Is there any good app to get wifi tether on the droid incredible without paying VZW a monthly fee? I installed any cut on a lg thrill and was able to get it working there, but tht doesnt seem to work for the incredible.. Im open to suggestions..
mrbarker said:
Is there any good app to get wifi tether on the droid incredible without paying VZW a monthly fee? I installed any cut on a lg thrill and was able to get it working there, but tht doesnt seem to work for the incredible.. Im open to suggestions..
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1. This should be in Q&A
2. Before you post, PLEASE use the search. There are many other threads like this
That said, try this. WIFI Tether for Root Users
Open Garden WiFi tether from the market also works nicely.
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RussianMenace said:
Already tried that, PC sees the network but does not connect.
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There's always the option of running a rom that has it preinstalled, such as CommunityRom, which has a hacked default hotspot, or CM7/MIUI, which have their own.
What OS are you on for your PC?
dmeadows013 said:
1. This should be in Q&A
2. Before you post, PLEASE use the search. There are many other threads like this
That said, try this. WIFI Tether for Root Users
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+1 on the WIFI Tether for Root Users as it supports infastructure mode instead of just adhoc.
dmeadows013 said:
There's always the option of running a rom that has it preinstalled, such as CommunityRom, which has a hacked default hotspot, or CM7/MIUI, which have their own.
What OS are you on for your PC?
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Running Win7. Was finally able to connect after flashing a fresh CM7 nightly and using built in tethering. Though it took a few minutes to actually get internet access. I would prefer to use wifi tether, but just can't connect to it in infrastructure, only ad-hoc, even after I snagged an AP module from EVO system dump. It seems infrastructure mode on DInc is really hit or miss.
mrbarker said:
Is there any good app to get wifi tether on the droid incredible without paying VZW a monthly fee? I installed any cut on a lg thrill and was able to get it working there, but tht doesnt seem to work for the incredible.. Im open to suggestions..
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Have you tried PdaNET. That is what I use. It works great for me. I just used it on my trip I just took.
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Im using internet sharing. Not the hot spot. Can I cancel the hot spot and save the $30. a month and still use internet sharing. Thanks
Yes you can. The wifi hot spot is only necessary if you want to turn your devices into a WiFi hot spot so other devices could use it, such as the iPad. If you just want to have internet access for your own laptop/desktop, just use the usb cable and you're off and running.
If you root your phone, free wifi tether is now working as of yesterday.
use the wifi tethering that ChrisDos referenced. it works flawlessly!
ChrisDos said:
If you root your phone, free wifi tether is now working as of yesterday.
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I was using PDAnet on our Evo's until yesterday. Now both are rooted and using WiFi tether and work just fine. No extra $30 per Evo to sprint here.
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Thanks Alot. New the the droid world. Learning. Been an wm user for years.
Dont feel bad. Ive been WiMo for years also. Android is totally new but I should have crossed over long before now.
When is 2.2 scheduled for release? Would it be smart to wait til after 2.2 to root my phone, is there any reason to wait or will they be able to do anything with 2.2 that could block me from the update if I have a rooted phone?
wpl11972 said:
Im using internet sharing. Not the hot spot. Can I cancel the hot spot and save the $30. a month and still use internet sharing. Thanks
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The USB internet sharing option won't work without the plan. You can use it to share a wifi connection, but not your mobile connection.
If you want to keep using USB tethering without the $30 fee, you can install Android Wired Tether. Only the official version won't work for the Evo, the Eris and a couple other HTC phones.
Here's the version that works on our phones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=351324&d=1277754525
It's attached to this post in the HTC Legend forum, but it was originally tested on the Evo.
Guys a sprint rep told me its 30 bucks either way.. i don't know if they are right or not i would be giants recommend rooting your phone .. look into unrevoked
*This was posted from my Evo 4G using Tapatalkpro! Great app, if you want to browse and post through many dfferent forums*
whoops wrong thread
question: do you have to pay for sprint's mobile hotspot to use mobileap? I flashed the dk17 viper rom to my epic last night and it keeps saying something under the lines of my sprint pcs username and pw couldn't be authorized...
abro22 said:
question: do you have to pay for sprint's mobile hotspot to use mobileap? I flashed the dk17 viper rom to my epic last night and it keeps saying something under the lines of my sprint pcs offense and pw couldn't be authorized...
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MobileAP is notorious for having issues unless it is perfectly integrated into the ROM. Try using Wireless Tether, it is available for free just do a search for it on here. IMO it works much better than Sprint Hotspot, and there is no need to pay for it. If you still have problems (I can never get neither MobileAP nor Wireless Tether working properly on my phone), try using a wired tether app such as PdaNet or Wired Tether. These require the usb cable to be plugged in, but there are far fewer compatiblity issues. Hope this helps!
Sent from my Xtremely Syndicated and Emotionless Epic 4G
Already have the wifi tether app and have used pdanet before. Both work.. Just, I was hoping got quicker speeds through mobileap..
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abro22 said:
question: do you have to pay for sprint's mobile hotspot to use mobileap? I flashed the dk17 viper rom to my epic last night and it keeps saying something under the lines of my sprint pcs offense and pw couldn't be authorized...
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Actually im curios too... do you have to pay to use MobileAP?
apatcas said:
Actually im curios too... do you have to pay to use MobileAP?
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Nope, it is a free solution to tether your existing 3G or 4G data connection wirelessly. You just need to have it baked into whichever ROM you are using, as it is not a standalone .apk.
abro22 said:
Already have the wifi tether app and have used pdanet before. Both work.. Just, I was hoping got quicker speeds through mobileap..
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I'm not sure about speed, wired tether would surely be the fastest as there is no loss of speed from wireless data transfer. PdaNet is very slow IMO, I don't use it anymore due to this. MobileAP shouldn't be too much faster than WifiTether, as they are both using essentially the same protocol to do the same thing, just different ways of going about it. Keep following the ViperROM thread, I'm sure BT will get a fully functional MobileAP mod working shortly
yeah the sprint hotspot is a sprint app (obviously, lol) that you will have to pay for to use. the MobileAP in the vipeROM is in Settings > Wireless > Mobile AP. Its not going to be any faster than wireless tether, the benefit is that the above are both infrastructure mode while wireless tether is ad hoc. some devices cannot connect to ad hoc connections.
i tested the vipeROM mobile AP and my lappy could connect successfully and cant connect to ad hoc. it looks like he swiped it from the captivate since there was att related text in it, lol. but it works, data worked, i jsut got messages every few seconds about not being able to register me or something like that, but it continued to work, lol. hope this helps
Iv searched and searched but can't find anything specifically answering my question in layman terms.....ok here goes, before I had my phone rooted I paid 30 for one month for the sprint hotspot on my epic and used it on my ps3 to play call of duty and it worked perfect. Then a co worker told me about the rooting and free tethering so I had it done and the phone works fine, its a little faster and all that jazz but the tether feature only works on certain devices (ipod touch and 1 of my laptops) but will not work on my ps3 at all. My question is why and how can I fix it.....
I can't say I've tried this, but here's a thread with some knowledgeable input that might help you along:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834373
Ok I'm lost. It has 2 downloads for epic and neither zip from doing the 3finger start up and zip from sd
It is because it is an adhoc signal. Some devices won't connect or even see an adhoc signal I believe the ps3 is a device that won't cnnect to an adhoc signal. You might have to contact sony on the specs though.
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i understand the logic behind that but why does sprints stock "hotspot" work fine on ps3 but all "aftermarket" tethers do not
I've never used the sprint hotspot, but it probably transmits in infrastructure mode (like a wireless router), and not ad hoc mode (like wirelssly conncting two computers together without a router). The truth is, no ones been able to get infrastructure mode working on di18 (which is android 2.1, and you are probably running it if you didn't go to dk28, which is android 2.2).
