Verizon HTC 10 FoxFi WiFi Tether - HTC 10 Questions & Answers

I know some of you have pre ordered their Verizon HTC 10 , which is supposed to arrive on May 5th.
I would like to know if the Foxfi wifi teher without root works on HTC 10 for people who are still on the Unlimited Data Plan.
Thank you

Yeah I need to find this out too. In case my unlocked version doesn't work on VZW, I will have to send it back and get the VZW version and use FOX-Fi until S-off/ Root is achieved.

looks like some people have the verizon version in their hand today, I hope somebody can post the results

diljosh said:
looks like some people have the verizon version in their hand today, I hope somebody can post the results
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Yeah I just asked another member that has his VZW Model 10 up and running to test it out if he could and message me back the results.. I use my hotspot every day with my UDP and cannot go without it.

Confirmed as of now NOT working with FoxFi WiFi hotspot. Bluetooth and USB worked? Perhaps with a FoxFi update??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/help/unlocked-htc-10-verizon-t3357874/page23#post66715164

I cannot even get my hotspot on even if I want to pay

awareunlikeu said:
Confirmed as of now NOT working with FoxFi WiFi hotspot. Bluetooth and USB worked? Perhaps with a FoxFi update??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/help/unlocked-htc-10-verizon-t3357874/page23#post66715164
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Hope FoxFi updates it, it works on the new verizon LG G5. I want to get the HTC 10, but need to have wifi tether.

awareunlikeu said:
Confirmed as of now NOT working with FoxFi WiFi hotspot. Bluetooth and USB worked? Perhaps with a FoxFi update??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/help/unlocked-htc-10-verizon-t3357874/page23#post66715164
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Is the FoxFi not working on a Unlocked HTC being used on a Verizon UDP or it is Verizon Version.

diljosh said:
Is the FoxFi not working on a Unlocked HTC being used on a Verizon UDP or it is Verizon Version.
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The guy stated that it was the Verizon version.. But you only need it if you are still on UDP. Otherwise I have been told that built in native hotspot just works when on a ****e tiered plan, since they pretty much know you are never going to use it for anything really significant other than occasional browsing on another device. Once FoxFi is working on Verizon version, Ill be picking it up.

awareunlikeu said:
The guy stated that it was the Verizon version.. But you only need it if you are still on UDP. Otherwise I have been told that built in native hotspot just works when on a ****e tiered plan, since they pretty much know you are never going to use it for anything really significant other than occasional browsing on another device. Once FoxFi is working on Verizon version, Ill be picking it up.
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I am on UDP, that is why I need the FoxFi to work without root. I wanted to get the verizon version of the HTC 10, will have to wait until Foxfi can work.

diljosh said:
I am on UDP, that is why I need the FoxFi to work without root. I wanted to get the verizon version of the HTC 10, will have to wait until Foxfi can work.
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You and me both my friend :good:

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Wifi hot spot? VZW...

