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[Q] My N4 broken already?

Hi everyone, first of all, i apologise for my bad english.
Yesterday i finnally got my N4. It is the first time I have an android device, plus i am having issues with it, it is all more difficult. Here is the thing:
When you start your device at first, you are supposed to follow some first steps, i skipped the part of the sim (I still need to cut it), i entered my wifi, and when it Comes to enter your Google account, it gives me an error that pretty scares me: it says something like "a reliable connection to the server cannot be established, it is possible that this is about a temporal error or that the android device isnt prepared to data services, If the problem persists, call the customer service"
After that, my device doesnt sync for gmail, chrome, everything else, i cannot acces play store due to an error it gives me, i also cannot surf the net, use any application that requires internet (all of them :S?)
Ive tried everything I think its in my hand before posting. Rebooting, logging out reboot and logging in again, erasing all (the big default reset), etc, and it doesnt get solved ;(
I would appreciate a lot if you could point me in the right direction, but i think the device is broken somehow, and i"ll have to send it to be repaired :S
Thank you in advance.

are you sure it is connected to your wifi? check in the settings/about phone/status to see if you have an IP address

fenixjr said:
are you sure it is connected to your wifi? check in the settings/about phone/status to see if you have an IP address
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Thanks for your answer, but im sure its connecteced , yesterday i managed somehow to load all my gmail inbox, but nothing else was working though :s

Do other devices work on the same wifi network?

Kaar3l said:
Do other devices work on the same wifi network?
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Yes they do, im using an ipad right now to post in here, and it works fine.

I got message like that before had my apn setting inputed correctly for straight talk tmobile sim but not on wifi

Could you show us which version are you using?
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hervelo said:
Could you show us which version are you using?
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Android version 4.2 all default
Ive rechecked the thing about the wifi, 54Mbps, it gives me an ip adress, when im not connected to any account it doesnt appear the top left warning synbol, now it appears some downloading symbol (dont know for what)

I think it is a problem with your router or ip setup.
Try this:
Set wireless connection ip-s with static and same as you get automatically from router. And DNS server put 8.8.8.8

Kaar3l said:
I think it is a problem with your router or ip setup.
Try this:
Set wireless connection ip-s with static and same as you get automatically from router. And DNS server put 8.8.8.8
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Can you explain that a little more? Im a noob in this field ;(
Thank you for ur answer btw

Your best bet is to do a factory reset and don't skip any configuration needed to complete setting up this nice phone
Good luck and don't worry we are here to help you
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tarekh020 said:
Your best bet is to do a factory reset and don't skip any configuration needed to complete setting up this nice phone
Good luck and don't worry we are here to help you
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I have already tried that too, the only part I skippped is the microsim one, i only have a sim on my old phone, i dont dare to cut it if then it doesnt work on is device and ill have to wait until i receive the microsim to sim adaptor.
As it follows, i enter my wifi data, that doesnt give me any error, and after that, the gmail account (which is the same I used to buy the device). After 2min or so, it gives me the error comented on #1 :s
I dunno if it does matter, but i mean factory restore as the option inside settings > security copy > restore factory data
Thank you.

Go to settings>Wireless
Press and hold your connected access point
Check Show advanced options
Click IP settings and change from DHCP to Static
Enter your IP/DNS
You have to know what is your phone's ip, or you could view ipad ip and change the last number.
IP: 192.168.XXX.XXX
Gateway: 192.168.XXX.XXX (Your router address)
Netmask: 255.255.255.0 (Usually it is like that)
DNS: 8.8.8.8 (It's google's dns, maybe you should use dns from your internet provider.
View your ipad ip:
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Kaar3l said:
Go to settings>Wireless
Press and hold your connected access point
Check Show advanced options
Click IP settings and change from DHCP to Static
Enter your IP/DNS
You have to know what is your phone's ip, or you could view ipad ip and change the last number.
IP: 192.168.XXX.XXX
Gateway: 192.168.XXX.XXX (Your router address)
Netmask: 255.255.255.0 (Usually it is like that)
DNS: 8.8.8.8 (It's google's dns, maybe you should use dns from your internet provider.
View your ipad ip:
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Thank you for that explanation, but i am afraid it doesnt solve the problem. By using the 8.8.8.8 (static connection) dns, chrome gives me the error that there is no connection to wifi, if i use the same dns i have on my ipad, it says, connection acceptable, but it takes years to load a page (in case it does)
Thank you all for your effort, i rly appreciate that.

