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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] CB620:
I have the paid version of foxfi, or better yet the paid key that does not have the cap. When you start Foxfi it starts your T-Mobile Mobile hotspot. So you should have the foxfi and hotspot icon both in your status bar. It should not increase your tethering only your data.

I played Call of Duty on Ps4, streamed Netflix and Youtube and all of data goes to mobile and not tethering.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] MachinePower:
Ok so I bought the key and I'm connected to the foxfi tether but it's still using my tether data. From what I can see I only have the Hotspot on my status bar when it's running (flat phone with 3 signal bars above it)

I'm going to try reboot, close everything and reopen and try again but I'm now getting the Tmo redirect after using my 3gb tether data.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DJ ELITE:
it works. ?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
:D
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Spyderlotus:
Hey. Im rooted and on stock rom with my tmobile galaxy note edge and i flashed this mod. I know hardware wise these phones are pretty much identical. Well it seemed to work just fine when i used it. I was also on the default apn the phone came with. Looked at my app and mobile hotpsot data didnt go up. There was one problem and im glad i backed up my stuff. The problem was i lost the edge screen and functionality. It wasnt there anymore. It basically acted like it was part of the normal screen. After the backup is restored i do have edge functionality back. Like i said i know this isnt for my phone but i thought i would try it anyways. Goodluck to yall! Hope this helps someone!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chronometal:
thats cool thanks
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] major payne:
Thank you for this. So far working great I'll need a little time to make sure it's working (ie i did it right) but thanks again
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] derrickmd18:
Does your phone have to be rooted to use foxfi wifi? I have a note3 on metropcs and it won't let me use wifi only usb.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] neonsector:
there was an update yesterday for WiFi Tethering and it the notes said, *support for note 4* since the update its been working flawless for me, before the update it was iffy for me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] CB620:
Using Foxfi 2.17.2 running Firekat latest. Working with no issues and no count to tether only data. Working on 300GB
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
I have 75gb and my wife has 21gb. For this month, I use my stock odex roms, look at the tmobile development thread.. check it out. I have a rom called tetherMOD
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] xda23:
Do you have a download link to this Rom called tethermod? Thanks :)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rudbwoy:
SSID still visible after tether app has been closed

Phone:T-Mobile Note 4 of course

ROM:FireKat V3

Issue: SSID still visible after WiFi Tether Router has been closed out.

I did some testing and the app works great. Was able to download 2.5GB of data tethering an iPad and two Windows laptops

Once app was closed out, the SSID was still visible on the tethered devices. Killed the app in task manager and then froze the app.

Devices could still see the SSID. I then decided to reboot my phone. SSID could not be seen on any of the devices after phone was rebooted.

Anyone else experience this?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
this is my thread... http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/development/roms-10-29-2014-t2922618

this is the link to the site.. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=devices&uid=9390248398092763634
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cyanogen_patrick:
Um...I have 2.5 GB of data before they throttle my data, so my phone says it's technically is unlimited.

Is it?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
If your data gets throttled at 2.5GB, then you only have 2.5GB of "High Speed" data. Technically you have unlimited data, but it will slow down drastically (Edge speeds) after that 2.5GB is gone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
that is very true, u need to have unlimited data for this and other hacks to work,

I have had unlimited and grandfathered in, I put my wife on unlimited in March when it was $20, then it was going to change to $30, so our hacks of unlimited tether does work.. :D

I use HOTSPOT TOGGLE WIDGET (com.fattin.togglewidget.hotspot.apk ) from the Play Store, its free, works for me...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dimm0k:
before I shell out cash for WiFi Tether Router, I just wanted to confirm that PDANet+ and FoxFi does not work for WiFi tethering??
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tongueman87:
Awesome
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dimm0k:
I've re-created the default APN and changed the APN to IPv4, however when I do this I lose all Internet connectivity on the phone. if I change it back to IPv6 then everything is back to normal... any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
Very weird.

I've never had that problem.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mobster909:
It's working for me. Thanks.

