Free Tethering? I think so. - Page 4

ignar · #1 (**permalink**) 07-10-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by evilecho

i dunno what the need is to hide the modem. i use my 6800 as a modem all the time, downloading files surfing the web and even playing wow for hrs on the go, i've never done a reg hack to hide tethering and i've never been billed for it same goes for when i on my 6700... and all i have is the sero plan.... dunno so this all kinda seems pointless to me

The concern here is 6700 was not PAM support device and Sprint reportedly has no way to know whether you are tethering (which you shouldn't do under terms and conditions unless you have paid for PAM plan) or using data on your phone. On the other hand, 6800 is PAM aware device and Sprint can charge you if they have evidence that you are tethering. I think people here are discussing two different things. One is how to use 6800 for tethering without getting caught, and the other is how to tether using PAM rather than Sprint PCS connection since PAM seems to provide faster connection. For me, I'm more intereseted in the first issue since the speed is already acceptable for occasional emailing and web surfing on my latop, but certainly I don't like to be charged huge $$ for tethering.

sprintrjm · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 07:39 PM

I was using my mogul tethered for 2 days. As per electrorice's methods.

Today i woke up grabbed my phone and every time i try to access the internet on my phone, It dials #777 and i get a 67 error.

I have softbooted 10+ times, checked my config settings which are correct, and each time i get 67 data error.

im going to go home tonight and change back my msl back from mobile ip preferred to the mobile only.

If that does not work i will have to hard reset my phone.

any suggestions?

**electronicrice** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 07:57 PM

i dunno why you would get error 67 again. i've been using it ever since the first time i changed it and I've had no issues. You don't have to hard reset the phone, just re-provision the data services. Go back into EPST using your MSL code and go to menu, then Reset to reset your data profile. it'll have you reset the phone when it's done. once you've finished loading back up, try to connect to the internet, at which point sprint will provision data services again and you should be on with no issues.

rijc99 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 01:16 AM

Is the Mobile IP change required to do this change?

**electronicrice** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 07:19 PM

it is a possibility.. i'm not for sure. the only reason i recommended it was after i changed the Mobile IP setting, I was able to dial-up/tether using PAM without an error.

sprintrjm · #6 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 07:36 PM

in regards to electrorice, sprint had me re-provision the data services. with the MSL code in the menu, and reset.

The phone came back up fine, but i was still getting the 67 error.

He tried re-provisioning it on his end but kept on comming up with errors.

Now it works but had to hard reset / reset the data services / re-provision.

I was at my witts end before i deciced to call sprint.

Atleast the tech was kool and knowledgable.

thanks for the replies yall..

**electronicrice** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 11:59 PM

sorry. dunno what happened with you. mine works fine. haven't had a single issue.

it goes without saying that anything you try on these forums are really at your own risk..

sorry i couldn't help ya

sprintrjm · #8 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 11:56 AM

did not change my settings to preferred but changed my nai to zero. only that one.

teathered as sprint, not as a modem.

connected great after i first initiated ie on the pda.

I disconnected my pda to answer a call.

I closed the ie and tether program all the way.

re-started ie and clicked on connect.

connected my usb and it got online just fine.

I was able to surf for about 30 seconds and my phone would say "data stopped by remote user".

I tried this a few times each time it seems like my pc is kicking my phone, or is it sprint?

i soft reset my phone and my computer with no better luck.

anybody else having this issue?

Should i change the other setting in the reg to "0" as well?

hmm

thx again.

sprintrjm · #9 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 11:57 AM

I dont mind bunging up my phone in the name of tweaking, as long as i dont brick it that is

thx

JohnnyOnTheSpot · #10 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 12:13 PM

Hmmm...I had a similar problem as well (in regards to sprintrjm).

I did all the tweaks and what not and it worked perfectly fine, tethered without a problem etc.. Yesterday at work I was browsing on my phone as usual, and I needed to bypass the network to download something so I plugged in my phone, attempted to tether and got the dreaded 67 error code. Then it worked. Weird, right?

Next day, same thing, but I get error message after message. Restored the data settings; nothing. After 2 hours on the phone with Sprint I sadly had to hard reset my phone and now it works perfectly again. I'm a little reluctant to try the tweak again simply because I do not feel like going through everything again if it bricks on me. I had the tweak done for a week so I have a hard time fathoming that it was the problem, but I can't see anything else being the culprit. The consensus seems like this works great...is there a possibility I just screwed it up? I would love to have this working, but would hate to have to hard reset my phone again.

Also, I asked the tech and he said it wasn't a black-listing or anything, so I'm not so sure that Sprint really detected anything on their end. maybe it was just a reg. problem, who knows? I just don't want this happening to anyone else; it really sucks.