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Wireless tether only allows me to go to google sites???

Last wk i used wireless tethering and i cant get to yahoo, facebook, espn. But when i go to google, it loads fine. I search google and it comes up fine. I click on a result and the page wont load. I have full signal and im on 4g. Has anyone else had this issue???
UPDATE: seems to only happen when im on 4g. But why tho?
I use the "wireless tether" app from the market
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mogulpcs said:
Last wk i used wireless tethering and i cant get to yahoo, facebook, espn. But when i go to google, it loads fine. I search google and it comes up fine. I click on a result and the page wont load. I have full signal and im on 4g. Has anyone else had this issue???
UPDATE: seems to only happen when im on 4g. But why tho?
I use the "wireless tether" app from the market
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA
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I don't think wireless tether works with 4g? I'm not too positive, but if that's the case, your computer probably has google chached so it doesn't need a connection to load it.

mogulpcs said:
Last wk i used wireless tethering and i cant get to yahoo, facebook, espn.
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This is the third complaint I've seen about 4G tethering issues in the past day or so, I'm suspicious of something.
Can you describe what happes when you try to go to a site that doesn't work. Does it give you an error? Does it half-load? Does it wait forever?
Also, which city are you located in?

Mine is working fine on 4g and on any site.

shook187 said:
Mine is working fine on 4g and on any site.
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Haven't tried it with 4G yet, but I was having major problems until I went to the Android Tether site and d/led the latest Beta. No problems with 3G and includes infrastructure mode!

I've had 0 issues myself. Can use via 3g or 4g and no restriction on sites visited in any manner

My wireless tether does not work on 4g. Same problem google loads fine, but trying to go to a site it just sits there loading. White page no errors. And data is not moving on the phone. Only site I could get to load was cnn.com. tried a 100 other and just hangs loading page.
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rpruey3 said:
My wireless tether does not work on 4g.
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Which city are you in? Which 4G network are you connected to (Settings -> Wireless and network -> 4G settings)?
Are you running EB13? Stock or custom kernel/ROM?
Which wireless tether client and version are you using? If it's "WiFi Tether v3.0-preX" are you using "Auto", "WEXT (ad-hoc)" or "Softap (master)" setup (Settings -> Change Setup-Method)?
Does the problem persist if you switch from "ad-hoc" to "master" or vice-versa? Note if you do, you'll probably have to temporarilly disable your encryption or change your passphrase.
It wouldn't surprise me if some folks are having 4G tethering issues based on the market they're in. Based on the symptoms, I'm suspicious if fragmented packets aren't being dropped. This can be fixed, but would require debugging with someone who both has the problem and is willing to run adb commands.
Can you visit this site? (Don't go there before you're tethered. If you do, clear your browser cache.)
http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/~mkasick/test.html

Here is what I can tell you now, as I lose 4g at home.
Wireless tether 2.0.6
Ad hoc
No encryption
Bradenton,FL
Like I said before though why does cnn.com work fine.
PM me if you want more info.
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Same problem with wireless tether
I am using a Samsung Epic 4G. Tethering worked fine on 4G network here in Pompano Beach, FL until last week when I ran the Sprint Upgrade.
Cannot load much of anything but Google (this is not cached, it will perform a new search but cant get any of the results). Any attempt to get to other sites only produces the dreaded blank page with "Loading" that goes on forever.
I have virtually no connectivity in 4G but 3G works pretty well.
I am using wireless tether 2.0.5 which I reinstalled after an update. But have tried other versions and other apps with same results on 4G.
Since problem began, I have loaded various versions of the operating system, OneClick and Midnight ROM 4.1 (with 4.0 I couldn't even get a 4G signal)
Any help would be appreciated.

Frustrated! Help with tethering

I know it's not rocket science. I consider my technically sound.
But for the life of me, I can't tether my Nexus 7 to my Galaxy S3 using both Wifi Hotspot AND Bluetooth.
With Wifi Hotspot, my Nexus 7 shows connected and has excellent signal strength, but I cannot connect to any website or access the play store. It's like no data is going through.
The same with my bluetooth connect. It shows it's paired and connected, but no internet data.
I called Fido (my carrier and they say I have tethering enabled on my account - of course it should be enabled cause I've tethered before)
Please help me with this.

I've tethered my N7 to my Evo LTE with wifi tons of times. Are you sure the phone is actually pushing out data? Try tethering your laptop or something to it to see if it's the phone or tab.

