I am looking to get a phone (upgrade from my old G1) and have been seeing the prices down pretty much on the 4G Galaxy S phones.
Does anyone on here have the Galaxy S and wifi tether it to the A500? How does it work? Any issues? How hard are they to root? Is it a phone you would recommend?
Thanks.
Wireless tethering works flawless for me.
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eersfanpilot said:
I am looking to get a phone (upgrade from my old G1) and have been seeing the prices down pretty much on the 4G Galaxy S phones.
Does anyone on here have the Galaxy S and wifi tether it to the A500? How does it work? Any issues? How hard are they to root? Is it a phone you would recommend?
Thanks.
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I have a T-Mobile Vibrant running CM nightlies, tethering works great. As far as rooting, it's pretty simple. Have fun, man.
I am using a galaxy s i9000 to tether my A500 as I type this. I use Darky rom 10.2 and the mobile ap works flawlessly even when my wife adds in her laptop as well
hey thanks guys for all the responses.
I have a Galaxy SII and can easily wifi tether it to the A500 and the phone isn't rooted.
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I purchased a Galaxy tab off craigslist.It has been great super fast rooted oced to 1.4 Ghz.
I dont really need the gsm right now cuz I tether of my rooted evo however I would like to have it working in case I ever need it ,i think its a euro and I didnt notice if it worked before rooting.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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PLEASE OH PLEASE SAMSUNG!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/samsu...t-certification-becomes-the-first-smartphone/
That news or release or whatever that was didn't provide anything useful... the entire time I was like whats WiFi Direct? Care to explain?
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That news or release or whatever that was didn't provide anything useful... the entire time I was like whats WiFi Direct? Care to explain?
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Bluetooth on steroids.
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Just a note,
This is about i9000 galaxy s, not the epic or other galaxy s.
BUT, its still good news as we might also get this.
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It is linking of WiFi devices to each other without the need of the well known middle man: the router. Seems logical to expect this feature in our phones...right?
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I guess this never happened. Bummer.
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I guess this never happened. Bummer.
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Idk but my phone will connect to my wifes phone running her 4g and wireless tether... don't know if that is what they were talking about... I do it all the time though cuz she gets good 4g in the house and I do not
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If you set up two rooted epics with wireless tether you can run the wifi file transfer on the phone you want the files from while running wifi tether simultaniously you can send files 1.5kbps to each other without a router. Juss sayin
Edit: its kinda of a ***** but it works
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Ya I get what your saying but my phone gets great speed off of my wifes evo 4g... I have epic 4g... I get better download and upload speeds running wifi off her wireless tether than I do from just my phone
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This article was from a year ago....guess it's not happening.
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This article was from a year ago....guess it's not happening.
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Nope. If they were going to do it, EI22 was their chance. I asked via Twitter and got a negative response.
All info is on my site: http://www.peteralfonso.com/2011/08/download-tethering-fix-for-nexus-s-4g.html
You rule! Thanks for this!
4g fix also?
I don't have 4g in my area to test but I do not think you can tether over 4g (because it didn't in Android 2.3.4), that would be awesome though.
Does this mean that the standard tethering app, that is native on the phone, will work or does it mean that you will be able to use the wireless tether app from code.google.com?
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Does this mean that the standard tethering app, that is native on the phone, will work or does it mean that you will be able to use the wireless tether app from code.google.com?
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This means that the native tethering app will work
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4g fix also?
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4g is a no go still but 3g hotspot tether is working fine for me with this patch. Thanx pete!
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Thanks, It's working great on 3g I haven't tried 4g. I'm running stock rooted with the matr1x 5.5 kernel.
Just curious why people want this so bad when wireless tether does 4g? Thanks.
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Wireless Tether for Root users is an ad-hoc network on the Nexus, whereas the native tether is infrastructure. That's reason enough.
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Just curious why people want this so bad when wireless tether does 4g? Thanks.
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I think it might be because Wireless Tether only produces an adhoc wifi signal (which ironically a lot of Android and other wifi devices cannot connect to) vs the default hotspot app does Infrastructure access point.
Works great. Nice work.
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All info is on my site: http://www.peteralfonso.com/2011/08/download-tethering-fix-for-nexus-s-4g.html
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Sorry for the noob question but I didn't find the answer in the thread or on your site. Do you need root or can you run on stock?
TIA.
just curious, what does this exactly modify?
thanks for this pete.
Thanks Pete. Great work as always.
