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[Q] Will my carrier charge me extra when sharing internet using AP?

I know that there is some carriers that charge extra if you are using your mobile phone internet (AP) to acess internet from a computer/notebook?
I have heard that some carriers charges extra if you share you internet with a computer by tethering, but I would like to know if my carrier cab detect that I'm sharing internet using the AP feature instead of tethering. Does my carrer can detect when I'm using the phone as AP? Will they charge me extra for this?
Thanks

usually Carriers that do that, will have separate APN for each type of devices
chances are they will not know

AllGamer said:
usually Carriers that do that, will have separate APN for each type of devices
chances are they will not know
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I was wondering that. If I use the phone as a modem, I have to make a dialup connection (or a similar connection) that the Carrier can detect. But If the Access point process is handled by the phone itself (the phone that will give IP address for each device) I wonder if the carrier will able to detect it.
Like using a router: My broadband provider doesn't know if I have a router or how many devices I have connected to this router. They only know that one device is using one IP address. I don't think they can see anything else beyond that, aside from the fact that they will be receiving several http requests at the same time.

exactly
if you are unsure, just try it this month, and see the bill at the end of the month to see if they charge you anything extra
use a program like http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.aob.android.mnm
then you have an idea of how much data you used, and can compare at the end of the month when you cell phone bill arrives.
if you have a low monthly limit say 512 MB or 1 GB
then use this one http://www.appbrain.com/app/net.rgruet.android.g3watchdog
it gives you good warning

Easier just to call them but not give info
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ickyboo said:
Easier just to call them but not give info
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hmmm... no
you do that, it will raise the flag in your account, then they will charge you extra
it has happened to me before, calling is a big no no

AllGamer said:
hmmm... no
you do that, it will raise the flag in your account, then they will charge you extra
it has happened to me before, calling is a big no no
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Thats why I say not give info! just a general inquiry

There are ways to detect NAT/Tethering, but I doubt many ISP's do so, because it probably isn't 100% reliable and it would spark an uproar probably
http://www.codewhore.com/nat4.html
http://www.sflow.org/detectNAT/

I can't believe telcos can get away with bs charges just because you teether. Thank god they don't do it here in australia (yet) but then again we pay through our ass for data and voice.
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I remember when the telcos would disable teether in roms until you play for it. Then why does sgs have the apps enabled if you can't use it. So they charge you later? I would cry foul if they charged me after i used it and say if they didn't want me to use it then why leave it in rom
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AT&T tethering charges!!!!

Ok, there are news making round, where iphone users got message saying that they have to sign up for tethering plans to use tethering. I don't know if it also applies to Android phones or not?
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My assumption is that they will apply the tethering charge if they can detect a tethered usage. I was hoping someone would create a thread on this so we could compare notes.
So, did any Captivate users with a self-enabled tethering set-up get the AT&T message? Any theories on what you did to make yourself suspicious?
Just for the record I've never tethered yet but i'd like to have the ability to do it in a pinch, with my plain jane $15 a month capped data plan, and I'd be willing to pay for any data overages when I do. But I'll be damned if I'll pay $45 a month just in case I need it some day.

I tether my Captivate with my laptop occasionally and use my phone's wireless AP with my nook on an unlimited data plan. No notice from AT&T, and no extra charges. It does seem that there could be some throttling going on after using quite a bit of data, it could just be coincidence though. When I purchased my Cappy the salesman did say there was no extra charge for tethering, unlike the iPhone's $30 tethering plan, things change though.
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krips2003 said:
Ok, there are news making round, where iphone users got message saying that they have to sign up for tethering plans to use tethering. I don't know if it also applies to Android phones or not?
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That is because until this latest version of IOS that was just released iPhone users could not tether without jailbreaking their phones. They can now legally tether with IOS 4.3.3 I believe. This doesn't have any bearing on the Captivate to the best of my knowledge but that is just my opinion.

No it still has a meaning for us. They are just trying to get more money from people for using services that they can charge you for. So if they can detect it they will try to get money from you
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Here is an article with a good explanation:
http://phandroid.com/2011/03/18/illegal-iphone-tetherers-on-at-android-users-next/

tetherting for free with nexus one

hey sorry if this question has been answered i just bought a nexus one and would like to know if i can tether

yes you can tether. whether you're carrier lets you tether for free is decided by your carrier.

if you have the unlocked version it is built in

texas-saluki said:
if you have the unlocked version it is built in
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The nexus one does not come locked. It is unlocked by default.

