Hotspot working? - Essential Phone Questions & Answers

Has anyone been able to get hotspot back working since 8.1 update. I am not rooted and it was working great until update. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
MJC

Mine works fine 8.1 with June security update. Worked fine on may security update too. I have only had the device since May though so no idea about prior to that.

Working fine on 8.1 - June.
No issues, it just works.

tech_head said:
Working fine on 8.1 - June.
No issues, it just works.
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Mine shows connected but not sharing internet. Any ideas ?

mjc8870 said:
Mine shows connected but not sharing internet. Any ideas ?
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I'm also having devices connect but having no internet to my hotspot.

How can I flash back to April version? Something weird, it is able to tether to my IMAC but not firestick or other phones etc...
Any idea why?

mjc8870 said:
How can I flash back to April version? Something weird, it is able to tether to my IMAC but not firestick or other phones etc...
Any idea why?
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Check your protocol and password.
If your iMac can tether, you don't have an issue with the phone.

tech_head said:
Check your protocol and password.
If your iMac can tether, you don't have an issue with the phone.
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Disregard, i forgot my IMAC was hardwired. Anything I can do to fix? I am not rooted and hotspot was working before 8.1 update.
Thanks,
MJC

mjc8870 said:
Disregard, i forgot my IMAC was hardwired. Anything I can do to fix? I am not rooted and hotspot was working before 8.1 update.
Thanks,
MJC
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Which carrier?
Is it part of your plan?

Sprint. Not part of plan.

did you find a solution? you dont have to have a plan. I have had ph1 since october 2017. it worked out of the box till i think 8.1. i am getting connection no problem, no internet getting thru?

I am having the same issue, was working fine, devices can connect to it now, but no internet.

Digging up graves here, but anyone ever find a solution for this? Mine was working fine also and suddenly dropped off. I don't use hotspot often so I cannot pin-point any specific changes or updates that caused it to stop. I can use data on the phone while hotspot is active but nothing connected thru the hotspot has an outside connection. I believe I was able to ping google but it doesn't allow any "meaningful" data thru.
Using:
Stock 8.1.0
July 5 security patch
ElementalX 3.06 kernel
Build: OPM1.180104.267
Thanks

jake5253 said:
Digging up graves here, but anyone ever find a solution for this? Mine was working fine also and suddenly dropped off. I don't use hotspot often so I cannot pin-point any specific changes or updates that caused it to stop. I can use data on the phone while hotspot is active but nothing connected thru the hotspot has an outside connection. I believe I was able to ping google but it doesn't allow any "meaningful" data thru.
Using:
Stock 8.1.0
July 5 security patch
ElementalX 3.06 kernel
Build: OPM1.180104.267
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(Assuming you have ADB installed) Try running this command with the phone connected to a PC: adb shell settings put global tether_dun_required 0
If you have a terminal app installed on the phone, you can try running this: settings put global tether_dun_required 0

btux81 said:
(Assuming you have ADB installed) Try running this command with the phone connected to a PC: adb shell settings put global tether_dun_required 0
If you have a terminal app installed on the phone, you can try running this: settings put global tether_dun_required 0
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Thank you for your reply.
I should have specified in my reply that I had already set the dun global.
Just for the sake that *maybe I forgot*, I tried it again through ADB and still no joy.
I ran a speed test on my phone while on LTE and received 16+ Mbps. During the test (Pic attached).
I then ran a speed test on my PC through the wifi hotspot and received less than 1 Mbps. (Pic attached).
As control for this experiment, I placed the phone on my usual shelf where I used to place it all the time when hotspot *was* working. I had mobile hotspot turned on and my PC was connected at the time of testing.
I tap start on the speed test screen and walk away from the phone, wait about 2 minutes and go to my PC for speed test; the phone was entirely untouched while BOTH speed tests were running.

jake5253 said:
Thank you for your reply.
I should have specified in my reply that I had already set the dun global.
Just for the sake that *maybe I forgot*, I tried it again through ADB and still no joy.
I ran a speed test on my phone while on LTE and received 16+ Mbps. During the test (Pic attached).
I then ran a speed test on my PC through the wifi hotspot and received less than 1 Mbps. (Pic attached).
As control for this experiment, I placed the phone on my usual shelf where I used to place it all the time when hotspot *was* working. I had mobile hotspot turned on and my PC was connected at the time of testing.
I tap start on the speed test screen and walk away from the phone, wait about 2 minutes and go to my PC for speed test; the phone was entirely untouched while BOTH speed tests were running.
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Verizon throttles tethering after 10GB or 15GB to about 600kbps.

