WIFI Tether Router now works

WIFI Tether Router now works - Sprint LG G4

I've used WIFI Tether Router for several phones with great success.
I know all about the adding of ,dun to apns
But if you already have root Wifi Tether Router does not need any mods. It might also works on CDMA (roaming), where the ,dun trick does not.
It also might be less traceable by sprint.

mswlogo said:
I've used WIFI Tether Router for several phones with great success.
I know all about the adding of ,dun to apns
But if you already have root Wifi Tether Router does not need any mods. It might also works on CDMA (roaming), where the ,dun trick does not.
It also might be less traceable by sprint.
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I'm rooted and this app didn't work for me. Is there anything special I have to do? My mobile is set to Global. Does it need to be CDMA/LTE?

SantinoInc said:
I'm rooted and this app didn't work for me. Is there anything special I have to do? My mobile is set to Global. Does it need to be CDMA/LTE?
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I think these are the only changes needed from default. I so happen to use no encryption (i.e. Open) and channel = 1 which I think is default.
Interface wlan0
method 2
firmware reload unchecked
I think everything else is default.
If you scroll to bottom of Configuration there is a Link to "devices configurations/website"
I had the Native tether working too and I removed the ",dun" mod from my APN's to test this.
Mine shows Build 165
Does SuperUser pop up to grant permission?
It might not work on roaming (CDMA), same limitation as the Native mod (i.e. adding ,dun).

Who-Hoo Wifi Tether Router works on roaming (i.e. works on non Sprint CDMA Networks). The adding of ,dun to APN's method only works on Sprint Networks (i.e. LTE and eHPRD). WIFI Tether Router works on everything. But you do need root.
Tested on rooted ZV6.

can someone please explain how to add ,dun to apn? ive looked online and see lines of provisional code being added. this was on a tmobile nexus 6 and i wasnt sure if thats the way for all phone. thanks in advance!

There is a video specific to the Sprint phone, where the guy walks through the steps one by one showing each step and result to add the dun info, though I don't recall if it was specifically the apn info that was modified?
Anyway, you need an app that can create shortcuts for hidden features of the phone, as explained on the guide. Install that app, that allows you to run the program built into the phone that lets you edit the thing to add the dun text and save it.
Sorry I don't recall the details, but it's another thread here about free wifi tether or hotspot.

lgg42006 said:
can someone please explain how to add ,dun to apn? ive looked online and see lines of provisional code being added. this was on a tmobile nexus 6 and i wasnt sure if thats the way for all phone. thanks in advance!
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It's posted in another thread with the topic of tether without root and this thread has nothing do with that but...
Here you go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Di9d7w1so

my hotspot keeps disconnecting/disappearing after a minute or two of starting the hotspot. will this help my situation or is something else causing this? thanks again

lgg42006 said:
my hotspot keeps disconnecting/disappearing after a minute or two of starting the hotspot. will this help my situation or is something else causing this? thanks again
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Which hotspot method, Native (with ,dun added to APN's) or WIFI Tether Router?
I saw similar issue when trying to tether on Ev-Do it will connect for a moment and disconnect.
The APN method will not work on Ev-Do (usually that means roaming but not always).
Latest WIFI Tether Router will work on Ev-Do but requires root.

mswlogo said:
Which hotspot method, Native (with ,dun added to APN's) or WIFI Tether Router?
I saw similar issue when trying to tether on Ev-Do it will connect for a moment and disconnect.
The APN method will not work on Ev-Do (usually that means roaming but not always).
Latest WIFI Tether Router will work on Ev-Do but requires root.
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i have root already, and i am using the wifi tether router with the auto settings on a sprint g4.
thanks

lgg42006 said:
i have root already, and i am using the wifi tether router with the auto settings on a sprint g4.
thanks
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For starters don't use Auto. See OP.

mswlogo said:
Which hotspot method, Native (with ,dun added to APN's) or WIFI Tether Router?
I saw similar issue when trying to tether on Ev-Do it will connect for a moment and disconnect.
The APN method will not work on Ev-Do (usually that means roaming but not always).
Latest WIFI Tether Router will work on Ev-Do but requires root.
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mswlogo said:
For starters don't use Auto. See OP.
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so i checked my default and its what OP has aside from the ,dun thing.

