Root 3G mobile hotspot

[cartisdm]

This may be old news, but I'm just posting to confirm that I DO NOT have root, I have the official 2.2 update, and I'm browsing the web using my phone as a 3G hotspot without paying Verizon's exorbitant fees!

For anyone who would have only rooted for the router functionality, you can do it 100% fine and free without it.

I'm a little confused. Something querky must be going on here. If you connect and use the WIFI w/out rooting you're automatically directed to the Verizon "Pay Us Money For This Feature" page.

 

[1967ls2]

I receieved the official 2.2 OTA yesterday and loaded it on the phone. I immediately proceeded to my PC to see if the mobile hot spot wifi connection would work and it immediately took me to the "Pay Verizon for its use page". I signed on here found this thread, implemented the steps and I'm able to use the 3g mobile hot spot for free without another Verizon fee. Works perfect, thank you!
I mean come on really, I am already paying them $30 extra a month to have internet access and now they want me to pay an additional $15-20 a month to use that same internet on a different device I already own.

 

[B92MOR]

I'm a little confused. Something querky must be going on here. If you connect and use the WIFI w/out rooting you're automatically directed to the Verizon "Pay Us Money For This Feature" page.

The instructions are in the first post for how to circumvent that.

You shouldn't get any of those annoying redirects once you go through the steps.

 

[cartisdm]

The instructions are in the first post for how to circumvent that.

You shouldn't get any of those annoying redirects once you go through the steps.

Ha! Sorry, I was thinking this was a different thread. I was reading at work with a tiny little window open My bad!

 

[Karuk]

This "mod" works well. Great for us... non-rooters?

 

[Ovy]

well, my laptop sees the hotspot and can get on, but no internet. boo.

 

[jasonh128]

it works great for me, just gonna use the internet for a day and wait for my bill and see if they caught it, if not, im set

 

[Mz.Jody]

well, my laptop sees the hotspot and can get on, but no internet. boo.

Same here

 

[cfountain66]

I tried this and it asks for a security key or passphrase. Help!

 

[windycity]

I tried this and it asks for a security key or passphrase. Help!

You mean after ##778? 000000

 

[cfountain66]

I figured it out. Thanks.

 

[jojo54696]

ok those are the most confusing directions i have every heard in my life.

What do you mean "do##778" dial it?

And where are all these settings? Are these in the 3g hotspot app?

 

[cdpriest]

You just have to click Phone and dial ##778 and it will ask View or Edit.. click edit. then for the a password type 000000

 

[jojo54696]

when i hit commit changes i lose all cell reception, then it tries to commit and says it can't because it can't connect.

What happened?

 

[breznou]

when i hit commit changes i lose all cell reception, then it tries to commit and says it can't because it can't connect.

What happened?

The same thing happened to me on my first attempted and I got scared but when I put the dun. Back and hit commit it powered off and I got my bars back. I tried again any erased the dun. For the second time and hit commit and it powered off and when I turned it back on I had service still. I think the first attempted I did I forgot to delete the (.)

So I followed the steps and I managed to connect the laptop to my phone. And I think I did it right cause it didn't go to a VZW page it actually went to the webpage I wanted to go to. If it goes the VZW I did it wrong correct?

 

[qwerty4030]

Works great on 2.2 upgraded using the official updat.zip. Using the stock hotspot app and wpa2.

 

[Darebrokenheart]

Works great on 2.2 upgraded using the official updat.zip. Using the stock hotspot app and wpa2.

I don't know what I am doing wrong because I followed the instructions at the top of this thread and I get no connection at all. My laptop finds the htc network. It connects but I have no internet access. I get page is unavailable....check network settings.

Is this only for root users?

 

[Dream]

Nope works great for me. Non rooted. Thanks OP!

 

[Darebrokenheart]

Nope works great for me. Non rooted. Thanks OP!

Can somebody please tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

[siawash]

Do you need to do this everytime u want to use it? or u can continuously use it without having to do all that everytime?

 

[Darebrokenheart]

Do you need to do this everytime u want to use it? or u can continuously use it without having to do all that everytime?

I don't know. I'm still trying to get connected.

 

[ung108]

Thanks op. Works great

 

[Darebrokenheart]

Well I finally have it working and it works great.

 

[winespectator]

think this will work on the moto x as well?
thanks

 

[travelon]

Got all the way to clicking connect on my laptop and then and it asks for a security key or passphrase. Tried the 1234567890 and that doesn't work. What's next?