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Is there an App to turn my phone into a wifi hotspot for free? Like, I'm fine with paying for the app, but I don't wanna pay for tethering. I will root if necessary (heck, I'd probably root regardless when I get the phone).
kenio8185 said:
Is there an App to turn my phone into a wifi hotspot for free? Like, I'm fine with paying for the app, but I don't wanna pay for tethering. I will root if necessary (heck, I'd probably root regardless when I get the phone).
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You can use barnicle app (free) or if your more comfortable with modding your phone you can enable the mobile hotspot setting, it only takes like 10 min.
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You don't need a third-party app. You can get the Mobile Hotspot the phone comes with to work without a tether plan: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980636
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You don't need a third-party app. You can get the Mobile Hotspot the phone comes with to work without a tether plan: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980636
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I guess that might work, but I'm gonna be getting the phone from Bell, not AT&T, so that may not work for me.
straight from google
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
why do u even need 3rd party apps? Root your phone, and the wifi hotspot (aka tethering) option is built-in within the phone itself, for free.
Go here: http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root to root your phone. It's very simple actually. Just follow the steps.
Good luck.
aquariuz23 said:
why do u even need 3rd party apps? Root your phone, and the wifi hotspot (aka tethering) option is built-in within the phone itself, for free.
Go here: http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root to root your phone. It's very simple actually. Just follow the steps.
Good luck.
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Will AT&T know you are tethering? I am on unlimited plan and they may just switch me to a limited plan. That will suck!
Rican2008 said:
Will AT&T know you are tethering? I am on unlimited plan and they may just switch me to a limited plan. That will suck!
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They can't switch your plans unless you say so. They either need your sig from a store or need you to switch online. The worst that might (and most likely won't) happen is that they'll just cancel your plan, in which case, congrats, you just got an Atrix for a really good deal.
What is most likely gonna happen is that IF AT&T figures out you are tethering, they're just gonna charge you for it. I don't know how AT&T's rates are, but I believe the company I'm with, Bell (it's in Canada) charges about $5/mb if you're tethering.
So, if I were you, I'd get the app or do the mod. Then use about 1mb through tethering. Then call them in a few hours, maybe the next day and ask how much tethering you have used so far. If they say 1mb, you did something wrong (and get dinged on your next bill for it), if they say nothing, then you're good.
aquariuz23 said:
why do u even need 3rd party apps? Root your phone, and the wifi hotspot (aka tethering) option is built-in within the phone itself, for free.
Go here: http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root to root your phone. It's very simple actually. Just follow the steps.
Good luck.
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Ya, rooting is the easy part, but how do I access the wifi tether option after rooting? and are you sure I won't be charged for tethering if I use it?
Also, like I said, I'm not with AT&T. I live in Canada, and a company called Bell is gonna be getting it here soon, I'm gonna be buying the phone from them, and using it off their network.
aquariuz23 said:
why do u even need 3rd party apps? Root your phone, and the wifi hotspot (aka tethering) option is built-in within the phone itself, for free.
Go here: http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root to root your phone. It's very simple actually. Just follow the steps.
Good luck.
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No, don't root using that article (could someone get them to update the article with the new method?). It's messy for the Atrix. Best thing to do now is use aRoot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981866
kenio8185 said:
Ya, rooting is the easy part, but how do I access the wifi tether option after rooting? and are you sure I won't be charged for tethering if I use it?
Also, like I said, I'm not with AT&T. I live in Canada, and a company called Bell is gonna be getting it here soon, I'm gonna be buying the phone from them, and using it off their network.
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Dude, neither Telus or Bell have any sort of tethering fees. You also don't know if Bell will modify the phone to just include the option, seeing as AT&T have some sort of tethering fee service going on for some reason.
The only thing you're going to get from tethering here is whatever data you use being chipped off your regular data plan. I use 50 MB worth of tethering, that's 50 MB off my data (which makes sense).
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Dude, neither Telus or Bell have any sort of tethering fees. You also don't know if Bell will modify the phone to just include the option, seeing as AT&T have some sort of tethering fee service going on for some reason.
