I apologize if this question a bit weird, but bear with me...
I'm using 2014 Moto X with Android 5.1 on Verizon Wireless with Unlimited Data Plan and unfortunately i did not jump on mofo, but there is a hope for rootninja now) and maybe even stagefright? i obviously don't know what i'm talking about) but anyways,
the actual question is: can i swap sim card from my phone and use it with nexus 9 lte, would I be able to enable mobile hotspot feature as well? :angel::cyclops:
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Hi all,
Not sure whether this should go in the Windows Phone forums or Android (You'll see why in a moment).
I am considering buying a Nexus 7 as I (think I) am in need of a smaller tablet to take around with me when I start Sixth Form in September. I have decided that if I ever get ANY Android device in future, it has to be Nexus owing to the fact that my first and only Android device left me with a very bitter view of Android, but after using my friends Nexus 10, I was in love with Android once again, and so the Nexus 7 suits me perfectly. I was wondering on your opinion of whether I should buy the 3G version now and hope that I will need the 3G capabilities, or give my brother £50 for his Nexus 7 seeing as he's just bought an iPad Mini and use it, and see how many times I actually need 3G in day to day use, and then if I need 3G, buy a 3G version of the new Nexus 7 that Google should've announced by September, and if I don't need 3G, just buy the WiFi only version. What do you guys think?
Also, I currently have a Lumia 800 (WP 7.8) and have seen that my friend uses TabletTalk to get the texts from his Galaxy S to his Nexus 10 and can answer them. I was wondering if such a thing existed that provided this functionality, except being able to get the texts from my Windows Phone device on the tablet.
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I think it depends on where do you live. because it affects how do you use your phone. if you live in a small town with lack of signal I suggest that you choose WiFi only...
Qijos said:
I think it depends on where do you live. because it affects how do you use your phone. if you live in a small town with lack of signal I suggest that you choose WiFi only...
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I live in the booming capital of Luhndun (London)
then I think u could go with 3G, because Phones battery live durability hardly depends on how good the signal they could get. If u live in town with lack of signal and using 3G, your phone will drain more energy just because it need 3G connection while sometimes u couldn't get it because of lack signal, which means the phone will not last long...
You know if you have an Android phone you can tether your 3G to your Nexus 7, that is how i do it when i'm on the go.
..not on the note 3, but on all spark enabled phones (Galaxy S5, Note 4, etc). I upgraded to the S5 to find out that while on mobile data you can only talk or surf, not both!
I'm putting this in the Note 3 because I took back the S5 and got the Note 3 (the best phone) that does both.
Hopefully others that need this feature might choose the Note 3 as well and we can get some more user activity in this thread.
Thanks and as I've been using rooted phones for 4 years now (EVO and S3) I look forward to interacting with everyone..
indyjames said:
..not on the note 3, but on all spark enabled phones (Galaxy S5, Note 4, etc). I upgraded to the S5 to find out that while on mobile data you can only talk or surf, not both!
I'm putting this in the Note 3 because I took back the S5 and got the Note 3 (the best phone) that does both.
Hopefully others that need this feature might choose the Note 3 as well and we can get some more user activity in this thread.
Thanks and as I've been using rooted phones for 4 years now (EVO and S3) I look forward to interacting with everyone..
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I think once they implement VoLTE then we'll have talk and surf on Spark capable phones. I could be wrong.
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Lets hope I'm out all day and really need to be able to do both.
I was just disappointed that they would engineer their new phones to do less than their previous ones.
Other carriers new phones still do both.
indyjames said:
Lets hope I'm out all day and really need to be able to do both.
I was just disappointed that they would engineer their new phones to do less than their previous ones.
Other carriers new phones still do both.
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They did not intentionally engineer the phones to disable this. Samsung builds the phones, not Sprint. Sprint's towers are currently incapable of this feature on any Tri-band phone utilizing Spark. It requires a future planned upgrade to Sprint towers to enable this feature again. AND that would also depend on IF the phone is VoLTE capable. The older EVDO ability is no longer possible with the new Tri-Band phones and Spark.