Hey can someone confirm whether the stock wifi hotspot feature works on the Verizon galaxy nexus without having to add a tethering plan?
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When I select to turn it on, it runs through a "checking for subscription" then pops up an Error window that I'm not authorized to run it and have to call Customer Service. It was the first thing I tried as soon as I walked out of the VZW store this morning.
Greg Tolan said:
Hey can someone confirm whether the stock wifi hotspot feature works on the Verizon galaxy nexus without having to add a tethering plan?
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I'd like to know this as well. Chances are though, you have to be rooted and the hotspot app will have to be hacked for it to be used without detection check by VZW. I am with Sprint OG Samsung Epic, and these were the necessary steps to get Sprint hotspot to work without having a plan. I am sure a dev will be able to get it done in time. In the meantime, suggest rooting and using either Barnacle tether or Wifi Tether, or if you want to stay stock: PDANet.
After root - wired tether will work.
After root - WiFi tether will NOT work. It has the 'blocktether' thing on there.
keatre said:
After root - wired tether will work.
After root - WiFi tether will NOT work. It has the 'blocktether' thing on there.
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Ouch. Any available apps/workarounds to enable wireless tether? This is a make-or-break issue for me right now in terms of getting the phone.
Framework patch. Give it a week. Or just pay for it.
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Ouch. Any available apps/workarounds to enable wireless tether? This is a make-or-break issue for me right now in terms of getting the phone.
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dohturdima said:
Ouch. Any available apps/workarounds to enable wireless tether? This is a make-or-break issue for me right now in terms of getting the phone.
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At this moment, you'll need an LTE rom or patch that disables the 'blocktether' methinks. I am running stock for the rest of the week, so I cannot test - apologies.
dohturdima said:
Ouch. Any available apps/workarounds to enable wireless tether? This is a make-or-break issue for me right now in terms of getting the phone.
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Just root your phone. There is no downside to that.
pharpe said:
Just root your phone. There is no downside to that.
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That's not the problem. Not being able to tether could potentially be a dealbreaker for some people (myself included).
Its blocked. You've got to root and remove the software they have for tracking tethering. Or wait for a CDMA custom ROM to come out that has unblocked tethering.
jumaaneface said:
Or just pay for it.
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LOL
If it's that big of a deal, pay for it then.
keatre said:
At this moment, you'll need an LTE rom or patch that disables the 'blocktether' methinks. I am running stock for the rest of the week, so I cannot test - apologies.
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Yup. You'll just have to get a rom that has tethering open for all of our hearts' content!
Anyone tried this app ht tp://goo.gl/LZCZO or the paid version ? Can't believe VZW sucks so bad, makes sense now why the phone was delayed so long... Google arguing against VZW breaking and crippling their beautiful OS. But I just bought one this morning and being delivered tomorrow.
triunetehk said:
Anyone tried this app ht tp://goo.gl/LZCZO or the paid version ? Can't believe VZW sucks so bad, makes sense now why the phone was delayed so long... Google arguing against VZW breaking and crippling their beautiful OS. But I just bought one this morning and being delivered tomorrow.
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Using a 3rd party app doesn't remove Verizon's tracking software. They'll still see you're doing it based on my experiences w/ VZW phones...
I'm assuming you guys have tried Google's Wireless Tether app. No dice?
triunetehk said:
Anyone tried this app ht tp://goo.gl/LZCZO or the paid version ? Can't believe VZW sucks so bad, makes sense now why the phone was delayed so long... Google arguing against VZW breaking and crippling their beautiful OS. But I just bought one this morning and being delivered tomorrow.
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Not letting people steal bandwidth is not crippling the OS. Don't get me wrong I think paying for tethering is beyond retarded but it is a paid service that they offer there is no reason for them to give it away for free.
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joshnichols189 said:
Not letting people steal bandwidth is not crippling the OS. Don't get me wrong I think paying for tethering is beyond retarded but it is a paid service that they offer there is no reason for them to give it away for free.
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People aren't "stealing" bandwidth. They're paying for it and using it. This isn't even an argument in a world of capped data plans. If you pay for 2GB or 4GB or 10GB+, you're buying that bandwidth from VZW. Its yours to use. And carriers are being beyond ridiculous, forcing consumers to pay for data twice.
And it is crippling (albeit thats a bit dramatic) the OS. ICS (and 2.2, 2.3) has wired/wireless tethering enabled. Removing that, is removing a feature that used to make the OS whole.
Just to clear the air -
Currently - no matter what App you use, you cannot WiFi tether.
Verizon is blocking ALL WiFi tether - you will need to remove the check.
Thanks for the update. What are the chances that this check can be removed? I know people with the Bionic were having problems tethering (still not sure if they can).
This is a deal breaker for me, so I'm hoping it isn't something too complicated for the devs to remove.
P.S. Let's not turn this into a morality thread. This is a place to discuss whether or not you can get WiFi tethering working without paying extra for it.
This is a huge problem, I need to tether by next Thursday.

[Q] No root tether for VZW M9 ?

Hi folks.
So i'm looking at having to replace my DNA. I usually root all my phones but honestly the only reason i do is because i have an unlimited data plan still and i want wifi tethering without being robbed. Unlimited in my opinion means unlimited, VZW can go do horribly inappropriate things to themselves regarding their definition of unlimited.
From what I have read i'm not certain if you can even get the boot loader unlocked, get s-off and root on the VZW m9. It's very confusing (ther than mailing your phone to someone with a java card, and it's bad enough i'm having to live without a phone, i can mail it to someone and wait for it to come back)
But since all i want is tethering I'm wondering if i even have to bother. Does anyone know if any of the no-root tether apps work on this phone?
mordikar said:
Hi folks.
So i'm looking at having to replace my DNA. I usually root all my phones but honestly the only reason i do is because i have an unlimited data plan still and i want wifi tethering without being robbed. Unlimited in my opinion means unlimited, VZW can go do horribly inappropriate things to themselves regarding their definition of unlimited.
From what I have read i'm not certain if you can even get the boot loader unlocked, get s-off and root on the VZW m9. It's very confusing (ther than mailing your phone to someone with a java card, and it's bad enough i'm having to live without a phone, i can mail it to someone and wait for it to come back)
But since all i want is tethering I'm wondering if i even have to bother. Does anyone know if any of the no-root tether apps work on this phone?
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Use FoxFi
Thanks,
I was just curious I know at one point VZW updated phones so foxfi didn't work. Nice to know it's an option again.
If you don't need wifi tether, there is also clockwork tether wish doesn't require root.
I tried using Fox Fi....no such luck.
I ended up ditching VZW and grabbing a developer edition from HTC.
mordikar said:
I ended up ditching VZW and grabbing a developer edition from HTC.
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Are you still with Verizon as your carrier? I didn't think they allowed phones not branded VZW on their network...
Tether
If you REALLY want tether,download and install the Fluent custom rom located in Android Development here.
It's tether works perfectly and it's a smooth running rom as well.
michaelbsheldon said:
If you REALLY want tether,download and install the Fluent custom rom located in Android Development here.
It's tether works perfectly and it's a smooth running rom as well.
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Don't you have to be rooted to do this?
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drewcam888 said:
Use FoxFi
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FoxFi and PdaNet+ need root for wifi tether. They are fine if you only need USB or bluetooth tether.
CJO said:
Don't you have to be rooted to do this?
Yes, you must be either: S-OFF, Rooted or Bootloader unlocked and with a custom recovery.
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Native hotspot with Verizon unlimited data working?

