I was using Fre3vo to temp root my phone but now it wont work since the ota update of ics. I don't need to be able to change roms or anything else. The only reason I root my phone is to use wifi teather. Temp root worked great for me. That or is there a way to just root my phone without messing with the s-off. Or does anyone know of anything I can do so I can use wifi teather? Thanx in advanced.
cammel8 said:
I was using Fre3vo to temp root my phone but now it wont work since the ota update of ics. I don't need to be able to change roms or anything else. The only reason I root my phone is to use wifi teather. Temp root worked great for me. That or is there a way to just root my phone without messing with the s-off. Or does anyone know of anything I can do so I can use wifi teather? Thanx in advanced.
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This thread should help. The app does not require root access. Have fun.
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This thread should help. The app does not require root access. Have fun.
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That didnt work so i guess i am going to have to root the phone. What is the easiest way to root without loosing any info and not changing anything other than the fact the phone can use wifi tether. In other words i just need to be able to us apps that need root access.
kevin130 said:
This thread should help. The app does not require root access. Have fun.
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Have you used that app on the Evo 3D? If you follow the link to the Play Store you posted on the other site and filter the reviews by device "PG86100" you will see that most people can't get it working on the Evo 3D. If you haven't tested it, it's always a good idea to mention that when referring people to apps or mods.
I know FoxFi works on the Evo 3D without root but only over a bluetooth connection and ClockworkMod tether works over USB without root. Those are the ones that I've tested.
ramjet73
Why do you have to have root for Wifi tethering? A Wifi terhering app is included in the stock ROM.
Sorry i am not being helpful, i'm just curious.
fishbong said:
Why do you have to have root for Wifi tethering? A Wifi terhering app is included in the stock ROM.
Sorry i am not being helpful, i'm just curious.
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Because they lock it so u have to pay the $15 fee
And they don't have temp root for ics the last temp root was taco root for 2.17 in the original hboot downgrade method
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Why do you have to have root for Wifi tethering? A Wifi terhering app is included in the stock ROM.
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Most Wi-Fi tether apps have to add or modify files in the system directories that are protected without root permission. The built-in hotspot has the files it needs pre-installed and they can be executed without root permission, the same as apps stored in the the /system/app directory. It also has additional checks in the ICS version to prevent unauthorized use and report tethering, so many people prefer alternative solutions.
kickyoace said:
Because they lock it so u have to pay the $15 fee
And they don't have temp root for ics the last temp root was taco root for 2.17 in the original hboot downgrade method
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I think that's the T-Mobile charge, but Sprint charges $30 per month to use your "unlimited" bandwidth on other devices.
ramjet73
I still don't understand. I bought my phone (without contract) in Germany (GSM, there's no such thing as cdma here) and there is no restriction of, or limit to the use of the Wifi Hotspot. Is this some US specific thing then? If i were to take my phone to the US and get a US sim card, would i face similar restrictions?
Sorry for derailing the thread btw, but this is relevant for me.
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I still don't understand. I bought my phone (without contract) in Germany (GSM, there's no such thing as cdma here) and there is no restriction of, or limit to the use of the Wifi Hotspot. Is this some US specific thing then? If i were to take my phone to the US and get a US sim card, would i face similar restrictions?
Sorry for derailing the thread btw, but this is relevant for me.
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Rogers supports GSM phones in Canada, but there are no US GSM carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile) that support the Evo 3D on their networks. If your phone is unlocked and you can get it on to one of those networks, you would be restricted on AT&T without a data plan that covers tethering, and T-Mobile would severely throttle your bandwidth after about 2GB of usage in a billing period.
For those of us on Sprint or Virgin Mobile, which is the majority of Evo 3D users in the US, we are technically not allowed to do any tethering unless we pay for a $20(2GB)-$50(6GB)/month add-on tethering plan and use the Sprint provided hotspot app built into the ROM. Some people are grandfathered into the old tethering plan that was $30/month for 5GB.
Here's an article that covers the tethering rules for the major US carriers. You may be sorry you asked.
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With a fully rooted TB running a custimzed Rom (currently BAMF 1.6 remix), will I still be able to use the built in mobile hotspot function without having to select and pay for a tethering plan once vz changes on the 15th?
I noticed while I was running the Perfect Storm rom that I didn't get any warnings/notifications about the hotspot data usage when I started the app, but on stock and BAMF those warnings pop up...
Anyone know how thats going to work?
