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TETHERING HOTSPOT help

Ok so i never had any issues with any phone till today!!!
So i rooted my phone couple months ago , and immeidiately delete the tethering manager.apk with titanium backup ! So i could use the tethering for free.. So it was working fine all this past moths till today i try to use it and when i open the browser in my laptop/tablet etc.. It always take me to the tmobile offer to get the 14.99 plan for tethering.. I check my programs to see if some tethering manager got installed or sumething but its not there, so i dont know!! Anyone having this issue?

joselarajan87 said:
Ok so i never had any issues with any phone till today!!!
So i rooted my phone couple months ago , and immeidiately delete the tethering manager.apk with titanium backup ! So i could use the tethering for free.. So it was working fine all this past moths till today i try to use it and when i open the browser in my laptop/tablet etc.. It always take me to the tmobile offer to get the 14.99 plan for tethering.. I check my programs to see if some tethering manager got installed or sumething but its not there, so i dont know!! Anyone having this issue?
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Do you have tmobile my account app on phone?
I heard somewhere this app keep track on our usage so that might has happened.
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try deleting the 3 wifi sharing apps.. or whatever you call it in TB,

bikrame said:
Do you have tmobile my account app on phone?
I heard somewhere yethis a keep track on our usage so that might has happened.
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Yea i have tmobile my account. Im about to delete it n see wat happens thanks

Yes same with me except i just got a message saying if i use it again they will block my tethering. I want to know how they know i am tethering. I really want to tether but i dont want to get blocked. is there a way to make it so tmobile cant see if i am tethering.

joselarajan87 said:
Ok so i never had any issues with any phone till today!!!
So i rooted my phone couple months ago , and immeidiately delete the tethering manager.apk with titanium backup ! So i could use the tethering for free.. So it was working fine all this past moths till today i try to use it and when i open the browser in my laptop/tablet etc.. It always take me to the tmobile offer to get the 14.99 plan for tethering.. I check my programs to see if some tethering manager got installed or sumething but its not there, so i dont know!! Anyone having this issue?
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Yup - just started happening to me too. I do not have the tmo tethering software on my phone at all either. Very strange.

I haven't been blocked but I use WiFi Tether from the Play Store. Try that and see if it works for you, it's free.
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No problems here. Chicagoland area, running juggs 5.0, stock tethering app. USB and hot spot both work normal.
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And i just a new rom flash jug 5.0 amd still the same problem

teo032 said:
try deleting the 3 wifi sharing apps.. Or whatever you call it in tb,
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i tried it already but still the same

This recently started happening to me too, however upon some Google searching I came upon a quick and easy fix: Don't use the stock tether! and use this:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The latest one uploaded on April 22 [wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk] works perfectly for me hope this helps!

shinigenEddy said:
This recently started happening to me too, however upon some Google searching I came upon a quick and easy fix: Don't use the stock tether! and use this:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The latest one uploaded on April 22 [wifi_tether_v3_1-beta14.apk] works perfectly for me hope this helps!
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That's what I'm currently using but it still redirects me to the up sell page. However the up sell page does not come up under the Safari browser while it did whilst using chrome.
foxfi is another alternative which worked great
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iLeopard said:
That's what I'm currently using but it still redirects me to the up sell page. However the up sell page does not come up under the Safari browser while it did whilst using chrome.
foxfi is another alternative which worked great
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same thing here any app i use to tether its directing me to th tmobile offer for 14.99

This is weird now i tried to coneect to my samsung tablet and it does work fine, but when i connect to any laptop it directs me to tmobile offer???? Any ideas?????????

joselarajan87 said:
This is weird now i tried to coneect to my samsung tablet and it does work fine, but when i connect to any laptop it directs me to tmobile offer???? Any ideas?????????
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Have you tried every available browser on your computer?
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tjbunch1228 said:
have you tried every available browser on your computer?
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oh s** itried internet explorer and its fine lol but when i use google chrome it does direct me to that tmobile offer!!! Its weird.

