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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Silent Patriot:
I hear that the Nexus 6P supports native tethering, out-of-the-box, on Verizon, no Root or FoxFi required. :silly:

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Based on feedback from the FoxFi Google Play Store since the 20th, it's affecting everybody.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] sand1303:
I dont have verizon but i know on my sprint version there is a way to get native hotspot working with no root. Just need my msl code and changed some settings in the phone. Not sure if verizon is set up the same but since they are both cdma they may be. Google unlock native hotspot sprint note 5 or find the thread here in xda under the sprint version
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] medic149:
Same here. I hate Verizon :(

Same issue with us. My FoxFi wifi was working great yesterday morning and early afternoon. Late afternoon and since, no longer working. Both my phone and my wife''s phone. Looks like Verizon made good on their promise to shut us down :( Hopefully, FoxFi will be able to develop a workaround. The USB does still work, but it is extremely slow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Steven58AF:
Question

Surprise!! No FoxFi tether on Vzw Note 4, this morning! I did order hotspot for work today, but am hoping there's a work-around. If 6p supports root tether, I may just buy it.

Does anyone know if FoxFi is still supported by the devs?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Barknobyte:
Starting getting the dreaded Contact Verizon last night. About to switch to USB now and crank out 100 gigs. I knew it had to be coming at some point but still hurts a bit.

Any news on what caused the kill? I didn't update and didn't get a push that I know of.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Telemachus:
I think it is far too early to call any of this permanent, as foxfi has been down for a day or so in the past. But this definitely makes any phone other than the Nexus 6 P look unfavorable.

The easiest solution for now is to put your sim into a phone that has Wi-Fi hotspot unlocked natively, such as any phone running CyanogenMod or a custom firmware
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Kmose734:
What I've tried

I have a Note 3, Verizon. I'm running PDANet, full version. I've been connect via USB directly to my PC (Windows 10, MSI Dominator). For the PC, everything works great. Internet, Netflix, steam, etc.

I've tired Connectify, i select the appropriate connection to share, and I can get the hot spot to launch from my PC's wireless card, and my devices (Android tablet, consoles) can see the network and connect, but they are both unable to connect to the internet in any way. I've also tried ICS over my Linksys N600 router, but with no success. I've followed a few guides I've found online, but it always seems like what I read begins at or omits steps it assumes have already been made, or are obvious. It's probably all the manually setting up IP, gateway addresses, etc that is causing the issues.

QUOTE=Silent Patriot;63933708]Basically, it's sharing or bridging the PDAnet adapter to Ethernet, then piping it into a wireless-router. Might need to manually set IP, Gateway, and DNS on the PC.

It can get exotic and mind-boggling, but I've done it before. Might also want to consider Connectify or the built-in WLAN hotspot feature in Windows 7, 8, and I think 10 has it now too, or the PDAnet hotspot beta. What have you tried, and what's your hardware and OS config?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] dongoalie:
Happened before

This has happened before. FoxFi will come up with a fix. I am very surprised by how quick people are to give up. I hope FoxFi developers don't have that attitude :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Daiggun:
It looks like there are a couple of threads surrounding this issue. I posted the following on a separate thread just in case this might get you out of a jam.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/general/foxfi-sudden-t3253586/post63939898#post63939898

For anyone who really needs their cell phone internet on another machine, I have a temporary work around solution. I was able to use the USB Tether with PDAnet+ and run a shared connection over ethernet to my other devices. (In this instance I'm running an ethernet cable from my PC to my Xbox One). You want to go to the Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings and open the interface that represents the connection between your PC and your USB tether. Go to the Sharing tab and check the box for "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection." Then run an ethernet cable from the PC to any other device that also has an ethernet port and it should work. I have not tried running a router from this ethernet cable, but it may be worth a shot. That is all I needed to do on my Window's 7 PC. I also tried turning my Macbook Pro on Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 into an access point and going to the Sharing settings and setting it up, but even though my Xbox and other devices could see the AP they were not able to access the internet. I hope these instructions might get someone out of a jam!

Edit: To clarify, my Verizon Galaxy S6 is not rooted and is on the latest software update released by Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] lowlight1974:
This is not the same as the past either. In the past it's always been caused by UPDATES. This is something completely different. It's a network sniffing block. Verizon (and all carriers) have the ability to determine which device traffic is coming from be it the wifi adapter, USB adapter, etc. They can at any point put in things to block traffic based on that and this is what I believe is happening. I have been using Wifi tether with foxfi for years and this is definitely different. The switch happened at exactly 6pm yesterday (Nov 20th) because I was online when it happened. The internet died not only for foxfi, but ALL of my devices regardless of wifi usage. The phone itself couldnt even connect. So I called customer sercvice and of course there were no "outages" reported, the rep had me go through many different things to get the phone working again and he came to the conclusion that there was a system wide network outage affecting ALL devices on the east coast but it hadnt been reported yet (geeee I wonder why). While I was on the phone, my phone wonked and I had an email. The rep even heard the tone and asked if it was working and I was like yea, weird now all my devices are working. He then said he hadnt done anything at all and I believe it because he was pretty stumped as his own phone wasnt working either.

