Pulled from the Inspire forums and can confirm working mod.
PROCEDURE FOR ROMS WITH A SINGLE LOCKED APN:
If your APN is locked (it shows the lock symbol and you cannot change the settings), then we're just going to add a second one.
From the APN screen, press Menu>>New APN. Here are the settings for your 2nd APN. Everything is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as below.
Name: Media Net (if your 1st locked APN is named Media Net, then just name this one Media Net2 - this name in this field isn't important as long as it's unique)
APN: Phone
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0 (this option might not be in your APN, so don't worry if you don't see it)
MCC: xxx (Don't change this number)
MNC: xxx (Don't change this number)
APN type: default,admin,hipri (notice there are no spaces between the words and the commas)
APN protocol (if applicable): IPv4
Everything else: <Not set>
Once you have the above settings entered, press menu and save. You will exit back out to the APN selection screen. Now you need to select the little round button for the new APN (Media Net/Phone) that you just created. Your phone's data connection will drop for several seconds as it switches to the new APN, and then come back. If you find that your connection doesn't "stick" on the 2nd APN (i.e. the selection button keeps reverting back to the 1st APN) then reboot your phone and try selecting the 2nd APN again.[/COLOR][/B] It is mandatory that the 2nd APN is selected in order for the speed benefit.
We're done. If something went wrong and you need to revert back to your default APN config, from the APN selection screen just press menu and select "Reset to default".
Will this allow tethering without the tethering plan?
Thanks I can confirm it works great no need to root my phone now
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geek_riot said:
Will this allow tethering without the tethering plan?
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Correct. I am on a $30 Unlimited LTE data plan no tethering but have it enabled with this mod.
Noodles5666 said:
Correct. I am on a $30 Unlimited LTE data plan no tethering but have it enabled with this mod.
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Awesome!! Thanks!!
Even better it drops us off of LTE, i.e. we can now turn the darn thing off and save some battery
This doesnt let you use LTE 4g while doing tetherning. After adding this apn it kicks you to the HSPA+ 4g.
But this is an easy way to create an easy way to switch between LTE and HSPA+
Edit: also it didnt allow me to do tethering. Said i had to dial 611 and get it added.
I seem to be doing something wrong... I made the second APN and activated it. When I try to use the WiFi Hotspot App, I get a message about adding tethering. Should I be using a different app?
jason.hamilton said:
This doesnt let you use LTE 4g while doing tetherning. After adding this apn it kicks you to the HSPA+ 4g.
But this is an easy way to create an easy way to switch between LTE and HSPA+
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This may be but my internet icon has not changed. Showing 4G but that is probably due to the market I am in is not an LTE market.
Noodles5666 said:
This may be but my internet icon has not changed. Showing 4G but that is probably due to the market I am in is not an LTE market.
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Yea when you are on the 4g LTE network, there is a little LTE underneath the 4g symbol
geek_riot said:
I seem to be doing something wrong... I made the second APN and activated it. When I try to use the WiFi Hotspot App, I get a message about adding tethering. Should I be using a different app?
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Have you followed step by step? Yes? Then have you tried rebooting the phone?
Is there any way you can update that APN to work with LTE 4g.
jason.hamilton said:
Is there any way you can update that APN to work with LTE 4g.
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Sorry as of now I don't have a way. Will be figuring that out shortly.
Does not work for me.
Followed steps and reboot. No good.
Not Working
It works for a second and then it reverts back to that you need a tethering plan. Any other info. Thanks
z45123 said:
It works for a second and then it reverts back to that you need a tethering plan. Any other info. Thanks
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I've ran it for about 2 gigs today and had no issues. Also once you turn it off the next time you wanna do it you will have to switch back to the stock APN and then back to the one you made. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing right now.
I didn't use these settings to enable tethering, but I entered them just to get ANY sort of data connection. It definitely solved my issues. Thanks a lot!
Won't revert to default
I set up an apn for hspa+ before I could get a 4g sim. I've switched sims and now I wanted to go back to default and it said I had no data due to an apn error. The radial box is selected for the original apn.