Now, you could try going to dk28, but it can be buggy, and I don't think the wireless tether in infrastucture mode works perfectly either. So in otherwords, it might get complicated for you.
I have an xbox360, which also doesn't connect to ad hoc networks. So instead, I use a wired tether program, pdaNet (the free version). My setup is epic wired tethered to my laptop, then an ethernet cable to connect my laptop to my xbox. If you have a laptop that you can use for this setup, I highly recommend it. There's also probably less lag than with wireless tether since wireless has more latency than a usb cable.
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Iv searched and searched but can't find anything specifically answering my question in layman terms.....ok here goes, before I had my phone rooted I paid 30 for one month for the sprint hotspot on my epic and used it on my ps3 to play call of duty and it worked perfect. Then a co worker told me about the rooting and free tethering so I had it done and the phone works fine, its a little faster and all that jazz but the tether feature only works on certain devices (ipod touch and 1 of my laptops) but will not work on my ps3 at all. My question is why and how can I fix it.....
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If your Epic is running Eclair 2.1 and you're already rooted, then you're in business.
You need to flash the modified hotspot app that was ripped from the Vibrant (and modified for each of the Galaxy S series), and you're golden. After doing this, use the Sprint Hotspot app like usual with no need to pay the $30 fee, plus it's working in infrastructure mode (everything wifi friendly), not ad-hoc (some wifi friendly).
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If your Epic is running Eclair 2.1 and you're already rooted, then you're in business.
You need to flash the modified hotspot app that was ripped from the Vibrant (and modified for each of the Galaxy S series), and you're golden. After doing this, use the Sprint Hotspot app like usual with no need to pay the $30 fee, plus it's working in infrastructure mode (everything wifi friendly), not ad-hoc (some wifi friendly).
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Do you have a link for that?
knyque said:
Do you have a link for that?
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Found it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756804
I'm on Eclair 2.1 DI18.
I had this issue with my daughter's DSI. I finally did a manual set-up instead of letting the DSI do it automatically and it connected and works great.
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Had a similar issue trying to tether to my nook, luckily there are some pretty smart people over in that forum too and they figured out a way to swap over the nook to see ad hoc networks, makes me wonder if you trolled some ps3 forums and saw if some other people have found a solution to their systems not being ad hoc friendly, because if you ever decide to go to 2.2 that hacked hot spot option wont work
ok so i downloaded the signed-final-mobileap and flashed it and my "sprint hotpot" isnt there anymore and my wireless tether still doesnt work on the ps3.....i running 2.2.1 kernal version 2.6.32.9 build number sph-d700 viperrom frozen ext 4 rfs dk28 dual 4.0.3
like i said im a noob but i know how to flash roms and root but dont fully understand most of this stuff
when i go to setting and click on the mobile app or what ever it says it has stoped unexpectedly
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ok so i downloaded the signed-final-mobileap and flashed it and my "sprint hotpot" isnt there anymore and my wireless tether still doesnt work on the ps3.....i running 2.2.1 kernal version 2.6.32.9 build number sph-d700 viperrom frozen ext 4 rfs dk28 dual 4.0.3
like i said im a noob but i know how to flash roms and root but dont fully understand most of this stuff
when i go to setting and click on the mobile app or what ever it says it has stoped unexpectedly
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The dev is still working the bugs out on the Epic version...
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yea im finding that out, im about to just go back to stock and pay the 30 lol all the trouble iv been goin threw to try and make this work is blowing my mind lol
i tether my ps3
foxracer600rr said:
yea im finding that out, im about to just go back to stock and pay the 30 lol all the trouble iv been goin threw to try and make this work is blowing my mind lol
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ok bro quick question do you have a laptop???
Yes but what I'm trying to do is have a net conection in my car for my ps3 str8 from the phone witgh as litle clutter as possible, I did it at a car show when I had the legit hotspot and worked great.....I don't want to have to lug around a laptop with my phone atatched to it. Id judt like to charge the phone threw my mini usb in the glovebox and run wireles tether
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yea im finding that out, im about to just go back to stock and pay the 30 lol all the trouble iv been goin threw to try and make this work is blowing my mind lol
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If your going to go back to stock anyway (2.1, not 2.2), just root/cwm and flash the existing MobileAP for 2.1, as that will work without having to pay the extra $30/month. The trouble you were having is that the way the hotspot feature works got changed in 2.2, so the zip for 2.1 that you flashed wont work correctly.
If indeed you are going back to 2.1, this will only work on an odexed rom, in other words, a stock rom (custom kernel is fine) or possibly a custom rom after running the odexer tool in the dev section before you install/use MobileAP.
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ok so i downloaded the signed-final-mobileap and flashed it and my "sprint hotpot" isnt there anymore and my wireless tether still doesnt work on the ps3.....i running 2.2.1 kernal version 2.6.32.9 build number sph-d700 viperrom frozen ext 4 rfs dk28 dual 4.0.3
like i said im a noob but i know how to flash roms and root but dont fully understand most of this stuff
when i go to setting and click on the mobile app or what ever it says it has stoped unexpectedly
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I really hate to get this way but the modded Mobile AP is ONLY FOR 2.1 Eclair NOT 2.2. It says so in the post. THAT'S WHY IT DID NOT WORK or FORCE CLOSED on you because you're running 2.2 Froyo!!
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I really hate to get this way but the modded Mobile AP is ONLY FOR 2.1 Eclair NOT 2.2. It says so in the post. THAT'S WHY IT DID NOT WORK or FORCE CLOSED on you because you're running 2.2 Froyo!!
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OP I know your a noob but why would u download and FLASH SOMTHING on your phone with out reading the OP on the thread about mobile ap mod?
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got it , read alot...and learned alot.....went back to 2.1 (update 1...whatever that is)....but the tether ap works fine now, even shows up on the ps3. have not tested 4g yet but im sure it will work fine.....thanks alot guys
I thought that one of the benefits of Froyo was that we'd have Wifi tethering, but it doesn't seem to be an option.
My question is; How do I enable Wifi tethering? Do I need to root and install Barnacle, or is there another non-rooting way?
If I need to root, is there a new one click root that I should use?
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I thought that one of the benefits of Froyo was that we'd have Wifi tethering, but it doesn't seem to be an option.
My question is; How do I enable Wifi tethering? Do I need to root and install Barnacle, or is there another non-rooting way?
If I need to root, is there a new one click root that I should use?
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One click root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
Then download from here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
I downloaded the wireless_tether_2_0_7-pre1.apk version.
Tested it last night and it works.
One click took a few tries but now I have it installed
After a few tries I was finally able to root.
I installed the Wireless Tether, but I can't see my phone after starting tethering.
Is there a special way to set it up? Shouldn't it just show up in available networks?
bkolodny said:
After a few tries I was finally able to root.
I installed the Wireless Tether, but I can't see my phone after starting tethering.
Is there a special way to set it up? Shouldn't it just show up in available networks?
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I didn't do anything special. Mine just popped up in the available networks..
Take a look at the log and see if there were any errors.
After rooting, the wireless tethering app in the market worked great for me. I wish there was a way to do wired tether without having to use pdanet or easy tether, but oh well.
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You do realize this is a service you have to pay for, right? The functionality was there from jump...you just had to pay to enable it. Nowhere was it said you'd be getting this for free....
But as others have directed...rooting your device then installing Wireless Tether is your way around this.
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I didn't do anything special. Mine just popped up in the available networks..
Take a look at the log and see if there were any errors.
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No errors.
I just checked on a windows computer and it saw the phone.
I'm trying from a Galaxy Tab and that doesn't see it. Why not? Any ideas?
bkolodny said:
No errors.
I just checked on a windows computer and it saw the phone.
I'm trying from a Galaxy Tab and that doesn't see it. Why not? Any ideas?
