If I root my phone gs4, does that mean I can use hotspot for free? Or is free hotspot usually included in the rom?
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As W7 said. This is such and old question. Do yourself a favor and find the answer yourself.
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Rooting your phone allows you to install software that you otherwise wouldn't be able to, due to carrier or device software limitations.
IF you root your phone, there are a large number of hotspot apps that you can install that will provide a hotspot for you. ROM's are usually just a collection of software (with the occasional performance tweak) that you can install. 99 times out of 100, ROM authors have merely borrowed someone else's hotspot app and packaged it in with the rest of the apps that they like. So no, you do not need to install a ROM just to install a hotspot app.
<Necessary Legalese> Keep in mind though, that if you cannot install a hotspot app and one was not provided on your phone, it's likely against the terms of service from your carrier. :angel:
I've done the searching and I realize this might be old, but I've been using hotspot with my gs4 for free and I don't have any hotspot apps. I'm running pacman but id like to play with other ROMs, just don't want to lose my free hotspot ability.
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the1000ydstare said:
I've done the searching and I realize this might be old, but I've been using hotspot with my gs4 for free and I don't have any hotspot apps. I'm running pacman but id like to play with other ROMs, just don't want to lose my free hotspot ability.
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the vast majority of roms have wireless tether built in. if you find one that dosent then there are multiple apps to make the feature avaliable.
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the vast majority of roms have wireless tether built in. if you find one that dosent then there are multiple apps to make the feature avaliable.
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Thank you addict. That answered my question. I appreciate the help ^_^
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Hi, I am on at&t and they block a lot of apps from the market such as PDA net. You can take your sim out then connect to wifi and search and it will be there. Any kinda mod u can download to get around this cause I can't always get to wifi. Btw I'm using cyanogen 6
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dough_boy said:
Hi, I am on at&t and they block a lot of apps from the market such as PDA net. You can take your sim out then connect to wifi and search and it will be there. Any kinda mod u can download to get around this cause I can't always get to wifi. Btw I'm using cyanogen 6
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1. You shouldn't need PDA net since CM 6 comes with a usb tether/wifi hotspot.
2. That being said, it doesn't mean you don't want it. Also, I will PM you what you should do as I can't discuss that in the open.
Thanks that helps
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I have the verizon play and I was wondering if theres a way to get the mobile hot spot feature for free using my unlm internet plan
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chrisf24 said:
I have the verizon play and I was wondering if theres a way to get the mobile hot spot feature for free using my unlm internet plan
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wait for a root
chrisf24 said:
I have the verizon play and I was wondering if theres a way to get the mobile hot spot feature for free using my unlm internet plan
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The OS built-in HotSpot for free? Nope, not gonna happen until root and BootLoader unlock and we can flash a custom ROM.
However, there are a few programs that can do data sharing (tethering) without root, which do it in a method that it is not the same as the hotspot so it doesn't trigger the need to subscribe to the hotspot feature. I believe EasyTether has touted that, but it is for Wired/BlueTooth connections only, and not as a mobile WiFi hotspot.
All in all, if you want to use carrier provided features on a stock build, be prepared to pay for the privilege. Just be glad you are grandfathered into the unlimited plans.
EasyTether works great but you need the USB cable plugged into your PC and you need to install the EasyTether app on your PC also. Its $5 on Amazon App Store.
Does rooting the Droid x give free mobile hotspot?
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nativesmiley said:
Does rooting the Droid x give free mobile hotspot?
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Rooting the stock rom does not give you free hotspot capabilities. The stock os has a way of knowing if you try using 3rd party wi-fi hotspot apps from the Market and Verizon may send you a nasty letter to cease doing that.
There are however a bunch of custom ROMs that will allow you to use your Droid X as a mobile hotspot without getting hit by Verizon with the nasty letter and/or an additional $30/month hotspot charge.
If you really love the stock os and still want to have free wi-fi hotspot/tether capability then you could use a custom sbf file created by user wugfresh over at the droidxforums website. I don't think I can give you the link here but you can do a Google search for "WugPacked GB Tether Patch" and it should come up as the first link in your search results.
I've used this for a while in the past and it worked great for me.
Okay. Thanks.
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Tbh hack doesn't work anymore?
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I was using AOKP 4.2 and it worked for a bit but since the 4.2.1 ROMs have launched i get a T-Mobile redirect when trying to use the hotspot feature.
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A way to get around that is to use Firefox as your PC internet.
Phones don't apply tho, there UA strings show as mobile.
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Piggybackign onto this thread...
I definitely would like to be able to get access to all the AT&T hotspots that come in carrier-ridden phones. I use AT&T's service so hopefully it wouldn't be a hard thing to do? I'm assuming it's not possible.
luckylui said:
A way to get around that is to use Firefox as your PC internet.
Phones don't apply tho, there UA strings show as mobile.
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You can change the ua string within the browser
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Download pdanet, WiFi tether app, or any tethering app on the play store.
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Sorry to piggy back onto this topic but is it possible on AT&T if I download a tethering app such as the ones mentioned above that I could tether my nexus 10 free of charge? (As in them not cancelling my unlimited and putting me on a more expensive limited tethering plan).
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Download pdanet, WiFi tether app, or any tethering app on the play store.
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Although I haven't tried it on my N4 yet. Wifi tether worked beautifully on my CDMA sprint HTC Evo 4g with a custom rom (mikg)...
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I'm using Google Play Rom on Strap. I need a tethering app with specific functions but i cant find them all together:
1.)USB Tethering
2.)No Companion App Required
3.)Works.
I dont care if it cost money or not. For use in an area where computers dont allow you to install anything and the machines dont have wifi. All the "Popular" tethering apps require a companion app to be installed on the PC. Anyone know of an app?
Fishersam850 said:
I'm using Google Play Rom on Strap. I need a tethering app with specific functions but i cant find them all together:
1.)USB Tethering
2.)No Companion App Required
3.)Works.
I dont care if it cost money or not. For use in an area where computers dont allow you to install anything and the machines dont have wifi. All the "Popular" tethering apps require a companion app to be installed on the PC. Anyone know of an app?
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If you don't care if it cost money or not, just call your provider and activate tethering by them.
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No.
norbarb said:
If you don't care if it cost money or not, just call your provider and activate tethering by them.
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No.
Graviton rom has it built in but check out this for tethering