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[Q] 3G Hot Spot (Verizon ) vs Wireless Teather for root

Can anyone tell me the difference between the both....I know there's a hack to get the free hot spot but it's "stealing, cheating, unethical" then there's the Wireless Teather which is free from the market ...what the heck is the difference it's still data
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Stealing??? Unethical???
TripleNP said:
Can anyone tell me the difference between the both....I know there's a hack to get the free hot spot but it's "stealing, cheating, unethical"
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I don't know about you, but I pay $29.99/month for my 3G unlimited data plan. So I'm not stealing anything. It's quite the inverse. For Verizon to charge $20 extra a month to use the data plan you already paid for, now that is stealing.
On a side tangent:
One should note that the United States is one of the only country's in the world in where cell phone carriers charge you for both incoming and outgoing calls. Everywhere else, when a friend calls you, only the friend pays. When a friend text you, only the friend pays. Here in the US both you and your friend pay for every minute and text message.

Finally someone who thinks the same as myself.....if you use Wireless Teather can't they see how much data your using
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Verizon adding their own hotspot app and charging for it is ridiculous. I think of it the same way if your home ISP charged you extra to use your wireless router.
Yes verizon can tell how much Data you are using, as long as you are not using your wireless tether as a primary internet connection you will be fine. I think even with an unlimited Verizon Plan it does have a 5gb/m data cap.. I may be wrong on that.
In order to use wireless tether your phone has to be rooted.
An alternative program called PDAnet can be installed on your PC and Phone. With this option you have to plug your phone into the computer via the data cord. If you plan on using the phone as a "modem" for extended periods of time I recommend this option as using the wireless tether option will drain your battery.

My options are open(wink)....so what your saying is no matter what I decide to do just don't abuse it
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TripleNP said:
Can anyone tell me the difference between the both....I know there's a hack to get the free hot spot but it's "stealing, cheating, unethical" then there's the Wireless Teather which is free from the market ...what the heck is the difference it's still data
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one is adhoc and requires root to run the app the other is an infrastructure network and doesnt require root to run the app but ether way you look at it if your tethering without paying verizon you are stealing(although i dont think it is)
imo the 3g mobile hotspot is better built than the wireless tether app on the market plus i can put better security on the hotspot app(WPA2-SPA FTW)

Rooting is protected by the court for a reason u pay alot of money for the phone then pay for data sprint got me f up it's 40 extra to hot spot a month aosp 4 life
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luigi90210 said:
one is adhoc and requires root to run the app the other is an infrastructure network and doesnt require root to run the app but ether way you look at it if your tethering without paying verizon you are stealing(although i dont think it is)
imo the 3g mobile hotspot is better built than the wireless tether app on the market plus i can put better security on the hotspot app(WPA2-SPA FTW)
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I don't think you have used the wireless tether lately, it now uses infrastructure mode as well as WPA/WPA2-PSK for encryption.

Even the updated version of wireless tether wont connect to my ps3. I use 3g hotspots.
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Hmm, my PS3 will connect to it just fine. Are you able to connect to it from other devices? If not there is a guide that will walk you through uninstalling it and reinstalling it to allow for infrastructure mode.

It connects to my pc just fine in infrastructure mode with wap 2 encryption. It shows up on ps3 connections but somehow I can't seem to make ot comnect
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gimlet72 said:
Verizon adding their own hotspot app and charging for it is ridiculous. I think of it the same way if your home ISP charged you extra to use your wireless router.
Yes verizon can tell how much Data you are using, as long as you are not using your wireless tether as a primary internet connection you will be fine. I think even with an unlimited Verizon Plan it does have a 5gb/m data cap.. I may be wrong on that.
In order to use wireless tether your phone has to be rooted.
An alternative program called PDAnet can be installed on your PC and Phone. With this option you have to plug your phone into the computer via the data cord. If you plan on using the phone as a "modem" for extended periods of time I recommend this option as using the wireless tether option will drain your battery.
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They don't really cap at 5 gigs but they do throttle your connection, its built in to your phone to throttle your connection but there's a mod for that, with the mod i get about 2.4 mbs down .9 up. I use my phone as my only internet connection using both wireless tether and barnacle wifi tether. I figure since I pay about 100$ a month and barely use my phone for phone calls that I have every right to use as much damn data as I possibly can. So far this month I've used just over 22 gigs and I'm only 19 days in to my billing cycle.
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What's the mod to remove the data throttle?