joselarajan87 said:
oh s** itried internet explorer and its fine lol but when i use google chrome it does direct me to that tmobile offer!!! Its weird.
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Yeah...T-Mobile takes advantage of chrome user agent string....that's how they know we tether. However once flagged, its very hard to get around it.
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Wow. I guess all good things must come to an end because I loved the free tethering......it is my data and even with the use of tethering I still do not use up my 5 gigs THAT I PAY FOR! This is an interesting tactic for T-Mobile to use......hmmmmmm.....
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I TOTALLY Agree!!! Why is anyone telling us how to use something we pay for. How we use our 2 or 5 or even 10 gigs of data should be OUR OWN BUSINESS!
T-Mobile's been piping lately how their going to crack down on folks who tether.
DAMN THEM!!!
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You guys can still tether don't worry. Use different tethering alternatives and see which one works for y'all, i.e barnacle, foxfi, pdanet, easy tether, android wifi tether.
You could even try different browsers
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[Q] T-mobile wifi hotspot bypass??

Just got my Galaxy S3 today and upgraded from mytouch 4g, im on t-mobile's 4g prepaid plan with unlimted everything (5gig 4g data). on my mytouch i didnt need to pay for tethering service but now im trying to connect my itouch to my wifi hotspot on the s3 and it doesnt work.....would anyone happen to know a workaround or fix for this??
p.s. im not paying tmobile for tethering service
Thanks all

Its working for me. I thought the 5GB plan included the T-Mobile HotSpot app, the guy at the store this morning offered me a 2GB plan for $20 or a $35 5GB plan with tethering.

Thinking you probably need root.
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I do have the app it's just that when I turn it on and connect with another device it redirects to a page that tells me I need to add the service from T-Mobile...I have been skeptical about rooting as I've never done it before, can anyone confirm that this will solve my problem??

GS3man said:
I do have the app it's just that when I turn it on and connect with another device it redirects to a page that tells me I need to add the service from T-Mobile...I have been skeptical about rooting as I've never done it before, can anyone confirm that this will solve my problem??
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That sucks. More than likely requires root. Im sure there is a work around.. Thats a big option for me when i take my Transformer prime out and about..

1SiK1500 said:
That sucks. More than likely requires root. Im sure there is a work around.. Thats a big option for me when i take my Transformer prime out and about..
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i know right...guess ill just wait for an easy root guide to surface, i only use it for streaming music in my car from my itouch (got a killer system ) ..off topic; are there any adverse affects to rooting, besides voiding warranty, like will i still be able to access play store and download/use all apps like usual?

Try making a new apn using epc.tmobile.com and name it whatever
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Well I just rooted my S3 and I still have no free wi-fi tether SUCKS!
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If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:

falafelfro said:
If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:
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Well thank you so much that worked
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Nice, thanks!
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dcmtnbkr said:
Try making a new apn using epc.tmobile.com and name it whatever
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tried this and i still get redirected to the t-mobile hotspot offer page after connecting with another phone

To get wifi-tethering working without T-Mobile's silly fee, try my method listed earlier in this thread. It requires root, but works!

falafelfro said:
If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:
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This worked for me. I had downloaded the wifi tether w/ root, but I couldn't get it to work off the bat. The missing thing was changing the profile to "generic ics-profile". Using a stock rooted Tmobile SGS3 T999.

falafelfro said:
If you have root, simply download this apk and install it to your rooted Galaxy s3. Once its installed, go to the settings in the app and select "generic ics-profile".
Tethering will now work. Please remember to click the thanks button :good:
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My GSIII is rooted and running FreeGS3 R3 ROM...I tried that APK and changed it to generic ICS and I still get the Tmobile error page saying I need to add tethering to my account. Any ideas?