Can you :
- configure the same network configuration that you have on your tablet, on your phone (IP,netmask,DNS, network,gateway)
- disable networking on your tablet
- try again.
If it fails, you should think about sending it back.
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hervelo said:
Can you :
- configure the same network configuration that you have on your tablet, on your phone (IP,netmask,DNS, network,gateway)
- disable networking on your tablet
- try again.
If it fails, you should think about sending it back.
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Thank you for ur answer. Also tried what u did, doesnt work.
FML srs. Ive been with an iphone 3g for 4.5 years, told to buy this and all random unknown issues go to me...
If no one else comes out with some other possible answer.... As u said, ill have to send this **** back..

Vinchenson said:
Thank you for ur answer. Also tried what u did, doesnt work.
FML srs. Ive been with an iphone 3g for 4.5 years, told to buy this and all random unknown issues go to me...
If no one else comes out with some other possible answer.... As u said, ill have to send this **** back..
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You can also flash back the factory images but since you are still under warranty and don't really used to this kind of technical stuff, i won't advise you to do so.
Just keep in mind that sadly, the device is very popular and that Google will have new phones available only in about 3 weeks.

Could it possibly be locked to a certain network ?
Or have you bought it from the Play Store ?

moses992 said:
Could it possibly be locked to a certain network ?
Or have you bought it from the Play Store ?
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He is having WiFi issues.

Someone from another forum of my country told me he had the same problem due to the internet provider company, he has told me to update my modem/router, at least, that is what fixed his problem,

Nexus 4 straight talk t mobile settings

I have setup my nexus 4 with the general straight talk APN settings. I was wondering if there I'd a way to set it up to get faster data speeds, also my network is named home not t mobile or straight talk
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Moemoks said:
I have setup my nexus 4 with the general straight talk APN settings. I was wondering if there I'd a way to set it up to get faster data speeds, also my network is named home not t mobile or straight talk
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Where did you get your APN settings?

Just put in the APN settings on the activation card. By the way what are your speeds now and where are you located.
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I am trying to setup my T-Mobile Straight Talk service on my N4...
The ST website gave the following APN settings:
Smart Phone:
APN Name: Straight Talk
APN: wap.tracfone
Port: 8080
MMSC: http://mms.tracfone.com
All Other Phones:
APN Name: Straight Talk
APN: wap.tracfone
Proxy: 216.155.165.40
Port: 8080
MMSC: http://mms.tracfone.com
MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.40
MMS Port: 8080
When I try to set that up, the N4 also wants a setting for MCC and MNC ...
What should those be for T-Mobile ST ?
Thanks

Mcc 310
mnc 260

Sparta507 said:
Mcc 310
mnc 260
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I finally got through to Straight Talk.
They gave me these settings:
MCC: 302
MNC: 103
In any case, I cannot get the APN to save.
See this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048234
The Straight Talk customer service person is insisting that I cannot cut the mini sim down to micro size that it won't work.
Many folks have said that they got T-Mobile Straight Talk to work on their N4, so this person must be mistaken, no?
Help!

