I have an unrooted t-mobile galaxy s5. I just learned that I have a 5gb limit on the mobile hotspot, I upgraded to 9gb. However I wonder if there is a way to use the mobile hotspot feature without t-mobile tracking the data usage? I have done the user agent switcher which is apparently how t-mobile knows if you're using data on your phone or your desktop. But are there other more thorough ways of doing this? And what if I wanted to play xbox live for a bit? How could I do that without going over my 9gb limit?
Thanks.
This may be of some help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717137
I use WiFi Tether and a vpn.
As long as you have an Unlimited Data plan, you're good to go.
The hot spot data usage doesn't increase.
Regarding your user agent switcher method, make sure that the Hotspot usage isn't increasing.
lenglain said:
I have an unrooted t-mobile galaxy s5. I just learned that I have a 5gb limit on the mobile hotspot, I upgraded to 9gb. However I wonder if there is a way to use the mobile hotspot feature without t-mobile tracking the data usage? I have done the user agent switcher which is apparently how t-mobile knows if you're using data on your phone or your desktop. But are there other more thorough ways of doing this? And what if I wanted to play xbox live for a bit? How could I do that without going over my 9gb limit?
Thanks.
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For Xbox a vpn is needed. As you can't change the user agent.
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I had to upgrade (like many people) to the $10 web2go plan after T-mobile finally blocked the T-zones plan altogether.
I have always had the problem in Windows Mobile where, while tethering or using WiFi HOTSPOT, my PC's web browser will take me to the T-mo upsell page to upgrade my plan. Internet on the phone works, though. (using internet2.voicestream.com setting for APN)
I almost exclusively use Android (MattC Sense 1.8 or something). I also use it for WiFi Hotspot on my home PC, which has always worked great (using it now). Using the internet2 APN
*Problem is that as of 10pm tonight, I get NO 3G at all in Android. 3G connects in Windows Mobile, but not Android
Every month I get a text from T-mo that says "Due to the amount of data you have used this billing cycle, your data speed will be slowed for the remainder of the cycle." but this has never actually amounted to any change in data.
Anybody else experiencing this?
SurfGuruJeff said:
I had to upgrade (like many people) to the $10 web2go plan after T-mobile finally blocked the T-zones plan altogether.
I have always had the problem in Windows Mobile where, while tethering or using WiFi HOTSPOT, my PC's web browser will take me to the T-mo upsell page to upgrade my plan. Internet on the phone works, though. (using internet2.voicestream.com setting for APN)
I almost exclusively use Android (MattC Sense 1.8 or something). I also use it for WiFi Hotspot on my home PC, which has always worked great (using it now). Using the internet2 APN
*Problem is that as of 10pm tonight, I get NO 3G at all in Android. 3G connects in Windows Mobile, but not Android
Every month I get a text from T-mo that says "Due to the amount of data you have used this billing cycle, your data speed will be slowed for the remainder of the cycle." but this has never actually amounted to any change in data.
Anybody else experiencing this?
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yes that is why i have been thinking about changing carriers i just dont know witch one
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I was using an international ROM, over 100gb of data used on my 3gb hotspot, but then suddenly today I got a message pop up on my phone that I have used all 3gb of hotspot data, and I must upgrade to continue using hotspot.
I switched roms out to the infinity rom from this tmobile forums, can't even connect now.
Very frustrating right now as I am on vacation and need my hotspot to work.
Any ideas? I went through the steps to manually configure my system apks to stop tethering provision checks but the infinity rom already has those provisions enabled.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Any other tmobile users experience this? About to flash back to an international rom and see if anything is fixed. Paying for hotspot data seems absurd when I already pay for unlimited data.
Nikknak said:
I was using an international ROM, over 100gb of data used on my 3gb hotspot, but then suddenly today I got a message pop up on my phone that I have used all 3gb of hotspot data, and I must upgrade to continue using hotspot.
I switched roms out to the infinity rom from this tmobile forums, can't even connect now.
Very frustrating right now as I am on vacation and need my hotspot to work.
Any ideas? I went through the steps to manually configure my system apks to stop tethering provision checks but the infinity rom already has those provisions enabled.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Any other tmobile users experience this? About to flash back to an international rom and see if anything is fixed. Paying for hotspot data seems absurd when I already pay for unlimited data.
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For web browsing try changing your user agent, I copied the user agent that mobile browser uses for desktop view.
Purest said:
For web browsing try changing your user agent, I copied the user agent that mobile browser uses for desktop view.
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Ok, I think i figured out how to do that. I will post if I keep having issues. Thanks for the tip.
I also found out that I am able to browse any https website, but any http website seems to trigger the buy more hotspot data splashpage. Odd
Hello,
I have hotspot with T-Mobile. However, the limit is only 5GB. Is there anyway to bypass that?
