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I got my titan about a week ago from ebay. And after a week of dealing with sprint to get it activated they told me it can't be activated in the system but luckily I had called before I purchased my phone to confirm the ESN was good and they reassured me it was so there going to send me a replacement titan. They told me I don't need to return my phone so basically I have an extra phone that can't be connected on sprint.
So how can I make this a productive phone with out cellular coverage and is there a way to lock the phone from placing calls?
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I got my titan about a week ago from ebay. And after a week of dealing with sprint to get it activated they told me it can't be activated in the system but luckily I had called before I purchased my phone to confirm the ESN was good and they reassured me it was so there going to send me a replacement titan. They told me I don't need to return my phone so basically I have an extra phone that can't be connected on sprint.
So how can I make this a productive phone with out cellular coverage and is there a way to lock the phone from placing calls?
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well, it has WiFi, so you can use it as a mini internet tablet around the house, you could use it to stream music wirelessly from your PC, watch youtube vids, use it as a regular PDA or even use it to test custom ROMs
i thought it was possible to change the esn to a 6700 or another 6800... that would give you a working sprint phone to use..
Use it as a dedicated GPS, just need an app that has the maps on the phone already.
Thanx for the ideas, I was thinking of trying android on it.
Sell it for parts - They are going around ~100+ for bad esn phones. Would help pay for the working one.
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Thanx for the ideas, I was thinking of trying android on it.
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So is there an Android ROM for the Titan somewhere?
I ran got a copy of it in this website
http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/
you unzip it to your sd card and run the exe file. I was disappointed since it runs on ram so its slooow and buggy but its worth looking at.
Flash it to Cricket then sell it. Cricket excepts bad ESNs. Or sell it to me.
limitless possibilities
1. it has wi-fi, so you have all the net
2. if you don't have wireless, you can use the new mogul as a wi-fi router, and you will have internet etc. which can all be run thru blue tooth. I am currently doing this with my working titan and an old blue angel. Really sweet!!!!!
3. it uses micro SD cards which are now cheaper than dirt. You can load Music galore and stream out thru BT, my wife is an avid reader and you can load a hell of a lot of books onto a 1-2G card
It can do damn near everything except make an independent phone call. You could probably VOIP it too.
Enjoy the free toy!!
Why can't it be activated? Is it on the bad list, if so that can sometimes be removed.
Without a network connection you wont get aGPS so no chance of instant gps lock. But it will still function reasonably well as a gps after you get a lock. I would recommend installing quickgps and htc gps tool and use it as a gps device (along with a off network gps program such as TomTom Nav, iNav, GarminXT etc.
It could also be a reasonable MP3/vid player but a lot bulkier than purpose built devices.
I like the idea of using it as a mini tablet pc and buy yourself on of those full size bluetooth keyboards (the virtual keyboard I mean, not the actual one).
Android hacking would be fun too.
I had the same problem, but I couldn't activate it because it wasn't a sprint phone...being with GSM I didn't know about that stupid rule.
so, I just flashed it with a cooked rom and sold it to someone with sprint.
Cut my losses, bought for 200 sold for 200...Never been so glad to get rid of a phone in my life.
VIOP
i didnt see anyone mention it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1516154&postcount=12
I would offer to send it to the guy developing the vogue port of Android so that he can have a titan to develop with which could help out the effort of getting Android on our devices and finally get rid of WinMo which is just bleh.
Thanx for all the input, I ended up selling it on ebay. I just couldn't see my self carrying 2 titans at the same time.
By the way is there a way to make the sprint mogul work on the nextel network? I'm already planing on moving to the touch pro but I dislike my work phone Nextel motorola i580 (the worst phone i've ever used). I know there is a way to put a sim card reader on the mogul but I also know that nextel uses iden instead of cdma.
I have a touch pro and going to upgrade to a hero or touch pro 2. i really like the hero however i am a heavy user of wm Wifi router on the touch pro so i can use the phone as a hot spot. i know the touch pro 2 can use this program, however is there a program like this for android? if so how good is it. WM wifi router is amazing, only thing bad is how bad it drains the battery but thats expected because of what its doing.
I think this is what you're looking for:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/FAQ
THANKS!!! thats exactly what i was looking for. even looks similar to WMwifi-router
anyone used it to see how well it works? if this works well im ditching the touch pro 2 and Windows mobile for the android and hero!!!
Works as expected, with decent battery consumption. If you look a few threads behind this one some people are having problems with the older release, install the latest build.
If you're on Sprint you'll have to wait till rooting is available for the CDMA hero.