I tried the dirty mod and it didn't work.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dimm0k:
here's where it gets even weirder... it started working without me doing anything! Noticed I was on 4G LTE and when I went to check the APN, it was set on IPV4... rebooted a couple of times for various reasons and it took so we'll leave it to one of those unsolved mysteries.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Fantasypit:
I was looking for just this, now off to try it
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JUSMEJOSE:
You can also do this by a pre-edit a APN file that has already ....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] coolchris305:
After a few days using wifi tether...im getting throttled really bad. Im on the new unlimited 2 line family plan
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] twe90kid:
How much data did you use? Doubt you'll trigger anything under 100gb
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] GastonC:
I spoke to a representative yesterday and they guaranteed me that you will never get throttled on the new Family 2 person unlimited fir $100. I have the conversation recorded
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] coolchris305:
20.07 gb was used. And i also called tmobile rep...she assured me i wasnt throttled...did a full reset...back to normal for about an hour 25mbps...then back to 1.5mbps...very frustrating lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] twe90kid:
Your not throttled.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] coolchris305:
Another weird one I guess...so I went back to a rooted stock rom...still getting the same issue with slow speeds...then I went to non rooted stock...same issue with slow speeds UNTIL I ran that my tmobile app that checks if your rooted...all it did was check device health...then bam! Back to 36mbps...reflashed rapture extreme 2.1, and back to 36mbps!...tmobile might be catching on folks...hope this helps someone in the future. And I really hope it was just a weird event. One thing I forgot to mention...when I talked to tmobile tech department...he said something about that he sees that my gf phone is clean, and did ask if my phone was rooted. Of course I denied lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] twe90kid:
My advice.. Delete that app. Or run root cloak via Xposed to hide root from the app.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] adrenalinh12890:
Anyway to do this via USB? w/ unlimited tethering n all..?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
Tested and working on CM12 Lollipop.

Sent from a potato.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rom fiend:
I have been running this for two days now, and it's working (almost) perfectly. WiFi tether router is absolutely killing my battery life and is overheating my phone. Is it possible to do this with a different app like foxfi?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] brograms:
Not working

Thank you so much. My Mac does not recognize and cannot find the connection (SSID name). What shall I do?

Running CM12 Lollipop
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rom fiend:
Mine did that at first too. I unintalled rebooted and reinstalled. Fixed it for me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
I noticed when I left "always scanning" checked while on lollipop, it did not give a signal. So I unchecked it and then it worked.

Sent from a potato.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] PreVayl:
Ok, so if anyone else is experiencing the same problem i had which is XBONE connection issues then follow the above quote from twe90kid. I was able to follow other peoples tweaks and they all worked but not for XBONE. So i am thinking that the patch ckeck mark is what did it oh and also, make sure you put your wifi mode in 'N' and Not 'G'. Anyway if anyone as any more question on my specific setup just email me prevaylmusic@gmail.com cuz sometimes i forget to check my xda. Also for ****z and giggles My gamertag on xbone is: Prevayl
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] IdiotSavante:
WiFi?

So I thought the whole point of this was to use the phone's Data Connection. But whenever I start the Tether, the app opens WiFi, and hooks into my home WiFi, and doesn't use the phone mobile data.

I feel like I'm missing something obvious?

TIA.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ummduh:
Ditto. WiFi tether router will run through my battery in 3 hours flat. Does the job, but it's definitely a compromise.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
Yea it'd do the same to me. Luckily I don't use it for very long periods at a time. I usually use it while I'm at work and my device is plugged in anyway so I don't really notice it.

I guess you gotta suffer for making your phone into a wireless network modem ???
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ummduh:
I'd agree if it weren't for the built in method barely touching the battery.

I use tethering all the time, my kids tether off my phone when we're in the car or traveling since my line is unlimited. I'll have to re-read this thread and see if any of the roms have the built in working properly.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
I believe the Dynamic Kat rom has it built in, if I'm not mistaken.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] PreVayl:
How can i improve my ping. Its slower than the normal tmobile wifi tethering
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] widto08:
Had the same problem on my note 3. Read somewhere that the developer suggest using internal DHCP. Worked great for me, no more heat and doesn't devour my battery. Pics below.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] CellPhish:
Anyone know why when I enable the WiFi tether, the SSID don't show up when I scan?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] lilmikey201:
so if i get dynamic kat would i still need to get the app and do this process?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
I believe Dynamic Kat has it installed already, so it has the stock tethering app, but its modded.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
I did 29GB last month, my first time this high because I am now streaming my recorded show from WMC on my PC to my phone or tablet. I love it!

It show 0 GB used on hotspot. :) I use Rapture ROM.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bmullan:
tmobile - use tether w/out needing root

I had just read a thread on android central that some guy posted that showed how to turn on tmobile tethering w/out root access.

So just finished trying it and ... it worked. I could use my laptop's wifi thru the phone... actually got awesome lte speeds both up/down.

In my case since I'm not rooted on my note 4 I first copied down all of my existing APN TYPE "settings".

Then created a new APN ... just with a different name that I'd recognize later. That APN I could edit since I'd created it.

So I followed the following instructions:

If you want to edit an existing T-Mobile LTE APN,

go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> More... -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names ->

Then just tap on the

fast.t-mobile.com

one to open it for editing ->

then hit/tap on: APN type (it's closer to the bottom of the list) and add the text ",dun" to the end.

