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Wifi use for email and Opera

Firstly I apologise if this has been answered already but I've tried searching and couldn't find an answer.
My email and internet works perfectly over a 3G connection but I spend a lot of my time travelling and so as not to incur high roaming charges I would like to be able to use a wifi connection for my email and internet. The problem is that even when I have a wifi connection both of these applications still try to use the 3G signal.
I expect I am probably missing something quite basic but I can't seem to work out how to make these applications use the wifi connection instead of 3G.
If someone could explain this to me I would be very grateful. If you can provide an idiots guide of step by step instructions that would be even better.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Matt

For email go into the account settings for each email account and under advanced server settings change the connection. on AT&T it defaults to Media Net. Change this to The Internet and this will allow it to use wifi if it is on.

I always set my Wi-Fi connections to connect to my Work network, and leave AT&T as The Internet. Then in the Connections settings, I switch the preferred networks for applications to access the internet between Work and The Internet depending on what I want to force the phone to use. Works for ALL applications that access the internet, not just email. For a long time I didn't even have an AT&T data plan, and that's how I forced my phone to use Wi-fi.

dalavar said:
For email go into the account settings for each email account and under advanced server settings change the connection. on AT&T it defaults to Media Net. Change this to The Internet and this will allow it to use wifi if it is on.
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Thanks for the hint. But how can I change the preferred connection (e.g. wifi) using my hotmail-account for email? I can't find in the account-settings.
Any ideas are welcome!!!
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Weird wifi-tether problem...

I'm having trouble getting wifi tether to work with 4G. It was working fine yesterday, and nothing has changed between when I last used it and now. The weird part is, when connected to 4G and tethered I can go to any Google site, but nothing else will load. When I'm connected to 3G everything works. I thought maybe it was that wifi tether is set to use Google's DNS and perhaps Google was having issues, but why would they work for 3G and not 4G. Do you think Sprint/Clearwire is blocking Google's DNS in an effort to curb unpayed tethering on 4G? Any other ideas?
Edit: I've tried a few different free DNS services and the same thing happens with all of them. No connection issues on 3G, but ONLY Google pages will load via 4G, regardless of which DNS service I'm using. This is a very strange problem....The only two things I can think of is Spring/Clearwire blocking DNS services or there's some sort of bug on the 4G network at the moment.

I'm seeing the same issue, and I did the same troubleshooting steps. It's almost as if they are inspecting http headers and checking the MAC against some database. Hopefully something is just broke on Sprint's side, though.

Co-signing. 3G wireless tether works while 4G doesn't.

Same Problem in NYC
Hey Guys, glad I found this post. Thought I was going crazy. Everything is fine on 3G but only google sites and certain non picture portions of other websites will load on 4G.
Strange thing is that all websites are fine on the phone itself while on 4G.

Heard someone that's using the paid sprint hotspot is having the same issue, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that this is a temporary issue.

rpav2004 said:
I'm seeing the same issue, and I did the same troubleshooting steps. It's almost as if they are inspecting http headers and checking the MAC against some database. Hopefully something is just broke on Sprint's side, though.
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What? You do realize that the only MAC Sprint ever sees is that of the phone, right? As for inspecting headers, not only would that be trivial to get around, but it would also be likely to cause breakage in third-party browsers as the whitelist would likely not be complete. Reliable browser detection via HTTP is near impossible. That also would have no effect on non-HTTP traffic, IMAP e-mail or an XMPP instant message connection for example.

wolrah said:
What? You do realize that the only MAC Sprint ever sees is that of the phone, right? As for inspecting headers, not only would that be trivial to get around, but it would also be likely to cause breakage in third-party browsers as the whitelist would likely not be complete. Reliable browser detection via HTTP is near impossible. That also would have no effect on non-HTTP traffic, IMAP e-mail or an XMPP instant message connection for example.
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I believe there is an individual MAC for every radio in the phone, so you would have a unique MAC for your cell radio, wimax radio, bluetooth radio, etc. Also, I don't believe he's referring to the browser's identity info, but the packet headers that contain DNS/tcp/etc. info that all network services use. That would have an effect on ALL traffic, and it clearly does as nothing works expcept most google services.