It does save but you'll need to reset the phone (turn it off and then on) and they will appear
Btw mine is a T Mobile SIM and it is cut... How ever I'm not brave enough to cut it so I went to a cell phone repair shop to get it done for 5 bucks... I know I could of bought the tool myself but for what? To use it once and that's it? But oh well what matters is that the darn thing works, thank god!
The phone person will tell you not to do it because if they tell you to do it then when you f*uck the SIM up then you can say that it was their fault... She is just covering her own butt
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Between 11-17 never reached 20s in south end boston
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I am using st Tmobile in n4. I always have cut my sim. No problems.
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Sparta507 said:
It does save but you'll need to reset the phone (turn it off and then on) and they will appear
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Well it didn't save it on mine...
Reboot the phone and still no APN...
In fact I am getting a triangle exclamation in the notification bar:
"No Service selected network (T-Mobile) unavailable"
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I tried two different ST sims... same result.
NOTE: I also have a T-Mobile Everyday 4g micro sim and the gold contacts are smaller than the ST ones... in the pictures below the pink are the ST and the white are TMo everyday 4g
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Try this!
to me it seems like your APN settings are set to T mobile (epc.tmobile.com)
that will work if your using T mobiles service directly from t mobile using their SIM card.
however your using Straight Talk's flavor of T mobile so your going to need the settings that this guy poasted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993973&highlight=straight+talk&page=2
do this... type them in to your APN and then click save like 3 times... then reset the phone. then go back to APN and it still not be there... again type it again and then click out... and then it should show up!
let me know what happens

Google search issues - mobile network related?

Lately, for the past couple days I've been getting problems with google search on the phone, and this when not connected to any wifi, I'm on my mobile network, and when I connect to my wifi network, everything is good. Even when going into the browser and going in google, I get the same error, and I have to write a captcha to go to google search.
I get an error, here's a screenshot:
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https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/86640?hl=en
Am I the only one? Is this network related, ROM related?
Thanks,
JP

I'm running 4.3 slimroms and I'm on the Bell Mobility network in the Gatineau/Ottawa region.
No problems when connected to Wi-Fi, but when I'm on the network, Google search doesn't work, emails work and everything else, but Google.
Anyone?

Anyone else experiencing this issue? Whenever I'm connected to Wi-Fi, all is good, makes me wonder if it's not carrier related, and would be Bell Mobility the problem.

jproy12 said:
Anyone else experiencing this issue? Whenever I'm connected to Wi-Fi, all is good, makes me wonder if it's not carrier related, and would be Bell Mobility the problem.
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Yes I have been getting the same thing for the past week. Any solution?
First it started with a CAPTCHA message if I did a search from the native Internet browser.
Said something like we are experiencing unusual traffic from your network, and gave a 206.x.x.x IP address.
If I did a search on that IP address it came out to be bell server.
I had downloaded firefox, and it was working ok on it for a while since for some reason the ip address showed up as 185.x.x.x server.
Now I am getting the same CAPTCHA from firefox as well. I think the issue is between bell and google server.

masalaT said:
Yes I have been getting the same thing for the past week. Any solution?
First it started with a CAPTCHA message if I did a search from the native Internet browser.
Said something like we are experiencing unusual traffic from your network, and gave a 206.x.x.x IP address.
If I did a search on that IP address it came out to be bell server.
I had downloaded firefox, and it was working ok on it for a while since for some reason the ip address showed up as 185.x.x.x server.
Now I am getting the same CAPTCHA from firefox as well. I think the issue is between bell and google server.
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Thanks, at least I'm not alone, I'm thinking about calling Bell and trying to get this solved!
I also have that IP starting with 206, hoping it's a problem between Bell and google...

Anyone else? This is really getting annoying...

jproy12 said:
Anyone else? This is really getting annoying...
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I believe to have found my problem, when doing a search on "what's my IP address", I was always getting something weird and something saying a proxy, so I tried something, knowing it can't get any worse.
I deleted all proxy settings in my APN, and since then, everything has been working great, I now have a different IP address that's probably not flagged as "spam" and all is working great now.
So all in all, just had to delete the proxy from my Bell APN, and all is good!