I am having an issue with wifi tether router where it will connect for a while and then the wifi signal will stop on its own. I have to kill and restart wifi tether router to regain a connection. I am wondering if this is a heating problem as the phone gets fairly hot when using wifi tether router. Is there a way to reduce the wifi radio power on the G4?

Uncheck "Allow Wifi Scanning" in advanced wifi settings. Should stop the signal from going away.

Smeffner said:
Uncheck "Allow Wifi Scanning" in advanced wifi settings. Should stop the signal from going away.
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Good catch !! WIFI Tether Router does warn you to shut that off if I recall.

This app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter

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This app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter
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Yes

So just had something weird happen want to see if anyone else ran into this. I just reset for the month yesterday and My Metro app is showing 1.3 gigs used (all tethered with app). While playing Xbox I get a message saying I have used all of my hotspot data. I checked data usage on Xbox I haven't even used a gig yet. Also they didn't throttle my data. Anyone know what's going on?

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[Q] GSM + WIFI hotspot How to make it work?

Hi, I have not been able to find much info on getting this to work, I'm in New Zealand. My Partners Phone will not connect to mine it tries but seems to fail at getting the IP address, I am using the stock App, same problem with PDAnet+
Things I have Discovered/tried, through searching here and googling:
The TBH Radio Hack is not For GSM.
I have setup an APN with Type "dun" still no good
Seems there are some people in Europe and Australia with it working?
Can any one tell me if this can be made to work? if so how?
Is there a connection log file etc. that may tell me what is going wrong?
Perhaps I have setup the APN incorrectly...
Thanks.

kzin42 said:
Hi, I have not been able to find much info on getting this to work, I'm in New Zealand. My Partners Phone will not connect to mine it tries but seems to fail at getting the IP address, I am using the stock App, same problem with PDAnet+
Things I have Discovered/tried, through searching here and googling:
The TBH Radio Hack is not For GSM.
I have setup an APN with Type "dun" still no good
Seems there are some people in Europe and Australia with it working?
Can any one tell me if this can be made to work? if so how?
Is there a connection log file etc. that may tell me what is going wrong?
Perhaps I have setup the APN incorrectly...
Thanks.
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I can tether on gsm fine. Just have dun in the apn, the stock app seems to have dhcp issues, try 'wifi tether for root' from the market if rooted. You can also try setting the ip manually on the client device if not rooted using the stock app.
I think the default gateway is 192.168.42.1 I could be wrong. You can change this in stock app. An example for a config would be:
Ip- 192.168.42.100
Subnet- 255.255.255.0
Gateway- 192.168.42.1
Dns1- 8.8.8.8
Dns2- 8.8.4.4
The 42 may be different, 1 is default for most wireless routers, 0 is default for wired ones, and 2 is default for wifi tether for root.
A note about wifi tether for root, gateway is 192.168.2.254 instead of 2.1.
In android, to set manually, go to wifi setting > press menu button > advanced > check static ip > set as required using example as guide > turn on wifi and connect. Ensure data works, if not verify settings.

Skreelink said:
try 'wifi tether for root' from the market if rooted.
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Hi, thanks for your reply, tried this program and still wont stay connected. I was Pinging the gateway during one of the connection attempts and got back 3 good pings then it just disconnects.
But I suspect that the problem is peculiar to my phone. as I have two other Droid 3's here and they both work with 'wifi tether for root' now that I have tried them. One Did not even Have an APN with dun set up (perhaps it is not needed.)
Next thing I'll try is a Factory Reset of mine, perhaps there is something that I have F'ed up on it, Unless someone can suggest something else to try? The wifi works normally other wise.