I have been usb tethering with CM7 since GB6 and it would switch back and forth between 3G and 4G without any problems. Pre GB roms would require google tether which would only work on 4G.
I am now experiencing the same dead 4G tether and am not droping back to 3G since the 4G signal is good. Yep like everybody else the phone by itself is connecting and browsing.
All tether traceroutes and pings seemed reasonable. Flashed back to an earlier working release and it also failed. I have not tried any port other than 80 at this time.

marcog42 said:
Heard someone that's using the paid sprint hotspot is having the same issue, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that this is a temporary issue.
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I just added the Sprint HotSpot to my account and I can confirm that it's working flawlessly with 4G. Even with the HotSpot feature on the account, wireless tether will not work.

Imap works, SMTP works, ftp works, ftp via browser (port??) or any other browser activities do not work while tethering on 4G.
Port 80 and/or tethering via browser is hosed.

What wifitether version is everyone using? I'm using 2.0.5

Well, I got home connected to 4G and tethered to my laptop. Everything worked. Might be dependant on what tower you're connected to. I'm using wifi tether 3.0 pre11, but had the issue with 2.0.7.

marcog42 said:
Well, I got home connected to 4G and tethered to my laptop. Everything worked. Might be dependant on what tower you're connected to. I'm using wifi tether 3.0 pre11, but had the issue with 2.0.7.
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I believe you're correct. I downloaded 3.0 pre11 and still nothing. Strangely enough it would allow streaming of an Amazon video on the browser but it worked on 2.0.5 as well. I wonder what clearwire is doing on their end. Does anybody have any ideas on circumventing it?

wolrah said:
What? You do realize that the only MAC Sprint ever sees is that of the phone, right? As for inspecting headers, not only would that be trivial to get around, but it would also be likely to cause breakage in third-party browsers as the whitelist would likely not be complete. Reliable browser detection via HTTP is near impossible. That also would have no effect on non-HTTP traffic, IMAP e-mail or an XMPP instant message connection for example.
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I didn't go into much detail since I was posting from my phone, but allow me to expound now. Wifi-tether does nothing more than NAT your internal network to it's live IP address, whether that be on 4G or 3G. Both of these radios have the physical addresses that would not be hard to trace on a cellular network. When the packets are transmitted, as is the case with any packet transmission, the only information that gets changed as the packet passes through the NAT is the IP address. All of the other information stays the same. Now, in terms of most traffic, this isn't a big deal, but with HTTP and HTTPS traffic, the stream of data sent contains the header of the browser sending the request. Since the NAT doesn't mask this data, it's sent out into the wild blue yonder (Sprint's Clearwire WAN) where the capability of inspecting the packet header is very easy to do with most enterprise grade equipment. Now, while any blacklist of headers will inevitably be incomplete, a very simple whitelist of 'known' headers - such as mobile browsers on the market and the included browser on the phone - can be implemented with a few short lines of code. Now, while it might seem trivial, how many users are going to attempt to obfuscate or change their packet header identifiers just to get online? They'll give up, use another connection, or just view the pages on the phone.
I tested this for awhile today, using multiple different browsers on my PC and got nothing. I opened up a VPN connection to my workplace, and routed all my traffic through that (that is, encrypted in an IPSEC tunnel) and the internet worked fine. The most brilliant part, from Sprints point of view, is that the HTTP session is never actually 'closed', just kept in a perpetual waiting state where no data is transmitted. If this is all a fluke, it's the best bandwidth saving fluke Sprint could ever dream up.
All in all, I'm really really hoping this is a snafu, but all signs are pointing to sprint catching onto our usage, which is a huge uh-oh.
edit: I was still able to ssh and telnet via my tether, and open up the VPN and receive email, which points to this being a targeted attack on HTTP. Double uh-oh.

