Mobile Hot Spot For Sprint

[osirus]

Is there a way to patch this app and Make It Usable For Sprint It Actually Worked On My Pre When I Doctored It Attachment 41010

[themirthfulswami]

I wouldn't doubt that shortly after the release of the Verizon devices, someone will have extracted the software and reversed engineered it to work on the Sprint Pre.

[osirus]

i tried this and got a No sharing service error

[supercluver]

Originally Posted by osirus

i tried this and got a No sharing service error

I hope someone is looking into this, because it would be really awesome to have working on Sprint.... especially because that stupid Mytether program now sucks with the patching and everything else....


And hey, is that really you in your avatar? Are you like a model or something? If you're single, I could help you fix that....
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Just kidding. Like the signature though.

[osirus]

thanks

[figus]

Originally Posted by osirus

i tried this and got a No sharing service error

something about contacting sprint???

this is what i do step by step

Install one by one with WebOS QI
us.ryanhope.freetetherd_0.0.3_armv7
us.ryanhope.freetether_0.0.1_all
com.palm.app.mobilehotspot_1.0.3_all

Open freeTether
Check that both options (IP Forwarding and NAT) are ENABLED

Open Mobile HotSpot
If first time
Set SSID
Set Encryption Type
Set PassPhrase
Turn it ON

now I check with my laptop for my PRE's SSID and connect to it
Mobile HotSpot will say that my laptop is connected to my pre
after a few seconds... maybe 30... internet starts working on my laptop

Then I close freeTether and Mobile HotSpot....
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But if you don't activate IP Forwarding on freeTether, you'll receive an error about being unable to share your connection, contact Sprint

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If you get the contact sprint error... just ignore it
Possible solutions for those who can connect to the Pre but can't access Internet

1. Check again in freeTether that BOTH, IP Forwarding and NAT are ENABLED
2. Check that EV is shown on the Pre, sometimes (for me always) the radio resets and I hav e to wait
3. Try and use Repair Connection option from Windows (right click on the Wireless Icon in the Notificaction area (Next to the clock in the taskbar) and select whatever is similar to Repair Connection)
4. Wait a little (max 1 min)... keep trying to access Google, and keep checking that EV is shown on the Pre

[supercluver]

Originally Posted by figus

something about contacting sprint???

this is what i do step by step

Install one by one with WebOS QI
us.ryanhope.freetetherd_0.0.3_armv7
us.ryanhope.freetether_0.0.1_all
com.palm.app.mobilehotspot_1.0.3_all

Open freeTether
Check that both options (IP Forwarding and NAT) are ENABLED

Open Mobile HotSpot
If first time
Set SSID
Set Encryption Type
Set PassPhrase
Turn it ON

now I check with my laptop for my PRE's SSID and connect to it
Mobile HotSpot will say that my laptop is connected to my pre
after a few seconds... maybe 30... internet starts working on my laptop

Then I close freeTether and Mobile HotSpot....
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But if you don't activate IP Forwarding on freeTether, you'll receive an error about being unable to share your connection, contact Sprint

What is this freeTether app? How does it work, how does it allow the mobile hot spot app to allow tethering if used with Sprint? Can sprint then track this usage? Does it interfer with the normal operation of the phone? Do you turn off the wifi first on the phone (like on mytether) or leave it on? Could you go into some details?

[supercluver]

Also, is freetether available in Preware????? I read somewhere else that it is....

[sudoer]

Originally Posted by osirus

Is there a way to patch this app and Make It Usable For Sprint It Actually Worked On My Pre When I Doctored It Attachment 41010

Hi Osirus,

I'm using MyTether to accomplish what you want. It's gotten pretty clumsy in response to recent WebOS updates. (I suspect you know about this option, and it's pitfalls, but I could summarize them here (or find a link to a possibly existing summary) if you want to consider that route.

I haven't yet looked at or explored the app you attached. Is that the Verizon mobile hotspot app or something else? If it's the Verizon one, I'm assuming it will need to be dissected, reverse engineered, and modified in order to support and authentication or checks that the carrier might be doing in the app.

I believe with the advent of the PDK, that it should be possible to write a new tether/wifi app that relies less on whatever WebOS services the carriers are using to break tethering in each WebOS update. I have not heard about anyone is working on such an app. (Maybe someone is, or maybe my suggestion here might spark someone to get started on this.)

[figus]

Originally Posted by supercluver

What is this freeTether app? How does it work, how does it allow the mobile hot spot app to allow tethering if used with Sprint? Can sprint then track this usage? Does it interfer with the normal operation of the phone? Do you turn off the wifi first on the phone (like on mytether) or leave it on? Could you go into some details?

freeTether, you can find it in Webos-internals, Testing section (i looked for it on preware.org, went to the feeds and looked into webos-internals ---- Testing

Verizon Pre already does IP Forwarding, but Sprint Pre doesn't, freeTether activates that (settings get back to default on reset) (creates a bridge between WiFi and EvDO connections)

If you activate Mobile HotSpot with your WiFi on, it will tell you that WiFi will be restored when you turn off Mobile HotSpot, so there's no need to deactivate WiFi

They shouldn't... since freeTether just activates a Bridge connection... just don't go over 5 GiB (see post below by helidos)

You can use Mobile HotSpot alone... but if your phone doesn't have that bridge connection, you won't be able to connect to Internet... just in the local LAN created by the PRE (Network Segment 10.1.1.0, starting on 10.1.1.200)

Don't know if freeTether is available on preware (application)... I already had the IPKs, but you can look for it

[helidos]

Originally Posted by figus

freeTether, you can find it in Webos-internals, Testing section (i looked for it on preware.org, went to the feeds and looked into webos-internals ---- Testing

Verizon Pre already does IP Forwarding, but Sprint Pre doesn't, freeTether activates that (settings get back to default on reset) (creates a bridge between WiFi and EvDO connections)

If you activate Mobile HotSpot with your WiFi on, it will tell you that WiFi will be restored when you turn off Mobile HotSpot, so there's no need to deactivate WiFi

They shouldn't... since freeTether just activates a Bridge connection... but if Sprint sees that your Data usage is through the ceiling... maybe they'll notice (some website says that phone data usage shouldn't be more than 100MiB a month...)

You can use Mobile HotSpot alone... but if your phone doesn't have that bridge connection, you won't be able to connect to Internet... just in the local LAN created by the PRE (Network Segment 10.1.1.0, starting on 10.1.1.200)

Don't know if freeTether is available on preware (application)... I already had the IPKs, but you can look for it

If you stay below the 5Gb mythical limit you will be fine if you start going over the mythical limit repeatedly you will get a phone call. After that sprint could and just might boot you off the network.

[supercluver]

Originally Posted by figus

freeTether, you can find it in Webos-internals, Testing section (i looked for it on preware.org, went to the feeds and looked into webos-internals ---- Testing

Verizon Pre already does IP Forwarding, but Sprint Pre doesn't, freeTether activates that (settings get back to default on reset) (creates a bridge between WiFi and EvDO connections)

If you activate Mobile HotSpot with your WiFi on, it will tell you that WiFi will be restored when you turn off Mobile HotSpot, so there's no need to deactivate WiFi

They shouldn't... since freeTether just activates a Bridge connection... just don't go over 5 GiB (see post below by helidos)

You can use Mobile HotSpot alone... but if your phone doesn't have that bridge connection, you won't be able to connect to Internet... just in the local LAN created by the PRE (Network Segment 10.1.1.0, starting on 10.1.1.200)

Don't know if freeTether is available on preware (application)... I already had the IPKs, but you can look for it

So you just activate freetether and then mobile hot spot works. And then deactivate freetether when done? You have to reboot though afterward, correct? Would be nice if the reboot wouldn't be necessary......

[figus]

Originally Posted by supercluver

So you just activate freetether and then mobile hot spot works. And then deactivate freetether when done? You have to reboot though afterward, correct? Would be nice if the reboot wouldn't be necessary......

