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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2kbandit:
After watching Cnet top 10 gifts this year. I can see why the Nexus 7 made it to the #1 spot this year.

In the area where I'm living you won't find the Nexus 7 16GB model anywhere within a 50 mile range in any stores. Cause they are flying out of the door faster then they can get them. The stores in my area still had like four 32GB model of the Nexus 7 still. Least that what they had when I called them asking how many they had. That was three days ago when I bought my Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncguy68:
Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Asus TF300 and Nexus 7.

The Nooks were crippled with old versions of Android and had to be hacked to be made useful. The Galaxy Tab had Touchwiz over Android and Samsung was slow with updates. The Asus has terrible I/O issues that cause the tablet to be very slow when any I/O is being done. After having both 7 and 10 inch tablets I find for me 7 is the sweet spot and the Nexus has been my favorite.....so far.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95Z28:
Maybe not the best in sheer performance, but I would definitely say the best overall when it comes to value quality and performance as a package. And its a nexus, after getting my gnex in July I don't think I'll ever get another non-nexus android device.

On another note, when I decided to get one (I buy everything in 32gb where possible) most stores were out of stock, I bought the last one office depot had in.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrazyPeter:
Lame how CNET had to include the rubbish ipad mini as a runner up. Perhaps apple paid to get it I think there.

It doesn't deserve to be in the top 10 IMHO, it's overpriced and under spec.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] littld:
It's the best of the cheap tablets but lack of TV output, poor Nexus' battery life and lack of a full screen web experience still leave iPad mini in the top spot imho.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kishin14:
Poor battery life? Not my experience at all. of course, I've only had it for a little over a week. Still, I've used the heck out of this little device and haven't felt the need to run to the charger. Two days is my requirement. If it can last me two days with heavy use then battery life will never be an issue. The Nexus 7 does this and more. Also, maybe I have very clear vision, but I think seeing web sites in full desktop view is fine on the Nexus 7. I always hit the "request full desktop option under chrome when browsing.

But it still nice to get someone's opinion who favors other devices. IMHO, the lack of a true HD screen, the wider and taller form factor (yes it is noticeable after holding the two devices in your hand), having to look at the same static stale home screen all the time, puts the iPad Mini near the bottom spot for me. Frankly, even if the Nexus 7 was priced the same at $329, I still think it is the better buy.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diknak@gmail.com:
The lack of the TV output is most certainly a valid point, but I really don't know of anyone that uses that on a tablet. I have it on my Acer Iconia A100 and I have the HDMI cable and I used it once just to check it out. Not really that important with very few use cases.

The full screen web experience thing is a little confusing. You get the full desktop versions of the sites if desired. Web browsing is very snappy due to the quad core processor and 1GB of ram.

The iPad mini does have the upper hand on the battery life though, but it is by 2 hours. The iPad gets 12 hours while the Nexus 7 gets 10. I don't think I have ever used a tablet for 10 hours in a single day.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsyeti:
Yeah my first tablet and loving it.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarayn:
Battery life is excellent and TV out is ...

If this thing had airplay and was glued together properly it would be perfect.
[Networking] imilleson:
Sounds nice! i'll check it out when you post your setup
[Networking] Vee63b:
Did you have a chance to try this bypass method? And did it work for you?
[Networking] robl45:
it worked for me after a lot of screwing around on my note 2.
[Networking] GhostIsBaked:
Working so far, I'll give it some time just to make sure it doesn't pop up again or if it just stops working. I'll report back later :thumbup:
[Networking] Vee63b:
GREAT! Now is everyone using the vpn one click app or has anyone attempted to set their own vpn server yet?
[Networking] robl45:
i read about it but not quite sure how it works, does the server go on the phone or the computer? isn't there more to it then just setting up a server, otherwise why would companies make you pay for this?
[Networking] Vee63b:
The way a VPN (Virtual Private Network) works is by anonymously masking ALL network traffic to it's destination. I hope my explaination can help those who doesn't understand how a VPN connection work. Here we go:

Normally -

A mobile device connects to service provider monitored internet. In T-Mobile's case, packets are sniffed out that contain any form of user-agent strings, and if the strings report anything other than a mobile device, internet connection is denied and you are redirected to the dreaded "upsell page".