Firefox, IE, Opera, Epithany, Chromium, Midori and Konqueror all fail.
Port 80 traceroute is good.
Does anybody knnow of an agent switcher that can be used?

What about downloading Adfree and installing the host files. That fixed my data issues on my Evo.
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This appears to be a new sprint development. Are you saying that you can tether with 4G?

Aha... finally found some people who are having the same issues, 4g just stopped working with wireless tether about 3 days ago. 3g works just fine, and 4g connects and is pushing data to the phone, but no webpages are loading on my laptop when 4g is on... I'm out of 4g range right now, but will check back in when I'm back in range tomorrow.

It's working for me again. I'm replying to this thread using my wifitether uder 4G.

Working again here too.

[Q] Very odd SSL issue

I'm experiencing a very odd issue with my Galaxy S3 on the Virgin Network. For some reason I can't go on any SSL enabled site no matter what browser I use and which website I go to. The most descriptive error message comes from firefox which says SSL received a record which exceeded the maximum permissible length. Oddly if I enable wifi or otherwise bypass the regular network (VPN etc.) everything works properly. SSL enabled apps like banking sites work with no issue.
I'm currently on the latest nightly of the Carbon Rom, though I've experienced it when I was on Cyanogenmod as well so I don't believe that it has anything to do with the rom itself. Any idea on what might be going on?

Ensure your APN settings are correct.

valunthar said:
I'm experiencing a very odd issue with my Galaxy S3 on the Virgin Network. For some reason I can't go on any SSL enabled site no matter what browser I use and which website I go to. The most descriptive error message comes from firefox which says SSL received a record which exceeded the maximum permissible length. Oddly if I enable wifi or otherwise bypass the regular network (VPN etc.) everything works properly. SSL enabled apps like banking sites work with no issue.
I'm currently on the latest nightly of the Carbon Rom, though I've experienced it when I was on Cyanogenmod as well so I don't believe that it has anything to do with the rom itself. Any idea on what might be going on?
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Is your time and date set to automatic?

My APN settings are correct and my time and date are set to automatic.
After doing some more testing only certain SSL sites don't work which makes the whole situation even more murky. startpage.com doesn't work, but the login of tdcanadatrust does. This is really weird.

Are you in a public WiFi network or in an area with a lot of WiFi networks?
If in public WiFi: Someone may be trying to hack you by SSL strip or redirect you.( Which can be why a VPN works)
If there are many WiFi networks in range : Download WiFi Analyzer from Google play to check WiFi channels, and switch your WiFi router to a cleaner channel if needed.
(If there are a lot of WiFi networks all on the same "channel", it can cause common data loss,lag and congestion. )
Sometimes a VPN can fix the problems with congested wifi channels, but I'm not sure.
If none of these ideas apply, clear cookies and cache.
If that still doesn't work:
Settings > Security > Clear Stored Credentials.
This will clear your SLL certificates and VPN info saved on your device. It might help with your browser.

While the SSL strip idea is a valid point that I hadn't considered initially I don't think that's the issue because I rarely connect to unknown wifi networks when traveling, and I think that all certificates would come back invalid if somoene was pulling that instead of the hit and miss situation I'm currently experiencing.
The Wifi bit is what really gets me though since the sites that don't work on the cell network work perfectly when I'm on wifi with no other changes needed other than the change in the way the phone connects. I have tried clearing the browser's cache with no luck and I'm not able to clear the stored credentials as described as the option is greyed out for me.
I thought that it might have something to do with the cerficates themselves, something about the way the browser/phone accepts certs depending on connection method but I can't see any difference between working sites and non working sites other than a difference in certifying authority (GoDaddy vs Verisign for example)

Problem Solved
I'm bumping up this thread to bring attention to the fact that I've found the solution to the problem. The issue is not with the rom itself, but the proxy that Bell/Virgin insists on its users using. Clearing the proxy and port settings for the Bell APN found under mobile device settings fixes the issue nicely. Special thanks to Dream_Team over at this thread for finding the solution.
Makes me wonder why there's an HTTP only (port 80) proxy set by default in the APN settings when it's not needed to access the network..