jproy12 said:
I believe to have found my problem, when doing a search on "what's my IP address", I was always getting something weird and something saying a proxy, so I tried something, knowing it can't get any worse.
I deleted all proxy settings in my APN, and since then, everything has been working great, I now have a different IP address that's probably not flagged as "spam" and all is working great now.
So all in all, just had to delete the proxy from my Bell APN, and all is good!
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I have been having the same problem and your solution seems to be working great so far.
Friggin' Bell
NEXUS 4 LTE
Bell tablet plan
Ottawa

xdaslade said:
I have been having the same problem and your solution seems to be working great so far.
Friggin' Bell
NEXUS 4 LTE
Bell tablet plan
Ottawa
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Good to hear, it seems like I wasn't the only one either! :good::good:

jproy12 said:
Good to hear, it seems like I wasn't the only one either! :good::good:
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Thanks That solved it for me, and actually my BBM is working better now as I wasn't getting notifications before and now I am.

masalaT said:
Thanks That solved it for me, and actually my BBM is working better now as I wasn't getting notifications before and now I am.
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Glad I could have helped! There's a "Thanks" button for that

Ok, so problem partially fixed, deleting proxy settings cuts my download and upload speed in half, so it's a fix...

How to bypass T-Mobile's VPN Connection Restriction -> WiFi Tether Router

Thread Updated - LOLLIPOP -> SOLUTIONS FOR LOLLIPOP? SOLUTIONS FOR T-MOBILE's RECENT CHANGES???
How to bypass T-Mobile's VPN Connection Restriction: (In case you don't already know) -> This APN is also used for WiFi Tether Router APP
Wifi Tether Router APP Configuration on Post #3
If you want to connect to a VPN and you can't... just add this APN and make sure it is selected, instead of the default one.
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Almost identical to the stock APN, but not the same (see APN Protocol)

+1
Identical to my settings...
It works..it's good.
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

and before anyone asks...
This is my WiFi Tether Router configuration... working perfectly with the APN posted on Post #1

But... I made a guide for this already...
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devynbf said:
But... I made a guide for this already...
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Yeah, the guide was originally for the VPN APN, but I added the tether stuff on post 3 before everyone started asking...
More info about tether here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2914057

TEKHD said:
Yeah, the guide was originally for the VPN APN, but I added the tether stuff on post 3 before everyone started asking...
More info about tether here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2914057
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Yea, that's my thread lol.
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devynbf said:
Yea, that's my thread lol.
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Posting it on purpose... (your thread)

You have to have root for this to work? sorry for stupid Q

murayoshi said:
You have to have root for this to work? sorry for stupid Q
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No, no root required. (for the vpn part) Just add new APN.

sorry for the stupid q but whats this for ??? to bypass the network throttle of tmobile ??
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pkavpr said:
sorry for the stupid q but whats this for ??? to bypass the network throttle of tmobile ??
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Basically what people do who don't want to pay outrages prices and/or are cheap bastards will use t-mobile's network to tether through a vpn. What this does is makes a third party app force the tethering on so you can use internet from your phone to other devices/computer/tvs etc. without getting the upsell page from t-mobile. T-mobile uses a user-agent string identifier that blocks all data that's identified as not a mobile device, to make it where you can't tether to your computer or console. Now using a vpn (virtual private network) while tethering allows all of your data to be encrypted; essentially the data is seen by t-mobile but they can't determine what it is so they don't block it. I think a lot of the reason why people do this is because you can use the same amount of data on your phone as you can on a computer. (I've actually used 110 gigs one month with no access to wifi without torrenting.). Not talking about downloading a **** load of torrents. But in general use t-mobile's network can handle it. But if everyone starts downloading torrents/tethering, it will severely impact network service.

wait can some tell me exactly what a vpn is and when and why i would want to use it

Well if you're not worried about privacy/tracking/surfing anonymously then I wouldn't worry about it, but if you are I would use a vpn. If you want to read a wall of text explaining what a vpn is and what it does click here. Using a vpn for tethering just allows you to bypass t-mobile's upsell page for their tethering plans. (they use a user-agent string). So it has many benefits. Very little cons, main ones are just reduction in speed/higher ping depending on the amount of server hops you have to do.