I'm grandfathered into a Verizon unlimited data plan and use the native hotspot on my phone all the time. I understand the native hotspot app worked with most of the Nexus 6P's for those with Verizon UDP and the 5X could be made to work with modding the build.prop. Question I'm anxious to find out is if the Pixel phones native hotspot works with Verizon UDP's or can be modified to do so. Thanks for any info.
The Verizon pixel performs the check to see if hotspot is on your plan. Just verified it with my friend's pixel that came in. You'll probably have to do the build.prop mod. My question is if you can do the mod with the bootloader locked.
This is not what I wanted to hear, might have to send mine back or try and sell since I got mine for a 2 year contract price. I use the tethering a lot in the car for my kids ipads.
biggiestuff said:
The Verizon pixel performs the check to see if hotspot is on your plan. Just verified it with my friend's pixel that came in. You'll probably have to do the build.prop mod. My question is if you can do the mod with the bootloader locked.
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Oh, nevermind...didn't see Verizon Pixel....
Did your friend buy the phone from VZW or Google?
Mike01680 said:
This is not what I wanted to hear, might have to send mine back or try and sell since I got mine for a 2 year contract price. I use the tethering a lot in the car for my kids ipads.
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That's exactly my situation too...and it's not what I wanted to hear either.
pothole said:
Oh, nevermind...didn't see Verizon Pixel....
Did your friend buy the phone from VZW or Google?
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Verizon. my guess is the google version will be the same but that's only because i'm going off my experience with the Nexus 6. I got my N6 from Motorola and it still did the subscription check when I put my verizon sim in. I had to modify the build.prop and adb shell command it to get it working. oddly my N7 LTE doesn't perform this check so there is still hope that the Pixel from google store might be different.
My 6P from Google doesn't check on Verizon. Hoping that the Pixel from Google won't check then either. I need that to work as other have said.
pothole said:
That's exactly my situation too...and it's not what I wanted to hear either.
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FoxFi should work as it worked on s7 edge and note 7 so no need for native tethering
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My 6P from Google doesn't check on Verizon. Hoping that the Pixel from Google won't check then either. I need that to work as other have said.
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That's nice. I hope it's the same as your 6p.
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I can confirm my 6P from Google does not perform the check on Verizon and native tethering works on my UDP. I should have my Pixel tomorrow so I will check and see what works, if I can't get Foxfi or the native tether to work it will be for sale or sent back shortly.
I have the 6p Currently and can confirm as well it did not do the subscriber check.. I just got my Pixel XL in the mail from Verizon and I am getting no go with Foxfi (in wifi mode) and The built in tether.
This is not looking good, I wonder if the model from Google will work.
Mike01680 said:
This is not looking good, I wonder if the model from Google will work.
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Let's hope!
gwallers said:
I have the 6p Currently and can confirm as well it did not do the subscriber check.. I just got my Pixel XL in the mail from Verizon and I am getting no go with Foxfi (in wifi mode) and The built in tether.
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That could be a decision maker for me.
Foxfi + Pro key doesn't work..I have both and have already tried it..it will NOT work..pry gonna have to root and do a build prop mod or something
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I use easy tether/easy tether tablet. I wonder if that would work.
Transmissum est uti Tapatalk ab Xperia Z-IV meo.
nozzleman_85 said:
Foxfi + Pro key doesn't work..I have both and have already tried it..it will NOT work..pry gonna have to root and do a build prop mod or something
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Wow if I cant get tether I will have to sell it immediately. I may just leave it sealed in box until I can get confirmation that tether works on UDP. I don't want to return the phone because I need to be locked in contract so I don't get that $20 price hike on UDP
I am not on Verizon, but in a similar boat with ATT "unlimited". My Google bought N5 worked fine with the built-in hotspot toggle (I don't think it was sold through carriers), but my N6 didn't (it was bought from ATT). If I recall correctly, the N6 checked your SIM card to see what carrier you were on and then restricted the wifi hotspot depending on permissions from the carrier. The N6 would also install bloatware depending on your SIM card. One trick was to not install your SIM card at the initial turn-on. I think that kept the bloatware off, but I am not sure about wifi hotspot functionality. I rooted the N6 and modified two files to get the hotspot to work. If the Pixel hotspot works out of the box, I may not feel the need to root.
Has anyone tried to tether on a Verizon UDP with a pixel purchased through the Google Store?
I don't think anyone has one from the Google store yet
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Anyone Successful in Activating HotSpot on a locked Verizon phone?