Tethering

What tethering apps do you guys use on your note 3?
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EasyTether Pro
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WiFi tether by Fabio. Been using it since he introduced it and he stayed with his app and fixed and guided through any problems I have. One of the best dollar bills I've spent on the android market IMHO
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nighthawk626 said:
WiFi tether by Fabio. Been using it since he introduced it and he stayed with his app and fixed and guided through any problems I have. One of the best dollar bills I've spent on the android market IMHO
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And they always get back to u fast and it works like a charm. best paid for tethering app for note 3 so far. He even gives out beta )
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Are they metered like the stock one?
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Fox.Hound said:
Are they metered like the stock one?
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I also vote for Fabios WiFi Tether router, I've had an issue and he kept working through it with me without delay. I usually got a response from him within 30 minutes.
I also run Private Internet Access VPN app on the phone, any device that connects to the hotspot is automatically encrypted through the VPN so Tmo can't tell what kind of traffic it is. I've used 30 gigs a month this way for months without an issue.

ilogik said:
I also vote for Fabios WiFi Tether router, I've had an issue and he kept working through it with me without delay. I usually got a response from him within 30 minutes.
I also run Private Internet Access VPN app on the phone, any device that connects to the hotspot is automatically encrypted through the VPN so Tmo can't tell what kind of traffic it is. I've used 30 gigs a month this way for months without an issue.
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Thanks for the info!
1. Is Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN app free?
I read somewhere about a $35 annual fee, but perhaps that is not needed?
2. So by encrypting the traffic, you're saying T-Mobile does not know whether the traffic is standard data usage (e.g. web browsing on the Note 3 itself) or whether the traffic (data being used) is from running a hotspot on the Note 3 and connecting to it from an external device (laptop, table etc.)?
Just interested in understanding the technology and alternatives better (I have not needed wifi tethering on my Note 3 so far, not even the included 2.5 GB but I enjoy understanding it all either way).

I have 2 methods that I use on my phone.
FIRST THING IS TO CREATE THE EXACT SAME TMOBILE APN EXCEPT CHANGE IT FROM IP6 TO IP4.
TO BE EXACT I JUST CREATE A 2ND APN AND IN THE WAP FIELD I USE "fast.t-mobile.com" I LEAVE ALL OTHER FIRLD BLANK.
When I want to send a MMS I just activate the TMobile Stock APN. When I tether I activate my custom APN.
Now the 1st method I use is using the STOCK TETHERING option.
Activate the Stock APN and Turn On Stock Tethering. "This is IF you have the 2.5GB tethering on your account.After the tethering is activated, on the computer you have to use a custom UA string on your web browser. For me I use "Google Chrome" and I installed the plugin "Ultimate User Agent Switcher" and I use the "Kindle" option. This will allow for full web access and TMobile will think your using a Kindle tablet.
Torrents also work since you have the ip4 APN activated.
My 2nd method is using USB Tethering to my PC with PDANet. Install PDANet on your phone and on the PC. And also have the custom APN activated in network settings. In PDANet Settings, go to HIDE TETHER USAGE VERSION 2. This will allow for FULL web use without the need for changing UA Strings.
With this method, I am also able to share the connection to my LAN port which is hooked to my NetGear Router so i can then ((RESHARE)) the connection again to my XBOX and PS3 and other devices allowing them to just connect to my router as normal.
Those are the 2 methods I use. I have LTE in my area and I do about 4MB/s or 40Mbps on average.
For this current month I have used at least 107GB for the month even though my plan is 2.5GB...
Twitter @FiberOpticsRLD if you have any questions, I rarely check my XDA inbox.

