Hotspot mod question - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

So yeah.. I did the Hotspot mod.. This one specifically (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256950) and my question is.. Will Sprint detect that I am using the hotspot and charge me? Or not?

Just be smart about it. Using the hotspot mod is no different than any other tether app. If they really wanted to know they could figure it out. Just use it responsibly. We have been using this mod and the other tether apps for years. I have personally been using it for about 4 years.
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crawrj said:
Just be smart about it. Using the hotspot mod is no different than any other tether app. If they really wanted to know they could figure it out. Just use it responsibly. We have been using this mod and the other tether apps for years. I have personally been using it for about 4 years.
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And how much you mean by reasonable?

KeboPR said:
And how much you mean by reasonable?
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Can't put a number on it. Just don't run your whole house on the phone every day or download several dvd movies per day. Those are just general guesses. Just don't go crazy with it. I don't know anyone that has ever reported about being billed or shutdown from using the hotspot.
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[Q] Wifi tether apps

Hi everyone, I'm looking for an app or a way that I can use my vzw galaxy Nexus to tether my nexus 10. I've used my gnex to tether a Xoom and other phones but can't get it to work with the 10. Btw, both are rooted.
Any one have any suggestions?
Have you tried wifi tether? What are you using to tether atm thats not working on N10?
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jjdevega said:
Have you tried wifi tether? What are you using to tether atm thats not working on N10?
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I use both wifi tether and foxi fi neither one are working. They work with my lap top and foxifi used to work with the xoom.
Two thoughts
1. Make sure you Nexus in not set to 5gh WiFi only and see if that helps.
2. Isn't Verizon tethering now free? I don't use Verizon so I am not 100 percent sure. If I am right check and see if it works with their app.
Good luck.
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Cant use bluetooth?
Moricon said:
Two thoughts
1. Make sure you Nexus in not set to 5gh WiFi only and see if that helps.
2. Isn't Verizon tethering now free? I don't use Verizon so I am not 100 percent sure. If I am right check and see if it works with their app.
Good luck.
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I switched it to 2.4 and now it works fine

Tether speed extremely slow? (WiFi/USB/BT)

USB teher- doesn't function at all. No data ever transferred
Wifi- connects but doesn't transfer any data like USB
Bt- works but, data is slow ~20KB/sec
This is disappointing since I got MB regularly on my g1 despite the older radio... I'm going you guys have done experience with jelly bean and tethering.
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Same here. I have problems with WiFi tethering using the stock option. I didn't try apps cause, last time I tried them (other android), they killed the battery.
Not a fan of Bluetooth, I expect it to have a bandwidth limitation, which would answer your question.
But we both share the need for wifi-based help
So I'd love some help too
TIA
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wirelessFREAK said:
Same here. I have problems with WiFi tethering using the stock option. I didn't try apps cause, last time I tried them (other android), they killed the battery.
Not a fan of Bluetooth, I expect it to have a bandwidth limitation, which would answer your question.
But we both share the need for wifi-based help
So I'd love some help too
TIA
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Now BT tether has reached 170KB/sec which seems like the max. Though I would prefer at least 1MB.
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WiFi tether

