Root AT&T HTC One M8 Hotspot

[Mishumashu]

Hi all,

I recently bought the AT&T Unlocked HTC One M8 during a trip to the US.
I am using it with a different provider.
With my provider there is no need for a special data plan for tethering but the tethering is still blocked on my phone by AT&T!

I've been trying for weeks now to find a way to contact them without success.
I am not looking to do anything illegal\root\use a custom ROM, I just want to use my phones abilities!

Does anyone have any idea how I can cancel the AT&T block without using a custom ROM? I dont want to pay for S-off and would prefer not to root my device as rooting causes issues with my work's emails..

Thanks in advance!

 

[EarlyMon]

I don't know of a way to do that.

If you can unlock your phone using HTCdev.com (free) you could try installing a stock (international) rooted rom after installing a custom recovery like TWRP, unroot it, restore the stock recovery and relock the bootloader.

You'll want to use Helium Backup before you proceed if you decide to try that because unlocking the bootloader will erase your apps and data.

 

[Mishumashu]

Won't I need to S-off for that?
I already tried flashing one of the stock ROMs from HTCDEV without success, I guess because I am currently with S-on..

 

[EarlyMon]

Won't I need to S-off for that?
I already tried flashing one of the stock ROMs from HTCDEV without success, I guess because I am currently with S-on..

The stock roms at HTCdev.com are there as developer aides last I checked - that's HTC's site to help you get your bootloader unlocked.

Everything that you need to sort out is in the /system partition, no need for s-off for that.

But you do need to have your bootloader unlocked.

 

[EarlyMon]

http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads

Yeah - all I found there was a US T-Mobile RUU and some framework support files for devs - maybe not really what you want.

Can you share your region or carrier preferences?

Btw - welcome to the forums!

 

[Mishumashu]

thank you very much - amazing forum !

I live in Israel and my carrier is Cellcom (not sure if you are familiar with it).
Are there any specific details I can get from them that you need?

 

[EarlyMon]

thank you very much - amazing forum !

I live in Israel and my carrier is Cellcom (not sure if you are familiar with it).
Are there any specific details I can get from them that you need?

I'm going to be on the road for the next several hours and can help more later today. Meanwhile, I think that you'll need to be sure that you have your APN / carrier settings written down (no need to post them here).

You will need to get set up with the tools you need from here -

http://androidforums.com/threads/adb-guide-updated-2014-11-11.443072/#post-5389081

You will need to enable usb debugging mode -

http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/unlock-hidden-developer-options-your-htc-one-m8-0154418/

And then test that by opening a command window to c:\sdk-tools and saying -

adb devices

If successful, look for the HTC M8 to appear in the list of devices. If not, it'll likely be a driver problem and I imagine that a number of people can help until I return.

And of course, we have a lot of others here that can see where I'm going with all this and you can trust them if they come in before I'm back.

One of the early steps will reset your phone to a like-new condition so another thing that you want to do before starting is to make a backup - I recommend Helium Backup from the Play Store.

 

[EarlyMon]

How are you doing on the above list my friend?

 

[Mishumashu]

Hi, sorry didnt have my laptop with me.
I have TWRP 2.7.0.2, Unlocked bootloader, adb working and identifying the HTC.
Do you maybe have a link to a good site where I can find stock international ROMs?

 

[EarlyMon]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development

Personally, I use the ViperOneM8 rom and my Exchange ActiveSync sees my phone as stock - it's a stock rom with some additions for themes and settings. The installer lets you choose which carrier / version you need.

Make a nandroid backup (with the default of the boot, system, and data partitions) before doing anything - that's a snapshot of your existing rom and setup.

 

[Mishumashu]

no problem, will try it.

I can unroot the viper after installing it?

 

[Mishumashu]

Success!
Flashed Viper ROM, Unrooted using a un-supersu zip I found and bingo - hotspot working and emails too

Thank you SO much for the help, and if anyone from the Viper dev team ever sees this thread - a huge thanks to them too. Really saved me.

 

[EarlyMon]