The only thing you're going to get from tethering here is whatever data you use being chipped off your regular data plan. I use 50 MB worth of tethering, that's 50 MB off my data (which makes sense).
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Are you sure they don't have any tethering? I remember once they increased my bill by a horrific amount, and they said it was because I tethered to my computer (I didn't tether and after many calls and hours of complaining, they took away the charge). However, thinking back to it, that was before I had data as well. I do remember the rep specifically saying it's because I tethered data to my computer though, maybe he meant that I tethered it but I was being charged regular data.
Anyways, what you said is what I want, I have 6gb of data and I rarely get passed 500mb. I wanna start using more of my data per month, and wifi tethering is gonna help me with that.
Okay, so basically I have a PC running Windows XP, which is connected to the internet using a wired cable modem. I then have a laptop, which I want to use to access the internet, but no wireless router.
Then I realised that my G1 (running Froyo) has WiFi, and I have the USB cable for it. So, I ask you guys: is there any way of setting up my G1 to use the connection from the desktop PC via USB, and then broadcast it as a WiFi network?
This is only intended to be a temporary solution (a few days) so I'm not going to go out and buy a wireless router or anything.
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Okay, so basically I have a PC running Windows XP, which is connected to the internet using a wired cable modem. I then have a laptop, which I want to use to access the internet, but no wireless router.
Then I realised that my G1 (running Froyo) has WiFi, and I have the USB cable for it. So, I ask you guys: is there any way of setting up my G1 to use the connection from the desktop PC via USB, and then broadcast it as a WiFi network?
This is only intended to be a temporary solution (a few days) so I'm not going to go out and buy a wireless router or anything.
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I would assume it's possible, since the g1 can wifi tether. If the g1 has reception, why not just do that?
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Phateless said:
I would assume it's possible, since the g1 can wifi tether. If the g1 has reception, why not just do that?
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I forgot to mention - the G1 has reception, varying between 3G and HSDPA, but I have to pay extra to get data, and it's £1 per day for just 50MB. I tethered it to the laptop and the 50MB was gone within a couple of hours, without even doing any downloading.
Whereas the desktop is connected to an uncapped 10Mb/s connection.
Thanks for the reply though, and perhaps someone else knows how to tackle this specific problem. Googling only seems to return results regarding sharing your phone's data connection over WiFi, which isn't much use for me.
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I forgot to mention - the G1 has reception, varying between 3G and HSDPA, but I have to pay extra to get data, and it's £1 per day for just 50MB. I tethered it to the laptop and the 50MB was gone within a couple of hours, without even doing any downloading.
Whereas the desktop is connected to an uncapped 10Mb/s connection.
Thanks for the reply though, and perhaps someone else knows how to tackle this specific problem. Googling only seems to return results regarding sharing your phone's data connection over WiFi, which isn't much use for me.
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Why don't you just root and tether for free?
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Phateless said:
Why don't you just root and tether for free?
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I am rooted, and I can tether for free. The issue is, I don't have an unlimited data plan, so I need to either top up £10 to get 100MB for a month, or pay £1 out of my credit to get 50MB to be used in a day. Both of those disappear in the blink of an eye when I tether, even without doing any downloading. What I want to do is this:
Hook up my phone to the desktop using USB
Somehow get the wired connection from the PC to the phone, and broadcast that connection as a WiFi signal, so the laptop can connect to it
Security (WPA) would be great but as it seems like this is near impossible to do anyway, I'll happily use a method that doesn't let me secure the network
ellisbodds said:
I am rooted, and I can tether for free. The issue is, I don't have an unlimited data plan, so I need to either top up £10 to get 100MB for a month, or pay £1 out of my credit to get 50MB to be used in a day. Both of those disappear in the blink of an eye when I tether, even without doing any downloading. What I want to do is this:
Hook up my phone to the desktop using USB
Somehow get the wired connection from the PC to the phone, and broadcast that connection as a WiFi signal, so the laptop can connect to it
Security (WPA) would be great but as it seems like this is near impossible to do anyway, I'll happily use a method that doesn't let me secure the network
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Sounds like it would be doable, I just don't know how.