hypersonicx said:
I have 2 methods that I use on my phone.
FIRST THING IS TO CREATE THE EXACT SAME TMOBILE APN EXCEPT CHANGE IT FROM IP6 TO IP4.
TO BE EXACT I JUST CREATE A 2ND APN AND IN THE WAP FIELD I USE "fast.t-mobile.com" I LEAVE ALL OTHER FIRLD BLANK.
When I want to send a MMS I just activate the TMobile Stock APN. When I tether I activate my custom APN.
Now the 1st method I use is using the STOCK TETHERING option.
Activate the Stock APN and Turn On Stock Tethering. "This is IF you have the 2.5GB tethering on your account.After the tethering is activated, on the computer you have to use a custom UA string on your web browser. For me I use "Google Chrome" and I installed the plugin "Ultimate User Agent Switcher" and I use the "Kindle" option. This will allow for full web access and TMobile will think your using a Kindle tablet.
Torrents also work since you have the ip4 APN activated.
My 2nd method is using USB Tethering to my PC with PDANet. Install PDANet on your phone and on the PC. And also have the custom APN activated in network settings. In PDANet Settings, go to HIDE TETHER USAGE VERSION 2. This will allow for FULL web use without the need for changing UA Strings.
With this method, I am also able to share the connection to my LAN port which is hooked to my NetGear Router so i can then ((RESHARE)) the connection again to my XBOX and PS3 and other devices allowing them to just connect to my router as normal.
Those are the 2 methods I use. I have LTE in my area and I do about 4MB/s or 40Mbps on average.
For this current month I have used at least 107GB for the month even though my plan is 2.5GB...
Twitter @FiberOpticsRLD if you have any questions, I rarely check my XDA inbox.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed instructions and info.
I am a noob with Note 3 tethering options since I have not needed it at all (not even the 2.5 GB included), so I appreciate the specifics to help my understanding.
QUESTION re. method 1, "stock tethering, stock APN but UA switcher and custom UA profile (I assume this custom profile is done via UA switcher"?):
Does this method allow streaming on the connected device (laptop or tablet)? I.e. do I just need to go to my web browser to 'activate' the tethering connection?
Or do I need to do USB tethering with PDANet to allow streaming on the device that is tethered to my Note 3?
Thanks again!

njweb said:
Thanks for the info!
1. Is Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN app free?
I read somewhere about a $35 annual fee, but perhaps that is not needed?
2. So by encrypting the traffic, you're saying T-Mobile does not know whether the traffic is standard data usage (e.g. web browsing on the Note 3 itself) or whether the traffic (data being used) is from running a hotspot on the Note 3 and connecting to it from an external device (laptop, table etc.)?
Just interested in understanding the technology and alternatives better (I have not needed wifi tethering on my Note 3 so far, not even the included 2.5 GB but I enjoy understanding it all either way).
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1. PIA service is not free, I got a deal off of slickdeals.net that came to something around $22 a year if I'm not mistaken. But even at $35 I think its worth it. I use it on my home PC and all my mobile devices. I don't need an ISP seeing what I browse
2. Yes, you're correct about T-Mobile not being able to differantiate the traffic. Once I forgot to turn on VPN and after a while I got redirected to their page stating that I've exceeded the allowance. As soon as I engaged VPN I was able to browse right away again.
3. Sure there are free alternatives that might work, but with this solution I know I'm 100% safe not only from exceeding my allowance but also from any other prying eyes

