So there were rumors about the hotspot feature becoming a service... Mine was working at first but for the past couple of weeks I couldn't get it to work. Any info would be greatly appreciated...
Mine still works just fine
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Same here, used it last night, no issues.
ctakah27 said:
So there were rumors about the hotspot feature becoming a service... Mine was working at first but for the past couple of weeks I couldn't get it to work. Any info would be greatly appreciated...
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Did you exceed your data limit? You could be getting throttled.
I have used 7g data only because my home internet and cable had been down. Had to steam the Jazz games! Although online it says my speeds will be reduced they have not
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wifi hotspot?
this is still free? I heard they were charging for it. What about usb tether?
Yes still free I have not seen any charges on my account
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Has anyone here been charged for the wireless tethering yet? I dabbled a little last month but no charges were made. Anyone else?
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nope. I tether frequently and not had any changes.
not sure how they can tell if you're tethering. My wireless company only shows a total data use, and I've gone up to 8gb in one month just to see what would happen, and nothing. Been tethering for over a year with a nexus one and now the mytouch 4g, pretty solid hot spots.
osugsxr said:
not sure how they can tell if you're tethering. My wireless company only shows a total data use, and I've gone up to 8gb in one month just to see what would happen, and nothing. Been tethering for over a year with a nexus one and now the mytouch 4g, pretty solid hot spots.
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There is a thread floating around here on XDA, that people are figuring out what browser you are using to surf via a sniffer... IF they pick up a browser that isn't "mobile" (ie Internet Explorer") they know you are tethering. OR if you are surfing sites that are mobile friendly, netflix, Hulu, stuff like that.
Ooh. Well in that case cool beans lol
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Hello fellow xda members! I think many of you know about T-Mobile's data throttling and what a nuance it may be. I would like to hear your thoughts on this and even possible solutions to this. Thanks!
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I thought this was only an issue if you went over the 5GB monthly cap?
That is true. I seem to go over that limit every other month. I'm currently throttled and I have dial up speeds
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olde_shrimp said:
That is true. I seem to go over that limit every other month. I'm currently throttled and I have dial up speeds
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In that case there really isn't much you can do because they are limiting it on their end. It's kind of like a cable provider capping out your cable connection.
Only suggestion we can give is to try to use WiFi more often and disable your Data Connection whenever your not really using it. If you have an email account setup to auto download then that may be why your going over the cap so quickly.
Hi all
I plan to buy a kindle fire, but I don't have wifi at home, so my question is can I connect the kindle fire to my phone portable hot spot?
Thank you
Ps my phone is not rooted
Yes you can. There's built in hotspot on your MT4G. It's in settings.
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Thank you!!!
Piolin53 said:
Thank you!!!
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Keep in mind that tethering does count against your total data usage. So if you go over you will be stuck at EDGE speeds on the fire and on the phone.
And if you are unrooted using the stock ROM T-Mobile might packet sniff to see what browser you are using and if they know it's not one the MT4G uses they can block tethering remotely.
I can play on 360 online on my phone. I know for sure you can do that im to cheap to get home internet
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I'm assuming you either have 5gb or unlimited data per month... How much data do you notice being used after you play online??
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Jpimp150 said:
I'm assuming you either have 5gb or unlimited data per month... How much data do you notice being used after you play online??
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T-Mobile doesn't have truly unlimited data. they throttle after certain points.
Yea I'm well aware of that I wasn't sure of his carrier tho. I was just wondering how much data is typically used after using wifi tether on a xbox360
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it takes about 3 weeks to hit the 5gb limit so im stuck playing live with my samsung epic 4g touch lol but my mytouch works better then my friends internet no glitches when im playin mw3
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cant you share your computers internet connection with your mytouch in internet-pass through (can be toggled when connecting via usb to computer) . i believe you just need to install the drivers that come on the usb. after you put the phone on internet pass-through i think you can enable a hotspot , pretty muching turning your phone into a router.
i have never tryed this yet , due to my usb port going bad , it has physical damage and can only charge now , so sorry that i cannot verify if this works
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well i just maxed out my data only if tmoblie had a true unlimited data thats such a rip pay for unlimited and only get 5gb grrrr
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codyphillips90 said:
it takes about 3 weeks to hit the 5gb limit so im stuck playing live with my samsung epic 4g touch lol but my mytouch works better then my friends internet no glitches when im playin mw3
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Are you using hotspot or tether?
