Hi team
Im the proud owner of a shiny new XDA11i and would like to connect it to the net via a standard wired modem , ie not via GPRS / wifi/my lap top etc .
I travel and often have acess to a phone point . what is the best way to move on this one , GPRS will cost me a fortune , where as dial up is 1p per min !!!!.
Ive seen ads for SDIO modems ? do they mean removing my memory card though ?
Is there a modem availiable that will fit in the serial port at the base ? or is there a modem that comes with a USB connector that I could use ?
Any thoughts? Im sure that Im not the only person who is curious about this .
Regards
Astro1
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Hi folks, I'm new to the XDA 2. I was wondering if there is some way to get it to connect to my wireless network at home? I've started reading up on the subject but it's not making much sense yet. What do I need to get started, and how do I configure the XDA?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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This may be too simplistic but if you just need to transfer files or download email from time to time, once you connect via the cradle and activesync to any of the PCs on the network, then you'll be on the network anyway. No need to make any other connections.
Thanks, but basically I want to be able to use my broadband connection on my XDA (sounds lazy I know, but it'll save dragging out my old laptop when my wife is using the desktop). Seems I need a wireless card for the XDA. Which is a bit of a shortcoming, when it can work as a wireless modem for my laptop (not that I would at dial-up rates)
You could use a bluetooth dongle on your pc and the bluetooth on your xda2 to do this. If you wish to use wifi you will need either an sd wifi card or to buy the backpack and a cf wireless card. the xda2 as it stands has no wifi capability and I understand there are some major problems getting the additional hardware to work satisfactorily so choose something that the supplier guarantees to work with your configuration.
You can also get a Bluetooth Access Point with Ethernet input (incase you already have a router or something).
Thanks guys, sorry I took so long to reply, been away....
I'll give the bluetooth thing a try, don't fancy a dodgy wifi card, which is a pity cos Sandisk now do one with 256mb memory on board so that you can have your wifi access, and still have some useful extra memory too.
hi all . merry emas to all . my question is i just bought a bluetooth dongle for my land pc . so i can hook up to the net with my XDA mini . and surf the net thru my adsl on my XDA . ... how can i tell if i am still useing the o2 connection or my adsl or does it just take over when i hook the XDA up to the land pc while the land pc is on the net . is there something i am missing hear . is there something i need to do to my XDA to tell it i dont want to be connected thru o2 to the net . as i want to use my adsl connection to surf on my XDA how can i do this can someone help .also i just seen on ebay there is a cd u can buy that has all the apps for the phone is this full software or just trial software . ant of u guys bought this kind of thing before cheers
scott
Hi,
I live in Australia. I bought a SGS from UK. It has nothing changed in firmware its the same as it comes from the box. (just a few games and apps installed from the android market).
My problem is when I connect the SGS to my laptop through the USB cable and I chose "PC INTERNET" I get a connection but i get a lot of drop outs, I would say being honestly every 5 minutes my connection drops. I live right in the city and my phone has good reception so its not the reception.
I haven't tried teethering (i dont wanna teether coz mobile plans says, NO teethering).
What can I do to fix the drop out connection problem.
if you are using your internet via the LAPTOP over the USB cable, then you need to figure out WHY your LAPTOP is not connecting properly to the Internet.
it takes about 1 min to connect and when it connects i choose HOME connetion. than it works good for 5 mins and it drops out and reconnects itself.
Correct me if I've read your post incorrectly but isn't what you're doing tethering?
From Wikipedia: "Tethering is the use of a mobile device such as a mobile phone to supply Internet access for another device which is otherwise unconnected, using the mobile device as a modem. This can be done through Bluetooth wireless technology, Portable Wi-Fi hotspots, or cables (such as USB)."
well yes and no...
it is teethering but carriers cant prove that.
however
if i do select teether on my phone it says something like this option will use black hole date or something (from my understanding is that it will use different data to my free date) so i choose to try the cable connect than select interent connection.
anyways the problem is still there... has anyone got any solutions or give me some ideas?
thanks
are you trying to use your phone as a modem or not?
if you are, then we can help you there are many ways to do it.
but if you are doing the opposite, using your laptop internet, for your phone to access internet (which doesn't make any sense at all) then we can't help you as it's a laptop problem.
im trying to use my phone as a modem but in a way without carriers finding out im actually using my phone to teether.
my problem is that my connection keeps droping every 5 minutes for 10-30sec.