Thanks,
knite75 said:
Hello,
I have hotspot with T-Mobile. However, the limit is only 5GB. Is there anyway to bypass that?
Thanks,
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I used to use an app called WiFi Tether Router, but since I upgraded to lollipop, I've lost root and can't use it.
Yeah use wifi teether router.
You need to setup a new apn and set it as ivp4
And just activate it. If you don't have the unlimited data plan it won't work. It uses your unlimited data as the wifi
Hi I am using Eragon v3 ROM with xposed installed. Can someone help suggest me free wif I tether app/trick. I live in London and use 3 (three) network
strange question : android can provide wifi tether natively ! It's called "connexion sharing" in the parameters.
amon2010 said:
strange question : android can provide wifi tether natively ! It's called "connexion sharing" in the parameters.
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Brother I have to pay for tethering. And only allowed 4gigs. That's why I'm asking. I have tried a lot of apps but failed. It still shows that I am using my allowance .
Not quite sure what you are trying to do. You can tether to your phone within the settings or wifi tether to another device, using the wifi settings
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mrbubba999 said:
Not quite sure what you are trying to do. You can tether to your phone within the settings or wifi tether to another device, using the wifi settings
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Bro thing is I am paying extra £5 for 30gigs of tethering.and I have my 3UK app. Which shows me how much I have used off that allowance. On my Samsung galaxy s4 omega ROM. My allowance would remain the same. Showing that there was something built in the ROM which prevented my service provider to not know that I am using using WiFI Hotspot
OK I understand !
In France we are allowed to use wifi tethering without over taxes !
amon2010 said:
OK I understand !
In France we are allowed to use wifi tethering without over taxes !
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Oh OK. Still bro any app you can suggest?
And also YouTube not playing 60fps
I guess I have to wait for that
Ah okay, I'm with EE and there is no cap on tethering for me
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mrbubba999 said:
Ah okay, I'm with EE and there is no cap on tethering for me
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Any help with YouTube not playing 720p 60fps videos
jayrazor said:
Any help with YouTube not playing 720p 60fps videos
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Doesn't have the option
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I see that you have also posted this question on the elephone.hk forum with a similar lack of clarity. What exactly are you trying to achieve?
Tethering is where your phone becomes a WiFi access point and other devices connect to it to use the phone's mobile data connection to access the Internet. I'm sure you know this, but I don't understand why you would think that your telco would provide this data connection for free.
As a rule of thumb, if you have a data plan with your telco (Three, or whoever) which allows unlimited data, then you are normally limited to a certain amount of data that can be used by other devices connected via your phone. This limit might be zero. If your plan isn't unlimited, then usually telcos don't care how the data is used. I don't know exactly how they know whether data is going to a tethered device, but I suspect that there is information within the TCPIP header which can be snooped.
So are you looking for an app that will disguise the fact that you have other devices tethered to your phone? Do you have two separate data allowances - one for tethering and one for direct traffic? I don't know of any app which will disguise tethered data, but if you describe your problem more clearly, perhaps someone else will be able to help - or tell your that it is not possible.
RMcT said:
I see that you have also posted this question on the elephone.hk forum with a similar lack of clarity. What exactly are you trying to achieve?
Tethering is where your phone becomes a WiFi access point and other devices connect to it to use the phone's mobile data connection to access the Internet. I'm sure you know this, but I don't understand why you would think that your telco would provide this data connection for free.
As a rule of thumb, if you have a data plan with your telco (Three, or whoever) which allows unlimited data, then you are normally limited to a certain amount of data that can be used by other devices connected via your phone. This limit might be zero. If your plan isn't unlimited, then usually telcos don't care how the data is used. I don't know exactly how they know whether data is going to a tethered device, but I suspect that there is information within the TCPIP header which can be snooped.
So are you looking for an app that will disguise the fact that you have other devices tethered to your phone? Do you have two separate data allowances - one for tethering and one for direct traffic? I don't know of any app which will disguise tethered data, but if you describe your problem more clearly, perhaps someone else will be able to help - or tell your that it is not possible.
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Well brother I pay extra £5 for 30gig of WiFi hotspot. On my galaxy s4 I had Omega ROM and I could use unlimited as it was disguising my network usage. I have a three app installed on my phone. And it shows how much data I have used from my allowance. Where as on Gs4 it show zero MBS used of allowance.
Don't think you can get round it. Well not here anyways best bet is to look for an app that could help you with the masking of your data usage as this isn't specific to just this phone
Thanks will do
Hey guys,
I have a very good legacy plan with Sprint/TMobile that does not include wifi tether. There have been ways to do that with my past devices.
Can this be done with the note 20 Ultra without root?
You could try PDANet.
Share smart phone Internet with computers or tablets, no rooting needed.
Version 5.10 has major changes, MUST read below before updating.
