If anyone knows a workaround please share. The Note 7 had a glitch when using WiFi sharing for HotSpot to work. I hope one of you smart people find a way. I need it for work.....Only reason I root is for battery life and hotspot......Man I hope we get root or HotSpot working. Thanks !!!! Never had an LG before and this thing is a beast !
LuckyColdJohnson said:
If anyone knows a workaround please share. The Note 7 had a glitch when using WiFi sharing for HotSpot to work. I hope one of you smart people find a way. I need it for work.....Only reason I root is for battery life and hotspot......Man I hope we get root or HotSpot working. Thanks !!!! Never had an LG before and this thing is a beast !
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Do you have issues with the V20? Do you have tethering in your mobile plan? Are you using it on AT&T?
LuckyColdJohnson said:
If anyone knows a workaround please share. The Note 7 had a glitch when using WiFi sharing for HotSpot to work. I hope one of you smart people find a way. I need it for work.....Only reason I root is for battery life and hotspot......Man I hope we get root or HotSpot working. Thanks !!!! Never had an LG before and this thing is a beast !
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Is yours an AT&T version? If so you'll have to have to have it part of your plan.
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haris163 said:
Do you have issues with the V20? Do you have tethering in your mobile plan? Are you using it on AT&T?
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No issues with the V20 at all...Best phone I've ever had. I'm on At&t unlimited.
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Is yours an AT&T version? If so you'll have to have to have it part of your plan.
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Yes At&t......I will need root then because I'm unlimited data....This sucks......If I want to use my data by tethering, I should be able too. This is dumb
In the same boat with Verizon on unlimited. Foxfi works, but only via USB (cable connected) or Bluetooth (slow ~1 Mbps). I love this phone, but miss being able to use the Hotspot for the rare times I need it.
I believe there is a beta feature on the pdanet USB client on the PC side that will allow a hotspot generated from the computer attached via USB. Clunky but better than nothing if you have other devices that need access to the connection in a stationary setting for now.
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LuckyColdJohnson said:
Yes At&t......I will need root then because I'm unlimited data....This sucks......If I want to use my data by tethering, I should be able too. This is dumb
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And this is why carriers are requesting phones to be locked down harder than Fort Knox
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Its already a lot of money, why not just let us have that? Stupid imho\
Thanks for the help ..WIll use FoxFi / PDA USB with cable for now. Good looking out!!
I'm really looking forward to a solution for this. I've been holding on to my old S5 since I haven't been able to find a newer removable-battery phone that allows for rooted hotspot usage on the old grandfathered unlimited plan :/
Now that we have root, I wonder how we can enable this?
I use to just change a couple of numbers in buildProp on other phones (Rom Toolbox .prop)
Any help would be appreciated
EDIT:
Found the below info but I don't think it will work. I DID NOT try this but it is tempting.
4. Connect your phone to your PC and issue the below commands:
adb shell
echo "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" >> /system/build.prop
adb reboot
5. Now, install Terminal Emulator app from the Play Store [HERE] and launch it.
6. In Terminal Emulator, enter below code one by one:
su
settings put global tether_dun_required 0
exit
Source was found here >> CLICK ME
LuckyColdJohnson said:
Now that we have root, I wonder how we can enable this?
I use to just change a couple of numbers in buildProp on other phones (Rom Toolbox .prop)
Any help would be appreciated
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Yeah I'm not entirely sure how we might be able to get it to work. I've tried adding dun to the APN - edited the build.prop and added the lines you put above into the build.prop file. Those worked to no avail.
I edited the line inside build.prop "ro.build.target_operator=ATT". I changed ATT to "OPEN", and that did happen to allow tethering. But from the devices I connected to my phone - they were unable to connect to the internet. It was almost like ATT was blocking service of tethering. I didn't try to do all of those edits at the same time though. Perhaps maybe then?
Twisted
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Yeah I'm not entirely sure how we might be able to get it to work. I've tried adding dun to the APN - edited the build.prop and added the lines you put above into the build.prop file. Those worked to no avail.
I edited the line inside build.prop "ro.build.target_operator=ATT". I changed ATT to "OPEN", and that did happen to allow tethering. But from the devices I connected to my phone - they were unable to connect to the internet. It was almost like ATT was blocking service of tethering. I didn't try to do all of those edits at the same time though. Perhaps maybe then?
Twisted
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I remember rebooting afterwords before things would work ...JS...
Thanks for trying !!! Keep us posted please
LuckyColdJohnson said:
I remember rebooting afterwords before things would work ...JS...
Thanks for trying !!! Keep us posted please
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Yeah I tried using all three of those methods - but it seems like only the method of turning the ro.build.target_operator to OPEN avoids the "Authorizing" screen and lets the Tethering turn on. But while the phone is still able to access the internet, the other devices cannot access the internet - having DNS issues.
