Just checking to be sure there are no other ways.
It can be done with either iPhone or android. With the locked down phones I've seen, you must pay extra to your carrier to enable tethering. If your carrier determines you are tethering they may automatically add the charge to your bill. I don't know the technical aspects, so I can't speak to how well the different carriers detect or enforce this. Regardless, just keep in mind that even if they can't tell, you may be in violation of the Terms of Service. I'm not preaching, just trying to inform.
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If you are not rooted try FoxFi.
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This is nothing to do with the touchpad as its the phone used to tether that determines if tethering can be done.
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No, as long as your wifi radio supports AP tethering, there shouldn't be any issues.
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Hello guys,
I just want to share with you guys or at least to the people that Tether mobile data to other devices like tablet, pc, laptop and/or other mobiles there is an app that works like charm. After weeks trying to successfully tether from my data plan I was getting all negative results. I even paid for the premium app Tether from CMW and that didnt worked for me at all until finally find FoxFi app. Works so great that I bought the keys to unlock the free version to premium and is amazing. I get speed on my PC from 13mb to 16mb download and 10-12mb upload.
SVLAN said:
Hello guys,
I just want to share with you guys or at least to the people that Tether mobile data to other devices like tablet, pc, laptop and/or other mobiles there is an app that works like charm. After weeks trying to successfully tether from my data plan I was getting all negative results. I even paid for the premium app Tether from CMW and that didnt worked for me at all until finally find FoxFi app. Works so great that I bought the keys to unlock the free version to premium and is amazing. I get speed on my PC from 13mb to 16mb download and 10-12mb upload.
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I was able to get tethering to work on my current rom last weekend. It was the first time I used it, but it worked just fine from the AHD to my Nexus 10. The biggest problem was that it sucked the data like crazy. I suppose I should have turned off background data on the nexus while doing this, but I didn't think it would make a big difference.
What is the benefit of this app if your tethering already works?
jblaylock said:
I was able to get tethering to work on my current rom last weekend. It was the first time I used it, but it worked just fine from the AHD to my Nexus 10. The biggest problem was that it sucked the data like crazy. I suppose I should have turned off background data on the nexus while doing this, but I didn't think it would make a big difference.
What is the benefit of this app if your tethering already works?
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I have unlimited lte/4g data with tmo but this plan doesn't include tethering. Is something great for me because they can't trace me sucking their data from my PC something that I have sucked over 20gigs of data from my PC. I can tether from most of the ROMs but only to phone and tablets not PC or laptops.
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WiFi hotspot tethering now works for me. On my former AT&T-branded Galaxy S2, this feature was disabled unless I were on the higher-cost data plan, which definitely was not worth it for me. But the unlocked Nexus starts it right up.
This is great for us. For example, when we're on a car trip, my wife can use her Kindle or iPod Touch to access the Internet. Same for anyplace where we don't have a good public WiFi signal.
Be careful. They monitor what type of traffick is transmitted and can figure out that you are tethering. ATT will then automatically enroll you in a tethering plan and charge you for it. It happened to Me with a different device.
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As long as you're using another mobile device to tether you should be fine
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As long as you're using another mobile device to tether you should be fine
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This is an accurate statement. I should have clarified - don't use a laptop but an iPod or KF should be fine.
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AndroidSlave said:
Be careful. They monitor what type of traffick is transmitted and can figure out that you are tethering. ATT will then automatically enroll you in a tethering plan and charge you for it. It happened to Me with a different device.
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While I've heard of this happening often, it's never happened to me even after a whole 6-7 hours of tethering when we didn't have the network set up yet at my new office.
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Interesting...does device type have any merit?
Any idea how this would work on the GoPhone plans? They can't really automatically enroll you in anything since it is prepaid.
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Interesting...does device type have any merit?
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yes mobile device = mobile device ie; tablet, phone, android, ios. wont get caught
Computer = computer ie; laptop, desktop. busted....
chakra said:
yes mobile device = mobile device ie; tablet, phone, android, ios. wont get caught
Computer = computer ie; laptop, desktop. busted....
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You can get your browsers to mimmick a mobile device so you can tether to a PC.
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As long as you're using another mobile device to tether you should be fine
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Are you sure? Yesterday I tethered my Nexus5 with my Nexus7.... and when I opened a chrome browser on the Nexus7, it asked me to upgrade to a tethering plan.
How can I get my Nexus5 to tether without running into this problem......... I know T-Mobile gives you 2.5gigabytes of tethering, but is there no way around this? even if the tethering is from the nexus5 to another android device?
ATT's tethering monitoring is based on APN only (called mobile broadband). Their only method of Engle enforcement is that all their branded phones lock you out of changing the apn in their stock att modified software.
If you're on phone or wap.cingular (and PTA as well in my experience) you can tether a pc all day long. Been doing it for years regularly on my unlocked S2 then my N4, and I'm currently tethered via my N5 on phone and LTE.
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ATT's tethering monitoring is based on APN only (called mobile broadband). Their only method of Engle enforcement is that all their branded phones lock you out of changing the apn in their stock att modified software.
If you're on phone or wap.cingular (and PTA as well in my experience) you can tether a pc all day long. Been doing it for years regularly on my unlocked S2 then my N4, and I'm currently tethered via my N5 on phone and LTE.
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So...I don't have to root and freeze the tethering file to tether? I can just go for it on my N5? I am taking a trip with the kids in the car and it would be nice to turn tethering on for their iPads. Leaving tonight and just got my N5 yesterday...so no time today to root.
Thanks in advance.
This has been an advantage of nexus phones since day one. The native tethering app works. Sure the carrier cab still try to block it from their end or cut you off, so don't over do it.
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I've always been able to use tethering on T-Mobile, they never said anything to me about it or blocked be.
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ATT's tethering monitoring is based on APN only (called mobile broadband). Their only method of Engle enforcement is that all their branded phones lock you out of changing the apn in their stock att modified software.
If you're on phone or wap.cingular (and PTA as well in my experience) you can tether a pc all day long. Been doing it for years regularly on my unlocked S2 then my N4, and I'm currently tethered via my N5 on phone and LTE.
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I respectfully disagree.
I was always on WAP.Cingular APN and tethered with my note and got auto switched to tether plan with mild usage.
I did not try to cover by using only mobile sites...
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I have only received a notification once from ATT about tethering, never happened again and I have not been charged. I think its because my power was out and I really wanted to play battlefield so I just plugged my phone into my laptop and went at it.
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I have only received a notification once from ATT about tethering, never happened again and I have not been charged. I think its because my power was out and I really wanted to play battlefield so I just plugged my phone into my laptop and went at it.
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I used to love that game. I don't game much anymore, but was there lag issues?
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I respectfully disagree.
I was always on WAP.Cingular APN and tethered with my note and got auto switched to tether plan with mild usage.
I did not try to cover by using only mobile sites...
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This is very odd. I'm not saying I don't believe you, but I've done the same on wap.cingular AND others (but no mobile broadband even in the list on my apns) and I've browsed, bittorrented, etc all without issue from a real pc with no user agent hack. Again that was i9100 (tw and aosp), n4 and now n5. To be fair I don't think I've tethered a pc on the n5 yet but my tablets were fine. Maybe because I've got no contact they let me get away with more (doubtful) OR your Samsung ROM restored the apns to default from the Sim on you at some point and added the mobilebroadband apn to the list.
I HAVE been detected on tmo tethering because they detect via browser user agent. ATT does not require a spoofed user agent, as far as I can tell it's ONLY via that apn. So without mobilebroadband in your apn list you should be safe at least on a nexus or other non-carrier\aosp device.
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Any idea how this would work on the GoPhone plans? They can't really automatically enroll you in anything since it is prepaid.
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I tether all the time with my Galaxy Express and S4. While on Jury duty I tethered for 7 hours. I never did anything to hide my tethering, just used an app that side steps the phone home thing. I'm on the GoPhone $35 plan, both my phones have been moded to use the dumb phone plans.
In any unlocked phone that feature would work.
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Have been trying to find an answer but no luck yet. Without root
Are you talking about hotspot or wifi tethering?
If so I have 2 note 5's stock without root and have been able to turn on the stock hotspot with the instructions found on the forums. Its the same as note4 and other sprint phones. Calling and getting your unlock code from sprint and using the dialpad to get in.
Thanks for the help
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I am looking at getting this phone in a week and was wondering if there is away for unlimited tethering.
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Which plan are you on?
Soldier_Rocks_08 said:
I am looking at getting this phone in a week and was wondering if there is away for unlimited tethering.
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one way that i know off is getting Wifi Tether Router, i haven't use it for about 2 or 3 months but when i was using it, work like a charm .
I once saw Legere's comment about T-Mobile is cracking down hardcore tethering users with "non-usual" ways. Not sure what the penalties are but i would be really carefull if I were you.
1. Use a VPN on the tethered device.
2. Use a tethering app, like WiFi Tether Router.
3. Never ever use the built in tethering method if you're on a stock or stock-based ROM.
4. Simple.
Using a VPN hides your data packets and prevents T-Mobile from inspecting your data packets to find out where the data is coming from. It is none of their business in the first place. I suggest doing this no matter what if you care about privacy.
What VPN service do you recommend and how do I go about setting it up.
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What VPN service do you recommend and how do I go about setting it up.
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I don't recommend one. Google it to find a list. Decide which you prefer. Most VPNs will provide an app or instructions on how to set up in Android.