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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
I was doing some searching for you in the ROM thread over here:

http://xdaforums.com/search.php?searchid=195754880

I searched for 15m (short period of time,) and didn't see anything, but I'm sure you'll find the answer there.

I entered vpn in advanced search. You can enter other key words.

Between the 2 threads, I'm sure you'll get it working ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Does using a vpn slow down your speeds at all? Is anyone having luck using tethering without a vpn and not getting caught by T-Mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Depends which VPN you're using.

The better ones, which are usually the ones that aren't free, don't slow down your speeds, or have any data limits.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Do you use one? Any experience with PIA in the op? $39.99 for a year doesn't seem bad, unless there is a cheaper option that is better. Or would this be safe to use without a vpn as long as I use a header changer with Firefox?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
There are several VPNs to choose from, but not all are equal. Some are better than others for a variety of reasons, while others you would be well advised to stay away from. While being able to tether is just one benefit of having a vpn, there are many other excellent reasons to have one.

If you decide to go the VPN route, you would be making a very good choice with PIA. Nice clients for pc and Android, excellent privacy protocols, no speed or usage restrictions, etc. You can try it for a month and see how you like it. If it meets your expectations, you can purchase it at the annual rate.

I'm not familiar with changing the FF header option, unless you mean changing your ip address?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Thanks for the reply. I actually meant changing the user agent on your desktop or laptop to mimic that of another device. There are add-ons that can do this for you, however I'm not sure how other traffice like utorrent and things like that would show up to T-Mobile. Is anyone doing this method with heavy data usage and not being caught?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] G00DFe77a:
Finally got VPN to work. I am having a problem using USB tethering and VPN at the same time. If I don't use VPN to encrypt the traffic the USB tethering works fine. Once I turn on VPN, the tethering stops working. Has anyone gotten USB tethering and VPN to work at the same time?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tofi1:
I have the same issue. If i start VPN the tethering stops.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] THlNK:
WORKED

This works for me!

I was recently just using the stock mobile hotspot app thinking it would work because I am using the WICKED™ v4 Rom.

It was initially working (just the stock hotspot app) with no issues until today when T-Mobile told me I was nearing my 500mb limit.

Luckily, the OP saved me a headache. I already have Private Internet Access as a VPN so this worked like a charm.

For any people out there who want to tether so they can download torrents, you will be disappointed with PIA.

From my understanding, using a VPN to torrent is generally not worth doing.

Netflix is a breeze with this fix though.

THANKS OP!

:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech7:
OK now use the stock hotspot and on desktop use chrome
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RussianBear:
Chrome (both browser and user agent on ff) doesn't work for me anymore. Safari user agent does, however.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kbocek:
Need Help With Galaxy Nexus

I need help getting TrevE Mod Wifi Tether working on my rooted Galaxy Nexus running stock 4.2.2.

I've tried a variety of Device-Profiles and Setup-Methods but the log still shows "Starting AP... failed" every time.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

EDIT:

By scanning the thread I found THIS post which had my answer. I was using the wrong APK. I needed the 4.2.2 APK. Using the fixed version solved my problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] THlNK:
Do you mean I should do without the TrevE Mod and just use the stock app because I am using my VPN?

I deleted the TrevE Mod and tried the stock app and it doesn't work. Bleh.

I came back here to also state that the TrevE Mod has been giving me issues now.

Now I understand what people mean when they say they need to restart their phone to tether again.

It has been giving me the same problem. :crying:

This isn't over yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
I had an issue with the TrevE wifi tether. May have been user error.

I installed WiFi Tether Version 3.3-beta2-**Synergized**, without issue.

I don't see it in Google Play anymore though, unless I missed it somewhere.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] THlNK:
I am currently using this because I realized I was also probably using the wrong APK: wifi-tether-gnex-4.2.2.apk mentioned earlier in this thread. :cyclops:

Still having connection issues though. I turned the tether off to see if it would work again and it kept telling me wrong passphrase even though I was using the same one. :eek:

I can't find the **Synergized** version but I did find a link to download their regular 3.3-beta2 version. (I would post a link to this but as a new user here, I am not currently allowed to until after my 10th post)

Perhaps I may try that.

:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Don't use encryption and see if you connect.

If still an issue, and can't resolve it, give the app you found a try. The same app I have.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eggnoodle:
I saw a few post with similar message as I was getting. Has anyone found a work around this?

I keep getting the message "Tether started with error, please check show log". I cant even open the log to view as theres no log at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KirkpatickJTK:
So I got it working now let me say first its awesome thats this can be done but is there anything we can do about the speed loss I went from nearly 12meg to .97mbps after encryption I know its a difficult thing but jesus thats like 90% of the bandwith absorbed any input would be sweet

Thanks,

---------- Post added at 10:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:17 PM ----------

For the record I am using PIA, and the tether mod configured with the exact settings listed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] artistree:
I keep getting Authentication Failed I'm using the VPN you use

Edit: Tried Hotspot Shield and used your exact settings working flawlessly! Thanks a bundle!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] suprmallet:
This is working great for me, not even losing speed between devices. But how do I turn off the persistent icon for the VPN program? Both Hotspot Shield and PIA have one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] derride8:
R u talking about the setting on the first page?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] artistree:
Yes the configuration works perfectly getting my full download speed too

Sent from My Man Of Steel Red Themed GS4 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] es0tericcha0s:
Finally figured out how to tether with a VPN on an AOSP based rom. Was able to use the hostap and hostap_cli files from a modded stock based rom to rewrite the ones in the rom I am using (Carbon) and once I set permissions and rebooted, there were no more failure to start hostap / wifi tether started with error issues. If you need help with this, lemme know! Very happy as I much prefer Carbon and similar vs. stock TW based roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ilogik:
You should not need to use VPN unless you are worried about privacy. I have used this method of tethering without using VPN for a couple of years now on all of the major carriers, Verizon AT&T and Tmobile incurring 20+ gigs of data transfer montly and not once was I contacted about my usage.

I did start using Private Internet Access recently though for privacy reasons and I have no bandwith loss at home or on mobile, I connect to their US East server. Find a server that is close to you here and do a speedtest, then connect to the fastest one through the app: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/network/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] es0tericcha0s:
You've been lucky lately then as I used to use all the normal techniques with my latest service with Tmo and worked fine for quite awhile till last week when they updated how they check again. It got to the point that I was getting the upsell page using any kind of rom (AOSP / TW (US and WW) even using those combined with the user agent switch didn't work. I even made a custom one with the User Agent string from my S4, and still got the upsell. Tethering through the VPN is the only sure fire way that you won't get that now a days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tuanle007:
what rom are you guys using?

what rom are you guys using?

i was using the stock rom from tmobile and it said

"Tether started with error, please check show log"

I then installed Darthstalker v3 rom and I also recived the same error message.

can someone help please?

thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] es0tericcha0s:
You have to check the log to see what is throwing out errors. In app, click Menu > Show Log. Without that info, we're just looking for a needle in the haystack.

Sent from my imagination.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] anshawnga:
I'm assuming that this setup should/will work on the verizon GS3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] es0tericcha0s:
Should, since that's where the original idea sprang up at. Note 2 as well.

Sent from my imagination.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RC Cola:
This works great! But I have a couple Of questions for anyone else who might know.

1. Is a VPN still necessary for T-Mobile, and if I try it out without a VPN will I "get in trouble" with T-Mo, or will they just temporarily kill my data until they know I'm back on the phone?

2. If a VPN is necessary, how can I prevent all of my apps and accounts from freaking out from "suspicious logins" from other locations thanks to the VPN? I could manually log out of each email, Google, etc, but that's really annoying. I'm on the east coast right now, and the closest gateway my VPN was connecting to was in Chicago, but that was still far enough away for google and my email to freak out over suspicious logins
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] cardenas5810:
i also get the "Tether started with error, please check show log" message. im on stock rooted and thier is no log to show anything . its just blank. anyone have a fix for this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] artistree:
Don't know if this helps you but mines did that once...in testing I discovered that it doesn't seem to start with GPS or Bluetooth Enabled also mines would not work on low battery, but I can confirm that it works because my tethering data was on 317 of 500 mb the last time I used the native tethering, I have used over 7 gigs since the other day when I started using this mod and my Tmobile tethering data is still at 317mb. Great App!!

Sent from My Man Of Steel Red Themed GS4 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] cardenas5810:
Thanks for the reply. I tried that but nothing seems to work. Are you on stock rom? Rooted of course.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] artistree:
No I'm on Team Infamous ROM at first it didn't work for me because I tried the op's VPN first but then I tried Hotspot Shield and configured the hotspotmod just as in op, it worked and the only time it doesn't is when the previously mentioned functions are present, what's your kernel does it support it?

