Hi,
I am currently using a VPN to get into my network & Then accessing my data that way. However to get to it in Gingerbread, I have to hit menu, then settings, then wireless, then scroll down to VPN, then click on my VPN, then put my password in & hit connect.
It would help a lot to be able to just click on my VPN link on the 'home' screen. I cant figure out how to get the shortcut there.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Rich
I just tried and you add a shortcut to your home screen, just as you add a widget.
I dont see anything related to a VPN within the shortcut menu or widgets. Any ideas on how to do a shortcut for the VPN?
Tried anycut from the market?
Sent from an Epic in the sky.
Thanks, Anycut might do the trick, of course there is no VPN listed. Is there a way to determine what processes are running in Android? If i could find the VPN process, I could probably get it going.
I believe you can achieve this with Tasker. I know its a paid app but its an option.
As a side note, how did you manage to get tour vpn to work? Are you using ddwrt by chance? Since getting this phone I could no longer vpn over sprints network due to firewall issues. From what I found online if you ask sprint for a static IP it fixes the problem but they charge you a monthly fee. It used to work fine on my old HTC hero.
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dbldown768 said:
I believe you can achieve this with Tasker. I know its a paid app but its an option.
As a side note, how did you manage to get tour vpn to work? Are you using ddwrt by chance? Since getting this phone I could no longer vpn over sprints network due to firewall issues. From what I found online if you ask sprint for a static IP it fixes the problem but they charge you a monthly fee. It used to work fine on my old HTC hero.
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We use L2TP/IPSEC PSK at work though Sonicwall, and it works great.
I don't have a static IP on my account. Works fine from 3g or my home WiFi.
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I am using a Zyxel firewall & L2TP also. It works fine but... sprints lousy service seems to stall out, requiring me to re login to the VPN. Yesterday with 1 bar, I was logged into the VPN but there was not enough 3g to actually use any data, but enough to stay logged in for 2 hours & not get any emails.
It works fine & I suspect if i had better 3g (or verizon) it would work OK.
I was using DDWRT & OpenVPN with CM7 on my Evo 4g & it worked but I switched to a new router.
Yeah, missing emails is never good.
We don't have an Exchange server at work (not cost effective enough to make it work properly across 10 locations), so I'm able to access my email with K9 via IMAP or POP3.
It's strange that it worked with one Sprint phone, but not reliably with another. Has data service had a general decline in your area?
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You should try vpn show. You can find it in google play.
Check the "Launch VPN" app on Google Play
Sorry to revive an old thread. I was looking for this as well and found a way. Just adding if anyone searches for this sort of thing.
Add a shortcut to home screen, select settings, then look for VPN.
This works in my HTC ONE on 4.2.2
I use NFC Task Launcher on my Samsung Galaxy S4.
The following could be a little bit different depending on your phone's make and model and rom type. I did the following.
WARNING: I am not responsible for any damage made to your phone or anybody or anything else during the reading or by following the acts of this tutorial in any way possible.
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Open up NFC Task Launcher and go through the tutorial.
- In the end you can create you own task.
- When you create a new task just click for NFC.
If you have NFC Disabled, just leave it like that and when it'll ask you if you want to enable it, press cancel. (TIP; if the top bar overlay is bugging with more information, just tap on one of the buttons after explanation to have it's focus come back to the window.)
- Name the task 'VPN' or something.
- Click on the cross (✚) in the right top corner to add an action
- Search for 'Applications & Shortcuts' and select 'Open Activity', then click next at the bottom.
- The application list will load up. Select 'Settings' as an application and the activities list will be updated.
- Choose; 'com.android.settings.Settings$VpnSettingsActivity' and select 'Add to Task' at the bottom.
- Then press the arrow to the right '→' in the top right corner.
- It will say you need to place a tag underneath it. DON'T DO THAT, AS IT WILL OVERWRITE THE TAG. (I hope you still have NFC OFF!)