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Ooh, i'm not sure what I linked you for the wifi tethering will work with the tablet. You might want to try Capslock's suggestion
Quis89 said:
You do realize this is a service you have to pay for, right? The functionality was there from jump...you just had to pay to enable it. Nowhere was it said you'd be getting this for free....
But as others have directed...rooting your device then installing Wireless Tether is your way around this.
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Why should I pay for something that I can get free?
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Ooh, i'm not sure what I linked you for the wifi tethering will work with the tablet. You might want to try Capslock's suggestion
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Why wouldn't it work with the tablet? Is it because it's in ad-hoc mode?
Is there another way to accomplish tethering with the galaxy tab?
bkolodny said:
Why wouldn't it work with the tablet?
Is there another way to accomplish tethering with the galaxy tab?
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I think the guy thought you were trying to produce the WiFi signal from your tab, not have your phone produce the signal and have your tab receive it.
I suspect it's because the tether app you have only works in adhoc mode, and not infrastructure mode.There's a thread in the Themes and Apps forum where someone got infrastructure mode working, install that version.
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I suspect it's because the tether app you have only works in adhoc mode, and not infrastructure mode.There's a thread in the Themes and Apps forum where someone got infrastructure mode working, install that version.
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I suspect the tab doesn't support adhoc wifi. Go to the android tether sight
and download the latest 3.0-pre version. As of right now its up to pre10. The 3.0 versions support infrastructure mode. And so far it works well on my epic with EB13.
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I suspect the tab doesn't support adhoc wifi. Go to the android tether sight
and download the latest 3.0-pre version. As of right now its up to pre10. The 3.0 versions support infrastructure mode. And so far it works well on my epic with EB13.
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I'll try that one.
That worked!
Thanks
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That could be.
Issue was ad-hoc. The latest (experimental) version has infrastructure mode (I think it turned on Sprint's Hotspot - hopefully I won't get charged).
marioc21 said:
I suspect the tab doesn't support adhoc wifi. Go to the android tether sight
and download the latest 3.0-pre version. As of right now its up to pre10. The 3.0 versions support infrastructure mode. And so far it works well on my epic with EB13.
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could you please tell me where to get this latest version? i can't find it in the market. i have the same problem. my tab or other cell phones won't recognize my wifi tether through my epic. my computer does tho.
thank you so much!
tedum88 said:
could you please tell me where to get this latest version? i can't find it in the market.
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http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have dk28... and I try to use wireless tether pre 3.0 with 4g connection... it reboots when it starts tethering.. please help
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hi folks.. I have a couple questions.
1. Can I tether (via USB) my A7 to my non-rooted Sprint evo.. if so what tethering app do I use?
2. I have a Verizon USB 3g modem... can I use it with my tablet? What program do I use?
Thanks all keep up the great work..
The SofaKing said:
hi folks.. I have a couple questions.
1. Can I tether (via USB) my A7 to my non-rooted Sprint who.. if so what gathering app do I use?
2. I have a Verizon USB 3g modem... can I use it with my tablet? What program do I use?
Thanks all keep up the great work..
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No on both counts.
So.... rooting my evo.. I love it as it is.. how much better is it rooted.. I am tempted because of free WiFi... but from a functional stand point it is pretty good stock..
The SofaKing said:
So.... rooting my evo.. I love it as it is.. how much better is it rooted.. I am tempted because of free WiFi... but from a functional stand point it is pretty good stock..
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I rooted mine with unrevoked3.
The biggest reason I did it was for wifi tethering.
root + Wireless Tether (available from market) = joy
If you are not going to be running custom roms and such, the only difference you will notice is an app called "Superuser Permissions" in your app drawer... And the superficial feeling of superiority over most other (normal) Evo users due to the fact that your phone now does what you want, and theirs still doesn't
Edit: after rooting, only use the tether app for tethering and DO NOT use the HotSpot app that came with the phone. That is, unless you actually want to pay Sprint $30 extra a month to actually be able to use your "unlimited" data plan.