Hi, I am on speakout 711 canada with the unlimited "browsing" option that can be tweeked.
The phone works pretty good just with the apn settings from Speakout wireless on the handset, you can only use port 80 I am pretty sure as this is not a full data plan.
In GB on a dersire without rooting or anything like that (no autoproxy app) I could use the wifi hotspot feature with my laptop as long as my browser was using the corrent proxy settings.
Now it isn't working on the N4, but on the other hand lots of apps are working just with the proxy settings for speakout, but I would like to tether now and then to my mac, and it isn't working.
I am just learning but maybe someone out there can help me figure this out, I am having to swap the sim back into my old blackberry to use bluetooth tether, it works but I would rather just stick to the nexus and leave the blackberry for an emerg phone LOL
Thanks for your help everyone
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Despite tmobile saying that the 5.99 restricted dataplan will not work on the Wizard even though I've had it working since the day I got the phone, I stumbled upon something that seems strange henceforth I think I'm missing something with this GPRS stuff:
Here is what I've found recently:
Use "tmobile web on wizard"
set proxy to 216.155.165.50 on port 8080
set T-mobile data to dial wap.voicestream.com
This will allow pretty much complete web browsing, except for FTP and Remote desktop.
I'm sure everyone on this form knows this by now.
Though I was playing around with the bluetooth modem/USB modem capabilities of the device.
In the connection settings for the number dialed you use *99# change a few setting in windows and then you have your GPRS connection on your PC. Change firefox to use 216.155.165.50:8080 for the proxy good to go.
Though friday I discovered something, the internet was down at my house and I needed get online, seeing that I know I can use my phone as a internet adaptor I paired the bluetooth and created a dialup connection using bluetooth number dialed *99#. I was on the web but this time it was different, I no longer had to put in the proxy into my browser, RDP worked, VNC works, it is like I had a full (somewhat slow) connection. No restrictions except FTP access.
I find this great, I can do pretty much everything I could normally but what is different? Did tmobile screw up?, is it using my minutes instead? Is there something about the networking when used as a modem I do not understand?
Though I am not able to replicate this level of non-restriction on my phone itself (which would be really nice), when is the other foot going to drop and I get really large phone bill from tmobile?
I don't think you're going to get hammered with a big data bill but those ports will not stay open forever. Check out threads in the t-mo forums on hofo from the last few days. Everyone had connection troubles and now it looks like the ports are closed again on the t-zones apn. Prior to this I was able to tether, stream, run bit-torrent(slowly), d/l large files, etc. Now everyone is reporting, myself included, that we HAVE to use the proxy again and the ports are closed up now. Some people, mostly east coast, are reporting no problems yet. But from Cali to Illinois it looks like the free ride is over. And I'm finding it hard to open my wallet and fork out $20/mo for what I was paying $6/mo for last week. Especially when seeing my bro down the hall from me paying Cingular $30/mo and getting 900+kbps down and 384 kbps up. Speeds are way down on the t-zones apn now too. Have been getting 190-220kbps now getting around 70, if I'm lucky. Way to go T-Mo, I stab at thy heart.
I'm really pissed now because I used to be able to access Citrix through the proxy but it is not letting me anymore.
Would buy a laptop dock today if I wasn't being asked to relinquish my unlimited data plan in the process. Any way to bypass the tethering check? When I placed my phone into a dock it checks for either data tethering OR wireless network connection. My suggestion, but don't know if it can be done: a program that tricks the phone into thinking its on wifi when running 4g (a la 3g unrestrictor for ios). Is this possible at all? I know some people were asking about a similar program in order to run skype off of android in 3d a while back (prior to skype now accepting 3g for calls).
If I posted this in the wrong section, my apologies.
Moved to general as not android development
As off right now the laptop dock doesn't work with the work around to allow wifi tether without tethering data plan. Because it actually checks with att if you have the proper data plan. I've been searching for something similar to the iphone app my wii 3g.
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4g XDA app.
i mean i can take my sim card out, use it with my dell streak, and connect the atrix with dock to my hotspot, but that's another phone i have to haul around... i'm still likely to buy the dock, $399 at amazon isn't all bad.
I just bought the dock, and I have some interesting notes to add:
When I plugged in my phone to the dock at the AT&T store, the dock did not check if I had tethering. When I then pruchased the dock, walked out to my car, and plugged it in, it did not check and I did browse the internet. I then drove home and tried again, and this time it told me that I needed a tethering plan. This all has to be a software check which runs at certain times, which leads me to believe that we can find and remove it.
