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Tethering

I searched for 'tethering' and 'tether' but didn't find it here.
Tethering allows you to use your phone as a router to access data services from laptops and other similar devices. While the speeds may not be close to broadband, with maximum connectivity with 3G webpages load quite fast.
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I found it on an android site. (I don't know if I am allowed to link to it from here).

I found it on an android site. (I don't know if I am allowed to link to it from here).
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Android ?! Moto - HTC ?

If its a free open source app and not a paid app from the market your fine run a search though for wireless tether for root users and go to the google.code and you can get the WiFi tether app
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Hi all
My question is "is there a way to avoid the extra charge by my service provider when using tethering?"
Thanks in advance

I do not know

thanks alot didnt know that

Zisworg said:
Hi all
My question is "is there a way to avoid the extra charge by my service provider when using tethering?"
Thanks in advance
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If you have root, then yes, Wireless Tether for Root Users solves that and doesn't get you charged by your carrier
I've used it extensively on Sprint, as long as you're not tethering to a lot of deivces, you're good
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My tether doesnt even works even with root+the app u metioned cuz i think provider knows
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Zisworg said:
Hi all
My question is "is there a way to avoid the extra charge by my service provider when using tethering?"
Thanks in advance
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All depends on carrier. I'm on3in there UK and have never had a problem.
From box 13......

New Android Market out now-link

Since when do we root users wait for anything?
New android market out here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?vdocx41t37rnn6y
Install via adb or root explorer. It will install over the old market, FYI.
version 3.0.26

I've been using it for a couple of hours and man, the UI got one huge overhaul. I haven't checked out the new books and movies section much, but from what I've seen, Google put a lot of work into updating the market's image.
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its pretty nice I gotta say.. I've had it since this morning because nitsuj threw it in with the latest UGB patch
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anoninja118 said:
its pretty nice I gotta say.. I've had it since this morning because nitsuj threw it in with the latest UGB patch
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Cool-didn't know it was in ugb yet. Now any rom can get it too
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Looks good, thanks for the link!

Using root explorer what directory do you copy it to? Tried System> App and didn't work

Just install the apk file, it will be installed over the old market.
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allcity187 said:
Just install the apk file, it will be installed over the old market.
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Got it installed thanks!

Anyone had any luck with the movies? I've seen some people say that rooted devices can't view the movies. If so, would there be a way to make it think you were unrooted while still maintaining root? Script or otherwise? Just curious.
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bswright said:
Anyone had any luck with the movies? I've seen some people say that rooted devices can't view the movies. If so, would there be a way to make it think you were unrooted while still maintaining root? Script or otherwise? Just curious.
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+1. I'm curious myself.

Don't buy the movies. You can pay for them, but not watch them.

artvandelay440 said:
Don't buy the movies. You can pay for them, but not watch them.
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Lol is Google trying to troll us? They should just remove the option to buy.
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Even if a dev can't hack the market to think we are not rooted, what about a root toggle?
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neh4pres said:
Even if a dev can't hack the market to think we are not rooted, what about a root toggle?
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It's not merely because you're rooted. You hacked your framework and therefore can remove drm that the content providers have asked google to put in place.
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artvandelay440 said:
It's not merely because you're rooted. You hacked your framework and therefore can remove drm that the content providers have asked google to put in place.
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Well, I guess it's time to hack market
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Looks great, now if it only came in black.
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I have a noob question. I haven't fully read up on adb....its a little overwhelming for me. How do I just install the apk?
sorry for the silly question.

Download file or root explorer navigate to the apk and install
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aaronDroid80 said:
Looks great, now if it only came in black.
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It can...with a little work

putney1477 said:
I have a noob question. I haven't fully read up on adb....its a little overwhelming for me. How do I just install the apk?
sorry for the silly question.
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download the file to your phone, go to 'downloads' folder and select the file, it'll install automatically and overwrite your current market app... no need to use root explorer or adb
edit: also is it just my phone or does the list of apps/games you're browsing through ('entertainment' apps for example) go back to the freakin' top of the list every time you download something? this gets very annoying the further down the list I get

[Q]About Open Garden wifi tethering

I tried using the open garden wifi tethering app (rooted off course) but when i was using it, i got a notification saying hotspot was activated. So i clicked on it and it took me to sprint hotspot app saying "hotspot activated". This is the first time something like this happened (used Open Garden before) and got scared because i know i have to pay 49.99 or something like that to use the app, and stopped tethering. Should i be scare about this? Despite the fact that the app said i was using hotspot, i wasn't using their hotspot app and the thing to activated it on the app was unchecked.
I want to know because i am under my fathers plan and he said if i ever added an extra payment on the bill he'll take me off his plan.
Also sorry for posting a question on this board, people usually go in the general forums a lot more and reply to topics faster.