Maybe you need to reboot.. both devices... I use mine all day long hotspot with my gs3 with no problems
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iGoOsE76 said:
Maybe you need to reboot.. both devices... I use mine all day long hotspot with my gs3 with no problems
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I've rebooted countless times on both devices.
Are you rooted for both devices? Do you use the built-in tether option on the S3 or do you use a third party app?
I'm non-rooted for both my devices.

Does your data plan allow tethering? I'm able to tether my Nexus to my Lumia 710 but no data passes through. I need to enable the "WiFi Hotspot" feature on T-Mobiles site for an additional monthly cost.

cg.voabc said:
Does your data plan allow tethering? I'm able to tether my Nexus to my Lumia 710 but no data passes through. I need to enable the "WiFi Hotspot" feature on T-Mobiles site for an additional monthly cost.
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He said in the OP he has tethering on his plan >.>
On another note... I'm on Tmobile and I tether from my G2 to both laptop and tablet, and I dont pay any extra fees
When you tether from bluetooth, pull down the notification drawer and look at the bottom.
Does it say "Bluetooth Tethered" or does it say "No Internet Connection" instead?
For me, I know even after pairing my phone and my tablet, I have to go into Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Tethering and Portable Hotspot > and check off Bluetooth Tethering.
And after that, sometimes I have to go back to the bluetooth menu of either device and click on the other device so it actually connects.
If its working, you should see the words "Connected" below your phone in the bluetooth menu of your tablet.
And the notification drawer should say "Bluetooth Tethered"
Not sure what may be wrong with your wifi hotspot though.
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ekjl said:
I've rebooted countless times on both devices.
Are you rooted for both devices? Do you use the built-in tether option on the S3 or do you use a third party app?
I'm non-rooted for both my devices.
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Nope... pure stock on both

cg.voabc said:
Does your data plan allow tethering? I'm able to tether my Nexus to my Lumia 710 but no data passes through. I need to enable the "WiFi Hotspot" feature on T-Mobiles site for an additional monthly cost.
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I called to check and the rep says I do. But he does sound like a newbie though.
I'll call back and see if another rep (hopefully more knowledgeable) can assist me.

Thanks for all who chimed with your suggestions. I will press thanks for all of you.
I called back Fido and everything seemed normal. Tethering was enabled as it always should on my account.
What he did was push some information to the server which I guess automatically sets up my phones settings to match up with Fidos settings. Told me to power cycle for 30 seconds after we hung up. I did so, and after it started up, I heard a notification on my Nexus 7 which I knew instantly that whatever he did worked.

On my tablet I use PDAnet from the Play Market.
On my phone I use FoxFi from the Play Market.
Both Apps are free & usually do not require ROOT on either device.
1) Once both Apps are installed turn on Bluetooth on your tablet. (Find your Settings App either in your App Drawer or by pulling your Notification Bar & selecting the Settings button next to your rotation lock.)
2) Open PDAnet on the tablet.
3) Hit CONFIGURE in the main screen of PDAnet.
4) Select ANDROID (BLUETOOTH).
5) Now open FoxFi on your phone.
6) Check the box next to ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH DUN. This will turn on your Bluetooth & make your device discoverable.
7) A warning box will appear. Select YES.
8) Go back to your tablet & PDAnet.
9) Hit the option to start scanning.
10) After a few seconds your phone should appear.
11) Select the name of your phone. Mine was ADR6350.
12) On your tablet select CONNECT.
13) A warning will appear. Check the box that says I TRUST THIS APPLICATION. Then select OK.
Open your tablet's Chrome Browser & try opening a website. You should be up & running now.
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ekjl said:
I know it's not rocket science. I consider my technically sound.
But for the life of me, I can't tether my Nexus 7 to my Galaxy S3 using both Wifi Hotspot AND Bluetooth.
With Wifi Hotspot, my Nexus 7 shows connected and has excellent signal strength, but I cannot connect to any website or access the play store. It's like no data is going through.
The same with my bluetooth connect. It shows it's paired and connected, but no internet data.
I called Fido (my carrier and they say I have tethering enabled on my account - of course it should be enabled cause I've tethered before)
Please help me with this.
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Do not worry, just set yr phone hotspot security to WEP ,it should work. I faced d same problem with you in d begining. Try it!

