yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Easy10pins:
Tried this several times after the latest OTA JB update. No joy on all attempts.

Followed the directions in the original post to the letter. SG3 wifi tether will not appear on available networks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike102871:
Finally got it to work. Everytime I tries converti g apn backup and restore to a system app jb would delete the app. I fou d the apk online. Using root explorer I pasted the apk in system/apps then installed it from there. After this following original inatructions, tethering now works.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SheckJuarez:
Thanks

confirmed works with stock jb T999UVDLJA and latest wifi tether TrevE Mod apk.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clninja:
Omg it worked finally... frosty v9 ans this mod.. playing xbox right now
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Gandoff:
I currently have SGH-T959V Gingerbread 2.3.4. If I upgrade this to CM9 would there be a insecure boot.imi file for my device?

Edited

Okay upgraded to CM9, tried installation 1. No dice. I am missing the insecure boot.imi file for galaxy s 4g! "It tastes sooo good when it touches the lips"... feel like frank the tank right now and very close to streaking. Can somebody please help me?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ingenious247:
After the mod is done successfully, do you have to stay on an insecure kernel or can you revert to secure stock kernel and tethering will still function?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Brusington:
Is it possible that we may see this in the near future for later versions of jb or cm based ROMs? Amazing work btw. Pure genius.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Smoothmo:
Thank you for these very useful guides! I got wifi tether working on FrostyJB v9.1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gooface:
hmm I followed the guide completely (minus the kernel stuff since im on CM10) and I dont see any difference when using the APN trick... still get the t mobile warning...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] igorenyuk:
I just don't understand how this mod works flawlessly for some and not at all for others, when the same instructions are followed for the same phones, on the same network... I'm one of those people that is able to turn tethering on, with a widget/15 toggle, but still getting t-mobile upsell page, unless user agent is switched in the browser :( I know for a fact that I've successfully replaced the APNs. I've even flashed ROMs that already have the APN "fix" by default and still the upsell page. I'm having nightmares about this thing after trying just about everything imaginable to make it work and failing. VPN trick won't work, connection keeps timing out when tethering with VPN on. Does anyone have any idea at all how it is possible that it works for some but not for others. Please refrain from answers like "you just didn't do it right" - yes I did and looking for some logical ideas, from people that are much smarter than me when it comes to this stuff, that might lead to a solution. As always - appreciate everyone's contribution to the topic and the community as a whole :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WarlockW:
Give this a try ..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1988735

With these settings ..

Downloaded SuperSU

Device Profile: Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)

Setup Method: Netd-Ndc (master)

Fallback Tether Mode: Not checked

Send Netdndc Max Client Cmd: Check mark on

No Wi-Fi Encryption (I haven't tried it with the encryption on yet)

MSS clamping: Check mark on

Routing fix: Check mark on
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KaOzGrUnT:
Clarification

This APN editing is for enabling wifi hotspot on the Tmobile plan which gives you unlimited 4g data without being able to tether... Correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike102871:
Yes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] franky1a:
Not working for me

I did the option 2 and I'm still getting the t-mobile notification page. I've don every thing there is to do don't know what else to do!!!!!:crying:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] flastnoles11:
You could try paying for tethering... ;)

Sent from my muffin
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] franky1a:
Cant, I'm on the unlimited 4G plan.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WarlockW:
did you try ..

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34447056&postcount=84
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wyse1:
Keeping international APNs

The proposed instructions delete all APNs (as stated), including international ones which are helpful when traveling. If you want to keep those international APNs but just fix the T-Mobile US paywall, copy your APN backup to a new name and edit that file. Replace these two lines:

with this line:

NOTE: I'm still a noob, so can't post links. Please replace "youknowwhat" with "http" in the above.

Just tested and it works on a rooted T-Mobile Galaxy Note II.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Gandoff:
Confirmed! Truly is unbelievable and am so thankful for this. Really need to thank a number of people for this. First to WarlockW for getting me to use the correct apps to make this modification. 2nd to TrevE for created a revised WiFi Tether app and last but not least Wyse1 for basically finishing it off with the APN modification (PS only edited the "T-Mobile US" as I couldn't find the one for tether.)

Once again thanks for this.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] franky1a:
Gave it a shot but I'm still getting the t-mobile page, the strange thing is that on a macbook it works but on a windows pc it docent!!!!!:confused:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Gandoff:
near teleplic

Try Wyse1's post. 3 posts up I believe. That should get you over the edge.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Gandoff:
TMobile Hot Spot page back!

So I removed my SD card and started to surf the web shortly after and the hot spot page appeared! I checked my APN and noticed that the "

default APN "T-mobile US" is being used and not the modified version which I named "modified APN". The APN somehow was replaced. Also, I tried to put it back using APN back and restore and it will not switch to it. What is going on?