No, it absolutely will not work. Unless you pay for it!!
Surely there has to be someway to make it work. I just came from an AT&T Inspire and once I had it rooted with a custom rom it was able to work, even though initially the sim lock prevented the app from even opening if the account didnt have a tethering plan activated.
I beg a developer or anyone that knows how to give a look at how we can do the same thing for the TB.
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Surely there has to be someway to make it work. I just came from an AT&T Inspire and once I had it rooted with a custom rom it was able to work, even though initially the sim lock prevented the app from even opening if the account didnt have a tethering plan activated.
I beg a developer or anyone that knows how to give a look at how we can do the same thing for the TB.
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I am guessing you didn't know what application you were using for tethering, because it sure wasn't the built in one that comes standard with the phone. You're obviously not the first person to ask this and there's plenty of solutions. Google is your friend.
You may not be able to use built in mobile hotspot, but there are other applications out there. Barnacle being one of them.
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I am guessing you didn't know what application you were using for tethering, because it sure wasn't the built in one that comes standard with the phone. You're obviously not the first person to ask this and there's plenty of solutions. Google is your friend.
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It absolutely was the mobile hotspot that was built in - or came standard, that worked on the Inspire after a root, unlock, and custom rom. Im aware of other third party apps, such as Wireless Tether, but I prefer the mobile hotspot app because of its functionality and the fact its already there.
It might have been the same "application" as far as you knew, but it might have just been a thin wrapper for something doing the same process as wireless tether for root or barnacle since you were using a custom rom. Unless you want to go and dissemble the code for the apk you are talking about, you really dont know.
You're also comparing apples and oranges. Ignore the fact the thunderbolt has a sim card in it because it's not used like a typical sim card on a GSM phone. The sim card might handle updates and such like any other GSM card, but you cant do much else with it. The phone has an ESN # still and that trumps it as well since you cant just take the phone anywhere network wise. The phone is still tied to a CDMA network more than anything else so you cant think something like a simple sim hack will work for it. It might be using the current GSM standard for 4g, but when it's out of range or on voice, it's using CDMA.
There are reasons why programs like barnacle and wireless tether exist and we're not all using a slightly modded, but more or less the same apk that comes with the phone. The best way for you to to figure out why since a simple "no, it cant be done" doesnt work is to try it yourself.
I posted this in another area of this forum , but I think this is the proper place...Just rooted my Samsung Galaxy SII AT&T and am looking for a tethering app and/or process to get tethering on my rooted phone. I use DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit and it worked flawlessly. I have done some searching and cant seem to find an answer.
What I am looking for is a tethering app (preferably free) to put on this phone so I can share my data connection. If someone could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
Not to be a ass or anything but....
Did you even use search?
Point in the right direction below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=101111416
you know there is tethering option actually in the phone, dont need a separate app. Settings->Wireless and Network->Tethering and portable hotspot
@ Pmac 25...I searched...here and the net. I was drawing blanks. Not sure why I could not find anything. Sorry, but thank you for the help.
@highaltitude...I am cool with using the tethering app in the phone, can I use it without issues from AT&T? I mean I know they possibly could track me, but does the root allow use of the stock tethering app?
Not really sure if you need to be rooted or not to use the stock one. I have a grandfathered Unlimited plan, and have so far been too afraid to try tethering in fear of losing my current data plan. Besides, for me, I have wifi at home, a netbook if I need it and can pretty much get 3G plus anywhere in town so I have not actually needed to use tethering. Good luck, there is some good reading in the link posted above by Pmac25
I read in on of the threads you can just delete the tethermanager.apk. I think I can delete this from Titanium Backup. It is listed as TetheringManager 2.07.06(1). If/once I do this, I can just use the stock tethering app on the phone?
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Not really sure if you need to be rooted or not to use the stock one. I have a grandfathered Unlimited plan, and have so far been too afraid to try tethering in fear of losing my current data plan. Besides, for me, I have wifi at home, a netbook if I need it and can pretty much get 3G plus anywhere in town so I have not actually needed to use tethering. Good luck, there is some good reading in the link posted above by Pmac25
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High - You won't lose your unlimited data plan! however, if you try to use the tethering option AT&T will eventually find out and give you a letter like this:
Dear sir/madam,
AT&T is happy to provide excellent wireless data service for yoru mobile devices, and we're happy that you're enjoying our service. However, it has come to our attention that you are sharing our service to additional device, commonly known as *tethering*. As you may already be aware, we do offer this additional feature as a paid for service, and will be happy to apply this $20.00 charge on your next bill if you continue to utilize the tethering option...