Warning: HotSpot issue after VoLTE Update

I know some people only use Hotspot here and there or not at all, but I use HotSpot every day for my Android Car Tablet, so I noticed right away after taking the update that HotSpot stopped working. HotSpot is initiated and shows a WiFi HotSpot. Devices can connect to the WiFi Hotspot connection, but no data is transferred to/from the devices. Eventually my tablet will say "This Wifi has poor internet connection. Please connect to a different Wifi."
I've done research online and spoken to Verizon's Top Tier tech folk. There's not a fix, but a horrible workaround - You start hotspot, open it's settings, change the Name of your hotspot and the password, save it, then stop hotspot. Some say then power off/on your phone. Others say you can skip that step. At any rate after that the hotspot will work but likely only once or twice or maybe a few times, but eventually it'll stop working again.
The Verizon Tech gurus said the issue is on the hot list to get fixed because they have received numerous complaints, but it could be several weeks before an update that fixes the issue. Anyway, until there is a fix, if you use hotspot and haven't taken the update, you might want to wait.

hollywoodfrodo said:
I know some people only use Hotspot here and there or not at all, but I use HotSpot every day for my Android Car Tablet, so I noticed right away after taking the update that HotSpot stopped working. HotSpot is initiated and shows a WiFi HotSpot. Devices can connect to the WiFi Hotspot connection, but no data is transferred to/from the devices. Eventually my tablet will say "This Wifi has poor internet connection. Please connect to a different Wifi."
I've done research online and spoken to Verizon's Top Tier tech folk. There's not a fix, but a horrible workaround - You start hotspot, open it's settings, change the Name of your hotspot and the password, save it, then stop hotspot. Some say then power off/on your phone. Others say you can skip that step. At any rate after that the hotspot will work but likely only once or twice or maybe a few times, but eventually it'll stop working again.
The Verizon Tech gurus said the issue is on the hot list to get fixed because they have received numerous complaints, but it could be several weeks before an update that fixes the issue. Anyway, until there is a fix, if you use hotspot and haven't taken the update, you might want to wait.
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Mine worked fine yesterday without any issue.
That is with VoLTE enabled.
Edit: Maybe not. I must have turned it off prior and forgotten about it.
Edit Edit: Interesting, now it doesn't work at all.
Dude, you jinxed me

Haha - nope, it was bound to happen. It's just sporadic as far as how long it takes before it stops working.

I was going to get around posting a thread about it.. but, I tried my hotspot the other day and it didn't work. Windows told me "limited connection".. which is usually DNS related, but even setting manual DNS servers, it didn't work.
Anyone try any 3rd party hotspot apps? I used to use OpenGarden, but haven't given it a shot yet.

dbornack said:
I was going to get around posting a thread about it.. but, I tried my hotspot the other day and it didn't work. Windows told me "limited connection".. which is usually DNS related, but even setting manual DNS servers, it didn't work.
Anyone try any 3rd party hotspot apps? I used to use OpenGarden, but haven't given it a shot yet.
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Verizon can likely fix it on their end. Pretty sure its network related.
I am probably wrong though.

I have VoLTE on, and I used hotspot last night when Comcast crapped out on me, and again today at work without any problems.
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mine also works fine with VOLTE on. I used it for hours over the weekend

[Help] On Verizon, UDP, hotspot being flaky

Hey all,
So I have UDP with Verizon. Got my phone the other day and activated it before I inserted my VZW sim card. Tethering worked fine until today (after Droid-Life posted about it), and now it will work for a few minutes and then I lose internet connectivity on both the phone and hotspot.
To get around this with my previous Moto X 2013, I used the wifi tethering apk from here: https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ and then only allow one device at a time to connect. This app doesn't seem to work with Android L (or I can't get the settings right).
Is there anything else I can try? Or is there any way to limit devices with the stock tethering?
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Other info:
Phone is unlocked.
TWRP installed (phone tethered fine after TWRP installed)
Phone is rooted (same as above)
I installed Xposed today, started having issues. Uninstalled Xposed, still have tethering issue.
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Wife's phone, a rooted VZW Samsung GS4 is also being flaky with wifi tethering. I'm guessing that it isn't my device tonight...