Good luck
yeah im getting it for sprint....what do you mean by waiting for rooting on CDMA...those programs are only for the GSM version of the hero?
No, you need root access to change protected settings/files set by HTC. If you're a windows guy, think of it as administrator privileges.
Since the Sprint version has just been released, getting root access has not yet been discovered. We are all fairly certain that it will be, but it is a risky procedure that can brick your phone (I'm assuming that since you're here on xda you've already considered that).
Read the forums here for a bit and the answer will come
You could always try PdaNet for Android. It cost $29 after the trial is up, but doesn't require rooting. Not sure how well it works though since I haven't tried it.
I have never been able to get this working.
I have HTC Hero rooted (Android 1.5).
I have installed Wireless Thether 1.52.
I can run Wireless Tether noi prolbems.
Both my laptops can connect and get an IP address and Wireless Tehther shows them as connected.
However, I cannot connect to the internet. No routing appears to take place at all. I connot even ping the wireless interface of the hero from the laptop.
Anyone else had this or know the answer ?
USB tethering works beautifully but I would like to get this working too just because it's so cool
I'm Sprint guy as well, can't wait for this to be available.
sprint guy here too...looking for a way to simply tether the damn thing ...even with a cable would be nice??
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You could always try PdaNet for Android. It cost $29 after the trial is up, but doesn't require rooting. Not sure how well it works though since I haven't tried it.
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Perfect. I used PdaNet on my Winmo phone and now that I have the Hero, this will be great.
I just checked. PDANet on android does not tether over wifi - only over USB which the Hero can do anyway.
Is there any option avaliable for phones which are not rooted?
Like TheBrit said, you can do this if you have the usb connected. Go under settings->wireless controls then check Mobile Network Sharing.
Ozym - exactly the same thing happens on my Hero. Gave up in the end.
To All -
Unless you would like to fork over the extra $15 a month to Sprint, simply going to settings->wireless controls then checking Mobile Network Sharing, does not work. At least it doesnt work for me any longer. I've been using HTC for the past year and a half (original Touch and then Touch Pro on unlimited data plan) neither had problems using Internet Sharing, but once I got the Hero and tried using the new Mobile Network Sharing all I get is "Failure to connect, Error code 65 and 67" I even called to ask why this feature isn't allowed any longer, the only response I got was that it must have been aglitch on my other phones, and that this feature costs extra. Damn I can not wait to finaly get ROOT access to this Sprint Hero. I miss my ability to jump on the internet anywhere I go.
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I have never been able to get this working.
I have HTC Hero rooted (Android 1.5).
I have installed Wireless Thether 1.52.
I can run Wireless Tether noi prolbems.
Both my laptops can connect and get an IP address and Wireless Tehther shows them as connected.
However, I cannot connect to the internet. No routing appears to take place at all. I connot even ping the wireless interface of the hero from the laptop.
Anyone else had this or know the answer ?
USB tethering works beautifully but I would like to get this working too just because it's so cool
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It works fine on my Magic and Hero. Go in to settings of wifi tether by pressing menu and enable access control and also consider applyinng afterword by pressing menu again and apply. SECONDLY YOU MMAY MAKE IT SECURE BY GOING INTO MENU AND SETTINGS WHERE YOU CAN PUT YOUR OWN PASSPHRASE ETC.
i HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU.
IMHO, the only "problem" with Wireless Tether is that it drains the battery very quickly. So quickly in fact that plugging it into the mains will not stop the battery from discharging!
Regards,
Dave
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To All -
Unless you would like to fork over the extra $15 a month to Sprint, simply going to settings->wireless controls then checking Mobile Network Sharing, does not work. At least it doesnt work for me any longer. I've been using HTC for the past year and a half (original Touch and then Touch Pro on unlimited data plan) neither had problems using Internet Sharing, but once I got the Hero and tried using the new Mobile Network Sharing all I get is "Failure to connect, Error code 65 and 67" I even called to ask why this feature isn't allowed any longer, the only response I got was that it must have been aglitch on my other phones, and that this feature costs extra. Damn I can not wait to finaly get ROOT access to this Sprint Hero. I miss my ability to jump on the internet anywhere I go.
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all the winmobile phones can go on because they were all hacked into the cooked roms.... meaning it was opened up for you.... NORMALLY you cannot do this with ANY phone, so asking sprint or telling them that you had it back then was not such a good idea IMO.
and for the hero users now, of course they do not have it...we barely just got this phone. myself, i came from winmobile... i been with windows all my life and i loved it. but since the hero came out, i loved this phone and the android os.
foxmeister said:
IMHO, the only "problem" with Wireless Tether is that it drains the battery very quickly. So quickly in fact that plugging it into the mains will not stop the battery from discharging!