latindor17 said:
I tried using the open garden wifi tethering app (rooted off course) but when i was using it, i got a notification saying hotspot was activated. So i clicked on it and it took me to sprint hotspot app saying "hotspot activated". This is the first time something like this happened (used Open Garden before) and got scared because i know i have to pay 49.99 or something like that to use the app, and cstopped tethering. Should i be scare about this? Despite the fact that the app said i was using hotspot, i wasn't using their hotspot app and the thing to activated it on the app was unchecked.
I want to know because i am under my fathers plan and he said if i ever added an extra payment on the bill he'll take me of his plan.
Also sorry for posting a question on this board, people usually go in the general forums a lot more and reply to topics faster.
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why dont you just root? just use the one click root and thats it... you wont lose anything and its really easy and fast?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967

steviee7 said:
why dont you just root? just use the one click root and thats it... you wont lose anything and its really easy and fast?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967
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Umm I am rooted. I mentioned it in my OP but when i use the app open garden,a notification takes me to the sprint hotspot app and says hotspot is activated. This is the parts that worries me.

steviee7 said:
why dont you just root? just use the one click root and thats it... you wont lose anything and its really easy and fast?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967
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How does this even begin to address the OP's concern? You responded to a keyword that you recognized in the post, instead of comprehending the meaning of all of his words in the order in which they were presented.
He is worried that he will be charged for using the paid hotspot, and rooting his phone won't change it if he was being billed.
However, it sounds like that app has been updated, borrowing from the free wifi tethering app (open garden wifi is based off of the open source wifi tether, hosted on Google projects).
It is activating software that is already present in the stock firmware, but it cannot call Sprint and ask them to add an option to your plan. The paid hotspot (unhacked) will not work without that option on your plan, so if it is working then you either added the option, or you aren't being charged because it was activated via a hack.
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Also sorry for posting a question on this board, people usually go in the general forums a lot more and reply to topics faster.
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Doesn't make your reasoning right.. post in the right section next time. You can try using a different tethering app like wifi tether. Open garden isn't your only choice.

WifiTether 3.1 beta 6 works great. I have been using it alot lately
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JohnCorleone said:
WifiTether 3.1 beta 6 works great. I have been using it alot lately
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He's not rooted
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steviee7 said:
He's not rooted
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His original post says he is rooted.

Shinydude100 said:
Doesn't make your reasoning right.. post in the right section next time. You can try using a different tethering app like wifi tether. Open garden isn't your only choice.
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Hmm...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308322
ugothakd said:
This might go better in theme section.
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Shinydude100 said:
I thought of where it'd go best, I just went with where it'd be mostly seen.
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knyque said:
His original post says he is rooted.
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ooh I misread that... Disregard everything i'm said in this thread..
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steviee7 said:
ooh I misread that... Disregard everything i'm said in this thread..
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Its all good. Hopefully he got everything working well
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Since it seems that open garden is always just a little behind the open source project on which it is based, I think it is a safe bet that the "developers" behind open garden haven't added anything other than gps tracking of its users. I say, just stick to wifi tether, since it is the original (and I don't trust an app that only adds location tracking when the purpose of the app has nothing to do with location)
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algorhythm said:
Hmm...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308322
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Really? You have enough spare time to call me out? Lol. Ugothakd was SUGGESTING where he felt my thread was best suited. I don't find it needing to go in themes when fonts are but a simple general customization that can live without theming the framework-res. This OP had a question, (which was generously answered anyway, which in fact does have a direct connection to our section Questions & Answers section. You need a life my friend.

Shinydude100 said:
Really? You have enough spare time to call me out? Lol. Ugothakd was SUGGESTING where he felt my thread was best suited. I don't find it needing to go in themes when fonts are but a simple general customization that can live without theming the framework-res. This OP had a question, (which was generously answered anyway, which in fact does have a direct connection to our section Questions & Answers section. You need a life my friend.
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Ok hugo and whoever else talked.... Just stfu
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How do you get caught tethering?

I've started to tether with my CM7 Atrix and I'm honestly getting a little paranoid. Is there anything i should do to ensure I don't get caught tethering? Or is it just a random they caught you out of the blue type of thing? I'm on Att btw.

search, please. lots of discussion on that topic already.
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ifalldownalot said:
search, please. lots of discussion on that topic already.
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Agreed.
OP, don't use custom APNs, use WiFi Tether.

WiredPirate said:
Agreed.
OP, don't use custom APNs, use WiFi Tether.
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doesn't matter.

FREE USB, WiFi, Bluetooth Tethering

I know someone probably has posted this already but over an hour looking for a suitable solution without installing some app on my phone and computer...
I was running CleanG3 on my Epic and the USB and WiFi tethering worked fine but got sick of the update notification to FC09, so I resetup my phone with Android 4.0.4 ICS and CyanogenMod 9 B3. Normally I would simply ask on that thread but my account limitations says I can't...
I want to use the built in USB or WiFi tethering but it has to be "unlocked" first because I'm not paying Spring $40/mo to use my own unlimited data. Even the Bluetooth tethering would be cool, but really I only need one of them to work and prefer USB.
Anyone know of something I can flash or what ever to get rid of the sprint checks so it works?
Thanks in advance!

wolfie359 said:
I know someone probably has posted this already but over an hour looking for a suitable solution without installing some app on my phone and computer...
I was running CleanG3 on my Epic and the USB and WiFi tethering worked fine but got sick of the update notification to FC09, so I resetup my phone with Android 4.0.4 ICS and CyanogenMod 9 B3. Normally I would simply ask on that thread but my account limitations says I can't...
I want to use the built in USB or WiFi tethering but it has to be "unlocked" first because I'm not paying Spring $40/mo to use my own unlimited data. Even the Bluetooth tethering would be cool, but really I only need one of them to work and prefer USB.
Anyone know of something I can flash or what ever to get rid of the sprint checks so it works?
Thanks in advance!
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If your on cm9 your good to go... you can use the built in tethering...