I'm curious if perhaps the "system/app/Entitlementcheck-" app retrieves a token to allow other devices to connect, and using "OPEN" makes it so the entitlementcheck application is not even used. Not sure entirely how it works. I've seen in other device sections, such as the Pixel, where someone edited the phone's own entitlementcheck app equivalent to let them use tethering (here). Not sure if it would be possible to something similar here.
Twisted
twistedvip said:
Yeah I tried using all three of those methods - but it seems like only the method of turning the ro.build.target_operator to OPEN avoids the "Authorizing" screen and lets the Tethering turn on. But while the phone is still able to access the internet, the other devices cannot access the internet - having DNS issues.
I'm curious if perhaps the "system/app/Entitlementcheck-" app retrieves a token to allow other devices to connect, and using "OPEN" makes it so the entitlementcheck application is not even used. Not sure entirely how it works. I've seen in other device sections, such as the Pixel, where someone edited the phone's own entitlementcheck app equivalent to let them use tethering (here). Not sure if it would be possible to something similar here.
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Wow...Sounds a little harder than it use to be. Nice digging man, sounds like your on the right trail that's for sure. I'm also sure with time someone (or you) might figure something out. Until then, I'm using PDAnet with cord. Better than nothing for the office PC
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Yeah I'm not entirely sure how we might be able to get it to work. I've tried adding dun to the APN - edited the build.prop and added the lines you put above into the build.prop file. Those worked to no avail.
I edited the line inside build.prop "ro.build.target_operator=ATT". I changed ATT to "OPEN", and that did happen to allow tethering. But from the devices I connected to my phone - they were unable to connect to the internet. It was almost like ATT was blocking service of tethering. I didn't try to do all of those edits at the same time though. Perhaps maybe then?
Twisted
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I have the US996 unlocked version my build.prop ro.build.target_operator=NAO I have hotspot so i decided to change it to ATT because im using att i wanted the att signal icon I did get the att signal icon however i noticed my tethering option was gone so i changed it back to NAO instead of ATT
I am on sprint. And i rooted my v20 phone. I am on unlimited also. But sprint gives me 5gb tether for free on my plan. Then they slow you down. The built in tether did not work after root. So i had bought a app called Wi-Fi tether router. And it works.
Re: Work around
Were you able to find a way to root the LG V20 or find a way to get around the tethering and hotspot block/ authorization??? Please Help !! I have no idea how to root but I heard there is a minor root I can do but not sure how to do it and DEF dont want to mess my phone up.... Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
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LuckyColdJohnson said:
Wow...Sounds a little harder than it use to be. Nice digging man, sounds like your on the right trail that's for sure. I'm also sure with time someone (or you) might figure something out. Until then, I'm using PDAnet with cord. Better than nothing for the office PC
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Can you PLEASE help me with how to tether with my laptop??
I dont have a way to download pdanet to my laptop because I have no WiFi so is there a way to tether my LG V20 to my Lenovo Laptop with only the Pdanet app on my phone???
I have tried Everything and I can't get tethering or hotspot so any help or suggestions would be Greatly Appreciated!! I used to be able to get it by changing my APN on my LG G4 but now that I have the V20, I have NOTHING... Im on crickets unlimited plan using an AT&T LG V20..........
lingo2012 said:
I have the US996 unlocked version my build.prop ro.build.target_operator=NAO I have hotspot so i decided to change it to ATT because im using att i wanted the att signal icon I did get the att signal icon however i noticed my tethering option was gone so i changed it back to NAO instead of ATT
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I just did this and you solved one of my pet peeves but not my tethering issues.
The phones still connect to my phone however they have no internet while tethering.
What you did solve is (by changing the prop to NAO vs ATT) is removing the annoying carrier name on the left side of the screen and also removed the annoyingly large ATNT 4G symbol. Instead its a neatly placed, small 4glte icon.
This issue is still persisting even after changing the tether enforcement to 0 from 5 in the system xml
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The DX bootloader situation sucks... Hope this brightens up someones day...
This was tested on a Motorola Droid X Froyo 2.2(OTA) Rooted
Requirements:
Root(just kidding)
Stock 3G Mobile Hotspot Application
EasySwitch(Trial) by SmartDyne(Download from Market)
1. Download and Setup EasySwitch Widget
2. Fire up 3G Mobile Hotspot and wait for it to fully connect up (30 seconds?)
- If this is your first time running through this, open up your browser and go somewhere. You should get the Verizon Self Provisioning page... If not, you're wasting your money.
3. Now use EasySwitch to cycle the Radio *Off* then back *On* (Top row, 4th from the left... you must do this every time after you fire up 3G Mobile Hotspot)
Voila...
I know this process could be refined some... Who wants to help? #Free4All <- That was an invitation for dialog.
setNetworkPreference(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE)
Update 10/9/10 2:55pm PST:
Who has root and more than 5 wireless devices? I only have 4...
/data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf
max_num_sta = 5 <-- increase this number.
Someone test this...
Was Easywidget one of the stock widgets? This may have been some of the bloat I removed.
I believe the solutions is an app that does the following:
setNetworkPreference(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBI LE)
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Was that in the buildprop? If so we can just edit it and be done with the process.
Probably could set up tasker to do something like this
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or just root the phone and download Wireless Tether for Root Users and be done with it.
lu270bro said:
or just root the phone and download Wireless Tether for Root Users and be done with it.
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The difference is you get to utilize Infrastructor mode.
lu270bro said:
or just root the phone and download Wireless Tether for Root Users and be done with it.
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No. Please don't come in a thread acting as if you know everything and have some simple fix with a smart alec response. Wireless Tether is ad-hoc mode, as is Barnacle. This method is access point instead, which some people need specifically as opposed to ad-hoc.
Gimpeh said:
Was that in the buildprop? If so we can just edit it and be done with the process.
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No, not a build.prop thing, it's an application programming thing... Long story short, 3G Mobile Hotspot switches your phone's data connection from "TYPE_MOBILE" to "TYPE_MOBILE_DUN", which shuts down you your data connection unless you you are subscribed to the 3G Mobile Hotspot service. Cycling 3G off/on in EasySwitch switches your data connection back to TYPE_MOBILE, while keeping 3G Mobile Hotspot open.
drewden123 said:
No. Please don't come in a thread acting as if you know everything and have some simple fix with a smart alec response. Wireless Tether is ad-hoc mode, as is Barnacle. This method is access point instead, which some people need specifically as opposed to ad-hoc.
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TY... Not to mention 2.2 OTA broke security on both of those apps and made them really flaky... 3GMH has WPA2 and so far seems pretty stable...
I turn off and on my 3G and it shuts down my hot spot.
Wow! Seems like de-railing happens alot around here lately. LOL, so anyway, anyone up for trying to make a tasker profile for this?
Darkness_Invade said:
I turn off and on my 3G and it shuts down my hot spot.
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Sound like you might have cycled wifi instead. I was however incorrect in saying to toggle 3G, when what I really meant was to toggle *Cell Service* which is 4th from the left on the top row in EasySwitch. If it's still trippin, let me know what mods and such that you're running. I just figured this out earlier today so i don't know all the permutation of why it might *not* work. TY for the feedback.
tekahuna said:
Sound like you might have cycled wifi instead. 3G is 4th from left on the top row in EasySwitch. If it's still trippin, let me know what mods and such that you're running. I just figured this out earlier today so i don't know all the permutation of why it might *not* work. TY for the feedback.
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3G is actually the Up & Down Arrows on Easy Switch. The Cell tower is just your basic cell service (non 3G), although it IS the one you must toggle.
Just wanted to clear that up.
This works GREAT by the way, thank you very much for posting!
LexusBrian400 said:
3G is actually the Up & Down Arrows on Easy Switch. The Cell tower is just your basic cell service (non 3G), although it IS the one you must toggle.
Just wanted to clear that up.
This works GREAT by the way, thank you very much for posting!
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Thanks for clarifying that. Changed the OP so people don't get confused. Guess I should have known that, but I'm new Android and Phone modding in general so some of the basic things slip by me..
Glad you found this useful. Your feedback is much appreciated!
Awesome, but is there any way to do this without EasySwitch?
e.g. adb? terminal emulator?
I just don't care much for payware, let alone crippleware. :/
I tried this at work ( vzw hahaha) on my phone the way you stated and also tried with another coworkers x. His browser redirected him to vzw provisioning page as described, mine did not since I used the method described. However I was still able to connect another phone to both mine and a coworkers phone. Makes me worry about being charged the overage rate. Any ideas?
*update*
When connected to an x, fascinate redirected to vzw provisioning page. So this does work. Question is, will my bill sky rocket Haha. Gonna investigate further.
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tekahuna said:
The bootloader situation is sickening... Hope this brightens up someones day...
This was tested on my: DroidX 2.2(OTA) Rooted
Requirements:
Root(actually, probably not)
Stock 3G Mobile Hotspot
EasySwitch(Trial) by SmartDyne(Download from Market)
1. Setup EasySwitch Widget
2. Fire up 3G Mobile Hotspot
- If this is your first time running through this, open up your browser and go somewhere. You should get the Verizon Self Provisioning page... If not, you're wasting your money.
