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When the fuck did a mobile hotspot become something you have to pay extra for? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/android

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It's my goddamn motherfucking mobile data and MY PHONE. I should be able to use it however I want. My wifi went down because the greedy, cunt-faced shitbags at Comcast stole taxpayer subsidies to enrich themselves instead of actually providing the service we're paying for. I tried to switch to a mobile hotspot and my phone refuses to open one. Everyone responsible for this shit should be ~~fed to alligators~~ locked away in a fucking gulag. We have no rights and live in a corporate plutocracy.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have a different idea that wouldn't require root nor any special setup. Unfortunately, or rather fortunately in this case, I have no way to test it.

My idea:

Install Android proxy server from (unfortunately) Play Store
Start hotspot on the other device
Connect your phone to the hotspot
Find your IP address on the network you just connected to (the hotspot on other device) - it should be in WiFi settings, when you click on more details on the connection. Alternatively you could find it in output of ip a in Termux.
Open Android Proxy Server app and optionally adjust settings to your liking. (IP address to bind to - should be your phone's on the hotspot, port, authentication)
Enable the proxy server that you want to use. If you're connected through VPN, it will go through it. I use HTTP/HTTPS proxy.
Connect to the proxy server on your other device using your phone's IP and the appropriate port. In Firefox go to settings, scroll down, click on network setup.

I use this to circumvent the 1 device limit of free ProtonVPN. Also on school network (with authentication enabled) to go through VPN and use NextDNS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good solution but some network providers look for Windows / Mac exclusive traffic, headers or some-such shutting down your connection immediately. I had some success tethering Linux machines tho :P Modern Windows likes to phone-home imminently upon establishing an internet connection, not to mention windows updates and a whole host of windowsness. The anti-tether developers were no doubt spoilt for choice with the amount of flags windows sends!