Once the data connection came back, foxfi wifi tethering no longer worked because it wasnt able to get past the authentication step. I dont believe it will work even if that step is bypassed. The only way to tell will be to wait for someone with a rooted device that doesnt even have that step to chime in to see if their foxfi is still working or not. My guess, it affects every setup, rooted with custom rom or not. The fact that USB and Bluetooth still work seems to tell me that this was a targetted attack against just unauthorized Wifi tether traffic.

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It's also worth mentioning that Android has built in support for bluetooth tethering. Handy for those devices that cant use USB tethering such as most tablets. Just download an app called "Bluetooth Tether". All it does is enable the built in bluetooth tether. Then pair your phone to your tablet and then on your tablet, open the pairing screen and click the settings wheel next to your phone in the list and it will have this cool option called "Use for internet connection". If you did everything right, the font will turn blue and it will say "Connected". You'll only have a 1.5MBit connection, but hey it works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Daiggun:
I thought the point of the VPN connection setup by FoxFi was meant to stop exactly this from happening. Maybe Verizon just changed the method of authentication in some way that it did not require our devices to update? If you still want WiFi tethering before this gets resolved on the consumer side of things, you'll have to pay the extra $ per month for the WiFi tether which is technically updating your plan equalling no more unlimited data. This is all just speculation, but it kind of depends on what FoxFi was actually doing behind the scenes when it was working which could have made it easy for Verizon to just stop it from working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] mikeB1977:
Verizon Foxfi

Any updates on foxfi? Verizon gets almost $400 a month from me including $80 for 10 gigs on MiFi? Quite the ripoff! It is tough for people in rural areas. Now they killed Foxfi! Hopefully there will be a fix soon. Is there any way to usb tether to a chromebook? thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tw1n5nak35:
I wanted to chime in, I do have a note 5 but not unlimted plan. I have the XXL 18gb plan and wifi tether is working, but the built in app in the phone. I have firmware OGJ and did not use fox fi.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] jlas80:
Verizon blocks foxfi wifi hotspot for unlimited data users Samsung Galaxy Note 3

As of 11/20/15 4 pm eastern time verizon has blocked my foxfi for me and othe unlimited data users. Again big red is trying to get people off of unlimited data. It's about greed! They know by doing this with black friday coming and the holiday season that many will take the plunge and jump to a different plan. Like raising the price for unlimited data to another $20.00 per line was not enough. I hope that foxfi can obtain a fix for this. I have a friend that has the LG G2 and foxfi is still currently working on it. It must must be samsung phones that they blocked. If anyone is able to help it would be greatly appreciated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Silent Patriot:
Here's a DOS command-line that you should also use as a Google-search: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow

It's for resetting the Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter, which will occasionally disappear, especially after running an app that takes control of it. I found after installing Virtual Router, which I highly recommend for this solution as it's ad-free unlike Connectify and other 3rd party software routers, the PDAnet WiFi share feature started closing with an error when launched. Again, get it from virtualrouter.codeplex.com and be prepared to learn about and use the command above. Uninstall Connectify before installing it - they probably won't play well together.

You'll also want to use the IP assigned to that adapter as the Gateway for devices connecting, it should be 192.168.137.1 by default, and manually give them an IP address in the 192.168.137.xxx range. Subnet-mask 255.255.255.0. The Xbox One was giving me grief until I manually-configured it that way. Sometimes DNS can be an issue too; so, try Google DNS servers, or using the Gateway-IP again in the Primary spot - the Secondary can be left blank.

Hope this helps a bit. I'll do what I can to help everyone stick it to Verizon like they stick it to their customers! :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
I wish my foxfi would start working again, but everyone also should realize they are just trying to make money for shareholders which many of you probably are as well in one way or another.

People that use the Hotspot to run the whole house?? Come on people that is why unlimited is going away. I mean use it once and a while in your tablet or computer while on the road I get.