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Sounds like it would be doable, I just don't know how.
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Okay, thanks anyway.
I believe this should suffice
http://www.howtogeek.com/117118/how...oid-to-your-pcs-internet-connection-over-usb/
Hi all- just picked up a SGSII (upgraded from an iPhone 4) and have been experiencing issues with the hotspot/wifi tether feature.
I can connect to the hotspot just fine from my iPad 2, MacBook Pro, and also have tried this on an IBM Thinkpad. After a minute or so (sometimes less), the hotspot just stops working. It shows that I am still connected, and the browser on the phone works just fine, but the connected device just won't work, eventually timing out. I need to then restart the hotspot all together for it to work again for 30s-1min..
This has been consistent from when I bought the phone (stock, obviously), through now (rooted)..
it looks like this is a recurring issue for some people, including other carriers, countries as you can see from the link below:
forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1750682
Does anyone else have this problem/has anyone found a solution?
It's quite frustrating.
Thanks!
I haven't used stock tethering, but I used the rooted tether with Cognition. It works fine. Don't know if its the same application that tethers, I'd assume it is.
dasilvetz said:
Hi all- just picked up a SGSII (upgraded from an iPhone 4) and have been experiencing issues with the hotspot/wifi tether feature.
I can connect to the hotspot just fine from my iPad 2, MacBook Pro, and also have tried this on an IBM Thinkpad. After a minute or so (sometimes less), the hotspot just stops working. It shows that I am still connected, and the browser on the phone works just fine, but the connected device just won't work, eventually timing out. I need to then restart the hotspot all together for it to work again for 30s-1min..
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Maybe a dumb question, did you pay for the tethering plan on your account? If not, that could be your reason but I thought tethering won't work at all if that's the case. You will have to root your phone and remove the tethering manager in order to use tethering/hot spot without paying AT&T $$$.
foxbat121 said:
Maybe a dumb question, did you pay for the tethering plan on your account? If not, that could be your reason but I thought tethering won't work at all if that's the case. You will have to root your phone and remove the tethering manager in order to use tethering/hot spot without paying AT&T $$$.
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Yes- i pay for the tethering plan through AT&T.
After doing some testing, I've realized that the hotspot works perfectly if the screen never times out. The moment the screen times out, the wifi connection is lost! If i keep the screen on, the connection works great... in fact i'm posting this right now from my tethered MacBook Pro... and I've been on for about 10 minutes.. wierd.
Check your wifi settings and sleep policy to never, don't know if that will help, but I would try that first.
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^^ Yeah, sounds like wi-fi sleep policy is acting on you. You should set to Never anyway (it actually saves battery when you connected to wi-fi).
shadow65781 said:
Check your wifi settings and sleep policy to never, don't know if that will help, but I would try that first.
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Just found the setting- already set to never..
Also, I just verified my theory. I hit the side button to time the screen out, and my wifi died. Had to re-start the hotspot and leave screen on in order to get back online...
foxbat121 said:
Maybe a dumb question, did you pay for the tethering plan on your account? If not, that could be your reason but I thought tethering won't work at all if that's the case. You will have to root your phone and remove the tethering manager in order to use tethering/hot spot without paying AT&T $$$.
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How exactly do you remove the tethering manager?
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foxbat121 said:
Maybe a dumb question, did you pay for the tethering plan on your account? If not, that could be your reason but I thought tethering won't work at all if that's the case. You will have to root your phone and remove the tethering manager in order to use tethering/hot spot without paying AT&T $$$.
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How exactly do you remove the tethering manager and if I do remove it will I be able to use the phone as a hotspot with the stock rom?
JohnFSnyderJr said:
How exactly do you remove the tethering manager?
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You need root your phone first. Then install TitaniumBackup app from market. This app will allow you to remove apps that you normally can't remove (inluding those AT&T bloatwares).