Sent from My Man Of Steel Red Themed GS4 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] cardenas5810:
i was using stock kernel so i decided to just use the new Wicked V5 rom and the tethering works fine now. i guess it had to do with the stock kernel. the only thiing now is that i am not able to use my samsung tv dongle with a custom kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] driodman98:
Anyone know if this works with usb tethering instead of wifi? I work for a university that has crappy wifi. They also ban any rogue access points. Which is why I need usb tethering instead. I am on a rooted stock rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ancho84:
Worked for GS3

After much tinkering, I came accross the settings you recommended and they work well for GSIII. Thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] overthatscreen:
Hi guys. Just picked a brand new GS4 yesterday because I have LTE at home. Just wanted to make sure... When you guys say Stock Rooted Rom. Do you mean install one of the roms? Or can I just keep the phone Stock and then Root and install this mod? I underdstand i might have to install TWRP in order to flash things. From my experience, I tend to not flash any roms until I start running into issues. Any help would be great.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] overthatscreen:
So I followed the instructions and its a no go so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheSleezkIng:
I keep getting this error when trying to use hotspot shield "vpn api is not available on your device" don't know what I'm doing wrong lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] fastfed:
Hmmm.. That's weird, I open VPN shield and activate it, then I open a browser on the phone making sure I'm connected to the net, I then use the yellow tether app and have no problems so far (knocking on wood)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ssfirme:
It also tells me the same thing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RC Cola:
Hey all just wanted to let anyone who is running the Google Edition based ROMS know that I got this same setup to work (on Virgin ROM, 4.2.2 based) by changing the device profile to Nexus S 4G and leaving all other settings the same as described in the OP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aznmode:
Ok so here's how I got mine to work. Main issue was the stock kernel wasn't allowing it but I found a stock kernel with SetUID removed and it works. Other kernels will probably work as well but I wanted stock. See link below. Also I had to disable wifi encryption all together. Which is ok as I still have Access Control enabled so I get to approve any device trying to connect to it.

Also Changed device profile to Samsung Galaxy nexus (CDMA/LTE) but not sure if this made a difference compared to what I mentioned above. And I'm not running any VPN or hotspot blocker etc.

Stock kernel with setUID removed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271976

screenshot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dez81:
I followed the instructions and can tether but the best I can get is 8Mbs but my phone is doing triple that . I have changed servers

And tried both PIA and VPN 1 click and I get better results with VPN 1 click , are you guys getting the same speed ?

Galaxy s4

Infamous rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shaungregg:
Im using Hotspot shield and Treve Beta Wifi Tether set to S4 on Tmobile and didn't touch and settings and it works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chosen_on184:
Question for you guys ..

I want to use the tether option on my phone to make it a hotspot so I can access wifi on my tablet when on the road.

Can this mod work to make this possible or does it require that the phone be connected to a computer

Is there a option to make me able to tether without Tmobile spying
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] maximino0514:
Thanks

Hey thanks wifi tether is working for me again i did not get the concept of vpn but its working
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dagr8est:
I've tried everything!

I'm starting to think it's impossible to tether on S4 through T-Mobile with WiFi tether. I've tried everything and I've had no luck! I'm frustrated because I've been up for like 5 hours trying to figure this out! It always says something to the nature of "started with errors." I've tried uninstalling, trying different versions, etc. I just don't know :/ I have a Nexus 4 with Paranoid Android (3.99) on 4.3 and it tethers without issue. It doesn't show up on my hotspot usage at all. That's why this is driving me nuts lol. Any suggestions at all? Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aznmode:
See my post #130. It's probably your kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hall3371:
thanks

Thanks for the great info
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] cyburke:
just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the great information in this thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OAHUFAVBOY:
Hi can someone please help me on this, I got this to work on my tmobile gs4 but does anybody know why the speeds are way slow compare to my stock mobile hotspot, example: I usually get 10Mbps or more on my stock mobile hotspot but with Wifi trev tether I usually on get between 1Mbps to 2Mbps, any help is much appreciated, thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hypersonicx:
I have this same problem. Is there a sollutin yet? I noticed when I tether my PC my speeds are slow. But if I do a speed test on my phone I get about about 10-20mbps but it seems the speed on my pc is capped to 1mbps.

Any ideas on how to get full LTE speed to tether to PC?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaww:
Be ready to get wacked by TMo if you use it much that way. i was doing fine with native HotSpot on Wicked and Omega ROM's, but after a few hours of use the other day (light not heave use), got a warning text from them and lost tethering (went to up-sell page) at the same time.

I am struggling now to find a good working VPN. The one recommended in the OP worked for one connection, and then failed to connect thereafter. The other one looses connection frequently.

For those of you seeing lower speeds through a VPN - I believe it is the nature of the beast. I connect with VPN first and check speed. if very slow, disconnect and reconnect until I get a decent speed. Then after 3-5 minutes - it disconnects.

After it disconnects, if you stay tethered (apparently hotspot can just roll over to a non-VPN connection) - you get the TMo up sell page.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aznmode:
How much data were you using? Also I'm using wifi tether if that makes a difference. I rarely tether as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaww:
If you are asking me per previous post - very little data - maybe 3-30 mb over 3 hours. I was using hotspot - but don't think that makes a difference vs USB tether.

I had seen others using 50 GB and then been cut off and throttled, so I as careful to not push it - but was still caught. I only used it at a location where a wireless router was down - so I do not use it either unless needed.