Settings>more>tethering and you are good to go.
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I was trying that... Found the issue though.
In order for USB Tethering to work you have to disable USB Debugging. I don't really know why my original test of WiFi tethering didn't work, but after disabling debugging that seems to work now too. Still haven't tested the BT Tether, but I have a feeling maybe that works too.
Thanks for the assistance!

wolfie359 said:
I know someone probably has posted this already but over an hour looking for a suitable solution without installing some app on my phone and computer...
I was running CleanG3 on my Epic and the USB and WiFi tethering worked fine but got sick of the update notification to FC09, so I resetup my phone with Android 4.0.4 ICS and CyanogenMod 9 B3. Normally I would simply ask on that thread but my account limitations says I can't...
I want to use the built in USB or WiFi tethering but it has to be "unlocked" first because I'm not paying Spring $40/mo to use my own unlimited data. Even the Bluetooth tethering would be cool, but really I only need one of them to work and prefer USB.
Anyone know of something I can flash or what ever to get rid of the sprint checks so it works?
Thanks in advance!
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FoxFi is working fine on stock no root required.
Sprint is blocking it in the Market, but you can download apk directly from their web site.

stud_muffler said:
FoxFi is working fine on stock no root required.
Sprint is blocking it in the Market, but you can download apk directly from their web site.
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http://foxfi.com/bin/
Also, wifitether but its the same as what the phone comes integrated with.
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Im having a similar issue. Im rooted with the stock Rom. I dont have a custom rom nor do i really want one for the fact that im still new to all this and i probably wouldnt know how to.
My issue is that i cannot wifi tether my phone to my laptop. I have the app WiFi Tether. I enabled access. I have checked usb debugging. But for some reason my laptop does not read that my phone is a wireless router... I have also tried physically usb connecting it but it wont work that way either. Anyones help would be appreciated.
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jayzpadilla said:
Im having a similar issue. Im rooted with the stock Rom. I dont have a custom rom nor do i really want one for the fact that im still new to all this and i probably wouldnt know how to.
My issue is that i cannot wifi tether my phone to my laptop. I have the app WiFi Tether. I enabled access. I have checked usb debugging. But for some reason my laptop does not read that my phone is a wireless router... I have also tried physically usb connecting it but it wont work that way either. Anyones help would be appreciated.
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Try foxfi which was posted right above your post... just tried it and it worked great for me... could be a problem with it not broadcasting in infrastructure, but in ad hoc... some cpus don't connect to ad hoc networks... foxfi should broadcast infrastructure...

Thanks!!! ^^^ It worked great! I hope it lasts!
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jayzpadilla said:
Thanks!!! ^^^ It worked great! I hope it lasts!
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Save the apk just in case in drop box you never know!
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Trying to figure out the problem with my internet connection so i figured id revive this thread. I downloaded foxfi with no issues and it worked great up until this morning... I have a feeling it is because of the new system update but not sure. I notice that when foxfi is running now it no longer activates sprint hotspot like it used to. Any suggestions or someone know anything? Thanks in advance.
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Wrong device forum dude!
This is not The Touch forum.
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I dont have a touch?? ^^^
I have a sprint GS2... Unless i am unaware but i dont think its a touch.
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jayzpadilla said:
I dont have a touch?? ^^^
I have a sprint GS2... Unless i am unaware but i dont think its a touch.
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Well, this is still the Epic 4G forum, regardless of what phone you have...
We just tend to assume that accidental strays into this forum are Touch owners, because that phone does at least have "Epic" in the name...
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jayzpadilla said:
I dont have a touch?? ^^^
I have a sprint GS2... Unless i am unaware but i dont think its a touch.
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The GS2 is the Epic Touch...not this forum...this the GS1 with slide out keyboard.
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Oh ok. I didnt know that this waa the gs1. Thanks.
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kennyglass123 said:
The GS2 is the Epic Touch...not this forum...this the GS1 with slide out keyboard.
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That explains why I forgot that the Touch is the GS2... as soon as I learned that the Epic Touch lacked the hw keyboard, I tuned it out
I think I've been elligible for my upgrade for at least a month or three, but I'm seriously considering sticking with my OG Epic until it dies - hopefully a worthy replacement will come out by then...
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Tethering
okay, so there is no charge from sprint for this then, correct? or is there?? i dont want to be surprised when my bill comes!
Im running CM9.

No. They cannot add the fee unless you request adding the plan and agree to terms and conditions. However they can cancel you altogether for excessive data use under TOS. It is hard to prove you are using your phone as a modem without a tethering plan so they cancel you for excessive data use. Reading between the lines means don't be a data hog.
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