Does anyone have any idea what will happen to the built-in Hotspot app on Verizon Thunderbolts after they issue their "software update" to disable it on 7/6? Am I correct in thinking that rooted phones don't receive automatic software updates?
I realize there are other apps that can be used to tether or hotspot on rooted phones; this is more out of technical curiosity. I wonder if Verizon will also implement something on the network side which would prevent the "native" hotspot/tethering features from working.
DrDeke said:
Does anyone have any idea what will happen to the built-in Hotspot app on Verizon Thunderbolts after they issue their "software update" to disable it on 7/6? Am I correct in thinking that rooted phones don't receive automatic software updates?
I realize there are other apps that can be used to tether or hotspot on rooted phones; this is more out of technical curiosity. I wonder if Verizon will also implement something on the network side which would prevent the "native" hotspot/tethering features from working.
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Supposedly it will be taken out or altered by an ota update. Or at least that's what I read a while ago about it. I could be wrong though. Wait for others to chime in and see if I'm correct or not to be sure.
My guess is that when the app starts, there will be a prompt telling you that you will be charged for the service, press ok to continue. Again,only a guess, but that seems like it would be the most logical way of doing things.
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What about third party thether apps like Barnacle?
I doubt they are going to push a software update to disable this.
My Guess is Verizon will remove the "MOBILE HOTSPOT PROMO" feature from our accounts, and then when you tether you'll get directed to the Verizon Page asking you to subscribe...
Kind of like how its been on 3G phones, when you subscribe to the hot spot feature, they just add it to your account to enable you, remove it to disable it...
My rooted Thunderbolt (with a 0625 LTE radio) and CM7 RC1.3 fails to tether unless I dial the date back to May. This happens with any of the non-Verizon tethering apps. Does anyone know a workaround for this?
Call Verizon and sign up for the tethering feature.
mike.s said:
Call Verizon and sign up for the tethering feature.
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Thanks, Verizon representative.
wxjunkie said:
Thanks, Verizon representative.
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Don't mind him, he's always grumpy.
wxjunkie said:
Thanks, Verizon representative.
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You're welcome, thief.
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I have an AT&T set but it is now unlock and use in my country where I have no issue to use wifi tethering with my service provider in Singapore.
However each time I try to turn on wifi hotspot, it said go to AT&T url or dial 611 to use.
Can someone help? My device is already rooted. Thanks in advance
Updated : thanks to kiwi45. Just add tether under apn default type (default,tether)
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i had this problem too, but i installed the gingerblur script (dev forum) and since you get the option to remove "bloatware", i am guessing there is an application in the phone that detects personal hotspot without an att tethering account.
you might want to freeze in titanium backup unneeded programs, there's a list on the forums
same problem
I search a solution in google,but,no result.
Anyone know it? please help us!!
franciscojavierleon said:
i had this problem too, but i installed the gingerblur script (dev forum) and since you get the option to remove "bloatware", i am guessing there is an application in the phone that detects personal hotspot without an att tethering account.
you might want to freeze in titanium backup unneeded programs, there's a list on the forums
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I tried some of the services by freezing it but it does not seems to work.
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you shouldnt have to freeze anything for mobile hotspot to work. did you put in the APN for your carrier? you cannot use the AT&T tether fix for your carrier you have to use your settings from your carrier.
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you shouldnt have to freeze anything for mobile hotspot to work. did you put in the APN for your carrier? you cannot use the AT&T tether fix for your carrier you have to use your settings from your carrier.
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But does that work on AT&T, or do they manage to block it?
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But does that work on AT&T, or do they manage to block it?
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You have to set your APN for your own carrier. Whatever works on AT&T does not matter in SG.
neotekz said:
you shouldnt have to freeze anything for mobile hotspot to work. did you put in the APN for your carrier? you cannot use the AT&T tether fix for your carrier you have to use your settings from your carrier.
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Yes I have set my own APN for my provider since day 1 and I have been using it for other android hp without issue
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Rithina said:
I have an AT&T set but it is now unlock and use in my country where I have no issue to use wifi tethering with my service provider in Singapore.
However each time I try to turn on wifi hotspot, it said go to AT&T url or dial 611 to use.
Can someone help? My device is already rooted. Thanks in advance
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Works for me on Three in the UK with my normal APN. I have unlocked ATT handset. I just click through. Does your provider allow hot spot?
trickyhenry said:
Works for me on Three in the UK with my normal APN. I have unlocked ATT handset. I just click through. Does your provider allow hot spot?
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Yes it does but each time it says at&t validating and it fail.
