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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devynbf:
Working for me
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
Im not sure what happened but following the instructions on the website of the developer he states to "Turn On" wifi so I did that.

In the settings to the Router app, there is a box tha says "Turn Off Wifi" and it was checked by default... After "Un Checking" that box now my devices can see the connection and all is well.

I had hit my 5GB limit yesterday, and now typing this reply from my laptop without the UpSale page from t mobile!

Looks like success!

Thanks everyone. Now fully working unlimited wifi tethering on the Note 4 is a go!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
Also forgo to mention this phone has VoLTE out the box so now im able to just force it to LTE and dont have to worry about loosing connection when calls come in.

On previous phones, phone would drop to HSPA when a call came in and caused allot of connection problems, or forcing LTE on those phones would send all calls to voice mail.

Not on the Note 4 though!

This is great. Development behind the Note 4 is looking great already!

Thanks everyone!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robroy90:
Same here, big thanks! I purchased it for my Note 3 and just downloaded it for my Note 4. Seems to be working like a champ thus far!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
I 2nd that!!..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chong67:
Its dangerour running it like this.

I suggest getting a VPN service, run it, then run this app. That way Tmo cant see what you are doing.

I run torrent and its always run in VPN for critical stuff. I pay for a service that allow up to 5 device to connect to one account.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sic_lic1o1:
Can you guys post some of the screenshots or the settings you guys put to get it to work? I can't seem to get it to work at all..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
Are you able to get full LTE speeds and unblocked ports while behind VPN?

That's the only gripe I had with VPN was my network speeds were slow and ports were blocked on Xbox live and PlayStation network.

Last 2 months I been using unlimited tethering on my G3 and didn't hear anything from TMobile.

I figured as long as your paying your bill they rather u be with them then there Competition ATT or Verizon lol.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
Quick run down on what has worked for me...

Create a APN that's the exact same as the stock APN... EXCEPT change the IP Protocol to IPv4 and save and activate it with the radio button.

Install WiFi Tether Router from Play Store.

**Turn On WiFi, but dont connect to any WiFi connections.

Go into advance WiFi settings and disable "always allow scanning"

Open Tether Router app and setup your WiFi Title and input your password for the WPA2

Twords the bottom uncheck the box that says "Turn Off WiFi" so that WiFi stays on...

Also put a check mark in "HostAPD Patch"

Turn on the connection and your good to go.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glensta:
Edit - Above post #37 worked perfect. Thank you!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devynbf:
You're welcome guys :)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master_sk3:
So let me get this straight. No root is necessary and all I have to do is follow the instructions? How would i know if it was working the way it should?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
You do need root...

And you know if it working by checking the data usage on your account.

If the data on your tethering measurement goes up then u did something wrong. The only data that should go up is your unlimited mobile data.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master_sk3:
i just got the phone so im not looking to root it just yet, is there a non root technique I can use?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
Nope! Stuff like always requires root.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glensta:
I went through this thread, it sees 2 or 3 people have it working, the rest don't. I've emailed the Dev as well, attached the app log, he said everything looks ok on the app so I can't figure this out. Maybe the Dev will do more research and get it figured out.

As of right now, it's not working.

How many people actually have this working? Post screen shots of exact config please, it'd really help.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
I posted some screen shots of some of my settings. It does work for my device. Xbox 360 / PS3 / Laptop connected just fine.

Follow my instructions perfectly and it should work.

I posted screens of router settings screens of the advance WiFi settings and screen shot of the settings from the dev.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glensta:
Thanks hypersonicx I did see your posts and copied the settings exactly. However I'm going to go through it again and see what happens. I know you've got it working fine.

I'd like to hear from a few others too, at least 2 or 3 other people to confirm it works because I saw a couple other folks like me can't get it to work

EDIT: Redid the settings as hypersonicx posted and wallah, they worked! Lol sometimes I'm just bad at following directions. :eek:Thanks hypersonicx! :good:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zonly1:
Followed this to the T and it works awesome! Thank you!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master_sk3:
Damn. Ok so say I did root my device and trip Knox, would that effect my warranty with TMobile in anyway?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zonly1:
From personal experience, no. I bricked my Note 3 and got a replacement with no questions asked.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndtemple417:
having an issue everytime i try to enable the router it turns off my wireless any ideas?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevs888:
You can't have wireless on when you're the hotspot. Otherwise, the other devices should just connect to whatever wireless signal your phone is connected to instead.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndtemple417:
I figured it out had to check the box no disable wifi
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
Working like a charm
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JUSMEJOSE:
I'm using "Dirty Mod" from the S4 section .... and working fine ...