I thought this was true but this question seems to come up a lot.. I have the ATTM version and thought maybe the others have this removed...
Goto Settings > wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot
You can use USB or Wifi... I actually have only used wifi

i use the tether option on my unlimited AT&T data plan and connect my ipod to it without paying the extra fee. In one month i used 8GBs of data.
TAKE THAT AT&T
lol

HWOW said:
i use the tether option on my unlimited AT&T data plan and connect my ipod to it without paying the extra fee. In one month i used 8GBs of data.
TAKE THAT AT&T
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thank you for metering and raising our prices buttmunch. you really showed atnt. and all you have to show for that 8gb of data is how much of an asshat you are and no worthy knowledge to share? who you laughing at? your own stupidity?

Just showing how I take advantage of my UNLIMITED data. Sorry to hear that if the price affected you. I'm sorry that's a problem for you.
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HWOW said:
Just showing how I take advantage of my UNLIMITED data. Sorry to hear that if the price affected you. I'm sorry that's a problem for you.
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what did you show? where's your advantage? what do you have to show for it? your mouth? if you were really taking advantage of it, nobody would know about it, including xda. sorry you fail to apprehend that.

the last time i tried to tether (about a month ago) my devices could connect to my adhoc network, but it seemed as though at&t was somehow detecting and blocking their traffic.
connections always time out while my phone's own web connection worked fine.
similar problems? work arounds?

And this is how we treat noobs on here huh? Not even a welcome to the forums or nothing. Your not even worth my time anymore. Enjoy your limited data plan.
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HWOW said:
And this is how we treat noobs on here huh? Not even a welcome to the forums or nothing. Your not even worth my time anymore. Enjoy your limited data plan.
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Uh... I'm sorry for your being miss treated it's just that I'm not exactly sure what your displeasure is about. A welcome your right it's true that I haven't seen many welcomes around here but that's not really a big deal to me so that is why I didn't fuss about it but if it bothered you I'm sorry. Now other than that I don't understand why you're displeased?

sarshadd said:
the last time i tried to tether (about a month ago) my devices could connect to my adhoc network, but it seemed as though at&t was somehow detecting and blocking their traffic.
connections always time out while my phone's own web connection worked fine.
similar problems? work arounds?
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How is it possible for AT&T to detect the tethered traffic? In theory shouldn't it be the same?

It's cool. Pukemon is being a punkmon. That's all really.
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SmallWalrus said:
How is it possible for AT&T to detect the tethered traffic? In theory shouldn't it be the same?
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I'm not the best person to ask but there are ways to tell; user agents, deep packet inspection, the sheer volume of traffic.
That's why I was posting, to ask.

Moderator Please Delete, thanks to everyone that commented!

Sprint sent us a letter saying that my dad's phone had been sharing his connection to computers without their permission. We have been using our phones as our house internet for about 2 years, we got 4G last summer, we use the heck out of it. We have the family plan with unlimited text and data. His number hasn't tethered in a while, we have been using my brothers phone for the house internet while he's in boot camp. Why are they saying they will terminate our account because of my dad's number? The phone for the house internet has used A LOT of data, but that's the point of have UNLIMITED can they really do this? They said they will be monitoring our data usage for the next 10 days, isn't that invading privacy? Thanks

They can tell when your device is tethering. They will only monitor the amount of data being used. Not what you are viewing or downloading. They don't have the ability to actually see that. Why don't you consider home internet? Its cheaper than a hotspot or mobile broadband
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hellot1M said:
They can tell when your device is tethering. They will only monitor the amount of data being used. Not what you are viewing or downloading. They don't have the ability to actually see that. Why don't you consider home internet? Its cheaper than a hotspot or mobile broadband
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We can't get it where we live it pisses us off because it would cost us $24,000 to run it from the middle of our road to us. That's why we use the hotspot, we arent paying for the hotspot, if we did pay for the $30 fee, do you think we could use as much as we want?

Comet1966 said:
if we did pay for the $30 fee, do you think we could use as much as we want?
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I'd think you would be able to, but I'd still drop Sprint an email to make sure with them and get it in writing in case they try to give you trouble later on.

Unlimited isn't truly unlimited, it's unlimited within reason. It's in their fine print. They also say they can terminate you without further notice for using too much data per month, especially if you roam.

You need to come up with a better solution. It's because of people like you that make the network slower than hell for the rest of us. Tethering here & there I have no problems with but people that use it for home internet is just so stupid. You can get a hotspot or sat internet if you can't get a wired connection.

Seriously guys? When did this sentiment begin? People have been sneaking tethering for years and that's one thing that is a preferable benefit to sprint and these phones. Since when can they tell we tether while rooted?

Comet1966 said:
Sprint sent us a letter saying that my dad's phone had been sharing his connection to computers without their permission. We have been using our phones as our house internet for about 2 years, we got 4G last summer, we use the heck out of it. We have the family plan with unlimited text and data. His number hasn't tethered in a while, we have been using my brothers phone for the house internet while he's in boot camp. Why are they saying they will terminate our account because of my dad's number? The phone for the house internet has used A LOT of data, but that's the point of have UNLIMITED can they really do this? They said they will be monitoring our data usage for the next 10 days, isn't that invading privacy? Thanks
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Comet1966, Consider that Sprint, just like your cable, water, gas, credit card company all have the ability to "profile" you. They know who you call, for how long, what shows you watch, how much water and gas you use, and where you shop. etc.
Sprint Terms Of Service prohibits tethering unless you pay for it. They were offering 5 gb with the unlimited for life plan for authorized tethering. As others have suggested either try to work with Sprint to get a tethering plan or stop tethering if you like your Sprint service. At least they put you on notice and just didn't disconnect you.
And I know exactly what you mean, my dad's and brother's houses are in the country and from time to time I have turned on the tethering - but not as my primary internet connection for a household every month.

"I didn't pay for something and now that I am abusing it Sprint wants me to stop or pay"
First, you know tethering is an extra fee, by bypassing it Sprint could have charged you for every bit of data used. More importantly in response to your "unlimited" claim, it is unlimited data used ON YOUR PHONE. In fact Sprint doesn't even offer an unlimited tethering plan, I believe the highest they go is 5GB. It sucks you live in a crappy part of town but you need to look into an actual solution.

There is NO WAY of me finding another solution, we CANNOT get cable internet at this point in time. It would cost us $24,000 to run it to us. Now of course all the cable companys get our hopes up by saying that they have it in our area, right up until we call to get it. Google intended for the tethering to be free in the beggining, but yes its really up to the carriers. It is the only thing that we know of that is actually usable and stable. No need to start pointing fingers, I was just figuring out why. And to say "it's because of people like us that the networks are slow" is the dumbest dank thing I've heard today, 1 of the five phones that are on our plan could be downloading a torrent at 2.5MBps right next to me, and I would still get 20MBps, I believe yes they throttle us otherwise one guy would be getting 100MBps and the other would be getting 1. Bit the limits of our radio's also do that.

Comet1966 said:
There is NO WAY of me finding another solution, we CANNOT get cable internet at this point in time. It would cost us $24,000 to run it to us. Now of course all the cable companys get our hopes up by saying that they have it in our area, right up until we call to get it. Google intended for the tethering to be free in the beggining, but yes its really up to the carriers. It is the only thing that we know of that is actually usable and stable. No need to start pointing fingers, I was just figuring out why. And to say "it's because of people like us that the networks are slow" is the dumbest dank thing I've heard today, 1 of the five phones that are on our plan could be downloading a torrent at 2.5MBps right next to me, and I would still get 20MBps, I believe yes they throttle us otherwise one guy would be getting 100MBps and the other would be getting 1. Bit the limits of our radio's also do that.
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Why not just pay for a Sprint MIFI card? Believe you get 5 GB a month? Is DSL available in your area or maybe even another wireless provider (at my dad's house, they have a company that has basically WIFI that uses a special receiver attached to a small dish antenna pointed towards a tower)?
And if you are running Torrent traffic over a Sprint connection, that definitely isn't standard "smart phone" traffic along with the amount of Internet traffic, is what Sprint is looking at when it comes to "abuse".

weidnerj said:
Why not just pay for a Sprint MIFI card? Believe you get 5 GB a month? Is DSL available in your area or maybe even another wireless provider (at my dad's house, they have a company that has basically WIFI that uses a special receiver attached to a small dish antenna pointed towards a tower)?
And if you are running Torrent traffic over a Sprint connection, that definitely isn't standard "smart phone" traffic along with the amount of Internet traffic, is what Sprint is looking at when it comes to "abuse".
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Yeah, we had something called planet connect it aimed at a tower, but it was highly unstable and their customer support sucks now.

