Help VZW Unlimited - FoxFi tethering on Nougat

[abean]

Hey all,

Being that Nougat no longer allows us to tether off FoxFi, curious to learn if there are any work arounds? Would rooting open up new options?

I debated about paying the $30 a month to add WiFi tethering; however, VZW states it will remove my unlimited data.

Also, when using FoxFi's Bluetooth mode, other phones/tablets can connect to my Bluetooth, but when enabling internet access on the target device, it does not work. Tried on an nVidia shield tablet and a Galaxy S5. It automatically switches from on to off without my interaction.

Perhaps it's finally time to cave and just give it up. To drop to a two phone, 40gb plan, only saves me $17. Seems silly to give up Unlimited for a measly $17, but losing tethering abilities has made Unlimited not as necessary.

Thanks

 

[AZgl1500]

I think it is wrong that the carriers make us pay for tethering, after all, DATA is data regardless whether the phone uses it, or we let a laptop hook up to it.

I grudgingly let go of my VZW unlimited plan a few years ago when I had to add a 3rd smartphone in my family.
I could not afford to keep one line unlimited and purchase two additional smartphone plans....
so, I just converted over to the Family Plan with shared data... now we can have a Hotspot WiFi and use our laptops when we really need to away from home.

My Note 4 is still on 4.4.4 so no problems for me here. The S5 is on 6.x and it works okay too.

 

[abean]

Anyone have any suggestions?