I recently got the Evo Shift and see that it can be used as a Wifi Hotspot. This would come in handy but not handy enough to pay Sprint 30 bucks a month extra. Is anyone aware of a way to use the Hotspot without rooting my phone and without paying?
Nope. Pay up or root. Only options.
You can temp root and use wireless tether app
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I mean if sprint is going to charge for the mobile hotspot feature, wouldn't the wireless tether allow you to do the same thing? I'm not too familiar with all that wireless tether can do, but I have had 2 laptops use wireless tether on my Hero simultaneously.
unknown_owner said:
I mean if sprint is going to charge for the mobile hotspot feature, wouldn't the wireless tether allow you to do the same thing? I'm not too familiar with all that wireless tether can do, but I have had 2 laptops use wireless tether on my Hero simultaneously.
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Wifi tethering initially acts just like a hotspot app.
mobile hotspot vs. wireless tether
unknown_owner said:
I mean if sprint is going to charge for the mobile hotspot feature, wouldn't the wireless tether allow you to do the same thing? I'm not too familiar with all that wireless tether can do, but I have had 2 laptops use wireless tether on my Hero simultaneously.
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In my opinion, they're the same thing. I've been able to have multiple devices on using the wireless tether feature on my EVO.
The fact that sprint charges $1/day for this makes a kind of mad though since we already pay for the data to come to the phone, now we have to pay to distribute it to other devices. Most likely to limit abuse.
If you've rooted your phone and loaded a different mod, most likely you are bypassing sprint's ability to charge you.
Sprint mobile hotspot is by Sprint, more integrated with the phone and you normally have to pay per month to use it ($30 I think). I'm pretty sure it also won't let you use 4g (IIRC). Some ROMs have this unlocked so you don't have to pay Sprint (although you would be violating your contract).
Wireless tether is an app that requires root and provides pretty much the same thing as mobile hotspot on the Evo but it definitely supports 4g. Using it is also technically a violation of your contract with Sprint.
Both support at least 5 devices connected at the same time.
In both cases (unlocked mobile hotspot or wireless tether app) I would doub that Sprint would hassle you if you only use them lightly/occasionally, but it is up to you to decide whether to risk doing so.
I addition to above post: the hotspot you pay sprint for will allow you to use 4g. The hacked version available on custom sense roms allows for 3g only (unlike the wireless tether app).
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What happened to the hotspot free for a month that was discussed all over the internet prior to launch?
Im not sure what happened with that but if you don't mind rooting the phone the wireless tether.apk works for the Evo
I used Toast's root and it doesn't work with it...
there is an update
but it would be nice if sprints was hacked since it acts like a true router so my zune can see it but wifi tether is ad hoc
I ran the unrevoked root over the Toast root and now the wireless tethering works great! Using it to send this from my laptop!
I have the hotspot for free right now. is that cause I did the update? Ive pinky tried connecting it took one device so far. It works pretty damn well if I don't say so myself. So theyre offering it free for a month?
i think the free hotspot for a month thing only works if you are in a 4g market.....
My Sprint Hotspot is working and has been since launch day, and I didn't get the tethering.
I'ma lucky one I guess
I think it is free until July
Tethering
I talked to a Sprint rep today, some people got signed up for the $29 hotpot plan automatically, those who are using the hotspot app might want to check their sprint phone bill to validate.
chazglenn3 said:
I ran the unrevoked root over the Toast root and now the wireless tethering works great! Using it to send this from my laptop!
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i have the unrevoked and wifi tether for rooted evo is still not working. my ipod touch still does not see it. im so flustered with this. can someone help me to get wifi tether working?
Your ipod will not see it till they get infrastructure mode baked in any moment now they say
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I'm pretty sure the "free month" was just a bug and that it was going to be a month until they fixed it. Also I'm pretty sure it was just 4G tethering, not 3G.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/evo-4g-on-sale-at-8am-on-june-4th-with-one-month-free-4g-mobile/
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Interesting note... The words from Sprint at the bottom don't seen to condemn other tethering options. They just say that the $29/mo option comes with more reliability and the ability to tether up to 8 devices. Which is a valid point.
I wonder who the intended audience was. Probably more for sales people to sell the tethering option to folks than admitting that other options exist.
I am interested in the optional Mobile Hotspot feature and its extra-cost service. I cannot justify that expense if I have to lock it in for a whole two-year contract, but I would find it useful sometimes.
For example, if I plan to be traveling in a certain month and want to add this service for $30 for that billing cycle but drop it later, could I do so?
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I am interested in the optional Mobile Hotspot feature and its extra-cost service. I cannot justify that expense if I have to lock it in for a whole two-year contract, but I would find it useful sometimes.
