I had to upgrade (like many people) to the $10 web2go plan after T-mobile finally blocked the T-zones plan altogether.
I have always had the problem in Windows Mobile where, while tethering or using WiFi HOTSPOT, my PC's web browser will take me to the T-mo upsell page to upgrade my plan. Internet on the phone works, though. (using internet2.voicestream.com setting for APN)
I almost exclusively use Android (MattC Sense 1.8 or something). I also use it for WiFi Hotspot on my home PC, which has always worked great (using it now). Using the internet2 APN
*Problem is that as of 10pm tonight, I get NO 3G at all in Android. 3G connects in Windows Mobile, but not Android
Every month I get a text from T-mo that says "Due to the amount of data you have used this billing cycle, your data speed will be slowed for the remainder of the cycle." but this has never actually amounted to any change in data.
Anybody else experiencing this?
SurfGuruJeff said:
I had to upgrade (like many people) to the $10 web2go plan after T-mobile finally blocked the T-zones plan altogether.
I have always had the problem in Windows Mobile where, while tethering or using WiFi HOTSPOT, my PC's web browser will take me to the T-mo upsell page to upgrade my plan. Internet on the phone works, though. (using internet2.voicestream.com setting for APN)
I almost exclusively use Android (MattC Sense 1.8 or something). I also use it for WiFi Hotspot on my home PC, which has always worked great (using it now). Using the internet2 APN
*Problem is that as of 10pm tonight, I get NO 3G at all in Android. 3G connects in Windows Mobile, but not Android
Every month I get a text from T-mo that says "Due to the amount of data you have used this billing cycle, your data speed will be slowed for the remainder of the cycle." but this has never actually amounted to any change in data.
Anybody else experiencing this?
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yes that is why i have been thinking about changing carriers i just dont know witch one
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I'm a sprint SERO user which I'm sure matters...
Back with the 2.16/2.17 versions I used USB Modem for tethering with USB and bluetooth. However I noticed the latest 3.35 and even DCD 3.0.1 I can't seem to get bluetooth tethering going at all.
Anyone figure out how to get this configuration going? I can get USB Modem to work with 3.35 but not 3.0.1 in USB mode. It gets strange 67 errors.
I tried WModem from PPC Geeks, but those instructions only seem to be applicable for Sprint's ROM.
USB Modem for either version simply refuses to enable in bluetooth mode..
I want to ditch the Sprint 3.35 ROM because it is so ridiculously slow, that it's unusable.
hceuterpe said:
I'm a sprint SERO user which I'm sure matters...
Back with the 2.16/2.17 versions I used USB Modem for tethering with USB and bluetooth. However I noticed the latest 3.35 and even DCD 3.0.1 I can't seem to get bluetooth tethering going at all.
Anyone figure out how to get this configuration going? I can get USB Modem to work with 3.35 but not 3.0.1 in USB mode. It gets strange 67 errors.
I tried WModem from PPC Geeks, but those instructions only seem to be applicable for Sprint's ROM.
USB Modem for either version simply refuses to enable in bluetooth mode..
I want to ditch the Sprint 3.35 ROM because it is so ridiculously slow, that it's unusable.
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Ok, not sure how familiar you are with all of this stuff, but let's start with this:
There are 2 types of data plans available from sprint for your phone-
Unlimited data on your phone
Phone As Modem (PAM) Data (Tethering, Data Cards, etc).
Error 67 usually has to do with the fact that its trying to use the PAM data profile instead of the phone data.
This was ALWAYS supposed to be the case since tethering was supposed to be an additional service (with an additional fee), not included in your regular data plan. When it would use PAM, you would get charged per kb if you didn't have a PAM plan, since its not part of your data.
Your saving grace is that you have SERO.
SERO does not support the PAM plan. A rep couldn't even add it for you if they tried. So, instead of connecting and charging you per kb and having a huge bill, it just throws you a big old ERROR 67. You're lucky- had you been on a regular plan, it would have worked and possibly got stuck with a surprise in your bill.
How come it worked before?
Here's the loophole:
Our phones will only connect to one type of data at a time.
In other words, if you're already connected to the internet (checking email, web browsing, etc) it will just continue using that connection instead of hanging up and using the PAM one. I'll bet that you probably were always connected already on the 2.x roms (either because of a mail checking schedule or some app that frequently did something online) so you never ran into this problem before.