[Q] Wi-Fi hostspot with enryption (for non-tethering APN)

Did anyone get some hotspot app working that doesn't use AT&T tethering APNs? I don't have the hotspot/tethering feature from AT&T on my account, but I got an old version (2.0.7) of this:
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
working. It creates an AP, and I can connect my laptop to it and browse. My APN stays "wap.cingular" (cause I'm on a legacy data plan).
However that version of tether app doesn't seem to either find WPA supplicant or not able to configure it. Either way, my AP comes up unsecured even though the app thinks it is.
Anything better than this out there that is free?

r00tb33r said:
Did anyone get some hotspot app working that doesn't use AT&T tethering APNs? I don't have the hotspot/tethering feature from AT&T on my account, but I got an old version (2.0.7) of this:
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
working. It creates an AP, and I can connect my laptop to it and browse. My APN stays "wap.cingular" (cause I'm on a legacy data plan).
However that version of tether app doesn't seem to either find WPA supplicant or not able to configure it. Either way, my AP comes up unsecured even though the app thinks it is.
Anything better than this out there that is free?
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I've searched and searched but there's nothing I could find. I think jmz had a thread somewhere around here to get WiFi tethering working but I don't know if it worked 100%. the application I use to the tether is via bluetooth but also available through usb using foxfi btw. If that works for you, easy tether might be better depending on what you want

r00tb33r said:
Did anyone get some hotspot app working that doesn't use AT&T tethering APNs? I don't have the hotspot/tethering feature from AT&T on my account, but I got an old version (2.0.7) of this:
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
working. It creates an AP, and I can connect my laptop to it and browse. My APN stays "wap.cingular" (cause I'm on a legacy data plan).
However that version of tether app doesn't seem to either find WPA supplicant or not able to configure it. Either way, my AP comes up unsecured even though the app thinks it is.
Anything better than this out there that is free?
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Jmz'm method adds APNs into telephony.db and that's the way to tether through provider's (paid) service you have on your account. I can't connect to that APN unless I start paying for that service. To be exact, the network rejects my AT&T sim when I try to connect and I'm left with no data connection of any kind. My sim is only good for "wap.cingular" APN.
This thread is for non-APN tethering methods.
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HotSpot and Tethering

Now that some of us are getting there Note 4 devices.
Has anyone been able to get free tethering or unlocked hotspot?
I have unlimited data plan and 5 GB tethering but on the G3 for example, there is a mod by @autoprime where you can use your mobile data as the hot spot data thus giving you the ability to have unlimited tethering.
Is something like this similar to the Galaxy Note 4?
Im familyer with Foxfi and PDANet but with our device being new, I don't think there compatible.
Any information from anyone would help out allot thanks!

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Get an app on the Play Store called WiFi Tether Router - http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter -
Configure it and go down towards the bottom and hit "APN Settings". In there you will see you main APN that is used (fast.t-mobile.com)
You're going to have to make a brand new one with all of the details identical to the original, but where it says "Roaming Protocol", change that from ipv4 to ipv6, that way it is taking off of your data plan and not your tether plan.
That's how it was done on the Note 3, haven't tried on this yet. Haven't had a reason to tether.

devynbf said:
Get an app on the Play Store called WiFi Tether Router - http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter -
Configure it and go down towards the bottom and hit "APN Settings". In there you will see you main APN that is used (fast.t-mobile.com)
You're going to have to make a brand new one with all of the details identical to the original, but where it says "Roaming Protocol", change that from ipv4 to ipv6, that way it is taking off of your data plan and not your tether plan.
That's how it was done on the Note 3, haven't tried on this yet. Haven't had a reason to tether.
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Oh wow. I will deffinetly give this a try tomorrow!
From my previous phones I knew changing the ip4/ip6 was the biggest factor. The instructions you listed sounds like success. Will put to test next time I'm free.

It works great. (WiFi Tether Router)
Like devynbf said, just make sure your APN settings are correct.

