my plan has updated.
I resolved the problem by doing some googleing. The default apn that gets loaded when you insert a cricket sim was missing a setting in the apn type field. It was missing "dun". Once I added that, I was able to get internet on tethered devices. I also moved my sim to slot two which may or may not have helped.
To add, my p2xl did not have the "dun" setting but still was able to tether other devices with no problems so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I received a text from Cricket today that they added 10gb of hotspot for the next 60day to help get by COVID-19. I tried the hotspot on my Pixel 3 XL and it worked. I started a chat with Cricket to ask why my Pixel hotspot worked now and not any other day even though I have 15gd free hotspot on compatible phones. Below is the response,
"wireless devices are either single or dual APN (a back-end carrier setting that allows for software applications). Cricket Mobile Hotspot, because of the way it was developed, can only work on dual APN devices. Historically, not all Cricket devices are dual APN.
Certain single APN devices are compatible with Cricket Mobile Hotspot on certain retired rate plans, but do not allow for Mobile Hotspot on currently available rate plans."
Does that sound right?
I personally can't tell you that it sounds right or not to me because it didn't make sense to me when they tried to explain it. I got the tethering to work with MagiskHide Props Config and help from the forum before all this COVID-19 started and my 3 XL worked thankfully.