Root Wifi Tether

Kobra7734 · Oct 30, 2013

Has anyone found a decent wifi tether app i have tried a few but not having much luck
i used barnacle on my commando 3g but wont work on 4g also tried wifi tether and open garden
Foxfi seems to work but there is a data limit on the free version where u have to reset it up any other ideas

rjglenn · Oct 30, 2013

I'm using Portable Wi-Fi hotspot free, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot&hl=en. It uses the built in app, I assume it somehow bypasses the entitlement check. Anyhow, its free, it doesn't require root, and it works. YMMV

Lukas Farber · Jan 11, 2014

I recommend Google's WiFi Tether. It's nice being able to play Xbox Live and not pay for home internet. I consistently use over 100 GBs a month (unlimited plan)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/d147ro2pwynief2/wifi_tether_v3_3-beta2.apk

rjglenn · Jan 11, 2014

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot uses the stock WiFi hotspot app, it just somehow bypasses the entitlement check. It works as well as anything, tap the icon to turn it on, tap it again to turn it off.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.core.technology.wifi.hotspot

unitypunk · Jan 22, 2014

i thought hotspot was free now a days? i use the built in one, and dont pay monthly for hotspot.. on 10gb shared

rjglenn · Jan 23, 2014

If you are on shared data then the hotspot is included -something from Verizon is never free. Those of us on legacy unlimited plans are supposed to fork over another $30/ month for the hotspot.

unitypunk · Jan 23, 2014

no shittt, how the **** are youguys still on legacy unlimited.. its been over for 2 years+ have you just not bought a phone from verizon since?

rjglenn · Jan 23, 2014

I have five lines. I buy & activate a phone on a dumb phone line, then put the dumb phone back on it, and pay for about 5 minutes of data on that line. Once the smartphone is released from the original line it can be activated on my line. It's good to be the account owner, sometimes...

The best part is that if any of my other lines has an upgrade available I can transfer the upgrade to that dumb phone line and start again. The dumb phone is my daughter's line. She is in middle school and has a phone because her mother wants her to have one. One day, she is going to want/get a smartphone and then the gig will be up.

dcaro · Jan 24, 2014

rjglenn said:
I have five lines. I buy & activate a phone on a dumb phone line, then put the dumb phone back on it, and pay for about 5 minutes of data on that line. Once the smartphone is released from the original line it can be activated on my line. It's good to be the account owner, sometimes...

The best part is that if any of my other lines has an upgrade available I can transfer the upgrade to that dumb phone line and start again. The dumb phone is my daughter's line. She is in middle school and has a phone because her mother wants her to have one. One day, she is going to want/get a smartphone and then the gig will be up.

Could I get a dummy line using an old phone now and do this? Or did I have to have the dummy line on my legacy account before?

rjglenn · Jan 26, 2014

I don't know if you can add a line without having to change your data plan. If you can, I would think you could just as well start a new line of service with a smartphone on a 2 gig plan, and then switch it to a dumb phone and turn off the data. You will be on the hook for $10 a month for two years. This is an expense, yes, but it is far cheaper than paying full price ($500-60)0 on a credit card that you have to pay off later.

kolobus101 · Apr 29, 2014

ok so after meticulously going through almost every single setting on the wifi tether app i found a combination that works for the commando 4g again..

Device-Profile = samsung galaxy s3
Setup-Method = Netd (master)
check netd max client cmd
check wifi-driver reload

Now note this is on my commando 4g running
android version 4.0.4 and c811m020

hope this helps anyone needing this so they can have free tether on the commando

Update forgot to mention the WiFi tether I am using is the 3.4 experimental version

rjglenn · Apr 30, 2014

Did you know that if you are on the share plan or pay for a specific amount of data then tethering is included? Only those of us on legacy unlimited plans "pay extra" for tethering

kolobus101 · May 29, 2014

Yea I am luckily still on unlimited.. I stick it to them once in a while.. I think my record so far is about 250 gigs in a 1month span..lol

rjglenn · May 29, 2014

holy shit thats a lot of data. I use 15 to 20 gigs but I'm a mear amature compared to you...

I use the stock hotspot app with the Portable Hotspot App I linked to above. Somehow it bypasses the entitlement check. The only thing is I have to use the app to run the hotspot, if I try and run the stock hotspot app directly it will fail (I get the you gotta pay message).

kolobus101 · Jun 2, 2014

ok guys, got an updated commando today, with all of the latest updates the configuation with the wifi tether app 3.4 experimental is as follows..

Device-Profile = Galaxy S3
Setup-Method = Netd-ndc (master)
Check netd max client cmd
Check wifi driver reload
Check routing fix

and this will get your tether to work where you can use everything ps3/4 and for you ***s your xboxs

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