After removing Tethering Manager, you will be able to use the built-in wifi hotspot as well as USB tethering feature without paying for a tethering plan. That is until AT&T catches you and send you a cease and desist warning
foxbat121 said:
You need root your phone first. Then install TitaniumBackup app from market. This app will allow you to remove apps that you normally can't remove (inluding those AT&T bloatwares).
After removing Tethering Manager, you will be able to use the built-in wifi hotspot as well as USB tethering feature without paying for a tethering plan. That is until AT&T catches you and send you a cease and desist warning
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Thanks for this, now my phone is free
hey guys,
AT&T GS2 (i777) non Skyrocket version...
and SAME ISSUE!
dasilvetz, have you found a fix for this yet? without rooting the phone?
Right as soon as my screen turns off, I lose the tethering capabilities to my iPad 1... Checked the policy setting to never also...
my fix was to install Wireless Tether for Root and use that instead.. it works great and never drops the connection!
I am still battling this issue. Wireless tether does not work either. Wired tethering works without a hitch.
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sopdogg said:
I am still battling this issue. Wireless tether does not work either. Wired tethering works without a hitch.
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Do you have Juice Defender installed? If you do try without JD.
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No I don't. Testing on unNamed ROM to the same results.
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Anyone find a solution? I have the same problem where it will drop within a minute after being connected.
Could you possibly get a mobile 3G network on the SGP 5.0?
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Well, since there is no 3g antenna, that means there is no possible way to get 3g, unless you buy a mobile hotspot.
Mobile hotspot or phone with wifi tethering.
hasser964 said:
Could you possibly get a mobile 3G network on the SGP 5.0?
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If your on AT&T and have a non-smart phone Samsung Mythic... you can tether it to your iPod Touch (granted you have one) and make an Ad-Hoc network with it via the wireless, then connect to it on your SGP. Battery life is fantastic so you can just keep the other two devices (the phone and iPod) in a backpack or something near you. Tedious but it works, especially since the data is unlimited on a non-smartphone plan (and they don't notice, or at least haven't for the last 2 years) if you Bluetooth DUN tether.
How would i tether my SGP To a phone?
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Entropy512 said:
Mobile hotspot or phone with wifi tethering.
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How do i tether to a blackberry.
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hasser964 said:
How do i tether to a blackberry.
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As far as I know, bluetooth tethering won't work with Android. So you'd need a phone with WiFi to share the 3G connection over. If your blackberry doesn't have WiFi, you'd need another device that does as the middle-man. Which becomes a bit of a hassle.
Google your phone and it's modem and make sure you won't get any extra charges for tethering (most phones WILL lead to charges without a tethering plan on unlimited data, but some seem to be hidden). And if you do, just pay for a tethering plan I suppose.
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As far as I know, bluetooth tethering won't work with Android. So you'd need a phone with WiFi to share the 3G connection over. If your blackberry doesn't have WiFi, you'd need another device that does as the middle-man. Which becomes a bit of a hassle.
Google your phone and it's modem and make sure you won't get any extra charges for tethering (most phones WILL lead to charges without a tethering plan on unlimited data, but some seem to be hidden). And if you do, just pay for a tethering plan I suppose.
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I have unlimeted data and yes my bb does have wifi
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hasser964 said:
I have unlimeted data and yes my bb does have wifi
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Then there is probably a guide somewhere on how to share it, I don't know whether or not AT&T will see it though, so be warned, I wouldn't risk a smartphone unlimited plan for that kind of thing. In my case, I pay for non-smartphone unlimited data and tether it so I don't really lose anything if I'm caught (It's been over 2 years so far) since it's like $10/month for AT&T 3G HSDPA.
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Then there is probably a guide somewhere on how to share it, I don't know whether or not AT&T will see it though, so be warned, I wouldn't risk a smartphone unlimited plan for that kind of thing. In my case, I pay for non-smartphone unlimited data and tether it so I don't really lose anything if I'm caught (It's been over 2 years so far) since it's like $10/month for AT&T 3G HSDPA.
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Dont use AT&T im British, but yes my bb is a smartphone. Does that mean there will be extra costs even if i do get unlimeted data?