I am replying to this while on the laptop dock. I do NOT have the tethering plan. I used this guide to enable hot spot and it works with firefox webtop.
Key for me was set up new APN, plug phone into laptop dock, THEN turn on hotspot. I am also using the atrix's hotspot with another pc.
edit: bah, turned off hotspot but i am still able to surf the web on the laptop dock. this is confusing.
I was able to get it to work somehow.
Here is what i did:
1) Created the custom APN for free tethering as described here.
2) Under APN type i put the following: default,dun,tether
3) i made sure my wifi hostspot is working properly (to make sure i setup the APN correctly). Once confirmed i shut down the hotspot app.
4) connected the HD media dock and launched webtop - it tried to verify the connection and kinda got stuck there.
5) i then changed the APN from the one i created to a built in one called "AT&T US Tether". at that point Webtop got access to the internet somehow (an no i don't have a tethering plan, i have an grandfathered unlimited data plan).
6) I immediately switched back to my custom APN after i saw webtop passed the connection authorization stage and voila...it is online via 3G/4G. I know for sure that the webtop is connecting through the custom APN and somehow - it works.
clubtech said:
I was able to get it to work somehow.
Here is what i did:
1) Created the custom APN for free tethering as described here.
2) Under APN type i put the following: default,dun,tether
3) i made sure my wifi hostspot is working properly (to make sure i setup the APN correctly). Once confirmed i shut down the hotspot app.
4) connected the HD media dock and launched webtop - it tried to verify the connection and kinda got stuck there.
5) i then changed the APN from the one i created to a built in one called "AT&T US Tether". at that point Webtop got access to the internet somehow (an no i don't have a tethering plan, i have an grandfathered unlimited data plan).
6) I immediately switched back to my custom APN after i saw webtop passed the connection authorization stage and voila...it is online via 3G/4G. I know for sure that the webtop is connecting through the custom APN and somehow - it works.
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nice, i did something similar. but the odd thing for me though is that i turned off hotspot while docked and internet is still good to go. no wifi in sight so i know it's not picking up anything else.
Here's what I did.
1. Setup the wifi tethering hack (custom APN - AT&T with type default)
2. I docked it - it goes into - checking account status for webtop etc.
3. In the settings of the webtop (left of wifi icon, the little gear icon - go to advanced and then network proxy - change Location from Cellular to Default
That did it for me.
Hope it helps you too
clubtech said:
I was able to get it to work somehow.
Here is what i did:
1) Created the custom APN for free tethering as described here.
2) Under APN type i put the following: default,dun,tether
3) i made sure my wifi hostspot is working properly (to make sure i setup the APN correctly). Once confirmed i shut down the hotspot app.
4) connected the HD media dock and launched webtop - it tried to verify the connection and kinda got stuck there.
5) i then changed the APN from the one i created to a built in one called "AT&T US Tether". at that point Webtop got access to the internet somehow (an no i don't have a tethering plan, i have an grandfathered unlimited data plan).
6) I immediately switched back to my custom APN after i saw webtop passed the connection authorization stage and voila...it is online via 3G/4G. I know for sure that the webtop is connecting through the custom APN and somehow - it works.
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Working for me as well Followed your directions exactly.
THIS WORKS! Awesome find, now I don't have to give up my unlimited plan.
So I've been going back and forth on what phone to get. In the end, it sounds like the Atrix has nearly as bright and colorful a screen as the Infuse, has a smaller device footprint, and still has gorilla glass. So I came to xda to see if...
1) Can I sideload apps?
2) Use the laptop dock without giving up my unlimited data plan?
3) Where is it cheapest to purchase the phone and possibly the dock off contract?
Seems like 1 is possible with root and upgrades, and 2 sounds possible as well. Are you having to go though each of those steps EVERY TIME you want to use the dock?
And if anyone has any suggestions on cheapest availability for someone in Washington State, I'd love to get this from somewhere tax free if possible.
Thanks in advance.
Hello.
I have a rooted Chinese dual SIM phone. I've been tethering to my laptop using my phone networks unlimited phone data plan for the past couple of years but finally they've cut me off for cheating.
I've been googling how to get round the tethering detection solid for 24 hours now with no definitive answer. Almost all the responses on the search relate to either people in America having their tethering options removed (not me) or people who think all they have to do is switch their browsers user-agent.