Thanks! It works!!:good::good:

tmonoobie said:
My GSIII is rooted and running FreeGS3 R3 ROM...I tried that APK and changed it to generic ICS and I still get the Tmobile error page saying I need to add tethering to my account. Any ideas?
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Try using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM)

I'm having the same problem. I keep getting redirected to that tmobile webpage. I'm using wifi tether.
Tried fox fi but it doesn't even connect fully.
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u need to disguise yourself so to speak
circuit.007 said:
I'm having the same problem. I keep getting redirected to that tmobile webpage. I'm using wifi tether.
Tried fox fi but it doesn't even connect fully.
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You have to change your user agent on the PC side. I reccomend Firefox with the add on called "user agent switcher". No matter what don't use internet explorer, immediate giveaway.
Here's my current one as an example:
Mozilla/5.0 Linux U Android 4.0.4 en-us Galaxy Nexus Build/IMM76I CyanogenMod-9 AppleWebKit/534.30 KHTML, like Gecko Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30
Here an example of what will get ur ass redirected to the tmo up sell page:
IE 7 ? Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30)2011-10-16 20:20:09
Hope this helps
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If all else fails you could also use PdaNet and use the "hide tether usage" option.

Try using Firefox. Works for me even when Chrome redirects.

Tmo unlitd web work???

The unlimited tmo internet says not compatible with smartphone hotspot... but if we root can we get this to work?
anyone has this and got it to work!???
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Raul69.atl said:
The unlimited tmo internet says not compatible with smartphone hotspot... but if we root can we get this to work?
anyone has this and got it to work!???
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Rooting on its own, won't do anything, but freezing or deleting the tethering manager or the tethering provision (if you're on stock ICS) should get the job done.
Now keep in mind that T-Mobile's tethering detection works by detecting your browser agent. Therefore if you're tethering another android phone, then they won't know (unless they were to inspect packets of data, which they don't do) but if tethering to a PC it's best to install a Web Browser agent switch, so they think that you're really using your Android browser.
Now keep in mind that you're doing this completely on your own risk. It should work, but if they catch you, then there might be consequences.

Bypass Tmobile UserAgent Sniff and Tether

Found a solution to tmobiles user agent sniffer .
**Must be rooted for this to work * *
Steps:
1. Get TrevE Mod tether app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34037922
(you will not get a internet connection using any other tether app while using the VPN app)
2. Get Hotspot Shield VPN
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...id.vpn&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
(was mentioned in earlier post but couldn't get it to work)
3. Start Hotspot Shield VPN and connect
4. Start TrevE Mod Tether app
Problems?
Hotspot Shield does not connect or you get error 1028?
Get Tun.Ko from market and install it
Repeat step 3 and 4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hZWQudHVuLmluc3RhbGxlciJd
Connected device does not receive internet?
In TrevE Mod tether app go to settings and select Device profile and select Generic ICS/JB wanl0 . Now select setup and select Netd-Ndc master . Check box that says send Nets Max client . Check box WiFi-Reloads driver 2 . Check Routing fix .You may need to change ssid too .
I am using Chrome with no user agent switcher and no longer get errors when trying to play youtube videos
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your links, they have...dots in them

phuzznut said:
your links, they have...dots in them
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Links fixed . Thank for letting me know .
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Is there a way besides keeping phone screen set to always on to make sure the tethering doesn't turn off
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md1008 said:
Is there a way besides keeping phone screen set to always on to make sure the tethering doesn't turn off
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Why would you need to keep the screen on . Are you using the tether app posted in step 1 ?

When my phone sleeps so does the tethering app..
I do have battery defender installed but not active maybe that could be a problem. I would think if not active it wouldn't interfere maybe I am wrong
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dude i got banned and now its working back again!! thank you!

aznknightz17 said:
dude i got banned and now its working back again!! thank you!
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Your welcome . Glad your back up and running.
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aznknightz17 said:
dude i got banned and now its working back again!! thank you!
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Yeah me 2
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vpn1click is unlimited, free and tests much faster through speedtest on my phone...

wrecksa said:
vpn1click is unlimited, free and tests much faster through speedtest on my phone...
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I have both . I haven't used 1click yet though . Thanks for the info .
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Mine seems to work fine with only the treve app ... using chrome and all and I was previously blocked
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clninja said:
Mine seems to work fine with only the treve app ... using chrome and all and I was previously blocked
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T-Mobile can still tell you're tethering via user agent . It's only a matter of time before you get the text or have to use a user agent switcher. If you use the VPN your data is encrypted and tmobile can't snoop through your data .
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So what if you set up a VPN through an NAS or router on your home network, and used the vpn software built into the phone. The S3 comes with two built in vpn clients, the native android vpn client, and the Authentec one in the app drawer pre installed by samsung. (does anyone have any opinion on differentiation between the two by the way)
I would test this myself right now, but havent set up the VPN capabilities of my home NAS, and wont be home for several days. But am really curious about this now.
I have in the past used a VPN through my old work work to netflix and hbogo and use my Play Music acount abroad, so I have high hopes for this idea.
Someone please test. I'm dying to know. I'll play and post when I get back.
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AgentFour20 said:
Found a solution to tmobiles stupid user agent sniffer .
Steps:
1. Get TrevE Mod tether app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34037922
(you will not get a internet connection using any other tether app while using the VPN app)
2. Get Hotspot Shield VPN
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...id.vpn&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
(was mentioned in earlier post but couldn't get it to work)
3. Start Hotspot Shield VPN and connect
4. Start TrevE Mod Tether app
Problems?
Hotspot Shield does not connect or you get error 1028?
Get Tun.Ko from market and install it
Repeat step 3 and 4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hZWQudHVuLmluc3RhbGxlciJd
I am using Chrome with no user agent switcher and no longer get errors when trying to play youtube videos
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i hadnt read back here and had quite a ride. i installed 2.3.6 and i didnt redirect but i guess the radio or modem wasnt as developed as now and was suuuper slow but i enjoyed having gb on my s2. they should beef them up to now standards and re-release those, if possible. but yeah i threw the galaxy rom and it was blazing fast with no redirect and then tmobile shut my internet off for like 4 hours and its a half speed now even though i have unlimited nationwide. and im talking play store wont load, why do i still stay there?!?!?! haha NOPE I TAKE IT BACK I LOVE DOWNLOADING APPS THAT FREEZE MY PHONE UP AND DONT WORK AND WONT FORCE QUIT I HAVE TO HARD REBOOT! WOO! i bet you work for tmobile.....

the_wookie said:
So what if you set up a VPN through an NAS or router on your home network, and used the vpn software built into the phone. The S3 comes with two built in vpn clients, the native android vpn client, and the Authentec one in the app drawer pre installed by samsung. (does anyone have any opinion on differentiation between the two by the way)
I would test this myself right now, but havent set up the VPN capabilities of my home NAS, and wont be home for several days. But am really curious about this now.
I have in the past used a VPN through my old work work to netflix and hbogo and use my Play Music acount abroad, so I have high hopes for this idea.
Someone please test. I'm dying to know. I'll play and post when I get back.
_b
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Yeah i can confirm this works. You'll lose some speed (1-2 mbps) but its still a great option
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Vs_KinetiK_Rhage said:
i hadnt read back here and had quite a ride. i installed 2.3.6 and i didnt redirect but i guess the radio or modem wasnt as developed as now and was suuuper slow but i enjoyed having gb on my s2. they should beef them up to now standards and re-release those, if possible. but yeah i threw the galaxy rom and it was blazing fast with no redirect and then tmobile shut my internet off for like 4 hours and its a half speed now even though i have unlimited nationwide. and im talking play store wont load, why do i still stay there?!?!?! haha NOPE I TAKE IT BACK I LOVE DOWNLOADING APPS THAT FREEZE MY PHONE UP AND DONT WORK AND WONT FORCE QUIT I HAVE TO HARD REBOOT! WOO! i bet you work for tmobile.....
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My phone runs fine must be your phone buddy . And no I don't work for T-Mobile . Lmao
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Wow, thank you very much guys it works great especially that 1click vpn. One thing tho, I can't access my favorite torrent site I guess because everything is encrypted.
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Which tether app did you guys download? I tried the first 2 from that tether thread and my computer won't pick up the connection..
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EDIT: Had to mess with some of the settings but I got it to work. Thank you OP!