Nick80835 said:
Verizon throttles tethering after 10GB or 15GB to about 600kbps.
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I thought changing the dun global circumvented that. I do not have tethering on my plan, I'm grandfathered into an ancient unlimited plan from like 12 years ago. I used to be able to hotspot 100+ gigs at full speed until recently.
My plan hasn't changed; I've been buying phone's from swappa purposely so I can keep my plan as is.

jake5253 said:
I thought changing the dun global circumvented that. I do not have tethering on my plan, I'm grandfathered into an ancient unlimited plan from like 12 years ago. I used to be able to hotspot 100+ gigs at full speed until recently.
My plan hasn't changed; I've been buying phone's from swappa purposely so I can keep my plan as is.
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I have no idea then, you never know though.

Nick80835 said:
I have no idea then, you never know though.
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Frustrating. I saw earlier posts about going back to June or July update and it's working; maybe I'll have to try that and report back.
Thanks again for offering assistance

all you have to do is add this line: "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" to the very end of the build.prop file. If I don't do this Sprint will throttle me. Not my work just passing along from here in these parts somewhere.

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sprint hot spot is free?

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.

Stock Hotspot working with no plan

So I just got my S7 today and was curious to see what would happen if i enabled wifi hotspot in the settings. I was able to connect a device and browse without having a hotspot plan. Can anyone else do this? My S5 would prompt me and automatically turn it off when i would try it (without root). Hmmmm
strukt99 said:
So I just got my S7 today and was curious to see what would happen if i enabled wifi hotspot in the settings. I was able to connect a device and browse without having a hotspot plan. Can anyone else do this? My S5 would prompt me and automatically turn it off when i would try it (without root). Hmmmm
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Check your sprint a/c and make sure there are no charges before consuming up a large amount data. On the iphone it actually warns me of such surcharge prior to activating.
testinguser said:
Check your sprint a/c and make sure there are no charges before consuming up a large amount data. On the iphone it actually warns me of such surcharge prior to activating.
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I just checked my account and don't see any usage for hotspot, but I will be sure to report back once I receive my bill. Hopefully by then, I (and all of us) will have root anyway.
same here...no promt to turn wifi off..but on lte it it did say im not subscribed
DruoGaby said:
same here...no promt to turn wifi off..but on lte it it did say im not subscribed
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There is a post in the Development forum that gives instruction on how to get Native hotspot to work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s7/sprint-samsung-galaxy-s7-themes-apps/hotspot-mod-root-wip-3-4-16-t3328796
See this thread in the mods forum for detailed instructions.

Does foxfi work!!!?

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?
vincey2kr1 said:
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
vincey2kr1 said:
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.
phishy96 said:
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.
phishy96 said:
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.
vincey2kr1 said:
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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Tethering on Verizon UDP