I'm curious if anyone out there has been successful in getting their HotSpot to work without the subscription.
I work off of a corporate and locked phone so I am trying to get my hotspot working as it is a grandfathered unlimited plan.
I haven't been successful so far, so who has been? What did you do in order to get your hotspot working?
In the past I had a Note 2, Note 3, and LG G4 all had to have a special modded app in order to get the hotspot to work. I was hoping that something like this would come around, but I think I will have to wait until a successful Root method is available
I have the unlocked version that I bought through best buy. The hotspot works on mine w/out subscription. I am also on the grandfathered unlimited plan.
digdug1 said:
I have the unlocked version that I bought through best buy. The hotspot works on mine w/out subscription. I am also on the grandfathered unlimited plan.
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Awesome! Glad it works with the Unlocked version.
I am more interested in those with Locked phones though, as that is what I currently have and I would really like to find a functioning work around.
I need the same. I didn't want to risk losing verizon features so I didn't order the unlocked model from Sammy.
b3y0ndd34th said:
I'm curious if anyone out there has been successful in getting their HotSpot to work without the subscription.
I work off of a corporate and locked phone so I am trying to get my hotspot working as it is a grandfathered unlimited plan.
I haven't been successful so far, so who has been? What did you do in order to get your hotspot working?
In the past I had a Note 2, Note 3, and LG G4 all had to have a special modded app in order to get the hotspot to work. I was hoping that something like this would come around, but I think I will have to wait until a successful Root method is available
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Have you tried the sim card trick? Check this thread.
Bizmaniz said:
Have you tried the sim card trick? Check this thread.
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Holy crap, well that works.
Too bad I keep this thing in an Otterbox Defender :/
I guess when I am really desperate I will do it, thanks for the trick!
I can get it to turn off, but it shuts off after a few seconds every time.
Edit - just tried it again and it's sticking now. Weird.
I have this working and got it from the note 8 forums. See my other posts.
I bought my note 8 from verizon and was told it was unlocked already. Is this true? How can i check? My point being is i paid for hotspot with my verizon s8 plus bc i couldnt get a work around working and i HAVE to have hotspot for sure. So im asking because if it works without subscription on an unlocked verizon note 8 then is it worth canceling the hospot i pay for every month to try and see if it works on mine? I guess i just need to know how to see if my phone is unlocked like they claimed 1st. Any suggestions out there?
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Ive since been 100% GUARENTEED by verizon my phone is unlocked so do you guys think im safe to cancel my hotspot subscription and it will work without? Please let me have some opions!
Flash the unlocked firmware to your phone. Works great and no messing with sim cards. You can always flash back if you want to.
^ Yeah do what he said. Easy fix , Sim card trick is too annoying. I flashed the unlocked firmware onto the Verizon Note 8 as well and am rooted and can use the hotspot care-free now.
jon35620 said:
^ Yeah do what he said. Easy fix , Sim card trick is too annoying. I flashed the unlocked firmware onto the Verizon Note 8 as well and am rooted and can use the hotspot care-free now.
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To flash the unlocked firmware, do you have to be on a specific firmware already? I'm on AQH7 baseband. Also it says I have a system update to install, but I've been putting it off in case it would prevent me from unlocking or rooting.... I just got the phone two days ago, and it immediately shows this update. I'll keep delaying it. Thanks for the help.
PS, I had the paid version of Foxfi and have been able to tether my phone to the tablet via Bluetooth and it didn't bring up the subscription warning. You have to install pdanet tablet on the tablet or Android device you want to tether to, and both devices would need Bluetooth.

