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hello all....
i have a few question hopefully someone is able to answer it, thank you in advance.
-will sprint find out if i use wireless tether or sprint hotspot unlocked?
-whats the difference between wireless tether vs sprint hotspot
-i am running Nightly|◄●|Synergy 3Dvo|●►|2.3.4RLS1 and my hotspot does not work is there any way to fix this?
bluediablito said:
hello all....
i have a few question hopefully someone is able to answer it, thank you in advance.
-will sprint find out if i use wireless tether or sprint hotspot unlocked?
-whats the difference between wireless tether vs sprint hotspot
-i am running Nightly|◄●|Synergy 3Dvo|●►|2.3.4RLS1 and my hotspot does not work is there any way to fix this?
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I'm running the same ROM as you and also tried to use wireless tether. I used it with the og EVO and it worked perfect. However I couldn't get WT to work with evo3d. Try barnacle WiFi tether. Worked fine for my 3d.
For the Sprint question I'm not sure, but I think $30 extra is ridiculous.
bluediablito said:
hello all....
i have a few question hopefully someone is able to answer it, thank you in advance.
-will sprint find out if i use wireless tether or sprint hotspot unlocked?
-whats the difference between wireless tether vs sprint hotspot
-i am running Nightly|◄●|Synergy 3Dvo|●►|2.3.4RLS1 and my hotspot does not work is there any way to fix this?
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Try this it worked great for me on my 3D
Wireless Tether NEW VERSION - 3.1 BETA6
thanks for the reply i am currently using clean rom 2.3 sp1.
on the road about to hit a pit stop hopefully i can try this out (let see if hp touchpad can go on line)
would sprint know that i am using tether and charge me?
some guy posted that he was using it until he was charged by sprint but the same person who posted this only had 1 post and wouldn't reply to me questions.
Wireless tether is ad hoc so Sprint shouldn't be able to tell the difference between the data usage
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Optimal Carnage said:
Try this it worked great for me on my 3D
Wireless Tether NEW VERSION - 3.1 BETA6
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this is confirmed and also works on 4g. Forget hotspot guys
Has anyone with a TZones plan tried it with a T-Mobile HTC One? I wonder if the T-Mobile still imposes the restriction now that they go UNcarrier.
Many thanks,
otteporihs said:
Has anyone with a TZones plan tried it with a T-Mobile HTC One? I wonder if the T-Mobile still imposes the restriction now that they go UNcarrier.
Many thanks,
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All the new plans come with 500Mb high speed and unlimited EDGE. Why would you be using T-Zones?
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All the new plans come with 500Mb high speed and unlimited EDGE. Why would you be using T-Zones?
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Because grandfathered plans are still cheaper and tzones is like 8 bucks
erikikaz said:
Because grandfathered plans are still cheaper and tzones is like 8 bucks
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But it costs nothing extra for the new plans - it is included in the monthly fees. As for T-Zones, it is not designed for high speed phones, an T-Mobile is getting pretty good at detecting what IMEI is being used on the network. T-Zones was a GPRS/EDGE connection.
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But it costs nothing extra for the new plans - it is included in the monthly fees. As for T-Zones, it is not designed for high speed phones, an T-Mobile is getting pretty good at detecting what IMEI is being used on the network. T-Zones was a GPRS/EDGE connection.
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It wasn't an edge connection the last time I used it. I had full 4G on an unlocked phone.
And plus, just because it "costs nothing extra for the new plans" doesn't mean that the base plan is any cheaper than a grandfathered plan + tzones.
Now just to be clear, when I say grandfathered I'm referring to fairly old plans of the T-zones era, not 2011-2012-ish grandfathered plans.
Hah, and forgot to mention, you had unlimited tethering with those old tzones plans too.
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It wasn't an edge connection the last time I used it. I had full 4G on an unlocked phone.
And plus, just because it "costs nothing extra for the new plans" doesn't mean that the base plan is any cheaper than a grandfathered plan + tzones.
Now just to be clear, when I say grandfathered I'm referring to fairly old plans of the T-zones era, not 2011-2012-ish grandfathered plans.
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My original T-Zones was 2.99 I had it for several years.
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My original T-Zones was 2.99 I had it for several years.
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Did you have the chance to try it on an unlocked phone that was capable of the 21 HSPA at the time (sorry I don't remember all the details of that speed rating).
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Did you have the chance to try it on an unlocked phone that was capable of the 21 HSPA at the time (sorry I don't remember all the details of that speed rating).
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No, sorry. I've been on high speed data for several years. I'm surprised that T-Mobile hasn't caught out the T-Zones folks though. Those plans were designed for the phones that only went to the "T-Zones" web interface. But maybe it is just not worth it for the few who still use it.
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No, sorry. I've been on high speed data for several years. I'm surprised that T-Mobile hasn't caught out the T-Zones folks though. Those plans were designed for the phones that only went to the "T-Zones" web interface. But maybe it is just not worth it for the few who still use it.
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AFAIK, newly Google Nexus 4 can fully operated on T-Zones w/o a problem (fully unlimited) and some area can get 4G speed. That's why people keep T-Zones data plan.
http://www.howardforums.com/printthread.php?t=1491386
Using an HTC One (unlocked version) and I'm getting the upsell page. If someone can confirm if TMobiles version or att's works that'd be great.
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Using an HTC One (unlocked version) and I'm getting the upsell page. If someone can confirm if TMobiles version or att's works that'd be great.
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I just unlocked an AT&T HTC One. Enabled LTE using the the #*#*4636*#*#. I got an "LTE" Icon under the 4G icon. But, when I go online, it takes me to the T-Mobile upgrade page.
I am currently using Galaxy Nexus with Tzone and I am getting HSPA+, but not LTE since this phone is not LTE capable.
I am going to try my friend's SIM tomorrow where he has actual data plan to make sure AT&T HTC One does indeed work with T-Mobile LTE.
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im paying $2.99 for tzones on my nexus 4... i get full LTE and HSPA+ with no bandwidth restrictions (used over 10gb one month using tethering).... if i can get the same on an HTC One, I would upgrade
Damn makes me wish I had that **** still lol
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because with tzones i pay $3/mo and get true unlimited data
its pretty much the only reason im using a GS4 (unlocked AT&T version works with tzones) instead of the one... 30mb downloads and 20mb uploads for $3/mo with no cap is pretty awesome
Doesn't work. Tried it. No data connection.
Had to give up tzones
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norazi said:
im paying $2.99 for tzones on my nexus 4... i get full LTE and HSPA+ with no bandwidth restrictions (used over 10gb one month using tethering).... if i can get the same on an HTC One, I would upgrade
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You must have an N4 built before 2/2013, the newer ones sadly are IMEI blocked.
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You must have an N4 built before 2/2013, the newer ones sadly are IMEI blocked.
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Is there a way to change the imei to an older built? So it can work with t-zones? I just bought an N4 and it's not working with my t-zones plan. I'm new to Android, coming from an iPhone world, which works fine using t-zones. So I'm not sure what to do
hayawan said:
Is there a way to change the imei to an older built? So it can work with t-zones? I just bought an N4 and it's not working with my t-zones plan. I'm new to Android, coming from an iPhone world, which works fine using t-zones. So I'm not sure what to do
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It's illegal to change IMEI. Also it could easily get you banned around here.
bluesphere0 said:
I just unlocked an AT&T HTC One. Enabled LTE using the the #*#*4636*#*#. I got an "LTE" Icon under the 4G icon. But, when I go online, it takes me to the T-Mobile upgrade page.
I am currently using Galaxy Nexus with Tzone and I am getting HSPA+, but not LTE since this phone is not LTE capable.
I am going to try my friend's SIM tomorrow where he has actual data plan to make sure AT&T HTC One does indeed work with T-Mobile LTE.
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hi,
Any update ?
I had the same situation. My new unlocked AT&T htc one got upsell windows in T-mobile T-zones.
I still have no problem to get LTE in my rooted stock nexus 4 in T-zones.....
will fresh the AT&T htc one with Tmobile room fix it ?
thanks,
Use this widget and it will bypass the subscription check for all you non-rooted peeps https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achmyr.android.froyo
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I cannot get USB tether to work :/ it shows red, so I am assuming that that s4 does support usb tether? I did get the wifi tether to work. For the record I did try all 3 different USB settings and made sure USB debugging was on and off. Nothing seemed to work.