The solution?
Try opening up PIE and going to a web page so you have a valid connection. Then run Internet Sharing and see if it works. It should continue using your phone connection and not the Phone-As-Modem one.
Dishe said:
Error 67 usually has to do with the fact that its trying to use the PAM data profile instead of the phone data.
This was ALWAYS supposed to be the case since tethering was supposed to be an additional service (with an additional fee), not included in your regular data plan. When it would use PAM, you would get charged per kb if you didn't have a PAM plan, since its not part of your data.
Your saving grace is that you have SERO.
SERO does not support the PAM plan. A rep couldn't even add it for you if they tried. So, instead of connecting and charging you per kb and having a huge bill, it just throws you a big old ERROR 67. You're lucky- had you been on a regular plan, it would have worked and possibly got stuck with a surprise in your bill.
How come it worked before?
Here's the loophole:
Our phones will only connect to one type of data at a time.
In other words, if you're already connected to the internet (checking email, web browsing, etc) it will just continue using that connection instead of hanging up and using the PAM one. I'll bet that you probably were always connected already on the 2.x roms (either because of a mail checking schedule or some app that frequently did something online) so you never ran into this problem before.
The solution?
Try opening up PIE and going to a web page so you have a valid connection. Then run Internet Sharing and see if it works. It should continue using your phone connection and not the Phone-As-Modem one.
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I had this problem also using dcd's 3.0.1 (which I mentioned in that thread). I understand and agree that the error code 67 usually indicated that PAM was being used. However, it has been determined previously that the Extension registry entry (points to rilphone.dll) was how Sprint was detecting whether you were using PAM or not. I know that dcd mentioned that he deleted this key and any other related tether detection keys, so that leads me to believe the problem is with the bluetooth stack in the Sprint official 3.35 ROM and dcd's 3.0.1 (based on 3.35) kitchen.
Edit: I am now using a ROM built from the PPCGeeks kitchen (based on no2chem's 5054) and I am having no problems connecting using bluetooth PAN from another device.
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I'm using my i5500 (Cm 7.1/1.3 with hotfix 1, and baseband LUYJPE) as my primary internet connection, using USB tethering. I have an unlimited data plan.
Whilst using utorrent, downloading will be fine for 20 mins or so, then just cut out. Data & tethering are still enabled on g5, and PC apparently still has a connection. But can't actually use net.
So, I disable tethering & re-enable, and it's fine again. So, it has to be a phone issue, right?
Anyone have any more info, or suggestions?
(I've tried this with Froyo, CM7.1 (1.0, and 1.3) and is there with all.)
Problem still exists, still looking for help/ideas.
Also, I've found that a lot of android phones do this, some say because of USB 1 ports, others because of the number of connections...I'm lost...
Adventium said:
Hi
I'm using my i5500 (Cm 7.1/1.3 with hotfix 1, and baseband LUYJPE) as my primary internet connection, using USB tethering. I have an unlimited data plan.
Whilst using utorrent, downloading will be fine for 20 mins or so, then just cut out. Data & tethering are still enabled on g5, and PC apparently still has a connection. But can't actually use net.
So, I disable tethering & re-enable, and it's fine again. So, it has to be a phone issue, right?
Anyone have any more info, or suggestions?
(I've tried this with Froyo, CM7.1 (1.0, and 1.3) and is there with all.)
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It sounds like your provider is capping your data session to me... On Bell Mobility in Canada, some customers have found that when using pda.bell.ca as their APN, the session caps out at whatever value, but when using pda2.bell.ca as their APN, the session isn't capped... It may be worth looking into, just for kicks and giggles...
Yeah, that's what I thought originally.
But...
I can restart traffic by disabling & re-enabling tethering. The phones connection stays active during that time, and data picks up again.
Also, I can download as much as I like at a high rate, providing upload isn't much. A HTTP download whizzes by, where as any torrent crashes.
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Yeah, that's what I thought originally.
But...
I can restart traffic by disabling & re-enabling tethering. The phones connection stays active during that time, and data picks up again.
Also, I can download as much as I like at a high rate, providing upload isn't much. A HTTP download whizzes by, where as any torrent crashes.