savoritz said:
Well if you're not worried about privacy/tracking/surfing anonymously then I wouldn't worry about it, but if you are I would use a vpn. If you want to read a wall of text explaining what a vpn is and what it does click here. Using a vpn for tethering just allows you to bypass t-mobile's upsell page for their tethering plans. (they use a user-agent string). So it has many benefits. Very little cons, main ones are just reduction in speed/higher ping depending on the amount of server hops you have to do.
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ohh ok! thanks
so whenever i want to tether and not be charged (or w.e you want to call it) just activate this vpn apn and then when im done switch back to my original apn ?

the apn is just the access point name, which just determines how you're connecting to the web on t-mobiles network, the only difference between the 2 apns listed is the protocol you're going through, IPv4 or IPv6 or IPv4/IPv6. For the VPN to work the traffic has to be routed through IPv4. Using the wifi tether router app (costs money) allows you to enforce tethering. the vpn encrypts your data so t-mobile can't detect what packets you are sending. That why you need both for this to work on other devices/computers/tvs etc.

savoritz said:
the apn is just the access point name, which just determines how you're connecting to the web on t-mobiles network, the only difference between the 2 apns listed is the protocol you're going through, IPv4 or IPv6 or IPv4/IPv6. For the VPN to work the traffic has to be routed through IPv4. Using the wifi tether router app (costs money) allows you to enforce tethering. the vpn encrypts your data so t-mobile can't detect what packets you are sending. That why you need both for this to work on other devices/computers/tvs etc.
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no i understand what it does now..but how do u get it to work.i thought u could only have 1 apn enabled at a time?

lilmikey201 said:
no i understand what it does now..but how do u get it to work.i thought u could only have 1 apn enabled at a time?
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by both i meant the vpn and tethering for external devices other than your phone. You only need the one APN IPv4 for tethering, You can leave it on that apn and your phone will still work just like normal.

savoritz said:
by both i meant the vpn and tethering for external devices other than your phone. You only need the one APN IPv4 for tethering, You can leave it on that apn and your phone will still work just like normal.
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ohh ok! thanks for the help
one more question..is there any downside for using it? like slow in performance or anything

lilmikey201 said:
ohh ok! thanks for the help
one more question..is there any downside for using it? like slow in performance or anything
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Using a VPN does have performance hits, but depending on how you have it setup they can be negligible. I personally use Private Internet Access daily and while there are speed hits because of the encryption, they aren't really noticeable.

Rasy tether amazon appstore app, tether without root
I found an app on the Amazon app store that allows you to tether through a USB or bluetooth without having to root. Its called Easy tether pro. Its $9.99 i think, I got lucky abbey found out while amazon was giving away a bunch of apps last year. if you want to tether to a computer you have to install software on the computer and set it up, it is really easy to do. If you want to tether via Bluetooth to another mobile device that's has bluetooth you install easy tether tablet on the receiving device then it's a simple as pairing the devices via bluetooth and turning on each other on both ends. typically I just tether to my tablet so a vpn has the necessary I have on occasion tethered to the computer using it and haven't run into any problems yet. Now I do have to say that I have an unlimited data plan which gives me 3 gigs of tethering per month anyway which I rarely use up so t-mobile may have noticed that I was tethering to a computer but since I had not used my three gigs they didn't say anything. I was going to lonk them however I have not reach my 10 post limit As a newbie yet, but they are not hard to find.

Unlimited tethering on MetroPCS (T-Mobile mvno)?

Any idea on how to get this working? I've edited build.prop and added dun to apn... But my hotspot still shows data being taken from my hotspot allotment instead of just from my regular data allotment. I have unlimited data and only 8gb hotspot
On dev preview 4 btw

I am interested in this. Anyone have any ideas??
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Also did the settings db edit with adb with no success

Only thing that has worked for me on T-Mobile (which metro pcs probably uses the same detection methods) is to do the settings db edit, add "dun" to the APN type, change the APN protocol to ipv4 instead of ipv6 and to also use a VPN to route all traffic through. If one of these steps are missed then tethering usage will show up.