Obviously any windows 7 laptop runs dozens of services that use the internet, even if its just checking for updates through the day, all of which can rightly be flagged up as tethering traffic.
I'm quite poor and don't want to spend more than I currently do for the internet, I use about 10GB a month just now with hundreds of calls and texts free for £12 (Giffgaff). I have another secret Giffgaff sim that isn't activated yet, the network coverage here is pretty good compared to the rest so I'm keen to stay with them.
I've read a lot about VPN's but tbh I don't trust them, I can't see why a network wouldnt be able to detect that straight away? Am I wrong there?
The ideal solution for me would be an app on the phone that routes all traffic through the device, so that everything they see looks as though it has come from my phone. Setting up the phone as a VPN server would work I think, then connect the computer to it when I need it, I've no idea where to start though.
You'd think this would be a problem with a common, working solution, given how useful it is. Sadly Google is clueless on this one.
VPN data should be encrypted so they cannot see what's in it. The only problem you have is trust/security. Do you trust the VPN server to handle your data safely.
Next solution would be to set your home PC as a VPN server. That way your data is your data. But that does mean leaving your PC on when you want to tether.
Data flow:
Laptop ===> Phone ===> ~~Mobile Internet~~ ===> Home PC -----> ~~Home Broadband~~ -----> To the internet
===> VPN secured
-----> Regular transmission
Well, I would suggest something like EasyTether, it's a USB tether from your phone/tablet to PC /Mac/Linux. But what exactly are you using to tether (not phone, as in app or setting)?
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"Mobile HotSpot on AT&T grandfathered Unlimited Plan" If you have a regular At&t plan the hotspot is easily employed...... I have the grandfathered plan that sends me the "Call 611 to enable."
Does anyone have a way to employ the mobile hotspot on the Galaxy G935A? Seeing as there is no root, is there any coding or permission tweaks I can try to get the Hotspot to work?
FoxFi works with tethering, but turns up a 10246 permission error for Hotspot. I though I had it when I kept the system from checking my plan with At&t.....But eventually, the system picked up on the blocking I employed.
Two main reasons for me to root are Viper4Android, which there is not get-around. The second is the Mobile Hotspot. When I travel with my kids, they used to use my Rooted G3 to play Youtube, games, and interactive apps to keep them busy on long road trips.
My choices, buy a G935F on Ebay and root it.....but then I would have to sell my G935A.
Someone miraculously figures a way to root.
I find a work-around and change "permissions."
I'm leaning toward the new phone, just hate spending $700 on Ebay with electronics.......
Any help is appreciated, even the slap of reality to "just get the F" and quit screwing around with the A.....
-dmxinc
dmxinc said:
"Mobile HotSpot on AT&T grandfathered Unlimited Plan" If you have a regular At&t plan the hotspot is easily employed...... I have the grandfathered plan that sends me the "Call 611 to enable."
Does anyone have a way to employ the mobile hotspot on the Galaxy G935A? Seeing as there is no root, is there any coding or permission tweaks I can try to get the Hotspot to work?
FoxFi works with tethering, but turns up a 10246 permission error for Hotspot. I though I had it when I kept the system from checking my plan with At&t.....But eventually, the system picked up on the blocking I employed.
Two main reasons for me to root are Viper4Android, which there is not get-around. The second is the Mobile Hotspot. When I travel with my kids, they used to use my Rooted G3 to play Youtube, games, and interactive apps to keep them busy on long road trips.
My choices, buy a G935F on Ebay and root it.....but then I would have to sell my G935A.
Someone miraculously figures a way to root.
I find a work-around and change "permissions."
I'm leaning toward the new phone, just hate spending $700 on Ebay with electronics.......
Any help is appreciated, even the slap of reality to "just get the F" and quit screwing around with the A.....
-dmxinc
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Can someone help me try this? THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS HERE
-I opened the mobile Hotspot app, set it up while I was connected to my home wifi network.
It worked, but used my home network as the hotspot.
-Next, I shut my wifi off and expected the error, but the phone hotspot transferred to the 4g, as long as I didn't turn the hotspot off.
I also tried this at an open cafe wifi hotspot, then turned off the phone wifi again, the hotspot remained working as long as I didn't hit the back button.
* I did get a tetherprovision.apk error, but it didn't shut the phone mobile hotspot off.