Its under Droid x android development about 11 posts down, I would post a link but I'm not sure how to do it in the xda app. It only works for gummyjar or liberty roms.
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On the 4th page of the post haledroid (the guy that made the mod) lists the files he removes from the services.jar so you can do the same if you're using a different rom.
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How do you consider using wifi tether stealing when the phone was built with it by Motorola, android built it as a free feature in the OS and VZW is the one charging for it through their app. So who is ripping who off?!
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Hey I agree with you 100% I was just repeating what some of the other guys were saying.....I really didn't know what the rules or laws were
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which one is faster?

@Zudovex
Which app is that?
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Both seem to have about the same speeds but wireless tether goes out sometimes when my phone sleeps and for some reason my desktop doesn't see barnacle wifi tether, maybe because barnacle uses adhoc. The odd thing is when I put my laptop on adhoc my desktop sees it fine. So maybe its just some setting I haven't found. Most the time I use barnacle with my laptop if I'm watching a movie on Netflix or hulu, but if I am already connected with my desktop I just use wireless tether.
I'll do some speed tests on both after I have my morning crap and some breakfast then post the results. Of the speed tests not my crap that is.
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*Wireless Tether App for Android Gets Banned by Carriers*

not sure if this has been posted:
http://pocketnow.com/android/wireless-tether-app-for-android-gets-banned-by-carriers
In Android, there are several different ways to tether, both officially (through an app that comes on the device for which you must pay to use), and unofficially (on unlocked and rooted devices). The carriers obviously want you to pay a monthly tethering fee, which often comes in at around $20 for 2GB. For years, this has been protested by some subscribers who contend that since they're already paying for a data plan, it should be up to them, and not the carrier, to determine how the data is used.
Many recent smartphones come with a carrier-sanctioned Mobile Hotspot app that only works if you've paid that extra fee to add tethering to your data plan. If your device is unlocked or rooted, you can use the built-in tethering function found in Android 2.2 and 2.3 settings. More commonly, rooted users use the free Wireless Tether app for Android, which does a great job at sharing your device's connection with a variety of devices.
The days of the Wireless Tether app might over, though. Carriers have begun blocking the app, even if you're rooted. We've checked for the app on a Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint device, and it's not available on the former two. However, on an unlocked Sony Ericsson device without a SIM card, the app is available. After inserting an AT&T SIM card into the phone, the app disappears.

Short version below.
"Only Sprint has decided against banning such apps."

rushco said:
Short version below.
"Only Sprint has decided against banning such apps."
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Don't you have to he rooted to use the app? And, if you're rooted and running 2.2+ isn't native tethering available? Seems like a moot point to block the app... go sprint btw, they really seem to be embracing android and this whole phone freedom philosophy with this and their unofficial policy on rooted phones.
Tapa tapa tapa

Im really starting to believe more each day that I made the right choice by dumping verizon and going to sprint. I do not regret it.
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Does this really surprise anyone from the carriers that limit or throttle?

Also there is a very simple rule to think about.
If there is a way to lock it, there is a way to unlock it.

What would stop someone from side loading the app? There are places other than the almighty android market to procure such tethering apps. AT&T likes to block side loading, but I thought you could just use ADB to push files anyways.

Score one for Sprint!*
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*for the time being

conqu1stador said:
Score one for Sprint!*
*for the time being
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+1 on the vid

Yeah sprint all the way

k2buckley said:
What would stop someone from side loading the app? There are places other than the almighty android market to procure such tethering apps. AT&T likes to block side loading, but I thought you could just use ADB to push files anyways.
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Nothing... you can still side load it or download it via wifi.

Regardless of workarounds, at the end of the day it is the idea behind the 'restrictions.' Or attempted ones, at that. It's the principle. It's the evil, at it's base, regardless of avoidance.

k2buckley said:
What would stop someone from side loading the app? There are places other than the almighty android market to procure such tethering apps. AT&T likes to block side loading, but I thought you could just use ADB to push files anyways.
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In the case of ATT, they remove the option from settings to allow apps from unknown sources. So you cannot side load apps unless you root the phone.

Just a thought.
Would you rather have throttled data after so many gigs and free tethering, or paid tethering and never throttle?
I'd pick throttle after so many gigs.

AbsolutZeroGI said:
Just a thought.
Would you rather have throttled data after so many gigs and free tethering, or paid tethering and never throttle?
I'd pick throttle after so many gigs.
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I believe this to be a false choice.
From June through September of 2010, I self-righteously scoffed at those who "Tethered for free" using any of the workarounds to Sprint's $30.00/month Hotspot. I paid the $30,00 each month while naively waiting for Sprint to fix the 50% through-speed issue.
The open CTMS ticket xxxxxxxx-100817, to address the throttled through-speeds has become a long running joke.
I would indeed love the option to purchase an unthrottled, tethered 4G connection for my laptop, but I will not pay for something that Sprint and Clear have no intention of delivering.

Actually using Wireless Teather from my Evo on my laptop right now.

am I missing something
The way I see it is I pay for 4G on Sprint's network, however I do not have 4G in my area, I don't complain about that, so why is sprint complaining? are they saying were ripping them off.. because we use a free app to get service we already pay for?

firemedic333 said:
The way I see it is I pay for 4G on Sprint's network, however I do not have 4G in my area, I don't complain about that, so why is sprint complaining? are they saying were ripping them off.. because we use a free app to get service we already pay for?
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Well, with Sprints new policy on any smartphone, everyone that gets any Android (4g or not), Blackberry, etc. are now paying the $10 premium data charge.
Also, it is amazing to me how providers think they have a right to tell people what they can and cannot do with a device that they own. I am just saying, this is like Comcast telling someone they can't install a program on their computer because they are using their internet connection.

drgonzo712 said:
Well, with Sprints new policy on any smartphone, everyone that gets any Android (4g or not), Blackberry, etc. are now paying the $10 premium data charge.
Also, it is amazing to me how providers think they have a right to tell people what they can and cannot do with a device that they own. I am just saying, this is like Comcast telling someone they can't install a program on their computer because they are using their internet connection.
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Your using the network which they own. The phone may be yours but the infrastructure is not. They have every right to control or restrict the amount or rate at which use data on their network.

MCL1981 said:
Your using the network which they own. The phone may be yours but the infrastructure is not. They have every right to control or restrict the amount or rate at which use data on their network.
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That is correct, without them, your phone is pretty much worthless, so yes they can and have ever right to control how the data is used on your device.
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Blocking hotspot??

I just got a text from t mobile that says hotspot has been blocked . Has anyone else got this email. My n4 was brought from Google so would they even be able to block it ?
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They monitor useragent strings. I got texts saying that they might block me then they blocked access to Internet Explorer (but nothing else) but I just called and they changed me to Simple Choice since it was the same price as the Value Plan I was on.
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DroidDavi said:
I just got a text from t mobile that says hotspot has been blocked . Has anyone else got this email. My n4 was brought from Google so would they even be able to block it ?
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you bought the phone from google, but you are using tmobiles network. you agreed to their to rules by paying for their services and by using their simcard on their network. they see everything going through their network. they have a right to do as they wish with their network. they know you by your imei number on their network. if i bought a car in ohio, but am driving it in new york, i still have to follow new yorks traffic laws or i can get fined/arrested/have my licence revoked.

Sounds right
Here's what happened to me when I was testing tethering. I am on the $30 100 min prepaid plan. I tethered my laptop by the CM10 native WIFI hotspot. All was well. I even used it for an hour or so to make sure I could do everything I might need. Then I tried the built in USB tether. First time I tried to use Firefox, I immediately got the invitation to add tethering to my plan. Went back to WIFI, same message.
I thought, great, now in an emergency I may not be able to use this. But - put the SIM in a different phone - no messages, tether worked fine. So I think you are right, they tie the detection to the IMEI number, not the SIM or account.
simms22 said:
you bought the phone from google, but you are using tmobiles network. you agreed to their to rules by paying for their services and by using their simcard on their network. they see everything going through their network. they have a right to do as they wish with their network. they know you by your imei number on their network. if i bought a car in ohio, but am driving it in new york, i still have to follow new yorks traffic laws or i can get fined/arrested/have my licence revoked.
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This keeps being reported, and I've seen the page as well. I have yet to be permanently blocked, though. I'm using paranoid 3.65 (july 10) and native wifi hotspot. All I have to do is disable the hotspot & re-enable it, then I'm back in

Disabling the tether and re-enabling did not work for me. I was tethering LTE, second phone was not LTE capable, if that might be handled differently??