BOTTOM line, rooting the phone is only PART I, you still have to find and REMOVE the AT&T tethering monitoring APK that is running in the background, (hence the rooting) I *BELIEVE* it's called *tethering2.apk* and IT can only be removed/deleted after phone has been rooted...
Now for the kicker, even with tattertale app removed. AT&T still have at it's disposal human or bot based tracking solutions on their HPSA/3G network to detect when a device is tethering (exact methodology is a closely guarded secret) and so despite your best efforts with rooting and removing the APK, you *MAY* still get the warning letter about the $20 / month additional service charge...
Thanks....
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High - You won't lose your unlimited data plan! however, if you try to use the tethering option AT&T will eventually find out and give you a letter like this:
Dear sir/madam,
AT&T is happy to provide excellent wireless data service for yoru mobile devices, and we're happy that you're enjoying our service. However, it has come to our attention that you are sharing our service to additional device, commonly known as *tethering*. As you may already be aware, we do offer this additional feature as a paid for service, and will be happy to apply this $20.00 charge on your next bill if you continue to utilize the tethering option...
BOTTOM line, rooting the phone is only PART I, you still have to find and REMOVE the AT&T tethering monitoring APK that is running in the background, (hence the rooting) I *BELIEVE* it's called *tethering2.apk* and IT can only be removed/deleted after phone has been rooted...
Now for the kicker, even with tattertale app removed. AT&T still have at it's disposal human or bot based tracking solutions on their HPSA/3G network to detect when a device is tethering (exact methodology is a closely guarded secret) and so despite your best efforts with rooting and removing the APK, you *MAY* still get the warning letter about the $20 / month additional service charge...
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@lonewolf....I think I can freeze or remove the TetheringManager 2.07.06(1) with Titanium Backup. is this the file you refer to in your post?
I'm trying to run the WiFi hotspot on my Amaze to connect to a tablet. I can get the tablet and Amaze to recognize each other and connect. The tablet shows I'm connected to WiFi, but I can't run anything that needs data on the tablet. I've contacted T-Mobile and they say that everything should work without adding anything else to my plan. The rep I spoke to said it was a known issue with the Amaze, and there were a couple workarounds but she said she wasn't that familiar with the technical aspects of them and didn't want to give me any wrong info. She did tell me about a 3rd party app called WiFi Static that may help, but she wasn't familiar about any of the settings. Do you fine folk have any advice for me?
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I'm trying to run the WiFi hotspot on my Amaze to connect to a tablet. I can get the tablet and Amaze to recognize each other and connect. The tablet shows I'm connected to WiFi, but I can't run anything that needs data on the tablet. I've contacted T-Mobile and they say that everything should work without adding anything else to my plan. The rep I spoke to said it was a known issue with the Amaze, and there were a couple workarounds but she said she wasn't that familiar with the technical aspects of them and didn't want to give me any wrong info. She did tell me about a 3rd party app called WiFi Static that may help, but she wasn't familiar about any of the settings. Do you fine folk have any advice for me?
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Got root?
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Got root?
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Nope. The only thing I used to root for was screen shot abilities and now that's baked in. I haven't even researched about rooting the Amaze.
I'm willing to bet that the tethering your going through is being blocked by the tethering manager as tablets are required to have webconnect instead of smartphone internet data plans. Try downloading apn manager from the market, then open it and look for all t-mobile tethering apn's and delete all apns in regards to t-mobile tethering.
That hopefully should fix it.
You have to add the Tethering data plan. I believe it is an additional $15.
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You have to add the Tethering data plan. I believe it is an additional $15.
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Well he said he had contacted t-mobile. How do they not know that he needs a tethering service for it to work? I know the servie reps aren't that bad.
Create a new APN
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Install This android-wifi-tether
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ClockworkMod Tether
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Well he said he had contacted t-mobile. How do they not know that he needs a tethering service for it to work? I know the servie reps aren't that bad.
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Trust me, they are stupid. I used to work for T-Mobile and they do not know half the things they are supposed to know. Some do, most are idiots though.
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Trust me, they are stupid. I used to work for T-Mobile and they do not know half the things they are supposed to know. Some do, most are idiots though.
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I guess a mentally handicapped monkey would be overqualified for employment then huh.
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I guess a mentally handicapped monkey would be overqualified for employment then huh.