Well your only option now is to find another solution because if you keep abusing Sprints network your account WILL be canceled. This is not something new and this is not the only thread like this. I admit I do tether but it's only to send an email or two every once in a while. You have clearly been abusing the system and now you've been put on notice. You will probably continue to do it then you will start another thread complaining that sprint canceled your service for no reason. I am not trying be be an a#$ but you've been a member of xda since 2011, you had to have seen other threads like this.
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How much data were you using a month?

Comet1966 said:
There is NO WAY of me finding another solution, we CANNOT get cable internet at this point in time. It would cost us $24,000 to run it to us. Now of course all the cable companys get our hopes up by saying that they have it in our area, right up until we call to get it. Google intended for the tethering to be free in the beggining, but yes its really up to the carriers. It is the only thing that we know of that is actually usable and stable. No need to start pointing fingers, I was just figuring out why. And to say "it's because of people like us that the networks are slow" is the dumbest dank thing I've heard today, 1 of the five phones that are on our plan could be downloading a torrent at 2.5MBps right next to me, and I would still get 20MBps, I believe yes they throttle us otherwise one guy would be getting 100MBps and the other would be getting 1. Bit the limits of our radio's also do that.
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NO WAY at all huh. You can get a mifi card using the same network connection. You shouldn't be torrenting over hacked tether. I hope they cancel your account and they should. The bottom line it does affect other users & the network. Sprint's 3G is painful enough as it is, borderline useless in some areas. Stop being cheap and get a mifi card. If you actually paid for a capped connection, you would be a lot more careful with what you were using bandwidth for.

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Yeah, we had something called planet connect it aimed at a tower, but it was highly unstable and their customer support sucks now.
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Have you tried these guys
ABG Wireless, LLC
Beasley Wireless Internet
Ken-Tenn Wireless
They are all WISPs in TN

tws101 said:
Have you tried these guys
ABG Wireless, LLC
Beasley Wireless Internet
Ken-Tenn Wireless
They are all WISPs in TN
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I've never heard of them, but I will mention them to my father. Thanks

Sim-X said:
NO WAY at all huh. You can get a mifi card using the same network connection. You shouldn't be torrenting over hacked tether. I hope they cancel your account and they should. The bottom line it does affect other users & the network. Sprint's 3G is painful enough as it is, borderline useless in some areas. Stop being cheap and get a mifi card. If you actually paid for a capped connection, you would be a lot more careful with what you were using bandwidth for.
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Have you seen the price of a mifi card plan, its insane. My dad called them today to try and figure out why, and the lady could not tell him she just kept saying we violated the terms of service, he asked which terms we violated, she said "I don't know".... Yeah Sprint " ranked #1 in customer service" BS they can't tell us anything, that's 2 people from there giving out useless information. If there was another company in our area that actually had reasonable prices for 5 phones, we would let them drop us in a heartbeat. Thanks for your information though, no reason to be an ass though.

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How much data were you using a month?
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Too much, I guess we hadn't had internet that was more than 100kbps in well, ever so we NON-STOP used it, from playing games to watching Netflix.

Comet1966 said:
Have you seen the price of a mifi card plan, its insane. My dad called them today to try and figure out why, and the lady could not tell him she just kept saying we violated the terms of service, he asked which terms we violated, she said "I don't know".... Yeah Sprint " ranked #1 in customer service" BS they can't tell us anything, that's 2 people from there giving out useless information. If there was another company in our area that actually had reasonable prices for 5 phones, we would let them drop us in a heartbeat. Thanks for your information though, no reason to be an ass though.
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READ THROUGH YOUR CONTRACT. There are provisions regarding the use of tethering. Its not the CSR's job to know what you and a million other people signed, It is yours. Sprint does not offer unlimited tethering. It is a separate charge and even then it has a maximum limit. It has always been that way, don't forget tethering existed well before Android ever did. This isn't even an argument, no matter what way you twist this you're wrong.