I installed it and configured it, but I can't see the ssid when it's enabled. I don't have it hidden anyone know how to fix that?

iunlock said:
It works great. (WiFi Tether Router)
Like devynbf said, just make sure your APN settings are correct.
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Iunlock could you post your configs, I configured the APN and everything but the ssid isn't showing up on any of my devices. I double checked sid isn't hidden

usmarine0622 said:
I installed it and configured it, but I can't see the ssid when it's enabled. I don't have it hidden anyone know how to fix that?
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At the beginning when you first hit "configure", it came up with a message that said something (can't rememeber), but try going into...
Configure > Advanced WiFi Options and uncheck where it says "always allow scanning".

iunlock said:
It works great. (WiFi Tether Router)
Like devynbf said, just make sure your APN settings are correct.
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I actually tether a lot with my wifi devices and kids' tablets.
So you're confirming that,w ith WiFi Tether Router, you can tether unrestricted?
I'm used just using the native HotSpot since many ROMs include unrestricted native tethering. I just remember that WiFi Tether Router has a lot of settings, but none that were relevant to my devices.
Thanks for your input.

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After creating a second APN with the ip4 protocol... Is WiFi Tether App even needed?
On my G3 if u create a second APN the phone on G3 stock ROM wouldn't even let you activate your own APN.
On this Note 4 I created my custom APN and its active. I noticed when I activate the hotspot it stays on my custom APN. Previous phones would force the APN selection to change when u activate hotspot. Not on the Note 4 though.

If anyone is having trouble with this app a new version updated for the note 4 will be released tomorrow on the app store.
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I'm working with the dev, update should be released soon. WiFi tether router.

barfingmonkey said:
I'm working with the dev, update should be released soon. WiFi tether router.
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Looks its more to it then just changing APN looks like WiFi Tether Router app is needed. I'm subscribed and I'm able to test different things if needed. I have hit my tether limit already of 5GB.
My G3 which I gave to my wife has a mod made by @autoprime and her phone has full unlimited hot spot. All data is counted at mobile data.

devynbf said:
At the beginning when you first hit "configure", it came up with a message that said something (can't rememeber), but try going into...
Configure > Advanced WiFi Options and uncheck where it says "always allow scanning".
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Yeah I had that unchecked already, I spoke with the dev and he sent me a modified version compatible with the note 4. There should be a app update coming soon for everyone else. I installed the modified version he sent me and it's working fine now.

usmarine0622 said:
Yeah I had that unchecked already, I spoke with the dev and he sent me a modified version compatible with the note 4. There should be a app update coming soon for everyone else. I installed the modified version he sent me and it's working fine now.
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Awesome

usmarine0622 said:
Yeah I had that unchecked already, I spoke with the dev and he sent me a modified version compatible with the note 4. There should be a app update coming soon for everyone else. I installed the modified version he sent me and it's working fine now.
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Sweet. Can't wait.

Also awaiting modified version lol.

Is this confirmed to work still?

any update to this as i've just recieved the note 4 and won't turn in my note 2 until this is fixed because unlimited tethering is very important to me

Any options for tethering apps (non-root) for Sprint G4?

Hello,
Anyone know if FoxFi or other techniques work to tether the phone with a laptop to get internet from the phone onto the laptop? I know I can pay Sprint to subscribe for the hotspot feature, but I feel it's unjust because I'm paying for data already (not unlimited plan) so I feel it would be unjust double-billing to make me pay for the data twice essentially.
USB cable methods would be fine, in addition to bluetooth or wifi. Anything?

I tried a few of them and couldn't get anything to work. Root can't get here fast enough.
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Foxfi doesn't work. Confirmed yesterday.

