OcalaFlGuy
Android Expert
That's because your phone is CDMA.
Read the thread title.
We already know CDMA tethering works on Metro, this topic is about the new GSM phones.
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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Tethering on Metro **GSM**? Tell us HOW you're doing it
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That's because your phone is CDMA.
Read the thread title.
We already know CDMA tethering works on Metro, this topic is about the new GSM phones.
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
I found a work around...
I just signed up for a VPN service. I turned on the 4g hotspot in my phone through the settings menu, connected my laptop to it, then connected my laptop to the VPN. Voila. Wifi hotspot on an unlimited plan :thumbup:
Edit: I'm using an Optimus F3 by the way
I just signed up for a VPN service. I turned on the 4g hotspot in my phone through the settings menu, connected my laptop to it, then connected my laptop to the VPN. Voila. Wifi hotspot on an unlimited plan :thumbup:
Edit: I'm using an Optimus F3 by the way
akmsr
Android Enthusiast
Scuttlebug
Newbie
i do apologize...my ignorance for not reading the title...
Yep
Oh and just as a related side-note, IF you are willing to install DD-WRT on your home router you can set it up as a VPN server. Meaning, you can save yourself the cost of a VPN service. That is, of course, unless you signed up for a free VPN server, but in my experience those are sooo slow. Which one did you use?
youngtjjones
Member
I have VPN service through PrivateInternetAccess. I've recently installed DD-WRT on my router so using OpenVPN may be an option. I'm paid up for a year with PIA though, so I may as well keep using that.
You got tethering working on windows phone 8? Hook me bro
All I had to do was turn on internet sharing, try to connect to my VPN service on my laptop, then connect the laptop to the Nokia 521 hotpsot. When I connect though it will pull up the Hotspot page that says I need a tethering plan. After a minute or so, the VPN will connect and I can then surf without any issues.
Speaking of the Hotspot page, it's recently changed:
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youngtjjones
Member
For some reason when I click on the internet sharing, a pop up shows up displaying that it needs internet sharing plan. That's what yours said to right before it went to the website you showed?
Was it a pop up on the phone or computer?
youngtjjones
Member
Phone
I'm not sure, but I think that popped up the first time too. I just continued on. Sometimes it takes a few tries to connect or I need to restart my computer or phone, but it'll work.
youngtjjones
Member
It shows me this when I click on internet sharing and if I continue, it shows me the other 2 pages.
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youngtjjones
Member
Which plan do you have by the way?
youngtjjones
Member
Oh OK maybe that's why. I have the 40.
arthurreeder
Lurker
I tether to a Linux machine running Chrome to my Nexus4 running CM10. From what I can tell MetroPCS/T-Mobile can't tell the difference between Linux and Android. I've already used 2GBs tethering at full speed. No issues.
Joshuah22a
Android Enthusiast
Any luck with twthering to a game system like 360 it seems cdma metro blocked the data on it so it allows me to sign in but not play games like i use to..would using a vpn allow it to work?
I'm successfully on a rooted gsm Vitria on metro and have the 60$ unlimited and I'm tethering flawlessly. It's so great it's faster than most wifi. I've tethered over 35gigs and still blazing fast. It is possibly and very well worth it. The only downside is I can't use Google Chrome while surfing. Safari works, but when I use Chrome I'm promoted to a metro pcs page telling me to pay. I use safari with no problems