I tried this on my wifes S6 Edge, but it didn't work. Can someone try the S7 and S7 edge G935A
***To make sure it was the phone hotspot, I checked ip addresses before and after the WIFI was turned off. Ip adress changed from where I live to a place in Maryland, so fairly sure it wasn't just a fluke, but that is why I need someone to test it........Thanks
-dmxinc
I had the same challenge (unlimited data but no tether provisioning) and wanted to tether without giving up my awesome plan or pissing off my employer (my corporate plan includes international LTE roaming -- amazing!). Being unable to root and having unsuccessfully tried FoxFi (gave me an error message about internal connectivity or somesuch) I discovered Samsung already has an app for this called SideSync. It requires a USB cable but is able to set up its own hotspot.
I'm using a Mac laptop with SM-G930A and after installing SideSync on both the Mac and the phone, and launching both, I can detect the phone connection (apparently this works better when the app is running in the background but not on its home screen). Then I can click the "More" button on the Mac side and launch "Enable Mobile Hotspot". You'll need to give it MTP and several other access permissions the first time, but it should create and configure a WAP of the form "SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT_##:##" and connect the Mac to it. This works even if your phone provisioning wouldn't normally allow it. Easy!
aikidork said:
I had the same challenge (unlimited data but no tether provisioning) and wanted to tether without giving up my awesome plan or pissing off my employer (my corporate plan includes international LTE roaming -- amazing!). Being unable to root and having unsuccessfully tried FoxFi (gave me an error message about internal connectivity or somesuch) I discovered Samsung already has an app for this called SideSync. It requires a USB cable but is able to set up its own hotspot.
I'm using a Mac laptop with SM-G930A and after installing SideSync on both the Mac and the phone, and launching both, I can detect the phone connection (apparently this works better when the app is running in the background but not on its home screen). Then I can click the "More" button on the Mac side and launch "Enable Mobile Hotspot". You'll need to give it MTP and several other access permissions the first time, but it should create and configure a WAP of the form "SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT_##:##" and connect the Mac to it. This works even if your phone provisioning wouldn't normally allow it. Easy!
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I am on Win 10, I will try and find Sidesync, or an equivalent thanks! But, that is exactly what I was looking for!
If I find a Windows equivalent, I will repost.
Thanks again,.
I found it but it says both devices utilize the same wifi connection. Will it Direct Connect them and use 4g as the wifi?
dmxinc said:
I am on Win 10, I will try and find Sidesync, or an equivalent thanks! But, that is exactly what I was looking for!
If I find a Windows equivalent, I will repost.
Thanks again,.
I found it but it says both devices utilize the same wifi connection. Will it Direct Connect them and use 4g as the wifi?
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Not sure what you mean by utilizing the same wifi connection -- It is NOT the WiFi Direct feature if that's what you mean..if the phone is connected in that mode, this will need to be turned off first. Mine handles the setup of the hotspot automatically (at least on Mac). It's a little wonky but usually works on the first try. And yes... once it's working, the phone shows that it's got a device connected via wi-fi sharing icon, and the laptop shows it's using SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT.
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Not sure what you mean by utilizing the same wifi connection -- It is NOT the WiFi Direct feature if that's what you ttle wonky but usually works on the first try. And yes... once it's working, the phone shows that it's got a device connected via wi-fi sharing icon, and the laptop shows it's using SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT.
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If figured it wasn't the Direct. It installed and loaded right up, but it disconnected on the PC side every few seconds. I think it might be my A.V. software......I'm going to mess around with it this weekend to see if that's the issue. Thanks for tips.
So sidesync is a hotspot app, must be installed on all devices that want to connect to hotspot (in this case galaxy g930a). Is this correct?
Hello everyone!
So where I am living I cannot get reliable internet service and currently have Hughesnet (satellite isp) that I want to stray from. I have picked up a prepaid true unlimited data plan from Metropcs and want to use it as my default isp as the speeds are astronomical compared to Hughesnet. They are of course limited in usage for tethering and I would have to use a masking application and have chosen Clockworkmod Tether. What I want to do is run a USB dongle to my router (ASUS RT-N56U), connected to my phone (SAMSUNG-SM-G900A), running Android 5.0 with Clockworkmod Tether. Is this possible to do as the router doesn't have a sister application with the phone i.e Pdanet+ needs a windows application running to work?
All feedback is welcome!
So I found a video that kind of explains how to do so but I still have questions. With the process he is demonstrating the phone is using the wifi hotspot option to broadcast signal to the router. My question is.. with all the tether masking apps (PDAnet, FoxFi, Clockwork) you need to connect via USB to work. How would I get around this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ykqFgJi-ZE