3. Use EasySwitch to Toggle *Cell Service* off/on(The Antenna Tower, Top row fourth from the left... you must do this every time after you fire up 3G Mobile Hotspot)
Voila...
I know this process can be refined some... Who wants to help?
I believe the solutions is an app that does the following:
setNetworkPreference(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE)
This method may work on other VZ Android phones with a 3G Mobile Hotspot...
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if thats the case, why dont we just edit the apk with this option always on and re-sign it again?
AnomynousPierson said:
Awesome, but is there any way to do this without EasySwitch?
e.g. adb? terminal emulator?
I just don't care much for payware, let alone crippleware. :/
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ATM, I'm have not tested any other apps that are free that can provide the needed functionality. The other apps I saw on the market seemed to just switch between 2G/3G, and not actually cycle the data connection off and on. Flight mode cycles wifi too, so that's a no go. ADB/Terminal... I tried other methods for doing this, pppd up/pppd down... no go..
Again, this works because of VZ tries to switch our data connection from "mobile", to "mobile_dun", to try and ferry us down their pay pipe... Cycling cell service switches us back to a "mobile" connection while keeping the 3G Mobile Hotspot running.
This is a Work In Progress... I believe that a widget could be made to automatically catch when the data connection gets switched over, and hijack it back. I have good idea of API calls in Dalvik necessary to make this happen, but it's been about 10 years since I really got down on programming anything, and my thing was web interfaces with PERL, never really got into Java. I am interested in Android Developement, so I'm currently tinkering with putting this widget together, but I currently don't have the know-how to put it all together. So EasySwitch is kind of my Proof-of-Concept tool.
I feel you, though. EasySwitch is just the current work around. Does the job, though...
newtsevo said:
Makes me worry about being charged the overage rate. Any ideas?
*update*
When connected to an x, fascinate redirected to vzw provisioning page. So this does work. Question is, will my bill sky rocket Haha. Gonna investigate further.
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This should more or less be equivalent to Barnacle/Wireless Tether. They all just use your "mobile" data connection.
I believe this to be actually more covert than the "Free 3G Mobile Hotspot for Incredible" method, which actually uses VZ's "mobile_dun" pay pipe, and uses the customers "[email protected]" to authenticate.
So, your bill should not skyrocket.
dr154 said:
if thats the case, why dont we just edit the apk with this option always on and re-sign it again?
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This was another one of the possibilities I had in mind. I don't really understand how to Decompile .APK's. Do you know how to do this? If it is possible to modify the APK, I would actually just bypass the connection switching routine all together, and just move on to starting up the wifi side of things.
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If you know more about possibly making this work in this way, which actually would be the cleanest method possible, I'd appreciate any kind of help.
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^^^ This would run into C&D issues, huh? Back to - mobile()
Hey everyone,
im new to the android OS. i rooted the phone and today i decided to mess with the sprint hot spot feature. i wasnt prompt any error codes or have any fee agreement pop up. i simply click activate and bamm, wifi. so the question is, would i be charge the $30 since nothing was prompt or is it a sneaky thing sprint do and bill me later? or maybe it was a feature one click root did. thanks for the answer. i tried to search but couldnt find a solid answer.
I'd be careful with that! Might be getting that $30 fee added on as a surprise. If you are rooted, you don't need hotspot, just download Wifi tether from the market. it's free for sure. no surprises!
I also second that, I would stay away from the Orig Sprint Hotspot feature if you are not paying for it. Dont be surprise if you see a $30 charge on the bill, like stated above from jirafabo just root like you did already and use the wifi tether program if you really need some sort of wifi tethering. It operates on the "N" 802.11 network so as long as your laptop can see a "N" network you can connect.
alrighty. by any chance anyone figure out how to make the phone tether over usb by using the option already available once plugged in? i dont have wireless N and just want a one click system.
I don't think wifi tether uses N. It should work with the usual a//b/g channels
Sent from my Epic 4G
you can try wifi tether and see if you dont broadcast on the "n" network, but when I go over the wifi icon on the laptop the epic is running radio 802.11n adhoc network.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756804 <----now you can install this, it run on the 802.11g radio infrastrucrture mode. This is what I use since my companys laptop will not connect to wifi adhoc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803335 <-----found this for you, it is a kernel what will allow usb tethering if you will like to try.
van48 said:
Hey everyone,
im new to the android OS. i rooted the phone and today i decided to mess with the sprint hot spot feature. i wasnt prompt any error codes or have any fee agreement pop up. i simply click activate and bamm, wifi. so the question is, would i be charge the $30 since nothing was prompt or is it a sneaky thing sprint do and bill me later? or maybe it was a feature one click root did. thanks for the answer. i tried to search but couldnt find a solid answer.