KennyG123 said:
They did not intentionally engineer the phones to disable this. Samsung builds the phones, not Sprint. Sprint's towers are currently incapable of this feature on any Tri-band phone utilizing Spark. It requires a future planned upgrade to Sprint towers to enable this feature again. AND that would also depend on IF the phone is VoLTE capable. The older EVDO ability is no longer possible with the new Tri-Band phones and Spark.
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So once VoLTE is turned on ,will current Spark phones be able to do simultaneous voice and data?
ubigred said:
So once VoLTE is turned on ,will current Spark phones be able to do simultaneous voice and data?
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Only if the phone is capable. I have seen conflicting information about which phones are capable and which are not. Here is more info on Sprint and VoLTE. I am hoping it is any of the phones that are HD call capable.
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Only if the phone is capable. I have seen conflicting information about which phones are capable and which are not. Here is more info on Sprint and VoLTE. I am hoping it is any of the phones that are HD call capable.
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Thanks for the article.
Old and conflicting information in it.
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Thanks for the article.
Old and conflicting information in it.
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Exactly. I am trying to find out if my M8 is VoLTE capable on the Sprint model but best I can find is HTC saying it should be with firmware update when available. Not a Yes or no. But a definite no on LTE-A. By the time it rolls out in my area it will probably be time for a new phone anyway.
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Exactly. I am trying to find out if my M8 is VoLTE capable on the Sprint model but best I can find is HTC saying it should be with firmware update when available. Not a Yes or no. But a definite no on LTE-A. By the time it rolls out in my area it will probably be time for a new phone anyway.
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Yea, hopefully by next October we will have concrete clarity .
I think the Note 3 has dual antennae & all Spark enable phones has single. But regardless you can use Hangouts dialer to surf and talk at the same time, Voip..... its how I get around the issue..
jauger said:
I think the Note 3 has dual antennae & all Spark enable phones has single. But regardless you can use Hangouts dialer to surf and talk at the same time, Voip..... its how I get around the issue..
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Too much for practical use.
Also when you use hotspot and get a call it cuts out.
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Got the LTE version of the tablet on Monday. On powering up and connecting to my WiFi, it pulled down an update which I believe is for 5.01 (at least it now has 5.01). I took the device to the local AT&T store to obtain a nanosim.
The tablet works fine, but I cannot find the tethering and WiFi hotspot setting. It's not where it usually is. When I search "tether," the search takes me to to the "more" under WiFi and network settings which is where I expect to find this setting, but it's not there.
Does anyone with the LTE tablet see tethering anywhere on his device?
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I went to Verizon and T-Mobile stores. Each put a nanoSIM into the Nexus 9. In both cases, the Tethering and Mobile Hotspot menu appeared exactly where it ought to be. It's the AT&T nanoSIM that causes the menu item to vanish before my eyes. I spoke with AT&T and Google. Each asserted that the other caused the problem. This identical problem occurred with AT&T the last LTE-capable tablet marketed by Google (the Nexus 7 2013, see here). It's unclear whether subsequent updates or AT&T programming repaired the error in the prior matter. I'm a little baffled that the engineers would allow the same problem to re-occur.
I've had this problem since day 1. In any other setup tethering appears, but when I pop in my AT&T SIM, it's gone. I had the same problem with the '13 N7 too. Unfortunately, this year's issue looks like it will never be fixed.
It's something that AT&T asked Google to do and they complied. I asked Jean Baptiste Queru about this back when the Nexus 7 LTE launched 2 years ago and all he said was that he couldn't talk about it due to NDAs. Suffice it to say, he didn't deny that AT&T was behind it.
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Makes no sense for AT&T. Most of us have metered data plans. More tethering more data. AT&T claims that its allows tethering. If AT&T, after selling tethering as a feature, instructed a vendor to disable it, then potential of a class action would outweigh the gain. Regarding the Nexus 7, wasn't it eventually fixed?
