I have got a lycamobile sim and enabled the 1GB internet bundle to use it in a wifi dongle to internet tether other devices.
Unfortunately it does not seem to work from the dongle as well as from an android and iOs device.
Does anyone of you know if Lyca blocks tethering practises?
Thanks
Ale
And here from their terms and conditions, which is open to some interpretation in the English version:
Terms and conditions:
Lycamobile value packs allows customers to access to mobile internet on mobiles , allowance valid for 30 days including the date of activation. The Data Value Pack is purchased via a one-off payment, taken from the customers' top-up balance. Any other usage will be charged at a standard rate of 10 Rp/MB. 4G availability is subject to handset model and location.
Thanks for your reply.
I am considering to buy a surf package from lycamobile prepaid and use it on my phone as personal hotspot.
Has anyone experience to share? Can the package be terminated after 1 month? I just need a temporary solution for one month. Thanks!
- creating an online account and then cancelling auto renew online or
- dial *190# before the expiry date and follow the instructions or
- call Customer Services on 077 900 01 22
I have 2 Lyca number before. Tethering works on both.
But i just recently ported one of them to another carrier.
As said with my Iphone I could turn on the Personal Hotspot. Connection could be established with my ipad but somehow no wifi....
Its there in the setting of the phone.
Activate the WiFi Hotspot and set a custom password or use the one generated by phone .
Have you tried the sim card using another phone to test the personal hotspot?
Anyway, in the Lyca T&C, it will not allowed tethering.
Cheers,
K
p.s
Oh. I remember that i also tested it on a THL T100s. It also works!
Activate the WiFi Hotspot and set a custom password or use the one generated by phone .
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Exactly here I did not have the option to do so. I could activate "Personal Hotspot", then it asked me about bluetooth which I switched on too....but in no way a password for wifi can be set...
Do you subcribe the "surf" package? I have no package currently. Could it be the reason?
Before i ported my main number, i used their EU19 package.
I can normally use my iphone to surf. I read somewhere on other threads that mobile internet of Lycamobile can be activated. Do I need to do it? I think it is the last thing I haven't tried...
It is an issue which has been discussed here , although in this case was not confirmed in the test.
It looks to me like they're blocking VPNs, too - which might effectively hide the fact that you're tethering
They confimed that they do not allow using your phone as a wifi router
I told them I will cancel my subscription - as a professional user doing critical support I do need to be able to connect to VPNs and with my laptop any any time while hitting the road.
Still, I found a way to get around that restriction (and to completely encrypt my traffic on top of that):
Needed:
- A remote access via ssh to any server out there. This can be bought by very little money - just look for VPS, virtual server offerings
- Server Auditor, one of the many ssh clients for Android
- Ad-hoc wifi activated (your phone becomes a wifi router like this)
Your ssh client needs to be able to do "dynamic port forwarding" which is also known as SOCKS proxy server. On the command line that would equal to
ssh -D e.g. ssh -D 192.168.43.1:9999 user@server Your laptop can now connect to the wifi on the phone What you now need to do, and this varies depending on the OS/Browser couple you're using, is setting the proxy to be - enabled - type SOCKS - pointing to e.g. 192.168.45.1 port 9999 Enjoy surfing the web with stealth tethering. For Lycamobile's point of view you are connected with your phone to a server via ssh and there's traffic on this link. Of course, if all of a sudden your usage is bursting, they will detect this as an unusual pattern. Ramp up slowly! The AU policy state that they will cut your connection even if they suspect you of tethering - no proof required
from using their mobile as a hotspot via way of a mobile service internet profile that gets installed on your device. This is generally only used on iPhones from my experience. As some windows mobile, and android devices are free to use lycamobile as a hotspot as they see fit
so short story:
do you have an iPhone: hotspot = NO
do you have android, windows mobile, blackberry, other: hotspot = YES
The easiest thing to do is to get a WIFI router, stick in lycamobile sim card.
Voila internet access for all your devices. (yeah i know not handy)
Cheers