Anyhow. I hope foxfi can fix it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] lowlight1974:
Clearly you dont live in the rural parts of the country (thats 93% of the US geography btw) where DSL/Cable are not an option due to not enough population. Go back to the rock you crawled out from under and pretend like you know what you're talking about.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
Haha... Well that is nice.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] mikeB1977:
a lot of people who count on Foxfi live in rural areas do not have other options. Verizon stopped running fiber optics (fios) because they charge outrages amounts of money for wireless data. Most people, myself included, would gladly pay to have unlimited data in our homes. We have tried Hughes Net (terrible and limited). Politicians always talk about bringing broadband to rural areas but nothing happens. Lets hope foxfi can fix this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tw1n5nak35:
Whoa, that escalated quickly :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
What I find funny is that people that don't have access and need to use their phone can pay $30 for hot spot. I pay well more than that for my "city" Internet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] lowlight1974:
Blame it on Verizon. I'za pissed bastid with unlimited data that has to listen to the wife "I need netflix on the TV, did u fix it yet" BS. I already pay $340/month, thats more than enough to compensate for the $20-$30/month they also want for tethering something that should be free to do anyway as it costs them nothing. Watch netflix on the phone or on the TV. It uses the same f'ing amount of data no matter which device is used. It's like trying to charge more for water just because you used a 5 gallon pale instead of a water bottle. I dont care if we use 300GBs/month. In my book, thats nearly $1/GB which in itself is utterly ridiculous. Data isnt that expensive, just ask anyone who hosts a website for chickenfeed these days.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] mikeB1977:
$30 for a hot spot is not available for unlimited plans. I pay $80 a month for 10gigs on a mifi.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
Wireless Internet is easy more expensive that wired Internet. That is a fact.

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I have always been able to add the $30 Hotspot feature. Maybe they changed that now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Silent Patriot:
^THIS. We've got to hammer the message home here, people. How would you feel as a prospective Verizon customer to know that they JUST got done nearly doubling the amount we pay for Unlimited Data, then pull a stunt like this. It's so blatantly in-your-face to see what they're doing. Did you know that they ALSO just released a bunch of new "better" metered data-plans? Better to take a bite out of your wallet with.

Unless this turns out to just be a glitch with the FoxFi VPN, they are treading on dangerous ground by messing with people's data per their spectrum agreement - looks like legal thinks they found a loophole though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
I still have hot spot available on my unlimited plan. I even get my discount from work on it.

I just don't understand. Yes I have Internet at home, but I have to pay for it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] LostInTheDesert:
I have a grandfathered unlimited plan. I have never made any changes to my plan for those lines that have this legacy plan. Have purchased my own phones. Have paid for the full FoxFi key. What right do they have to block an app I purchased?

I need this (occasionally) while travelling.

I too am hoping it's just a blip with FoxFi's vpn. If not, instead of paying our $380 a month for our family plan to verizon, it will be paid to another carrier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] arrow564:
Well has FoxFi addressed this at all?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Edoge:
Anybody know any alternatives rooted or no root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
Most other options would be phone centric. I would check the forum for your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] JeepHer04WJ:
Ok I have a rooted (towelroot) verizon s4 on kitkat. What can I do to bypass the verizon bs and get my tether working again?? Anyone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] idreamincode:
They don't. The FCC has told them they have to unblock tethering.

www .fcc. gov/document/verizon-wireless-pay-125-million-settle-investigation
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Wolfmtns:
If you root what app or program do you use for it to work. And do you you know of a site that gives step by step instructions on how to root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] lowlight1974:
Couldnt have said it any better. The FCC letter says it all perfectly and just goes to show that the water analogy I used earlier makes even more sense lol. We should be free to fill up our data jugs however we see fit and not have to pay extra for the size of the jug being used.

"Verizon Wireless offers customers its 4G LTE service on C Block spectrum. Verizon Wireless bid at

auction to acquire that spectrum, understanding that it was accompanied by open device and application

obligations. Specifically, licensees offering service on C Block spectrum “shall not deny, limit, or restrict

the ability of their customers to use the devices and applications of their choice on the licensee’s C Block

network,” subject to narrow exceptions."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] mikeB1977:
I was told a hot spot would cost $30 a month for 2 Gigs! I will check into it. I do not mind paying. My family needs the internet for work and school and 10 gigs on mifi does not cut it. Foxfi has been great. Verizon has a monopoly in our area stopped running fios because of the megaprofits they make with wireless data. I will gladly pay an additional $30 a month for unlimited data if that is possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Silent Patriot:
http://xdaforums.com/search.php?searchid=394746999
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
They have cheaper plans if you want data and Hotspot on a tiered plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] lowlight1974:
Dont give in the Big Red. They are suppose to allow 3rd party tethering apps! Just read the FCC letter posted earlier. Why pay for something that wont even work? Their tethering app is full of problems, foxfi for me has been much more reliable. Besides, they are suppose to allow it anyway.

Anyway, not that it will do any good but I filed a report to the FCC as well as emailed all the people listed here:

https://www.fcc.gov/contact-us

Maybe if it gets slammed with high volume, the robots that eat the messages will break and someone will have to actually read the msgs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] clintonroche:
Yea.... Don't move from unlimited. If you need Hotspot you can just get it for $30 until foxfi foxes it's issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Telemachus:
Just an FYI... If you put your sim in a nexus phone, mifi hotspot, or have a phone with an unlocked bootloader and custom Rom then this does not affect you.