ilogik said:
1. PIA service is not free, I got a deal off of slickdeals.net that came to something around $22 a year if I'm not mistaken. But even at $35 I think its worth it. I use it on my home PC and all my mobile devices. I don't need an ISP seeing what I browse
2. Yes, you're correct about T-Mobile not being able to differantiate the traffic. Once I forgot to turn on VPN and after a while I got redirected to their page stating that I've exceeded the allowance. As soon as I engaged VPN I was able to browse right away again.
3. Sure there are free alternatives that might work, but with this solution I know I'm 100% safe not only from exceeding my allowance but also from any other prying eyes
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Using VPN does work. The problem I had with using a VPN is that you dont get your full 4G or full LTE speed since all your data has to be encrypted to go through the VPN server.
Using the 2 methods I provided you not only get to bypass the 2.5 GB but you all get FULL 4G LTE speeds to your tethered devices.
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njweb said:
Thanks a lot for the detailed instructions and info.
I am a noob with Note 3 tethering options since I have not needed it at all (not even the 2.5 GB included), so I appreciate the specifics to help my understanding.
QUESTION re. method 1, "stock tethering, stock APN but UA switcher and custom UA profile (I assume this custom profile is done via UA switcher"?):
Does this method allow streaming on the connected device (laptop or tablet)? I.e. do I just need to go to my web browser to 'activate' the tethering connection?
Or do I need to do USB tethering with PDANet to allow streaming on the device that is tethered to my Note 3?
Thanks again!
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Streaming on either of my methods work. If you go with the stock wifi tether, you just have to change your APN settings under network opetion on your phone from ip6 to ip4. THis is done by just creating a NEW APN and put in "fast.t-mobile.com" for your APN setting. After that is done, you can tether to other tablets or phones perfectly since those are mobile devices. For computers you have to change the UA String of your browser to a tablet or android device.
If you use the PDA Net method, you dont have to change the UA String, since the program itself has a way of blocking what kind of traffic is going through.

hypersonicx said:
Using VPN does work. The problem I had with using a VPN is that you dont get your full 4G or full LTE speed since all your data has to be encrypted to go through the VPN server.
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Strange, I did speedtests many times, in fact today after I read your post and with VPN on or off I get the exact same transfer speeds. I also have 50Mbps line at home and while on PIA VPN I get full 50Mbps transfer speeds...

ilogik said:
Strange, I did speedtests many times, in fact today after I read your post and with VPN on or off I get the exact same transfer speeds. I also have 50Mbps line at home and while on PIA VPN I get full 50Mbps transfer speeds...
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My tests where done using the Free VPN apps from the play store. Trying to keep costs down as much as possible which is why I use the non VPN methods.

hypersonicx said:
My tests where done using the Free VPN apps from the play store. Trying to keep costs down as much as possible which is why I use the non VPN methods.
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I guess the saying "you get what you pay for" applies in this case

ilogik said:
I guess the saying "you get what you pay for" applies in this case
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Yeah, so long story short, without VPN I still get full web access, and unlimited data.
Sharing the connection to my home Netgear router even extends the connection even further.
Love TMobile Unlimited data.

hypersonicx said:
Yeah, so long story short, without VPN I still get full web access, and unlimited data.
Sharing the connection to my home Netgear router even extends the connection even further.
Love TMobile Unlimited data.
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Could you explain how you share it with your home router? I would also like to do this. Thank you.
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Troy1 said:
Could you explain how you share it with your home router? I would also like to do this. Thank you.
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I use PDANet to Tether my phone via USB.
After that connection is established, depending on your version of windows, run your router to the LAN port on your computer and in NetWork Settings in Windows, set up ICS which is Internet Connection Sharing.
After that, you may have to power cycle the router to pick up the ip address and all that but from there, everything connected to the router will get full web access also. PDANet has a feature in the settings to hide your data traffic similer to using VPN so all data is counted as Phone Data and not Tethering.
At this rate, may be a while before I turn my Comcast back on. LTE also provides low latency and ping numbers.
Only down side I can see if during online games, when the NAT is more complex due to all the routing going on.