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Did you try using it as a hotspot? Mine starts up without any prompts and I can see if from the computer but I can't get on the internet. I noticed that as soon as I activate the hotspot it kills the 3g signal. I assumed this was Sprints way of protecting it. I didn't think it was a problem on my end.
I have been using mine rooted for a while with the wireless tether app 2.0.9pre5 (i think). I think this is just because of the signal quality i'm getting, but my 3G speeds are only around .5mbps down and .3mbps up (if i'm lucky, lol). Anyone else getting anything faster? I have only been on sprint for a couple months now and prior to that, i had AT&T, which seemed a bit faster. I realize there are differences between the networks, but i would have figured EVDO to be nearly the same speed.
van48 said:
alrighty. by any chance anyone figure out how to make the phone tether over usb by using the option already available once plugged in? i dont have wireless N and just want a one click system.
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The built in USB tether doesn't work for me (I don't have the PAM/hot spot add on).
But I use Easy Tether for USB tethering. It works fine. Google it.
I'm on basic data plan and not rooted.
Unknown Zone said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756804 <----now you can install this, it run on the 802.11g radio infrastrucrture mode. This is what I use since my companys laptop will not connect to wifi adhoc.
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Okay, just installed this on the MixUp kernel, and it works like a charm.
Wifi Tether is a nice app, but the solution above is hands-down superior and the way to go. Very simple, works in infrastructure mode so it will act as an AP for anything, and is nicely integrated in with the rest of the software through the settings panel.
This is DA BOMB!
One question from a noob, though: I applied this MOD through clockworkrecovery, the same way I flashed the MixUp kernel. This didn't replace the kernel or anything, right? I'm not running a different kernel now, am I?
dwallersv said:
One question from a noob, though: I applied this MOD through clockworkrecovery, the same way I flashed the MixUp kernel. This didn't replace the kernel or anything, right? I'm not running a different kernel now, am I?
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No it didn't...recovery flashing = just replacing the files in the zip to the ones in your system...in this case it replaced only the MobileAP.apk and a few other files..and thats it. The kernel should be fine.
I have the opportunity to buy a Sprint LG G2 but would like some input from this community about the WiFi tethering capabilities of this device. I currently have an LG OG and there are issues with the WiFi tethering on it but I also have an LG Nexus 5 that runs WiFi thethering flawlessly. Since this device is said to be similar to the Nexus 5 I was hoping the Wifi tethering worked well on it also. I use FoxFi WiFi tethering app on most of my devices. It does not work on the LG OG however. I just basically want to know which tethering app works and which one doesn't.
THANKS!!
Sprint completely blocks all tethering access. Even through foxfi and open garden etc. You have to pay for the tethering service. The mobile data is indeed truly unlimited but the catch is its LIMITED to there mobile. As far as I know there is no way around it unless you root the device your wanting to tether but I'm not even positive that will work.
ceredics said:
Sprint completely blocks all tethering access. Even through foxfi and open garden etc. You have to pay for the tethering service. The mobile data is indeed truly unlimited but the catch is its LIMITED to there mobile. As far as I know there is no way around it unless you root the device your wanting to tether but I'm not even positive that will work.
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Thanks for your reply but apps like FoxFi allow you to tether without being detected for tethering. You still are deducted for data usage but not tethering. I was mainly asking if tethering apps work on this device because the one I'm getting is on Boost mobile, its not 4G but their 3G is good and for the price its actually great. So, if someone with this device that is rooted would kindly install Foxfi and tell me if it allows you to tether it to your PC I would appreciate it very much....Thanks..
Right I tried it on a unrooted Sprint g2 and I couldn't find ANY workarounds at all. That's what my input was on so yea. Someone else will chime in for you your welcome.
In order to get tethering working on the G2 for Sprint you must be rooted. Instructions are in the sprint develolment forum. Tethering apps do not work. The method is to modify the stock tethering app. Its the only current method available.
bigpappa said:
In order to get tethering working on the G2 for Sprint you must be rooted. Instructions are in the sprint develolment forum. Tethering apps do not work. The method is to modify the stock tethering app. Its the only current method available.
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I know how to root this device and understand that it needs to be rooted to use wifi tether to make it work. I had a feeling this device had the same problem as the LG OG on tethering....I have TrevE's WiFi Tether on my OG and though I can get internet connection and download regular files, for some reason I can't download torrents and I've tried every setting combination possible. I was hoping this device had the same system as the Nexus 5 and not the OG..
Its titled "native hotspot" cant post links right now. short on time. As far as torrents go all sprint has to do is block torrent sites, and ip addresses associated. If you have tethering and cant do torrents... its likely blocked on sprint's side. Btw, downloading torrents via mobile data is a bad idea and I strongly advise you dont do so for many reasons.
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Its titled "native hotspot" cant post links right now. short on time. As far as torrents go all sprint has to do is block torrent sites, and ip addresses associated. If you have tethering and cant do torrents... its likely blocked on sprint's side. Btw, downloading torrents via mobile data is a bad idea and I strongly advise you dont do so for many reasons.
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Thanks, I'll try to find the post...I've used wifi tethering on a few different Boost Service (sprint) phones with no problems what so ever....if I used FoxFi Tethering App. I can usb tether using PDAnet and it will work but most of the time I need to be able to use WiFi.
May I ask exactly what your concerns are about downloading torrents via mobile data? I've done it for a couple years now without any problems...
Update: I looked it up and it looks good except that I won't be able to update the Rom at this time...
I dont have concerns about torrents, but you should. Frankly, if you dont know why or havent researched it, Im not one to tell you. Good luck.
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Thanks, I'll try to find the post...I've used wifi tethering on a few different Boost Service (sprint) phones with no problems what so ever....if I used FoxFi Tethering App. I can usb tether using PDAnet and it will work but most of the time I need to be able to use WiFi.
May I ask exactly what your concerns are about downloading torrents via mobile data? I've done it for a couple years now without any problems...
Update: I looked it up and it looks good except that I won't be able to update the Rom at this time...
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I dont have concerns about torrents, but you should. Frankly, if you dont know why or havent researched it, Im not one to tell you. Good luck.
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Well, I appreciate all your input anyway....I just have to believe there is someone on this forum that has their device flashed to Boost that knows what I am talking about.
I do know what you are talking about. I have a G2. Ive used pdanet and alot of other tethering apps. The thread I pointed you to is the only way to tether on the G2 right now on Sprint, period. There are no other known mods or.apps for tethering on the G2. If that mod will work on Boost I have no idea and I assume there are very few that have a g2 on Boost, if anyone does.
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I do know what you are talking about. I have a G2. Ive used pdanet and alot of other tethering apps. The thread I pointed you to is the only way to tether on the G2 right now on Sprint, period. There are no other known mods or.apps for tethering on the G2. If that mod will work on Boost I have no idea and I assume there are very few that have a g2 on Boost, if anyone does.
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I didn't mean to make it sound like I was saying you didn't know what you were talking about, I apologize if it sounded as if I did. I was just hoping someone here had theirs on Boost and was familiar with how tethering worked on it. From what I can tell reading that thread and the thread on the Rom you have to have for the tethering mod, its pretty stable and the features are good too. I have been trying to figure out what to do because I have the opportunity to get a G2 or HTC One for the same price and am having a hard time making up my mind on which one will work the best for me. I prefer the G2 for its hardware but the development is better on the One. I really appreciate your help though, as I have said before....
On the grandfathered unlimited data plan Verizon.
There have been several articles saying that Foxfi would not work on 7.0+ without root. I'm hoping (praying!) that there is a fix. 2 Phones arriving tomorrow, but without tethering they will have to get returned.
Can you not just use Android's built in hotspot? Or do they strip it out?
LiquidHonesty said:
Can you not just use Android's built in hotspot? Or do they strip it out?
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Verizon charges extra to use a hotspot on the grandfathered unlimited data plan. Verizon simply sucks.
douger1957 said:
Verizon charges extra to use a hotspot on the grandfathered unlimited data plan. Verizon simply sucks.
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Gotta love....I'd so be with AT&T if they actually had service in my office......
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Gotta love....I'd so be with AT&T if they actually had service in my office......
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There's no charge to use a hotspot on T-Mobile. I'm on the 6 GB plan with rollover, which as a heavy wifi user I have every month.
They will throttle you if you try to use your hotspot for big downloads.
using pdanet with foxfi, no issues.
LG V20 on T Mobile
Are you able to use the hot spot function?
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Are you able to use the hot spot function?
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For me the answer is sadly -No. Foxfi installed fine and does work in Bluetooth mode (Edit: USB mode working too). When I activate hotspot, it installs a certificate, attempts to turn the Hotspot on, then goes into a loop of certificate install, attempt to turn on, repeat. VZW UDP
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Are you able to use the hot spot function?
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Again using T Mobile, with PDANET with Foxfi paid version. I can use the hotspot as well as the USB fuctions without issue. Stock right out the box.
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Again using T Mobile, with PDANET with Foxfi paid version. I can use the hotspot as well as the USB fuctions without issue. Stock right out the box.
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I was concerned about the Verizon model because doesn't TMobile native hotspot works regardless i.e. it's included in your plan were on Verizon it's not.
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Again using T Mobile, with PDANET with Foxfi paid version. I can use the hotspot as well as the USB fuctions without issue. Stock right out the box.