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Pretty much. I actually taught them more than they have helped me.
I wanted to post this in the correct forum ( Android Dev) but it wont let me so Ill post here hoping it can be moved or will be ok here. Ok so here it is (drum roll).......LG G3 VS985 Hotspot hack. I do not take responsibility for doing this I simply tried it on my device and it worked. :good:
CREDIT:
Anonymous creator
xdabbeb's file hosting site
WACOmalt for making the original G2 thread (see below)
anyone else I did not happen to mention.
Download the file, backup and remove* HotspotProvision.apk and HotspotProvision.odex from /system/app/ And then drag in this copy of the apk**. Put it's permissions to rw-r--r-- and reboot.
The only caviat to this way is that every time you enable the hotspot you must change the password so it will enable (I Don't know Why). I had this happen on my G2 also so I am not sure if its me or that's how it goes. But hey it WORKS!:laugh:
*People have said that you can rename the app if you want. I copied the files and put them in downloads then deleted them in the sys/app section. When you move them back to sys/app go in app manager and clear data/cache for the hotspot so it will load correctly. This is what I did and it worked great.
**To drag and drop I used Root browser
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DO NOT USE APP ON FIRST PAGE! it is meant for Android 4.2 Original thread
HotSpot APK Download
Root using IOroot here
Edit: This was tested on Verizon as that is the only device I have. Not sure it this would work on other carriers.
I will end this by a great quote from Abraham Lincoln:
"The problem with internet quotes is that you cant always depend on their accuracy" -Abraham Lincoln, 1864
This will help your hotspot working? Please can write what it's ment for
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I wanted to post this in the correct forum ( Android Dev) but it wont let me so Ill post here hoping it can be moved or will be ok here. Ok so here it is (drum roll).......LG G3 VS985 Hotspot hack. I do not take responsibility for doing this I simply tried it on my device and it worked. :good:
CREDIT:
Anonymous creator
xdabbeb's file hosting site
WACOmalt for making the original G2 thread (see below)
anyone else I did not happen to mention.
Download the file, backup and remove* HotspotProvision.apk and HotspotProvision.odex from /system/app/ And then drag in this copy of the apk**. Put it's permissions to rw-r--r-- and reboot.
The only caviat to this way is that every time you enable the hotspot you must change the password so it will enable (I Don't know Why). I had this happen on my G2 also so I am not sure if its me or that's how it goes. But hey it WORKS!:laugh:
*People have said that you can rename the app if you want. I copied the files and put them in downloads then deleted them in the sys/app section. When you move them back to sys/app go in app manager and clear data/cache for the hotspot so it will load correctly. This is what I did and it worked great.
**To drag and drop I used Root browser
Links:
DO NOT USE APP ON FIRST PAGE! it is meant for Android 4.2 Original thread
HotSpot APK Download
Root using IOroot here
Edit: This was tested on Verizon as that is the only device I have. Not sure it this would work on other carriers.
I will end this by a great quote from Abraham Lincoln:
"The problem with internet quotes is that you cant always depend on their accuracy" -Abraham Lincoln, 1864
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Wait... What? So you mean to tell me that the G3 hotspot feature won't work unless you hack it?
krisbi said:
Wait... What? So you mean to tell me that the G3 hotspot feature won't work unless you hack it?
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If you pay for it through your carrier it will work. This is most likely for the free hotspot mod, so u don't need to pay for it.
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If you pay for it through your carrier it will work. This is most likely for the free hotspot mod, so u don't need to pay for it.
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Plus they normally have a data cap for hotspot apps. I'd gladly pay for a hotspot if my carrier didn't slap me with a 5gb cap (which I blow through easily enough)
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Plus they normally have a data cap for hotspot apps. I'd gladly pay for a hotspot if my carrier didn't slap me with a 5gb cap (which I blow through easily enough)
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I don't think I have a problem with this in my country. My Xperia Z was fully free of these caps and restrictions so I assume it is the same.
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I don't think I have a problem with this in my country. My Xperia Z was fully free of these caps and restrictions so I assume it is the same.
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In the USA the telecom companies are running a criminal racket, they are slowly tightening their grip on bandwidth. Its pretty sad.
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In the USA the telecom companies are running a criminal racket, they are slowly tightening their grip on bandwidth. Its pretty sad.
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This^
krisbi said:
I don't think I have a problem with this in my country. My Xperia Z was fully free of these caps and restrictions so I assume it is the same.
