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Wireless tether

I rooted my Droid X and got the wireless tether app to work. My only question is if I use my phone to tether will any extra data charges show up on my account? I have the unlimited data package, but I don't have tethering on my account.
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bmac51 said:
I rooted my Droid X and got the wireless tether app to work. My only question is if I use my phone to tether will any extra data charges show up on my account? I have the unlimited data package, but I don't have tethering on my account.
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you will not be charged using the Wireless Tether app. Assuming you're refering to this one http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

That's the one. Thank you very much.
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2.2 wifi tether?
Will this work on a rooted droid x running 2.2 froyo?

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Will this work on a rooted droid x running 2.2 froyo?
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Ya it works great as long as only one device is connected. However with mine other android phones can't see my wifi as an option, but laptops work fine.
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Jon El Canche said:
Ya it works great as long as only one device is connected. However with mine other android phones can't see my wifi as an option, but laptops work fine.
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Thats because it is a Ad-Hoc type of wifi. There is still a known problem with windows 7 and ad-hoc networks though (you have to re-establish the connection every time you want to use it on the pc). If you are running xp/vista, you should have no problem reconnecting every time.

There ARE hacked versions of the Motorola Hotspot app that will allow true, non ad-hoc, Hotspot functionality, while still not having to pay for the package. I am using it on my X with Fission 2.1 ROM. TeamBlackHat released it.. search and enjoy.
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Do note that VzW can still see your data usage (how much used) and data rate (I THINK they can see this), so they'll have a good idea that you're tethering when you're not supposed to (contract violation, essentially) if you do this too much.
If you're sneaking around VzW to use tethering without paying, then do it sparingly when needed, not excessively... unless you want your contract terminated and other penalties assessed. This isn't the same thing as voiding a warranty, after all. You're essentially pirating bandwidth from them by doing this. Not that I have much of an issue with that, just warning you so you know that they do take this seriously.

Issues with Wireless Tether

I am running MikShift with 1.8 kernal with Cyan Dragon Theme.
The wireless tether works just fine with the 4g, but it doesn't work with the 3g, are there any threads or a fix or anything info on this?

I'm also having problems with this. I have thread a few post down but unfortunately we haven't found a solution.
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The only problem I'm having is that devices connected to my phone via Wireless Tether get a LOT LESS speed than my phone will. Full 4G signal on my phone ~5Megs while a connected device will be pulling about 500K.

HolyShift said:
The only problem I'm having is that devices connected to my phone via Wireless Tether get a LOT LESS speed than my phone will. Full 4G signal on my phone ~5Megs while a connected device will be pulling about 500K.
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The 4G works just fine for me, I just can't get the 3G to work.

I'm having this exact same problem. I haven't been able to figurre anything out either. One this I've noticed is that if I switch to a different app, the tether will stop working until I go back to the wireless tether app itself and then the data will start to flow again.
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Ok so I am not the only one...4g works..3g dosen't give me internet access....on my GF EVO too...but I can tether through her hacked sprint hotspot....this thread and the other one needs to be combined i think...

beezie916 said:
Ok so I am not the only one...4g works..3g dosen't give me internet access....on my GF EVO too...but I can tether through her hacked sprint hotspot....this thread and the other one needs to be combined i think...
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Probably so, is there anyway someone can gain access to a "hacked" sprint hotspot for the Shift?

l2icky said:
Probably so, is there anyway someone can gain access to a "hacked" sprint hotspot for the Shift?
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Well it looks like newkidd might of found out the tether issue..../system/bi/sh is symlinked to bash....
he is working on a fix...but i was helping test and can say fixing the symlink and tether worked perfectly....on 3g...although i know i didn't do this fix Friday when we toyed with it so who knows what the deal was....
The hack apparently takes a lot of work to change from EVO to ours....not sure what dev is going to be able to port it....

l2icky said:
Probably so, is there anyway someone can gain access to a "hacked" sprint hotspot for the Shift?
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Nfinitefx just added a mod to him rom which is a sprint hotspot hack..whether it works or not no clue but it was in his change log just recently..maybe you could pull something out of there?
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Has anybody tried deleting their spint hotspot? I'm going to try that and check back later tonight.
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Well deleting the spint hotspot made no difference. Now a few days later I can't even tether on 4G. Quite frustrating, this. Any suggestions?
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foolforfood said:
Well deleting the spint hotspot made no difference. Now a few days later I can't even tether on 4G. Quite frustrating, this. Any suggestions?
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What rom are you on...I know stock it works..mikrom has an error on sh 3.2 which is being worked out and evervolve it works
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I was using miks rom, which was letting me use tether on 4G until today. I just switched to nfx stock, still not working.
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I was using miks rom, which was letting me use tether on 4G until today. I just switched to nfx stock, still not working.
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I meant the actual stock rom but nfx is working on a sprint hotspot hack
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Guys, I submitted an issue on their google code page, feel free to go comment and knock this thing up to a hot issue so they will look into it. lol
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=878