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Thanks for the info. Since OP question was for phones on Verizon UDP, I wanted to make sure he got an answer that applied to him/her. Hopefully they find a way around this for those of us on Verizon, but that probably will have to wait for root.
I saw a workaround people got working on the Pixel. Would anyone with a Verizon V20 be willing to test this?
Would anyone like to try bypassing the verizon tether subscription check by option 1: installing network signal refresher, refresh signal and immediately turning on hotspot while refreshing. or option 2: turn on airplane mode then off and hit hotspot icon before it recaptures the signal.
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I saw a workaround people got working on the Pixel. Would anyone with a Verizon V20 be willing to test this?
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Sure, where did you see the info? Edit, nevermind, found the Network Signal Refresh workaround thread- Give me a few minutes.
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Sure, where did you see the info?
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It was in the quote on my post. I had a feeling I didn't make that obvious enough so apologies. Its this: "Would anyone like to try bypassing the verizon tether subscription check by option 1: installing network signal refresher, refresh signal and immediately turning on hotspot while refreshing. or option 2: turn on airplane mode then off and hit hotspot icon before it recaptures the signal."
Pixel owners have reported option 1 working for them. Hopefully it can work here too.
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It was in the quote on my post. I had a feeling I didn't make that obvious enough so apologies. Its this: "Would anyone like to try bypassing the verizon tether subscription check by option 1: installing network signal refresher, refresh signal and immediately turning on hotspot while refreshing. or option 2: turn on airplane mode then off and hit hotspot icon before it recaptures the signal."
Pixel owners have reported option 1 working for them. Hopefully it can work here too.
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No luck so far. I've tried it both ways at least a dozen times each- trying to change up my timing and hoping I'd get lucky. If I could get this to work, I would be SO happy.
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On the grandfathered unlimited data plan Verizon.
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I don't know about Verizon but usb tether mode works great on tmobile version, i read those articles about it not working on nougat too, glad they were wrong.
Pjs187 said:
I don't know about Verizon but usb tether mode works great on tmobile version, i read those articles about it not working on nougat too, glad they were wrong.
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Do i need special app to get usb tethering? Im on tmobile
I emailed foxfi and asked if they were working on compatability with the v20. They replied that foxfi software will not work with this phone. Did not indicate that it would work in the future. Not good.
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From what I have seen fox fi only works on Samsung phones now. When I had my Verizon unlimited data plan. After an update I want to say about a year ago no Verizon phone that wasnt Samsung didn't work. My Samsung phones I had up to the point they took away my unlimited data fox fi worked flawlessly. So doubt the v20 would work.
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Hi guys, my wifi tether router app worked fine on my moto g4 plus with android 7.0. Right now I bought sprint moto e4, rooted it, tried to run tether and it didn't work....Is there any way to fix it and use my moto e4 as a hotspot?
Thank you and appreciate any suggestions.
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Hi guys, my wifi tether router app worked fine on my moto g4 plus with android 7.0. Right now I bought sprint moto e4, rooted it, tried to run tether and it didn't work....Is there any way to fix it and use my moto e4 as a hotspot?
Thank you and appreciate any suggestions.
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Add these lines to your build.prop and reboot:
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persist.sys.dun.override=0
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
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Add these lines to your build.prop and reboot:
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persist.sys.dun.override=0
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
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Thank you!
Does it hide hotspot traffic from sprint? My hotspot is working ok, I just need to use my phones unlimited data as hotspot...
I am on Boost Mobile which runs through Sprint. Does this code work on this version also? I am doing research before I get the phone. Want to be able to use the phones full potential as soon as I get home with it.
And also is there added code for unlocking the data speed cap on the hotspot? I do know about FoxFi and like the way it worked on my friends 1+. was using my hotspot from my old phone only getting around 100kB/s on a couple torrents. when he plugged his phone in to my computer it jumped to 100M/s. I would love to see these speeds from my phone.
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Thank you!
Does it hide hotspot traffic from sprint? My hotspot is working ok, I just need to use my phones unlimited data as hotspot...
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Not sure which line did the job, but since I added these lines to the build.prop I haven't had any notice about tethering which I did get before I did:
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ro.config.nocheckin=1
ro.config.dun.nocheckin=1
net.tethering.nocheckin=1
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I am on Boost Mobile which runs through Sprint. Does this code work on this version also? I am doing research before I get the phone. Want to be able to use the phones full potential as soon as I get home with it.
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I have Boost Mobile also.
What tether/wifi app are you using? Foxfi?
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What tether/wifi app are you using? Foxfi?
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I'm not using any app. Just what comes with stock. I haven't had to use FoxFi or anything in years.
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I haven't had to use FoxFi or anything in years.