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yeah. I'm from Malaysia and everytime I tick on the wi-fi hotspot box there will be a prompt asking me to enable the account at att.com/mywireless or dial 611.
my provider does allows tethering and I'm using unlock at&t device..
Just edit your APN to include "tether" in the Type field, i.e. Type: default -> Type: default,tether
kiwi45 said:
Just edit your APN to include "tether" in the Type field, i.e. Type: default -> Type: default,tether
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Gosh you made my day! Been using the same APN without issue on all android handset except Atrix.
Brillant!
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thanks a lot kiwi45! i never thought it is that easy!
thanks again~
i have always had tether in my apn type however it doesn't work for me. When i activate hotspot, i get stuck at the "setting up data link" phase in the notification dialog, and i can't turn it off unless i reboot.
franciscojavierleon said:
i have always had tether in my apn type however it doesn't work for me. When i activate hotspot, i get stuck at the "setting up data link" phase in the notification dialog, and i can't turn it off unless i reboot.
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Did you use aroot?
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franciscojavierleon said:
i have always had tether in my apn type however it doesn't work for me. When i activate hotspot, i get stuck at the "setting up data link" phase in the notification dialog, and i can't turn it off unless i reboot.
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try turning on your wifi before you turn on mobile hotspot. i get stuck at the setting up data link too when i don't have wifi enabled.
Anyway, when I use aroot, I don't need to add tether on my apn setting. Unless you are using super one click. Btw, all using soc should update to aroot to clean up the mess.
Updated: I still need to add tether on the apn after testing even I use aroot.
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neotekz said:
try turning on your wifi before you turn on mobile hotspot. i get stuck at the setting up data link too when i don't have wifi enabled.
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d-oh! i always tried enabling wifi after turning it on. now it works. thanks. but it still has a bug, because it won't let you disable hotspot if you don't turn on wifi first, you need a reboot
I still get stuck on setting up data link. I make sure wifi is enabled and when I click hotspot, wifi turns off. I rooted aroot over soc. Any ideas?
nvm I got it to work. Right after I selected hotspot, I pressed home and turned on wifi. That seemed to work.
First ,make sure your Atrix 4g rooted,then select the APN what you want to tether
through wi-fi, and click the button ,wait for a monent.
If any problems,please mail -> congyi.lin AT gmail DOT com
Have fun.
It works！
Tkanks~ So easy to unlock the at&t wifi tether
joojle said:
It works！
Tkanks~ So easy to unlock the at&t wifi tether
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Does art see it, does your bill change?
I don't get it...does this apk make the checking of the wifi tether disappear? As in disabling the status of att checking whether you have the plan or not.
No more orange wifi tether logo?
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Works fine with the Telcel carrier of México, thanks!!!!!!!
Great app. Set my vodafone UK!
Thank you!
It works thanks a lot that was what i want exactly
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Is there a way to use this app for carriers that are not on the list? (If no, please add T-Mobile Hungary ^^)
bee55 said:
Is there a way to use this app for carriers that are not on the list? (If no, please add T-Mobile Hungary ^^)
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ok,but I need the T-Mobile Hungary apn properties,could U c&p it?
bee55 said:
Is there a way to use this app for carriers that are not on the list? (If no, please add T-Mobile Hungary ^^)
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Add the t-mobile hungary apn manually in settings/wireless &networks/mobile network/ access point.
then run the app and it will show up at the buttom.
Works great, thanks
I can't seem to get this working with Rogers after the 1.5.7 update.
Superb! Appreciate your hardwork! Working flawlessly on atrix 1.5.7.
does not work for me after updating, im still rooted and in canada using Fido.
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does not work for me after updating, im still rooted and in canada using Fido.
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I ended up adding "default,tether" to the APN type of my, manually entered, Rogers APN. This got the the tether working. Albeit it took a very long time for it to get the data network ready to use, but it worked. Perhaps the most disappointing thing is that the speed is ridiculously slow. On device, I get 3-6Mbps/380kbps, but via tethering the best I have been able to get is 500kbps/350kbps.
Anyone have any insight as to why the tethered speed is crushingly slow?
Tether Woes
I was using the atrix hotspot in india on airtel carrier on rooted phone but now after update I have lost that function. Keep getting error msg to contact at&t to activate.
Downloaded this APK but still no good ??? Help please.
s0dhi said:
I ended up adding "default,tether" to the APN type of my, manually entered, Rogers APN. This got the the tether working. Albeit it took a very long time for it to get the data network ready to use, but it worked. Perhaps the most disappointing thing is that the speed is ridiculously slow. On device, I get 3-6Mbps/380kbps, but via tethering the best I have been able to get is 500kbps/350kbps.