Think of it as water with particles in it passing through sand before reaching the well of water below the sand.

If the water is your network traffic the particles in the water would represent your user agent and the sand is your service provider's filters; not all of the particles will make it through the sand and into the well if they arent small enough to pass through the grains of sand.

Using a VPN is kinda like shoving a tube through the sand and sending your water & particle mixture through the tube directly into the well below. Everything makes it through whether the particles are big or small.

Sorry its late and I probably used a bad analogy. Anywho I hope it made a bit of sense. Lol

I can help you set up your own private VPN. The problem is there's some many different types of routers available for everyone to use. The PPTP type VPN is actually set up through your router. For most people there will be an option to utilize the PPTP port within your router setup screen. Open a web browser, type in 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 or "routerlogin", the webpage will ask for a username and password. If you changes it, whatever your username and password is. If you didn't, the default username is "admin or administrator" and the default password is usually, "password" dig through the available settings you have and let me know if you have the option to enable anything labeled "PPTP" also let me know which router you have.
[Networking] robl45:
yea, so basically, you'd have to setup and only use at one place? is there a solution that will let you tether to any computer anywhere? like is there something you can just setup on the phone? I mean something we can setup as opposed to this 1click vpn which my guess is won't stay free for long.
[Networking] Vee63b:
You actually set up your home network to host you own personal VPN. So no matter where you are, your phone would always use your home network.

Your phone will still use the service provider's data service, however, it would use it only to connect to your VPN at home and then securely reroute that data back to your device. So as all of the data is moved along T-Mobile's servers the data in your VPN cannot be read by tmobile's filtering process.

So one personal vpn server would be all you need. There's an option if you check your "settings -> more settings -> VPN" that will let you use a VPN for all connections on your device. Let me know if there's anything I can clarify.
[Networking] Reilly1812:
Just remember the hit on network performance. Your home network is downloading from the net, encrypting it, and uploading it to your device. This assumes you're outside your home network.

Still Charged Up
[Networking] Vee63b:
This is true, its not that bad of a lag for me here in Chicago however, normally my download speeds are between 5-7 Mbps on 4G, with the VPn running I drop to 3-5 Mbps, but I've kinda tweaked the tether apk to start OpenVPN when tethering starts and to disconnect when I turn off tethering. So for the most part I never notice the hit on my speed, I've configured packet compression on my personal VPN server. I'm using a Linksys E4200 on AT&T U-Verse. Thanks for pointing that out for me by the way Reilly, I know I've forgot to list the pros and cons of a vpn, I have a few minutes in my hectic life to hop on xda and make a few quick posts but never enough time to go into detail and proof-read my own posts.
[Networking] Vee63b:
No problem. I was just seeing alot of people asking for a surefire method to bypass the UA check to connect things that you can't simply use a plugin to spoof. So I decided to share how I get by it on the Nationwide Unlimited 4G plan.
[Networking] mark925:
I just setup my own VPN server on my Windows Home Server 2011 box last night. I'm now tethering and haven't had any issues yet.

So far, so good. :good:

I have my UA set normally and am on the unlimited plan as well.

Yes, there is a hit but it's still MUCH faster than the slow wifi at Starbucks.
[Networking] Vee63b:
Lol, originally I started looking for a way to bypass UA checks because I wanted to update my laptop which reports UAs as Internet Explorer through the Windows Update Center, and my Xbox 360 which also reports as IE when connected to Xbox Live. I didn't really need tethering until then. But its a pretty convenient function to have when I'm out and about.

Glad I could help out the other users on T-Mobile, lol I guess as the slogan says, "Stick Together"

Happy tethering everyone.
[Networking] andy o:
Hey, thanks for the info. If you're using a VPN it should work with most wifi tether apps though, shouldn't it? I'm on a N4 and CM10.1, which I guess should have about the same tethering app as the stock firmware. Also, it should work with BT tethering, shouldn't it?