Correction, looks like it is being replaced properly, since the APN name is written within the file. But the hot spot page is popping up. How could it work before but not now? Very confused.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] franky1a:
I dont realy undertand how that can help me, but im still having the same problem....:crying:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] vinas1:
The problem with these posts is that there are rats pointing out the work-around to the carrier, which in this case is T-Mobile. Shortly thereafter the carrier blocks access to he method, and the process repeats. There are people out there with working tether, who have had tether working since the inception of android, and they are not sharing the juicy bits because of the rats! :crying:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xXxShAmRoCkxXx:
anyone know how to get the usb tethering portion of the lidroid widget to work?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] igorenyuk:
O!M!G! Thank you so much for pointing me in this direction! I actually had to replace my Note 2 cuz GPS stopped working. Got the new one today, was rooted and ready to give this whole tethering business another try, about 5 minutes after unpacking. Anyways, I didn't even go through with the APN replacement fix yet. Just installed the modded Wifi-Tether (link in WarlockW's post above), turned on Hotspot Shield VPN, turned on Wifi Tether and I'M UP AND RUNNING! I am so happy right now, words can't describe lol

When I was doing warranty exchange, tmobile rep was like "do you wonna hear about our hotspot offer", me: "sure", tmobile: "$5 a month but we would take away your true unlimited and kill your 4g speed after 5gb", ummm NO THANK YOU! But more importantly big THANK YOU to WarlockW, TrevE and every other dev that make Android, hell make Life in general a lot more awesome!:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] irfan0922:
its works

Hi .. i am new to XDA , i had a issue regarding tethering the data i have t mobile unlimited the problem was...T mobile programed the APN very well , i have latest t mobile jellybean installed on my G3 , after rooting i was successfully getting free tethering but after 3 or 5 minutes of use my data goes slow and one stage it goes stopped ...now after flow the whole instruction.....and did as mentioned which took many hours .... now from last 5 minutes i am successfully getting data access on ipad , my old WiFi tether was not able to get connect so finally i found here

androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390195663897100406

and now its working still working ...

as new person to this system finally i got it successfully ...

Thanks guys:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] critofur:
I think T-mobile is breaking the law by trying to restrict how we use our data. Doing so was expressly banned by the federal government last time they auctioned off spectrum...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ShermCraig:
Actually, T-Mo doesn't offer tethering if you have an unlimited everything plan. Next idea?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kevinbear:
Sadly, that only applies to that specific spectrum. So Verizon cannot restrict tethering on their lte spectrum.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
this worked great for me - FoxFi with proxy enabled, 7 mbps download baby!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
Foxgi works for JB now?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nafsusekale:
I have no luck after customize the apn. Will work for using agent switcher on Chrome but no streaming at all :crying: Any clue guys?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Easy10pins:
Do you have....

1. SuperUser installed

2. SuperSU installed

3. Wifi Tether Trev-E Mod installed

All of that info is contained in the previous pages of this thread.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] princeasi:
And all of this worked for me without the APN hack!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nafsusekale:
yes. I did. And also I downgraded firmware from JB to ICS few times but still no luck. Perhaps Tmobile was blocked permanently my account. :((
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Yes works for me. I have successfully tethered using Bluetooth DUN and WiFi tether (all using FoxFi with Proxy enabled)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] robl45:
I might try this foxfi, what do you mean by proxy enabled?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
FYI HTTPS traffic is not blocked so if you can't get the APN mod to work just go to HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM and search for a HTTPS web proxy and you can browse that way
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
It doesn't seem to be working for me anymore. I followed each of the instructions, imported the T-Mobile US APN and confirmed I only had the one APN. I rebooted the phone, hooked it up and am still getting the "upgrade" popup. If I backup all APNs again, I now have 2 APNs.

Here's the xml file from the backup:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes' ?>

<apns count="2">

<apn name="T-Mobile US" numeric="310260" mcc="310" mnc="260" apn="epc.tmobile.com" user="" server="" password="" proxy="" port="" mmsproxy="" mmsport="" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc" type="default,supl,admin,mms,hipri,dun" />

<apn name="Tethering" numeric="310260" mcc="310" mnc="260" apn="pcweb.tmobile.com" user="" server="" password="" proxy="" port="" mmsproxy="" mmsport="" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="null" type="dun" />

</apns>
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
Did you use the tether widget suggested . If you use the native tether widget the APN repopulates.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
I did, but my pc can't see it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] goodintentions:
Please explain how you are doing this. If you are referring to foxfi, how are you making your PC detecting it? If you are using the trevor edition of wifi tether, how are you making the PC browser to not go to that t-mobile block page?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThePooBurner:
But what about USB?