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Is it any different than what netarchy is doing with his kernel? I'm running his 1.3.9 cfs and native tether works fine.
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Awesome! Thanks for this! Works great and was a snap to install with ROM Manager. This restores to me the only reason I purchased a Nexus S 4G for. Sad that Sprint is trying to take this from us when all the other Nexus phones still offer it freely without having to subscribe to some overpriced "tethering" plan. Shame on you Sprint.
This doesn't enable 4G tethering which is a bit of a bummer since we also got a nice speed increase with 4G on 2.3.5 but it's far better than "Wifi Tether for root users".
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Awesome! Thanks for this! Works great and was a snap to install with ROM Manager. This restores to me the only reason I purchased a Nexus S 4G for. Sad that Sprint is trying to take this from us when all the other Nexus phones still offer it freely without having to subscribe to some overpriced "tethering" plan. Shame on you Sprint.
This doesn't enable 4G tethering which is a bit of a bummer since we also got a nice speed increase with 4G on 2.3.5 but it's far better than "Wifi Tether for root users".
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Actually, i flashed this a did a comparison with WiFi Tether in terms of speed. WiFi Tether gave me faster speeds. I'm keeping it though since WiFi Tether only does adhoc and the stock Hotspot does Infrastructure.
Either way, win win.
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Wireless Tether for Root users is an ad-hoc network on the Nexus, whereas the native tether is infrastructure. That's reason enough.
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What is the benefit to having infrastructure versus ad hoc if they accomplish the same goal, tethering.
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What is the benefit to having infrastructure versus ad hoc if they accomplish the same goal, tethering.
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Anything can connect to a WIFI network on infrastructure mode, in adhoc mode, there are some devices that cannot connect this way, most notably the Xoom, Gal Tabs, and some other devices. From what I've seen, it's mostly some tablets and phones, but probably all PCs can connect in adhoc.
Hello guys!
I have a Galaxy Note which is big but I could use 7" to read PDF better.
Yet, I am not so sure how useful it will be for me since it does not have 3G only WIFI so I was considering going with a Galaxy 7.7 instead.
What is your experience with it?
I mean, even some games require some internet connection before launching for example.
Thanks!
With foxfi app it hasn't been an issue, not once.
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It's quite useful. I'm in wifi range much of the time, and when I'm not I can tether it to my LTE phone. I still don't like tablets or phones for heavy data entry, but for just looking the N7 is great.
My next test will be putting electronic docs on it for my job. It will be interesting to see if the 7" screen is adequate for that.
My campus has wifi everywhere so no problem for me.
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Yeah that is my concern, that I will end up using my Note more because I will have internet all the time...
I have no intention to ever use 3G on a tablet. On the rare occasion I can't find wifi, I just tether to my phone using Foxfi.
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I use my mifi device. No problem!
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Yeah that is my concern, that I will end up using my Note more because I will have internet all the time...
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I have the GNote n7000 as well....why can't you use the hotspot feature on it?
galaxy nexus + wireless tether(or bluetooth tether) = one happy nexus seven
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galaxy nexus + wireless tether(or bluetooth tether) = one happy nexus seven
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Best combo yet
I think my GNex works better with foxfi than my GNote.
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I have the GNote n7000 as well....why can't you use the hotspot feature on it?
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Well that is tethering isnt it?
Last time I did that with my now dead laptop, I got a text message and email and a letter about it, that if I were to do that again they would make some changes to my account to pay for tethering.
That is my issue, I think at the end of the day being able to use my simcard in a tablet with 3G (if it really is that easy) , would be better for me but damn is nice to resist the price and power you get with the Nexus.
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Well that is tethering isnt it?
Last time I did that with my now dead laptop, I got a text message and email and a letter about it, that if I were to do that again they would make some changes to my account to pay for tethering.
That is my issue, I think at the end of the day being able to use my simcard in a tablet with 3G (if it really is that easy) , would be better for me but damn is nice to resist the price and power you get with the Nexus.
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Can't say I've ever received any type of notification from my carrier regarding me using the hotspot feature with my GNote or GNex. I have received a text while using it with my carrier phones, my T-Mobile sgs2 and sensation.
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Alright for me since even if I could, I would not buy a data plan
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I would not buy a Nexus with 3G... I am price-sensitive, and not about to pay for a data plan.
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I would not buy a Nexus with 3G... I am price-sensitive, and not about to pay for a data plan.