Who else here is on Republic Wireless?

I'm curious how many of my fellow XDA members have the Moto X on Republic Wireless?
I've been on Republic Wireless for about 3 weeks now on the $10/month plan (talk and text on cell, data on wifi only) and so far it works great for my situation. My typical day is spent at the office on wifi and then at home on wifi. I actually think the wifi calling voice quality is better than the cell voice quality. I was hesitant to be on the sprint network, but so far coverage has been great. We'll see how it is when I travel. One thing I did discover today is that the google maps navigation works if you start on wifi and then leave wifi coverage, even with no data connection it will continue to work. I am happy about this because I thought the navigation was one thing I was giving up by running on the $10/month plan. I've also discovered that if you absolutely need a data connection when you are out and about you can often find a wifi hotspot at many restaurants, stores, etc which has been convenient.
I came from a Nexus 5 on a monthly unlimited plan at net10 paying $45/month so my expectation going into this was that it would not be worth an extra $35/month savings to lose cell data, and honestly I figured I would send the phone back, but I've since sold my Nexus 5 and am sticking with Republic.
Cons:
MMS currently only works when sending to Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-mobile (can't send or receive to my wife's phone on Net10)
MMS doesn't work from the new hangouts messaging app, have to send and receive from the old stock messaging app
Android 4.3 instead of 4.4- and I assume they will always be a few months behind on updating to new versions of android since they have to modify the rom to make it work with their system
installing custom ROMs is still highly experimental
Pros:
$10/month for a smartphone- you can't beat that!
Root and Xposed Framework compatible
Wifi calling in places where you might normally have poor cell reception
Ability to switch between the different plans 2x per month and they pro-rate your bill for the days you are on a more expensive plan
Helps keep me off my phone when I'm out with my family
Helps keep me off my phone when I am driving
Referral program- refer your friends and they save $19 on their first month and you save $19 on your bill. Here's my link ​http://referrals.republicwireless.com/a/clk/25Tx5j
If you are using Republic what are you liking/not liking about the service? How long have you been on it? Tips or pointers you might have?

Don't worry about the sprint network. Republic phones can roam on verizon networks. That is the only reason I purchased one for my wife. She is on the 10 buck plan which is about 12.75 a month with taxes. Sprint data speeds are horrible here and I could never go back to phone as small as the moto x unless they stop making larger phones . However, the moto x is a very very nice phone.
I don't like the locked bootloader and the gsm bands are locked and cannot be unlocked. However, I guess republic has to protect their investment. However, I have to admit that it is pretty much stock android and you can disable almost any app without root which is really nice.
Anyway enjoy your phone and there are some threads already on this subject around here on xda. Folks have rooted the device and there is a restore to stock rom out also.
Later.

I am currently on the 3G $25 a month plan with the Moto X. Its been ok, cell handoff is decent although it gets really confused sometimes. Starbucks wifi, even if I have it not connected will cause issues because it constantly tries to connect/send the call through it but fails. Thats particularly annoying if your getting an important call and happen to be in a restaurant near a Starbucks. I have had other issues when just trying to send regular txts and being connected to an unstable wifi connection. The phone just keeps trying to send through wifi but fails to even send the txt rather then using the cellular network.
Honestly I just keep wifi off half the time because I get tired of the failed calls/txts even though sprints 3G (more like 2G) is terribly slow. Still it works and for $25 a month it cant be beat. I am on the fringe of Sprints 4G network though (literally 10 miles away from solid coverage) so I'm hoping they expand into my market soon. My exposure to sprints 4G/LTE network has been pretty positive, with some very competitive speeds.

I am on the $25 dollar plan with RW. I have found a few issues, but nothing that is terribly broken. When on the fringe of WiFi, I will sometimes have a text sent multiple times. I have been told that texts have been received in up to ten duplicates. Another problem is when the phone is connected to WiFi and has the cell radio disabled. The phone will temporarily disconnect from the RW servers or not respond to RW servers and a call will be missed because it was routed to cell, even though my cell radio is disabled. The result is that the person calling me is sent straight to voicemail.