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Makes no sense for AT&T. Most of us have metered data plans. More tethering more data. AT&T claims that its allows tethering. If AT&T, after selling tethering as a feature, instructed a vendor to disable it, then potential of a class action would outweigh the gain. Regarding the Nexus 7, wasn't it eventually fixed?
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Nope. It was never changed on the Nexus 7 LTE. It's right in the AOSP code. There are lines that specifically disable tethering if you put in an AT&T SIM. It's in an XML file somewhere. If you're rooted, you can change that line and get tethering. But, that means that Google is specifically targeting AT&T SIMs and disabling tethering in the ROM. This is most definitely not a bug, nor an issue requiring a "fix." It's very deliberate. The only plausible reason for Google to do this would be at the request of AT&T. We have no idea what agreements Google has with carriers, so the specifics will never be known to us. Regardless, this is most-definitely done on purpose.
From a branded device standpoint, AT&T never allows native tethering on tablets within the OS. They always make OEMs disable it and then provide tethering via the AT&T AllAccess app. The app comes pre-installed on every single tablet AT&T sells. You can download it on the Nexus 7 and Nexus 9 here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartcom. I'm not entirely sure that it'll actually allow you to tether, but that's what you have to use to tether on any AT&T-branded tablet.
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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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.
Hello,
I still have the Verizon Unlimited Data plan grandfathered. I have been buying used phones unlocked and just moving my sim over with no problems. I currently have a Iphone 11 pro max and it has been smooth sailing doing the same thing.
I am looking at an unlocked Iphone 12 pro max and I was about to buy it when I noticed that it has a 5g feature. If I bought this phone and moved my sim would the 5g feature cause Verizon to try and intervene and move me off of my UDP?
Again I have been just transferring my sim from phone to phone and I routinely use at least 60gb of data per month streaming.
Thank you.
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Hello,
I still have the Verizon Unlimited Data plan grandfathered. I have been buying used phones unlocked and just moving my sim over with no problems. I currently have a Iphone 11 pro max and it has been smooth sailing doing the same thing.
I am looking at an unlocked Iphone 12 pro max and I was about to buy it when I noticed that it has a 5g feature. If I bought this phone and moved my sim would the 5g feature cause Verizon to try and intervene and move me off of my UDP?
Again I have been just transferring my sim from phone to phone and I routinely use at least 60gb of data per month streaming.
Thank you.
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I do not have Verizon, but T-Mobile. In my case I am also grandfathered in to unlimited data plan, which at the time was LTE. I have had no issue with 5G on iPhone 13 Pro Max. It all depends on how Verizon handles their data. I want to lean towards it will be included, but it's Verizon and they are money hungry...
mhughes1966 said:
Hello,
I still have the Verizon Unlimited Data plan grandfathered. I have been buying used phones unlocked and just moving my sim over with no problems. I currently have a Iphone 11 pro max and it has been smooth sailing doing the same thing.
I am looking at an unlocked Iphone 12 pro max and I was about to buy it when I noticed that it has a 5g feature. If I bought this phone and moved my sim would the 5g feature cause Verizon to try and intervene and move me off of my UDP?
Again I have been just transferring my sim from phone to phone and I routinely use at least 60gb of data per month streaming.
Thank you.
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I noticed you had a chat going last year about your grandfathered Verizon data plan. Do you still have that plan? I still do but foxfi just expired on 3-31-23. I'm trying to find a new app to run my truly unlimited data plan. Do you have any recommendations?
It's great to hear that you've been smoothly swapping your sim from phone to phone with your Verizon Unlimited Data plan. As for the iPhone 12 Pro Max, I get your concern about the 5G feature. However, rest assured that it won't trigger any intervention from Verizon to kick you off your beloved UDP. They won't be checking that specifically. Your data-hungry streaming habits won't be affected either. Also, if you've got you iphone locked to owner, don't worry, it's not gonna be a problem. Since you're planning to get an unlocked iPhone, you won't have to deal with any ownership restrictions. You have the freedom to use it as you please with your Verizon sim.