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Why doesn't the Wi-Fi hotspot work on my phone? (T-Mobile, usa) (self.asklemmy)

submitted 4 months ago by mortalic to c/[email protected]

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Title. Basically I just want to use the Wi-Fi hotspot on my phone, it connects and everything but then no Internet.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I know they do some hotspot restrictions over there in US.

You should be able to get around it with something like TetherFi: https://github.com/pyamsoft/tetherfi (Android)

It creates a legacy Wi-Fi direct group and runs a proxy server on the phone. You can then connect via the proxy in some programs on your computer (e.g.: Firefox).

You can also run a proxy server in Termux. I use tinyproxy because it's easy to setup.

Both of these will also go over VPN if you have that connected on your phone, as it's basically the app (proxy server) using internet on behalf of your computer.

Alternatively you can also use socat for port forwarding, for example to a public VPN server. Then on the computer you could set up the VPN connection as usual, but replace the IP/Port with those used by your phone locally.

[–] mortalic 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for this info, I'll look into it. I was messing around with a wifi direct solution earlier but didn't get it to work.

These seems like a lot of work so I can use my steam deck online in the car.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

First solution is all in one app.

Only problem may be the client side as not everything has proxy support.

It seems this should work fine with a Steam Deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrLNlHeO0eU

[–] mortalic 3 points 4 months ago

Thank you

[–] Ptsf 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Careful doing just this. They actually track http request headers and look for desktop signifiers, so your best bet is to use a VPN in tandem with whatever setup you go with. (Tried doing this a few years back without the vpn, they sent me some very upset texts.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I use desktop mode all the time on my phone's browser because mobile sites are too limited. How can they just assume nobody is doing this? Sometimes I even use desktop version of Firefox in Termux because mobile browsers tend to crash large uploads with locked screen.

But I guess I shouldn't be surprised if they already do this hotspot usage limiting. Greed has no limits.