Anyone have any insight as to why the tethered speed is crushingly slow?
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wow, that did it. thanks. do you know why that worked?
i was having the same problem of having to wait for a while for it to connect but just deleted the network on my laptop and then reconnect and it took 5 secs to get a connection.
im not sure about your speed problem, its def. not normal i get the same speed when using mobile hotspot on my laptop about 3-4Mbps/0.2Mbps.
THX 。 Have a try.
neotekz said:
wow, that did it. thanks. do you know why that worked?
i was having the same problem of having to wait for a while for it to connect but just deleted the network on my laptop and then reconnect and it took 5 secs to get a connection.
im not sure about your speed problem, its def. not normal i get the same speed when using mobile hotspot on my laptop about 3-4Mbps/0.2Mbps.
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In a word, yes. The validation check seems to be checking if the tether type is there. I combed through the sqlite scripts and scoured the forums, etc.
The speed issue seems to be resolved today; it might have been a network issue.
Installed root axx selected pelephone 3G and still needs AT&T ****..why?
Was hoping someone could clarify something for me. In looking at the HTC One features chart on the T-Mobile site, it says it's Mobile Hotspot Ready but the "Tethering Capable" feature is unchecked. What does that mean? Can you tether your laptop using the included T-Mobile hotspot service or is something blocked?
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Was hoping someone could clarify something for me. In looking at the HTC One features chart on the T-Mobile site, it says it's Mobile Hotspot Ready but the "Tethering Capable" feature is unchecked. What does that mean? Can you tether your laptop using the included T-Mobile hotspot service or is something blocked?
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You can tether your laptop with the stock TMO ROM. I just did it. However, the question of if you have Hotspot on your account is somewhat more complicated. It comes (at least in some form) with all the "new" plans.
Thanks so much steve!
I pay for T-Mobile (US, on a Rogers Lumia) tethering, and it's been working great for me on HSPA+. Had to do the keyboard trick a few times to get it working since I installed Access Point some time ago, but otherwise fine.
A few days ago my area got refarmed with LTE, which gives a new indicator by the signal bar ('LTE') and also is resulting in some nice speeds.
The problem is, it's creating a new tethering issue. When I'm on an LTE signal and try to enable Internet Sharing, I get a message about 'not having a cell connection'. I do seem to have one, as I can make and receive calls just fine, and data works fine as well. This is a new message. If I'm in an area with just HSPA+ sharing works again.
Is this a Rogers ROM restriction, an Access Point restriction, or an issue on Tmo's end? Hopefully not the latter, I don't think I'm going to get anywhere with a rep on this issue.
Don't install Access Point app, it disables the internet sharing option.
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Don't install Access Point app, it disables the internet sharing option.
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Yeah, I realize that, and have been able to get around that message with the 'foreign keyboard' hack, but the message I'm getting now is different than that one, and the hack doesn't affect it.
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Yeah, I realize that, and have been able to get around that message with the 'foreign keyboard' hack, but the message I'm getting now is different than that one, and the hack doesn't affect it.
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Factory reset the phone, didn't install access point, same issue. I can enable tethering on 4G but as soon as I get an LTE signal, tethering is blocked in the Internet Sharing settings page with a message saying "no cell connection found" or something similar, even though I have both a working LTE connection and cell connection on the phone.
Rogers ROM issue, maybe?
Factory reset doesn't help?
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Factory reset the phone, didn't install access point, same issue. I can enable tethering on 4G but as soon as I get an LTE signal, tethering is blocked in the Internet Sharing settings page with a message saying "no cell connection found" or something similar, even though I have both a working LTE connection and cell connection on the phone.
Rogers ROM issue, maybe?
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I was thinking of doing a factory reset until I read this.
Has anyone found a workaround? I tried doing the tricks like resetting the APN or putting in a dummy APN and still, no joy.
Is this a Rogers ROM issue and is there an alternative to get Internet Sharing AND MMS working at the same time (other than the purchase of another phone)? TIA
N900B said:
I was thinking of doing a factory reset until I read this.
Has anyone found a workaround? I tried doing the tricks like resetting the APN or putting in a dummy APN and still, no joy.
Is this a Rogers ROM issue and is there an alternative to get Internet Sharing AND MMS working at the same time (other than the purchase of another phone)? TIA
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I don't recall having MMS issues, though it's possible I never recieved any. The tethering fix I finally settled on was just switching back to '3G' in the cellular settings, which gets me 4G HSPA+ tethering which was good enough for my purposes. It's almost certainly a restriction of the Rogers ROM.
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I don't recall having MMS issues, though it's possible I never recieved any. The tethering fix I finally settled on was just switching back to '3G' in the cellular settings, which gets me 4G HSPA+ tethering which was good enough for my purposes. It's almost certainly a restriction of the Rogers ROM.
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I tried the 3G tethering with reboot and it still gives me the upsell message.
Are there other ROMs that will work with the Rogers Lumia 920? Or will that brick the phone?
I remember with the Lumia 900 I could use a Mexican Firmware to get MMS and Tethering that worked great but I heard (months ago) of people bricking their Rogers 920s by putting on AT&T ROMs.
N900B said:
I tried the 3G tethering with reboot and it still gives me the upsell message.
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Do you get an upsell message, or a "cellular data not enabled" message?
For the former, installing and then removing a foreign language keyboard update via the keyboard settings will still work, if you actually do have T-Mobile tethering on your line. You still won't be able to tether on LTE though, because you'll get the "cellular connection not enabled message".
N900B said:
Are there other ROMs that will work with the Rogers Lumia 920? Or will that brick the phone?
I remember with the Lumia 900 I could use a Mexican Firmware to get MMS and Tethering that worked great but I heard (months ago) of people bricking their Rogers 920s by putting on AT&T ROMs.
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I've heard of people having success with the Euro Dev firmware, if you have an unlocked phone. Though after Nokia's locking-down of Naviform it's going to be harder to find that. And no, don't flash an AT&T ROM, it will screw you up.
phanboy4 said:
Do you get an upsell message, or a "cellular data not enabled" message?
For the former, installing and then removing a foreign language keyboard update via the keyboard settings will still work, if you actually do have T-Mobile tethering on your line. You still won't be able to tether on LTE though, because you'll get the "cellular connection not enabled message".
I've heard of people having success with the Euro Dev firmware, if you have an unlocked phone. Though after Nokia's locking-down of Naviform it's going to be harder to find that. And no, don't flash an AT&T ROM, it will screw you up.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to respond.
The keyboard trick used to work perfectly but no longer works for me (I tried adding different ones and restarting, no joy).
I do pay for 500MB of tethering on T-Mobile USA and they insist it should work when I call. There is a problem with the phone that reads: "Add Internet sharing? Your current data plan doesn't include Internet sharing. Do you want to open an app from your mobile operator to add it? Internet sharing uses your cellular data and may incur additional charges 'yes' 'no'".
I didn't hear about Nokia locking down Naviform. Lame. Maybe I can find someone who has a copy that can do the firmware update for me.
Euro Dev firmware might be an option if I can find Naviform. Have to re-install Windows on my Mac Laptop via Bootcamp. Think I have to do a bit of work to pull one of the two hard drives and re-install the DVD drive which I pulled out a few weeks ago to have more space. Sadly, I deleted my Windows partition. :silly:
However... I never installed Access Point on my wife's Lumia 920 and her sharing works (though no reliable MMS). I may just swap phones with her since she never uses internet sharing.
one of the OTA updates fixed this
I wanted to let everyone know that Wi-Fi calling works on the Galaxy S9 unlocked lock version with T-Mobile
Confirmed. USA unlocked version works with T-Mobile US Wifi Calling
I've got an unlocked S9+ from Samsung, I'm on Verizon, and I don't even see the option for WiFi calling. Where is the option located? Does it show up after you activate on T-Mobile? I've asked Verizon if it can be provisioned to the phone and they said it is... Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Phluffy said:
I've got an unlocked S9+ from Samsung, I'm on Verizon, and I don't even see the option for WiFi calling. Where is the option located? Does it show up after you activate on T-Mobile? I've asked Verizon if it can be provisioned to the phone and they said it is... Could anyone point me in the right direction?
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On T-Mobile and yea Wifi calling is working and no, no setting to switch it on or off.
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I think w/ unlocked phones on verizon wifi calling and visual voicemail don't work.
protella said:
I think w/ unlocked phones on verizon wifi calling and visual voicemail don't work.
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This was a known issue on the unlocked S8/S8+ as well. There were some semi-convoluted workarounds, but it wasn't as simple as a check box. I bought the unlocked version knowing full well I'd face some Verizon issues, but will likely be transitioning off them in a few months anyway.
protella said:
I think w/ unlocked phones on verizon wifi calling and visual voicemail don't work.
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I'm on an unlocked Blackberry Keyone on verizon and had thought so as well. Somebody on Crackberry forums posted a solution for wifi calling that ended up working for me, but I had to call Verizon as well. I preordered my S9+ the other day and am disappointed wifi calling is not available out of the box, but ultimately not surprised. Hopefully there will be a workaround. Glad it is for the T-Mo guys.
Okay. This morning I'm going to eat my own words on one thing. I woke up and overnight, a Visual Voicemail app had installed itself from the Samsung store. Low and behold, it talked to Verizon and I can see my voicemails. At this point, only Wi-Fi calling is missing.
bkeaver said:
On T-Mobile and yea Wifi calling is working and no, no setting to switch it on or off.
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Wifi calling settings can be toggles in the dialer. The 3 dots, settings then wifi calling.
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Okay. This morning I'm going to eat my own words on one thing. I woke up and overnight, a Visual Voicemail app had installed itself from the Samsung store. Low and behold, it talked to Verizon and I can see my voicemails. At this point, only Wi-Fi calling is missing.
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What is the name of the app? I can't find anything in the Samsung store that appears to be a Verizon VVM app.
ryotgz said:
What is the name of the app? I can't find anything in the Samsung store that appears to be a Verizon VVM app.
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I don't see it listed either. That's really weird. I wouldn't have known it was installed if I hadn't seen the notification. It works with Verizon though.
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I don't see it listed either. That's really weird. I wouldn't have known it was installed if I hadn't seen the notification. It works with Verizon though.
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Mine installed overnight as well. Very odd but cool. Thanks for the heads up.
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I don't see it listed either. That's really weird. I wouldn't have known it was installed if I hadn't seen the notification. It works with Verizon though.
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Does Wifi Calling work with Verizon?
Got it !
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I don't see it listed either. That's really weird. I wouldn't have known it was installed if I hadn't seen the notification. It works with Verizon though.
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This may be more detailed than you guys need, but if you can find the app in GALAXY apps and use Lightflow, you're there. I don't know how the Voicemail works standalone, but I wanted the LED indicator and the sound of my choice. Voila !
This app is available through GALAXY APPS, not Samsung Apps. I got it to work, without rooting, using Lightflow as follows:
Open Lightflow
Choose Notification Settings
Choose red "+" plus sign at the bottom right
Choose "From System event, battery, gps, etc.
From "Select system notifications to add", roll down to Voice Mail, check the box, choose "Add"
This will add Voicemail to your Lightflow notifications list, and then you have to pick your settings for it.
On Lightflow's Notification page, find dark blue "Voicemail" and open the "three dots" to the right, choose "settings"
The setting menu is a "slide to the right" type menu. I used "light" , enable light, choose a color, etc. I chose dark blue to match the icon.
So now, I have a dark blue "Voicemail" icon in my apps, and Lightflow makes it chime the sound I chose and lights up the LED at the top of the S9, in dark blue, and it blinks, so I know a voicemail is there. It also shows up on the notification panel.
This may be more detailed than you guys need, but if you can find the app in GALAXY apps and use Lightflow, you're there. I don't know how the Voicemail works standalone, but I wanted the LED indicator and the sound of my choice. Voila !
Does the unlocked version s9+ support T-Mobiles band 71
Yes band 71 is supported on unlocked snapdragon S9+ (G965U1)
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Does Wifi Calling work with Verizon?
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Not on the unlocked version. There are a few hidden WiFi calling settings, but none actually stay set to on. Unless someone has found a way, I'd have to say no at this point.
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Not on the unlocked version. There are a few hidden WiFi calling settings, but none actually stay set to on. Unless someone has found a way, I'd have to say no at this point.
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ok i have sm-965u1 unlocked with tmobile.
When i first power on phone wifi calling was there and i turnde off now serahing for menu wifi calling nope after 2 hours giving up and typing here wtf menu just disappear or what ?
and nope menu 5, is not there ????
Set connection preference
Turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a Wi-Fi network.
From the Home screen, swipe up on an empty spot to open the Apps tray.
Tap Settings > Connections.
If necessary, tap the Wi-Fi switch to turn on.
Tap More connection settings.
Tap Wi-Fi Calling, then select desired option:
Wi-Fi Preferred
Cellular Network Preferred
Never use Cellular Network
A Wifi calling check tool
Many retail mobiles have "Wifi Calling" / "Vowifi" function but not any menu entry to enable , The APP can check the hidden function and enable it if can use.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widget7.wifi.calling
ppgirl said:
Many retail mobiles have "Wifi Calling" / "Vowifi" function but not any menu entry to enable , The APP can check the hidden function and enable it if can use.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikimediacom.wifi.calling:laugh:
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I installed this app on my SM-G965U1 on AT&T, and after opening and setting the option on I now have the WiFi calling icon in my status bar! Now just have to find a cell dead spot with Wi-Fi to try! Thanks for sharing this!
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