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Hotspot - Enabled

Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.

First thing that I am going to do today when my phone arrives is to install Foxfi. No root required

riceatusc said:
First thing that I am going to do today when my phone arrives is to install Foxfi. No root required
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I tried foxfi too. It never enabled wifi tethering. It would just sit there saying it was enabling but never would.

necrodiety said:
Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.
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I use wifi tether and works great, but also I have root...., I use my 10" Xoom as my navigation unit in the truck, so tethering to my LOG for local searches and stuff works like a charm.

there is no WFI HOTSPOT in settings?

chacho_2me said:
there is no WFI HOTSPOT in settings?
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Not sure about the North American versions, but mine certainly does. Quick toggle in the notification shade.
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should be in settings.. dont remember where exactly because i sold my old phone to buy this awesome phone..and my upcoming awesome phone will be delivered this week..

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Not sure about the North American versions, but mine certainly does. Quick toggle in the notification shade.
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The North American ATT version does not have a hotspot button in that drop down menu. Also, because it's ATT you have to pay extra for tethering. The solution I listed above is for those that want to run the hotspot without paying ATT extra to do it.
And an update on Foxfi: Apparently our phone and the SG3 use similar chipsets for network connectivity. Unfortunately, the latest version of Foxfi does not work with the SG3 or our phone for mobile hotspot. You can use the bluetooth DUN instead. Hopefully they will put out an update to add the right drivers.

necrodiety said:
The North American ATT version does not have a hotspot button in that drop down menu. Also, because it's ATT you have to pay extra for tethering. The solution I listed above is for those that want to run the hotspot without paying ATT extra to do it.
And an update on Foxfi: Apparently our phone and the SG3 use similar chipsets for network connectivity. Unfortunately, the latest version of Foxfi does not work with the SG3 or our phone for mobile hotspot. You can use the bluetooth DUN instead. Hopefully they will put out an update to add the right drivers.
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They updated their policy so that is only if you have a unlimited data plan, if you are on tiered you can tether as kong as you stay under your quota.
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Deaf Mute said:
They updated their policy so that is only if you have a unlimited data plan, if you are on tiered you can tether as kong as you stay under your quota.
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Well I can say that none of these options work on the sprint varient, as I've tried Wifi tether for root, barnacle, and FoxFi, and all show enabled, but I can't find the device to connect to it. So if it really is enabled, I can't see the SSID. I havn't tried to manually connect to the SSID, but I have run all tethering apps with SSID broadcast on, so I should be able to see it...
Never mind got it working using Generic (wlan0) ICS/JB setting...

Please explain, i am using pdanet on mine with sprint via usb tether . I don't want to root at this time but want to get hotspot free.
1 thing I've found with USB tether is that it only works at half speed of what I get for speed the galaxy s3 that I had prior would get full Speed. Also when connected to my laptop via USB I get hey message stating slow battery charge
Anyone know what I can do to increase speed through the USB cable
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necrodiety said:
Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.
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Might want to post this in the AT&T Optimus G forum instead.

necrodiety said:
Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.
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Should definitely be in the ATT forum. Thanks though, never thought to change the device profile

Wifi
necrodiety said:
Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.
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Thanks a lot. Works great. I couldn't figure out how to make my devices recognize my network.

The LG Optimus G E971/E973 (which is what this forum is for, NOT AT&T or Sprint) supports WiFi hotspots by default. There is an option to enable and use this natively in the settings application.

vpetkar said:
The LG Optimus G E971/E973 (which is what this forum is for, NOT AT&T or Sprint) supports WiFi hotspots by default. There is an option to enable and use this natively in the settings application.
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^ ya it doesn't work if you don't have tethering enabled on your data plan
most of the new new plans have tethering enabled is a different thing
this thread is for enabling tethering without carrier restrictions
for ex rogers doesnt allow tethering on north american one rate plans

Works thanks
necrodiety said:
Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.
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This method works great link to app below
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether&hl=en

necrodiety said:
Was looking for a good way to enable the hotspot on my ATT Optimus G and tried a bunch of crappy apps. Finally found one that works well so I thought I'd share it.
Wifi Tether (Free) by Müller, Lemons, Buxton (apparently I'm a noob and can't post links so go find it yourself)
After installing it, set the device mode to the Galaxy S3 and presto, it works. My iPad sees it, connects, and works like a champ. Only catches are you gotta root and be careful with ATT snooping your data since they will try to make you pay more for tethering.
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It worked like a charm on my lg. I tried to use barnacle as well as the default system and neither would work.
Thanks for the post.

what would be best way out for unlocked att version ?
I will be using it in india after unlock and we can tether so whats best way out?
flash to canadian ROM or what?
what you all suggest?

[Q] Cyanogenmod and Tethering

Has anyone been able to get the 'WiFi tether for Root Users' or TrevE Mod working in Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 or any AOSP ROM on the SGH-T999? I ask because I haven't. I reached my 500mb cap for this billing cycle and want to maybe prevent that from happening in the future, or at least get it working.

dominicag2000 said:
Has anyone been able to get the 'WiFi tether for Root Users' or TrevE Mod working in Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 or any AOSP ROM on the SGH-T999? I ask because I haven't. I reached my 500mb cap for this billing cycle and want to maybe prevent that from happening in the future, or at least get it working.
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What you are attempting to do is not possible? They should be able to measure the amount of data that goes through your phone, because it can be done on their end, so there would be nothing for you to exploit. My understanding of the tethering hacks were that they allowed you to tether if you didn't have the tethering provision on your account (whether you did not pay for it, or are unlimited, and they don't give you the option). I've seen the hacks that claim to be able to bypass the data caps, but unsure why it would be implemented in such a way that anyone could exploit it.

Aerowinder said:
What you are attempting to do is not possible? They should be able to measure the amount of data that goes through your phone, because it can be done on their end, so there would be nothing for you to exploit. My understanding of the tethering hacks were that they allowed you to tether if you didn't have the tethering provision on your account (whether you did not pay for it, or are unlimited, and they don't give you the option). I've seen the hacks that claim to be able to bypass the data caps, but unsure why it would be implemented in such a way that anyone could exploit it.
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Well of course they can watch my data use, but whether or not I'm tethering with that data is another thing. I was able to use about a gig and a half last billing cycle on their unlimited plan, by just using TrevE mod (no vpn app) on Touchwiz based roms and only about 300mb showed in the tmo my account app.
I was under the impression from what I've read that apps like TrevE mod can give you more access untell they put the kibosh on you, and if you go though a VPN you can use it all you want cause all of the network traffic is going though the VPN app not Windows and Chrome etc. which they look for.
I'm mainly wondering if that app 'WiFi Tether For Root Users/TrevE mod' has worked at all in AOSP, even 4.1.x.

I think T-Mobile has improved their detection and now know when you're using those apps or mods. Lately everyone seems to be reporting that they do not work.
As to whether or not you could use em in cm, I doubt it. If you didn't see it say so in the op and it wasn't reported working by others posting in the thread, it's safe to say it doesn't.
Did you search and read through the thread?
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DocHoliday77 said:
I think T-Mobile has improved their detection and now know when you're using those apps or mods. Lately everyone seems to be reporting that they do not work.
As to whether or not you could use em in cm, I doubt it. If you didn't see it say so in the op and it wasn't reported working by others posting in the thread, it's safe to say it doesn't.
Did you search and read through the thread?
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I haven't seen tethering or hotspot mentioned at all in any T999 AOSP op i've looked at which is discouraging. For CM10.1 people seem to only talk about the the included tether.
As for 'WiFi Tether for Root Users' its so widely used any thread I look at is device specific most of the time, and/or for that devices stock rom. But there are so many settings in there though I thought maybe someone got it working.

If they did they would have posted it in the mods thread if anywhere. But if it can't be done you could almost certainly find that info in the same thread.
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CyanogenMod 10, TrevE-Mod, tetherin' with no VPN on phone.
dominicag2000 said:
Has anyone been able to get the 'WiFi tether for Root Users' or TrevE Mod working in Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 or any AOSP ROM on the SGH-T999? I ask because I haven't. I reached my 500mb cap for this billing cycle and want to maybe prevent that from happening in the future, or at least get it working.
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I am running CM10, rooted on a SGH-T999. Following the forums I downloaded Hotspot Shield as the post stated it was the only shield (VPN or otherwise) that would work with TreveE-Mod Wifi-Tether. Sadly, I found that using Hotspot Shield really slowed down my connection to a crawl and also caused problems using tether to stream Netflix, Hulu+. etc. I did find another VPN app that worked (Hideninja VPN) but it also slowed me down tremendously and caused issues with nationwide streaming copyright protections on Netflix, etc. as well. I do pay the $30 for T-Mob's unlimited albeit shackled internet package.
I have a newer Dell laptop running WIN8 and have not tested this on any other version of Windows but:
My SGH-T999, CM10 and TreveE-Mod all work together flawlessly to give me a T-Mob upsell to WiFi hotspot message in my browser whether I change the User Agent or not. :crying::crying::crying:
Then I installed UltraSurf VPN on my laptop and my tethered speeds are AWESOME!! WITHOUT having to change my User Agent settings.
No need for Hotspot Shield or HideNinja.... no VPN setup on my phone, just UltraSurf on my puter and the tortoise has turned into a hare!
Totally Terrific Time Tethering Together Today and Tomorrow.... U GIT THE IDEAR! :good::good::good::good::good:
wwwDOTultrasurfDOTus/
This was originally created to help the Chinese surf safely to out of country sites and to help clear out all data from being retrieved should their system be forensically searched.
Hopefully this will work for you!

redlandsailor said:
I am running CM10, rooted on a SGH-T999. Following the forums I downloaded Hotspot Shield as the post stated it was the only shield (VPN or otherwise) that would work with TreveE-Mod Wifi-Tether. Sadly, I found that using Hotspot Shield really slowed down my connection to a crawl and also caused problems using tether to stream Netflix, Hulu+. etc. I did find another VPN app that worked (Hideninja VPN) but it also slowed me down tremendously and caused issues with nationwide streaming copyright protections on Netflix, etc. as well. I do pay the $30 for T-Mob's unlimited albeit shackled internet package.
I have a newer Dell laptop running WIN8 and have not tested this on any other version of Windows but:
My SGH-T999, CM10 and TreveE-Mod all work together flawlessly to give me a T-Mob upsell to WiFi hotspot message in my browser whether I change the User Agent or not. :crying::crying::crying:
Then I installed UltraSurf VPN on my laptop and my tethered speeds are AWESOME!! WITHOUT having to change my User Agent settings.
No need for Hotspot Shield or HideNinja.... no VPN setup on my phone, just UltraSurf on my puter and the tortoise has turned into a hare!
Totally Terrific Time Tethering Together Today and Tomorrow.... U GIT THE IDEAR! :good::good::good::good::good:
wwwDOTultrasurfDOTus/
This was originally created to help the Chinese surf safely to out of country sites and to help clear out all data from being retrieved should their system be forensically searched.
Hopefully this will work for you!
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I'll have to try that.
Thanks

tethering cap

So I'm coming from a rooted nexus 4 that never got capped out when tethering. My g3 just hit the cap today and I'm wondering if anyone knows a work around to get passed the cap. I have the unlimited plan with 5gbs of tethering every month and I just hit the 5 and still have 10 days left on my plan. Little info the phones a T-Mobile just got the new update and I'm unrooted. Thanks for the help guys

Good luck bro. Haven't seen anything on here about hitting the cap or mods
BAD ASS G3

The Wifi Tether App now only works with HTTPS sites and no other ones.
You can try PDAnet/FoxFi, but I haven't used those and I'm not too sure if they work on the G3 on Tmo's network or not.
Those two apps might work, as you do not need root to use them.
You can try autoprime's tether mod, but you need to be rooted to use it. Thread here.

JustLok said:
The Wifi Tether App now only works with HTTPS sites and no other ones.
You can try PDAnet/FoxFi, but I haven't used those and I'm not too sure if they work on the G3 on Tmo's network or not.
Those two apps might work, as you do not need root to use them.
You can try autoprime's tether mod, but you need to be rooted to use it. Thread here.
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Ok so the foxfi did not work but the PDAnet USB tether somewhat works. I had to download an apk for my macbook and then install it and I have the USB tethering option on my phone clicked also to make it work but it bugs out a little bit and stops working then I have to go back and re connect but bottom line it is working so THANKS a lot bro, helped a lot

icecicle said:
So I'm coming from a rooted nexus 4 that never got capped out when tethering. My g3 just hit the cap today and I'm wondering if anyone knows a work around to get passed the cap. I have the unlimited plan with 5gbs of tethering every month and I just hit the 5 and still have 10 days left on my plan. Little info the phones a T-Mobile just got the new update and I'm unrooted. Thanks for the help guys
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Check out the Prime Tether MOD in the: T-Mobile G3 Android Development forum. this helped me, but it doesn't work on the new update (D85110m) That's all I can say just in-case the MAN is watchin' LOL

UPDATE
So a little update if anyone else needed the info, FoxFi works i had to buy the key for 7.99 but it was worth it. It still uses up your data but it doesn't count toward your tethering usage limit. Good day.

Actually the Prime Tether MOD works on both updates and it does bypass your tether limit.
Just to test my TMobile connection I did 128GB last month with no problems.

The only way I've been able to bypass data caps on any device is to use VPN. Since the data is being encrypted they can't see if its data from the phone or a tethered device, I've been doing this over 2 years and have never hit a data cap.

Autoprime thether mod works like a charm ?

Still_living714 said:
Autoprime thether mod works like a charm ?
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Can confirm this, On a 8GB limit was able to download 40GB+ !

tmobile hotspot

hello everyone, I have a rooted s4 on t mobile, i am using cyanogenmod 12.1 , my question is. up to now I was able to use my hot spot to watch Netflix on my Roku stick
without being slow down, today i noticed my Netflix would not work, I call t mobile and they told me it was because I had use all my allowed data, I never had the problem before, how can they tell I was using the phone as a hot spot, I though if you were rooted they could not tell if you were tethering, any answer will be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

Dump that CM garbage and flash a TW or GPE rom.

So do you think it's Cm vi that caused it, I had a gpe rom before

ckc90745 said:
So do you think it's Cm vi that caused it, I had a gpe rom before
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It's just a good guess, but yeah. I've only ever had problems with CM or any rom based on CM.

CKC - I just started having issues this week too with my Hotspot. I'm on the latest insane hybrid TW

Probably was using a apn for tethering that wasn't the normal lte apn

ckc90745 said:
hello everyone, I have a rooted s4 on t mobile, i am using cyanogenmod 12.1 , my question is. up to now I was able to use my hot spot to watch Netflix on my Roku stick
without being slow down, today i noticed my Netflix would not work, I call t mobile and they told me it was because I had use all my allowed data, I never had the problem before, how can they tell I was using the phone as a hot spot, I though if you were rooted they could not tell if you were tethering, any answer will be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance
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Thus has nothing to do with what ROM you're running; since so many people are abusing the service (ie. forgoing home internet and using their phones to tether to), carriers found a different means to see who is tethering, and are cracking down in them.
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Potential workaround for throttled hotspot?
LegionofBoom said:
CKC - I just started having issues this week too with my Hotspot. I'm on the latest insane hybrid TW
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After tinkering around, I found a workaround that is working for me so far so I decided to post. I am on insane hybrid and obviously rooted.
Installed newest google tether app (experimental version): https://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_4-experimental1.apk
- Left it as unsecured but enabled the access control
- Changed setup method to WEXT (ad-hoc) and started tether.
Streaming, downloading, Dropbox are all now syncing on my computer and I have full speeds again after being throttled. To browse with chrome, I installed the extension "user-agent switcher" and changed to "Samsung Galaxy S3".
I am curiuos if this works for anyone else, or if anyone has found an easier fix. Thanks.

wifi tether problem

hi everyone. did a search, didnt find what i was looking for. i've been using my wifi hotspot so much that i use up my date half way before the month ends every month. and my carrier doesnt have an option to increase hotspot data. so i decided to root my phone and try the wifi tether apps that are available in the play store. they work, but not as good as the stock wifi hotspot that my phone comes with. it doesnt even compare. is there an app that i dont know about or rom that works as good as the stock wifi hotspot on my phone? also the usb tether works, i have no issues with that. the problem is, i wanna use the wifi for my smart tv and xbox one, but they dont support the usb tether that i'm using with foxfi. thanks in advance. i'm using nexus 5x android 7.0 build n5d91L.

I dont know if im right, but PureNexus ROM has unlocked WIFI Hotspot. Im on this ROM but i cant test it for You (unlimited data on hotspot).

Siljorfag said:
I dont know if im right, but PureNexus ROM has unlocked WIFI Hotspot. Im on this ROM but i cant test it for You (unlimited data on hotspot).
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i'll try it out.

kn0wsk1ll said:
i'll try it out.
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I see you mentioned a November build installed in your device. If you want to try PureNexus, be aware that ROM uses the December build which is based on official Android 7.1.1 and not 7.0 like the one you mentioned. You would need to update your bootloader, radio and vendor accordingly to avoid issues with that ROM. How-tos are everywhere, including in that thread (use Search).

I don't quite understand your original problem, since your WiFi hotspot tethering was working with the built in app. Do you have limited tethering but otherwise unlimited data? Did the PureNexus ROM hide this tether usage somehow?

I'm having this same issue, my phone won't even turn hotspot on with FoxFi. Its a brand new phone but decided to go ahead and root it.
Trying to find an app or build.prop line that will re-enable hotspot on Android 5.1.1.
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