hypersonicx said:
I have 2 methods that I use on my phone.
FIRST THING IS TO CREATE THE EXACT SAME TMOBILE APN EXCEPT CHANGE IT FROM IP6 TO IP4.
TO BE EXACT I JUST CREATE A 2ND APN AND IN THE WAP FIELD I USE "fast.t-mobile.com" I LEAVE ALL OTHER FIRLD BLANK.
When I want to send a MMS I just activate the TMobile Stock APN. When I tether I activate my custom APN.
Now the 1st method I use is using the STOCK TETHERING option.
Activate the Stock APN and Turn On Stock Tethering. "This is IF you have the 2.5GB tethering on your account.After the tethering is activated, on the computer you have to use a custom UA string on your web browser. For me I use "Google Chrome" and I installed the plugin "Ultimate User Agent Switcher" and I use the "Kindle" option. This will allow for full web access and TMobile will think your using a Kindle tablet.
Torrents also work since you have the ip4 APN activated.
My 2nd method is using USB Tethering to my PC with PDANet. Install PDANet on your phone and on the PC. And also have the custom APN activated in network settings. In PDANet Settings, go to HIDE TETHER USAGE VERSION 2. This will allow for FULL web use without the need for changing UA Strings.
With this method, I am also able to share the connection to my LAN port which is hooked to my NetGear Router so i can then ((RESHARE)) the connection again to my XBOX and PS3 and other devices allowing them to just connect to my router as normal.
Those are the 2 methods I use. I have LTE in my area and I do about 4MB/s or 40Mbps on average.
For this current month I have used at least 107GB for the month even though my plan is 2.5GB...
Twitter @FiberOpticsRLD if you have any questions, I rarely check my XDA inbox.
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I use my tethering mostly for playing a few online games while I am at work(They really don't expect me to work the WHOLE time do they). It sounds like the second option would work better for me since the first option requires a UA switcher which you can't really for for say World of Warcraft. Is that accurate?

Why wouldn't you use wifi hotspot? Just curious. Weighing my options. Btw, thanks, I'm tethered using pdanet!
hypersonicx said:
I use PDANet to Tether my phone via USB.
After that connection is established, depending on your version of windows, run your router to the LAN port on your computer and in NetWork Settings in Windows, set up ICS which is Internet Connection Sharing.
After that, you may have to power cycle the router to pick up the ip address and all that but from there, everything connected to the router will get full web access also. PDANet has a feature in the settings to hide your data traffic similer to using VPN so all data is counted as Phone Data and not Tethering.
At this rate, may be a while before I turn my Comcast back on. LTE also provides low latency and ping numbers.
Only down side I can see if during online games, when the NAT is more complex due to all the routing going on.
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So I am currently on D Stalker V6 ROM AND Comp standard kernal. I am wifi tether router app. While wifi tethering my phone wont charge when plugex in through usb port or on wall charger even though on status bar it flashes current symbol on and off. The battery keeps discharging. Phone charges fine when not tethering
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Wifi calling security???

I was just wondering...
I called AT&T tech support and they didn't understand what I was talking about, however they swore that this system is SECURE.
The H810 recently got the 21y update which makes it the second AT&T phone to get the Wifi calling option. Its a cool feature, but I WILL NOT do this on a public LAN. Here is why:
1) on a telephony network, a phone can not connect to another phone because they are on a sub-network that doesn't allow for multiple devices to communicate.
2) on a LAN network, I can samba share because the network is not set to the level of security as the phone network is.
3) I can Wireshark my network, find the VOIP data packets, string them together, & rebuild the audio file of the wifi calling conversation
4) Cain & Able has an auto tool that does this, but you have to know how to arp poison if there are firewalls.
How secure is this? As secure as the Wifi network you're on...
What are your thoughts?
Anyone willing to create a Youtube of this?
I am really busy & may not get the chance to do this for another month or so...

bigjohnman said:
I was just wondering...
I called AT&T tech support and they didn't understand what I was talking about, however they swore that this system is SECURE.
The H810 recently got the 21y update which makes it the second AT&T phone to get the Wifi calling option. Its a cool feature, but I WILL NOT do this on a public LAN. Here is why:
1) on a telephony network, a phone can not connect to another phone because they are on a sub-network that doesn't allow for multiple devices to communicate.
2) on a LAN network, I can samba share because the network is not set to the level of security as the phone network is.
3) I can Wireshark my network, find the VOIP data packets, string them together, & rebuild the audio file of the wifi calling conversation
4) Cain & Able has an auto tool that does this, but you have to know how to arp poison if there are firewalls.
How secure is this? As secure as the Wifi network you're on...
What are your thoughts?
Anyone willing to create a Youtube of this?
I am really busy & may not get the chance to do this for another month or so...
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I'm fairly certain it uses IPsec, so I'm guessing it's secure.