hbar98 said:
Hey all,
So I have UDP with Verizon. Got my phone the other day and activated it before I inserted my VZW sim card. Tethering worked fine until today (after Droid-Life posted about it), and now it will work for a few minutes and then I lose internet connectivity on both the phone and hotspot.
To get around this with my previous Moto X 2013, I used the wifi tethering apk from here: https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ and then only allow one device at a time to connect. This app doesn't seem to work with Android L (or I can't get the settings right).
Is there anything else I can try? Or is there any way to limit devices with the stock tethering?
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Other info:
Phone is unlocked.
TWRP installed (phone tethered fine after TWRP installed)
Phone is rooted (same as above)
I installed Xposed today, started having issues. Uninstalled Xposed, still have tethering issue.
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Wife's phone, a rooted VZW Samsung GS4 is also being flaky with wifi tethering. I'm guessing that it isn't my device tonight...
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I have a similar issue but not quite the same. I am also on UDP vzw and the behavior that I get is that the hotspot connection to the Internet is barely usable at all. Some pages load, sometimes but often they timeout. But with all of this the connectivity on the handset itself is unaffected. I'm going to try a usb tether on my Mac with the HoRNDIS package soon to see how the speeds compare. Maybe it's just the wifi tether and sub will be okay?
There have been some that are specifically noticing DNS issues. Maybe that's where the root of the problem is.

Forrice said:
I have a similar issue but not quite the same. I am also on UDP vzw and the behavior that I get is that the hotspot connection to the Internet is barely usable at all. Some pages load, sometimes but often they timeout. But with all of this the connectivity on the handset itself is unaffected. I'm going to try a usb tether on my Mac with the HoRNDIS package soon to see how the speeds compare. Maybe it's just the wifi tether and sub will be okay?
There have been some that are specifically noticing DNS issues. Maybe that's where the root of the problem is.
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Ever since I found out that VZW allows you to add the tethering package to your UDP line and not mess anything up, I bought it and have experienced zero issues. Before that, every few days I would have some bad DNS issues where google would work, but nothing else would. Now my phone is my ISP and I've had no issues.
My (current) network setup: phone (wifi tether) -> bridge computer (internet sharing) -> router (Asus AC66U) -> wired/wireless network.
I haven't tried the bridge computer as an actual network bridge as that caused some flakiness before... but that was when I wasn't paying for tethering. Eventually I'd like to use my phone as a 4g modem that is directly hooked up to my router.

Mobile HotSpot on AT&T grandfathered Unlimited Plan

"Mobile HotSpot on AT&T grandfathered Unlimited Plan" If you have a regular At&t plan the hotspot is easily employed...... I have the grandfathered plan that sends me the "Call 611 to enable."
Does anyone have a way to employ the mobile hotspot on the Galaxy G935A? Seeing as there is no root, is there any coding or permission tweaks I can try to get the Hotspot to work?
FoxFi works with tethering, but turns up a 10246 permission error for Hotspot. I though I had it when I kept the system from checking my plan with At&t.....But eventually, the system picked up on the blocking I employed.
Two main reasons for me to root are Viper4Android, which there is not get-around. The second is the Mobile Hotspot. When I travel with my kids, they used to use my Rooted G3 to play Youtube, games, and interactive apps to keep them busy on long road trips.
My choices, buy a G935F on Ebay and root it.....but then I would have to sell my G935A.
Someone miraculously figures a way to root.
I find a work-around and change "permissions."
I'm leaning toward the new phone, just hate spending $700 on Ebay with electronics.......
Any help is appreciated, even the slap of reality to "just get the F" and quit screwing around with the A.....
-dmxinc

