galaxy s5 wifi hotspot on o2 prepay

user99

samsung galaxy s5
o2 ireland prepay
setting up a wifi hotspot

my laptop is saying limited connectivity
internest is working fine on the phone
the tether works fine when i try with a 3pay sim

is o2 blocking something here?

thanks

Sonics2k

O2 doesn't allow tethering on Prepay and blocks it. I think you can on bill pay, but they charge extra.

user99

can you explain how they block it? how do they distinguish phone internet from tethering internet?

thanks

Sonics2k

user99 wrote: »

can you explain how they block it? how do they distinguish phone internet from tethering internet?

thanks

I've honestly for no idea the tech stuff behind how they block it, I assume it's an internal thing.

Tails142

It can be charged for differently if it is set up to use different APNs

I don't think it can be blocked as such like you're trying, I would say check your APN settings that they are correct for prepay or just leave it a while to see if the connection starts working. I sometimes get that limited connection problem too when I connect my laptop to my phone, it takes a few minutes to start working, I think its an IP/ARP cache problem.

jimgoose

This is typical of the messing that goes on when you use the pre-loaded Samsung tethering application. Get PdaNet+ on the Google Store.

user99

thanks for the info. will try that pdanet app

user99

pdanet+ has the same problem.

jimgoose

user99 wrote: »

pdanet+ has the same problem.

I expect you'll have to root the phone. Might be easier to just get a second SIM for Broadband.