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[Bill in NC]

Hotspot usually works on the older, 3G-only Android phones.

It is blocked on the newer 4G phones - you have to root them and disable "tethering manager"

silvarios wrote:
[quote=Bill in NC]You have to use the above 3rd party devices because T-Mobile blocks the $30/month plan from being tethered on their devices.

Does T-Mobile block the Android hotspot feature on a T-Mobile branded phone?