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Good to know. Switching from MetroPCS right now. with them blocking the hotspot usage on their new unlimited plans I had to get FoxFi and was only able to use bluetooth tethering to access any type of hotspot. Rooted my LG Aristo from Metro and hadn't really had a chance to play with the code, only pushing out 10mb/s at peak down and 1mb/s up.
Just to be sure where to put the code, where does it go? This will be my first actual build.
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Not sure which line did the job, but since I added these lines to the build.prop I haven't had any notice about tethering which I did get before I did:
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ro.config.nocheckin=1
ro.config.dun.nocheckin=1
net.tethering.nocheckin=1
I have Boost Mobile also.
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I tried this code and it doesn't seem to work, or may be it will prevent sprint from throttling after I reach my hotspot limit? my data still counts towards hotspot limit.. Currently I am 2 gb, the limit is 10, lets see what happens after I reach 10 gb...
I also have working wifi tether router app on this phone which really hides traffic from sprint, but unfortunately download speeds are very slow, about 1-2 mbs, while actual speed is 50-6- mbs..
@amarc78 does this bypass the 8gb limit?
BTW I did notice that because Boost has an allowance, foxfi is just a placebo effect. It shows up how much data is used. It may look like it is using its own, but it shows up in the process that it mainly just turned the hotspot with a diff password/SSID
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I did find out that BT tethering works with a phone that uses a WiFi source and makes the phone become an extender/repeater. But only with BT.... (Not using phone data) I can prove that BC my J7 has no data and used my neighbors WiFi on it connecting my BT enabled devices to the J7 using my neighbors wifi
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@amarc78 does this bypass the 8gb limit?
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I got the notification saying I reached the 8gb hotspot limit before I added those prop lines and I haven't had it again and I've used a lot more than 8gb. It doesn't stop normal data usage notifications though.
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Ok, so I ran out of my 10 gb and speed dropped down to 32 kbs..the trick didn't work, however, changing apn type to "dun" works fine but you get slow speeds, 1-2 mbs on average. Currently, I started to use wifi tether router which gives me same slow speeds of 1mbs-2 mbs while phones speed is 50 mbs, and I don't understand why. I had moto g4 plus before and it worked perfectly with high speeds. I tend to think that sprint's rom is responsible for that. Do you know what can be in there that limits the speed of wifi tether router? Also, I think may be I should try to flash unlocked xt1768 rom which doesn't have sprint's **** in it, will it be possible? Appreciate if someone could give me a clue, thanks!
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Hi guys, my wifi tether router app worked fine on my moto g4 plus with android 7.0. Right now I bought sprint moto e4, rooted it, tried to run tether and it didn't work....Is there any way to fix it and use my moto e4 as a hotspot?
Thank you and appreciate any suggestions.
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I used FoxFi/PDANet+ for a long time to stop MetroPCS from seeing my USB tether usage, but the app suddenly stopped being able to run 'pro unlocked.'
I started using CWM's Tether Android app (and their Windows accompanying app) on my old G3 and now on my E4, and it works just as well. All traffic seems to appear as if it's only going to my phone. I've never had a slowdown or anything while using it.
It's limited in the free version, but only a one-time $4.99 US for the full... very worth it, I'd say. I was happy to pay it.
There's another app called EasyTether Pro (US $9.99) that I playex around with. It's got a couple more options (e.g. connecting by Bluetooth), but I figured I could make do with the cheaper option.
My go to method is to use PDANet/Easy Tether on a windows PC and run Wan Miniport on the PC to make the rest of the house have WiFi normally I use it as an extender, but it works also to run without hotspot usage so it makes the PC the hotspot instead..... Provided you have the time to use it
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My go to method is to use PDANet/Easy Tether on a windows PC and run Wan Miniport on the PC to make the rest of the house have WiFi normally I use it as an extender, but it works also to run without hotspot usage so it makes the PC the hotspot instead..... Provided you have the time to use it
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Yup ? kinda similar... windows hostednetwork to share my phone's internet. Good way to share my VPN single paid connection too...
Well, I used Wifi tether router before as a hotspot and had wifi on all my devices, now its just too slow.....Those apps are good if you connect a phone via usb. I want to have my additional phone as wifi hotspot....Thank you for ideas though, I 'd like to know why speeds are so slow... There should be smth that limits the speed of the app...
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Yup ? kinda similar... windows hostednetwork to share my phone's internet. Good way to share my VPN single paid connection too...
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I forgot to say via USB... Unless you knew that.
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I forgot to say via USB... Unless you knew that.
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Yup that's the one PC to phone by USB... use PC as wireless router for other devices.
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Yup that's the one PC to phone by USB... use PC as wireless router for other devices.
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I've been bouncing this to my 3DS since yesterday.... And nothing... Is this a trick? Or am I going to be bombarded by the end of the month XD?