- Just press the tick mark (✓)
- Now you have at least 1 task in the 'My Tasks' list.
Now, to add this to you're homescreen, do the following;
- Go to your homescreen.
- Add a widget like you would normally do. The name of the widget is 'Run Task', so look for the 'R'.
- There are 3 options there, background color (I personally like the black BG), select Icon (I've chosen the gear icon since its a setting) and select task. In 'Select Task' choose for the VPN task you've made and press 'Done'.
- Now press the task on the homescreen, and it'll open up the VPN list (at least on SGS4 it does).
- Connect to your VPN as you would normally do.
You can even write this to an NFC, but that doesn't make sense, since all it does is open the VPN settings menu, not connecting to the VPN directly.
Sidenote; This app is also handy for making other tasks, such as tweeting your at work, check in at Foursquare, send your boss an email that you're in the office and turn off the sound of your phone all in one task, just by connecting to your works wifi connection or by taping an NFC task.
Now you can easily connect to your favorite VPN easily.
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible. The company I work for has free wifi, and I connect to it with my Galaxy Nexus LTE. However, every time, I have go to my browser, and click on the "Proceed" button to connect. My login credentials are already in there by default. I was wondering if there is a way where I don't have to click on proceed. It's a minor thing, but I am just curious if there is a way, that the Galaxy Nexus could connect automatically. I am using ICS Browser.
Some help would be nice
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible. The company I work for has free wifi, and I connect to it with my Galaxy Nexus LTE. However, every time, I have go to my browser, and click on the "Proceed" button to connect. My login credentials are already in there by default. I was wondering if there is a way where I don't have to click on proceed. It's a minor thing, but I am just curious if there is a way, that the Galaxy Nexus could connect automatically. I am using ICS Browser.
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I know this thread is old, but I have a similar question. I have some java coding experience but haven't ever made an android app.
Anyways, the place I work at just revamped the wireless network, and now we have to login to the network via a splash screen everyday. Very annoying, considering when I pull into the parking lot I auto connect to the network.
My goal is to write an app that will look for the network (say once every 15 minutes) and make sure it can get out (ie make sure the google page appears) if not it will go the url of the spash screen and login you in.
I dont know if all networks using a captive portals are setup the same, but this one allows you to connect without anything, but won't allow data to travel until you login. And also doesn't present the splash screen to login until you open a browser.
Any help would be great. I'm not looking for someone to write this, only a point in the right direction. Thanks
Hi,
when my HOX is lying near by PC Speakers, i can hear Internet Traffic over EDGE/UMTS excatly all 3 Minutes. (I hope u can understand what i mean)
I´m wondering about that bescause WIFI is active and connected, and i never had this with my DHD.
Due to optimizing Battery life, i disable mobile Network manually when i´m at home and have WIFI connected.
I use ARHD 9.1.0 with stock Kernel and EQS + APM + %Batterycircle + Autobrighness by jotha.
Baseband: 2.1204.135.20
Build; 2.17.401.2 CL89015
Any Ideas whats generating this traffic and why the HOX don´t use WIFI for that?
its normal gsm traffic. like if somebody sent you an sms, you would hear that sound. not sure why it didn't do it with dhd and now does with hox, but either way, shielded speakers are there to solve that problem. as for adapting your current speakers to shield them, not sure if its possible or not though.
lawrence750 said:
its normal gsm traffic. like if somebody sent you an sms, you would hear that sound. not sure why it didn't do it with dhd and now does with hox, but either way, shielded speakers are there to solve that problem. as for adapting your current speakers to shield them, not sure if its possible or not though.
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Thanks for your Answer, but i don´t hear that Traffic if mobile Network is disabled, so i thinkt it can´t be "normal GSM Traffic".
oh i see what you mean..
might be network location services?
settings>location>google's location service.
i know the location services use wifi as well, but it might use mobile network in conjuction even if connected to wifi.. try disable that and see if it continues.
