Getting around a tethering block with European prepay SIM When I travel to Europe, I buy a SIM, stick it in a Moto-E that has a European radio, then tether my regular cell phone.  This has been an effective solution since I'm using my regular phone, and I have all my apps.

But, last time I traveled, I got a LycaMobile (Denmark) SIM, but they blocked tethering.  The data connection worked fine from apps on the European phone.  The wifi hotspot could be set-up on the European phone.  My US cell phone successfully connected to the European phone's wifi hotspot.  But as we all know, unless there is Internet connectivity, having a successful wifi connection is useless.  I went to two LycaMobile outlets and they confirmed that tethering is blocked for the plan I bought.

My question: would a user-space application (like PdaNet+) allow me to connect my US cell phone via wifi and allow me to access the Internet even though the normal Android tethering was blocked by the carrier?

(Moto-E, Android 4.4.2 (API 19))
June Fabrics PDA Software Support responded:

You can try this and see if it works:
1. Install PdaNet 5.1 on both your Moto E and Moto X
2. On the Moto E open PdaNet and activate "WiFi Direct Hotspot"
3. On the Moto X open PdaNet and tap "Connect to a PdaNet Hotspot", 

See if the two can establish connection.


This suggests that this software, if added to both phones, would allow the tethering that I would like.

Further investigation suggests that there is a cat and mouse game going on between carriers that attempt to block tethering and apps that are designed to get around these blocks.  Originally there was an app called "FoxFi" that used wifi mode.  Later Android versions (after 4.0 and on) have been selectively removing the ability of wifi mode.  But there are two other modes: bluetooth mode and usb mode that are available in the more recent app called "PDANet".