giant22000 said:
Only thing that has worked for me on T-Mobile (which metro pcs probably uses the same detection methods) is to do the settings db edit, add "dun" to the APN type, change the APN protocol to ipv4 instead of ipv6 and to also use a VPN to route all traffic through. If one of these steps are missed then tethering usage will show up.
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The APN Protocol doesn't have anything to do with your wifi hotspot. Ipv4 is 32 bit IP addresses and Ipv6 is 128 bit IP addresses. Depending on where in the country you are one may work better for you as far as cell phone and data reception goes. I tend to get stronger signal with IPV4.
Bow when it comes to tethering........
Use a root browser to explore and navigate to
Data/system/dropbox and delete everything inside. Then change the permissions of that folder to "r - -
- - -
- - -"
Do the same for data/system/netstats
And data/system/procstats
See the pics I attached. They'll explain everything.
I've been doing this on all my devices that run lollipop and up with no issue. And I have a Nexus 7 (2013) built into the dash of my GMC Sierra that I use to stream YouTube or Pandora or surf the web. It pulls from my hotspot everyday on the way to and from work. About an hour each way. As well as anytime I'm in the truck. And I pull 125 to 150 gigs a month. About half through my hotspot. And I'm on an unlimited 4g LTE data plan. So I should normally have to pay for the hotspot.
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mattwheat said:
The APN Protocol doesn't have anything to do with your wifi hotspot. Ipv4 is 32 bit IP addresses and Ipv6 is 128 bit IP addresses. Depending on where in the country you are one may work better for you as far as cell phone and data reception goes. I tend to get stronger signal with IPV4.
Bow when it comes to tethering........
Use a root browser to explore and navigate to
Data/system/dropbox and delete everything inside. Then change the permissions of that folder to "r - -
- - -
- - -"
Do the same for data/system/netstats
And data/system/procstats
See the pics I attached. They'll explain everything.
I've been doing this on all my devices that run lollipop and up with no issue. And I have a Nexus 7 (2013) built into the dash of my GMC Sierra that I use to stream YouTube or Pandora or surf the web. It pulls from my hotspot everyday on the way to and from work. About an hour each way. As well as anytime I'm in the truck. And I pull 125 to 150 gigs a month. About half through my hotspot. And I'm on an unlimited 4g LTE data plan. So I should normally have to pay for the hotspot.
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I do realize that but if the VPN provider does not support ipv6, the this method will not work, but I'll assume you already knew that....

mattwheat said:
The APN Protocol doesn't have anything to do with your wifi hotspot. Ipv4 is 32 bit IP addresses and Ipv6 is 128 bit IP addresses. Depending on where in the country you are one may work better for you as far as cell phone and data reception goes. I tend to get stronger signal with IPV4.
Bow when it comes to tethering........
Use a root browser to explore and navigate to
Data/system/dropbox and delete everything inside. Then change the permissions of that folder to "r - -
- - -
- - -"
Do the same for data/system/netstats
And data/system/procstats
See the pics I attached. They'll explain everything.
I've been doing this on all my devices that run lollipop and up with no issue. And I have a Nexus 7 (2013) built into the dash of my GMC Sierra that I use to stream YouTube or Pandora or surf the web. It pulls from my hotspot everyday on the way to and from work. About an hour each way. As well as anytime I'm in the truck. And I pull 125 to 150 gigs a month. About half through my hotspot. And I'm on an unlimited 4g LTE data plan. So I should normally have to pay for the hotspot.
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Great tip, thanks for sharing. Unfortunately it does not seem to work on my LG G5 on Metro Any idea if it only works for stock Android? My ROM is the T-Mobile ROM, so there could be something else at play.

swapavi said:
Any idea on how to get this working? I've edited build.prop and added dun to apn... But my hotspot still shows data being taken from my hotspot allotment instead of just from my regular data allotment. I have unlimited data and only 8gb hotspot
On dev preview 4 btw
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I'm on pure nexus ROM. Native tethering is included. It's working fine.