Yeah so far I have only been on the $10/month plan. I will see how that fares the first time I go out of town- no data might be really annoying.
Does RW roam to Verizon's network for data too, or only for talk and text?

Just a general question. Would you say Republic wireless pros outway the cons?

I think it's worth it for people who are able to be on wifi coverage most of the day. The alternative for me would be a monthly unlimited plan at net10 for $45/month which means any phone I want and 2.5gb per month of data. The extra $35/month savings at RW is worth it for me, but if I was going to have to be on the $25/month plan and only save $15 to $20/month I'm not quite sure it would be worth it. Make sense?

I'm on the $10 plan. I think if Verizon would have let me use my Bionic without data, I would have stayed there. I love having a smartphone, but needed to save money, so I got the Moto X the day they released it for sale on RW. I don't leave the house much, and decided I could wait to get home to read emails and check Facebook. I got NavFree for offline navigation, but haven't really tried it out. So far, I'm VERY happy with RW, and the huge savings, and I love the phone.
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jumphour said:
...I got NavFree for offline navigation, but haven't really tried it out...
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I was very happy when I realized that Google Maps works without a data signal, you just have to get started from being on wifi, but once you are in the navigation it will continue to work after leaving wifi. It makes sense though because when you are driving often times you will drive through canyons or remote places where there is no cell signal at all and the navigation still works.

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I was very happy when I realized that Google Maps works without a data signal, you just have to get started from being on wifi, but once you are in the navigation it will continue to work after leaving wifi. It makes sense though because when you are driving often times you will drive through canyons or remote places where there is no cell signal at all and the navigation still works.
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I read somewhere that it won't re-route if you don't have data and make a wrong turn our there's a detour. Also read that you can save parts of the map to use offline, but they go on the cache and then disappear if you reboot. Not sure if either are true, but I like the idea of having the NavFree maps on the phone all the time.
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You said you can't root. Mine is very much rooting and gravitybox is unbeatable.
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You said you can't root. Mine is very much rooting and gravitybox is unbeatable.
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Sweet. Coming from Cyanogenmod on my Nexus 5 I'm missing a few tweaks. I want to know how to do this!

I searched Google for "root motox republic wireless xda". First result I think k
Used adb and cydia impactor.
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I love my MX with GravityBox.... I just did little things with it, but it made my phone cooler.... Changed colors, reduced the nav bar, centered the time w/day of the week. It's fun.
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I've been reading through the forums trying to figure out how to root this thing so I can install the xposed framework and gravitybox, I should be able to use this toolkit to root my device right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477132

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509590
Here is the guide I used. I have a Mac and had to install adb
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I have republic under the 25 dollar a month plan and I love it.
The room I work in is like a bomb shelter so reception is non-existant, but we have wifi everywhere so it's perfect. Overall the Sprint coverage is fine enough in between work and home.
I highly recommend it. Now If only we'd get the Kit Kat update.

krsmit0 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509590
Here is the guide I used. I have a Mac and had to install adb
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That guide worked great! So happy to have quick unlock, pie controls, expanded desktop, battery circle percentage, advanced reboot, and so many other customizable options back in my control! I really thought I was giving this stuff up by switching to RW, happy to see I'm not. Thanks for your help and input guys!
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You said you can't root. Mine is very much rooting and gravitybox is unbeatable.
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Original post updated to reflect ability to root and install Xposed framework. Thanks for the heads up on what I was missing!

I just switched from a HTC One V on Virgin Mobile to the Moto X on RW! Huuuge upgrade!
As for service... I haven't had any issues yet. I know MMS doesn't work from the hangouts apps, but the is mainly it.
Great phone, low monthly bill. Won't complain.
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vanvalks said:
That guide worked great! So happy to have quick unlock, pie controls, expanded desktop, battery circle percentage, advanced reboot, and so many other customizable options back in my control! I really thought I was giving this stuff up by switching to RW, happy to see I'm not. Thanks for your help and input guys!
Original post updated to reflect ability to root and install Xposed framework. Thanks for the heads up on what I was missing!
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I waited over a month to root, but when the wife got a motox for her aio account, I had to have one step better.
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