It would work for a second and my laptop would see the network but quickly went back to telling me to go to AT&T and get a tethering plan. However Having the second APN seems to help when the data gets flaky, which is VERY often. Speeds are erratic and I often can't get ANY data.
Sentinel
would love to see this work with the LTE connection.
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Hi,
I just got my N1 and I'm very disappointed. As soon as I got it i updated to 2.2. For some reason I can't get 3G, it defaults to Edge. Does anyone know of a way to work around it so I can get my 3G speed?
Thanks In advance
Did you make sure your ordered the right N1? For Fido I would think you need the Rogers AT&T model as opposed to the T-Mobile one.
Also go into your dialer, type *#*#4636#*#*, go to phone information and loo at Set preferred network type and see what it says there but those things rarely get changed, if it doesn't say WCDMA preferred that'd be weird unless you wee already tinkering with the settings.
If it says GSM only than that would be your issue, set it to GSM Auto (PRL) which generally gives better battery than WCDMA preferred. Alternatively you can test setting it to WCDMA only which would force it into 3G mode but then if you don't pick up a 3G signal, you won't get anything at all which is what im betting will happen in your case.
Thanks.
It was set to WCDMA prefered. I set it to GSM auto like you suggested.
So are you saying there's nothing I can do to get 3G to work on this phone with Fido?
You can also try double checking the APN settings. Here is how:
1. Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names
2. Press the Menu button > New APN
3. Name: set it to anything like "Fido 3G"
4. APN: internet.fido.ca
5. Usename: fido
6. Password: fido
7. APN Type: default
8. Leave everything else as is
9. Press Menu button > Save
10. Now from the list, tap the radio button next to this new APN created.
Give it couple minutes, and it should switch to 3G.
Let me know if that fixes it.
Already tried that and it didn't make a difference.
Thanks
Jep4444 said:
Did you make sure your ordered the right N1? For Fido I would think you need the Rogers AT&T model as opposed to the T-Mobile one.
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That's it, most probably. Especially if you have the Developer N1 (you just got it, so if you got it new, you definitely got a wrong one).
In this case, you'll see no 3G.
I believe after the 2.2 update, The APN is automatically generated by the phone.
msavic6 said:
I believe after the 2.2 update, The APN is automatically generated by the phone.
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doesn't stop my phone from getting it wrong every time
msavic6 said:
I believe after the 2.2 update, The APN is automatically generated by the phone.
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Yea, not for Fido. I get the GPRS and WAP only with 2.2
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Im on fido aswell and it gets the correct setting since im able to connect to 3g and browse websites over 3g.
melwan said:
Yea, not for Fido. I get the GPRS and WAP only with 2.2
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msavic6 said:
Im on fido aswell and it gets the correct setting since im able to connect to 3g and browse websites over 3g.
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There are 2 different Nexus models. Look it up.
I obviously know there is 2 models he was talking about the wap and GPRS APN , all i said was my phone gets the correct 3G APN.
I've just upgraded from 2.2, and now I can't seem to get 3G working with AT&T. Does anybody have any suggestions? I've tried fiddling with the Settings but nothing seems to work. Help is appreciated, thanks.
In the About Device, the Mobile network type listed is HSDPA, but the Mobile network state is Disconnected.
Have you checked your APN settings? Also what's your baseband version showing in 'About device'?
Please use WCDMA mode
Go to Settings, Wireless & Network, Mobile Networks, Access Point names and make sure you have one called Broadband (assuming you are on the ATT monthly data only plan)
If you dont, create a new APN and name it Broadband & make the APN Broadband as well. Just leave the other options and save it & select it.
I think by default it comes up with the ATT wap.cingular APN which doesnt work with the Tab Data plan.
Flash the bell modem then set the apn to get data and phone working after flashing stock 2.3.3?
RichAP said:
Go to Settings, Wireless & Network, Mobile Networks, Access Point names and make sure you have one called Broadband (assuming you are on the ATT monthly data only plan)
If you dont, create a new APN and name it Broadband & make the APN Broadband as well. Just leave the other options and save it & select it.
I think by default it comes up with the ATT wap.cingular APN which doesnt work with the Tab Data plan.
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Thank you so much! This worked! Just did this and restarted.