I use my Galaxy as a modem and I had nothing but hassle when connecting using the cable. I found out its far better to go into settings then wireless settings then switch mobile AP on. Your phone sends the connection over wifi to the pc and gives me no hassle at all.
I reckon the only way your service provider would know is by looking at how much data you use so just be careful and you should be fine. Or find out what your monthly limit is and put a data counter on the phone, I use Netcounter, its free and simple but gives the info you need like daily, weekly and monthly usage
yup, the wireless method is by far the easiest one, and best of all it is build in!
as for your cell phone provider finding out, regardless of what you do, they don't care, they only check how much data you used up, and charge you that amount
well im on 1gb per month. Plenty of data there.
I tried another method today: turn bluetooth on and connect through bluetooth and that seem to works perfectly. I was online for 3 hours without dropping once.
Now I`m wondering why was it dropping with the cable connected? And not even once through bluetooth!
I understand your Problem, but at time i reading your last Post i have an question.
I understand your Posts that you dont use Wireless thether becouse your Carrier dont Allow Laptops to Acces Wireless conections right?
But it makes no difference if you use the cable or a wireless conection to thether your Internet. If you surf under the radar you dont getting into troubles. And there is no blackhole Data when you tether wireless. Its a gprs, edeg, 3g or umts Connection and your Phone manage this automaticly. So now comes my question. Why you dont use the build in wireless tether function which is the fastest and easiest way to connect. You dont need the phone directly near the laptop, you can give it to the point of best data connection, okay and a powerstrip for the akku. But its much faster then the Bluetooth connection, becouse of wlan.
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"And there is no blackhole Data when you teether wireless"
From now on I will use the AP to connect. I thought the carriers (OPTUS) might find out. But since they can't find out than this is the best option. Thanks for confirming they cant find out weather I connected my laptop or just used the date from my phone.
This remind my at the old days where you share your internet connection thru a soho rooter or just another pc with 2 network cards built in. In these early days the Provider says its forbidden to use the connection for more pcs than one. But in fact they never could meassure this and no one ever gets an letter from them or an contract decline/service interuption. The truth is, that there was a kind of law process against them and now the isp's is forbidden to limit the usage of your internet connection to only one device. So that means not that you get unlimited numbers of ip adresses, but you can NAT as much devices you want. Now you get from every ISP a Preconfigured router if you like.
And the same will hapen over a pariod of time to the wireless providers as well. Its your connection so you can use them the way u like it. Its already happend here, you can buy umts router for your home.
Where i live there is no question like this. Just do it. But maybe its becouse of our mentalogiy. If somone says no the typical austrian will do it anyway and gives no dime to what others say. If no one forbid you something then its allready allowed to do. ;-)
Greetings to Australia (the country with the kangaroos) like we here in Austria say. lol
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Thanks for that info. That takes my concerns/stress away. Just didn't wanna receive a thousand dollar bill that's all I cared
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I'm looking for information about how to use 3G modem on ZT-180.
This tablet is absolutely fantastic to my mind but if will be with 3G...
so, is it possible to connect USB modem and use internet by this?
i was searching on "google" and on "forum.xda" but without effect:/
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I'm new here so Hello!
I'm looking for information about how to use 3G modem on ZT-180.
This tablet is absolutely fantastic to my mind but if will be with 3G...
so, is it possible to connect USB modem and use internet by this?
i was searching on "google" and on "forum.xda" but without effect:/
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look here dude : (for coders) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8213009#post8213009
no GUI for the moment
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generally speaking the 3g modem usb nowadays hardly support PnP- plug and play, it is easy use by people, regards how to connect the net, sometimes you need to ask the operator for the pinNO., here recommend a expert i found who is peroffesional on 3g usb modem hope it helps: www modem3g.com
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You're better off with the wireless router type mobile data.
These don't plug directly into a device, they act like a wireless router but connect to mobile data networks.
I would just set up tethering on your phone if you can. Does the same job and doesn't cost you more money on hardware.
yeah but im have some free internet card but require 900mhz and my current phone dont have one im have lg g2 mini but im want finally use him as phone atm he have free net router function .but so weird why not work im have root and try use ppp widget 2.