So, doing this can can easily get Wifi tethering to work. Followed the steps, tap the widget, profit. However, it is not the same with USB tethering. I have the samsung drivers installed on my computer (win7 64 bit pro). Hit the USB tether widget and nothing. I have "Tethering Widget" and about 30-45 seconds after pressing the USB tether button i get a pop-up that says no compatable software was found on my computer. It mentioned Kies, so i went and downloaded and installed that. Tried again. No go, same message. Tried with 4 other tethering widgets to no avail.

Is there something extra special that needs to be done to have USB tethering work? One of the widgets gave me the pop-up message that use of the SD card had to be stopped before it could be enabled. Indeed, in the manual it says that tethering and USB storage are mutally exclusive, however, it goes into USB storage mode the instant it is plugged in, and i have not been able to find a way to keep it from doing so. Is this the problem? If so, how do i fix it? I would much rather USB tether than WIFI. Mainly because i don't have WIFI on my desktop (i used my old tablet to test the wifi tether). Anyone got any hints or help?

Thanks in advance. Even if push comes to shove i can just buy a wireless adapter for the desktop, but i would rather not spend money if i don't have to.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achmyr.android.froyo
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
You can download the FoxFi adon which allows you to route traffic through a proxy, then you just plug the proxy settings into your browser .

---------- Post added at 07:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:38 PM ----------

That's a good piece of advice ty
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike102871:
I have found you do not need insecure boot image. I did it all on rootwd stock. Paste apn backup in system apps and I stall fro mm there
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Yeah same here. Stock kernel
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThePooBurner:
That is the widget i am using and named in my post.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
USB tether works for me . Didn't see that in your post . Sorry .
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] robl45:
yea, I tried this on the wifes laptop tonight. no proxy, worked fine and got the tmobile block message, when using the proxy and setting the settings in internet explorer, I could not connect to anything, what am I missing?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vee63b:
Here ya go, a quick simple solution.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2033204
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
If you don't mind using USB tethering, I found this app will bypass the T-Mobile check:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.tether
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] robl45:
not sure how thats considered simple but i can't get wifi tether to connect to the computer anyway.

foxfi with proxy is simple if it would work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] robl45:
this method actually did work, still wish i could get foxfi to work, forget the proxy, i can't even get it working without proxy, once in a blue moon it gets internet access and then it still doesn't work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThePooBurner:
Using this app i was able to get USB tethering to work, but in the initial test it seemed a little spotty.* I didn't get to test for very long before going out for the weekend, and while i was out i used the Wifi Tethering widget previously linked in the thread for my girlfriends laptop and got the T-Mo warning text. So i want to wait a bit before i try the USB method just so i don't get to many warnings in a small amount of time.* Does anyone know how many warnings they will send before cutting you off?* Cause USB is my preferred tether anyway and so if it gets around the detection and warning texts that come with the wifi it will be great.* If not i may just switch to installing a VNC server on the phone and just using that to surf from my desktop.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
yeah same question - i keep getting those threat texts ever since i found this method to get around their restriction. So should i call their bluff and keep tethering? Whats the worst that could happen, they charge me 15$ for tether? Or should I use a VPN ? Would that bypass them ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aiwapro:
The procedure, method 1, worked for me. I just can't get the USB working, even with the Tether widget.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tw39515:
To get native usb and bluetooth tethering working there are edits you can make to framework-res.apk to remove provisioning.

Originally Posted by AllenD87

Yes, You have to add a string-array to ad the bluetooth device, so

<array name="config_tether_bluetooth_regexs" />

Turns into this:

<string-array name="config_tether_bluetooth_regexs">

<item>bnep\\d</item>

</string-array>

For Wifi tether, you have to remove the provision app that checks with the provider to see if you have it on your account.

So this:

<string-array name="config_mobile_hotspot_provision_app">

<item>com.tecace.tetheringprovision</item>

<item>com.tecace.tetheringprovision.TetheringPro vi sionActivity</item>

</string-array>

Turns into this:

<array name="config_mobile_hotspot_provision_app" />
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike102871:
Please instruct on how to do this
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tw39515:
what rom are you using?

im not very good at writing how to's but here it goes.

1. need apk tool

2. need framework-res.apk

3. use apktool to decompile apk

4. open decompiled output directory

5. goto /res/values directory

6. edit arrays.xml with changes listed above with notepad or word pad.

7. recompile apk

8. insert back into rom and flash.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike102871:
I'm on stock rooted ROM
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dito33:
Good luck finding those tools the apk and framework, some of us not dev handy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tw39515:
i have it done for frosty v 11.2.1 which is based of stock. the framework-res.apk would probly work anyone can confirm? im not a dev either just tinkering to get things working.

this is the flashable zip AllenD87 made for me, i redid it just so i could learn how he made the changes.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35405457&postcount=51
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThePooBurner:
So i tried tethering again with that usb program i previously mentioned, but it no longer works. It won't connect to the pc to cast the tunnel. Our rather, the phone won't switch to feeding it. The 2 see each other, but won't finalize the tether. So now I'm stuck. Just cancelled my dsl cause the promotional period ended. Bummer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daemonfly:
Modified #1 to suit my needs (didn't want to buy pro key for Titanium).