Regards,
Dave
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I will second that!
By the way has anyone successfully used Bluetooth tethering? I couldnt figure it out. This way could be better on battery issue.
Regards.
Hey guys, I'm new here but I have some (nooby) questions. I'm currently using an iphone to tether my laptop using web2go from t-mobile. I got a g1 from someone and of course rooted and started tinkering with it so that I could get web2go to work on the g1.
My question mainly is if I port over say another android based os, like the droid eris os that is available, does that change the way the phone interacts with t mobile? Or would t-mobile still recognize the internal imei and not care about the os and settings? I'm mainly asking if I can port over another os onto the g1 so I can tether like I currently do.
I know there will be the people who say just buy the more expensive plans, but if I could I would. I'm tethering with these phones because I can't afford real internet!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
Tmobile will recognize the IMEI although I have used the wireless and wifi tether's both and not had a problem on Tmo.
wait you use the 9.99 web2go? What settings do you use? Because whenever I try it has trouble "finding internet connection" or whatever. although technically the internet should still be coming through right? It's just being subverted by the g1's software that requires the higher tier services?
If its rooted, just use the wireless tether app. You can find the link here and put it on your SD card. Download Linda file manager from the market and use it to install the tether apk. From there, you will change your phones 3G or Edge signal into a wifi one that your laptop can use. You can use that on any rom, and it doesn't matter wether its droid eris or stock. The only thing that tmobile can see is your imei and your radio version, not the rom.
ok I will try this tomorrow and get back to you. Thanks for all the help
well I tried it real quick right now and I guess I forgot to make clear whats going on. When using the G1 as opposed to the iphone, the web2go subscription gets subverted. So while web2go works with a proxy on the iphone, on the G1 it does nothing.
I have the tools to tether except the G1 / T-mobile subvert the internet. I wanted to know if this was based on imei or on a software lock. Because I have heard of people using their G1's with web2go I'm assuming it's a software lock. So if I use a rom of an os that can run web2go, will I be able to use it? or will the imei lock it out?
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well I tried it real quick right now and I guess I forgot to make clear whats going on. When using the G1 as opposed to the iphone, the web2go subscription gets subverted. So while web2go works with a proxy on the iphone, on the G1 it does nothing.
I have the tools to tether except the G1 / T-mobile subvert the internet. I wanted to know if this was based on imei or on a software lock. Because I have heard of people using their G1's with web2go I'm assuming it's a software lock. So if I use a rom of an os that can run web2go, will I be able to use it? or will the imei lock it out?
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there's only really two different os versions. well, more, but two popular ones. 1.6 (donut) and 2.1 (eclair). does the g1 have a data plan? does it even have 3g? you say you just got it, so if you don't have 3g, there's nothing to tether. as for it not working - if you're rooted it will work. there's also a app on the market (for now) called easy tether. just use the free version.
edit: read top post more clearly - no. you can't tether if you don't have 3g. if you can, it's new to me.
one more edit: you can do what my friend did - take an old satellite dish, hardwire it to a router, and just connect a lot of wire clothes hangers to the satellite's receptor or.. er... thingy and steal wifi for like miles. ha ha.
The thing is web2go is a data plan that can access unlimited 3g through a proxy. T mobile wants users to use their strict g1 data plan, so any other data plans get shut off. I'm wondering if it's imei or software. If its a software lock then I can just install a different rom I'm guessing.
When I tether with the same data plan on my iphone i get edge speeds, the main reason i want to get the g1 working is so i can get the 3g speeds
Ok, then try this. Go to the tmobile.com website, sign in using your number and password (or create an account). When you get to the screen that shows you a picture of your phone, select the option right under the picture that says not my phone, then select any other 3G capable, non android device. That should put you in the clear for a few hours/days/weeks/months, or whenever they decide to check your account.
Ok I tried it but it still didn't work. I'm starting to think it might be the g1 software which is helping shut off the Internet. I'm going to install a new rom and hopefully I'll be able to set the settings for t mobile. Will keep u guys posted
Forgive me for asking these question without a DINC but I have been waiting for weeks and still not device...