I use Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot, but it looks like it does the same thing: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=portable+wifi+hotspot&c=apps
Glad some of those are still out there. I thought the carriers had all those banned from the Play store years ago.
cell128 said:
Use this widget and it will bypass the subscription check for all you non-rooted peeps https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achmyr.android.froyo
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UNLIMITED OR METERED DATA ya got there?
That makes a huge difference, especially since us Unlimited can't "tether" but you metered people can do it all day!
syntrix said:
UNLIMITED OR METERED DATA ya got there?
That makes a huge difference, especially since us Unlimited can't "tether" but you metered people can do it all day!
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With new phones such as the S3, S4, etc... being able to suck down amazing levels of data, how on earth would big red be able to tell the difference between a teathered device vs. regular phone?
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With new phones such as the S3, S4, etc... being able to suck down amazing levels of data, how on earth would big red be able to tell the difference between a teathered device vs. regular phone?
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Unlimited is provisioned differently than limited data plans... hence the "subscription check".
Limited data plans can tether all they want, just hope you never hit that limit and get on the dime for overages
There's an unanswered question up there, and it's an important question for the "unlimited" peeps on VZW here!
edit: it has nothing to do with "rooting" or "not rooting" like the op says. I'm hoping he has unlimited, but have had the last few Samsung devices on VZW, and it's not promising for us unlimited data folk. Most unlimited tethering changes involve more than installing a widget, but I'm not familiar with this one.
Someone please report if it works with unlimited data, and then please report 35 days later when your new bill comes in. Do it again 70 days out.
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UNLIMITED OR METERED DATA ya got there?
That makes a huge difference, especially since us Unlimited can't "tether" but you metered people can do it all day!
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I have unlimited data. When I try to use the mobile hotspot via settings it checks for.subscription status and will not turn on because I don't pay for tethering but the widget will just turn it on
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cell128 said:
I have unlimited data. When I try to use the mobile hotspot via settings it checks for.subscription status and will not turn on because I don't pay for tethering but the widget will just turn it on
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Which is exactly why I asked. Done and Done.
No widget is going to circumvent Unlimited Data Tethering as stated in the OP's post today. :good::good:
Can confirm. The widget trick works for people on unlimited data plans.
Also. I used to do it this way all the time with my s3 never got charged for it if that answers your question. I switched to WiFi tether because the verizon one kept dropping the signal while tethering.
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Thanks very much! After shelling out $700 full retail for the S4 (did the same for the S3)to maintain unlimited data, I'm glad to see a working option for wifi tethering so quickly available. This activated the hotspot without subscription verification, which by all appearances is what the methods I used on the S3 did too, so frankly, I'm not overly concerned about big red being able to discern that I'm tethering, while not actually subscribing to that service. Thanks again!
Unlimited here and the shortcut for WiFi tethering works great. No luck with USB tethering widget or other usb shortcuts I've found in the play store... it always goes to confirm subscription and then tells me to call customer service.
I have unlimited data, but I have the hotspot option under the more networks catagory. I am not rooted. Are you sure you need this? Try uninstalling it and see if you have the hotspot there.
rednoved said:
I have unlimited data, but I have the hotspot option under the more networks catagory. I am not rooted. Are you sure you need this? Try uninstalling it and see if you have the hotspot there.
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Everyone has that option regardless of their plan, as it's built into the phone. Since you have unlimited data without a tethering plan, if you try to start it you'll get a subscription message. If you use one of the widget to start tethering it bypasses this.
If you remove it it won't work AFAIK.
Works perfectly on my S4 with unlimited data.
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how can we confirm that they dont activate tethering subscription with this?
djcyph said:
how can we confirm that they dont activate tethering subscription with this?
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Because in the history of vzw they can't add something without consulting you not to mention ive been using it with my s3
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djcyph said:
how can we confirm that they dont activate tethering subscription with this?
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Hundreds of us have been using it on the S3 and Note 2, as well as other phones with no issues.
I have unlimited data and am using FixFi...works great. I bought PDANet years ago and that key unlocks the full version. I imagine it works the same way...though I don't really care as long as it works. I am not rooted for the first time in years.
