Can I get free and unlimited WiFi hotspot operation by unblocking that in my Sprint Galaxy SII? Online info on rooting, etc is not clear on the points of unblocking AND being undetected by Sprint. Might be a few other things I'd like to "fix" as well, but restoring ability to do a wireless hotspot free and unlimited as in earlier Sprint Android versions on this phone is what I most want. Sprint has 3rd party WiFi apps blocked in the SII with their Android 4.1.2 release, and seems to have tether monitoring (an OS feature) so this type of data usage is not in my otherwise unlimited data plan. I can do tethered internet access with PDAnet, and have never been notified by Sprint, but a friend used it lots more and Sprint made her buy their WiFi service or pay a large back billing service fee (I think she has a different Android phone). Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of > tclug at freakzilla.com > Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 11:59 AM > To: TCLUG > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Questions > > This isn't really Linux-related, but... > > I unlock and root every Android device I get - that's one of the main > reasons I get Android devices. > > Different devices have different procedures for unlocking and > rooting - in > fact, it's not 100% possible on every device. For example, on Nexus > devices it's remarkably trivial, whereas some devices lock > and encrypt > their bootloader. Without knowing the make and model phone > you have, I > can't really comment on what it'd be like. > > It does usually involve installing some software on your > computer to talk > to your phone, though. > > On Sat, 7 Feb 2015, o1bigtenor wrote: > > > Greetings > > > > I bought an unlocked Android phone about 18 months ago. > > Get real real crappy battery life. Have determined that its > a program called > > 'Social Hub' that is the primary culprit. > > > > Have done some investigating and the only method to remove > this offending > > piece of 'software' means that I have to root the phone. > > > > As no one ever does this would you please tell me of your friend's > > experiences in rooting their phones? Any gotchas would be > especially useful. > > > > TIA > > > > Dee > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >