So like some people here, I have an unlocked AT&T Note 3 running on T-Mobile sim. I'm ok with the AT&T rom. I got the APN settings to work. Voice, 4G/LTE data, and messaging works, but I can't get Wifi Hotspot to work. When I tried to turn it on, it says the sim is invalid. My T-Mobile plan has 2GB of hotspot, so I'm not sure how to get it to work. What do I have to do? Do I have to root and install custom ROM that supports T-mo hotspot?
Thanks for any help.
bebopblues said:
So like some people here, I have an unlocked AT&T Note 3 running on T-Mobile sim. I'm ok with the AT&T rom. I got the APN settings to work. Voice, 4G/LTE data, and messaging works, but I can't get Wifi Hotspot to work. When I tried to turn it on, it says the sim is invalid. My T-Mobile plan has 2GB of hotspot, so I'm not sure how to get it to work. What do I have to do? Do I have to root and install custom ROM that supports T-mo hotspot?
Thanks for any help.
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Download a wifihotspot widget from play store.
then tap on it and immediately press the home button
it may take u several tries, but it will work
lmk if this works for u, cause it works for me, (plus its undetected by tmo)
Having the same issue here with my girlfriends note 3.
Is there a specific widget? Tried with the top two on the play store and it did not work after several tries.
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I need it to be explained exactly to me, what APN access point do i need to edit or make? i tried searching but answers aren't consistent, i tried using "wifi tether router" but I dont think i did it correctly....i'll pay anyone for whatever it takes to make it possible for me to have unlimited tether, My phone is T-Mobile Note 4(Rooted), i have unlimited LTE data plan + 5 gb of Hotspot, im running on stock rom kitkat 4.4.4,...IS IT POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO DO A WALKTHROUGH WITH ME? Thank you XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2914057
Someone please tell me, they know a work around to get Foxfi working again. I bought the unlocked Note 8 but my carrier is Verizon. Foxfi does not work. Help??? I need free tethering.
Same for me. Unable to use it with my locked T-Mobile device
Stopped working with android 7.0. Try the sim card trick. Eject the sim, activate your hot spot. Put the SIM card back in.
You can also try a network refresher. Same idea. Hit refresh, kills your signal. Turn on hotspot.
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yep having the same issue with unlocked Note 8 on Verizon network.. i had a Note 4 and it almost always worked
floridaboy200284 said:
Someone please tell me, they know a work around to get Foxfi working again. I bought the unlocked Note 8 but my carrier is Verizon. Foxfi does not work. Help??? I need free tethering.
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Turn on your mobile hotspot on your notification. It should work without any workarounds.
Just realized you said the unlocked note8. To confirm this is the unlocked directly from Samsung? Hotspot works with no tethering check. I am on the old unlimited plan from several years ago.
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Mr. Toad said:
Just realized you said the unlocked note8. To confirm this is the unlocked directly from Samsung? Hotspot works with no tethering check. I am on the old unlimited plan from several years ago.
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+1 / I have AT&T but can confirm that i have hotspot and the OG unlimited plan from years ago. No issues with the Unlocked version
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Just realized you said the unlocked note8. To confirm this is the unlocked directly from Samsung? Hotspot works with no tethering check. I am on the old unlimited plan from several years ago.
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This is good news, can anyone verify foxfi works using a Samsung unlocked note 8 on Verizon?
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Just realized you said the unlocked note8. To confirm this is the unlocked directly from Samsung? Hotspot works with no tethering check. I am on the old unlimited plan from several years ago.
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So if you are under the old unlimited data plan through verizon are you saying your unlocked note 8 hotspot works without foxfi just trying to make sure I understand because I got my note 8 but it is not unlocked and I am going to send it back to get a unlocked note 8 if yours is working
If your note 8 is the unlocked version. Then yes the native hotspot will work. No need for fox fi. I have tested it on att and it works just fine. People on Verizon has said the same. Beings it's not a carrier branded phone they can't put their block in the firmware that require you to have a hotspot data plan.
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Dark Jedi said:
If your note 8 is the unlocked version. Then yes the native hotspot will work. No need for fox fi. I have tested it on att and it works just fine. People on Verizon has said the same. Beings it's not a carrier branded phone they can't put their block in the firmware that require you to have a hotspot data plan.
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Great, thank you - follow up question: does wifi calling work on the unlocked version with Verizon? I think it's clear the unlocked phone may be better than the VZW version on VZW.
beezer86 said:
This is good news, can anyone verify foxfi works using a Samsung unlocked note 8 on Verizon?
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It works out of the box. No check on tethering.
Foxfi DOES NOT WORK on any phone running android 7 or later.
https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/foxfi-fans-beware-upgrading-to-android-7-0-nougat/
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samcook2003 said:
So if you are under the old unlimited data plan through verizon are you saying your unlocked note 8 hotspot works without foxfi just trying to make sure I understand because I got my note 8 but it is not unlocked and I am going to send it back to get a unlocked note 8 if yours is working
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Correct. No tethering check.
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Great, thank you - follow up question: does wifi calling work on the unlocked version with Verizon? I think it's clear the unlocked phone may be better than the VZW version on VZW.
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Wi-Fi calling does not work.
Video Calling does not work.
Visual Voicemail does not work.
VoLTE works.
Everything else seems to work as well.
I just received an email stating I exceeded my 15 gig hotspot limit and I am now throttled to .5 now. I am rooted on my pixel xl. So somehow they can tell now
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I'm thinking of buying an unlocked note 8 from Samsung's website. I have Sprint.
My question is... will I be able to use this phone as a hotspot (or USB tethered) for a laptop and not be charged a tethering or hotspot fee from Sprint?
I currently have the note 4 and am using it with foxfi but must be tethered by USB.
alf2ooo said:
I'm thinking of buying an unlocked note 8 from Samsung's website. I have Sprint.
My question is... will I be able to use this phone as a hotspot (or USB tethered) for a laptop and not be charged a tethering or hotspot fee from Sprint?
I currently have the note 4 and am using it with foxfi but must be tethered by USB.
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Yes...I have unlocked version on Sprint and tried shortcut master lite to edit the APN by adding "DUN" and tried the adb method to bypass Sprint...both methods worked great and did not register on my bill...the difference is that the shortcut master method does not require toggling data on and off to get it working...it just works...both methods are better than foxfi...look in guides for apn edit enable hotspot
BlueFox721 said:
Yes...I have unlocked version on Sprint and tried shortcut master lite to edit the APN by adding "DUN" and tried the adb method to bypass Sprint...both methods worked great and did not register on my bill...the difference is that the shortcut master method does not require toggling data on and off to get it working...it just works...both methods are better than foxfi...look in guides for apn edit enable hotspot
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Since my post I have opted for the Sprint version of the Note 8 instead of the unlocked from Samsung. I used your guide to go in and add DUN but am unclear about what to add in the LTE APN setting.
I got the hotspot to turn on and can connect a computer to it however it says I have no internet access. I can connect to the hotspot just fine, just know internet.
When I go to mobile hotspot and tethering I have mobile hotspot and Bluetooth tethering available, but USB tethering is greyed out. I tried bluetooth tethering but quite honestly am lost. I can't figure out how to use it. My old Note 4 I used USB tethering and FoxFi get internet on my computer. Is there a way to get USB tethering to work?
Preferably I'd like to have the hotspot working.... but I'm curious about the other 2 also and if they were all three working then I would have options if I needed them.
I'm new to all this forgive me. As I said before I used FoxFi so an app got things going for me... This is the first time I've ever messed internally with a phone. Is there something I missed?
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Since my post I have opted for the Sprint version of the Note 8 instead of the unlocked from Samsung. I used your guide to go in and add DUN but am unclear about what to add in the LTE APN setting.
I got the hotspot to turn on and can connect a computer to it however it says I have no internet access. I can connect to the hotspot just fine, just know internet.
When I go to mobile hotspot and tethering I have mobile hotspot and Bluetooth tethering available, but USB tethering is greyed out. I tried bluetooth tethering but quite honestly am lost. I can't figure out how to use it. My old Note 4 I used USB tethering and FoxFi get internet on my computer. Is there a way to get USB tethering to work?
Preferably I'd like to have the hotspot working.... but I'm curious about the other 2 also and if they were all three working then I would have options if I needed them.
I'm new to all this forgive me. As I said before I used FoxFi so an app got things going for me... This is the first time I've ever messed internally with a phone. Is there something I missed?
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Once you are connected to the hotspot toggle the data off and back on to see if the internet is shared then. That may be your issue. Never tried to get usb tether because WiFi tether works on Sprint out of the gate for both methods
confirmed as well.
Unlocked Note 8
Verizon OG unlimited
worked with hotspot pull down button.
use fox fi 2.19
floridaboy200284 said:
Someone please tell me, they know a work around to get Foxfi working again. I bought the unlocked Note 8 but my carrier is Verizon. Foxfi does not work. Help??? I need free tethering.
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look up fox fi 2.19 apk down loaded it install on your phone cause the new updated fox fi is junk the 2.19 will hid the teethering use on ur phone make sure on ur phone u do not turn on tethering also the usb has to be in the midi area !
Does anyone know if the Hotspot works for verizon on an unlocked V40 v405qa7. I need a phone that let's me use the Hotspot without checking for a subscription and was hoping this is one of them.
Hey all - GF wants to upgrade to a Pixel 5 from her 3. She uses her wifi hotspot nonstop (we're both grandfathered unlimited on Verizon), and she always wants to be sure before she upgrades that her new phone will be able to unlock the hotspot without issues.
Can anybody confirm that we're good with the Pixel 5? I'd buy one from the Google store to be sure it's a non-Verizon model but we would be using it on the Verizon network. Does the usual provisioning fix work once unlocked/rooted?
Thanks a lot all!
I kinda would like to know this as well just for other reasons, getting around that pesky Hotspot data cap.
Bump - can anybody confirm? Many thanks!
This was my concern as well. There have been a few posts where people said they were able to get tethering with Magisk enabled. Using either the tethering module or by editing the build prop.
Anyone get Tethering working yet?
Normally, I edit the build.prop to bypass the Verizon check, but that stopped working on Android 10. I used a module in Magisk Manager to make it work last time. I really need tethering for the Pixel 5 to be of use for me. Any luck?
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