Since I've replied to about 4 threads already with the same answer, I figured I would post this here and maybe have it made a sticky.
If you have recently flashed a new non AT&T Rom (Euro,Gingerbread, Overcome, CM7, etc..) you Galaxy Tab will not have the correct APN setting for your monthly data sim from AT&T.
The fix:
Go to Settings
Wireless & Network
Mobile Networks
Access Point names and make sure you have one called Broadband (assuming you are on the ATT monthly data only plan)
If you dont, create a new APN:
Name: Broadband
APN: Broadband
Just leave the other options as is, save it & select it.
I think by default it comes up with the ATT wap.cingular APN which doesnt work with the Tab Data plan.
OMG You're a lifesaver!
I just flashed my respiffied $200 AT&T Galaxy Tab with Overcome 2.0, and have been beating my head into the wall trying to flash modems and do all kinds of resets.
Thank you so much!
Weird part is, I had this exact problem when I activated a data plan for the first time on my AT&T tab a few days ago. Checked, and I had I already had an APN called "APN Broadband" so I thought it was a different problem. After fighting it for a while, I decided to create the new one with the name "Broadband" with the exact same settings as the "APN Broadband" one, and it worked perfectly! Apparently, the name is critical!
I just went through the same thing with my new AT&T Galaxy Tab. I had to modify one of the entries noted above to get it to work.
Name : APN Broadband (not ATT Broadband)
APN: Broadband
I'm happy camping again.
fasterbug said:
I just went through the same thing with my new AT&T Galaxy Tab. I had to modify one of the entries noted above to get it to work.
Name : APN Broadband (not ATT Broadband)
APN: Broadband
I'm happy camping again.
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BTW, my Galaxy Tab is rooted using SuperOneClick.
OK, now I'm confused. As previously stated, I changed the APN name to APN Broadband and APN to Broadband and the wireless data started working. I turned on wifi, opened some random web pages, then shut off wifi. Now I'm not connecting to AT&T wireless data. I check the APN's again and the tab reverted back to the factory ATT Broadband. I swapped it back to the new APN I created (APN Broadband) and still could not get data. Now I changed back to the factory ATT Broadband, still no data. I began searching for more input. After 5+ minutes, I saw the 3G icon and I can reach the internet and market. I am new to Android devices, so I may be wrong, but I am not convinced I am done working this issue. If anyone else is has encountered this issue and have permanently fixed it, please add some food for thought.
fasterbug said:
I just went through the same thing with my new AT&T Galaxy Tab. I had to modify one of the entries noted above to get it to work.
Name : APN Broadband (not ATT Broadband)
APN: Broadband
I'm happy camping again.
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Very interesting, as the one I had named "APN Broadband" is the one that would drop service whenever I opened Market, and I had to do exactly what the OP stated in his post to get it to work.
On a side note, I have noticed that it switches back to the default "APN Broadband" everytime I cycle airplane mode. I have to go back into the settings and choose "Broadband" again. Maybe I should just delete the old "APN Broadband" APN and hope it doesn't screw anything up.
Delete it. It will only make things easier for you.
Thanks!
RichAP, thank you very much for the APN info!
I spent the morning trying various combinations of uppercase, lowercase, password, no password entries with the wap.cingular.com APN. I did a bunch of searches and finally found this post. Didn't believe it could be as easy as just entering "broadband" into the APN settings, lol.
My AT&T 7" Galaxy Tab is now up and running with Overcome 7 v4.1 and using 3G. Yay!
(edit: yes I posted this as my first post just so I could hit the thanks button.)
I know this is an old thread but it helped me out recently, however, I found I had to use a regular phone SIM in my Note 4 Edge to add the Broadband APN and then switch back to the broadband SIM. If anyone is searching this issue and having a similar problem I hope this info might be helpful.
So I recently bought a new Galaxy Note 3 T-mobile variant on craigslist to use on my AT&T plan. The phone is perfect, I love it! The only problem is that I can't seem to connect to LTE after I unlocked it. I have already rooted the phone using CF Auto-root, and then I turned to unlocking it. I heard that the "Region Lock Away" app by chainfire removed the region lock as well as unlocked the sim, as long as you reboot later. So thats what I tried first rather then pay for an unlock code.