Edit: Link in playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi
I saw an article on PhoneArena about wifi sharing on the S7. Cool feature. But when I tested it, I noticed that I was also able to share my mobile connection. There appears to be no tethering block.
I have the AT&T model, which I have had since Monday. I am on a corporate plan that does NOT include tethering.
Can anyone else confirm?
This explains it kinda
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This explains it kinda
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That doesn't make sense. All of the AT&T phones I've owned over the last several years have had a block on tethering, including my GS6 and Note 5.
Well maybe they came to their senses
AT&T Data share plans have allowed tethering and connection sharing (hotspot) for a couple of years now. The only people that I know of that generally did not have it as an option were those with "unlimited" data.
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AT&T Data share plans have allowed tethering and connection sharing (hotspot) for a couple of years now. The only people that I know of that generally did not have it as an option were those with "unlimited" data.
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Apparently, you missed the part of my post where I said I was on a corporate plan WITH NO TETHERING.
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Apparently, you missed the part of my post where I said I was on a corporate plan WITH NO TETHERING.
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I didn't miss anything. If you are not on an "unlimited" data plan, and you are with AT&T, you CAN tether.
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I didn't miss anything. If you are not on an "unlimited" data plan, and you are with AT&T, you CAN tether.
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I'm not sure if you're retarded or just trolling.
I have been on the same plan with them for years. It has not changed. All previous AT&T phones had tethering blocked and threw up the message to contact AT&T to enable tethering. I know exactly what my plan includes and how it works. This is the first AT&T phone in years that hasn't had tethering blocked out of the box.
Not sure I can make it any clearer than that.
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I'm not sure if you're retarded or just trolling.
I have been on the same plan with them for years. It has not changed. All previous AT&T phones had tethering blocked and threw up the message to contact AT&T to enable tethering. I know exactly what my plan includes and how it works. This is the first AT&T phone in years that hasn't had tethering blocked out of the box.
Not sure I can make it any clearer than that.
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No need for rudeness or name calling. It's not my fault that you or your company didn't bother to see that AT&T has allowed tethering on non-unlimited data plans for years now. It's up to you to find that out, they are not just going to do the work for you. If you would have called and had it enabled, as the message directed you to, you might have found out for yourself.
Either way, have a nice night.
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No need for rudeness or name calling. It's not my fault that you or your company didn't bother to see that AT&T has allowed tethering on non-unlimited data plans for years now. It's up to you to find that out, they are not just going to do the work for you. If you would have called and had it enabled, as the message directed you to, you might have found out for yourself.
Either way, have a nice night.
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Did you ever stop to consider the fact that corporate plans work differently? That companies might choose to retain unlimited plans to avoid overage charges?
I wasn't looking for someone to pollute my thread by arguing with me over what plan my company has and how it works. I was hoping that someone else who is on a plan without tethering could confirm my findings. I'm well aware of how AT&T's plans for consumers are structured now.
I have the AT&T version, and I am on a 3 gig plan, and I am able to toggle either Mobile Hotspot or Tethering. Both work fine. I do not have a tethering plan.
I came from HTC - I had the HTC One and then the One M8. Both of those were rooted with custom ROMs just so I could tether.
No need to root this phone. It is fine the way it is.
Mike
greyhulk said:
I saw an article on PhoneArena about wifi sharing on the S7. Cool feature. But when I tested it, I noticed that I was also able to share my mobile connection. There appears to be no tethering block.
I have the AT&T model, which I have had since Monday. I am on a corporate plan that does NOT include tethering.
Can anyone else confirm?
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I have the AT&T version, and I am on a 3 gig plan, and I am able to toggle either Mobile Hotspot or Tethering. Both work fine. I do not have a tethering plan.
I came from HTC - I had the HTC One and then the One M8. Both of those were rooted with custom ROMs just so I could tether.
No need to root this phone. It is fine the way it is.
Mike
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Thanks for confirming, Mike. I wonder what changed that they are no longer blocking it. Or maybe it's a mistake.
I only tether if I am somewhere with the laptop and there's no wireless or wired network. It will burn through data, so they will get you with additional charges if you exceed your plan. An earlier post in this thread said that they were forced to allow tethering.
Mike
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Thanks for confirming, Mike. I wonder what changed that they are no longer blocking it. Or maybe it's a mistake.