In my case my APN TYPE changed FROM: apn type: default.mms.supl TO: apn type: default.mms.supl,dun

Save that new APN entry, then select it as the one to use. At that point I rebooted my phone but I'm not sure thats needed.

Anyway, after reboot I turned on Tethering ... it does some checks then comes back with a menu to allow devices to connect. so I connected my laptop wifi to the Samsung Note 4 access point. at that point on the phone my laptop appeared as an "allowed" device. after setting that up I turned off the "allow all devices to connect" and enabled "only allowed devices can connect" setting... since my laptop now enabled.

As I said this worked for me just fine and I am on a Tmobile unlimited data plan. using the samsung note 4 with stock android.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ummduh:
This did the trick for me. Thank you!

Battery drain is now similar to built in tethering.

One weird thing is, how/where does the WiFi tether router data usage show up in the data usage setting page? The total data is added to the data used, but what it says the app has used isn't even remotely correct.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] widto08:
Your welcome, glad it worked for you.

As for where data shows up at, I have no idea :silly:. Also notice in app data usage is way off.

IMHO as long as it keeps working all that other stuff don't matter much.

Happy tethering :cool:.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
Not sure if this has been shared yet, but this works across the board for all devices still on KK...

http://pocketnow.com/2014/01/20/kitkat-broke-t-mobile-tethering

Just make the tweak to the database as described and profit. Can then use your tethering app (or native) of choice w/ no issues. Enjoy!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dimm0k:
just wondering how this is different than using the WiFi Tether Router?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
It's an alternative to those who would like to take advantage of the unlimited tether without using a third party app, or for those who experienced difficulty setting up the app.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
If you're using the method described in OP, it will show up in your normal mobile data.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
Anyone know will LoppyPop patch this loop hole? From my past experience, it did.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
So long as tethering_dun_required has a value of 0 in the following database, you can use the trick on Lollipop (with native tethering, no 3rd party apps required unless you have a desire to use some of the features in them).

Just confirmed it for myself this morning after installing the latest SlimLP build. Tethered about 300 MB w/ no hotspot detection. :D

Get yourself an app called SQL Lite Editor, and navigate to the following database:

settings.db

(global)

Then insert the above line w/ appropriate value, save, reboot, profit.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Yay 4 Juggs:
Did you have to modify the son to ipv4? I'm trying to do this on stock rooted but cannot edit the existing apn
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
You'll need to create a new APN to mirror the existing one, and change to IPv4 in the new one.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Yay 4 Juggs:
My edit in the global is reverting to 1...how do I keep it set at zero???

---------- Post added at 11:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 PM ----------

I have even deleted the whole line in the dB and it keeps coming back!!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
Are you rooted and running a custom ROM or are you trying to mod the db on stock? If it's the latter, then yes, you will encounter that issue.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
I'm on CM12 and it allows me to just modify the existing values. Figure if anyone lurking wants to be lazy and not create another apn.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] arjun90:
Any WiFi Tether apps that don't require root. I'm still holding back on root for now.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
T mobile still sent me a 'we block your tethering buy our hot spot message' even with the directions in the op creating the new apn settings. But I was still able to teether, I don't know how tmobile was still able to tell I was teether ing. Maybe we still need a vpn because a iPad and Xbox one was using my shared data.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
You need to go back into your db and ensure that tethering_dun_required has a value of 0. Regardless of whether or not you change your APN, it'll set off a trigger if you still have a value of 1.

If you're simply rooted on the stock ROM, there have been issues in which the setting won't stick after a reboot, so you may need to flash a modded ROM. But in any event that value of 0 the catalyst, no VPN required.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
Alright thanks I'll give that a try.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
I'm having a problem finding settings.db in the sql lite editor.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
So yeah Im on CM12 and I don't see that line in the settings.db. Probably a stupid question but can I just add the line?

---------- Post added at 09:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:26 PM ----------

Also I'd like to note that even with the dun line set to 0 and your APN set to ipv4 T-Mobile still uses user agent sniffers so you may want to use a browser extension to change your user agent to a mobile one if browsing from a computer.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
You should be able to add the line w/ no issues, just make sure it sticks on reboot. And good call out about the sniffers!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
I found a database of user agents awhile ago and it had a few that were mobile browsers requesting desktop. If I find it again I will post it here for you guys.

http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/mobile_ids.html

In the explanation look for User Agents that "request desktop site" so sites render in desktop mode while still being recognized as a mobile browser to beat the UA sniffers.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
My phone must be retarded, when I click on data it won't go any further just "error no root access" that's weird especially since my phone is rooted.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
Stock ROM?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
Yeah stock rooted.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
Thought so. If you're willing to flash one of the modded stock ROMs, you'll be able to access the db with no issues.

