On Sun, 8 Feb 2015, Chuck Cole wrote: > Can I get free and unlimited WiFi hotspot operation by unblocking that in my > Sprint Galaxy SII? The Galaxy SII is a fairly old phone, so I'm not sure how easy it is to unlock and root (I know the SIII is a bit complex... because my mom unlocked and rooted hers). I don't know that the official Android versions available for he SII have a WiFi hotspot feature, but I do think custom ROMs like CyanogenMod from that era had it built-in. If you unlock the phone you can probably get CyanogenMod on there. However, mobile carriers have lately become pretty smart about detecting when you're using your mobile as a wifi hotspot and have started blocking it. I know T-Mobile does, and I can't find a way to work around it (supposedly changing your browser's useragent helps, but it doesn't seem to work for me, plus I use other protocols). So your mileage WILL vary. --