I'm using lte, as well...on baseband .33
This was just a few days ago, and I believe it proves they aren't stopping me lol:
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Certainly not doubting you, simply relating my experiences. Did you tether via USB any time?
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I'm using lte, as well...on baseband .33
This was just a few days ago, and I believe it proves they aren't stopping me lol:
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hp420 said:
I'm using lte, as well...on baseband .33
This was just a few days ago, and I believe it proves they aren't stopping me lol:
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if you are using a custom rom, that includes the latest dalvik commits, then your phone is calculating the data used wrong, this is a known issue. i didnt use 28.57gb in a week. check with tmobiles website to get your accurate usage(if you didnt)..

simms22 said:
if you are using a custom rom, that includes the latest dalvik commits, then your phone is calculating the data used wrong, this is a known issue. i didnt use 28.57gb in a week. check with tmobiles website to get your accurate usage(if you didnt).
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I don't doubt I've used that much
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Certainly not doubting you, simply relating my experiences. Did you tether via USB any time?
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Yes, occasionally, because I get faster speeds if I do When I use a usb connection I use easytether (paid version), because it stays enabled through a reboot and it works with ubuntu.

hp420 said:
I don't doubt I've used that much
Yes, occasionally, because I get faster speeds if I do When I use a usb connection I use easytether, because it stays enabled through a reboot and it works with ubuntu.
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wasnt doubting you(really), i just wanted you to be aware that there is that issue, to inform you in case. many dont know and are freaking out that they used more than their allowed data.
for years i tethered without paying and tmobile doing anything. i used to average about 16-30gb data used per month. the year two januarys ago, they finally stopped me, and i played the changing the user agent game. torwards the end of last year, i got tired of the game, and ended up purchasing a tethering plan. i tell you what, its nice not worrying about it anymore

simms22 said:
wasnt doubting you(really), i just wanted you to be aware that there is that issue, to inform you in case. many dont know and are freaking out that they used more than their allowed data.
for years i tethered without paying and tmobile doing anything. i used to average about 16-30gb data used per month. the year two januarys ago, they finally stopped me, and i played the changing the user agent game. torwards the end of last year, i got tired of the game, and ended up purchasing a tethering plan. i tell you what, its nice not worrying about it anymore
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Yeah, I understand that. I'm starting to get a little concerned, but I really haven't had anything happen except two or three times I've been re-routed to the page that says I have no tethering plan or I'm over my data. If I start getting threatening calls or messages from them, then I'll deal with it, but so far I haven't had any real issues except the minor annoyance of having to disable/re-enable the tethering. Once or twice I've had to reboot my phone, too, because the speed got painfully slow. Honestly, though, for the price I pay and being able to use it in the place of a land-line isp, even if I have to deal with that occasionally for life I'm ok with it lol

simms22 said:
wasnt doubting you(really), i just wanted you to be aware that there is that issue, to inform you in case. many dont know and are freaking out that they used more than their allowed data.
for years i tethered without paying and tmobile doing anything. i used to average about 16-30gb data used per month. the year two januarys ago, they finally stopped me, and i played the changing the user agent game. torwards the end of last year, i got tired of the game, and ended up purchasing a tethering plan. i tell you what, its nice not worrying about it anymore
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Hello,
Correct me if I'm wrong. You tethered 16-30gb per month using circumvention, got tired of User Agent games, then you surrendered and went with a legit T-Mobile plan that STILL LETS YOU TETHER 16-30GB/MONTH?? I need to know! lol
The way you worded it gives this impression.

Carrier Lockdown on features (First example: Verizon Hotspot)

What carriers have somehow locked down features on your Nexus 5X?
Over here on Verizon, I've already noticed the hotspot is locked via this message (after a quick dialog that says "checking subscription").
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My girlfriend and I both purchased the 5X on the same order and her T-mobile SIM carded 5X works as designed for the hotspot.
So much for a "pure Android" experience!

peon1-9 said:
What carriers have somehow locked down features on your Nexus 5X?
Over here on Verizon, I've already noticed the hotspot is locked via this message (after a quick dialog that says "checking subscription").
My girlfriend and I both purchased the 5X on the same order and her T-mobile SIM carded 5X works as designed for the hotspot.
So much for a "pure Android" experience!
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Pure Android checks with your carrier before turning on the hotspot. It sucks that Verizon still requires a separate subscription, but that's not Google's fault. You can root your phone and get around that - there have been some posts on here already about it.