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The only other thing that comes to mind is that your provider may be throttling the connection... You could try encrypting the torrent's connections, and using non standard ports...
I am currently using Straight Talk, and found that the Android built-in "portable wi-fi hotspot" worked right away for me in seconds. I know this is against the terms of use for Straight Talk, but how can they tell I am using it? I would like to be able to tether my laptop once in a while (perhaps 100 MB/month for work when I can't access wi-fi). How would they know? Couldn't Android apps be coded in some way where the carrier cannot tell that an external device is connected?
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I am currently using Straight Talk, and found that the Android built-in "portable wi-fi hotspot" worked right away for me in seconds. I know this is against the terms of use for Straight Talk, but how can they tell I am using it? I would like to be able to tether my laptop once in a while (perhaps 100 MB/month for work when I can't access wi-fi). How would they know? Couldn't Android apps be coded in some way where the carrier cannot tell that an external device is connected?
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well, using a laptop takes a lot more data, then say using your brower on android. so the upstream and downstream of data being pulled would be a dead givaway
? I didn't say what I was doing on each device. I probably use 1GB/month on my phone, and as I said, maybe 100MB if tethered.
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It's called packet sniffing. They know what browser you're using, and what websites you're visiting. They know you're not using the phone to browse, but rather a computer via tethering.
The way around this is to use a virtual private network (VPN). VPNs are a service you pay for, monthly or yearly.
Another way is to use PdaNet+ and USB tether to your computer. PdaNet has a companion program that you install on your computer, and there's an option to "hide tether usage", which creates a VPN between the 2 devices. It has a bluetooth tethering option as well, but connection speeds won't be as fast. PdaNet+ is $8, which might seem a bit high, but it's only $8 once, and the freedom it gives you is well worth it. I USB tether my phone for my home internet, have been doing it for months with T-Mobile's unlimited high speed, and use a ton of data (100gb+...one month I used nearly 400gb).
If you have no carrier provisioning (ie: a Straight Talk tethering app) on your phone, it's possible that you can use a browser plug-in that masks the browser. In other words, instead of your Firefox browser being detected as for PC, you can mask it as Firefox for mobile, or Chrome mobile, or whatever. YMMV, and sites will tend to load up the mobile version, which can be a bit of a PITA.
It is not illegal to use your data as a wi-fi hotspot. FCC law. It's not against user agreements to do so either, except for certain circumstances (like running a server, but you're not doing that anyway).
What's the group's experiences been with tethering with the Ascend Mate 2?
I put my phone sim (unlimited T-Mobile) in and was able to power my chromecast, using a different device as the remote, without it using my tethering allowance. Normally that sim is in a T-Mobile Note 2 which of course is noticed right away. Next up, to see how it'll work with my computer.
Edit- works just fine via wifi or usb, though wifi tethering took a while to get working on the computer. Still no tethering allowance used.
Zero issues for me after i did the APN mod i posted, I'm on MetroPCS 60$ true unlimited everything (55$ if on a family plan)
Can you post your setting for your APN? I changed the settings but I can't seem to get it working. It still brings me to that upsell page whenever I go online using my Windows 7 laptop.
Im on Cricket and I use mobile hotspot for my job and car every day. Works great. I just click hotspot on the slider quick bar buttons and its on withen 10 seconds
Hey guys,
I have a very good legacy plan with Sprint/TMobile that does not include wifi tether. There have been ways to do that with my past devices.
Can this be done with the note 20 Ultra without root?
You could try PDANet.
Share smart phone Internet with computers or tablets, no rooting needed.
Version 5.10 has major changes, MUST read below before updating.
1. Windows side also need updating from http://pdanet.co/install
2. Original WiFi Hotspot feature remains in the separate FoxFi app if you still need it, just install from Play Store. You can also find previous (4.19) version of PdaNet+ at http://pdanet.co/install/old
3. New location permission required by Android due to WiFi scan API call.
Please be aware that with no root access there are technical limitations of what an app can do. We try our best to offer the "most convenient solution possible" for sharing phone Internet but it may not be an "ideal" or "universal" solution (e.g. a normal WiFi Hotspot). It may not work for particular devices.