I am currently a WM VZW TP2 user and a PC tech. I use wi-fi tethering in a manner to prove my customers my not be right about a PC issue. I will get a call and they will claim the PC cannot get onto their wireless and the issue is not their home network. I can wipe-out my HTC TP2 phone make it a router and then make a new connection on their PC, surf the web, etc...then disconnect and show them that the issue is not the PC but their home service after all...it has been a win-win for me. I want to do the same with the DINC and I am not concerned about free but more so if I have to pay something reliable with no interruptions or lags and no additional cost to Verizon when testing in this manner. Sometimes it is not quick I have to be connected for a little while...
So what I listed above what can you recommend I look for? As you guess the device will be un-rooted since I am new to Driod
If you don't mind paying for it, you will need to get something like the MiFi router or a phone that has the hotspot feature offered officially thru Verizon. I'm not sure what phone, if any, aside from the new Palms have that feature on Verizon.
If you don't mind doing it "against Verizon's TOS" like you've been doing with your winmo phone, then just get an Android phone that can be rooted easily. Like the Moto Droid - you just go to the Market and download ROM Manager. That's about it - install a nice ROM that has wifi tether included and you're done.
Great to see a place for Archos Gen 8 here. I would be willing to Paypal $100 to anyone who can get the blue tooth tethering between the Archos 101 and Blackberry working.
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Dan
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Great to see a place for Archos Gen 8 here. I would be willing to Paypal $100 to anyone who can get the blue tooth tethering between the Archos 101 and Blackberry working.
Thanks
Dan
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What berry do you have? Model and Provider Please!
-Penta
drice said:
Great to see a place for Archos Gen 8 here. I would be willing to Paypal $100 to anyone who can get the blue tooth tethering between the Archos 101 and Blackberry working.
Thanks
Dan
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If only I had a blackberry....
Seriously though, why not take your $100 and buy an Android phone to Wifi tether with? My DInc works great for tethering with my Archos 101!
in case this doesn't work
http://www.android-hilfe.de/archos-...er-das-handy-mit-dem-tablet-ins-internet.html
it just says pair your phone with the archos, setup bluetooth tethering via DUN and enter the apn server in the archos + maybe login info (i left that emtpy since my provider doens't require it)
but if you can spare 100bucks. why dont you buy those little portable wifi hotspots.
just put in a sim card and connect it via wifi to your archos.
they are about as big as a egg.
You can email me from the site and I will help you do it. I have it working on my iPad to my Verizon Blackberry Bold. The model Blackberry and network is important to know.
Blackberry bold 9700 here! I don't mind being a test dummy for someone, just shoot me a pm.
It is a known issue that the Archos Gen 8 cannot currently tether to the Blackberry's. Tethering to Iphone and android phones seems to work in most cases but there is an issue with Blackberrys. I have a company issued Blackberry and it would be much simplier to pay the extra $15 a month for the data plan then get another phone or hot spot device and pay for and carry that around along with my Blackberry. I have a model 9000 but am due for an upgrade so I can change to a different model if need be. We utilize AT&T as the carrier. There is a developer over on ArchosFans forum who is also trying to get some other parties to chip in for him to develop this app.
Thanks
Dan
Already working on this
I have had this same offer on the archosfans forum and had been exploring getting it working on my BB 9700 before selling it. It doesn't matter what network it is on. There are things missing in the config for Archos because of the difference in the way carriers set up in Europe as opposed to the US. I was most of the way there. I'm looking for $300 to do it and have $100 already. It also gives me some people to test the code.
PM me if interested.
so to sum it all up blackberries can't tether to android at the moment correct?
Has anyone tried using PdaNet on their blackberry?
my dad would appreciate this. luckily my hd2 with froyo tethers just fine
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so to sum it all up blackberries can't tether to android at the moment correct?
Has anyone tried using PdaNet on their blackberry?
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Why do I bother? Yes. It doesn't freaking work! When I do get a few more things out of the way I will surely be asking myself if this is actually more than an idle curiosity for people. Before I dumped my 9700 I tried every possible option which includes several available programs. Anything on BlackBerry App world and anything I could google. No joy! Read my post again. I know it can be made to work with 100% certainty.
PDAnet is $50. Apparently an actual developer willing to make it work isn't worth a PM or a cent. I'm really starting to wonder if it is worth my time.
but you can use the demo of pdanet for blackberry right? You hit enable yada yada yada paired it and it still didn't work over pdanet's bluetooth DUN?
Ide try but I'm waiting for someone to find a solution for one of these tablets so then i'll buy one
"but you can use the demo of pdanet for blackberry right? You hit enable yada yada yada paired it and it still didn't work over pdanet's bluetooth DUN?"