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Over here on Verizon, I've already noticed the hotspot is locked via this message (after a quick dialog that says "checking subscription").
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What plan do you have? Are you still on unlimited data?
I am on a Verizon plan with my family and we all share 10GB/mo. I just tried to activate the hotspot, it said "checking subscription", and then it activated without any issues.

Thanks for replies.
I am still on the unlimited data plan, so perhaps that is the issue.
I was hoping that this phone would be one that I didn't have to go with a workaround for basic features like that, but I will definitely go that route.
Luckily nexus phones are a bit more open than the other phones available through Verizon!

I'm also on unlimited data plan from Verizon, but I don't have my 5x yet to test this but I did come across this thread, hopefully it will work it seems people have been having mixed results.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-unlock-tethering-android-4-4-to-t3227206
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Jexx11 said:
I'm also on unlimited data plan from Verizon, but I don't have my 5x yet to test this but I did come across this thread, hopefully it will work it seems people have been having mixed results.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-unlock-tethering-android-4-4-to-t3227206
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Thanks for the info. My 5X is being delivered today and I'm still on UDP with Verizon. I'll give this a try. I will likely unlock the bootloader, flash modified boot.img, TWRP, and root before I setup anything (will probably take any OTAs first though). I'll try the ADB method followed by modified build.prop if necessary.

Mine had to check with ATT to see that I had Hotspot enabled.
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mastersork said:
Pure Android checks with your carrier before turning on the hotspot. It sucks that Verizon still requires a separate subscription, but that's not Google's fault. You can root your phone and get around that - there have been some posts on here already about it.
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It is partly Google's fault since they bothered to include the check at all. The Nexus 5 didn't do that at all.

jonnale said:
What plan do you have? Are you still on unlimited data?
I am on a Verizon plan with my family and we all share 10GB/mo. I just tried to activate the hotspot, it said "checking subscription", and then it activated without any issues.
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Same here, 10GB/mo w/ hotspot included and activated w/o any issues.

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Same here, 10GB/mo w/ hotspot included and activated w/o any issues.
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Looking through My Verizon (on one of the newer 20GB/mo family plans), I don't see any reference to "Mobile Hotspot" anywhere. I can't add/remove it in "Manage Products/Apps", so maybe they don't charge for it anymore? (I thought they couldn't charge for 4G hotspot anyway...?)

nm3210 said:
Looking through My Verizon (on one of the newer 20GB/mo family plans), I don't see any reference to "Mobile Hotspot" anywhere. I can't add/remove it in "Manage Products/Apps", so maybe they don't charge for it anymore? (I thought they couldn't charge for 4G hotspot anyway...?)
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It's standard in the new plans. See #2 -http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/mobile-hotspot-faqs/

No free hotspot on Sprint. Which doesn't surprise me.
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Hey everyone, I can confirm tether works for Verizon on Nexus 6P and Moto X Pure with the same sim, but Nexus 5X asks for subscription. I popped my sim in each and tried them.
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peon1-9 said:
What carriers have somehow locked down features on your Nexus 5X?
Over here on Verizon, I've already noticed the hotspot is locked via this message (after a quick dialog that says "checking subscription").
My girlfriend and I both purchased the 5X on the same order and her T-mobile SIM carded 5X works as designed for the hotspot.
So much for a "pure Android" experience!
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Read my post. It appears it's only on the LG Nexus. All other unlocked phones work fine.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/general/guide-how-to-unlock-tethering-nexus-5x-t3231301
that got me up and running

I was kind of worried about this when I ordered the phone. I have an AT&T plan that says it doesn't include the hot spot feature. AT&T says I have to get at least the 5GB/month play and I only have the 3GB/month plan. However, when I try and turn on the hot spot I get "Checking subscription status. Please wait..." and then a second later the hot spot turns on and works just fine.

Verizon's new "Unlimited" plan, the Moto X, tethering, and you.

With the Moto X Pure Edition/Style not requiring hotspot tethering provisioning, how does Verizon measure the 10 GB of tethering data? Is there a ping back to Verizon notifying them of tethering activity, or are these phones essentially able to tether unlimited??

