Hello folks, after lots of research I found myself compelled to open a new thread about this problem. I read in some places that it&t locks its devices not letting the phone use WiFi tether. Well, I unlocked my bootloader and rooted the phone, and im currently using elegancia Rom. Im not really interested in WiFi, only in tethering. I tried different roms and the results were the same. Any help?
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paulinodf said:
Hello folks, after lots of research I found myself compelled to open a new thread about this problem. I read in some places that it&t locks its devices not letting the phone use WiFi tether. Well, I unlocked my bootloader and rooted the phone, and im currently using elegancia Rom. Im not really interested in WiFi, only in tethering. I tried different roms and the results were the same. Any help?
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Are you on a share plan or a regular plan with AT&T? I know that Tethering is included for free with Share plans but AT&T charges extra if your on a different plan. You may need to have the feature added to your account.
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Are you on a share plan or a regular plan with AT&T? I know that Tethering is included for free with Share plans but AT&T charges extra if your on a different plan. You may need to have the feature added to your account.
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I bought my phone on a travel to California, but I'm from Brazil. I unlocked my phone in order to have it working with my local carrier.
paulinodf said:
I bought my phone on a travel to California, but I'm from Brazil. I unlocked my phone in order to have it working with my local carrier.
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Then you may have to reach out to your carrier to make sure you have the feature enabled. Most likely it is being blocked by your local carrier.
ZeroOveride said:
Then you may have to reach out to your carrier to make sure you have the feature enabled. Most likely it is being blocked by your local carrier.
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I hardly think so... I had a HOX and everything worked like a charm.
I just bought the full version of PDAnet and I'm using it. It's a shame to have to buy an app to do something that the phone itself should do by itself.
paulinodf said:
I hardly think so... I had a HOX and everything worked like a charm.
I just bought the full version of PDAnet and I'm using it. It's a shame to have to buy an app to do something that the phone itself should do by itself.
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Well here in the states they charge us for each and every little feature.
so guys... no help?
Are you looking for tethering it reverse tethering??
Have you tried Fox-Fi tether from the Play Store? There's many apps on the Play Store that enable this feature.
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What?
Thanks, but I'm already using PDAnet. However, I'd like to use the "bult-in" smart tethering feature of the phone, independent of third party apps
Sorry didn't see that. I know it is ridiculous having a feature disabled on your $700 phone that is built in. And having to use a 3rd party app.
Especially with carriers charging for a feature thats bulit in your phone.
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anybody got a wireless tether app working right now im trying barnacle but it sucks
Try wireless tether for root users in the market
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This one has always worked for me - I'm using pre 12 but I'm sure pre 14 will work as well.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
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scoochv said:
This one has always worked for me - I'm using pre 12 but I'm sure pre 14 will work as well.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
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you are the man this is exactly what I was looking for, by the way i'm posting this from pre 14
vdub804 said:
you are the man this is exactly what I was looking for, by the way i'm posting this from pre 14
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why don't you use the wireless hotspot app the phone comes with???
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why don't you use the wireless hotspot app the phone comes with???
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Amen... I use it all the time and it works perfect.
Wait till t mobile charges for it and disables the stock app.
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jjlean said:
Wait till t mobile charges for it and disables the stock app.
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Won't do it with Grandfathered Unlimited Data plans... anyway, by looking at data usage they can see if you are tethering or not no matter what app you use to do it. LOL.
$15 for a feature that's suppose to be free no thanks, I may work for T-Mobile but I'm not paying extra for something thats is a froyo feature by default.
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sicdroid said:
Won't do it with Grandfathered Unlimited Data plans... anyway, by looking at data usage they can see if you are tethering or not no matter what app you use to do it. LOL.
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'Can see' and 'will see' are 2 different things my friend
as long as TMO makes a decent buck on the masses, we here in root land should be ok.
cal3thousand said:
'Can see' and 'will see' are 2 different things my friend
as long as TMO makes a decent buck on the masses, we here in root land should be ok.
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Some people are getting Text Messages from T-Mobile stating that they have "some how" picked up that they are tethering via the Google Code, and the native applications and are asking for $15 fee for doing it. there is a thread floating around here somewhere on it.
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why don't you use the wireless hotspot app the phone comes with???
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even though the native Application has a WEP code input option. the Wi-FiTether.apk has a MAC address white listing option along with encryption options so it will only allow certain devices to connect to yours. which i really like. I've been driving down the highway doing 65mph and had people try to connect to my wi-fi that i am letting my wife use for her netbook.
MAC filtering will not allow them to get to the web....
thats my reason for wanting it.
I just use the one built into my phone, they don't charge me and it works great...
Does anyone have the APK of the one that came with the phone? I'm not on stock rom and would like to try the original one
Well in all regards it's a good thing I searched on this subject before I posted anything. In any case does this app let you limit your bandwidth when using it as a wi-fi hotspot? or is there any app that will let me limit my speeds when using the wi-fi?
Dincht said:
Well in all regards it's a good thing I searched on this subject before I posted anything. In any case does this app let you limit your bandwidth when using it as a wi-fi hotspot? or is there any app that will let me limit my speeds when using the wi-fi?
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I've not seen an app that throttles bandwidth being used via the app.
Other than using an app like PDA Net that limits the useability of the tether, is there anyway to tether over USB without a custom rom? (I would prefer without root, but I know that may be asking too much).
Oh and I am on the Sprint Galaxy S3.
I have a GS3 on TMO. wireless tethering works out of the box...no root/rom.....I'm on monthly 4g...technically they charge $15 a month, but it works...Haven't used it extensively...from what I hear if you use it for a bit here and there they won't catch it... If you plan on using it all the time...either root or pay the fee
Try FoxFi
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Try FoxFi
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+1 Discovered this last week and it's awesome
Thanks for the recommendations guys. FoxFi does look awesome and simple enough even for the parents haha. Does anyone know any USB tethering options as well? I prefer it sometimes because of battery life. I don't mind if it needs root, I know most solutions do need it.
USB tethering should be on the phone by default, free usage.
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USB tethering should be on the phone by default, free usage.
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Thanks I got it working, for some reason I couldn't get it working before and thought sprint had disabled it like they had on the Samsung Epic (SGS1).
Everytime I try it fails and ask me to call to enable mobile hotspot functionality anyone else have this issue?
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Yes I am having the same problem, i still have the old Unlimited Plan, so i dont have hotspots! and it doesnt let me connect either.. Im going to try the Hotspot app on the market and see if it connects doing that, if not i hope some one has the answer.
Mine still unrooted, and locked.
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Yes I am having the same problem, i still have the old Unlimited Plan, so i dont have hotspots! and it doesnt let me connect either.. Im going to try the Hotspot app on the market and see if it connects doing that, if not i hope some one has the answer.
Mine still unrooted, and locked.
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Yep same situation with unlimited plan. Cant figure it out let me know if you have any l u ck
Kennedya12 said:
Yep same situation with unlimited plan. Cant figure it out let me know if you have any l u ck
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It did require a mobile hotspot enabled data plan (5GB or Mobile Share) to use. What a shame. I did not know this before. Now this media link hd became useless for me.
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It did require a mobile hotspot enabled data plan (5GB or Mobile Share) to use. What a shame. I did not know this before. Now this media link hd became useless for me.
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There's no way there has to be an option for wifi only I don't know why its forcing a mobile data connection. I guess once it gets in more peoples hands we'll figure it out.
Theres a discussion about it at android central
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/269723-cant-pair-media-link.html
Definitely an att bloatware bs again issue.
I flashed arhd and works no problem now.
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aimetti said:
Definitely an att bloatware bs again issue.
I flashed arhd and works no problem now.
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I did not wanted to flash yet, but it seems i might have to do it if i want to use the Media Link now :crying::highfive:
Interesting... I had the same notification (contact at&t for hotspot functionality) when I used the htc transfer tool to transfer info from my old phone to this one.
Despite the warning, a wifi hotspot was still established and I had no issue transferring my info.
I wonder why this isn't the same result for the media link.
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/269723-cant-pair-media-link.html
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Interesting... I had the same notification (contact at&t for hotspot functionality) when I used the htc transfer tool to transfer info from my old phone to this one.
Despite the warning, a wifi hotspot was still established and I had no issue transferring my info.