No Tethering with Verizon Classic True Unlimited Data Package - Need Options

Received my Pixel 2 XL today, bought the non carrier Google version and not the Verizon Google Store version.
I am on the long gone old classic Verizon Wireless true unlimited plan.
Upgrading from Nexus 6P which worked great on Verizon and tethered right out of the box, just switched it on and it worked
Got the Pixel 2 XL, Popped my Verizon Sim in at boot up as it requests, did full setup, data works, phone calling service works.
Went to turn on tethering and got saw the window say "Checking subscription status". Then says "To use Mobile Hotspot please call customer service to subscribe"
So no tethering for me unless I call Verizon and likely either pay a bunch more a month or get moved to their new unlimited plan, that only allows 10gb of tethering a month.
Suggestions/options/recommendations? I'll get in touch with Google but the phone may be going back.
Wait for root and then edit build.prop
InterestingTwist said:
Wait for root and then edit build.prop
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That's what I am hoping for, been rooted and rom'ed since OG Droid due to this until Nexus 6P, which was a real pleasure to be honest to just be on the public channel.
wonderrx said:
So no tethering for me unless I call Verizon and likely either pay a bunch more a month or get moved to their new unlimited plan, that only allows 10gb of tethering a month.
Suggestions/options/recommendations? I'll get in touch with Google but the phone may be going back.
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Tethering is $1/day, sometimes less if you have corporate discount. You can use as you wish & not have to worry about anything
wonderrx said:
Received my Pixel 2 XL today, bought the non carrier Google version and not the Verizon Google Store version.
I am on the long gone old classic Verizon Wireless true unlimited plan.
Upgrading from Nexus 6P which worked great on Verizon and tethered right out of the box, just switched it on and it worked
Got the Pixel 2 XL, Popped my Verizon Sim in at boot up as it requests, did full setup, data works, phone calling service works.
Went to turn on tethering and got saw the window say "Checking subscription status". Then says "To use Mobile Hotspot please call customer service to subscribe"
So no tethering for me unless I call Verizon and likely either pay a bunch more a month or get moved to their new unlimited plan, that only allows 10gb of tethering a month.
Suggestions/options/recommendations? I'll get in touch with Google but the phone may be going back.
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I have the play store version and am on Verizon with gf udf. I don't see any warnings like you. I didn't insert a sim until long after I'd setup my phone---used WiFi during initial setup. Maybe you got some carrier bull**** if your sim was in during setup?
I'm wondering the exact same thing. Really want to do this ASAP, can't really use the phone till then... Unless there is an app? FoxFi Maybe?
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soundneedle said:
I have the play store version and am on Verizon with gf udf. I don't see any warnings like you. I didn't insert a sim until long after I'd setup my phone---used WiFi during initial setup. Maybe you got some carrier bull**** if your sim was in during setup?
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Wow that's weird. I did have sim on during setup... Interesting. I don't have WiFi at home , anyone else able to setup on wifi to confirm?
Did you try out pdanet?
Will be using WiFi tomorrow when i setup mine. Will report back. Ironically.. will be using my wifi tether on my moto x pure to setup my pixel.. worse case will just have my pure in the car for traveling when needing tether for others.
soundneedle said:
I have the play store version and am on Verizon with gf udf. I don't see any warnings like you. I didn't insert a sim until long after I'd setup my phone---used WiFi during initial setup. Maybe you got some carrier bull**** if your sim was in during setup?
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I just wiped my phone and redid it with no sim inserted in the XL 2, once I put the sim in and turned on the hotspot still got the same provisioning message.
I just put my sim in my son's unlocked Moto G 5+ and hotspot worked just fine.
If we get a lot of reports of hotspot working for people with the old grandfathered unlimited plan maybe it did something to the phone the first time I booted it up with the sim in it.
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I just wiped my phone and redid it with no sim inserted in the XL 2, once I put the sim in and turned on the hotspot still got the same provisioning message.
I just put my sim in my son's unlocked Moto G 5+ and hotspot worked just fine.
If we get a lot of reports of hotspot working for people with the old grandfathered unlimited plan maybe it did something to the phone the first time I booted it up with the sim in it.
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And you sure you ordered from the play store lol
Rootuser3.0 said:
And you sure you ordered from the play store lol
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I ordered from play store, also have Verizon old UDP, and am getting same bogus message. No hotspot for me
wonderrx said:
I just wiped my phone and redid it with no sim inserted in the XL 2, once I put the sim in and turned on the hotspot still got the same provisioning message.