Just so everyone knows. There is currently no way to tether the blackberry to the Archos, none, nada no matter what software you try to use. That is why we need a programmer to write the code. We have one willing to do this (Sequiter) if people will PM him and let him know they will pay for it.
CDMA tether working on verizon . I rooted my archos 32 then i used some of the info from this site http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=18053 I got my phone to connect and i was online .. It's a bit of a pain and it will only work in root . I am hoping now that this info works and connects someone can make a small program that will make it easy to do ... My bb connected 1st show .. My wifes e815 that i keep around for FREE internet connected but drops after 30 secs I think there needs to be a username @vzw3g.com and password when tether to the e815 . I am looking into how to add this in the chat part now
Hope this helps .. I will be up all night geting 100% working ..
If you like to root your device I used this setup .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880321
Also it makes it easy to copy of the tether stuff using ADB !
opps !! when in rooted dev side .. after you reboot it removes the files ... So I gess i will need to make something that will copy the 3 files each time i need to tether .. e815 to work also just added user [email protected] and password vzw
I will have more info soon on it ..
Thanks
Folks,
I have a BB Tour and I might have that $100 solution today. I am waiting on a device today that should allow me to turn my BB into a wifi hotspot. It is very small/portable. It is from Cradlepoint and called the PHS300 personal wifi hotspot.
I will report back today if I get it to work!
As for why not get a new phone? I plan on it, but want to wait for new Android 4gLTE phones to hit the market, which are a few months away.
Folks,
I have a US Verizon Wireless Blackberry Tour 9630 that tethered with my A70 via Bluetooth right out of the box, and continues to do so reliably. I understand that there are many issues with tethering BB's with the Gen8's, but I just wanted to inject some facts here. It's not *all* Blackberrys.
There have been many threads over on archosfans.com forums about this issue. Hopefully, if Archos is paying any attention at all, they'll recognize that this is one of the top complaints that they're getting and address it with the next firmware release. I feel like I got really lucky that mine works. If it hadn't, I'd have put the A70 right back in the box and sent it back where I got it from.
Cradlepoint also works great I have the 350 ... And you can run the Cradlepoint off 4 AA batts with a Easy DIY plug and battery case .. It says it gets 3 - 3 1/2 hours .. I ran mine on batts today for the 1st time watched some videos and lite web .. It will still working after an hour or more ..
I tested it with 3 phones
e815
vx6800
BB
all work great ..
But i can also tether BT over command line Term .. But it is a pain in the A## to redo copy the files and stuff eatch time .. I kind of like the Cradlepoint better as you can connect upto 6 ofther wifi devices at the same time ..
CompFreek,
Thanks for confirming it will work. Other than liking to tweek now and again, I am more about ease than anything else. I am stoked about getting it. I was bummed when I received my package from Amazon on Monday and they sent me the wrong item. I will have the real deal tomorrow.
Would still like to know how you manage to do it via blue tooth method. What thread has the deets or can you walk me through it?
Thanks bud!
Post #14 on this page will get you started VIA BT .. It works good just a real pain i need to make some kind of auto copy .. this way when you reboot it will recopy the 3 files need for BT to work on CDMA .. As root !! I am still trying to put something better to gether for that setup .. I have an programer working on a small program for DUN /CDMA now that I know it works . I wish I knew a way to export the software out of the nokia 810 to android it has the best setup for tether and a great wizard for the setup to any network I tested so meny wireless CO on the n810 and that all work great ..
You will still love the Cradlepoint it's nice to have .. I tether my laptop and android a32 at the same time it's great ..
Blutooth Tethering Android Client.
The problem with the craddlepoint is to have to carry an extra thing with you....I've used the Aluratek ...and it was great...but straight connection would be nice.
People have had succes with CDMA versions of BB but just not GSM Version.
Computerfreek, would GSM version work with your method?
Also, I'm asking people who have the know how ...to conisider creatin a bluetooth Tethering Android client. The equivalent of the Archos Builtin client....that would work on not just Archos but also gtab and other tablets lacking this BT Tethering feature...
I would try a lot of these tablets if I knew I can BT Tether them to my phone.
The client would also just make BB Tethering possible....
A smart guy from China wrote the ibluever app to tether iphone, ipad, ipod touch to any other phone. His first version did not have BB support. His second version does have BB support and people have been using it like crazy. Well Android lack such client. PdaNet is not the equivalent ...I wrote them to try to get them to write something similar but got only a standard response from the support person. What we need is Client to sit on Android device like, the archos BT Tethering routine. Ibluever has been selling...and I believe if someone write this for Android..not just Archos only, he will sell it well...very well...and at the same time help the Android fans.