Now when I bought the Note 3, it didn't include the sim card from T-mobile. So I did the whole process of rooting and unlocking under my real att sim card that I was using with my Nokia lumia 920 (I know it was time to upgrade). I went to an ATT retail store, and I ended up talking to a service rep and explained that I wanted to use my Galaxy note 3 on their network, and that I would be unlocking it when I got home. She convinced me to give them the IMEI number on the back of the phone to "provision the network to my phone".
Well after the Region Lock Away app did it's thing, I no longer had the sim card ask for an unlock code and I was able to text and make calls. So I figure that I was fully unlocked. But my data wasn't working, so after a bit of research here at XDA I noticed that I needed to change my apn settings. So i used these as suggested by another post:
NAME: ATT Phone
APN: phone
MMSC: http[colon]//mmsc.mobile.att[dot]net <-- XDA thinks I am posting a url!
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att[dot]net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
After setting these, and then using them, I can't find any data connection at all. Can anyone shed some insight as to what may be the problem?
BTW: the legacy wap.cingular apn settings are working for me but I only get about 2 Mb/s max. Which is not what I want from an LTE phone obviously.
The only thing I noticed you did not mention is "authentication type", which needs to be manually set to None. I come to the note 3 from an AT&T galaxy s4. I was using a t-mobile custom rom on it the whole time, every time I reset the ROM I had to manually add APN settings, authentication type "none" always had to be selected along with the rest of the entries. If you don't manually set this it will read "not set".
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Settings are right as I compared them with my phone. Only thing I can think of is the rep didn't configure your account right and LTE is not enabled. You can log onto your att.com and check to see if your sim has LTE activated. You would see something like DataPro 3GB for Smartphone 4G LTE or whatever amount of data checked on your line. If not your LTE is not active it won't work no matter what APN settings you use.
Edit; this is what authentication type should read instead of default "not set".
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Thanks for the replies!! Well I went in to the att store, and spoke with the same person who switched my IMEI number into the system. Looks like two things happened, first my data plan was switched from a 3GB LTE data to a media plan which was causing me to recieve text messages complaining about my data usage and stating $200 charges. To remedy this we had to make a call to the dreaded at&t customer service center where my Rep. was put on hold for about 30 min (ridiculous...) and also the charges were removed. I also had her switch the IMEI to the Galaxy S3 that I previously used before I got the sudden death ****. So after all that, my data has finally connected and im getting about 7MB down which is still only HSPA+. So the only thing I have left to try is maybe some other APN settings (suggestions here????) or maybe try a new simcard and use the unlock code I have.
melead said:
Thanks for the replies!! Well I went in to the att store, and spoke with the same person who switched my IMEI number into the system. Looks like two things happened, first my data plan was switched from a 3GB LTE data to a media plan which was causing me to recieve text messages complaining about my data usage and stating $200 charges. To remedy this we had to make a call to the dreaded at&t customer service center where my Rep. was put on hold for about 30 min (ridiculous...) and also the charges were removed. I also had her switch the IMEI to the Galaxy S3 that I previously used before I got the sudden death ****. So after all that, my data has finally connected and im getting about 7MB down which is still only HSPA+. So the only thing I have left to try is maybe some other APN settings (suggestions here????) or maybe try a new simcard and use the unlock code I have.
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Searching for the AT&T APN setting led me to this thread.
After setting all the APN settings as others, I was still getting pretty slow connection speed.
Then, I switched the Bearer to "LTE" type and voila! I started getting the full LTE speed!
ArborRes said:
Searching for the AT&T APN setting led me to this thread.
After setting all the APN settings as others, I was still getting pretty slow connection speed.
Then, I switched the Bearer to "LTE" type and voila! I started getting the full LTE speed!