1. Windows side also need updating from http://pdanet.co/install
2. Original WiFi Hotspot feature remains in the separate FoxFi app if you still need it, just install from Play Store. You can also find previous (4.19) version of PdaNet+ at http://pdanet.co/install/old
3. New location permission required by Android due to WiFi scan API call.
Please be aware that with no root access there are technical limitations of what an app can do. We try our best to offer the "most convenient solution possible" for sharing phone Internet but it may not be an "ideal" or "universal" solution (e.g. a normal WiFi Hotspot). It may not work for particular devices.
=====WiFi Direct mode (new!) ====
PdaNet+ now comes with a completely new "WiFi Direct Hotspot" feature that works on all Android phones 4.1 or later. It allows you to connect computers and tablets to your phone using WiFi BUT it will require you to either install our client app or setup proxy depending on what device you are connecting to the phone. You can activate "WiFi Direct Hotspot" in PdaNet+ then tap the "Help!" button for detail instructions.
*If your Windows computer does not see the hotspot during pairing please do two things: 1. Restart Hotspot on the phone.
2. Click on "Show All WiFi Direct Hotspot". It will verify if your adapter supports 5Ghz.
====FoxFi/WiFi Hotspot Mode (the old) ====
The original WiFi Hotspot feature remains in the separate FoxFi app if you still need it. It has ceased to function on many newer phone models due to carrier updates. Even when it works, your hotspot usage may still be metered (see plan 2 below). WiFi Direct Hotspot could solve both issues. However the new feature is not meant to support game devices, TVs or TV streaming devices.
=====USB Mode=====
USB mode works on all Android phones (except for some ZTE/Alcatel models). It allows connection from Windows or Mac. In addition, there is a "WiFi Share" feature that can further turn Windows into a WiFi Hotspot so that you share PdaNet Internet with other devices.
*If your phone is not recognized by your computer after connecting USB, please see http://pdanet.co/driver
=====Bluetooth Mode=====
You can use Bluetooth mode to connect Windows. Although WiFi Direct mode is preferred.
=====Do I need this software?=====
The PdaNet software has been around since the first Treo smart phone in 2003. With over 30 million downloads in total, it must be something that everyone needs, right? Well...it really depends on the kind of data plan you have for your phone. There are 4 kinds of data plans from most carriers:
1. Your data plan (limited or unlimited) does not allow you to turn on the mobile hotspot feature on the phone (it prompts you to call your carrier).
2. Your data plan is unlimited and you can turn on mobile hotspot from your phone to use it. But hotspot usage is "metered" against a cap (say 5G/month). After that the speed will be throttled to a crawl. (FoxFi can't avoid this!)
3. Your data plan is unlimited, and you can turn on mobile hotspot from your phone with unlimited LTE usage and no throttling cap. This plan does NOT exist or not intended. But we have seen loopholes on some phone models to allow it.
4. You data plan is limited and it allows you to turn on mobile hotspot from your phone. The mobile hotspot usage goes under the same data plan limit.
If your plan falls under 1 or 2, you will need to use PdaNet+. If your plan belongs to 3 or 4 then PdaNet+ will not make any difference. If you are unsure what plan you have, it won't harm to always use PdaNet+.
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Free edition of PdaNet+ will have timed usage limit, otherwise it is same as full version.
Sprint and AT&T may not allow you to install our app from Play Store, please install the apk file directly from http://pdanet.co/install or install from the computer side.
Just up to a newer plan?
I mean, this is like signing a contract with your cable provider, and you opt out of the premium channels like HBO and Starz... and now you are looking for a way to sneak those channels in without paying for them? lol
SquireSCA said:
Just up to a newer plan?
I mean, this is like signing a contract with your cable provider, and you opt out of the premium channels like HBO and Starz... and now you are looking for a way to sneak those channels in without paying for them? lol
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Newer plans suck. I have a legacy SERO plan with Sprint which has actual true unlimited data with no caps. At the time of this plan, there were no tether options. When they were later added, it was about the same price of the plan itself to add. So, it wasn't an "opt" out as you think.
We simply enabled the native tether via root or used a different app to allow us to use the unlimited data we already had for tether. This was way back with the Note 4 time and possibly the HTC EVO LTE phones if I am not mistaken.
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You could try PDANet.
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Thanks, I tried it and it didn't work.
I get it, but at the end of the day, you signed a contract that doesn't include something, and you are trying to get a service for free, that everyone else has to pay for. Hence my comment about a cable plan... Getting basic cable, and then trying to find a descrambler box to steal the premium channels that you aren't paying for... haha
With root its easy, obviously... But Samsung phones have gotten harder and harder to root, unless you have the international variants with the Samsung CPU?
This has me thinking that from here on out, I may just stick to Pixels or OnePlus... something more stock android that doesn't have all the carrier restrictions on them... I have Unlimited data and tethering, plus my truck itself is an unlimited 4G hotspot for like $20 a month.... But I do tire of the bloat, slow updates, etc...