I've been wondering this also. And if stock does NOT get around the 10gb threshold, can/will custom roms be able to? I'm on Verizon right now, still on a grandfathered unlimited plan, so right now i can tether all I want.
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Wondering also
I've been wondering this also .. I think they won't be able to monitor the tethering usage.. I will find out in a month and if they can't I might add the Pure as a 20 dollar add on when I get a new phone to use as a hotspot for home..

I'm thinking if your provisioning is off on the custom rom they can't track it. When i was on unlimited before, they blocked the hotspot through the provisioning. I had to bypass it in the build.prop.

I am very interested in this info as well, I'm on an ancient plan from Alltel that has unlimited data. The only problem I am running into is I need to add a line or two and can't. I'd consider the new unlimited plans if I could still tether unlimited with my MXP.

Working on TW, should work on VZW postpaid
I can't speak for Verizon postpaid, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that tethering works on Total Wireless with the stock Rom. This is the first phone I've ever used that had tethering working properly out-of-the-box on the stock Rom.

Bill720 said:
I can't speak for Verizon postpaid, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that tethering works on Total Wireless with the stock Rom. This is the first phone I've ever used that had tethering working properly out-of-the-box on the stock Rom.
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Say hello to Moto
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Who'd have thunk?
SR3TLAW said:
Say hello to Moto
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That I have. This is the first time in nearly ten years that the opportunity to use a functional stock Rom has presented itself. I don't know if Lenovo is going to keep returning the favor, but even the stock Android M Rom is pretty solid so far. It'll have to pass my uptime test first though to know for sure.

Our Telecome Company can monitor Data throu tethering too ..i had 2GB PLAN With unlimited YouTube usage but if i use tethering and use YouTube on another device they took from the 2GB

Now that it has been a full month can anyone confirm this? If I can tether all I want on the MXP under new Verizon unlimited I might part ways with my granfathered udp simply because of pricing.

emimbs said:
Now that it has been a full month can anyone confirm this? If I can tether all I want on the MXP under new Verizon unlimited I might part ways with my granfathered udp simply because of pricing.
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I'm at about 20gb and don't reset for a week. I haven't tethered this month at all, but I'm curious what will happen when I hit 22gb and attempt to tether. Will I get 3G or 4 G speeds? I'll find out this week...

28 GB of data used MetroPCS and no issues ?.
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I tethered about 14gb last month and the tethering was still at LTE speeds after the advertised 10gb.
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I'm at 24.2 GB this month (resets tomorrow) and tried tethering to the iPad. And I got 8 Mbps, which is about what I get normally on my phone at my house.
"Unlimited" tethering on the MXPE + VZW!

I wanted to follow up on this thread. I am able to tether successfully, however my tethered usage is still classified as "hot spot data". Are you guys still successfully hiding your tether usage on Verizon's new unlimited data plan? What, if any, modifications have you done to your mxpe to achieve this? I am rooted on stock firmware and have tried adding net.tethering.noprovisioning=true to the build file, adding the dun=0 through the adb shell, VPN's, and FoxFi and nothing seems to hide my tethered usage. Are you using your wifi hotspot or USB tethering? Thanks.

Its tracked by Verizon. Trust me ive seen it happen to me, on x1575 and with a pixel phone. I'm on Verizon unlimited and use the tether when I'm on the road. I can tell when they throttle me back.

It there still unlimited tethering on TW as of this date ? I am looking for a new prepaid plan
Thanks

Total Wireless on the Pure Edition: excellence
muelo1000 said:
It there still unlimited tethering on TW as of this date ? I am looking for a new prepaid plan
Thanks
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Total Wireless lacks unlimited data plans, so there's no "unlimited" tethering, but there is no additional limitation beyond the standard data cap while tethering.

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Its tracked by Verizon. Trust me ive seen it happen to me, on x1575 and with a pixel phone. I'm on Verizon unlimited and use the tether when I'm on the road. I can tell when they throttle me back.
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I know that tethered usage is tracked, that is the reason I am following up on this post. Most of the posts prior to this were all people who sounded like they were successfully getting around Verizon tracking their tethering usage. I wanted to see if any of them are still successful at getting around the tethering tracking. I will ask again...is anyone who posted here previously still able to use tethering without data cap limitations? And if so, what is your setup to do this? Thanks.

I can confirm my Grandfathered Unlimited Data plan is still unlimited lol
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