I have an HTC Legend (on contract) for about 2 weeks now. And the thing is I don't have internet on my plan. I am (well obviously) green about Android because its my first phone with that OS. I had WM before (Tilt2 and Pure).
How to get internet connection without using wi-fi?
on WM you just had to connect your phone to pc through AS and you could use internet from the laptop or pc.
Is there any similar way on android?
btw. My Legend is rooted and Im using r2-Modaco-customrom from Paul.
Maybe you can do something using bluetooth
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I'm used to surf and download to my windows phone through bluetooth using the internet on my computer. I't can't be done with my new android phone?
I dont see why Android would want to waste their time with such inferior methods. 3G is faster than bluetooth. But WiFi is the option to choose.
I need this feature too.
I think the OP wants his laptop as the access point....not his phone (tethering). This can be done with WinMo phones. It is useful in places where there is no free WiFi....like in my workplace we only use LAN with our laptops. Whenever I connect my Desire to my laptop via USB or BT, I hope I could then update weather and download and install apps on my HTC Desire using my laptop's internet connection.
The only way to do it without some root bluetooth hacking would be broadcasting wifi from your laptop. Mac OS has this built-in in the sharing preference pane, Windows can do it but there are a few more steps. Nothing hard.
Thierry Parent has put up a working solution here ...
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/android/UsbPortForwarding.aspx
Worked great for me !
Cheers,
Vikram.
Im running sense 3.0 3d ..its got options to do that once u plug in a USB cable
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dinoalbert said:
I need this feature too.
I think the OP wants his laptop as the access point....not his phone (tethering). This can be done with WinMo phones. It is useful in places where there is no free WiFi....like in my workplace we only use LAN with our laptops. Whenever I connect my Desire to my laptop via USB or BT, I hope I could then update weather and download and install apps on my HTC Desire using my laptop's internet connection.
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dude..yes may be you are right..in somecases its needed...there are many threads on the same issue..dude...try using "mhotspot"...effortless...no need to install it...
i agree with mhotspot
Droid Wireless Tethering
Google a program called gingersnap. it works. It gives super user rights. Be carefull your data usage will be high. Make sure you have unlimited data. you will also need to download a wifi tether program
Hi,
I want to connect to the internet through my laptop by using the USB data cable for the HTC legend .
How can I do it? Someone please help me.
you can't do it
Yes he can, just install HTC Sync and it's done. Used my phone like that all summer.
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you can't do it
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That's a hilarious assumption considering that as soon as you plug the phone in with a USB cable, the last option that pops on the screen is for tethering. At least for a Virgin Mobile HTC Legend.
rewen said:
That's a hilarious assumption considering that as soon as you plug the phone in with a USB cable, the last option that pops on the screen is for tethering. At least for a Virgin Mobile HTC Legend.
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But I wanted to do reverse tethering.
please star this issue to solve this problem in future version of android.
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...ng&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
I've found out the same thing today with my new Legend. My old HTC Diamond had this (an I presume all other WinMo devices), it's a pity newer devices like Legend don't.
I presume this is more a limitation of Android than a limitation of the device itself. If someone get a way of doing it, please share.
Another story is synchronizing e-mails with Outlook via USB cable. The setup of an Exchange ActiveSync account failed for various reasons (this is not the issue) and I would like to have the "old" USB sync back as it was on Diamond or other WinMo devices. It this also not possible?
the problem is not with Android itself, but with the Windows, which cannot route netwrok traffic into USB pport.
Linux on the other hand can and there is solution /showpost.php?p=5050462&postcount=5. So I guess Google has nothing to do with this
I was able to do it this summer using the program, Connectify.
From my laptop to my Legend. Hope that helps.
I was just going to say I'm sure it's possible since Windows Mobile does it by default through the device center.. but I would imagine you need different software for an Android phone.
I would look into Connectify as the person above mentioned. Also you could probably setup a computer to broadcast its connection through wifi to your phone (which is the impression I get from the google results for Connectify)
It looks like this was added in froyo or htc sense 2 as i have it on my desire z now
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Running CyanogenMod nightly (based on Froyo) and there nothing's added to it regarding this. Maybe it's a HTC addon (from Sense 2) if you have it on Desire...or they have this activated for newer devices.
Connectify allows your mobile to browse the net through your PC's Internet connection, by creating an ad-hoc WI-FI network to which your phone can connect. This is useless if your Internet connection is already through WI-FI. You cannot have the Internet connection AND the hot-spot working in the same time using the same WI-FI card...at least I couldn't make it work.
hi every body. i've just bought new T-mobile and i tried alot of adroid verson ( matt, SC...) but i cant share internet from my laptop to hd2 by usb connection ( i'm using HTC sync)..
i want to do this..please help me...
thanks all..
I dont know what happen but when ppp went live usb tethering stopped working. Everyone uses wifi tether now.
Your laptop doesnt have wifi?
I asked a similar question sometime ago, please check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772244
The conclusion was: if you want to use your laptop's internet on the HD2 (in some kind of reverse tethering), the best is to use a software like VirtualRouter or Connectify to make an Acess Point from your wifi card that your HD2 can easily connect to. I am sorry, but there's not an easy USB solution like you have for Windows Mobile. I hope one day they to it, though.
You shouldnt need any special extra software. It just might be something that doesnt work in the kernal at the moment.
Native android devices can do it aslong as they are rooted.
Lets not say it isnt possible as that makes android sound gimp
My problem is: in my room..wifi is only enough for my lap ( HD2 can connect the wifi but because the wifi signal too weak...) and i'm using internet in my lap by wifi...so i cant using wifi tethering...hic....any solution??
Try WiFi internet sharing in Windows from your laptop.
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Try WiFi internet sharing in Windows from your laptop.
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when i using internet in my lap by wifi , how can i still using my wifi in my lap to share to my android HD2??
Hey there,
im currently using the Future Shocks MIUI 1.14 Rom. Did anybody manage to use apps like android manager ? "http://lifehacker.com/5669722/android-manager-wifi-is-a-computer+based-synchronization-and-phone-manager"
i'm not able to use any software that is using wifi to connect to the pc. I don't want to use a usb cable all the time to put files on my HD2. It would be more easy if i would be able to use some wifi explorers.The problem is, that it's not able to get a connection. Tried it at 3 different routers, but it's not workin The integrated wifi sync function in the MIUI data browser is not workin either. Somebody is havin an idea?This is definetely not a rom issue. I'm havin this problem since Android has been released for the HD2. The strange thing is, it was workin with any sense build. I really need a solution fpr this
thx
no ideas ? really need a fix for this
isn't anybody of you using some wifi mangers/explorers?
here's a link http://global.mobileaction.com/product/product_AM.jsp
Have you tried a Bluetooth connection instead? Wonder if that would work for what you need to do. I can sync my laptop to my phone thru Bluetooth.
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jaidedfocus said:
Have you tried a Bluetooth connection instead? Wonder if that would work for what you need to do. I can sync my laptop to my phone thru Bluetooth.
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i just want to use some prorgamm like wifi manager. Bluetooth is waaay to cumbersome
Hi I have a PC connect via ethernet to the internet, I would like to connect my phone to the computer so I can broadcast my computers internet connection to my iPad for example. Don't want to use mobile data tethering thanks. I can use either a HTC Hero or Samsung GS2. Is this possible at all? any apps that will let me do this?
I'm not sure if it forces mobile data when hotspot is enabled.
If not, I'd connect the phone to the PC using internet pass through with mobile data disabled and hot spot enabled. I'm unsure if it will use your PC's internet when broadcasting though
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Also, I found a similar request here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812307
Its not the greatest help though, but that open garden app still does something I guess
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You want your computer to be a Wi-Fi router? Try Connectify. You will need a Wi-Fi card to make it work.
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I'm also looking for the same kind of thing...but couldnt find any..
The series is like Computer(with internet) >> Phone(Getting internet via "Internet Pass Through") >> Broadcasting that internet using WifiHotspot
Is that possible?
iPriDvI said:
I'm also looking for the same kind of thing...but couldnt find any..
The series is like Computer(with internet) >> Phone(Getting internet via "Internet Pass Through") >> Broadcasting that internet using WifiHotspot
Is that possible?
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If your computer has a Wi-Fi card/builtin, you can use something like Connectify to turn your computer into a hotspot.
When you say wifi card thats the same thing as a wireless card?If yes then I can use my laptop as a hotspot?how do I do that exactly. Thanks
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Greg1964 said:
When you say wifi card thats the same thing as a wireless card?If yes then I can use my laptop as a hotspot?how do I do that exactly. Thanks
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Like a PCI card or it's built into all laptops built in the last ten years.
If I had a wireless card..I wouldnt even bother about getting a phone with "Internet Pass Through"
What I am asking is "A Desktop without a wifi card but has a wired internet connection needs to provide internet to a laptop"
What are we having with us? - A Phone with "Internet Pass Through" enabled
A Desktop (With no WIFI card)
A Laptop (With a WIFI card ofcourse)
iPriDvI said:
If I had a wireless card..I wouldnt even bother about getting a phone with "Internet Pass Through"
What I am asking is "A Desktop without a wifi card but has a wired internet connection needs to provide internet to a laptop"
What are we having with us? - A Phone with "Internet Pass Through" enabled
A Desktop (With no WIFI card)
A Laptop (With a WIFI card ofcourse)
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Laptop would work. It has built-in Wi-Fi and probably a 10/100[/1000] ethernet port.
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Laptop would work. It has built-in Wi-Fi and probably a 10/100[/1000] ethernet port.
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You still don't understand mate...
What I meant to say is
PC is WIRED with broadband connection...It is passed to the phone using Internet Pass Through...
Now THE GOLDEN QUESTION IS HOW TO BROADCAST THIS INTERNET(that is present in the phone through IPT) USING ANY HOTSPOT APP!
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Baddudevsninja said:
Hi I have a PC connect via ethernet to the internet, I would like to connect my phone to the computer so I can broadcast my computers internet connection to my iPad for example. Don't want to use mobile data tethering thanks. I can use either a HTC Hero or Samsung GS2. Is this possible at all? any apps that will let me do this?
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follow this reverse tethering guide (i've tested this one and it's working):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345
and when it's done... try and activate the wifi hotpot feature of your android phone.
iPriDvI said:
You still don't understand mate...
What I meant to say is
PC is WIRED with broadband connection...It is passed to the phone using Internet Pass Through...
Now THE GOLDEN QUESTION IS HOW TO BROADCAST THIS INTERNET(that is present in the phone through IPT) USING ANY HOTSPOT APP!
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Oh gotcha. Sounds like you got an answer above but if that doesn't work, hook your phone up to the laptop and use an app like Connectify on that laptop. Sorry I didn't understand.
Try this http://www.connectify.me
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