I wonder why this isn't the same result for the media link.
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Were you using an Intl ROM? The stock AT&T one got rid of HTC's transfer tool.
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ATT wants $50 more on top of the $160 we are already paying to upgrade the data plan in order to enable tethering on my HTC One X. This is robbery. I've tried three tethering apps and my phone is rooted. Nothing seems to work.
Please advise.
trpenner said:
ATT wants $50 more on top of the $160 we are already paying to upgrade the data plan in order to enable tethering on my HTC One X. This is robbery. I've tried three tethering apps and my phone is rooted. Nothing seems to work.
Please advise.
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Check this link it might help you save money and I believe those plans include mobile hotspot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50165782
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TopoX84 said:
Check this link it might help you save money and I believe those plans include mobile hotspot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50165782
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Yeah, I don't like the plan games and don't have time to figure that mess out. I'd rather stick with root and figure out a tethering method that works. What is the best app to make this happen?
There is a way to use ES file explorer... I don't remember exactly how it is, look for it
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flash a custom rom then you can easily achieve tethering
if you want to stay stock rooted, there's a mod to remove AT&T from the signal bar so it just shows 3G, H+...etc that will also allow you to tether directly from the built in hot spot. forgot the mod name otherwise i would have thrown you a link. you can probably find it on xda
Tethering with a custom rom
623baller said:
flash a custom rom then you can easily achieve tethering
if you want to stay stock rooted, there's a mod to remove AT&T from the signal bar so it just shows 3G, H+...etc that will also allow you to tether directly from the built in hot spot. forgot the mod name otherwise i would have thrown you a link. you can probably find it on xda
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That's fantastic news. When rooting the first time, I used this toolkit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2587677. It has run apps requiring root so I think it is still rooted although I wish it would tell me when it updates because ATT no longer seems to find any except for individual apps. Once I got it rooted, I didn't follow through with a custom ROM because I didn't know how to check the popularity and stability of them. I would love to have tethering so that I can hot spot my phone when needed, and I would also like to have 'real' call recording as opposed to microphone based call recording. Assistance in where to go with this would be greatly appreciated.
This mod will enable the Native Tethering on your AT&T HTC M8. All credit for the creation of this mod goes to Miller_Kid for his excellent work.
The purpose of this mod is for those of us (myself included) to be able to stay on our stock rom and still be able to enjoy a feature that is, by default blocked by the carrier, without flashing any custom rom.
Requirements
1- Custom Recovery
Install
1- Download the ZIP (Below)
2- Place on internal or external memory (user preference)
3- Flash in recovery
4- Wipe Dalvik/Cache
5- Profit!
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Is everyone having issue with WiFi tethering on stock? I connect no problem, although I don't ever tether
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Johnny424 said:
Is everyone having issue with WiFi tethering on stock? I connect no problem, although I don't ever tether
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If you don't have a plan that supports tethering, because AT&T only allows the feature on certain data plans, you won't be able to get it.
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Do you need soff? Cause I tried it now and it force closes my setting app when trying to turn on and I'm s_on
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Do you need soff? Cause I tried it now and it force closes my setting app when trying to turn on and I'm s_on
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No you don't. I am 100% stock other than being rooted w/ TWRP and it worked and continues to work flawlessly for me. Did you make sure to wipe cache's?
Yea weird I dl wifi tether router n good to go. Paid n worth it
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Yea weird I dl wifi tether router n good to go. Paid n worth it
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Sorry it didn't work for you. I personally flashed it multiple times across several different M8's and never had anything of that sort happen through all the tests.
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Thanks
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hi I want to know If I got att unlocked version of m8
and I use it on tmobile company can I flash this to make wifi tethering?
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hi I want to know If I got att unlocked version of m8
and I use it on tmobile company can I flash this to make wifi tethering?
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No I do not. I can't verify that this will work on anything besides an AT&T M8. But you are welcome to try. Just make a nandroid backup before you flash it.
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jjbusa said:
Do you need soff? Cause I tried it now and it force closes my setting app when trying to turn on and I'm s_on
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Did you ever get it figured out? I just flashed the fix, and my settings page force closes as well.
