this guide is for anyone even non root users (im not rooted on 2.2 and it works fine) - the instructions are perfectly clearI heard there is a way for non root users to use this feature (without paying for it). Supposedly if you dial ##778 you get a menu. Can someone walk me through this?
After ##778, Under security, then PPP User ID, should that be XXX-XXX-XXXX@dun.vzw3g.com as well?
I notice it was changed, but I may have changed the wrong one?
For those who have it working could you just check for me?
Under security> PPP User ID Should it be?
XXX-XXX-XXXX@dun.vzw3g.com
OR
XXX-XXX-XXXX@vzw3g.com
No, it applied to EVDO.IIRC, this was 1x only, was it not? I don't remember ever getting 3G with the QPST/NVM editing stuff.
I don't know enough about the areas VZW took over from Alltel, but it is entirely possible that VZW is keeping the Alltel billing systems/plans separate at the moment. If they are, and you are grandfathered into a plan that DID include tethering, then you should be fine.Here's an interesting angle on this: I am a former Alltel customer. I still have my Alltel plan. I have NOT signed up for a Verizon plan, despite the fact that I just got a new phone. I didn't change my plan, so there were no TOS to agree to about the data plan, etc.... because I did that with Alltel, and they didn't care about tethering.
As far as I am concerned.... I can tether if I like, and I encourage them to attempt to show me where I agreed not to do it. It would be quite entertaining to see what they do when they can't.
Palm Pre and Pixi are different devices. The fact that VZW decided to bundle tethering for FREE with those particular devices, doesn't mean they extended the same benefit to ALL devices capable of tethering.One thing people haven't mentioned yet, is that with Verizon, if you have a Palm, your data plan covers wifi tethering (for the same price we're paying for OUR data). So I don't see a problem if people do it on these phones too. I don't see why just Palms get the "right" to do that for the normal price.
if you do not see the sign in page, the mod worked. and to confirm that this has not added the service to my account, my normal bill, for 2 phones with data is 124 per month, same as it has been since i first got the phone. no changes have occurred in my payments or on my bill since the tethering mod.How can you confirm that the 3g hotspot "mod" has not added the verizon service to your account?
Some have mentioned that the Verizon hotspot sign-up page comes up the you try to use the hotspot feature for the first time. If you do not see the sign-up page does that mean the "mod" worked?
Mine isn't working anymore. I don't use it real often, but needed it today. Probably last time I used it was couple weeks ago. Definitely worked after the recent update. Anyway. hotspot seems to set-up as usual but it will not assign an ip. I show a connected user but only the mac address shows up. The message on my laptop is Connected with Limited or no connectivity. Same thing on 3 laptops. I've checked all the obvious settings. I've put the "dun" back and removed it again. I've been uninstalling apps I've installed lately. Can't get it to work. Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks
Is there another option to wifi tethering?
Cannot get past the first step. I dial ##778 dial. My phone does not have send. Does this mean this will not work on my phone?
Rooting sounds like a great thing, but right now the only thing I want is WiFi tethering. I found the following instructions to get free WiFi tethering on my Incredible using verizons hotspot app that came with with Froyo upgrade a few months ago.. So far , it works fine (although I do have to reset the wireless adapter on whatever machine I want to tether to the phone, but that only take 2 seconds). Works great!
1. Dial ##778
2. Go into edit mode
3. The password is 000000
4. Once in go to M.IP Default Profile and edit DUN NAI from yournumber@dun.vzw3g.com to yournumber@vzw3g.com.
5. Then hit menu and press commit modifications.
6. It should then reboot.
7. FREE WiFi!!!
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