The only reason I could think for unlocking your phone is to get newer versions of Android that wouldn't be available otherwise. I think I've seen some references to Lollipop-based ROMs for the SII. On Sun, 8 Feb 2015, Chuck Cole wrote: > Thanks.. Has WiFi hardware, but the Android upgrade locked out 3rd party > WiFi apps that had worked well. No significant benefit for me to "upgrade" > the phone, except an extra bluetooth protocol and feature. Sprint terms and > fees aren't as good, and my spare batteries, etc don't fit newer ones (I > just swap batteries instead of using a car charger, etc). Getting the WiFi > hotspot to work in the phone is do-able, but it's likely detectable with > phone and Sprint IDs. Possible that my infrequent usage might not be seen > as seems the case for my occasional use of tethered PDAnet. > > Chuck > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >> [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Clug >> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 1:14 AM >> To: TCLUG >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Questions >> >> 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. >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >