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T-Mobile UK-OneX-Tethering

I have just started a T-Mobile contract in the UK on the Full Monty plan that gives unlimited data and includes tethering.
The handset used is unbranded and unlocked but I couldnt tether with it for some reason, either via wifi hotspot or USB Tether. The internet on the handset worked fine.
I couldnt call 150 customer service as that dept shut at 10pm so had a play with the apn's.
The three APN's set up as default are all locked and uneditable so my plan was to edit the broadband one in someway.
So, I copied all the settings, set up the APN's as another network, deleted them and added the three default APN's manually.
Once I did this, tethering started to work, with no actual change to any of the settings.
Just a heads up if anyone else comes across this and a fix that worked for me.
Steve

Yep rename apn to consumer broadband, people with many HTC s will known this, glad you figured it out
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Tomo1971 said:
So, I copied all the settings, set up the APN's as another network, deleted them and added the three default APN's manually.
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Many thanks for this post. Would you mind expanding / elaborating on the above steps at all? Not sure how to do this. Have tried creating new APNs with the same settings with no luck. Any pointers much appreciated, thanks.

Roosell said:
Many thanks for this post. Would you mind expanding / elaborating on the above steps at all? Not sure how to do this. Have tried creating new APNs with the same settings with no luck. Any pointers much appreciated, thanks.
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Yeah - I'd like easier steps too listed please - and thanks for sharing!

I made a mistake in my original post.
Seems that what was happening is that I was using the T-mobile Orange signal and not been able to tether. After messing with the APN's the phone went back to T-Mobile and so started to work. Nothing to do with the messing with the APN's
But, what does seem to work, is to re-create the APN's as they were, but on the first entry, change APN type from 'default,hipri' to 'default,hipri,dun'
That works on T-Mobile and when roaming onto Orange it seems
To do this, copy the info from all three APN's and then with the APN screen open, select menu and then 'reset to default'
This deletes the APN's and then gives you the choice of carrier to use. I used Virgin I think (doesnt matter which you use) but once the new APN(s) are there, just delete them. Then, menu and add APN.
Set up each of the APN's as they were before, except the above change (adding dun to the Apn type)

Tomo1971 said:
I made a mistake in my original post.
Seems that what was happening is that I was using the T-mobile Orange signal and not been able to tether. After messing with the APN's the phone went back to T-Mobile and so started to work. Nothing to do with the messing with the APN's
But, what does seem to work, is to re-create the APN's as they were, but on the first entry, change APN type from 'default,hipri' to 'default,hipri,dun'
That works on T-Mobile and when roaming onto Orange it seems
To do this, copy the info from all three APN's and then with the APN screen open, select menu and then 'reset to default'
This deletes the APN's and then gives you the choice of carrier to use. I used Virgin I think (doesnt matter which you use) but once the new APN(s) are there, just delete them. Then, menu and add APN.
Set up each of the APN's as they were before, except the above change (adding dun to the Apn type)
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Smashing thanks. Tethering working fine now on T-Mo only, will try the solution you suggest for T-Mo/Orange when I get a chance. Much appreciated!

I don't have any problems tethering whilst on Orange on Android handsets. I'm not on Full Monty though, if that makes any difference. It is impossible to tether on an iPhone whilst on T-MobileOrange though. The hotspot option is just greyed out. As soon as you switch back to TMobile you get the option to switch it on again. Orange 3G is utter crap anyway. Unfortunately I pretty much roam onto it whether I like it or not at my new address.

as usual i'm stumbling at the first block...
'copy the info from all three APN's'...
when i click on any of them all the settings are greyed out, i wonder what i'm doing wrong?
edit:
sussed and working fine now

Just about to do this.
Out of curiosity what is the Broadband APN for??
Is it a tethering only APN? e.g. Now tethering is removed from NEW Full Monty contract connections (of which i have one) If i tether, thus using that APN, will they be able to see that and have a go.
Or now tethering is removed will that APN not work?
James

parkenator said:
Just about to do this.
Out of curiosity what is the Broadband APN for??
Is it a tethering only APN? e.g. Now tethering is removed from NEW Full Monty contract connections (of which i have one) If i tether, thus using that APN, will they be able to see that and have a go.
Or now tethering is removed will that APN not work?
James
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I reckon tethering will work…. but will get charged…. and its likely to be expensive.
Seems a strange decision on TMO's part TBH, as they share part of the backhaul with 3 UK you would think that they could cope with extra bandwidth needed.
I assume the broadband APN is for tethering but as I say, if used then it will be billed. Just cos the handset/set up can do it, doesnt meant it wont go past the billing systems.
Steve

Portable hotspot solution for simple mobile users with SGH-T989

As I could not find a thread about this specifically, I am posting this solution as it works for me.
On the Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 is where this pertains to though other users might encounter similar problem with other phones on simple mobile.
Stock 2.3.6 Rom
When you turn on the portable hotspot feature with this phone, what it does is disconnect your "Simple Mobile" APN and inserts and connects using a new APN called "Tethering". When you try connecting with your PC to your hotspot's ssid, it takes you to a web page on t-mobile.com informing you with an error 503 or some other error stating that its not available. I assume t-mobile is detecting that you are not their customer and blocks it.
it takes you here:
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http://androidapi.t-mobile.com/apppack/mvno.html
Error 503--Service Unavailable
From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:
10.5.4 503 Service Unavailable
The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overloading or maintenance of the server. The implication is that this is a temporary condition which will be alleviated after some delay. If known, the length of the delay may be indicated in a Retry-After header. If no Retry-After is given, the client SHOULD handle the response as it would for a 500 response.
Note: The existence of the 503 status code does not imply that a server must use it when becoming overloaded. Some servers may wish to simply refuse the connection.
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The reason is because that APN tries to connect to "pcweb.tmobile.com". What you have to do is once you activate your hotspot, you have to edit the apn (while it is running) and change it from pcweb.tmobile.com to simple.
No other setting is needed. I am using "APN manager" which I paid for on the market and it is well worth it. I have used it for other purposes besides this and it allows you to edit the APN while it is live. Hope this helps other simple mobile users...
Also, you have to edit this "Tethering" APN every time you run the hotspot and delete the last one as it will just keep adding the new one with the t-mobile settings every time.
Anyone else out there with another solution please post it..

pcdocta said:
As I could not find a thread about this specifically, I am posting this solution as it works for me.
On the Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 is where this pertains to though other users might encounter similar problem with other phones on simple mobile.
Stock 2.3.6 Rom
When you turn on the portable hotspot feature with this phone, what it does is disconnect your "Simple Mobile" APN and inserts and connects using a new APN called "Tethering". When you try connecting with your PC to your hotspot's ssid, it takes you to a web page on t-mobile.com informing you with an error 503 or some other error stating that its not available. I assume t-mobile is detecting that you are not their customer and blocks it.
it takes you here:
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http://androidapi.t-mobile.com/apppack/mvno.html
Error 503--Service Unavailable
From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:
10.5.4 503 Service Unavailable
The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overloading or maintenance of the server. The implication is that this is a temporary condition which will be alleviated after some delay. If known, the length of the delay may be indicated in a Retry-After header. If no Retry-After is given, the client SHOULD handle the response as it would for a 500 response.
Note: The existence of the 503 status code does not imply that a server must use it when becoming overloaded. Some servers may wish to simply refuse the connection.
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The reason is because that APN tries to connect to "pcweb.tmobile.com". What you have to do is once you activate your hotspot, you have to edit the apn (while it is running) and change it from pcweb.tmobile.com to simple.
No other setting is needed. I am using "APN manager" which I paid for on the market and it is well worth it. I have used it for other purposes besides this and it allows you to edit the APN while it is live. Hope this helps other simple mobile users...
Also, you have to edit this "Tethering" APN every time you run the hotspot and delete the last one as it will just keep adding the new one with the t-mobile settings every time.
Anyone else out there with another solution please post it..
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Have you tried foxfi and wifi tether?

Looks like a good alternative. Thanks..
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA

Thanks!
This thread saved me! While I did not follow the instructions, it got me thinking to check the apn settings on my phone. As it turned out my apn was changed to a different apn when i turned on my hotspot and all I had to do was select my original apn again and tethering began to work! Awesome!

I'm using a freetel FTU152D (Samurai Kiwami) on Simple Mobile. It does change the APN every time I turn on the Hotspot, but fixing the APN settings doesn't seem to do anything; other devices connect to the wifi, but still can't see the internet. Meanwhile, I still have internet access on the FTU152D. Any ideas?

RichSPK said:
I'm using a freetel FTU152D (Samurai Kiwami) on Simple Mobile. It does change the APN every time I turn on the Hotspot, but fixing the APN settings doesn't seem to do anything; other devices connect to the wifi, but still can't see the internet. Meanwhile, I still have internet access on the FTU152D. Any ideas?
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I've used my FTU152D as a Wi-Fi source using the dialog in settings and it works fine. Other devices can connect. My FTU152D is rooted with kingroot, however, would that make a difference?

nazcalito said:
I've used my FTU152D as a Wi-Fi source using the dialog in settings and it works fine. Other devices can connect. My FTU152D is rooted with kingroot, however, would that make a difference?
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I rooted mine early on with kingroot, but unrooted it when I couldn't find any third party ROMs. I think I tried the Hotspot while it was rooted, but I don't remember for sure. I'll have to try it again.

T-Mobile Note 3 VPN Tethering

Has anyone found a way to get tethering to work while you have a VPN active? I tried openvpn with private tunnel and they don't allow for data to be sent to the phone when active.
I noticed our phone shipped with ipv6 only with clat. Crazy they are using us for a beta test. ipv6 with clat is ok but some apps still don't work. VPN at least with me, doesn't work.
I added ipv4 APN and VPN connects but the tethering passes no data when active.

I'm wondering if the stock tethering app adds a special route and if a different tethering app or vpn client can bypass it. I wish treve tethering worked.

I got treve to work using a vpn hider weeks ago but the speed was so slow it was taking 30 seconds to load a webpage, I just gave up and bought Pda-Net and haven't worried about it anymore. Even using Chrome spoofed my data racked up and got me flagged after a couple of weeks so I just broke down and paid for this.

How did you use vpn? And how did pda hide your data better?

you have to
1) add the word admin after supl, in the "APN TYPE"
2) also under your "APN Protocol" choose either ipv4 or ipv4/ipv6
there is a thread a few days back with pictures
depending on your rom, you may have to create a "new" apn file, there is a thread for that too

Amd4life said:
you have to
1) add the word admin after supl, in the "APN TYPE"
2) also under your "APN Protocol" choose either ipv4 or ipv4/ipv6
there is a thread a few days back with pictures
depending on your rom, you may have to create a "new" apn file, there is a thread for that too
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This is exactly I what I had to do on stock. Create a new apn, because I want able to edit the tmobile apn. Though I added word admin first in the "APN TYPE"
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

Using PDA-Net / Foxfi paid under data usage Foxfi shows 4.91kb used for the last 24 hour period when in reality I downloaded 2 full length movies tethered to my laptop as well as 7 hours tethered just browsing and whatnot. Thats at the default setting of level 1 hide tether usage, prior to switching to Foxfi I was using Chrome to spoof with an addon but it would show the actual usage just under that spoof and T-MO acted accordingly, granted they din't do anything until I was upto 30 or 40 gigs lol but still I was raising red flags with them. I'm sure I am an extreme example and most folks can just keep doing the Chrome spoofing and not buy Foxfi key.

Yeah I did that. It didn't help tethering vpn routing.
Amd4life said:
you have to
1) add the word admin after supl, in the "APN TYPE"
2) also under your "APN Protocol" choose either ipv4 or ipv4/ipv6
there is a thread a few days back with pictures
depending on your rom, you may have to create a "new" apn file, there is a thread for that too
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Just curious if you have this thing figured out?
wing_addict_usa said:
Yeah I did that. It didn't help tethering vpn routing.
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iunlock said:
Just curious if you have this thing figured out?
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Nope :/

Unlimited Hotspot on stock 5.1?

How, thanks in advance.
Sent from my SM-G925T using Tapatalk

I would like to know aswell.

Got it working with this tut, had to buy the app for 3 bucks but its worth it! https://youtu.be/qNJrzgRp4wM
Sent from my SM-G925T using Tapatalk

If your rooted then follow the tut in my Sig
Sent from my SM-G925T using XDA Free mobile app

Those play store apps are pointless when you can do it native. And they don't work anymore without using a vpn because T-mobile scans user-agent strings to determine the device being used.
All I do is, Replace TetheringProvision.apk with the modded one, Set the permissions to 644 (rw-r--r--), go into customer.xml and change all non ims profiles to ipv4 (leave the ims protocols ipv6 or VoLTE and WiFi-Calling won't work), go to settings and change the apn by adding dun to default,mms,supl and change it to ipv4. Then I reboot my phone. In this state you will still use hotspot allotment. That is because T-mobile is using user-agent strings to decipher device being used. Only way to fix that is to get a vpn and use it on the devices you connect to your hotspot.

jmc302005 said:
Those play store apps are pointless when you can do it native. And they don't work anymore without using a vpn because T-mobile scans user-agent strings to determine the device being used.
All I do is, Replace TetheringProvision.apk with the modded one, Set the permissions to 644 (rw-r--r--), go into customer.xml and change all non ims profiles to ipv4 (leave the ims protocols ipv6 or VoLTE and WiFi-Calling won't work), go to settings and change the apn by adding dun to default,mms,supl and change it to ipv4. Then I reboot my phone. In this state you will still use hotspot allotment. That is because T-mobile is using user-agent strings to decipher device being used. Only way to fix that is to get a vpn and use it on the devices you connect to your hotspot.
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What is the point if you're still using the Hot spot allotment?
I use WiFi Tether for Root users and it's awesome. I average 10 to 20 gigs a day when traveling with my family. I use it for the Roku I have attached to the in-car entertainment system. I've had a few months where my usage was north of 500GB and never heard a peep from T-MO. That does not include my wife, mother in-law and Kids Ipads all hooked up to the Hot Spot in the car. Heck, I'm the only one not surfing at those times.

njdevils28 said:
What is the point if you're still using the Hot spot allotment?
I use WiFi Tether for Root users and it's awesome. I average 10 to 20 gigs a day when traveling with my family. I use it for the Roku I have attached to the in-car entertainment system. I've had a few months where my usage was north of 500GB and never heard a peep from T-MO. That does not include my wife, mother in-law and Kids Ipads all hooked up to the Hot Spot in the car. Heck, I'm the only one not surfing at those times.
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Which rom are you using and anything else you had to change?

ktetreault14 said:
Which rom are you using and anything else you had to change?
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I'm stock 5.02 with PingPong Root. I had to change the APN settings to IPv4 and then the in-app setting for my phone. It was not too difficult.
If you're rooted, just follow the instructions in my sig you should be good to go.
-NJ
P.S. this should be the direct link to the instructions.

Thanks you. Will try after work on my Xbox One

njdevils28 said:
What is the point if you're still using the Hot spot allotment?
I use WiFi Tether for Root users and it's awesome. I average 10 to 20 gigs a day when traveling with my family. I use it for the Roku I have attached to the in-car entertainment system. I've had a few months where my usage was north of 500GB and never heard a peep from T-MO. That does not include my wife, mother in-law and Kids Ipads all hooked up to the Hot Spot in the car. Heck, I'm the only one not surfing at those times.
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The point was not installing another app to do what the phone already can. With vpn it does not use allotment. I tried WiFi Tether for Root and it did not work good enough. It connected me but with slow speeds even with the recommended settings from the developer. And sometimes still pulled alottment. With the native way I get 30 - 60 Mbps/sec. With vpn same speed no allotment and the added protection of privacy and they never know what I am doing online. I personally see more benefit my way. Also most places I have read that recommend WiFi Tether for root have tons of posts about having problems getting it to work right. Also if you just switch your apn to ipv4 you lose VoLTE and WiFi-Calling because they use ipv6. So you would have to switch back and forth. All I have to do is hit my hotspot widget and I am done. On my other device I just connect and then connect vpn. Perfect. But maybe it is just about personal preference. Also I use damn near 1 terabyte a month for watching videos while I'm out and about so I know how it is for you there.

I have to agree with you on the native tether being superior but I do not VPN for all my devices, especially the Roku.
As for slow speeds, I have tested it on connected devices using the speed test app and the results were just as fast as native

njdevils28 said:
I have to agree with you on the native tether being superior but I do not VPN for all my devices, especially the Roku.
As for slow speeds, I have tested it on connected devices using the speed test app and the results were just as fast as native
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Maybe the app depends on rom setup. Though I tried WiFi Tether Router as well with the same results as the other app. I use the Sick As Hell rom. Dunno if it makes a difference. I am not sure if Roku and Chromecast even use data. They do their thing mostly over the same network. So they only use data if you use their native apps I think. Not sure.

jmc302005 said:
Those play store apps are pointless when you can do it native. And they don't work anymore without using a vpn because T-mobile scans user-agent strings to determine the device being used.
All I do is, Replace TetheringProvision.apk with the modded one, Set the permissions to 644 (rw-r--r--), go into customer.xml and change all non ims profiles to ipv4 (leave the ims protocols ipv6 or VoLTE and WiFi-Calling won't work), go to settings and change the apn by adding dun to default,mms,supl and change it to ipv4. Then I reboot my phone. In this state you will still use hotspot allotment. That is because T-mobile is using user-agent strings to decipher device being used. Only way to fix that is to get a vpn and use it on the devices you connect to your hotspot.
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Can you go more in depth on this? I'm looking at my customer.xml and see scattered ipv6 entries but don't know which to change to ipv4 and which to leave the same. I don't see a distinction between "non ims" and "ims protocols".
Also do I need to create a copy of my current apn to edit it? The active one is non editable.
Thanks!

bad_HABIT said:
Can you go more in depth on this? I'm looking at my customer.xml and see scattered ipv6 entries but don't know which to change to ipv4 and which to leave the same. I don't see a distinction between "non ims" and "ims protocols".
Also do I need to create a copy of my current apn to edit it? The active one is non editable.
Thanks!
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I will explain to make it easier.
the customer.xml section you will be editing is <Profile> there are 10 of these sections. You only need to edit 4 of them. The sections contain:
Code:
<Profile>
<NetworkName>XXXX</NetworkName>
<IpVersion>XXXX</IpVersion> <---------This gets changed
<Editable>XXX</Editable> <------------- This gets changed
<EnableStatus>XXXX</EnableStatus>
<ProfileName>XXXX</ProfileName>
<Auth>XXXX</Auth>
<Bearer>XXXX</Bearer>
<Protocol>XXXX</Protocol>
<MTUSize>XXXX</MTUSize>
<Proxy>
<EnableFlag>XXXX</EnableFlag>
</Proxy>
<PSparam>
<APN>XXXX</APN> <---------------Take note of this
</PSparam>
</Profile>
The way to tell if it is an ims profile is by looking at
Code:
<APN>XXXX</APN>
if is says
Code:
<APN>ims</APN>
then it is IMS and leave it alone.
The 4 you should change are
1.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>T-Mobile US LTE</ProfileName>
2.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>T-Mobile MMS LTE</ProfileName>
3.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>T-Mobile MMS EPDG</ProfileName>
4.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>IOT Test</ProfileName>
In those profiles change
Code:
<IpVersion>ipv6</IpVersion>
to
Code:
<IpVersion>ipv4</IpVersion>
to make your APNs editable in settings do the following
change
Code:
<Editable>no</Editable>
to
Code:
<Editable>yes</Editable>
Some people may have to edit their feature.xml in the same folder to make editing work if the above didn't. To do that search for
Code:
<CscFeature_Setting_HideApnList>
and delete that whole line.
That should be all you need. I hope I made it easier for you to understand.

jmc302005 said:
I will explain to make it easier.
the customer.xml section you will be editing is <Profile> there are 10 of these sections. You only need to edit 4 of them. The sections contain:
Code:
<Profile>
<NetworkName>XXXX</NetworkName>
<IpVersion>XXXX</IpVersion> <---------This gets changed
<Editable>XXX</Editable> <------------- This gets changed
<EnableStatus>XXXX</EnableStatus>
<ProfileName>XXXX</ProfileName>
<Auth>XXXX</Auth>
<Bearer>XXXX</Bearer>
<Protocol>XXXX</Protocol>
<MTUSize>XXXX</MTUSize>
<Proxy>
<EnableFlag>XXXX</EnableFlag>
</Proxy>
<PSparam>
<APN>XXXX</APN> <---------------Take note of this
</PSparam>
</Profile>
The way to tell if it is an ims profile is by looking at
Code:
<APN>XXXX</APN>
if is says
Code:
<APN>ims</APN>
then it is IMS and leave it alone.
The 4 you should change are
1.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>T-Mobile US LTE</ProfileName>
2.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>T-Mobile MMS LTE</ProfileName>
3.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>T-Mobile MMS EPDG</ProfileName>
4.
Code:
<Profile>
<ProfileName>IOT Test</ProfileName>
In those profiles change
Code:
<IpVersion>ipv6</IpVersion>
to
Code:
<IpVersion>ipv4</IpVersion>
to make your APNs editable in settings do the following
change
Code:
<Editable>no</Editable>
to
Code:
<Editable>yes</Editable>
Some people may have to edit their feature.xml in the same folder to make editing work if the above didn't. To do that search for
Code:
<CscFeature_Setting_HideApnList>
and delete that whole line.
That should be all you need. I hope I made it easier for you to understand.
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Just went ahead and did this. All seems to be working. Thanks so much for the time and effort on this guide. I'm sure it'll help many of us!

bad_HABIT said:
Just went ahead and did this. All seems to be working. Thanks so much for the time and effort on this guide. I'm sure it'll help many of us!
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No problem I am more than happy to help people if I can. I am glad you got it figured out.

Samsung s6
jmc302005 said:
Those play store apps are pointless when you can do it native. And they don't work anymore without using a vpn because T-mobile scans user-agent strings to determine the device being used.
All I do is, Replace TetheringProvision.apk with the modded one, Set the permissions to 644 (rw-r--r--), go into customer.xml and change all non ims profiles to ipv4 (leave the ims protocols ipv6 or VoLTE and WiFi-Calling won't work), go to settings and change the apn by adding dun to default,mms,supl and change it to ipv4. Then I reboot my phone. In this state you will still use hotspot allotment. That is because T-mobile is using user-agent strings to decipher device being used. Only way to fix that is to get a vpn and use it on the devices you connect to your hotspot.
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Will this work also on T-Mobile s6 today?

Twowolves1919 said:
Will this work also on T-Mobile s6 today?
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It should work fine.

Lg v30/v30+ free hotspot (no root or msl required)

Edit: If you want this edit on the Oreo update (I just received it today) you must add the APN before updating. They have remove the button to add a new APN.
If it is added before you update it will stick!
I have only tested this on my sprint V30+ and am assuming it also works on the Sprint V30 and probably also the G6 but i cannot test them
also this should work on all the providers that require dun be active in the apn.
Even though the apns are locked(grayed out) and we cannot edit them they still allow us to add new ones.
so i tried adding an new apn with all the same settings as the default "internet" apn but adding in ,dun.
Worked Flawlessly! hotspot activated no hesitation.
Those of you who have other providers an wanna try you will need to get your default APN.
If your on sprint yours is probably the same as mine so you may skip to step #2.
Step #1
To view your current apn settings without your msl you open the dialer and type in ##debug# (##33284#) to open the hidden debug menu.
click on "Active APN Connections" and click on the default internet APN (Mine is titled "internet").
you can view all the settings but once again you cannot edit but right down your settings and then move on to step #2.
Step #2
now that you have your APN settings open settings and click More - Mobile networks - Access Point Names.
hit the 3 dot settings icon then hit add APN.
For Sprint only change the fallowing items leave everything else alone.
Name - hotspot (this can be anything you want)
APN - x.ispsn
Username - null
Password - null
APN type - default,mms,dun
APN protocol - IPv4/IPv6
others who decide to try this add all your settings in but like always add ",dun" to "APN type"
Now hit the 3dot menu again and save and thats it you should now see your new APN in the list of locked ones.
you do not have to do anything else in that menu just go turn on your hotspot and enjoy.
This method also holds through reboots.
Also...
Even though it is not grayed out you still cannot edit the new APN. if you make a mistake or just wanna make adjustments
you must hit Restore default settings in the 3dot menu and start all over again.
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If Restore default settings does not show up in your menu after adding a new APN you can still reset them by typing ##scrtn# into your dialer an hit ok

Llew292 said:
I have only tested this on my sprint V30+ and am assuming it also works on the Sprint V30 and probably also the G6 but i cannot test them
also this should work on all the providers that require dun be active in the apn.
Even though the apns are locked(grayed out) and we cannot edit them they still allow us to add new ones.
so i tried adding an new apn with all the same settings as the default "internet" apn but adding in ,dun.
Worked Flawlessly! hotspot activated no hesitation.
Those of you who have other providers an wanna try you will need to get your default APN.
If your on sprint yours is probably the same as mine so you may skip to step #2.
Step #1
To view your current apn settings without your msl you open the dialer and type in ##debug# (##33284#) to open the hidden debug menu.
click on "Active APN Connections" and click on the default internet APN (Mine is titled "internet").
you can view all the settings but once again you cannot edit but right down your settings and then move on to step #2.
Step #2
now that you have your APN settings open settings and click More - Mobile networks - Access Point Names.
hit the 3 dot settings icon then hit add APN.
For Sprint only change the fallowing items leave everything else alone.
Name - hotspot (this can be anything you want)
APN - x.ispsn
Username - null
Password - null
APN type - default,mms,dun
APN protocol - IPv4/IPv6
others who decide to try this add all your settings in but like always add ",dun" to "APN type"
Now hit the 3dot menu again and save and thats it you should now see your new APN in the list of locked ones.
you do not have to do anything else in that menu just go turn on your hotspot and enjoy.
This method also holds through reboots.
Also...
Even though it is not grayed out you still cannot edit the new APN. if you make a mistake or just wanna make adjustments
you must hit Restore default settings in the 3dot menu and start all over again.
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Thanks for this. Will try later and report back..
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I dont see a "restore default settings" option in the 3 dot menu.. just "add apn".. How would I start over or go back to the default setting if necessary?? Thanks...

Lurien said:
I dont see a "restore default settings" option in the 3 dot menu.. just "add apn".. How would I start over or go back to the default setting if necessary?? Thanks...
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The option for restoring defaults only shows up after you have added an APN

Llew292 said:
The option for restoring defaults only shows up after you have added an APN
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Dont have that option for some reason. Strange.

Lurien said:
Dont have that option for some reason. Strange.
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Hmm that is strange tell me is yours leased or under an installment plan?
I'm wandering cause mine is uicc unlocked due to mine being bought outright I'm just curious if that makes a difference.
Also may try ##scrtn# in your dialer it's suppose to reset your network don't know if that includes apn or not

Llew292 said:
Hmm that is strange tell me is yours leased or under an installment plan?
I'm wandering cause mine is uicc unlocked due to mine being bought outright I'm just curious if that makes a difference.
Also may try ##scrtn# in your dialer it's suppose to reset your network don't know if that includes apn or not
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Mine is leased actually.. But I did follow your instructions to get hotspot working and it seems to be working. However something strange is happening. My daughter connected her phone to my hotspot and works as it should but with her tablet it connects fine but no data seems to be transfering.. just weird..

Lurien said:
Mine is leased actually.. But I did follow your instructions to get hotspot working and it seems to be working. However something strange is happening. My daughter connected her phone to my hotspot and works as it should but with her tablet it connects fine but no data seems to be transfering.. just weird..
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So that may be what is different... and as for it not working
I had the same issue when I first figured this out I was at work testing it with my buddies phone and it would connect but no internet seemed to go through but then I went to hotspot settings and changed it to 5 GHz and it worked fine I changed it back to 2.4 right after and it worked fine from then on even on his phone (I wanted mine in 2.4 GHz because my car does not support 5 GHz )

Llew292 said:
So that may be what is different... and as for it not working
I had the same issue when I first figured this out I was at work testing it with my buddies phone and it would connect but no internet seemed to go through but then I went to hotspot settings and changed it to 5 GHz and it worked fine I changed it back to 2.4 right after and it worked fine from then on even on his phone
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll try it tomorrow see how it goes..

Lurien said:
Thanks for the feedback. I'll try it tomorrow see how it goes..
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Ok keep me posted thanks for testing this also if you don't mind my asking is yours V30 or V30+ ?

Llew292 said:
Ok keep me posted thanks for testing this also if you don't mind my asking is yours V30 or V30+ ?
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Will do. V30+

Llew292 said:
Hmm that is strange tell me is yours leased or under an installment plan?
I'm wandering cause mine is uicc unlocked due to mine being bought outright I'm just curious if that makes a difference.
Also may try ##scrtn# in your dialer it's suppose to reset your network don't know if that includes apn or not
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I bought mine outright but they won't unlock it. Sprint said it has to be on their network for 50 days before they will unlock it. How did you get yours unlocked? I'm calling back today 50 days is ridiculous..

question...does this work with T-Mobile to bypass the speed limitation for included HotSpot?

JWnSC said:
I bought mine outright but they won't unlock it. Sprint said it has to be on their network for 50 days before they will unlock it. How did you get yours unlocked? I'm calling back today 50 days is ridiculous..
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I bought mine outright through bestbuy not Sprint they may be a little more lax and as for the uicc unlocked I went to settings - updates - uicc unlock

hachiroku said:
question...does this work with T-Mobile to bypass the speed limitation for included HotSpot?
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I'm not sure only way to find out is test it

Lurien said:
Will do. V30+
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Also did test ##scrtn# in your dialer does clear your apns
So you can reset that way

Llew292 said:
Also did test ##scrtn# in your dialer does clear your apns
So you can reset that way
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I did. And yes, it does reset apn.

Had to do the reset.. my phone started acting funny with error messages and data would stop working after a while after changing the apn to get hotspot working... Just strange..

hachiroku said:
question...does this work with T-Mobile to bypass the speed limitation for included HotSpot?
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I am on the T-Mobile business plans. It does not seem to do anything for me.
Default APN: 20.45down/2.89up (Mbps)
DUN APN: 18.86/4.69
Do you want to test it and compare with my result?

Lurien said:
Had to do the reset.. my phone started acting funny with error messages and data would stop working after a while after changing the apn to get hotspot working... Just strange..
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I never changed from the default (you know hit the little circle by the apn) I just added it an left everything else the same an haven't had any problems on mine or my wifes

acefr said:
I am on the T-Mobile business plans. It does not seem to do anything for me.
Default APN: 20.45down/2.89up (Mbps)
DUN APN: 18.86/4.69
Do you want to test it and compare with my result?
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No hotspot at all working?