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Tethering on Metro **GSM**? Tell us HOW you're doing it

dont know what gsm is...but im not rooted and after installing went into settings and level 1, and i havent had any issues works everytime...now maybe i will try and root, seeing that i got this too work!!
 
This might help you understand GSM & CDMA.

CDMA vs. GSM: What's the Difference? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

T-mobile started that message crap about tethering, and that's when I up and left. Long time customer too. Now that I see this garbage again I'll be looking into other phone carriers. I mean who the hell are they to tell you what you can, and can't do with your data. Metro has been ruined imo. For the people that use it as their sole internet yeah, pop that message up.
For the people that don't abuse this network that shouldn't be the case. I can tell you as soon as you figure out a way to tether they will catch on and stop you. I went through so many different methods when I was on T-mobile. They changed, and changed again. Now its to the point if you want to tether, you have to pay, simple as that.
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
That's not true.

There are work arounds if you will root and use a Tether app.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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Then if you have a defective phone, and need to have it serviced you have to use a flash count remover, lose data, and spend all that time backing up data/ recovering data, all to tether? I'll pass.

What I meant by this is if you want to tether legally then you are just going to have to pay. What happens if you do root, and then you use the workaround, and get caught? I'm sure it says somewhere in the TOS that they can just cancel you without notice if you tether without having the plan. Why couldn't they just keep it the same way Metro had it. I'll stick with my Motion, and squeeze every last drop out of it until 2015. ;)


I remember when you didn't have to use a user agent on Tmo. I remember when I loved Tmo when I had my HD2 with them.( Still have it just no service ) I remember with my Vibrant I could usb tether. Then one day Tmobile said, NO MORE! I kept getting the message on my computer about tethering whether using my HD2, or my Vibrant. Both stock. Then I put android on the HD2, and rooted the Vibrant just to be able to tether on the go. I guess the major abusers messed it up for the bunch. Why should I have to suffer because someone else abused the network. I guess Tmobile is kind of helping the person on the go to tether by allotting them a measly 500mb. Either or, its about money, and always will be. Start reaching deep into your pockets, come 2015. Until then I hope another alternative will come forth and save the Metro refugees.
 
jvillejoe said:
Then if you have a defective phone, and need to have it serviced you have to use a flash count remover, lose data, and spend all that time backing up data/ recovering data, all to tether? I'll pass.
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Your arguments are both non-sensical And contradictory. First the non-sensical one. If you take your phone in for service unrooted, they're going to wipe it for you anyway. You'd still have to do the backups you have a problem with here.

I have not rooted a phone yet. Haven't really needed to (though I came very close to needing to with the Motion). Remember that you're not really "fully" rooting with the LG locked bootloaders. It's easy peasy to do, easy peasy to undo. And basically impossible to wreck your phone doing and impossible to detect once unrooted. Even *I* would do this simple of a root to tether.

jvillejoe said:
What I meant by this is if you want to tether legally then you are just going to have to pay. What happens if you do root, and then you use the workaround, and get caught? I'm sure it says somewhere in the TOS that they can just cancel you without notice if you tether without having the plan. Why couldn't they just keep it the same way Metro had it. I'll stick with my Motion, and squeeze every last drop out of it until 2015. ;)
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In the other thread on this you mention a main reason for this question is so that your father can tether movies Oftenly. And now for that pesky little contradiction thang. There's no way NOW on Metro for you to tether Movies Oftenly WITHOUT Either paying for it Or violating your TOS. (You won't tether many movies on the new plans legally with only 250 Meg tethering.) Which from what you've said, you and/or your Dad are Already doing with Metro. If you are even using a User Agent Switcher and the onboard app, and not paying up you're just as in the wrong as you'd be doing it on T-Mo. The only difference between Metro and T-Mo is What they do When they catch you. T-Mo puts the screen up, Metro doesn't worry about it til you bust the hard limits.

So far as getting caught goes, if you are tethering the way someone would do it and not be gaming the system, your amount of data actually used tethering would blend right in with the rest of your usage. You Wouldn't get caught.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
Your arguments are both non-sensical And contradictory. First the non-sensical one. If you take your phone in for service unrooted, they're going to wipe it for you anyway. You'd still have to do the backups you have a problem with here.

I have not rooted a phone yet. Haven't really needed to (though I came very close to needing to with the Motion). Remember that you're not really "fully" rooting with the LG locked bootloaders. It's easy peasy to do, easy peasy to undo. And basically impossible to wreck your phone doing and impossible to detect once unrooted. Even *I* would do this simple of a root to tether.

In the other thread on this you mention a main reason for this question is so that your father can tether movies Oftenly. And now for that pesky little contradiction thang. There's no way NOW on Metro for you to tether Movies Oftenly WITHOUT Either paying for it Or violating your TOS. (You won't tether many movies on the new plans legally with only 250 Meg tethering.) Which from what you've said, you and/or your Dad are Already doing with Metro. If you are even using a User Agent Switcher and the onboard app, and not paying up you're just as in the wrong as you'd be doing it on T-Mo. The only difference between Metro and T-Mo is What they do When they catch you. T-Mo puts the screen up, Metro doesn't worry about it til you bust the hard limits.

So far as getting caught goes, if you are tethering the way someone would do it and not be gaming the system, your amount of data actually used tethering would blend right in with the rest of your usage. You Wouldn't get caught.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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Hey I'm not new to the root scene. Either the phone is rooted or its not. Having a locked bootloader just means you can't have a custom kernel, or real recovery. You can also mess your phone up with 2nd-init recovery. I can tell you some phones are hard to root. Samsung phones to me are a pain. Not to mention the flash counters they started using. Heck rooting a Htc phone and getting s-off is hard too. I've rooted every one of my phones. The point I'm trying to make is that I should be able to tether without rooting even though I always root. People who don't want to go through the hassle of rooting shouldn't have to.
You shouldn't have to read through pages of forums to root to use data you paid for already. If its unlimited then that's the way it should be, simple as that. I don't want some company telling what I can, and can't do.