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ZaIINN said:
As far as I know, bluetooth tethering won't work with Android. So you'd need a phone with WiFi to share the 3G connection over. If your blackberry doesn't have WiFi, you'd need another device that does as the middle-man. Which becomes a bit of a hassle.
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There is an app called "Nook Color Tether" which is supposed to do Bluetooth tethering. I've got it installed but not yet tested it, but it might be worth a look.
lardman said:
There is an app called "Nook Color Tether" which is supposed to do Bluetooth tethering. I've got it installed but not yet tested it, but it might be worth a look.
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Can i get it on the blackberry or do i have to install on player?
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I think Bluthtooth dun will help. But I never success.
hasser964 said:
Can i get it on the blackberry or do i have to install on player?
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I don't think Bluetooth DUN is possible over Android. I know it is on iOS, but I don't think anyone has gotten it to work with non-Android phones (like a Blackberry or my Samsung featurephone).
You could use your BlackBerry to make a Wireless network, but that COULD impose extra charges depending on your carrier (AT&T charges a good $10+ extra (can't remember the exact).
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I don't think Bluetooth DUN is possible over Android. I know it is on iOS, but I don't think anyone has gotten it to work with non-Android phones (like a Blackberry or my Samsung featurephone).
You could use your BlackBerry to make a Wireless network, but that COULD impose extra charges depending on your carrier (AT&T charges a good $10+ extra (can't remember the exact).
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I have pda net but i do not know how to set up, it may not even work.
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Will it cost.
That depends on the Carrier. Here in the states AT&T requires that you go to a new plan (limited) and charges you for the privilage of sharing your data. Or you can try CM's new undetectable tethering as it is done at a lower level than the providers see.
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That depends on the Carrier. Here in the states AT&T requires that you go to a new plan (limited) and charges you for the privilage of sharing your data. Or you can try CM's new undetectable tethering as it is done at a lower level than the providers see.
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Interesting, have more info on this? Considering that AT&T detects tethering using browser useragent now (DO NOT USE Dolphin HD or any other browser that uses a desktop useragent on AT&T if you're on an unlimited plan!), there's no way to do undetectable tethering without an encrypted VPN.
To others - whether tethering costs you depends on your carrier. If you're in North America, it's basically guaranteed that your provider wants you to get a special tethering plan. It's usually possible to get around this, but as discussed above - providers try really hard to find ways to bust you. Tethering a Player should not cause any of the AT&T triggers discussed above though - I've been tethering my Tab 10.1 for ages without issue.
Can mod 3G for SGP with external devices???
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Can mod 3G for SGP with external devices???
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The bottom line is No. This device DOES NOT have a hidden/internal antenna and you can't mod it to have one. "External devices" would be a hotspot or cell phone that is sharing it's connection via tethering. Though I wouldn't consider that "3G for SGP", more like, "WiFi for SGP" since that's all it is; You can't make calls over the voice network through that data through your normal phone.
Kind of a silly question in general heh, but unless you go through a good deal of trouble to either get a hotspot device and carry it around, or do the Phone -> iPod Touch -> SGP thing I do; There really isn't any other way to do this.
I have an Optimus phone. Just added a Widgetsoid2 Hotspot toggle, push the button, and presto SGP connected. It is against terms of service on Virgin Mobile, but I plan on getting rid of my phone and getting Truconnect mifi. $5/mo Hotspot (plus .039 per mb). I use less than 100mb on 3G now that I have my SGP5.
You can make calls on wifi or 3G with GrooveIP. That's all I use on wifi, and I tested it tethered to my phone and also works fine.
Used foxfi wireless tethering for years but now with MJ7 it is not working. Not rooted, just want to be able to use my unlimited data to get wifi on my pc when not at home. Any ideas?
edlowjr said:
Used foxfi wireless tethering for years but now with MJ7 it is not working. Not rooted, just want to be able to use my unlimited data to get wifi on my pc when not at home. Any ideas?
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You can easily tether your unlimited phone. Verizon has an add-on to your plan that permits it.
OK, I know. You want to do it without paying.
Yes, it's quite possible, apparently.