snowrider0985 said:
I am on a UDP and was able to get the built in wireless tethering working.
1. Eject the Sim Card tray ( Just a little bit)
2. Open up the settings menu (not the drop down shortcut)
3. Go to mobile hotspot and tethering
4. re-insert sim card tray
5. click to enable mobile hotspot
6. enjoy tethering
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Taken from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/help/tethering-nougat-t3568501
I can confirm this works on a Verizon Note 8, day 1 about 30 minutes fresh out of the box.
edit: This is on an old school UDP, as the new UDP's don't require any work-arounds.
This works for about 30 seconds then turns off mobile hotspot, any ideas ? I have a note8 for Verizon also.
ixcknyxi said:
This works for about 30 seconds then turns off mobile hotspot, any ideas ? I have a note8 for Verizon also.
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have you tried the generic one? i know it works for me on sprint
but soft reset the phone or just reboot. as soon as its on, pull down the notification bar and hit hotspot quick.
if it turns on see if it stays on, if so then your good to go, but once you turn it off you'll have to reboot again to use.
Unlocked Note 8 grandfather UDP works fresh out the box with not sim eject bypass.
@ixcknyxi Do you have foxfi or any other hotspot apps installed on your phone?
Foxfi doesn't work for hotspot just BT and USC on note8. Unlocked versiom works like a charm I am sure.
ixcknyxi said:
Foxfi doesn't work for hotspot just BT and USC on note8. Unlocked versiom works like a charm I am sure.
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I know foxfi wifihotspot doesn't work due to the firmware (7.0). I was just asking if you had it installed on your phone.
I have installed, Should I uninstall?
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I have installed, Should I uninstall?
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No, you can leave it installed.
Turn on (check) the activate bluetooth mode on foxfi then try the sim card bypass method, connect a wifi device while its on, then you can turn off the bluetooth mode on foxfi.
Let me know if that works. Im almost 100% sure it will stay on.
You can try with bluetooth or with USB mode on on foxfi.
Does anyone know if that method worked...debating whether or not to return the Verizon Note 8 to get the Unlocked one from Bestbuy.
I tried the Bluetooth option in FoxFi, nothing worked. The problem is the mobile hotspot doesn't stay on long enough to allow anything to connect. I haven't had luck with signal refresher Lite or Pro either. Any other ideas for the Verizon version of the Note 8?
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I tried the Bluetooth option in FoxFi, nothing worked. The problem is the mobile hotspot doesn't stay on long enough to allow anything to connect. I haven't had luck with signal refresher Lite or Pro either. Any other ideas for the Verizon version of the Note 8?
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-Try with it on and the phone plugged in with usb.
If that doesn't work,
Uninstall everything and clear cache. I had this issue with my s8+. The hotspot apps you installed are interrupting the hotspot and it shut it off in a few seconds. Remember, you must time it right
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Does anyone know if that method worked...debating whether or not to return the Verizon Note 8 to get the Unlocked one from Bestbuy.
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This method works 100%. I am with Verizon and I would recommend the unlocked version if you are a heavy hotspot user and if you DO NOT use wifi calling. Using the hotspot doesn't require the sim removal method, it can be a pain in the butt after a while.
I'm a tad baffled because my hotspot works just fine on my Verizon model. No SIM trick needed to activate it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4vwfbmftek0gyvm/Screenshot_20170909-233731.jpg?dl=0
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-Try with it on and the phone plugged in with usb.
If that doesn't work,
Uninstall everything and clear cache. I had this issue with my s8+. The hotspot apps you installed are interrupting the hotspot and it shut it off in a few seconds. Remember, you must time it right
This method works 100%. I am with Verizon and I would recommend the unlocked version if you are a heavy hotspot user and if you DO NOT use wifi calling. Using the hotspot doesn't require the sim removal method, it can be a pain in the butt after a while.
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This worked leyvatron! Thank you so much! Clearing the cache did the trick, for good measure I uninstalled the other apps also.
droidrev71 said:
I'm a tad baffled because my hotspot works just fine on my Verizon model. No SIM trick needed to activate it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4vwfbmftek0gyvm/Screenshot_20170909-233731.jpg?dl=0
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Ditto that
CtrlZThis said:
Ditto that
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All I did was rename my device and changed password. Worked just like it's suppose to. Wonder why others are having issues?
droidrev71 said:
All I did was rename my device and changed password. Worked just like it's suppose to. Wonder why others are having issues?
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Yeah that's exactly what I did. Anyone else try that?
Are either of you guys on the old school UDP? (droidrev71 or CtrlZThis )
ixcknyxi said:
This works for about 30 seconds then turns off mobile hotspot, any ideas ? I have a note8 for Verizon also.
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I've only seen this issue when the 4G LTE signal strength isn't great, I've tethered on my phone without issue using this method, no shutoff after 30 seconds. Not sure what's going on your end :-/
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Are either of you guys on the old school UDP? (droidrev71 or CtrlZThis )
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Mines straight out of the box. All I did was change the hotspot name and password.
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droidrev71 said:
I'm a tad baffled because my hotspot works just fine on my Verizon model. No SIM trick needed to activate it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4vwfbmftek0gyvm/Screenshot_20170909-233731.jpg?dl=0
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Hotspot/Tethering on old school UDP is not included unless you paid an extra $30/month for it, which is why this method (or root, or ADP, or an unlocked device) is required.

Wifi tether router on moto e4

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.
fountain1 said:
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
amarc78 said:
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.
fountain1 said:
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
cdames5 said:
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?
cdames5 said:
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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amarc78 said:
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.
amarc78 said:
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
SykkNyzz said:
@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!
fountain1 said:
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?

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