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You can only do this if you know your in a LTE supported area otherwise you will not get any data if your in a 4g or H+ area with the bearer set to LTE only.
wrong thread
These are my new working APN settings. 4G LTE completely working on AT&T
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
proxy through server:not set
MMSC: http[colon]//mmsc[dot]mobile.att.net
Multimedia Message Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
multimedia message port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: not set
APN Type: default,mms,supl,hipri,fota
APN protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
Mobile virtual network operator type:not set
I find that no matter what settings I use on the APN (working ones, I mean), if I have Wifi on, I lose LTE. As soon as I disable Wifi, even if I don't move the phone, LTE comes back. Not that it matters, I just like seeing that little 4G LTE icon.
My guess is that your WiFi is set to take priority over mobile data. There might be a setting to change this though. For example in the WiFi settings there is a toggle that allows your phone to automatically switch between WiFi and mobile data, to have a seamless browsing experience.
I'm on lollipop running the Echoe ROM on my sm-n900t and I use the download booster to boost my speeds by using both together.
I wrote:
>Has anyone with a full service (not freedompop) sim tried the hotspot? I've turned off data on my Ting sim so I can't test it myself.
lordmorphous replied:
>Just tried it tonight. I have a postpaid AT&T account. Worked quite well.
I went ahead and enabled data and tethering for my Ting sim.
Ting's FAQs suggest that tethering cannot be used with LTE data, but I had no problem. Ting with LTE connection showed the same speed on the R1 HD and the wifi connected device, at the time, about 20 Mbps up and down.
APN settings for FreedomPop SIM
On a Freedompop forum, JJFreedom wrote:
>It seems your APN settings are incorrect.
>Make sure you fill out the information exactly like so:
>
> Name: FREEDOMPOP [This is optional, you can really put anything here]
> APN: freedompop.foggmobile.com
> APN Type: default and dun
> MCC: 234
> MNC: 20
> IP Protocol: IPv4
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
> Bearer: Unspecified
> MVNO type: none
>
>leave everything else blank
>When you set up all the information correctly, you should also see an "R" next to the data
>signal in the notification bar. This mean's it's "roaming" which is necessary for the service.
This worked. The hotspot connected to devices without problems. Data connection was HSPA+.
limpet said:
On a Freedompop forum, JJFreedom wrote:
>It seems your APN settings are incorrect.
>Make sure you fill out the information exactly like so:
>
> Name: FREEDOMPOP [This is optional, you can really put anything here]
> APN: freedompop.foggmobile.com
> APN Type: default and dun
> MCC: 234
> MNC: 20
> IP Protocol: IPv4
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
> Bearer: Unspecified
> MVNO type: none
>
>leave everything else blank
>When you set up all the information correctly, you should also see an "R" next to the data
>signal in the notification bar. This mean's it's "roaming" which is necessary for the service.
This worked. The hotspot connected to devices without problems. Data connection was HSPA+.
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I tried above freedompop hotspot setting but on my laptop it says no internet when connected to hotspot network. My phone is not yet rooted does phone need to be rooted for it to work?
shah_vm said:
I tried above freedompop hotspot setting but on my laptop it says no internet when connected to hotspot network. My phone is not yet rooted does phone need to be rooted for it to work?
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The phone does not need to be rooted.
Is Data roaming enabled?
Is the modified APN selected?
Are both "default" and "dun" checked under APN type in that APN?
Until "dun" was checked, my sim behaved the same way, connected but no internet.
limpet said:
The phone does not need to be rooted.
Is Data roaming enabled?
Is the modified APN selected?
Are both "default" and "dun" checked under APN type in that APN?
Until "dun" was checked, my sim behaved the same way, connected but no internet.
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yes data roaming is enabled
yes modified apn is selected
yes dun and default is selected
I am on free basic plan from freedom pop. I have downgraded all the other services. I only have 200mb data plan on my sim. could that be the reason for hotspot not working? are you on free basic plan?
no idea why it is still not working?
shah_vm said:
yes data roaming is enabled
yes modified apn is selected
yes dun and default is selected
I am on free basic plan from freedom pop. I have downgraded all the other services. I only have 200mb data plan on my sim. could that be the reason for hotspot not working? are you on free basic plan?
no idea why it is still not working?
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All my fp sims are downgraded to free 200mb plan with no services. I have two types of sim, data only and voice/data. The voice/data sim gets a number assigned before shipment.