OK I'm glad to see others are having this issue.
Prior to yesterday, I was only able to tether on 4G using Wired Tether OR Wireless Tether. As of yesterday, I can no longer tether AT ALL.
I've tried flashing back to the completely stock ROM (only had root mod) that preludedrew posted and I'm still experiencing this issue. The only other thing I could possibly do is RUU and then re-root.
Has anyone found a solution to this? Is this a sprint issue or individual phone? Are some people not affected at all? I have been using the stock ROM, rooted and with bcnice's 1.8 GHz kernel since root.
I use my phone as my primary internet so this is a HUGE detriment for me and also a GARGANTUAN downside for the phone. I'm wondering if Sprint is finding a way to outsmart us...
EDIT: Azilink appears to still be working fine for tethering. Although it does take a bit more of a setup and some familiarity (marginal) with adb, it also typically performs much better as well. Brandock made a post about it in the apps forum, a search should pull it up fairly quickly.

Well with stock root wireless tether wasw working fine once I switched roms it stopped working so you do the math
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My 4G tethering came back oddly enough. Maybe it was my area.
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Mine is back working now too...that's really weird.
NYC here.
Guess I wasted my whole day yesterday trying to figure this crap out =(

This is an issue with the ROMs not the app or anything. The symlin for /system/bin/sh is wrong....thats why when you go into terminal you see sh3.2 if you remove it and make a new symlink wireless tether will work....i can post the commands I was given that worked fine but I make no guarantees it will work or that it wont do something bad to your phone but I will give you the commands I used.
using terminal and your /system will have to be r/w
rm /system/bin/sh
ln -s /system/bin/sh0 /system/bin/sh

Can you tether 2.3

? Widow or barnacle.doesn't work
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Pdanet is where its at for gb
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Can't find it in the market
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I need it so I can use my Ipad.
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If your tethering in GB you will be monitored, so make sure your paying for the service. They have embedded software into GB system to monitor tethering. This was done by all Providers! This has been verified!

Thank you sir
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Really verified? I don't think so. Name one person whos contract has been canceled. I use the nvram hack on Gb and it works fine. Havnt heard from Verizon.
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Yes if you tether with gingerbread Verizon with show up at your house and kill you. It has been proven on a forum that it will happen so I read on the internet so it must be true...
Really, until you get something from Verizon saying they are tracking you and bla bla bull crap don't worry about the retards who keep beating the whole sky is falling tether crap. With noon more to go off of then that damn p3 article. NOTHING in that dumb ass post has been verified.
That said before you start Barnacle use titanium backup to freeze your notification bar and then it should work.
Also pdanet needs a usb to work (last time I checked) and the free version wont let you go to https sites (again it has been a while since I looked into this app so it may have changed)
SENT FROM MY IPAD TETHERED TO MY DROID X. (Without Verizon thugs showing up and breaking my phone or stealing my cat)

Let me clarify something for everyone here. A contact of mine has looked into the issue. When you use the 3g hotspot, in the code, there is a value that is set to 0. It is believed that this is how they can track you. However NOBODY has lost service or had any adverse effects as of now. However, this is ONLY present if you use the stock 3g hotspot. As with anything, do it at your own risk, there almost certainly will NOT be a problem.

blubyu87gt said:
Yes if you tether with gingerbread Verizon with show up at your house and kill you. It has been proven on a forum that it will happen so I read on the internet so it must be true...
Really, until you get something from Verizon saying they are tracking you and bla bla bull crap don't worry about the retards who keep beating the whole sky is falling tether crap. With noon more to go off of then that damn p3 article. NOTHING in that dumb ass post has been verified.
That said before you start Barnacle use titanium backup to freeze your notification bar and then it should work.
Also pdanet needs a usb to work (last time I checked) and the free version wont let you go to https sites (again it has been a while since I looked into this app so it may have changed)
SENT FROM MY IPAD TETHERED TO MY DROID X. (Without Verizon thugs showing up and breaking my phone or stealing my cat)
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What is the name of the app to freeze?
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I can most of the time using the TBH patcher and wifi heather. Its about how gingerbread handles/reports data sessions, meaning its different then froyo so it doesn't report teather apps as an internal data session, instead saying it is an external data sessions, thus redirecting to Verizon's weboage.
But if you can get teather running, there is no more or less risk than before on froyo, its the same possibilities.
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blubyu87gt said:
...That said before you start Barnacle use titanium backup to freeze your notification bar and then it should work.
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Cant find notification bar in in titanium backup ...

Im am on the rooted .588 GB and have the TBH patch installed and use the Hotspot app to tether. At first I could not get it to connect half the time and the other half when it did connect seemed to suffer DNS related issues or drop connection.
I ended up adding my MAC address in the native app for authorized connections and have had ZERO issues ever since.