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Do you have Verizon? I didn't think so. This thread is about the Verizon G3 Hotspot hack.
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Do you have Verizon? I didn't think so. This thread is about the Verizon G3 Hotspot hack.
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The title changed AFTER I had posted my comment
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Plus they normally have a data cap for hotspot apps. I'd gladly pay for a hotspot if my carrier didn't slap me with a 5gb cap (which I blow through easily enough)
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Verizon caps your hotspot app at 5 gigs? I would call them asap. I pay for tethering and my hotspot runs all the time with data over 20 gigs every month. I'm thinking maybe you don't have unlimited or just 5 gig p plan to start with.
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I think its ridiculous to have to pay an additional fee if you have a limited data plan. If you have 2GB bandwidth you should be able to use it however you want. 2GB is 2GB.
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Verizon caps your hotspot app at 5 gigs? I would call them asap. I pay for tethering and my hotspot runs all the time with data over 20 gigs every month. I'm thinking maybe you don't have unlimited or just 5 gig p plan to start with.
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I don't know any carrier that still offers limited Hotspot. The only one I know of is Verizon's old plan.
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I think its ridiculous to have to pay an additional fee if you have a limited data plan. If you have 2GB bandwidth you should be able to use it however you want. 2GB is 2GB.
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Per agreements with the fcc all limited plans should have free hotspot. You only have to pay for it on unlimited plans. Vzw has been this way for a little over a year. If you're on a limited plan and aren't provisioned for it, just call them and they'll add it. Grandfathered unlimited plans pay ~$30/mo
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Per agreements with the fcc all limited plans should have free hotspot. You only have to pay for it on unlimited plans. Vzw has been this way for a little over a year. If you're on a limited plan and aren't provisioned for it, just call them and they'll add it. Grandfathered unlimited plans pay ~$30/mo
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I am on an unlimited plan so I haven't been keeping track. I'm pretty sure when they first unveiled tiered data plans a couple years ago there was an additional fee just to enable wireless hotspot, but it makes sense for the FCC to prevent them from being able to do it.
Can anyone confirms this works? I tried and when I turn on mobile hotspot, it just doesn't work or turn on, no errors or anything. I allowed the right permissions and removed the odex and apk originals.
Bump. Also wondering if anyone was able to get this to work. Also this should probably be moved to the Verizon sub-forum
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kthung said:
Bump. Also wondering if anyone was able to get this to work. Also this should probably be moved to the Verizon sub-forum
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Working on my Verizon variant. But I do have to change the network name each time. Tasker to the rescue.
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Working on my Verizon variant. But I do have to change the network name each time. Tasker to the rescue.
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How do you change network name?
They have it working on the G3 ported ROMS on the G2, I wonder if they could take it from that.
Hi my G3 is rooted and running 4.4.1. I have a software update that I have not downloaded since maybe May? I blocked any incoming updates after that. My question is if I do update it will it lose root? Is there a way to unroot the phone totally to sell or give it to a family member? Another question is if I do unroot does mobile hotspot still work? I have been on rooted phones so long and recently gave up unlimited gf plan b/c the price hike. I didn't use that much data anyway BUT I do tether as it is my only source of wifi in my house. I need it to run mobile hotspot.
If a person buys any other phone from V does the mobile hot spot still work or is it extra?
My Dad needs a new phone but he needs mobile hotspot bec he is on the road a lot. He has a nexus (older) and we have never paid for the hotspot so I really don't know how it works.
Thanks for any advice and I apologize if there are any threads answering these questions, I did look but didn't find anything that helped on these questions.
If you unroot the phone, you will lose your hotspot hack,but if you leave the phone stock rooted you can use the hotspot hack.
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If you unroot the phone, you will lose your hotspot hack,but if you leave the phone stock rooted you can use the hotspot hack.
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if I update the phone will it lose root?
If you update the phone with jasmine rom or Sky dragon Rom you don't lose root.
It sounds like you might want to flash your phone completely back to stock, which, if you're selling it or giving it away, would make the most sense. This would delete anything on the phone and re-image the phone's entire drive (erasing photos, videos, data, etc) back to the way it was from the factory. If you do this, you will lose root. If you do this, the hotspot hack goes away, but that shouldn't prevent someone from using the phone as a mobile hotspot. My understanding is that the hotspot hack is is NOT needed to use your phone as a hotspot. More specifically, the hack to allow phones on an unlimited plan to use their phone as a hotspot.