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oh i see what you mean..
might be network location services?
settings>location>google's location service.
i know the location services use wifi as well, but it might use mobile network in conjuction even if connected to wifi.. try disable that and see if it continues.
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Thanks again, tested, but unfortunately the traffic is still there
try download osmonitor, might be other apps more specific that can help, but osmonitor should do the trick i hope.
set your screen not to turn off, just for ease..
goto the connections tab, process tab will also be useful and watch it until the noise happens. you're looking for either a process, that jumps to the top of the list when the sound happens (spike in cpu usage), and then does it every time the sound happens, or a connection, that ISN'T your local or external wifi ip address, but also has similar behaviour, ie the connection is created when the sound occurs, and is then gone a minute later.. (the connection should show an app name)
if you find an app that looks like it could be causing it, then try to uninstall it temporarily to see if it fixes the issue. if it does fix the problem, the next step would be to contact the developer of that app to request a fix for it. it could however be a system process causing the problem.
failing the above, you could try the same sort of diagnostics, but with logcat instead. i don't actually know how to initiate logcat, i'm sure a google will tell you how though.
Thanks again! (i´ll hit the Button )
Okay, got that app installed.
Unfortunately the Sound DOES NOT appear all 3 Minutes when the Display is on.
When it starts and i unlock my screen i cant see any new entries in the Connectionstab.
Processes the same, but "Android System" shortly came on Top. (maybe the Display Unlock is the Reason for that?)
BTW: Why i got 2 permanent open Connections?
1. Google Bookmark-Sync (Whois -> Google)
2. Downloadmanager (Whois -> "The New York Internet Company")
Not idea what that could be.
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Thanks again! (i´ll hit the Button )
Okay, got that app installed.
Unfortunately the Sound DOES NOT appear all 3 Minutes when the Display is on.
When it starts and i unlock my screen i cant see any new entries in the Connectionstab.
Processes the same, but "Android System" shortly came on Top. (maybe the Display Unlock is the Reason for that?)
BTW: Why i got 2 permanent open Connections?
1. Google Bookmark-Sync (Whois -> Google)
2. Downloadmanager (Whois -> "The New York Internet Company")
Not idea what that could be.
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you should be able to set the display to never turn off in settings>display and gestures
i don't think it'll be very easy if even possible to find it if the screens off (the spike would only be there for a second or 2, by the time it's unlocked etc it will have disappeared)
the other connections, first one is probably the google account sync, and not sure about download manager, maybe something got stuck, you could try clearing data for the download app, but to be honest i doubt that they're any problem anyway so probably nothing to worry about
edit: the download manager bit judging by the whois could be an app relating to that? do you have anything similarly named installed?
lawrence750 said:
you should be able to set the display to never turn off in settings>display and gestures
i don't think it'll be very easy if even possible to find it if the screens off (the spike would only be there for a second or 2, by the time it's unlocked etc it will have disappeared)
the other connections, first one is probably the google account sync, and not sure about download manager, maybe something got stuck, you could try clearing data for the download app, but to be honest i doubt that they're any problem anyway so probably nothing to worry about
edit: the download manager bit judging by the whois could be an app relating to that? do you have anything similarly named installed?
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This is crazy - when the screen is on, the sound isnt audible. It only happens when the screen is off.
In the Connections Tab is only one Connection without my WiFi-IP, and whois shows me its a DNS Server from my Carrier (vodafone).
In the Process Tab i can see that "System" comes up on Top for ca 2 seconds, further no action.
The 2 Connections which stays established:
Clearing the Donwloadmanager Data was a Success... Thanx again.
The Connection to Google from "Google Bookmark-Sync" is still there. Gmail Sync is deactivated in accounts.
I think i´ll give it up and live with it
:victory:
Finally after researching and searching for 2 days I came to the Solution to go around Pakistan's restriction on Youtube, Wikileaks and Google Play store.
As you know that YouTube is owned by Google. Yoiube IP is same as most of the Google's ip's.