I just put my sim in my son's unlocked Moto G 5+ and hotspot worked just fine.
If we get a lot of reports of hotspot working for people with the old grandfathered unlimited plan maybe it did something to the phone the first time I booted it up with the sim in it.
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Just tried my tether again. Turned on. iPad connected to tether. Ran speedtest on ipad. Never got a message about needing a plan or whatever. I also had the Note 8 (unlocked). Did the same setup procedure and had no issues with tether.
Pixel 2 XL
Play store
Unlocked bootloader
Verizon, grandfathered unlimited
Not sure if it matters, I transferred/copied from the Note 8 to the Pixel during setup.
I setup my phone by copying from my existing pixel which was rooted to allow tethering on my vzw gf udp. I fully expected it not to work but to my surprise it worked perfectly. Not sure how or why, but it did and I'm not complaining
skaforey said:
I setup my phone by copying from my existing pixel which was rooted to allow tethering on my vzw gf udp. I fully expected it not to work but to my surprise it worked perfectly. Not sure how or why, but it did and I'm not complaining
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Perhaps by copying the data there was a transfer of the user database that holds this setting.
Code:
settings put global tether_dun_required 0
I believe this setting gets changed when you edit the build.prop with the following
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net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
Just a thought. No data to back the above.
Rootuser3.0 said:
And you sure you ordered from the play store lol
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Oh brother now I am getting my balls busted! YES bought the non Verizon one on the play store. Arrived today from Google outside of Chicago.
soundneedle said:
Just tried my tether again. Turned on. iPad connected to tether. Ran speedtest on ipad. Never got a message about needing a plan or whatever. I also had the Note 8 (unlocked). Did the same setup procedure and had no issues with tether.
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Not sure if it matters, I transferred/copied from the Note 8 to the Pixel during setup.
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I have not yet touched the bootloader, so maybe that has something to do with it. Will go look for that process and wipe the phone out (again) and try.
THANKS ALL for the help, much appreciated. That's interesting about getting it to work on Note 8, I thought it was extremely rare to get it to work out of the box on anything but a nexus phone
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I have not yet touched the bootloader, so maybe that has something to do with it. Will go look for that process and wipe the phone out (again) and try.
THANKS ALL for the help, much appreciated. That's interesting about getting it to work on Note 8, I thought it was extremely rare to get it to work out of the box on anything but a nexus phone
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Tethering doesn't work with Verizon gudp, it didn't work with the first pixels and it doesn't work with the pixel 2 either. People saying it works out of the box either don't have a gudp plan or they have the tethering package on their plan.
Soon enough there will be root or mods available to bypass the subscription check.
wonderrx said:
I have not yet touched the bootloader, so maybe that has something to do with it. Will go look for that process and wipe the phone out (again) and try.
THANKS ALL for the help, much appreciated. That's interesting about getting it to work on Note 8, I thought it was extremely rare to get it to work out of the box on anything but a nexus phone
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Any updates?
And here's a dumb question, I am in the same boat as you I have the old school VZW unlimited data plan and need to tether also and am quite interested in the Pixel 2 XL (despite all the recent crying about the screen), so do I indeed need to get the unlocked version from the Play Store then? And then just pop my sim card in? I guess I am confused on the sim part, can you just pop any VZW sim card into it and it'll fire up recognizing it's your account/number/etc? Are all VZW sim cards identical? I've just never upgraded my phone like this before, getting an unlocked device. I am currently with a Galaxy S6 if that matters at all.
Jexx11 said:
Tethering doesn't work with Verizon gudp, it didn't work with the first pixels and it doesn't work with the pixel 2 either. People saying it works out of the box either don't have a gudp plan or they have the tethering package on their plan.
Soon enough there will be root or mods available to bypass the subscription check.
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Think I know my plans and phones. Have had the LTE UDP since the HTC thunderbolt. Not sure how soon everyone is getting the tether warning but I'm able to tether. Maybe cuz I copied from unlocked and tetherable note8 during pixel setup. Maybe can my pixel BL was unlocked... Should seem strange.
Jexx11 said:
Tethering doesn't work with Verizon gudp, it didn't work with the first pixels and it doesn't work with the pixel 2 either. People saying it works out of the box either don't have a gudp plan or they have the tethering package on their plan.
Soon enough there will be root or mods available to bypass the subscription check.
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