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I can upload my Modified ApN settings that I'm also using ....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master_sk3:
OK so with the current update that is being pushed out, how does that effect the current root method? I'm thinking about rooting just for this tethering method.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndtemple417:
can you post a link also does this work with the stock tethering app?....and also please verify you tethering usage isn't going up
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JUSMEJOSE:
This is what I'm getting with the Dirty tethering Mod from the Galaxy S4 Development section ..... I have used this since S4 and works perfect for me .... I reached one 200GB without passing my tethering limit .... and always with same speed ...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naruto.ninjakid:
link to page?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
Anyone's phone getting hot while tethering... I know my note 3 got warm.. Not hot
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
I find that to be normal. At least Samsung charging is able to keep the phone charged.

My previous phones when pulling in full LTE speeds would deplete the battery while it was charging. My G3 over heated until the phone powered it self off to cool off smh...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colorchange:
How are you guys creating a new APN? I really don't want to try to copy all the settings and APN settings and backup app didn't work.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AoRaidenX:
Wait... do you need to have hotspot plan initial to get this to work? If not then for the people who has the hotspot plan why not cancel the plan if you got it to work? If you do then never mind haha..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpeps:
I see file the is it kernel have to have positive reinforcing for the it to work by changing permissions it works

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2310850
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ilkinansr92:
The funny thing is I'm using this note on AT&T and tethering just works without any mods I'm just not sure if it's detectable or not
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Edcar445:
Wait how are you clearing cache I wasn't aware we had a custom recovery?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aparasg1:
ok guys. i tried variations of this and work 2 ways.. if you uncheck the always scan in the advanced wifi settings, everything should work if you follow directions, but must check the box in the tether app config called no disable wifi. it worked for me this way... then when i left always scan checked i had to uncheck no disable wifi box on tether app config. then it worked.. so long story short, follow the directions and check the no disable wifi box, as one mentioned earlier...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JUSMEJOSE:
You don't just use APN BackUp Manager .... Use titanium backup pro to set as System App .... and load your modified APN'S that what I usually use ... It touches the Hotspot just a little bit ... and uses your Regular Data as Hotspot .... I have reached 200GB couple of months ago just to see (Not to abuse it) lol and nothing happens usually I use around 50 - 80GB per month and never throttles ..... I'm gonna upload my settings tomorrow for tall I'm to tired at the moment ....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sicraven6:
Does this have a USB tethering option?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twe90kid:
hmm a little annoying getting everything setup with Wifi Tether Router.

So in my home, I have the my home router setup in the phones wifi settings. Let's say I want to tether at home, launching the Wifi Tether Router app would turn on the wifi on the phone... The phone will automatically connect to the home wifi, but still create a tether connection. My laptop will be able to connect, but it will not send or receive any data. To bypass this, I would need to manually turn on wifi on the phone first.. Disconnect from the home wifi... Then go into Wifi Tether Router to enable the tethering.. A bit of a hassle, but it works.. I think.

Also, can someone test running Speedtest.net while connected through Wifi Tether Router? I can't seem to load the site.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
Another thing.. Make sure yall are using the updated version.. That's what my issue was before.. Uninstall and reinstalled thru the app store and followed the directions to the T
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EasyE75:
Thanks [MENTION=4909436]devynbf[/MENTION] for directing us to this wonderful tip. I got my wifi tether working great after few trials.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lieu10ant:
I'm not able to get my laptop to find the network to connect to. any ideas?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EasyE75:
Check in the app configuration, there is a help page for your device and make sure you configuration matches the on one provided by the app dev.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] civicdelslow:
If you aren't seeing your Wifi SSID then you HAVE to go into Wifi Tether app, go to configuration and choose "No Disable Wifi".

It took me quite a bit of research to figure this out. Hope it helps.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djlucklu:
the only thing that worked for me thnx.. wifi tether router failed.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lieu10ant:
think i got it to work, thanks guys
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellcatrydr:
This app was working and then the Wanam update occurred.