I am attempting to gain my MSL so I can change some APN settings and setup hotspot using foxfi and trick the authentication through the APN like on the S6.
This phone has been a real pain the rear trying to get access to things.

how can you get your msl, call Sprint?

andrewwm said:
how can you get your msl, call Sprint?
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you do not have to call Sprint to get your MSL/SPC - method described here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521276 worked for my LG G4 Sprint
Can you please provide instructions for enabling hotspot via foxfi without root? I can get to APN settings screen via ##3282# but there is no field "APN Type" on this phone

PDAnet+
If you haven't looked at it I would suggest PDAnet+. I can't directly link to it but the web address is pdanet.co. I personally use it with the USB Tether and it works flawlessly, for the most part. What I mean by that is if you don't have a koalality USB cable you WILL run into some issues. I was using my old G2 cable not realizing it was shot and would drop the connection and corrupt big downloads. The Free version has a few restrictions, but for light or general use I don't think that would be a major issue. I bought the app as I use my G4 as my internet on my PC . I game with it and download things with no issues. I downloaded all of GTA 5 (60gb) with no major issues either.

Could you elaborate on what is a koalality USB cable? I searched google for "koalality USB" and nothing came up.

KingFatty said:
Could you elaborate on what is a koalality USB cable? I searched google for "koalality USB" and nothing came up.
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LOL, he probably meant quality
USB cables are not born the same. Personaly I use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere to test the USB cable. You will see a huge difference in Amps between good and bad USB cables using the same charger.

hah thanks, didn't catch that. OK will try out both the PDAnet+ app and the Ampere app and see how they work.

So Much for pdanet+ says it's not supported by our carrier.
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KingFatty said:
Hello,
Anyone know if FoxFi or other techniques work to tether the phone with a laptop to get internet from the phone onto the laptop? I know I can pay Sprint to subscribe for the hotspot feature, but I feel it's unjust because I'm paying for data already (not unlimited plan) so I feel it would be unjust double-billing to make me pay for the data twice essentially.
USB cable methods would be fine, in addition to bluetooth or wifi. Anything?
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I have written up a method to enable the native wifi tethering functionality here

Tomyk89 said:
I have written up a method to enable the native wifi tethering functionality here
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USB and bluetooth both work fine with foxfi (paid) on the phone and pdanet on the laptop. I suspect but haven't tried that pdanet on the phone in conjunction with pdanet on the laptop will work as well.

Foxfi, Tether It, and WiFi Tether Router are all working.

Just confirmed that pdanet on the phone with pdanet on laptop worked.

PDANet on laptop and FoxFi work beautifully for USB. WiFi tether doesn't work for me.

Spades2006 said:
Foxfi, Tether It, and WiFi Tether Router are all working.
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WiFi Tether Router requires root, so it can't be working
it used to be possible to enable stock tethering by changing APN Type to default,mms,dun , but I no longer see "APN Type" in the APN menu

ok, not sure how it works, but certainly seems to. i dont get the hot spot error anymore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Di9d7w1so

ok, not sure how it works, but certainly seems to. i dont get the hot spot error anymore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Di9d7w1so
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Did this today, worked for me.
I also used Klink, which is a paid USB tether with nice configuration features. I used PDAnet before Klink for USB tether, but could never get its Wifi tether to work when the native hotspot was still disabled.

lafinjack said:
Did this today, worked for me.
I also used Klink, which is a paid USB tether with nice configuration features. I used PDAnet before Klink for USB tether, but could never get its Wifi tether to work when the native hotspot was still disabled.
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Hey there. Just a couple of questions. Do you have Sprint, unlimited data, the latest OTA, and was it on LTE?
I tried today, September 22 for the first time and almost immediately got the pop up. I have Sprint unlimited with latest OTA but was on 3G with the pop up.
I followed these directions which I think is the same, http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-enable-wifi-tethering-on-sprint-lg-g4-without-root/ but wasn't sure what they meant when they said, "f it works good but if you get a popup saying “Due to network issues, tethering has been disabled”, you need to follow the same steps again but instead of selecting Internet in the APN settings select ‘cinet.spcs’."
Thanks.
Brad