The one in my R1 HD is voice/data, but I am not using fp voip phone and have run the fp messaging app only to check activation; it's not running now.
I'll swap to a data only sim this evening and see if the hotspot continues to work.
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All my fp sims are downgraded to free 200mb plan with no services. I have two types of sim, data only and voice/data. The voice/data sim gets a number assigned before shipment.
The one in my R1 HD is voice/data, but I am not using fp voip phone and have run the fp messaging app only to check activation; it's not running now.
I'll swap to a data only sim this evening and see if the hotspot continues to work.
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I have fp messaging app installed. However, I tried uninstalling the app hotspot still won't work.
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I have fp messaging app installed. However, I tried uninstalling the app hotspot still won't work.
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Swapped in a data only sim, hotspot still works fine.
I assume the icon on top bar has an R to indicate it's registered and same icon in the dropdown menu has the R and is labelled FreedomPop.
Also, I assume the sim is providing data locally. Speedtest should show a ping of about 300ms.
Running out of ideas...Settings/More/Cellular networks shows Preferred network type 3G/4G. When I click on Network operators, it searches for about a minute and then shows FreedomPop 3G twice...I'm guessing one of those is ATT and the other is T-Mobile. Haven't noticed any difference if I select one or the other.
limpet said:
Swapped in a data only sim, hotspot still works fine.
I assume the icon on top bar has an R to indicate it's registered and same icon in the dropdown menu has the R and is labelled FreedomPop.
Also, I assume the sim is providing data locally. Speedtest should show a ping of about 300ms.
Running out of ideas...Settings/More/Cellular networks shows Preferred network type 3G/4G. When I click on Network operators, it searches for about a minute and then shows FreedomPop 3G twice...I'm guessing one of those is ATT and the other is T-Mobile. Haven't noticed any difference if I select one or the other.
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everything that you mentioned is set accordingly yet hotspot is not working for me.
anyway thanks for all your help.
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limpet said:
Swapped in a data only sim, hotspot still works fine.
I assume the icon on top bar has an R to indicate it's registered and same icon in the dropdown menu has the R and is labelled FreedomPop.
Also, I assume the sim is providing data locally. Speedtest should show a ping of about 300ms.
Running out of ideas...Settings/More/Cellular networks shows Preferred network type 3G/4G. When I click on Network operators, it searches for about a minute and then shows FreedomPop 3G twice...I'm guessing one of those is ATT and the other is T-Mobile. Haven't noticed any difference if I select one or the other.
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everything that you mentioned is set accordingly yet hotspot is not working for me.
anyway thanks for all your help.
mine doesn't work either
Using freedompop sim on sim2 with data choosing sim2. APN/Data Roam enabled. Hotspot can be connected, but no internet going through. I might think this is a bug of the stock ROM.
Any other WIFI tether app recommended?
ctzw said:
Using freedompop sim on sim2 with data choosing sim2. APN/Data Roam enabled. Hotspot can be connected, but no internet going through. I might think this is a bug of the stock ROM.
Any other WIFI tether app recommended?
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The fix described here, adding dun to the APN type, has worked for me with several fp sims, both the data only and talk/data variety:
https://forums.freedompop.com/discussion/17067/blu-r1-hd-hotspot-connection-issue-fixed
Apparently it worked for "Blu R1 HD User" as well. Expect we all have the stock rom.
My guess is that the problem is differences with the account setup at freedompop. They may be trying to disable it so they can charge for the service but have not made changes to all accounts.
limpet said:
The fix described here, adding dun to the APN type, has worked for me with several fp sims, both the data only and talk/data variety:
https://forums.freedompop.com/discussion/17067/blu-r1-hd-hotspot-connection-issue-fixed
Apparently it worked for "Blu R1 HD User" as well. Expect we all have the stock rom.
My guess is that the problem is differences with the account setup at freedompop. They may be trying to disable it so they can charge for the service but have not made changes to all accounts.
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The "dun" trick was tested NOT to work on my R1 HD. Same, connected, but no internet. I am wondering is this a BLU issue or FP issue. In other words,
1) has anyone successfully tethered using other carrier's sim cards in BLU while not with FP? Then that's a FP issue..
2) has anyone successfully tethered FP's sim card on other GSM unlocked phones, while not in BLU? Then that's a BLU issue..
I am not a GSM player (I play with CDMA phones a lot), can someone do above experiments and show your results? Thanks.
ctzw said:
1) has anyone successfully tethered using other carrier's sim cards in BLU while not with FP? Then that's a FP issue..
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Yes. It's working perfectly on my current plan (T-mobile $30 UL Data & Int Text (5GB at 4G) plan)
ctzw said:
The "dun" trick was tested NOT to work on my R1 HD. Same, connected, but no internet. I am wondering is this a BLU issue or FP issue. In other words,
1) has anyone successfully tethered using other carrier's sim cards in BLU while not with FP? Then that's a FP issue..
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Please read OP. Both ATT and Ting tether from the R1HD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67904132&postcount=1
ctzw said:
2) has anyone successfully tethered FP's sim card on other GSM unlocked phones, while not in BLU? Then that's a BLU issue..
I am not a GSM player (I play with CDMA phones a lot), can someone do above experiments and show your results? Thanks.
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No problem tethering from a BLU Studio 5.0 LTE (Android 4.3) with fp sim.
HTC M8 (Android 6.0) has the "connects but no internet" problem with fp sim.
My phone is set up as shown here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67904767&postcount=1
I can tether from either data source. HSPA+ speeds from fp sim, LTE speeds from Ting (T-mobile).
I wrote:
limpet said:
No problem tethering from a BLU Studio 5.0 LTE (Android 4.3) with fp sim.
HTC M8 (Android 6.0) has the "connects but no internet" problem with fp sim.
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My M8 is not rooted.
This is probably relevant:
Enable Free Wi-Fi Tethering On Your HTC One (M8)
http://www.cultofandroid.com/61639/enable-free-wi-fi-tethering-htc-one-m8/
It would be great if someone with a rooted R1HD could find something like this:
<app name=”Tethering_provision”>
<item type=”integer”
name=”TetheringGuard_rule”>1</item>
I believe that Android 4 phones may not give carriers the ability to identify(and block)
tethered traffic. An obsolete GSM phone with a fp sim might make a cheap hotspot.
limpet said:
Please read OP. Both ATT and Ting tether from the R1HD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67904132&postcount=1
My phone is set up as shown here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67904767&postcount=1
I can tether from either data source. HSPA+ speeds from fp sim, LTE speeds from Ting (T-mobile).
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I still cannot make the hotspot to work. i am using two FP sims now. data is enabled on sim 1. see the picture.
ctzw said:
I still cannot make the hotspot to work. i am using two FP sims now. data is enabled on sim 1. see the picture.
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My hotspot is set up with WPA2 PSK security. I've never tried anything else.
limpet said:
My hotspot is set up with WPA2 PSK security. I've never tried anything else.
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That's not it. Hotspot still works without security.
But I think I've figured it out.
In brief, I believe that adding dun to the APN type works only if you are connected to T-Mobile.
Freedompop sims can use either T-Mobile or ATT HSPA+ data. If you connect to T-Mobile, tethering works, if ATT it doesn't. I am in a location that gets both, but T-Mobile is stronger and I think it normally gets selected. When I click on Network operators, it searches for about a minute and then displays this:
I think the two "FreedomPop 4G" items are ATT and T-mobile, When I click on either one, it says "Registering on Freedompop 4G". These don't seem to appear in the same order each time, but when I choose at random, about half the time I get no internet when I reconnect the wifi device. When I tell it to "choose automatically" I always have internet, I think because it chooses the stronger T-mobile signal.
Googling: dun apn tether, shows that this was a solution to a T-mobile broken tethering problem.
There must be a way to force the device to connect to a particular network.
Does anyone know how?
I did some searching for APN settings for ATT back when HSPA+ was all the rage.
Came up with this for APN Type: default,supl,dun,hipri
I still can't tell whether I'm connected to ATT or T-Mobile (there must be a way, but I don't know it).
But I've been trying manual selection as before, which often failed to tether internet. Now it always seems to work.
Would someone who has been unable to tether with a Freedompop sim please try this APN setting.