I'm running cm10.1 and I want a WiFi tether that my carrier can't see (T-Mobile). Anyone know of a WiFi tethering app that works I tried a few and no work.
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What are you exactly trying to do ?
miku3191 said:
What are you exactly trying to do ?
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He's trying to tether his phones connection like in a incognito mode so T-Mobile can't notice it. They will just think he's using regular data.
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mattoaida said:
I'm running cm10.1 and I want a WiFi tether that my carrier can't see (T-Mobile). Anyone know of a WiFi tethering app that works I tried a few and no work.
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why not just use the native tethering built into cm10? works for me...
trentreed said:
why not just use the native tethering built into cm10? works for me...
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Because it doesn't do what he needs..
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Neefy said:
Because it doesn't do what he needs..
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And I was thinking maybe he didn't know it was built in.
Perhaps you know something i don't.
trentreed said:
And I was thinking maybe he didn't know it was built in.
Perhaps you know something i don't.
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But t mobile will see me tethering with CyanogenMod is there a stealth WiFi teather
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mattoaida said:
But t mobile will see me tethering with CyanogenMod is there a stealth WiFi teather
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no. you can try playing with the user agent, but theyll probably still see you. sometimes they wont even try to stop you, other times they are very strict. as of lately, theyre pretty diigent about stopping tethering if you dont pay for it.
I was on Tmos Value Plan (no tethering) and received several text messages about needing to add mobile hotspot before they blocked access to Internet Explorer via tethering (although could do anything else on my Windows 7 laptop)
Called support and they switched me to simple Choice while keeping my current contract term intact to avoid a migration fee. I haven't hit the 500MB tethering mark (I'm on the unlimited data plan) accordingly to data usage stats in Android so well see if they can truly track my hotspot usage (T-mobile says they can but I know it's not possible on the Nexus 4)
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pwc realtor said:
..so well see if they can truly track my hotspot usage(T-mobile says they can but I know it's not possible on the Nexus 4)
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this is not true. they can. you are using their network, they know all about you, and what you are doing on their network. all your data is going through their network. all the information about your device, what its doing, all its identifiers, are being watched by tmobile. otherwise, they wouldnt let you onto their network. what makes you think that they cant track a nexus 4??
simms22 said:
this is not true. they can. you are using their network, they know all about you, and what you are doing on their network. all your data is going through their network. all the information about your device, what its doing, all its identifiers, are being watched by tmobile. otherwise, they wouldnt let you onto their network. what makes you think that they cant track a nexus 4??
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On most current t-mobile branded phones tethering is done via a proprietary hotspot app that tells t-mobile you are tethering, checks to see if your account can do mobile hotspot, and how much tethering data is being used. Nexus devices do not do this and therefore t-mobile only knows about tethering via useragent strings.
Also I checked my account online and T-mobile has nothing set up there to tell unlimited data users how much of their 500mb hotspot data cap they've used. If the network was able to track that wouldn't they show it in usage stats?
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Im on 30$ a month prepaid plan and native tethering works fine for me, even thou I don't have a thethering plan with tmo, try barnicle WiFi If that dosbr work
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IRX120 said:
Im on 30$ a month prepaid plan and native tethering works fine for me, even thou I don't have a thethering plan with tmo, try barnicle WiFi If that dosbr work
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I tried barnacle WiFi it doesn't work for me does it work for you
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Wifi tether for rooted users

Has anyone got this apk to work for the note 3? Is It Possible? I just want a tether apk that tells me the amount of data that's being used and this one is the only one I know of that does that correctly.
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What one?
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Which one? I can only get the native to work on my note three bypassing it with the hotspot toggle switch widget found on the market, but I rather use the a different one like open garden. but I have no luck making it work.
The apk wifi tether for rooted users. I used it on my Nexus
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I tried... And failed
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the only reason i root is to use this app and ive had zero luck with it in the note 3. There is an issue thread on the google code page for it but seems a dead end
silentjay1980 said:
the only reason i root is to use this app and ive had zero luck with it in the note 3. There is an issue thread on the google code page for it but seems a dead end
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Bummer. Hopefully there will be a version that works with GN3 in the future, will use FoxFi ib the meantime
dohturdima said:
Bummer. Hopefully there will be a version that works with GN3 in the future, will use FoxFi ib the meantime
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I found you can use wifi tether in native tether mode, but it resets the hot spot settings to default every time you turn it on. I, too, would like it to work properly because I like seeing how much data I use and the network speed.
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Bummer. Hopefully there will be a version that works with GN3 in the future, will use FoxFi ib the meantime
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Really? You got it working?
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Is there any risk in using native tether app? I am coming from tmobile, where they'd hassle you to get a tethering plan.
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PrettyPistol555 said:
Is there any risk in using native tether app? I am coming from tmobile, where they'd hassle you to get a tethering plan.
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I don't think so. I use it pretty regularly without issues.
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Will Sprint limit me?

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.

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