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Not working with my newer unlimited plan. Well at least not the stock Hotspot.
I'm pretty sure tethering is allowed for all customers except for people on the grandfathered unlimited plan. If you have any of the tiered data plans they allow tethering on it.
AT&T offers an Unlimited plan to DirecTV subscribers. I almost went for it until I learned it did not allow tethering/hotspot. Their other plans do but they will throttle you at 22gbs. For DirecTV they also offer $500 in credit per line. A free S7 if you buy one. And, $650 in credits to switch. I walked into their store and chatted with them but they are either too busy or too clueless. Not sure if all these deals are all in effect but I've been bombarded with offers since they bought DirecTV. I really want to bail on VZW.
AT&T Unlimited:
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/unlimited-plan.html?source=EC1N0000000waa00E&wtExtndSource=0316_dtvr_nat_b_unld
Hotspot:
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/tethering.html
No hotspot love for me...
My new S7 Edge can only act as a Hotspot when I'm on wifi (big deal, right?). I have a grandfathered in Unlimited Data plan and then it became part of a Corp Account. Once I turn wifi off on my phone and the Mobile Hotspot feature to "on" then I get the same message I've gotten on all of my AT&T phones for years: Please call 611 or go to att.com/mywireless to enable mobile hotspot... blah, blah, blah....
I'm sure they want me to pay for my phone to act as a mobile hotspot...Oh well, I'll survive!
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I didn't miss anything. If you are not on an "unlimited" data plan, and you are with AT&T, you CAN tether.
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What are you talking about? I have an unlimited data plan with AT&T and I can tether without any extra charges. I'm also on a corporate account.
Firepac said:
What are you talking about? I have an unlimited data plan with AT&T and I can tether without any extra charges. I'm also on a corporate account.
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So? A person or 2 that posted above said they can't. Maybe your account is set up specifically for it already. The specifics of your situation might not meat the same as others.
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So? A person or 2 that posted above said they can't. Maybe your account is set up specifically for it already. The specifics of your situation might not meat the same as others.
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You made it sound like only accounts with non-unlimited data can get free tethering.
Hello,
I've been using XDA for information for a very long time. I rooted my Photon Q and have been enjoying unlimited hotspot for many years. Now T-Mobile has bought Sprint and I just got notification that they are shutting down the CDMA network as of January 1st.
What I would really like to know is how do I move on from here? I looked at plans with unlimited hotspot and they all have speeds throttled down to 3G at some point. Obviously that is way too slow as I have been getting 4MB/s for as long as I've been on 4G LTE.
Could someone please clue me in as to what my rooting options are for unlimited hotspot on newer handsets? I'd really like to stay on micro USB and not whatever the newer ones are because I have charging set up all over the house for those already. Staying on T-Mobile is not mandatory and I'm willing to look at all other options. 5G would be nice but I was perfectly happy with 4G. I think everyone can understand my frustration with all of my equipment that works perfectly fine being made obsolete with the discontinuation of the CDMA network.
Thank you.
nebrazca78 said:
Hello,
I've been using XDA for information for a very long time. I rooted my Photon Q and have been enjoying unlimited hotspot for many years. Now T-Mobile has bought Sprint and I just got notification that they are shutting down the CDMA network as of January 1st.
What I would really like to know is how do I move on from here? I looked at plans with unlimited hotspot and they all have speeds throttled down to 3G at some point. Obviously that is way too slow as I have been getting 4MB/s for as long as I've been on 4G LTE.
Could someone please clue me in as to what my rooting options are for unlimited hotspot on newer handsets? I'd really like to stay on micro USB and not whatever the newer ones are because I have charging set up all over the house for those already. Staying on T-Mobile is not mandatory and I'm willing to look at all other options. 5G would be nice but I was perfectly happy with 4G. I think everyone can understand my frustration with all of my equipment that works perfectly fine being made obsolete with the discontinuation of the CDMA network.
Thank you.
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I've been taking a much closer look at this and it seems to go much deeper. When I called Sprint (my original carrier) they tried to sell me a new plan with a free garbage phone and a 24 month contract. The end of CDMA is nothing short of a cashgrab by T-Mobile and it's going to end up screwing over hundreds of thousands of people.