PTA have blocked the IP so many Google services had stop.
to resolve this issue i must have to look into the internet to have some idea on how to bypass such filters. so i came to this SOLUTION for PAKISTAN ANDROID USERS.
Note: this Solution and app is only for rooted users. if you don't know to root then please refer to rooting first
Solution:
Tor is type of Proxy service called VPN(Virtual Private Network)
you can download the app from there website.
https://www.torproject.org
direct download: https://www.torproject.org/dist/android/0.2.3.10-alpha-orbot-1.0.7-FINAL.apk
i will guide you to make it happen
1.download and install the orbit.
2.Open Orbit.
3.tap next
4. hit request super user access
5.select all apps through tor and tap next.
6.tap Close.
7.now you will be directed to this screen. Now hit menu button and go to Settings
Menu>settings
8.scroll to the end and tick "use default iptables"
9.Now long press the button to turn it on.
at the point Orbit will configure all your settings automatically.
and a notification will appear in notification bar as "transparent proxying ENABLED" and "Connected to Tor Network"
10. now it's time to check your Configurations and VPN service
hit menu button in orbit app and tap "check"
You will see this window on your browser which is the proof that you are connected through Tor's VPN
that's All :victory:
hit thanks if i deserve it
useful, thanks.
even though i have no need for it right now, might come in handy in the future.
Confirmed, working well over wifi/EDGE, thank you
Tusi hooo he great... GOOD JOB BRO
umerkj said:
Tusi hooo he great... GOOD JOB BRO
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Let's stick to English, shall we?
There's another app that sort of acts like a proxy between you and the web: Onavo Extend. It creates a VPN - and all network communication gets rerouted through there.
But this is interesting as well... if this works on Wifi as well, then great! Onavo doesn't - it only works on data (and we know EDGE in Pakistan isn't exactly worthwhile for watching videos...)
Edit: turns out Orbot is available in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en
aeoveu said:
Let's stick to English, shall we?
There's another app that sort of acts like a proxy between you and the web: Onavo Extend. It creates a VPN - and all network communication gets rerouted through there.
But this is interesting as well... if this works on Wifi as well, then great! Onavo doesn't - it only works on data (and we know EDGE in Pakistan isn't exactly worthwhile for watching videos...)
Edit: turns out Orbot is available in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en
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Thanks for the heads up and yea EDGE is a nightmare especially when you have emails with substantial work related attachments you need to download lol Thank goodness wifi seems to be everywhere now - offices, cafe's, restaurants and whatnot
im getting error 927 while using this
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im getting error 927 while using this
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error at which stage? kindly be brief
This Bypass will also work in China, and all Censored Internet Countries
aeoveu said:
Let's stick to English, shall we?
There's another app that sort of acts like a proxy between you and the web: Onavo Extend. It creates a VPN - and all network communication gets rerouted through there.
But this is interesting as well... if this works on Wifi as well, then great! Onavo doesn't - it only works on data (and we know EDGE in Pakistan isn't exactly worthwhile for watching videos...)
Edit: turns out Orbot is available in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en
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Guiding.God said:
Thanks for the heads up and yea EDGE is a nightmare especially when you have emails with substantial work related attachments you need to download lol Thank goodness wifi seems to be everywhere now - offices, cafe's, restaurants and whatnot
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confirmed working on Wifi.
I have something like this on my PC that lets me watch the BBC iPlayer from foreign parts Don't really understand how it works though, just know that it spoofs a central london location to the BBC website through a VPN....
Anyway, do we have a location for this VPN on Android? Basically would I be able to watch english or american TV on my phone?
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This Bypass will also work in China, and all Censored Internet Countries
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This doesn't work in China, China has blocked connection to Tor Bridge
please help
hassi4042 said:
:victory:
Finally after researching and searching for 2 days I came to the Solution to go around Pakistan's restriction on Youtube, Wikileaks and Google Play store.
As you know that YouTube is owned by Google. Yoiube IP is same as most of the Google's ip's.