Another question, is VPN One Click really free, or is there a catch? My router doesn't seem to have the VPN option you mentioned before, and my home internet appears to be 15mb down, but only 1mb up, which would limit considerably my speed even if I did a personal VPN.
[Networking] mark925:
I use Wi-Fi Tether for Root Users and it works fine with VPN.
[Networking] andy o:
I tested with the native app, but it doesn't connect to the internet. So that's that.

With Wifi Tether for Root Users, it worked once but in a very flaky way. After that one time, couldn't get it working again. Tried many different profiles, and the one in which I don't get any log errors is forcing the generic one, forcing one of the setup methods. Apparently it doesn't work with the N4, there's another N4 user in the reviews that has problems too. Another very similar app is Open Garden's wifi tether, but it seems to be pretty much the same app as Wifi Tether for root users, has an almost identical interface and options. And of course, also doesn't work. Barnacle is another that doesn't work with the N4. By the way, this is all without even using VPN, so those aren't viable for us with the N4.
[Networking] GhostIsBaked:
Possibly it's because the app hasn't been updated in months and is not playing well with 4.2.1 or having encryption issues with the device :confused:
[Networking] andy o:
Yeah I think so too. Right now I don't think this vpn service can be used with the nexus 4.
[Networking] winstantlee:
Thank you so much for your extremely concise and simple explanation of the networks. I felt like a 9 year old kid grappling with the subtleties of my parents budget choices trying to figure out how to get my tether back. I lost my my touch 4G on a rafting trip and found out afterwards from a tmobile rep that they didnt have anyway to check that particular phone for the tethering. So basically I didnt have to actually be paying for the service on that phone like i was but now the replacement phone(HTC Amaze 4G) never worked and i could never get them to tell me why it worked on my other phone but not this on. After reading different forums and such like this it gets clearer and clearer. Thanks again for ur help. Since I couldnt get my wifi tether to work with this phone I dropped it from my plan and opted for the unlimited data! Now Since they screwed me without lube for 3 months im gonna hopefully be able to return the favor!:

---------- Post added at 11:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:38 PM ----------

Well I tried it on my spare laptop tethered to my HTC Amaze 4G and where before it would turn on but not connect, it actually connected. When speaking with customer assistance not to long ago the rep told me that and some specific date i attempted to access Tmobile Hotspot. If he was able to see that on his computer then my question is this: Will They see that my hotspot was activated and used for any period of time and if so will they rake me over the coals and give me fifty lashes Or smack me with some absurd over charge and change my data plan? I have this question bouncing in my head and am new to this whole forum idea so i thought i would throw that question out there. Thanks!
[Networking] ohiosux:
What I can't wrap my head around is why I can't do a stock Wi-Fi tether while being connected to a VPN. Does the app check network provisioning prior to allowing traffic to be passed? If so, why can't the provisioning be faked? If it's a simple poisoning of DNS, that should be pretty easy to bypass, no?
[Networking] bebopblues:
This method works, but I guess its better to use your own VPN instead of VPN1Click.

How are you guys setting up your own VPN with Windows 7?
[Networking] imilleson:
I'm using Darth stalker and Jovy23 modded the built in hotspot app to work. He bypassed provisioning and removed data throttling. He also created a how-to page for other devs to do it to their ROMs
[Networking] Euler MD:
This is all very interesting OP. Thanks for the update.
[Networking] hotmilk98:
For rooted users only?

Is there another app to use? This hotspot app is for rooted users. I'm looking for solution for unrooted. Maybe i didn't see. New here.
[Networking] Vee63b:
Sorry for being away for so long!

Have you tried one of the TrevE Mods? he modified Wifi Tether specifically for Samsung devices on 4.x.x - the original Wifi Tether for root users from the Play Store has issues with JB and Samsung. Let me how it turns out if you haven't tried it yet.

As long as the tethering app is a 3rd party one in my case, all the modded/edited stock WIFI hotspot apps did nothing for me and wouldn't allow me to connect to a single VPN. I think it's mainly in part to the different APN the native hotspot tries to connect to, even after removing the apn from the xml in my framework-res.apk and removing the TetheringProvision.apk it still swung me into the upsell page, but I found that all 3rd party tether apps work just fine. Oh, and bluetooth tethering works with a VPN. Basically it creates a Personal Area Network (PAN) and forwards all net request to make it seem as if your phone is doing all the browsing, so the downside is that some apps won't even recognize its connected to the internet, but it works!