dmxinc said:
"Mobile HotSpot on AT&T grandfathered Unlimited Plan" If you have a regular At&t plan the hotspot is easily employed...... I have the grandfathered plan that sends me the "Call 611 to enable."
Does anyone have a way to employ the mobile hotspot on the Galaxy G935A? Seeing as there is no root, is there any coding or permission tweaks I can try to get the Hotspot to work?
FoxFi works with tethering, but turns up a 10246 permission error for Hotspot. I though I had it when I kept the system from checking my plan with At&t.....But eventually, the system picked up on the blocking I employed.
Two main reasons for me to root are Viper4Android, which there is not get-around. The second is the Mobile Hotspot. When I travel with my kids, they used to use my Rooted G3 to play Youtube, games, and interactive apps to keep them busy on long road trips.
My choices, buy a G935F on Ebay and root it.....but then I would have to sell my G935A.
Someone miraculously figures a way to root.
I find a work-around and change "permissions."
I'm leaning toward the new phone, just hate spending $700 on Ebay with electronics.......
Any help is appreciated, even the slap of reality to "just get the F" and quit screwing around with the A.....
-dmxinc
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Can someone help me try this? THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS HERE
-I opened the mobile Hotspot app, set it up while I was connected to my home wifi network.
It worked, but used my home network as the hotspot.
-Next, I shut my wifi off and expected the error, but the phone hotspot transferred to the 4g, as long as I didn't turn the hotspot off.
I also tried this at an open cafe wifi hotspot, then turned off the phone wifi again, the hotspot remained working as long as I didn't hit the back button.
* I did get a tetherprovision.apk error, but it didn't shut the phone mobile hotspot off.
I tried this on my wifes S6 Edge, but it didn't work. Can someone try the S7 and S7 edge G935A
***To make sure it was the phone hotspot, I checked ip addresses before and after the WIFI was turned off. Ip adress changed from where I live to a place in Maryland, so fairly sure it wasn't just a fluke, but that is why I need someone to test it........Thanks
-dmxinc

I had the same challenge (unlimited data but no tether provisioning) and wanted to tether without giving up my awesome plan or pissing off my employer (my corporate plan includes international LTE roaming -- amazing!). Being unable to root and having unsuccessfully tried FoxFi (gave me an error message about internal connectivity or somesuch) I discovered Samsung already has an app for this called SideSync. It requires a USB cable but is able to set up its own hotspot.
I'm using a Mac laptop with SM-G930A and after installing SideSync on both the Mac and the phone, and launching both, I can detect the phone connection (apparently this works better when the app is running in the background but not on its home screen). Then I can click the "More" button on the Mac side and launch "Enable Mobile Hotspot". You'll need to give it MTP and several other access permissions the first time, but it should create and configure a WAP of the form "SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT_##:##" and connect the Mac to it. This works even if your phone provisioning wouldn't normally allow it. Easy!

aikidork said:
I had the same challenge (unlimited data but no tether provisioning) and wanted to tether without giving up my awesome plan or pissing off my employer (my corporate plan includes international LTE roaming -- amazing!). Being unable to root and having unsuccessfully tried FoxFi (gave me an error message about internal connectivity or somesuch) I discovered Samsung already has an app for this called SideSync. It requires a USB cable but is able to set up its own hotspot.
I'm using a Mac laptop with SM-G930A and after installing SideSync on both the Mac and the phone, and launching both, I can detect the phone connection (apparently this works better when the app is running in the background but not on its home screen). Then I can click the "More" button on the Mac side and launch "Enable Mobile Hotspot". You'll need to give it MTP and several other access permissions the first time, but it should create and configure a WAP of the form "SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT_##:##" and connect the Mac to it. This works even if your phone provisioning wouldn't normally allow it. Easy!
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I am on Win 10, I will try and find Sidesync, or an equivalent thanks! But, that is exactly what I was looking for!
If I find a Windows equivalent, I will repost.
Thanks again,.
I found it but it says both devices utilize the same wifi connection. Will it Direct Connect them and use 4g as the wifi?

dmxinc said:
I am on Win 10, I will try and find Sidesync, or an equivalent thanks! But, that is exactly what I was looking for!
If I find a Windows equivalent, I will repost.
Thanks again,.
I found it but it says both devices utilize the same wifi connection. Will it Direct Connect them and use 4g as the wifi?
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Not sure what you mean by utilizing the same wifi connection -- It is NOT the WiFi Direct feature if that's what you mean..if the phone is connected in that mode, this will need to be turned off first. Mine handles the setup of the hotspot automatically (at least on Mac). It's a little wonky but usually works on the first try. And yes... once it's working, the phone shows that it's got a device connected via wi-fi sharing icon, and the laptop shows it's using SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT.

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Not sure what you mean by utilizing the same wifi connection -- It is NOT the WiFi Direct feature if that's what you ttle wonky but usually works on the first try. And yes... once it's working, the phone shows that it's got a device connected via wi-fi sharing icon, and the laptop shows it's using SIDESYNC_HOTSPOT.
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If figured it wasn't the Direct. It installed and loaded right up, but it disconnected on the PC side every few seconds. I think it might be my A.V. software......I'm going to mess around with it this weekend to see if that's the issue. Thanks for tips.

So sidesync is a hotspot app, must be installed on all devices that want to connect to hotspot (in this case galaxy g930a). Is this correct?