ES File explorer is free and can mount system as r/w as well as edit files ,etc... Used that to move the APN B&R apk file from /data/app to /system/app (pretty sure this is what "convert to system app" does), as well as extracting the neededfiles.zip I just downloaded straight to phone. Also edited the XML files just to make sure the hidden apn was truly gone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] death1246:
banned?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Yeah I did apn fix, and T mobile still banned me from using tethering, so now I have to change the UA string in order to get it to work
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
Have you noticed if you try to watch YouTube using a browser in desktop mode it errors out . Tmo needs to fix they broken policies .
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bbobarino:
Any1 can make a noob friendly video how to do this? I dont want to make a mistake and get banned tethering from T-Mobile

Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
I got banned, and still tether - just change UA string... or search using https://google.com from computer or a secure web proxy
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] heart_crafter:
Using ADB

Get the files from OP.

rename "APN Backup & Restore_v1.91.apk" "APN_Backup_And_Restore_v1.91.apk"
adb push "APN_Backup_And_Restore_v1.91.apk" /storage/sdcard0/
adb push "T-Mobile-APN.xml" /storage/sdcard0/
adb push "ApnBackupRestore.xml.txt" /storage/sdcard0/ApnBackupRestore.xml
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t /dev/block/mmcblk0p13 /system
cp "/storage/sdcard0/APN_Backup_And_Restore_v1.91.apk" /system/app/com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore.apk
mkdir /storage/sdcard0/ApnBackupRestore
chmod 775 /storage/sdcard0/ApnBackupRestore
mv /storage/sdcard0/T-Mobile-APN.xml /storage/sdcard0/ApnBackupRestore/
chmod 664 /storage/sdcard0/ApnBackupRestore/T-Mobile-APN.xml
owner=$(busybox stat -c %u "/data/data/com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore")
owner=${owner#1} && owner=${owner#0} && owner=${owner#0} && owner=u0_a${owner#0} && echo $owner
mkdir /data/data/com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore/shared_prefs
chown $owner.$owner /data/data/com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore/shared_prefs
chmod 660 /data/data/com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore/shared_prefs/ApnBackupRestore.xml
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore/.Main

- pick Delete APN's - ( Not Delete Backup Files!)

- Now Pick Restore APS's

- A List Comes Up .. Pick T-Mobile-APN.xml !!!

- Let it restore .. Close APN Backup.

- Reboot! You Should Be Good To GO!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] timon184:
What does this file do ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ps1067:
VPN issue after setup

It seems that everything works. I have JB but cant figure out why when I try to connect to the wifi with another device it asks for a password and its showing to be secured. I have never set up a secure connection.:crying: can anyone help?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Gman65:
Option 1 worked great for me thanks!:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
You should go into T-Mobile hotspot, setup an insecure connection, delete and reload customs APNs, and then restart. Make sure your using the tether widget or FoxFi
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AgentFour20:
Found a solution to tmobiles stupid user agent sniffer .

Steps:

1. Get TrevE Mod tether app

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34037922

(you will not get a internet connection using any other tether app while using the VPN app)

2. Get Hotspot Shield VPN

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...id.vpn&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

(was mentioned in earlier post but couldn't get it to work)

3. Start Hotspot Shield VPN and connect

4. Start TrevE Mod Tether app

Problems?

Hotspot Shield does not connect or you get error 1028?

Get Tun.Ko from market and install it

Repeat step 3 and 4

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hZWQudHVuLmluc3RhbGxlciJd

I am using Chrome with no user agent switcher and no longer get errors when trying to play youtube videos

Please hit the Thanks Button
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jacky9394:
thank you very much i really need the tethering for my laptop
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Haha gangster!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jpeps3:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appo2.ua

User agent
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cdeldridge:
TrevE Mod tether app works great. Easy to install and use. I was trying to use the Open Garden tether app with no affect. Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Easy10pins:
VPN 1 Click also works great. I spent a week on vacation and unfortunately, my parents still use a dial up internet connection. :laugh: I spent the ENTIRE WEEK tethering my laptop for movies, XBox 360 and general internet browsing.

If you need tethering on a regular basis, I recommend paying for a month or year of VPN service so you can pick which country you want your IP address to reflect. The FREE service you can only select RANDOM and it's hit or miss if you get a connection.

No warnings or anything from TMO.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JonnyPJohnston:
Works perfectly. Just took about 15 minutes this morning to read and follow the guide. Completely stock ROM using skips method and Note II Toolkit. The T-Mobile Hotspot is active. But I am writing this over me notebook's WiFi. EXCELLENT!!!