That is true, I've updated thepost with new software and a more in-depth guide.
[Networking] Vee63b:
Now It's an update!!! lol

No problem!
[Networking] Vee63b:
Yea, the MT4g originally was released with i believe Froyo (Android 2.2) and went through Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x), Honeycomb (3.x.x) ICS (4.0.x) and finally made it to JB (4.1.x) ports. it wasn't until Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.x) that T-Mobile started to implement the tether provisioning.apk and tethering APN. TMo can see you tether when you use the native hotspot because it connect to the tethering APN pcwebs.tmobile.com unlike the old wifi hotspot apps before 4.0.x which used the same APN as your phone: epc.tmobile.com

So, as long as you use a 3rd party tether app, TMo won't be able to see your tethering usage, it appers to them as if you just use a lot of data on your device. I hope that makes sense.

I use to work for T-Mobile, lol, actually... I had T-Mobile when they were known as Voicestream! http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
[Networking] hs78bb:
samsung galaxy S3 SGH-T999 tethering no detection

option that works on the samsung galaxy s3 SGH-T999 for tethering use the clockwork app USB tethering and use VPN option in the phone make sure that the VPN is encrypted PTPP connection this works and even works with internet explorer it solves most of the issues. as for 3rd party wireless tether i have not tested that yet

it depends on how the data is routed in the phone but this works

i would put VPN's but ill leave that to you it works well

tested tough and working. with toughbook laptop and also useing explorer and also useing youtube and more. speed depends on VPN you use

im useing the VPN option in the phone to redirect traffic works very well.
[Networking] Cynagen:
While you used to work for T-Mobile, I used to work for AT&T U-Verse, and I'm letting you know you need to be extremely careful with your data usage. While you're on T-Mobile's unlimited 4G plan (no cap that i've found), U-Verse is capped at 250gb total (this includes upload

and

download) transfer. While you're using VPN, every byte you transmit in, you're transmitting back out, so you're effectively doubling your data usage on your U-Verse line.

When you're using tethering, for every MB you use, you're burning an extra MB, so downloading a 3mb file is now burning 6mb of transfer on your U-Verse.

Example: T-Mobile phone makes request for 3mb file via VPN, VPN tunnel makes same request for 3mb file on your behalf. You're counted for 3mb download on U-Verse, your VPN tunnel now transmits that 3mb via VPN to your T-Mobile, you're counted for another 3mb for the transmit, plus overhead for the VPN encryption (which would make it just a tiny bit over 3mb since you're using compression). If you manage to transfer 125GB of data on your T-Mobile VPN connection, you're burning all 250GB of transfer cap you have on U-Verse. Other users of other services that are not truly unlimited (U-Verse, Comcast, Charter, Time Warner (any branch), CenturyLink, countless other telco/cablecos), you're screwing yourself. And if you're doing this because you use your computer a lot on the go, it's likely you use you computer just as much at home and are getting either close to, or have gone over your cap at least once.

Be VERY careful with your usage, and remember that when you're using your VPN, you're using double data on your home connection!

Providers do not tell you, but they count that 250gb cap with BOTH directions, not just "download" like they say (total BS in every single incident).
[Networking] hs78bb:
well you may be right about that but to be all honist with every one nothing is truely unlimited any more

but my issue is my privacy if there sniffing traffic it will be very hard for T-mobile to sniff my traffic for sure plus block any thing im doing

because im useing heavy encryption on my system unbreakable encryption thats all ill say. :)
[Networking] Cynagen:
I love how people say this stuff, and come in with vague gloating like this in particular (see: "1-upping"). Complete waste of time as you need to contribute something with your post or it can be removed, however I'll refrain from reporting your post-count bump to make an example of you, further, I want my 10 seconds and 10 braincells you murdered back.