PTA have blocked the IP so many Google services had stop.
to resolve this issue i must have to look into the internet to have some idea on how to bypass such filters. so i came to this SOLUTION for PAKISTAN ANDROID USERS.
Note: this Solution and app is only for rooted users. if you don't know to root then please refer to rooting first
Solution:
Tor is type of Proxy service called VPN(Virtual Private Network)
you can download the app from there website.
i will guide you to make it happen
1.download and install the orbit.
2.Open Orbit.
3.tap next
4. hit request super user access
5.select all apps through tor and tap next.
6.tap Close.
7.now you will be directed to this screen. Now hit menu button and go to Settings
Menu>settings
8.scroll to the end and tick "use default iptables"
9.Now long press the button to turn it on.
at the point Orbit will configure all your settings automatically.
and a notification will appear in notification bar as "transparent proxying ENABLED" and "Connected to Tor Network"
10. now it's time to check your Configurations and VPN service
hit menu button in orbit app and tap "check"
You will see this window on your browser which is the proof that you are connected through Tor's VPN
that's All :victory:
hit thanks if i deserve it
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i have done right till step 10,when i m going to check,website says''sorry you are not using tor''
where as tor icon is green in my notification bar,i am unable to open google play store
I get that when i try to download anything from play store. I was able to update dolphin browser but after that i get that error on any other app.
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Aao jee! Thanks mayn, desperately needed something like this!
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Dear Friends,
if you are having problem with select all option then close and open Orbot again or else try this method which i use.
i was also having problem for Play Store. but in browser youtube was working fine. so i just go to
Menu -> Setting -> and uncheck Select All Apps . and just Select
1. Browser
2. Play Store
3. Talk
and after that everything is working fine for me.
You should also check this and have fun.
Regards,
Assassinoid
skillberry said:
i have done right till step 10,when i m going to check,website says''sorry you are not using tor''
where as tor icon is green in my notification bar,i am unable to open google play store
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Goto TOR settings menu and check if you have included Play Store in the list of apps that will use TOR or try option for All apps
To all having Problems in setup:
1.first check if you are rooted or not.
2.Check All apps through Tor Option. (compulsory)
3.Grant/Access The orbot when Superuser notification appear. (compulsory)
4.tick "default iptables" in settings menu.
5.Connect and check if you are connected through Tar.
6.If not, restart and double check these steps.
to those who are having Playstore, Gtalk Issues, kindly go to Manage apps and clear the data of playstore, or which ever application is facing the issue.
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I get that when i try to download anything from play store. I was able to update dolphin browser but after that i get that error on any other app.
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Restart you cell phone, connect the Orbot again, Clear Data of market store
cannot connect.
I am unable to connect to orbot. The light on the power button never turns green but stays yellows and it says "Orbot is starting".
I am living in a hostel at NUST and the wifi is through a proxy which I have to put in the browser (on computer) to access internet.
Please help me. I haven't been able to sync my gmail app for a week now plus play store doesn't work
I was a bit confused about how to use OpenVPN on an Android device because there was so little information around. I thought I'd post this to make it easy for others. It turns out to be very simple. I have an Android phone (Note 2, Jellybean) rooted and Busybox installed, but neither is necessary.
The following steps relate to using an Android device with a commercial vpn service (like an anonymizing service amoung others), but they should help clarify in other situations.
Step 1: download the OpenVPN config files from your vpn provider.
Step 2: download, install and start "OpenVPN for Android by Arne Schwabe" (O4A) (get it from any android app source, it's free, but donation to the author is optional and its a great app).
Step 3: on the "VPN Profiles" page of O4A, use the folder icon upper right to browse to the .ovpn config file for a server, select, and save it on the following page. The server name will appear on the Profiles page.
Note: Sometimes the server config files include a .p12 file which O4A will want to import, then require a password to decrypt...just uncheck that file (upper left) before saving; later O4A will ask for a password, just leave it blank and hit "OK", it will connect just fine (at least with my vpn provider).