I'm on AT&T stock, rooted, Dev unlocked, with CarrierIQ mod
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Did you ever get it figured out? I just flashed the fix, and my settings page force closes as well.
I'm on AT&T stock, rooted, Dev unlocked, with CarrierIQ mod
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No I just downloaded wifi tether router works like a charm. Reboots after first setup but then works every time
Turns out by freezing Mobile Hotspot and the WiFi Hotspot widget in Titanium Backup caused my FCs. Once defrosted, I was able to get back into the HotSpot settings, and able to connect via my tablet.
Thanks OP for the upload!
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Turns out by freezing Mobile Hotspot and the WiFi Hotspot widget in Titanium Backup caused my FCs. Once defrosted, I was able to get back into the HotSpot settings, and able to connect via my tablet.
Thanks OP for the upload!
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Glad you figured it out. And hopefully you solve will help others.
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I want to try this mod but I have THE question, will AT&T detect that I'm tethering on my unlimited data plan? Cause they don't play nice when it comes to this at all. Thanks.
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volcalstone said:
I want to try this mod but I have THE question, will AT&T detect that I'm tethering on my unlimited data plan? Cause they don't play nice when it comes to this at all. Thanks.
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All this does is remove the limitation that's built into the system of the device. It does not change anything other than a string of code on the device itself. I can't guarantee AT&T will not figure it out, but if you are smart about it they'll never know. I use tethering every once in a while when my home wifi is struggling. I mainly tether to my iPad mini for streaming YouTube, but occasionally other things like movies and downloading games as well. AT&T never caught on to me. Sadly my dad took it upon himself to change our entire families data plan so he save a measly $5 a person. I told him I'd give him the damn $25 a month but oh well.... Maybe I'll just tether more and we'll go over our data usage and then he'll have to switch it. I've already confirmed with a friend at AT&T that I can have mine back dated and re-activated.
Anyway, enough of being sidetracked, to make a long explanation short.... You won't get caught because of this mod. You'd only get caught of you way way way over use this mod.
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I want to try this mod but I have THE question, will AT&T detect that I'm tethering on my unlimited data plan? Cause they don't play nice when it comes to this at all. Thanks.
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Agree with all in the above response to this question. Also, AT&T's method of detection is network based. There is nothing I have seen that on the phone side (mod, etc) that can prevent this.
If your behavior is discrete, and usage is low and only occasional, you will not be caught. Tether large amounts of data, and you will almost certainly be caught.
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Agree with all in the above response to this question. Also, AT&T's method of detection is network based. There is nothing I have seen that on the phone side (mod, etc) that can prevent this.
If your behavior is discrete, and usage is low and only occasional, you will not be caught. Tether large amounts of data, and you will almost certainly be caught.
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Agreed on all but the large amounts of data. I would agree with this when on computer and full websites, but like on the iPad or other tablet that use mobile websites rather than full sized I believe your safe because their detection would see that it's a mobile format and therefore not arouse suspicion (If that makes sense)...
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Pure+ said:
Agreed on all but the large amounts of data. I would agree with this when on computer and full websites, but like on the iPad or other tablet that use mobile websites rather than full sized I believe your safe because their detection would see that it's a mobile format and therefore not arouse suspicion (If that makes sense)...
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Its unlikely they are looking at webpages and whether they were mobile format or not. The data packets are tagged as tethered, it doesn't matter whether you were viewing mobile pages or not (and that isn't going to conceal the tethering). At least that what folks here that are smarter than me have stated. If true, that means that AT&T can detect any tethering, they just choose not to enforce with zero tolerance (possibly because its simply not practical), but rather to use some additional parameters to decide whether a person is going to receive the "warning" email and subsequently have a tethering plan added to their account.
Nobody here knows for sure what parameters AT&T uses to trigger the "warning" email (and probably not info that AT&T is going to volunteer). But volume of tethered data has been reasonably speculated. I'm surprised to hear that you were able stream YouTube, other movies, and downloads, without getting caught. Could be you were just lucky; or you are in fact correct that tethered data volume is not the key indicator. Nobody except folks at AT&T know for sure.
My advice is still to keep tethered usage to a minimum, in order to stay of their radar.