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My situation is different cause I still have an unlimited data plan.
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I have no intention to ever use 3G on a tablet. On the rare occasion I can't find wifi, I just tether to my phone using Foxfi.
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No way I'd go with a 3G tablet ,the extra expensive both in price of the tablet and a 3G contract for it doesn't warrant it .If I'm not on wifi I just tether to my One X
Why should I pay for another 3g/4g account when I can tether my exciting 4g phone to it? I also have a 4g hotspot.
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I have a mobile 4g hotspot for times I need internet access and no wifi is around.No biggie for me.I would not have bought a 3g model tablet if it had been offered myself.
I don't carry a smart phone so tethering is not an option. I prefer a small basic phone that fits in my pocket.With the Jetpack I can use it for anything including the nexus7 when I need internet on the go.
Look into an app called "Open Garden" - allow you to *automatically* share your your phones internet connection as-needed (via bluetooth). Absolutely awesome and 100% free!
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Well now when i was getting close to buying the nexus i found a local selling the transformer prime 32GB for 300 dollars which unless i am missing something, is worth the extra.
What do you guys think?
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I am really considering buying a Nexus 7 but am curious if it can be tethered to a GSM GNEX running on Tmobile without paying for the hotspot feature. I have searched the forum but no threads have been specific enough to my question. Thanks guys.
maybe ask in the genx forum, it will be easier to find someone there with a n7 then someone here with a genx
neither my rooted g1 nor my rooted g2 will connect via adhoc to my unrooted n7. I've been busy lately so I haven't attempted to fix this but I'm sure it will be very easy to do, there may even be custom roms for the n7 with the proper wpa supplement but I haven't looked into it yet as its not a bother nor have I the time.
point is it will work for some phones right out of the box with little or no effort, can't attest to it working with yours
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maybe ask in the genx forum, it will be easier to find someone there with a n7 then someone here with a genx
neither my rooted g1 nor my rooted g2 will connect via adhoc to my unrooted n7. I've been busy lately so I haven't attempted to fix this but I'm sure it will be very easy to do, there may even be custom roms for the n7 with the proper wpa supplement but I haven't looked into it yet as its not a bother nor have I the time.
point is it will work for some phones right out of the box with little or no effort, can't attest to it working with yours
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appreciate the response. Thank you.
I use my lte Gnex and it works just fine.
Worst come to worse u could prolly use foxfi app
Do this
Go to a store that sell nexus7, turn on hotspot, see if u can connect
Oh I think I misunderstood your question.
Most custom rom for Gnex allow you to tether without paying the premium for hotspot. But, it uses your data plan. If you don't have unlimited, the data used will still count against your data plan allowance. There is no way around that. And if there was I don't think you would find it here :/
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I'm on tmobile and have the Gnex, I've had since April. I've been using the hotspot on it with no problems.... I've never received a notice from tmobile. I'm now using foxfi app. I don't think tmobile can tell when we use the gnex as a hotspot.
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They can't, because using foxfi is just making your data available to another device. It doesn't hide the data usage just allows another device to use ur plans data. Which they aren't allowed to block(vzw got "In trouble" for blocking apps that allow you to use ur data on another device. Tho they CAN block unlimited users from using them, they aren't allowed to FORCE tiered users to pay the hotspot premium to use the data on other devices)
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They can't, because using foxfi is just making your data available to another device. It doesn't hide the data usage just allows another device to use ur plans data. Which they aren't allowed to block(vzw got "In trouble" for blocking apps that allow you to use ur data on another device. Tho they CAN block unlimited users from using them, they aren't allowed to FORCE tiered users to pay the hotspot premium to use the data on other devices)
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I meant in general, without using foxfi. Sprint also blocked foxfi.
generalagony said:
I am really considering buying a Nexus 7 but am curious if it can be tethered to a GSM GNEX running on Tmobile without paying for the hotspot feature. I have searched the forum but no threads have been specific enough to my question. Thanks guys.
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There is not software from Tmo on your Gnex; just use the native hotspot feature on stock and you are good to go, the beauty of vanilla! I’ve been using this combo for weeks, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
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There is not software from Tmo on your Gnex; just use the native hotspot feature on stock and you are good to go, the beauty of vanilla! I’ve been using this combo for weeks, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
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That's what I was trying say....the GNex is one of those devices that T-Mobile can't "see" you tethering/hot spotting with. I've been doing it since May with not a peep from T-Mobile.