T-Mobile just man-in-the-middle'd your VPN handshake and is now authenticating on your behalf to capture all your traffic in real time. Smart move. VPN only works so far until they break the law in order to take you down. Word of advice: If it was created by man, it can be defeated by man. This includes encryption, all it takes is time, and time is something of which THEY have plenty, and YOU have little.

In response to the unlimited, I have unlimited transfer on my home internet connection, business class or not, and on the unlimited data plan, I've blown well past the normal 5gb cap and used almost 10 in one month, unlimited as far as I can tell.
[Networking] powermatt:
I run my VPN with a 2048 bit AES encryption key. AES is a type of symmetric encryption developed to defeat said man in the middle attacks. That means there is no key sent over the internet. Only the source and destination have the keys, and they are never shared. That means the only option to break an AES key is brute force. Do you have any idea how long it takes to brute force a 2048 bit AES key? Even if we go with lucky guess estimates, we're talking 20 years of full-time work by one of the world's top ten super computers. Possible? Yes. Likely? No.

Now I don't know what kind of keys everyone here is using for their private VPNs, but you should be using AES. RSA is a type of asymmetric security, which means the key is shared over the internet. While it's still unlikely that the key will be intercepted the moment it is sent, it is possible. The advantage used to be that it is easier to set up, but OpenVPN has made that nearly moot with it's one file configuration system. Export the config, and you've got the server info and the keys all in one file ready to go. Just import that file on your phone using the OpenVPN app, and you're done. Incredibly simple. Also, I believe OpenVPN offers AES keys by default these days, since they're considered the more secure option.
[Networking] Cynagen:
You are credible, and this was not an attack on you or other security conscious people, do not take this as a direct attack on you. This is still trying to 1-up though by flaunting knowledge of the tech however, so bonus points for sharing the info, but lost points for being the old me. Minus 10 points from Hufflepuff.
[Networking] marloweloy:
This did not work....

This did not solve my issue. I do have a SungSonic custom ROM. So this must be the reason right?
[Transformer TF300T Android Development] surdu_petru:
Hi to everyone !

Root Asus Firmware 10.4.2.18 , insecure kernel ... US/WW !

About :

insecure kernel - linux 3.1.10 ;

su binary ;

SuperSU.apk ;

init.d support ( activated on kernel ! ) ;

USB debugging already enabled ;

Google Play Store - updated !

Download :

please download the next archive - ( for SKU -> WW )

Root_10.4.2.18_WW.zip

please download the next archive - ( for SKU -> US )

Root_10.4.2.18_US.zip

Installation :

update your device to the last Asus Firmware 10.4.2.18 ;

install TWRP 2.3.1.0 recovery ( via fastboot method -> fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob ) ;

put the downloaded archive on your device !

go to TWRP recovery and choose Install !

Now you have rooted the last Asus Firmware 10.4.2.18 !

regards,

Surdu Petru
[Transformer TF300T Android Development] surdu_petru:
Deodex Firmware 10.4.2.18 ( US/WW ) !

Asus Firmware 10.4.2.18 : Stock - Deodexed - Root & Busybox already installed !!!

About :

unmodified android system - Asus firmware 10.4.2.18 version ;

deodexed ;

rooted ;

SuperSU.apk and su binary up to date ;

busybox alraedy installed ;

init.d enabled to run automatic scripts on every boot !

insecure kernel ;

USB debugging already enabled ;

Google Play Store - up to date !

Download :

SKU -> US : Deodex_10.4.2.18_US.zip

Deodex_10.4.2.18.US.zip.001

Deodex_10.4.2.18.US.zip.002

SKU -> WW : Deodex_10.4.2.18_WW.zip

Deodex_10.4.2.18.WW.zip.001

Deodex_10.4.2.18.WW.zip.002

Installation :

to get archive for flash in TWRP recovery , please unzip first archive 001 => Deodex_10.4.2.18_US/WW.zip ;

put the archive in your device , or via adb : > adb push Deodex_10.4.2.18_US/WW.zip /mnt/sdcard

go to TWRP recovery & wipe cache and dalvik-cache ;

choose Install and wait to finish... than just check Reboot !

Now, you have Stock Deodexed Rom - from last Asus Firmware 10.4.2.18 installed in your device !

regards,

Surdu Petru