Does anyone know is the TBH patche is out there somewhere still available for download? By the time I got a hold of it the whole Internet was going crazy over the tethering thing. I would like to be able to tether with GB. Don't wan a have to go back down to froyo.
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jussumguy88 said:
Does anyone know is the TBH patche is out there somewhere still available for download? By the time I got a hold of it the whole Internet was going crazy over the tethering thing. I would like to be able to tether with GB. Don't wan a have to go back down to froyo.
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PM sent. Read my post above to see how Im doing mine. Im now on .595 though and it works fine. i was tethering last night while i had my desktop ripped apart.
this link is only good for seven days
https://www.yousendit.com/download/MEtUV0o5R0ZUME5FQlE9PQ

What's weird is, I thought if you Full SBF'd you'd have to re-patch the NVRAM for the onboard tether app to work again, but I didn't have to re-patch it and it works...
Nevermind, stupid browser cache confusing me...

You can google and find it also
http://www.mycricketforum.com/verizon-motorola-droid-x/6444-tether-fix-gingerbread-tbh-patch.html

[Q] Got root but wifi tether troubles me

Ok so I just ordered a X from ebay and its on its way. So I started doing a little research on rooting since I want to root it right away. I have done some research in this form but wanted to be sure before I attempted anything. So, is their one solid way to root the phone no matter what version it is? If not what do I need to know for certain OTA versions so I dont brick my phone? Thanks!

Search for Z4 root... tried and proven.
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Maxgap1705 said:
Search for Z4 root... tried and proven.
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Affirmative z4 root is all you need
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Here you go, one of the benefits of this mirror im building, easier to locate stuff.
http://www.blackmugmedia.com/Android/GT/Mirror/Apps/z4root.1.3.0.apk
Oh, and here are some roms and stuff, the build up of my DX collection is going slow, but hopefully by weeks end it will be full.
http://www.blackmugmedia.com/Android/DX/

Sweet thanks man

Ok so I have revived my phone and rooted it. Its awesome by the way. But I am in the process of setting up WiFi tether. But each time I start it the 3g hotspot comes up in the background. So when I connect my computer and go to any website it shoots me strait to the Verizons page. Even though I have root and am running a different WiFi tether program other then the 3g hotspot that the x comes with. How do I get around this without being charged.

Try using easytether to usb tether instead

I would really like to use some sort of wifi tether. Their should be some sort of work around or fix.
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[Q] How to remove Verizon 3G Mobile Hotspot

I've seen a little about this - but couldn't find the answer.
Sorry if I'm repeating on someone else's thread.
I've got a Rooted (EC07) Continuum right now & just came from a Droid 1 (which I loved).
I can't find a way to remove the 3G Mobile Hotspot app from Verizon.
On my D1, I previously used Wireless Tether 2 & it was so awesome.
No when I open up the 3G otspot, it takes the device that is hooking up to my hotspot to a Verizon web page that requests a subscription.
I just want to use it free again, like on my D1.
Any suggestions on how I could do this?
I have already tried downloading other Wireless Teher apps apps & none of them seems to work properly.
Thanks.

I suppose you could remove the app with an explorer or Titanium Backup. I doubt it would get rid of it in the settings menu. I use open garden, and it works fine (assuming you aren't trying to connect with something that can't use ad-hoc)
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Why not you guys check out wireless tether beta 7 or whatever they are onto now, and go to settings, and set it as a fascinate xD then you can actually use it as a regular network, not adhoc xP
Also, I think 3g hotspot is a part of settings.apk if I remember correctly xP so you can't really get rid of it :l
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trailblazer101 said:
Why not you guys check out wireless tether beta 7 or whatever they are onto now, and go to settings, and set it as a fascinate xD then you can actually use it as a regular network, not adhoc xP
Also, I think 3g hotspot is a part of settings.apk if I remember correctly xP so you can't really get rid of it :l
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You wouldn't happen to have a market link, would you? It's not showing up on mine
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Haha, it's not on the market anymore, but you can find in on google xD I'll post a link when I am on a computer if you can't find it xD
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thats funny... I googled wireless tether beta7, and this post is the first hit that comes up...
here is the site for it.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

The app is built into the framework of the ROM I believe, or is tied into another piece of the ROM that can't be removed. The only way to really "remove" it is to use a launcher that allows you to hide app icons and just remove it from view.

Barnacle wi fi tether works
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Thanks guys.
I appreciate the info. Just got wifi tether 6.

Also you can "freeze" 3g hotspot, and anything else that's annoying you, using "Bloat Freezer", found in the market for $1.99. Or with Titanium Backup Pro (paid version) which is worth its weight in gold anyway.

that literaly does nothing except prevent the app from running and the app dosnt run in the background when your not using it. the bloat freezer is ment for apps using gps and updating weather that drains your battery.