For example, if I plan to be traveling in a certain month and want to add this service for $30 for that billing cycle but drop it later, could I do so?
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If you add/remove the hotspot service before your billing cycle they should be able to change it whenever you want.
Personally though, if you just root your phone, you can have free tethering whenever you want!
You don't have to commit to it, you can add and cancel whenever.
I heard that if you want to use the full-fledged mobile hotspot funstionality to connect to multiple devices, you must pay the $30 mobile broadband service, but if you just wanna tether to one device using, says, PDAnet, you don't have to buy the plan. Is it true? There are EVO users who claim that Sprint cut it off once they know you're tethering w/o plan even just to one device using PDAnet.
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I heard that if you want to use the full-fledged mobile hotspot funstionality to connect to multiple devices, you must pay the $30 mobile broadband service, but if you just wanna tether to one device using, says, PDAnet, you don't have to buy the plan. Is it true? There are EVO users who claim that Sprint cut it off once they know you're tethering w/o plan even just to one device using PDAnet.
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I believe the official statement from Sprint is that this is allowed. However, the last time I used PDAnet, it wasn't very good, and I much prefer the root approach to it, as that way you can tether via wifi as well.
The only way Sprint will actually know if you are tethering is if you are using HIGH AMOUNTS of data CONSTANTLY. Which in that case, they have the right to cut you off if its obvious you are tethering on a constant basis.
But simply tethering a few devices to browse internet, stream videos/music doesn't use up TOO much data. The most I've ever used was about 200MB when I had 3 laptops tethered to my phone for about 1.5 hours.
$30 bucks a month for tethering is ridiculous unless you plan on being tethered for days on end.
The rooted tether works perfectly on my Nexus, to connect laptops, my DSi, friends iphones/ipod touches etc and is best of all free.
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The only way Sprint will actually know if you are tethering is if you are using HIGH AMOUNTS of data CONSTANTLY. Which in that case, they have the right to cut you off if its obvious you are tethering on a constant basis.
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$30 bucks a month for tethering is ridiculous unless you plan on being tethered for days on end.
The rooted tether works perfectly on my Nexus, to connect laptops, my DSi, friends iphones/ipod touches etc and is best of all free.
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Nevertheless, there is a difference between what the terms and conditions might forbid, and what you might get away with only because it is selectively enforced at the carrier's discretion. From Sprint's point of view, reading the agreement you sign, you might be considered to be cheating them out of payment for a premium service. You might think that "ridiculous," but you signed a contract.
I know about under-the-table, rooted tethering and hotspot creation. I can go to the dev forums and read about that if and when I need to. My question is about the business terms and process for following the contract.
The hotspot is $29.99 a month. You can turn it on and off all you want. If you only use it for the weekend, that's all they charge you for. I do it like twice a month with evo. I just chat with them and it takes like 3 mins. Most of the time I use USB tethering. I have 2.2 and cant root yet so I use PDAnet. Awesome little program. I have a good 4G so I use the hell out of it.
I've talk to sprint about it and the USB and Bluetooth tethering is fine. Free
Use PDAnet and it will work 4G and 3G.
If I plan to use the PS3 or Wii. Ill chat with a rep and turn the WiFi Hub on for a few days.
So I've done a search...but does anyone know if there is a way around the "Tethering Plan"? Back when I had my G1 it was too easy to tether without the extra charge. I'm not trying to be cheap but, we already pay for unlimited data. Is there a way to do it that Tmo won't charge me for?
Root + Mobile AP
When I didn't root yet, tethering worked via USB and Samsung Kies for me
I agree - Rooting + Mobile AP is the way to go. Alternately you can Root and install the leaked Froyo from the Dev section which includes the Mobile AP
I use a app called Barnacle its in the Market but you have to be Rooted...
The tethering plan is the right to tether since it is against your contract. It has nothing to do with what app you use. From what I have read it will be very very hard to enforce and tell who is tethering and who is a stream addict.
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The tethering plan is the right to tether since it is against your contract. It has nothing to do with what app you use. From what I have read it will be very very hard to enforce and tell who is tethering and who is a stream addict.
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Nope. Other carriers have been doing it forevah.
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So I bought a nexus 6p and have rooted it. The reason for rooting is for the tether feature. I'm grandfathered in on Verizon's unlimited data so that's why tethering is a big deal. Each app I try doesn't work but I know I have root access. Help anyone?
The 2 apps I have tried are barnacle and open garden.
Did you try the built in Tether feature? to see if that works, via USB?
I do not have tethering as part of my plan at vzw.
I normally use open garden to ovoid tethering cost.
papasmurph1001 said:
I do not have tethering as part of my plan at vzw.
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You don't need it for this device.
It just works. No need for those other apps.
Won't it charge since I don't have tethering as part of my plan?