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Root [MetroPCS & T-Mobile] {Guide} Tethering... on MPCS & TMO F3

Alright ppl.. let do this and please comment so we can work more effectively.. please post results.. this is for
***MetroPCS OptimusF3

Now I use Google chrome.
you need an User Agent switcher extenssion, I use Ultimate User Agent Switcher, URL sniffer - Homepage.. you can find it in chrome market use IE9 UA

1* Download Wifi-tether for root.. https://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_3-beta2.apk

SETTINGS"
Device-Prof... Generic ICS/JB (WLAN0)
Setup-Method .. Auto
Send Netd Max Client Cmd.. (Checked)
Enable Wifi-Encryption.. leave unchecked NOT WORKING FOR NOW
Change SSID.. (your favorite)
WIFi-dirver Reload2..(checked)
Enable Access-Crontrol... (Checked)
Change LAN...Select =172.20.21.0/24
MSS clamping...(checked)
Routing fix...(Checked)
Start the app please give time for device grant access root etc,etc......

EDIT: I got it - For those having trouble with Limited Access, go to your firewall settings and add "svchost.exe".

After you do that > Start Wifi Tether > Connect > Clickk the right menu button on your phone > Access Control > Check your device thnx to YanderDelgado...
_________________ Apks,Video_____________
**Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.at.free
**Open task. Click on /system/bin/hotspad
**Kill on bottom
**Ur divice should connect.
Please let comp.. To identified router.. Its gonna takr sometime but it wll connect you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gztmAhhhms&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
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I know. well as for u ur guide its has been the most effective one i hav the tmobile tethering.. Clean now i hav to wrk on the mpcs. This wll be a challenge cus mpcs in the disable.sh upsale n many other apps are not showing... So im going file per file, folder by folder to find out which one attach hotspot.. N giv permission to driver to stay alive.. Cust w/many tethering apps or widget it runs but kills it within seconds. So let see what happens.
 
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After re-flashing my phone after bricking it, my guide was useless.
Clearly my guide is missing some key step.
I have a awful memory and no idea which step it is missing.

Ur guide still there... If its does not wrk try the ine for mpcs... Remember no bj tether n that after starting the wifi tether and pop up in computer n u connect, give few seconds to comp to identify router conection wll show in app allow access. N give seconds to go.. U need user agent switcher.. I use IE9 n it goes through... I wll try to make a vid n post on Utube.. As part of the guide.
 
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Well I tried but I cant seem to get it to tether correctly. Followed all the steps, My computer picks up the ssid and connects just no internet. My upload speed goes up when I attempt to browse but that's about it. Btw I'm using the Metro F3.

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another thing do not open browser until wifi signal bars are full w/out the yellow shield... im gonna try to post a video later so u all see it wrks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3RPncTNDmk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Another thing i notice in video it took very long time.. n it was because all my devices were connecting (nook,other pc,smarttv,dvd... ) shuut sorry i disconnected. N reconnected.
 
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It would be really nice if you could post in something more closely resembling English. I try and read them but it's Really tedious.

If you feel what you have to say is important, why do you make us decode it first?

Bruce in Ocala, Fl


hi.. well are u talking about the guide.. (how to make tethering work..) or what im communicating wit SAMM...
 
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How to WIFI tether on the LG Optimus F3 (t-mobile version)

1. Root your LG Optimus F3
a. Enable USB debugging on your phone.
b. Download motochopper.
c. Extract motochopper.zip
d. Run run.bat(for windows users) or run.sh(for linux be sure to chmod 755)
d.1 If you have a tether app open in windows CLOSE IT!

2. Install Root Browser on your LG Optimus F3
3. Run /system/etc/disable_tmus_vendor_apks.sh (I suspect you can find a similar disable script for other carriers in the same location with the same disable_ prefix.)
a. Open Root Browser.
b. Allow root browser to get busybox/etc. for you
c. Open system
d. Open etc
e. Tap disable_tmus_vendor_apks.sh
f. Run it!

4.1 Install JB WiFi Tether on your LG Optimus F3

4.2 OPTIONAL Go into your stock wifi tether app and configure your wifi hotspot settings.

5. Run JB WiFi Tether.

You should now have upsell free wifi tethering.

I have done all of these things (TMo LG Optimus F3) but unfortunately I can't seem to get it to work. Basically when I click on the jTether icon I see the "Turning WiFi AP on" screen. Then the stock Mobile HotSpot application starts up. When I try to connect my laptop to the hotspot access point, I can only surf the T-Mobile web site :thinking:

I wonder if I am doing something wrong?
 
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