=====WiFi Direct mode (new!) ====
PdaNet+ now comes with a completely new "WiFi Direct Hotspot" feature that works on all Android phones 4.1 or later. It allows you to connect computers and tablets to your phone using WiFi BUT it will require you to either install our client app or setup proxy depending on what device you are connecting to the phone. You can activate "WiFi Direct Hotspot" in PdaNet+ then tap the "Help!" button for detail instructions.
*If your Windows computer does not see the hotspot during pairing please do two things: 1. Restart Hotspot on the phone.
2. Click on "Show All WiFi Direct Hotspot". It will verify if your adapter supports 5Ghz.
====FoxFi/WiFi Hotspot Mode (the old) ====
The original WiFi Hotspot feature remains in the separate FoxFi app if you still need it. It has ceased to function on many newer phone models due to carrier updates. Even when it works, your hotspot usage may still be metered (see plan 2 below). WiFi Direct Hotspot could solve both issues. However the new feature is not meant to support game devices, TVs or TV streaming devices.
=====USB Mode=====
USB mode works on all Android phones (except for some ZTE/Alcatel models). It allows connection from Windows or Mac. In addition, there is a "WiFi Share" feature that can further turn Windows into a WiFi Hotspot so that you share PdaNet Internet with other devices.
*If your phone is not recognized by your computer after connecting USB, please see http://pdanet.co/driver
=====Bluetooth Mode=====
You can use Bluetooth mode to connect Windows. Although WiFi Direct mode is preferred.
=====Do I need this software?=====
The PdaNet software has been around since the first Treo smart phone in 2003. With over 30 million downloads in total, it must be something that everyone needs, right? Well...it really depends on the kind of data plan you have for your phone. There are 4 kinds of data plans from most carriers:
1. Your data plan (limited or unlimited) does not allow you to turn on the mobile hotspot feature on the phone (it prompts you to call your carrier).
2. Your data plan is unlimited and you can turn on mobile hotspot from your phone to use it. But hotspot usage is "metered" against a cap (say 5G/month). After that the speed will be throttled to a crawl. (FoxFi can't avoid this!)
3. Your data plan is unlimited, and you can turn on mobile hotspot from your phone with unlimited LTE usage and no throttling cap. This plan does NOT exist or not intended. But we have seen loopholes on some phone models to allow it.
4. You data plan is limited and it allows you to turn on mobile hotspot from your phone. The mobile hotspot usage goes under the same data plan limit.
If your plan falls under 1 or 2, you will need to use PdaNet+. If your plan belongs to 3 or 4 then PdaNet+ will not make any difference. If you are unsure what plan you have, it won't harm to always use PdaNet+.
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Free edition of PdaNet+ will have timed usage limit, otherwise it is same as full version.
Sprint and AT&T may not allow you to install our app from Play Store, please install the apk file directly from http://pdanet.co/install or install from the computer side.
Just up to a newer plan?
I mean, this is like signing a contract with your cable provider, and you opt out of the premium channels like HBO and Starz... and now you are looking for a way to sneak those channels in without paying for them? lol
SquireSCA said:
Just up to a newer plan?
I mean, this is like signing a contract with your cable provider, and you opt out of the premium channels like HBO and Starz... and now you are looking for a way to sneak those channels in without paying for them? lol
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Newer plans suck. I have a legacy SERO plan with Sprint which has actual true unlimited data with no caps. At the time of this plan, there were no tether options. When they were later added, it was about the same price of the plan itself to add. So, it wasn't an "opt" out as you think.
We simply enabled the native tether via root or used a different app to allow us to use the unlimited data we already had for tether. This was way back with the Note 4 time and possibly the HTC EVO LTE phones if I am not mistaken.
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You could try PDANet.
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Thanks, I tried it and it didn't work.
I get it, but at the end of the day, you signed a contract that doesn't include something, and you are trying to get a service for free, that everyone else has to pay for. Hence my comment about a cable plan... Getting basic cable, and then trying to find a descrambler box to steal the premium channels that you aren't paying for... haha
With root its easy, obviously... But Samsung phones have gotten harder and harder to root, unless you have the international variants with the Samsung CPU?
This has me thinking that from here on out, I may just stick to Pixels or OnePlus... something more stock android that doesn't have all the carrier restrictions on them... I have Unlimited data and tethering, plus my truck itself is an unlimited 4G hotspot for like $20 a month.... But I do tire of the bloat, slow updates, etc...