Truly the bigger issue here is that 90% of ppl have no idea what bootloader or custom ROMS even mean. The phone's being locked down is the biggest issue here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Silent Patriot:
Noting that the FoxFi VPN is showing 0.00 MB both send/receive during the 30-seconds before timeout. Never looked that closely at it before. Shouldn't it at least be passing enough to register there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] juanjeremy2012:
man what a joke

man what a joke that people are worried about al queda and isil when we got homegrown terrorists like verizon doing this crap to us here at home.

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you can put your unlimited sim in a mifi hotspot and still get unlimited? does that require being signed up for a hotspot? can you link to a mifi hotspot i can get if i have the old sim card from the droind razr
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] centerwaters:
my 2nd Verizon line

does not

have unlimited data... just 2gb tiered data. It's a Galaxy Note 4.

FoxFi stopped functioning on this line as well. IIRC, the FCC does NOT allow Verizon to pull a stunt like this on lines that are not unlimited.

this leads me to conclude that the outage was not caused by Verizon on purpose. or possibly even something new causing conflict with FoxFi app itself?

If I get a Nexus 6P and put my SIM(from unlimited data line) in it, I'm sure hotspot will work just fine, right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Telemachus:
Ebay: mifi hotspot.

You can put your unlimited sim in anything including an ipad.

Only the Verizon subsidized phones block hotspot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Fracture1001:
I am assuming this is only the note 5 ? my galaxy nexus with foxfi is still working good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Occupy The Net:
Verizon blocking foxfi for all?

I thought it was just my S5 being throttled by Verizon! Yesterday on 11/20 the wifi hotspot stopped working for the first time ever. I thought this was a violation of the law established back in 2012 where phone companies weren't allowed to block tethering and hotspot apps?

Any lawyers on this forum to give us some hope against the persecutors of netizens around the world?

If not, guess it's back to rooting. I love Android.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Fracture1001:
So I have a galaxy nexus with the sim, but it was long time ago with a 2 year is it possible to do the same? And if so what hotspot would work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] rfranklin61@gmail.com:
Note 3 user

I had purchased galaxy phones just to take advantage of the grandfathered in data plan and found all but one of my phones has stopped. Did a little checking and found the one that works is my wife and she never did any system updates. I am starting to realize these security updates have other agendas than for our own good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Heloise12:
Just My Two Cents

I have a Galaxy Note with an active hotspot connection through FoxFi but none of my other devices can connect via FoxFi at this time.

It really appears to me that the FoxFi VPN server is down. As I understand the FoxFi methodology is that it creates the VPN for 30 seconds to intercept the phone's subscription check. The VPN responds ok to activate then FoxFi disinfects and the hotspot is active. Currently the subscription check spins for approximately 30 seconds then the Verizon notice pops up after FoxFi terminates the VPN.

Having the one device connected through FoxFi still working confirms that it isn't Verizon doing something shady. I'm hopeful that FoxFi will get this fixed ASAP.

My devices are all Samsung, Note 4, 2 Galaxy S5 and 2 Galaxy S4 all on a Verizon Family Plan with two unlimited data plans and 3 tired data plans. I have used FoxFi for 3 years.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Android.Ninja:
I believe you are correct. It looks like Foxfi servers are down or not receiving the broadcast from our devices. I've already emailed the developers but shortly later you receive an automated reply saying to check the help section in the forums, which doesn't pertain to this problem.

My suggestion is for everyone to email the developer, and politely give them a heads up on what is happening. Just send them an email detailing what happens when you try to use the Hotspot feature.

THE FOXFI DEVELOPERS EMAIL ADDRESS IS:

Foxfi1@foxfi.com

Again, you will receive an automated reply, but I believe they will see the emails on their end.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] jandk1974:
This is not permanent, like dongoalie said.....foxfi is going to fix the issue. Verizon didn't do this, it's effecting everyone across the board. ....come on people have hope.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] monkeyhandler:
Lots of speculations, but has anyone received a reply from foxfi?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] jd7289:
Any of you know how to connect PS3 using FoxFi via USB or Bluetooth mode, granted you can & it'll be solution till figure out what's going on with tether mode.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] juanjeremy2012:
which model do you recommend. are you sure it mifi hotspots dont keep track of data usage? im not signed up for a hotspot. what do you guys think of easy tether for tethering to linux boxes?

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verizon is saying theyre blocking it for being an "insecure app"

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its a verizon thing, they are blocking it for being "insecure"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] unknownzero:
However it's unlikely Verizon blocked the application directly. But if they said the application is insecure I do agree.