Still feel TMo is full of s____ in charging for hotspot "service". - we are already paying a lot for a limited amount of data, so we should be able to use it any way we wish.

i rarely come close to my monthly limit, so I do not feel I should pay for a so called service that costs them nothing and simply allows me to use my data as needed. So will continue to experiment with VPN or any other way to be able to tether. If I could find a reliable VPN service that would probably do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] driodman98:
Any fix for having to reboot the phone just to do this? what i find is that the phone never accepts the password until i reboot and then do this again. I want to make it so I dont have to reboot the phone just to tether.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] derride8:
+1. Same problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ramprasathdj:
How to tether wifi hotspot on the phone which has no wifi hotspot option.

My phone galaxy pocket neo has no hotspot but after i root my phone and use the wifi tethering app, will i be able to use my phone as portable hotspot?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OAHUFAVBOY:
vpn by private internet access

Does nebody kno da settings 2 make wifi tether work with private internet access? I bought da app yesterday n using da app in google play store with default settings n it wont let me connect 2 da hotspot it shows it but wont connect I tried my pc n ipad 2 connect to it n it wont connect, it wotked with hotspot shield free edition with wifi tether but not private internet access app in google olay store, can someone please help me with it. Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ferlogan:
Hi how are you just want it to know how can I tether using usb tethering I'm on tmobile an I have unlimited data . in the method that you posted work great im using hotspot shield to. But when I want to use utorrent on my computer to download something it doesn't work. Thanks an advance does someone know how to fix that..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tailsthecat3:
Thank you for this. Thank you, thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] revized:
followed everthing and i always get `started with errors` the log shows failed in the 1st , 3rd and 4th fields counting down from the top.

so i have tried this tutioral http://highonandroid.com/android-app...niversal-guide

credits are given there to XDA

and everything starts fine without any errors , although i have yet to be able to see my ssid on any deivice i can never see the signal being brodcasted form my s4 to even try and connect to it.

i got the metropcs s4 , sgh-m919n (thought i was same as t-mobile (tim-lee-moble) unlimited $60 plan.

"LOOK OUT"

ps.the craziest thing happened i never seen this thing before , i did all this on my cell and then i tried to see if it would work on my girls s4(same plan) since it was not working on mine,

then all of a sudden her 32gb sd card was not able to be mounted and so i tried to read it on a old htc 4g ,with same results no sd card was present , but pheeeew the sd card was able to be read from a micro sd adapter to the computer but cant be read from any cell phone ever again! just a nice heads up because i have never seen this thing happen before after rooting :???:

its 3 am here i gotta crash out , besides she keep going on and on about how i almost broke her phone.LOL

this is weird because i did the same rooting process with odin on both phones (no sd card issue with mine and i got a 64gb card too) and hers had the problem with the 64gb san disk ultra sc external sd card only, nothing happened to the internal sd, and i put in a 32gb basic micro sd with out the ultra and sc lettering on it 5 minutes later after this happened and it reads it that sd card just fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OAHUFAVBOY:
Ive been using Wifi tether router now from the play store i think it was about $2 and to me its better than wifi treve mod seems faster but you still need to use a vpn i use private internet access, also i dont kno if it only works on certain roms because i had wicked v7 rom for my gs4 and it didnt work but i flashed WanamLite V1.5 and it works perfectly now, i flashed that rom also because of App2sd works so that was a plus for me. The developer is cool and responds to question really quick, so if you guys run into any problems just email him and he will get back to you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] toy4two:
I've heard from a dev at a carrier they look at your TTL packet to determine if the phone is the last hop, if the TTL is +1 they know you are tethering. They said to get around it you must forge your IP packets. Don't know how this is done but this is the detection they use and supposedly trivial to defeat.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] revized:
if its trivial to defeat why are so many people still tethering just fine?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reddragon022:
Been using wifi trevE for a while now. So for the past 5 days I have been stuck on 1.3gb with no vpn playing COD Ghost on the ps3. I'm on hyperdrive rom at the moment. For some reason I can't use the app on any 4.3 roms but 4.2 I can. But I have been using trevE more than 5 days with vpn (hotspot shield) before on other roms but with this rom and without vpn no data has been used on my tethering while playing ps3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] khulet12:
Hi can u still play ps3 while vpn hotspot shield on? Ive been using tre be also but my 2.5gb tether plan already used then I got blocked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reddragon022:
I don't use vpn anymore, but when I did I only used it to watch Netflix. Since you went over your usage I doubt you can use it until your bill starts over
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] khulet12:
Thanks. U mean if I use any vpn they will not used my data tethering?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reddragon022:
Even without using vpn and using trevE app, it doesn't use data. But I'm saying that because im on Hyperdrive rom. Not sure if that matters or not. But my fiance's note2 she uses both vpn and trevE and doesn't use data either.