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im using wifi tether cuz im to cheap to get internet
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Got a text message that I have been blocked from using wifi tether. On a fully unlimited plan with t-mobile. I realize that normally you have to pay for wifi tether, but I am on CM10.1 so I didn't think they would be able to tell? I had Verizon in the past with wifi tether on my Galaxy Nexus and used it a lot without a problem. Is t-mobile more strict or what?
jtseidner said:
Got a text message that I have been blocked from using wifi tether. On a fully unlimited plan with t-mobile. I realize that normally you have to pay for wifi tether, but I am on CM10.1 so I didn't think they would be able to tell? I had Verizon in the past with wifi tether on my Galaxy Nexus and used it a lot without a problem. Is t-mobile more strict or what?
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I've tethered plenty of times on Tmobile with no issues, don't even bother to change the useragent on my browser when I do. Sounds like you've been doing it either very frequently or using excessive bandwidth and they caught on to you. Knowing it's a service they charge extra for you coulda been more careful .
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I've tethered plenty of times on Tmobile with no issues, don't even bother to change the useragent on my browser when I do. Sounds like you've been doing it either very frequently or using excessive bandwidth and they caught on to you. Knowing it's a service they charge extra for you coulda been more careful .
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That's kinda crazy! I just checked my bill and I used 5 gigs last month and 1.6 so far this billing cycle. Doesnt seem to extreme to me!
How much of that usage was tethering?
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jtseidner said:
Got a text message that I have been blocked from using wifi tether. On a fully unlimited plan with t-mobile. I realize that normally you have to pay for wifi tether, but I am on CM10.1 so I didn't think they would be able to tell? I had Verizon in the past with wifi tether on my Galaxy Nexus and used it a lot without a problem. Is t-mobile more strict or what?
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Oh yeah they can tell. I got a push text (not a normal one) on my cm10.1 yelling at me about tethering, only after 30 seconds of viewing a webpage. I was able to use my hidemyass vpn and not a peep.
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How much of that usage was tethering?
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According to Data Usage in Settings (I assume it is all reported under Tethering and portable hot spot? Or does it also report as browser?):
This month: 140MB
Last month: 334MB
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According to Data Usage in Settings (I assume it is all reported under Tethering and portable hot spot? Or does it also report as browser?):
This month: 140MB
Last month: 334MB
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I'm wondering with the 500mb of tethering included with unlimited if they are going to be doing good less random checks. Have you thought about switching to or making sure your on the new plan?
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I'm wondering with the 500mb of tethering included with unlimited if they are going to be doing good less random checks. Have you thought about switching to or making sure your on the new plan?
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I just signed a 2 year contract so I dont think I can change plans I signed to get the free nexus 4 promo
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I just signed a 2 year contract so I dont think I can change plans I signed to get the free nexus 4 promo
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Use a vpn tmobile packet sniffs your browsers user agent so say chrome for Windows pops up on their tower that's how they find out
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Change your browser's "User Agent" (addon/plugin) to android or some other mobile device. That way, Tmo will think you're using data on your mobile and you won't get flagged for hotspot tethering.
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Change your browser's "User Agent" (addon/plugin) to android or some other mobile device. That way, Tmo will think you're using data on your mobile and you won't get flagged for hotspot tethering.
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Thanks guys, I've installed an add on to Chrome on my desktop and changed by user agent to Chrome/Nexus 4. Tested it out on a wired connection and most web sites seem to be going to the mobile version, so I think it is working.
However, it looks like as I was experimenting trying to get around the block, they have completely disabled tether all together. Got another text that said wifi tether was been blocked. I can connect, but before I was at least getting a t-moble splash page. Now I get no internet connection at all. Hopefully they re-enable in a few days or by next billing cycle.
Are you using an app to tether or built in method
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Are you using an app to tether or built in method
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I tried both WiFi tether apk and built in
Does anyone know if Koush's tether app gets around this?
And what about using a VPN, is that a solid solution?
nak1017 said:
Does anyone know if Koush's tether app gets around this?
And what about using a VPN, is that a solid solution?
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It should be or it could be my luck, my idea is. If tmobile can't see your packets then they can't tell what you're doing
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Had anyone suffered consequences for using data to much? Ever since I got my s4 I've been using 4g all the time listening to music from Google music Netflix etc. Last month I did about 10gb it's only been like 5 days on this month cycle and I'm already at 5.5gb so was wondering if I can see consequences or will I be good? Reason I have so much use is that I don't ever turn on my Wi-Fi since I have 4g I just leave it as is...in case you're wondering.
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Nope you are fine.
Unless you're roaming a lot, they will not say a thing. I was using far more than that this summer via the hotspot mod wireless tether, and they never bothered me about it.
nope thats the benefit of having sprint
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Ok thanks guys
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Like the above posters said you should be ok. I do know someone that was booted from sprint entirely for too much data used while roaming, lol. They get a little upset about that for sure.