Krnla said:
Which tether app did you guys download? I tried the first 2 from that tether thread and my computer won't pick up the connection..
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EDIT: Had to mess with some of the settings but I got it to work. Thank you OP!
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Any tips on what settings you messed with? I'm having the same problems.

(Q) free wifi tethering

So I went to the (how to guide) here and it describes how to get it with the wifi tether app and being rooted... well ive done that mate.... and I check my t-mobile account and it still uses my 2.5 gigs of free wifi tethering.... is there another way?
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If you already have a plan with free tethering what exactly do you expect from this? If you use data, it's going to show up on your account as being used whether you are tethering or not.

I don't expect anything I just thought the WiFi tethering would show up on on my data plan which is unlimited. My tether plan is only 2.5 gigs plan. It does the same as the stock hotspot tethering. Which in turn renders that app "WiFi tethering" useless. Its no big deal just asking the guide said he could use unlimited WiFi tether and T-Mobile didn't charge him for unlimited use... that wasnt the case for me....
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cryptic3 said:
I don't expect anything I just thought the WiFi tethering would show up on on my data plan which is unlimited. My tether plan is only 2.5 gigs plan. It does the same as the stock hotspot tethering. Which in turn renders that app "WiFi tethering" useless. Its no big deal just asking the guide said he could use unlimited WiFi tether and T-Mobile didn't charge him for unlimited use... that wasnt the case for me....
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Are you using a VPN?

jasonftfw said:
Are you using a VPN?
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Haven't tried vpn.... does it work for wifi tether?.... I hear it also slows down the speed?
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have you tried foxfi @cryptic3 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en

cryptic3 said:
Haven't tried vpn.... does it work for wifi tether?.... I hear it also slows down the speed?
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It works for all data going in and out of your phone. And it all depends on which vpn you choose. A lot of free ones slow down data speeds to keep it free. Paid ones do not.
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krazierokz said:
have you tried foxfi @cryptic3 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en
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I havent ill check it out thanks
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cryptic3 said:
I havent ill check it out thanks
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Try WIFI TETHERING SHORTCUT TOOL it is the ONLY tethering I got to work in my device.its so easy no settings to bother with.its install ready for our samsung galaxy s4. Its made for samsung devices. Worked first try after install. Very simple. install and your tethering! Works perfectly. I've tried the others with no joybut this one really works well. Hope this helps. Best wishes

how can I see how much data I've tethered

Yepiz92 said:
how can I see how much data I've tethered
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If your with Tmobile... use the my tmobole account app
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STEP 1
"STOCK ROM"
-download "1 click tether" from the market...this will force the internal tethering to turn on
OR
Run an AOSP rom, internal tethering is unlocked in aosp roms
STEP 2
once youve figured out step one, you should be able to tether, whether on aosp or tw ,it dont matter....only problem is, tmobile will soon block you because of your user agent on the computer
so you have two options...
1. download a browser on your computer that supports changing your user agent...chrome, firefox...ect...change the user agent to something other than windows...you can now use unlimited tethering on your browser.
NOW.....This will only give internet to the browser, not the computer globally...The only way to get global tethering on every program on the pc you'd have to set up a VPN...via the phone or via pc...VPN's are usually not free thou
My setup
-Running CM10 ROM
-Using the internal tethering option in the rom
-I use google chrome
-In google chrom i use this extension called "user agent switcher" https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher/lkmofgnohbedopheiphabfhfjgkhfcgf
-everytime i open google chrome i change the user agent to "safari on mac"
DONE

Yes try vpn hideman.
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