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JB disables tethering

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stoney bones

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These greedy fools finally got me. I have been tethering for over two years with no issues....now after the GB update it is trying to make me pay to use a feature I ALREADY PAID FOR.

Anyone else mad about this?

I'm filing a report with the BBB and the FCC. I suggest anyone else do the same.
 
If you paid for it...it'd be there.

Simple as that. Obviously it's not there which means you're not paying for it.
 
I just found a way to do free Bluetooth tethering between my Razr Maxx and my Nexus 7 Tablet. I put the app PdaNet Tablet (New) on the Nexus 7 and the app PdaNet+ on my Razr Maxx. Works pretty good.
 
stoney bones said:
These greedy fools finally got me. I have been tethering for over two years with no issues....now after the GB update it is trying to make me pay to use a feature I ALREADY PAID FOR.

Anyone else mad about this?

I'm filing a report with the BBB and the FCC. I suggest anyone else do the same.
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According to a Verizon rep I spoke to the other day, the data I pay for on my phone is for use on my phone only. I know its stupid, but that's how that justify charging extra for tethering
 
Rixx247 said:
According to a Verizon rep I spoke to the other day, the data I pay for on my phone is for use on my phone only. I know its stupid, but that's how that justify charging extra for tethering
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For tiered plans.

Share Everything has hotspot included. So my 10GB of shared data is good for my phone and whatever I tether to.
 
Did JB disable usb tethering also? My work just gave me a Dell Latitude 10 tablet which only has wifi but it has a full size USB port. I was thinking of USB tethering it to my phone when I travel or don't have wifi access in order to surf the web. It has a full version of Win 8 on it which makes it easier to do things online than my Droid Razr.
 
I was disappointed when I realized my tethering app no longer works after this update. I am hoping in to find another way to tether without incurring $30 a month additional cost. Or is it possible to roll back to before this latest update? I'm sure this info is on this site. Will start searching. ;)
 
CKaelin said:
I was disappointed when I realized my tethering app no longer works after this update. I am hoping in to find another way to tether without incurring $30 a month additional cost. Or is it possible to roll back to before this latest update? I'm sure this info is on this site. Will start searching. ;)
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It's actually not possible. Once you update, that's it.

I believe you can root and install a custom OS or whatever though.
 
B360155 said:
I just found a way to do free Bluetooth tethering between my Razr Maxx and my Nexus 7 Tablet. I put the app PdaNet Tablet (New) on the Nexus 7 and the app PdaNet+ on my Razr Maxx. Works pretty good.
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Did you guys see my earlier post in this thread? No root required.
 
Bodycount said:
Did JB disable usb tethering also? My work just gave me a Dell Latitude 10 tablet which only has wifi but it has a full size USB port. I was thinking of USB tethering it to my phone when I travel or don't have wifi access in order to surf the web. It has a full version of Win 8 on it which makes it easier to do things online than my Droid Razr.
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Yes, you are no longer able to tether via USB either.
 
B360155 said:
I just found a way to do free Bluetooth tethering between my Razr Maxx and my Nexus 7 Tablet. I put the app PdaNet Tablet (New) on the Nexus 7 and the app PdaNet+ on my Razr Maxx. Works pretty good.
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I will try this tonight. You have to install the app on your laptop?
 
CKaelin said:
I will try this tonight. You have to install the app on your laptop?
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I'm not certain how or which apps you use with laptops but if I recall correctly, one of the app descriptions said that you can tether with tablets and laptop computers. I put the PdaNet Tablet (New) app on my Nexus 7 tablet and the PdaNet+ app on my Razr Maxx. Also, I only tried it with Bluetooth tethering but it seemed to work quite well. I don't believe it will work as a wifi hotspot anymore with most phones since the JB update, including the Razr/Razr Maxx. I think it works using USB tethering as well but I haven't tried that yet.
 
Well it worked great except my laptop doesn't have blue tooth hardware. =( Installed the software. Doh! Guess I'll try Rooting today. Wish me luck!
 
I'm rooted and PDANet works quite fine with my Win 8 laptop with a USB cable.

I actually prefer using a cable in any case. It's not like my phone's far enough away to make using a cable impractical, and it lets me charge my phone a bit during my lunch break.
 
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