That's correct, NO need to reboot, NO need to patch, nothing, just activate and deactivate... like the first myTether

you can close all the cards and keep tethering (MHS will stay in notification area), no need to use nodoze like with myTether

[honda07si]

Originally Posted by helidos

If you stay below the 5Gb mythical limit you will be fine if you start going over the mythical limit repeatedly you will get a phone call. After that sprint could and just might boot you off the network.

this is False.... the 5GB limit is just for Sprint aircards and Mifi wireless hotspot.
i have Mytether and use it everyday for hours at a time. Well to double check i called Sprint Care. Without saying why i wanted to know if my plan had a data limit like the air cards. He said if your on "the simply everything plan" you do not have a limit on data, Only the air cards have the 5GB limit. so i asked "sooo if i somehow used over 70 GB of data on my phone I won't be charged anything other then my regular monthly bill?" he said correct. i told him thankyou and have a nice day.

[jp22382]

just tried what figus outlined at worked like charm the first try

Here are the ipks for freetether from preware.org:

http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/webos-....0.3_armv7.ipk

http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/webos-..._0.0.1_all.ipk

[jaymacgarcia]

How did you do it? I follow the same directions and I am getting the Need to contact Sprint Message. I''ve done the IP forward and NAT as explained; kept both FreeTether and Mobile Hotspot ON, connect the laptop to the Pre network SSID but could not surf.....

[alex.dobeck]

Originally Posted by honda07si

this is False.... the 5GB limit is just for Sprint aircards and Mifi wireless hotspot.
i have Mytether and use it everyday for hours at a time. Well to double check i called Sprint Care. Without saying why i wanted to know if my plan had a data limit like the air cards. He said if your on "the simply everything plan" you do not have a limit on data, Only the air cards have the 5GB limit. so i asked "sooo if i somehow used over 70 GB of data on my phone I won't be charged anything other then my regular monthly bill?" he said correct. i told him thankyou and have a nice day.

I really hope this is true, I wish we could find some reports of someone going 10 or 15Gb over the limit and having no problems.

[jp22382]

Originally Posted by jaymacgarcia

How did you do it? I follow the same directions and I am getting the Need to contact Sprint Message. I''ve done the IP forward and NAT as explained; kept both FreeTether and Mobile Hotspot ON, connect the laptop to the Pre network SSID but could not surf.....

I followed figus' instructions and it worked on my Pre.

When you open freeTether, NAT is already enabled by default, so be sure you didn't accidentally switch it off.

Besides that, not sure?

[sudoer]

Originally Posted by honda07si

this is False.... the 5GB limit is just for Sprint aircards and Mifi wireless hotspot.
i have Mytether and use it everyday for hours at a time. Well to double check i called Sprint Care. Without saying why i wanted to know if my plan had a data limit like the air cards. He said if your on "the simply everything plan" you do not have a limit on data, Only the air cards have the 5GB limit. so i asked "sooo if i somehow used over 70 GB of data on my phone I won't be charged anything other then my regular monthly bill?" he said correct. i told him thankyou and have a nice day.

It's both true and false, and more nuanced than the above indicates:

• True, The Sprint plan does not have the 5GB cap.
• False, If you go over some threshold, Sprint might sniff your traffic and see if you're tethering.

In the past (on Treos), Sprint just complained when you went over a threshold. This led to customers like me who did not tether getting nasty letters just because I streamed radio all day and all night long. My guess is they are or will be getting at "false postitives". The "5GB" heuristic suggested that we should not go over is simply a threshold that people have noted currently does not seem to result in complaints coming back from Sprint. It's currently likely that Sprint techs might just be manually inspecting tcpdump logs from the most egregious bandwith users, and flagging violators for a phone call. Over time, as they gain experience and the number of customers to check grows, they'll likely automate the process.

The bottom line is that the CSR likely answered your question correctly based on the information you gave them. If you asked what would the result be if you were forwarding traffic from your phone to other devices, you would likely have gotten a different answer.

I hope the above clarifies what is likely and why. If you actually did mention tethering and still got the same answer (which violates the current terms of service) then I guess more of us will need to call and confirm that your assertion is answered consistently.

[aparigraba]

Mine stays on turning on mobile hotspot but never does anything beyond that