Now I've got no visible signal.

I've been through the help file procedures. Wifi on/off, reboot, uninstall app & reinstall, Uninstall SU & reinstall, etc. Scan always available is unchecked.

This single app is the main reason I rooted my phone. Now other devices can't even see the signal.

Also, my stock T-Mo hotspot app is not working either. Would appreciate any help very much.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypersonicx:
UnLimited Tethering

If you want to use the stock tethering app for unlimited unrestricted tether, install the Dynamic Kat rom http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/development/n910t-dynamic-kat-1-0-t2916942 That rom has that ability built in.

Soon as you install the rom, the tethering will be unlimited from the jump!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellcatrydr:
Got it... :D

Ended up just having to clear cache

and data

from the app.

Thanks to developer Fabio who took his time to respond and help with this.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulie_gogetit:
No. It voids warranty with Samsung. I tripped Knox and returned my Galaxy Note 3 with no problem. Tripping Knox is inevitable when rooting these days. When you return it just unroot your phone as precaution. I wouldn't worry about it, but that's just me. I had no problems.

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Working so far. I assume it's using Data and not HotSpot? I went in to settings and Mobile HotSpot is turned off. Anyway to verify? T-Mobile website just shows internet data usage from what I can tell. But it appears to be working and thank you very much for the screen shots~!

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Always root!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samuelito26:
hello there

hello guys. im need help, i just got a note 4! so glad, i also got unlimited data and 5g from t-mobile. is there anyway to get unlimited hotspot too specially not rooting my phone? is there any app or something i can do? i wouldnt like to root my phone specially that is brand new.... let me know please
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stickplayer:
"Dirty" mod?

A couple people mentioned this, and a request was already made for a link, but nobody has linked it. Could you please link to that thread?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwrmedia:
http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/general/unlimited-wifi-tethering-t2914057
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caelrie:
Isn't there some way that's more convenient than forgetting my home networks so the wifi can be on but not connected? That's one hell of a lot of bother.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iaman00btothisstuff:
Hi, I realize I'm resurrecting an almost 1 year old thread....

But I moved to a city in America wherein my home internet company has data caps of 300gigs. I used to live in Orange County, CA. and FIOS had zero data caps.

So I have Note 4 and unlimited Tmobile data plan....along with 5 gigs of tethering.

I was wondering can I ask if anyone has successfully been able to get free tethering with their Note 4 and Tmobile unlimited? I read this entire thread all the way through and....still confused at to whether the trick that OP told us about still works?

Barring that....I take it I would have to root my Note 4? (of which I am not opposed to doing).

I own a very small internet company and I work from home. So unlimited internet is critical to me putting food on my table and a roof over my head. I'm not doing this because I'm some greedy person. I actually have a need for this. My current internet company sucks, and that's due to me living in a somewhat small city in somewhat rural America.

Thank you if you can help.

(and please don't flame me....see my username. I'm a n00b to most of this stuff).
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdiaz33685:
on my signature I have a thread and a firmware download site, my rom is Stock Odex with tethering, as long as u have unlimited, ur all good with my rom, and there are other roms out there with unlimited mods... feel free to use mine, but use the latest firmware COG2, and also use wifi tether router...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] free4flight:
Better late than never...thanks :D
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emosekai:
thanks a lot

Ir really worked for me, I am in a 5.1 ROM and using your steps now I am able to share my internet with my simple mobile unlimited internet.....thanks a lot! :fingers-crossed::good::highfive: edit: didn't work at the end! just got connected yo another network instead of the one that I have on my cellphone
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emosekai:
worked but in another application

it worked only with the foxfi app and pdanet+ installed in the PC
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaulyRoxx:
Worked like a charm! Thank you for the info, however, now that I've been using, WiFi Tether Router, is there some way that to stop it from draining the battery?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhulk:
I love pretty much everything about this phone and can't imagine it being much better. One of the reasons I bought it was for the famed battery life. Most blogs and battery tests put it at just over the Z3 and one of the longest lasting phones out there.