Step 4: open the settings for the server you just imported (icon to the right of the server name), navigate to the "Basic" page, and enter your username and password at the bottom of the page (if your provider uses the u/p type connection). YOU ARE DONE (but, you will need to repeat this for each server you want to use).
Step 5: tap on the server name on the "Profiles" page, O4A will open the log file and you will see it going through the steps of the connection process in both the log and the notification bar . When it's finished successfully, you'll see "connected". You can check the connection in the log file. Also depending on your device the connection will show in the notification bar for as long as its connected. You can disconnect by tapping the notification.
The correct configuration settings for OpenVPN are usually included in the .ovpn file, so you likely won't need to change any config setting in O4A. However, you can add the line "auth-nocache" to the .ovpn file manually or add it on the O4A page "Advanced -> Custom Options". This will prevent the username/password from being cached if that's important to you.
NOTE: Using dnsleaktest.com I have noticed that google dsn servers appear sometimes as a dns server. This might represent a dns leak as there would seem to be no reason, for example, for a European located server to use a U.S. located google dns server. I'm not clear about why the google servers are showing up, maybe someone can verify/clarify.
However, you can force a dns server of your choosing by going to the "IP and DNS" page of the server config settings in O4A, and select "Override DNS Setting by Server". You can then use the default dns servers chosen by the author or enter your own.
Enjoy!
What is your choice server? I see free and fee ones, but wondering about true encryption security too.
I'm just now looking into this, and am curious at what point vpn should be considered or if it's overkill for me.
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lyinelriche said:
What is your choice server? I see free and fee ones, but wondering about true encryption security too.
I'm just now looking into this, and am curious at what point vpn should be considered or if it's overkill for me.
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IMHO, anyone who cares about their privacy should use a vpn. It does give you privacy on the web. Otherwise all your net activity, email, messaging, etc.are recorded by your ISP as well as snooped by various international TLAs (three letter organizations i.e. FBI, NSA, CIA, GRU, etc) and commercial entities seeking to monetize your information.
There are many vpn services around, some good, some very bad. After doing some research, I've been using Perfect-Privacy.com for a few years. Some of the things I like about them are: you can sign up and pay anonymously, They have over 40 servers in some 20 countries. You can switch between servers from your machine in seconds. You can chain 2 or more servers for even stronger privacy (though you probably don't need that). They have free port forwarding (needed for some p2p progs). They do not log anything anytime. They donate part of their server bandwidth to the TOR project. Their servers are fast (I can dl at my ISP's cap speed (@12 mb/s) but PP's bandwidth is much higher if you can use it). There's no limit on your traffic. Their up time is very good...occasionally a server goes down, but they get it fixed timely and with 40 servers to choose from its not a problem. Their staff is friendly and responsive (though you should plan on following instructions for setup...pretty easy). They use OpenVpn with AES-256 bit encryption which is currently unbreakable (PPTP and L2TP are hackable) (they also provide access via SSH2, Socks 5, Squid, PPTP and L2TP). My take is that they are very committed to privacy; Overall I think the quality of their service is excellent. All that said, they are a bit more expensive than some vpns, but worth it IMO. You can sign up for one month to try it out, then apply that to a cheaper longer time if you like it.
BTW, you could use TOR (The Onion Router) to check out using a vpn. Its a great project, open-source and free! Its a bit slow because it chains through three servers and all the nodes/bandwidth are donated. But it works well and is a great great service to those who understand that privacy is important. Be aware that the TOR admins ask people not to use it for p2p because that lags down the system.
Hope that helps. Good luck
I am not going to pretend that I understand everything you wrote, but I think I know what you mean by P2P, and that is exactly the reason why I'm considering Vpn in the first place. That being said, I really appreciate you letting me pick your brain about it.
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lyinelriche said:
I am not going to pretend that I understand everything you wrote, but I think I know what you mean by P2P, and that is exactly the reason why I'm considering Vpn in the first place. That being said, I really appreciate you letting me pick your brain about it.
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Glad to help. BTW TOR has a free web browser package with the TOR function already built in. Just download it, install and you're up and ready to browse anonymously. Easier than that it doesn't get Search for TOR, you'll find it.
Hey guys,
I apologize if this has been asked but I couldn't find it on any particular thread. About 10 days ago I started getting T-Mobile's upsell for tethering that I'd (thanks to the awesome developers) been able to successfully evade for over a year. Is there any fix for this? I'm (now) running Lollipop but it happened before upgrading so it seems unrelated. Thanks in advance!
tonesofheresy said:
Hey guys,
I apologize if this has been asked but I couldn't find it on any particular thread. About 10 days ago I started getting T-Mobile's upsell for tethering that I'd (thanks to the awesome developers) been able to successfully evade for over a year. Is there any fix for this? I'm (now) running Lollipop but it happened before upgrading so it seems unrelated. Thanks in advance!
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There's only one solution working for me right now, but you'll have to buy this app: Wifi Tether Router
Go into /system and make a copy of your build.prop
Open your build.prop with a text editor and add this line all the way at the bottom:
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
Save the file and reboot your device
Open the wifi tether router app and go to "configure wifi router." At the bottom of the page, there's a button to visit the site for device config settings. Scroll down that page to find settings for Note 3.
Once you're all set up, you should be good to go. Only thing you have to do is use a UserAgent switching app on your browser to make it think you're on a mobile device. I'm using User-Agent Switcher (with the blue globe icon) for Google Chrome.
Hope that helps.
Justinchi said:
There's only one solution working for me right now, but you'll have to buy this app: Wifi Tether Router
Go into /system and make a copy of your build.prop
Open your build.prop with a text editor and add this line all the way at the bottom:
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
Save the file and reboot your device
Open the wifi tether router app and go to "configure wifi router." At the bottom of the page, there's a button to visit the site for device config settings. Scroll down that page to find settings for Note 3.
Once you're all set up, you should be good to go. Only thing you have to do is use a UserAgent switching app on your browser to make it think you're on a mobile device. I'm using User-Agent Switcher (with the blue globe icon) for Google Chrome.
Hope that helps.
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Hey, thanks for your quick reply, but with a user-agent switcher, everything works even now. I was hoping to avoid changing my headers because certain sites won't be served to a "mobile" device. Luckily, my internet tv apparently doesn't send any headers because I can still tether unlimited...ly with that, but it's definitely frustrating getting mobile versions of sites on my laptop. I have observed a somewhat strange behavior that I wonder if we can exploit. It's somewhat finicky, but I've noticed that if I Google the name of a site I want to access (still via the address bar, though), the search results come up without TMO nagging me about a hotspot and oftentimes the link from the search results takes me to the site. I can't make sense of it, but as an example, if you try www.yahoo.com, you'll get the hotspot page, but if you google "yahoo" and click the first result, you get taken to the site. *shrug* I'm not smart enough to figure it out, but perhaps this observation will help someone else solve the problem
tonesofheresy said:
Hey, thanks for your quick reply, but with a user-agent switcher, everything works even now. I was hoping to avoid changing my headers because certain sites won't be served to a "mobile" device. Luckily, my internet tv apparently doesn't send any headers because I can still tether unlimited...ly with that, but it's definitely frustrating getting mobile versions of sites on my laptop. I have observed a somewhat strange behavior that I wonder if we can exploit. It's somewhat finicky, but I've noticed that if I Google the name of a site I want to access (still via the address bar, though), the search results come up without TMO nagging me about a hotspot and oftentimes the link from the search results takes me to the site. I can't make sense of it, but as an example, if you try www.yahoo.com, you'll get the hotspot page, but if you google "yahoo" and click the first result, you get taken to the site. *shrug* I'm not smart enough to figure it out, but perhaps this observation will help someone else solve the problem
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Glad you got it working! Yeah, idk about the Google Search trick, but I'll try it out sometime.