If you're not, search for an app called "aShell" and an app called "aSQLiteManager". Little more involved, but saves you from having to flash a ROM.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Yay 4 Juggs:
I'm stock rooted have access to the db but each time I edit it...it reverts to "1" will NOT stick...don't want to flash a rom...any other fix?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pwrmedia:
There may be a fix, but admittedly I was unable to find one on bone stock, so I ultimately flashed a modded ROM. I'm sure there's something simple being overlooked, I just never took the time to look into it any further. It may be as simple as permission granting r/rw to the database to force the stick on reboot.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Yay 4 Juggs:
Deleted apn and used ashell along with a sqlite manager ...put phone in root mode made the change to .db seems to be sticking now! Fully stock/rooted
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
Yeah mine seems to be sticking too.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Yay 4 Juggs:
Using the method I described?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] diego1985:
Yes exact same steps.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pantathian:
Another way to Unlimited Tether, with or without root

I am currently on the unlimited data prepaid 30 dollar tmobile plan and do not have any wifi tethering plan add on, and am posting this from a laptop tethered to my phone. i can play diablo 3 with it, browse the web, and stream videos.

With Tmobile's stock wifi hotspot you can provide like 200mb for free to any computer before it prompts you to purchase the hotspot plan, however you can provide unlimited tethering to a tablet.

I used a browser extension on my laptop (its called User Agent Switcher) to force the browser to impersonate any sort of android/iphone/tablet and achieve unlimited browsing, but i still found it annoying being in tablet mode on websites and also espn or nbc wont let you stream from their sites because they redirect you to the app store they think you need.

As a fix for this, i switched my useragent to the "googlebot", which is googles spider that crawls the web. Websites will think you are a full fledged computer and show you the regular site, tmobile thinks you are a tablet or at least not a regular pc and doesnt cap you at 200mb.

And apparently since this is my first post i cant give a link to the extension it is called User Agent Switcher and thats for google chrome

Select the Googlebot useragent
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] techi101:
what's the best way to tether on rooted note 4 (T-mobile)

Hi, Note 4 is my first android device. I Do NOT know much about android this is the first time I rooted my first android device using this method

androidguy dot com/2015/02/06/root-samsung-note-4/

I have Tmobile note 4, Also I do have there unlimited plan which comes with 5gb tethering plan. How-ever I want to tether unlimited not just 5GB, What is the easiest way now to do this Since my NOTE 4 is now rooted.

Please let me know step by step.

Thanks !
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] devynbf:
Did you even read the post?

There's a step by step guide.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] techi101:
Hi I did follow the instructions thanks, Quick question WHy is http links not working on laptop while tethering is there something else that I need to do ? No website is opening seems like only HTTPS links are working
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Screw_Reality:
i don´t get this

i´ve an unlimited data plan and 3gb with lte. after this 3gb´s the speed drains to 32kbit

what is this app doing now? i´m from germany btw

did the app enables full speed after this 3gb´s?

but if i use it before my 3gb will be used right? so i cant browse with my note 4 anymore (32kbits are useless for me)

i dont know how the dataplans are handled in the usa so sorry if my question are dumb for you
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dc/dc:
This will still use your 3GB LTE allowance and will not help you.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Screw_Reality:
Okay thanks. This is just for these dataplans which are not allowed using unlimited tethering right?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Yes, it will bypass the tethering allotment (by making the data look like normal mobile data) but it will not bypass an over all account data limit, such as with your situation.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Screw_Reality:
okay, i thought it would do so because some people said they used 20gb and more traffic

how are the dataplans there in the usa? are there unlimited dataplans with full speed or what?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
Yes, I posted this on post#112

T-Mobile for Example... offers unlimited data with full speed on the cell phone... so basically we can just tether unlimited everything... I am a hardcore tether user...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Screw_Reality:
omg i´m so ****ing jealous.... how´s the price for this?

in germany, t-mobile dont offers such dataplans

Edit: okay saw it already, 80$
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Umm I have a 49.99 unlimited text and calls plus a 40 30 buck unlimited LTE plan (please correct me if I am wrong because I am grandfathered into the 20 buck unlimited LTE). So thats 90 80 USD (not including tax or any installments you are paying on the phone) so 79.36 70.59 Euro.

Edit: Nevermind you found it =/
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] CB620:
Switched over to Wifi tether from Foxi. The latest update to Foxfi keeps slowing down showing peak speed. Wifi tether gives me unlimited speed at around 10mbps+. The dev of the app helped a great deal too. If you have to choose go that route.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Are you currently using FireKat? I just use the built in Tmo tether option because the FireKat rom has tether tweaks baked in. You just need to create another apn with ipv4 selected.