My "uncle" will use Chrome cast to tether over his network to watch the movies. Do you know what Chrome cast is? Google introduces $35 Chromecast streaming stick - YouTube There is a good video of how it works. It's kind of like Apple TV. You can use your network, or use Wifi. You should go back and reread what I wrote. I have Wifi, and so does he. I use my tethering on the go as well as my uncle. Tmobile used to let you tether legally, and then stopped it. I shouldn't have to worry about getting caught for something I already pay for.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=YZqv0k_CUEzj_SvupZU6qA&bvm=bv.51156542,d.b2I I hope the FCC rules this for all the carriers!

Read that. What these companies are doing is wrong, and you can never justify that with me. I shouldn't have to pay an extra fee for something I use every now and then. My uncle does watch Netflix allot whether its streaming on his phone, and/or transmitting over his chrome cast, its a service he's already paid for. They shouldn't be able to tell him, me, or anyone what they can, and cant do with the data they purchased. Bottom line.
 
I have an s4 with tmobile and tethering is exactly the same as with my s3 on metro. In fact, it's actually better. I can now update windows where i could not before. On my tablet i can browse as android where before i had to change user agent to desktop. What is this problem that others are having???
 
I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that T-Mobile now allows tethering on all their postpaid plans?
 
As i said exactly the same way as on my s3. I know a lot of members here are familiar with the procedure but here goes anyway.

Turn on wifi hotspot if you're on a custom rom (all asop have it and most tw based will have unlocked tether) change your pc user agent to android. Done.

If you don't have a tethered mod rom wifi tether from playstore has never disappointed.
 
jhawkkw said:
I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that T-Mobile now allows tethering on all their postpaid plans?
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This can't be true because once i switch user agent back to desktop i get redirected to tmobiles page something about buying their tether plan blah blah..
 
airtioteclint said:
This can't be true because once i switch user agent back to desktop i get redirected to tmobiles page something about buying their tether plan blah blah..
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Hmm, that's weird. I have a prepaid plan, so I know I don't have the tethering option. But looking at their postpaid plans, it explicitly states the unlimited has 500mb of tethering, but the limited plans don't explicitly say it like the unlimited does, but there's also no way to add it. I'll have to investigate more when I have get a chance.
 
jhawkkw said:
Hmm, that's weird. I have a prepaid plan, so I know I don't have the tethering option. But looking at their postpaid plans, it explicitly states the unlimited has 500mb of tethering, but the limited plans don't explicitly say it like the unlimited does, but there's also no way to add it. I'll have to investigate more when I have get a chance.
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I am also on prepaid plan. Weird part is i think i still got that 500 mb free. When I first brought my phone home i used it to download the necessary files to root and get a custom rom on. It then redirected me to the page i mentioned but by then it was too late for them. All is needed is to change user agent on the custim rom. :D
 
airtioteclint said:
I am also on prepaid plan. Weird part is i think i still got that 500 mb free. When I first brought my phone home i used it to download the necessary files to root and get a custom rom on. It then redirected me to the page i mentioned but by then it was too late for them. All is needed is to change user agent on the custim rom. :D
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Yeah, prepaid doesn't include it natively, only postpaid does. However you can add it to any prepaid package if you feel like it.
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
Ok, I'm on a Spirit so I can't try this but this seems to me a fairly popular option for T-Mo, using a VPN. You can do that either rooted or not. It seems to work best for everyone.

How to tether using T-mobile unlimited 4G without getting blocked | ferGeeks - Guides fer Geeks

That thread suggest using Hide My Ass VPN but it's a pay one. (I can vouch for HMA simple Proxy as I use that to bypass our local newpapers subscriber only noose.)

A search for FREE VPNs points to CyberGhost as being a good one.

So here's one option someone with a GSM phone can try if the usual User Agent Switcher method doesn't work.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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hotspot offering a year free to students....need student email suffix appropriate for your country...
 
OcalaFlGuy,

I'm in Ocala 2 trying to figure out how to tether ...

I dont mind changing the user agent If I can just get it to work.
 
bcifer said:
OcalaFlGuy,

I'm in Ocala 2 trying to figure out how to tether ...

I dont mind changing the user agent If I can just get it to work.
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As has already been mentioned, for T-Metro GSM, it appears you need to be rooted and using a root only wifi tether app And change your user agent. I use Ultimate User Agent Switcher and Sniffer for Chrome on my CDMA Spirit.
(but I am also Not rooted)

You don't mention what phone you're using. (root?)

There are recent enough youtubes (to likely be on the current network) and All of them show it being done as above. NONE are on non-rooted phones.

I don't recall seeing ANYONE yet from AF actually say they are currently tethering on T-Metro now.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl
 
I just switched to BYOD using the Nexus 4 and I was able to use wi-fi tether and USB tether with UAS. I came from the Metro GS4 where wifi tether would not work at all but USB tether worked fine with UAS. I was wondering if anyone else can confirm this as well. Also, what's up Bruce.
 
I'm using the S3/GSM from T-MetroPCS rooted. If I flash an AOKP then it works but with the stock rooted it does not.
 
i am not rooted and i have been using foxfi-pdanet for 2 months now with no problems what-so-ever! i no nothin about computers or how to get my phone to do what i want, but this app works great for me everytime....
 
oh almost forgot after i start the app for tethering then i turn on my hotspot....never an issue and this laptop is quick
 
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