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Vibrant hotspot tethering

Hello,
Im looking foward to buying the Vibrant from tmobile but i was trying to see if the wireless tethering option was going to be available on it. Or will tmobile remove that ability?
thanks

[Q] AT&T APN's and Wifi Tethering

On my atrix there are multiple APN's. There's AT&T US, AT&T US HSDPA, AT&T US Tether, and AT&T US MMS. They're all pretty much self explanatory except for the difference between AT&T US and US HSDPA; what's the difference? Also, does the phone switch between APN's automatically if you tether or use mms?
I tried creating a new APN so I could tether without buying a tethering plan using the settings here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11493471&postcount=193
Do I need to set up a new one because the default APN will switch to AT&T US Tether and AT&T will track that?
That actually didn't work, my computer only has limited connectivity when it connects to the network. Does anyone know why? I'm thinking of trying Barnacle Tether if I can't get the APN to work, but will AT&T be able to see I'm tethering if I use that?

Tether is for them to know you are tethering using at&t's method. That way they can monitor usage. Hspa is 4g. Install custom rom and use mobileap. If not, root and use android wifi tether.

You need to install customs rom which support it

zack_sparrow said:
You need to install customs rom which support it
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which support what
Not sure what you're talking about.

Internet Connectivity Issue

Hey All I did a search on the forums for this but didn't see an answer so wanted to put this question out there.
My work allowed me to upgrade my work phone from the standard BB to a Samsung Vibrant. When I got the phone and put my T-Mobile SIM in, the phone worked but internet would not. I called support and found out that this was because my plan through work was for BB internet not Android. The same SIM chip works fine in a Nexus One that I have. I get internet access and everything.
So I thought that maybe if I get my Vibrant unlocked then I would be able to bypass that BB Internet plan requirement. Through my work we got the unlock code from T-Mobile. The unlocked, rooted Vibrant running CM 7 still won't connect to the internet.
is there anyway I can get internet connectivity on the Vibrant, other than asking T-Mobile to change the plan?
Thank you in Advance.

You can try changing the APN under Settings > Wireless and network > Mobile networks > Access Point Names
although, I don't know what APN your plan uses.. you can research and find what APN your plan uses and it SHOULD work if you enter the right one...
But don't take my word for this. I can be wrong!
Btw, in the APN menu, is there anything there already?

Make sure u save the apn when done. Dont just exit out
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

[Q] Tethering without buying tethering plan?

I have a htc trophy verizon version, and want to have tethering work. I noticed that some customized roms have such ability, but do I still need to buy tethering plan from verizon after flashing these roms? thx.

Nop, just enable it (with a custom rom)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1666161
See my other post to you. After I installed a rom with tethering, I have yet for Verizon to detect it or ask me to add a tethering plan (they don't really offer the option to add a tethering plan to our phones anyway).

G900T on AT&T tethering question

Hey everyone, I have an unlocked G900T coming in the mail, and I really want to hotspot using this phone, but I've seen several people talking about how T-Mobile blocks tethering on the S5. I plan to root and use Wifi Tether Router, but I have some questions.
Will Wifi Tether Router work since I will be using AT&T instead of T-Mobile? I'm really confused about this tether block thing, is it just blocked on the T-Mobile network specificly or is tethering blocked through ALL network providers on this phone?
I didn't know if it was simply an APN setting or if it was some kind of block integrated into the phone ROM itself.
Thanks,
Dylan

I know you know this now but it works on at&t as that's what I'm using. Same phone and all.