However, that hasn't been my experience. I'm an Android veteran and I know how to look for battery drains and what generally causes them. I'm losing a lot of battery at idle and there doesn't seem to be any reason. Nothing shows up in the battery stats. I even tried stamina mode and the results were worse. I lost 20% over 11 hours without even touching the phone. It just sat there and lost 1/5th of the battery. Not quite 2%/hr, I know, but still significant for a phone in stamina mode and not being used.

The only thing that shows up in the battery stats are the usual suspects: Android OS and Android System. I don't have a weak LTE signal or anything.

So, I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing fairly significant battery drain, especially idle drain. My battery life isn't horrible, but it should be a whole lot better from what I was reading before I purchased the phone.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wingsfortheirsmiles:
Apologies for asking obvious questions, but are things like wifi, mobile date, auto-sync, bluetooth and NFC toggled on or off? Are certain apps repeatedly appearing in the Consuming Apps list? I tend to make sure I swipe these away which has helped when I've had similar excessive battery drain, for me these are (for example) Reddit Sync and Google Docs. It is weird that they don't appear to be high in the battery usage % list though...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhulk:
Wifi, mobile data, auto sync, and Bluetooth are on all the time, as they are on all of my smartphones. These are not the cause of the drain I'm experiencing. If you leave all of those off all the time, there's no point in having a smartphone. NFC is off.

As stated, there is nothing in the app drain listing to cause alarm. Nothing in the battery stats is telling me I have an issue, which is why I'm frustrated.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wingsfortheirsmiles:
Fair point, though I personally toggle them on and off as needed.

How any apps do you have installed over and above those bundled? I'd try uninstalling as much as possible then reinstalling then one by one. Or a less extreme option could be to clear cache in as many apps as you can, reboot and see if the drain stops.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
I have everything enabled except Google Now and I lose about 0.2% per hour when idle. Also, I believe all the folks who are reporting battery life of 2 days with 6 hours SoT must be having very low idle drain.

So greyhulk I think your experience is not the norm, but unfortunately don't know how to help. Post up some screenshots of your battery stats.

Sent from my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cschmitt:
When you look a the battery History details, do you see a lot of awake time? Also look at the top 3 or 4 items in Battery usage individually, do they show high amounts of Keep awake time while the phone is idle? A wakelock or poor cell signal are the two main causes of high idle battery drain.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhulk:
It's definitely not poor signal. There is a bit of wake time, but the top 3 items are screen, android OS, and Android system. The wake time on those is not significant, either.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boojay:
I'm about the same. I'm getting on average 7 hours on screen daily with everything on, no stamina mode, over 70% brightness. I left my phone unplugged for the first time overnight and it drained a whopping 1%! I've had the phone for over 2 weeks now.

Sorry to hear about your battery issues, but as mentioned, that's not the norm. Not sure how much help I can be, but I can tell you your Android System and OS percentages are about 2-3 times higher than mine so that seems related to the drain, but tracking down the culprit will be tricky. Have you considered factory resetting?

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Here's are a couple screenshots for comparison:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bäcker:
when Android OS and/or Android System drain more than cell standby and phone idle you can rest assured that an app or service is draining your battery.

Many things can be disguised as Android System (/OS). It could be google now, location services, syncing of google drive, browser sync or an app running it's own service etc.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Randy05:
Android system and Android OS always drain 2-5% of a battery on all of my devices. However I turn on wi-fi and other stuff only when needed. Plus I have all the google services, google voice and account sync disabled.

But I wasn't happy with the battery life on my Z3c also. Cell standby, phone idle and 1-2 ours of screen time drained the battery almost in 24 ours. Maybe it was one-time occasion (I haven't had much time to test it since the phone is new), but I starting to have a bad feeling :eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boojay:
That seems highly abnormal, I leave wifi, mobile data, and GPS on at all times, with numerous accounts syncing, yet battery life has been superb for me and many others.

It's been a few hours since I posted that screenshot from my previous comment, but my battery has dropped a mere 2% to 35% and my on screen is now at 5h20m. That's the drainage I've been typically experiencing with daily heavy usage.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
Yep, Android OS and system are about twice what they should be, so that's probably at least part of the cause....

Sent from my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhulk:
I'm not going to factory reset a phone a few days after I took it out of the box and set it up. That's ludicrous. It's set up exactly the same as several of my previous Android devices, none of which had this kind of drain.