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[Q] Rooted and Tethered!

Finally rooted my vibrant and set up my wifi tether which works great! I was wanting to use my old G1 tethered to my Vibrant but when I turn on wifi on the G1 it's not seeing my Vibrant as an option to connect to. Any thoughts?

I just checked with WiFi Analyzer and it's picking up the signal just fine, I'm just unable to see it on the list or connect to it.

Okay, using that same app I tried to connect to my tether (had to download another app to do so) and just when I thought I was set, it put up a message saying ad-hoc is no supported by android yet. Bummer. So...anyone know how to get past that little bump in the road?
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The G1 cannot connect to ad-hoc networks which is what wifi tether uses. You need infrastructure which is only available on some devices with a certain broadcom chip namely HTC EVO 4G and the like.
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Two issues

Please forgive me if this has already been covered but I tried searching for a while and had no luck on the issues.
First, I'm having trouble hooking up to routers but can hook up to my buddies phone when he is tethering. It didn't do this before but just recently. I flashed Sparksmod Rom and still had the issue, then tried the Gingerbread CM7 and still can't hook up. It says obtaining ip address then just cycles.
Second, I got a 4G phone hoping I would get better service at my work, but it doesn't seem like the signal will penetrate through most buildings, but my buddy has Sprint and gets 3G and 4G. I realize this is a different band but after I saw the data throttling hack I didn't know if I had a chance.
I would greatly appreciate any input, and will remove this post if anybody directs me to the issue post elsewhere.
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if i remember right data throttling was for those who received a message from tmobile saying they used to much data and i think tmo's 4g isnt so great right now depending on where you are, i get 4g sometimes and sometimes its just 3g. and about the routers i recommend trying to restart the router or manually add the router. good luck on fixing your problem

One of the best things about Tmo is that they offer wifi calling for free, but obviously that won't work if you can't connect to wifi. If you can't get wifi working you should revert back to stock and do a warranty exchange.
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Thanks for the input. I've honestly tried everything router wise.
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are you overclocked? you may need to apply the wifi fix if you are.

The overclock I'm running is packed in the rom. (Gingerbread cm7) Ill try to search the wifi fix thread. Thanks much!
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Enable 3G

How TO enable 3G no htc DESIRE HD. I am not getting any options in settings to enable 3G . Even in network mode i get gsm and wcdma. Pls help
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WCDMA is 3G en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-CDMA_(UMTS) read the first line

Are you sure about this
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Yes I'm sure. What else than 3G would it be as GSM (2G) is already separated there in the options? The DHD isn't a 4G phone so it can't be that.
In what way do you need to enable 3G ie how did you come to that conclusion that it's not on?
In that case that I misunderstood you and you mean how to enable mobile network then go to Settings -> Wireless & networks and tick the Mobile network box. In order for this to work you have to have the correct APN settings from your network provider.

I turned it on but the problem is sometimes I get H written on data indicator sometimes I get 3G written
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Don't worry, H and 3g are really the same thing. Don't believe me? Do a line speed test
My Xperia x10 behaves the same way! By after testing the dl speed i quickly realized they where the same. My maximum speed is 689 kb/s. On 3g and H, on g its 3-6 kb/s
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omnikam said:
Don't worry, H and 3g are really the same thing. Don't believe me? Do a line speed test
My Xperia x10 behaves the same way! By after testing the dl speed i quickly realized they where the same. My maximum speed is 689 kb/s. On 3g and H, on g its 3-6 kb/s
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That isn't exactly right as there is WCDMA (UMTS basically the most used), HSPA (HSDPA, HSUPA) and various others as FOMA, CDMA and sometimes even EDGE is considered 3G. They all vary in terms of speed and they mostly overlap in cities. So the reason for your test results might be that you have a limited speed from your operator, low signal on a faster network etc.
Someone with more knowledge on the exact htc symbols can explain in to which categories the 3g and H represent. The H symbol means that you are on one of the fastest networks and the next would be 4G but the device doesn't support it.

I think the H shows that the phone is using HSPA connection (currently the fastest 3G standard I think) and 3G and so on when the connection is slower.

Confused
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niks_5in said:
Confused
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You can have 3 different indicators for mobile internet (apart from WIFI) on your Desire HD.
G is very slow, but it's what you get when you have the Network Mode set to GSM only.
H is the fastest you can get when you have Network Mode set to WCDMA Only or WCDMA/GSM.
Whenever you have Network Mode set to WCDMA Only or WCDMA/GSM and it shows 3G, this means H is not available but you are using 3G connection. The speed of your connection is obviously between G and H.
Basically G<3G<H

niks_5in said:
Confused
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You obviously have 3G enabled, the H just stands for fast 3G connection.

G<E<3G<H
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Thanks for the clarification
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UMTS/WCDMA is the 3G standard whereas GSM is a 2g standard.
While in a 2G network your phone may show E or G which stand for EDGE and GPRS respectively.
In a 3G network you may get H or 3G which is HSPA(high speed packet access) and 3Generation respectively.
As mentioned earlier by others the speed in increasing order is-
G<E<3G<H.
I hope that makes it clear.

3g on tmous tab on att

Popped my sim back into my tab which is flashed to make phone calls and I got hsdpa on att. Made a google search. Loaded it very quickly then kicked me off the network. Had to reboot to get back back on. So does that possibly mean that its att and not the t mous tabs that's keeping them from getting 3g.
I have data roaming off so no chance of wandering to diff network
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Try uninstalling juice defender. Juice defender has a problem where it starts making its own decisions and disabling/enabling mobile data whenever it feels needed. I dont think its an att problem. When you rebooted, did u lose connection to the network again after a while?
I Haz 3D!

No its a t mous tab on atts 3g network. That's not supposed to exist
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Sorry I didn't clarify that. Just wondering if anyone else has seen hsdpa on their tmous tab on att
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Usually flashing to stock fixes all issues. I would suggest doing that and recustomizing to your needs and seeing if the problem arrives.
I Haz 3D!

infuse4g said:
Sorry I didn't clarify that. Just wondering if anyone else has seen hsdpa on their tmous tab on att
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Yes by flashing your tab to be able to make phone calls, that means you flash it with a european rom. Your tab turns into a european tab and att use the same band as europe for 3G data. That's why you have 3g and phone capability.

Here's what haopens when I put my sim in.
Keep in mind its a t mobile tab
Tab starts
Tab finds att gets on att network
Tab then picks up hsdpa from att
Tab does google search and then is promptly kicked off the network. Have to restart tab to get back on network.
After restart tab then finds att and edge only. Should I constantly have hsdpa on the flashed. Tmous tab on atts network or is getting it on start up a fluke.
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K dialed *#0011# and the tab is definiately getting 3g. Its on wcdma 850 at -105. But the h refuses to appear next to the bars.
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It depends on the signal strength. You won't always get H sign, sometimes one meter can make a difference it depends on the place where you are.

Nm the modem just doesn't support 3g is what I'm reading
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infuse4g said:
Nm the modem just doesn't support 3g is what I'm reading
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T-Mobile TAB hardware supports AWS band (2100 down 1700 Up) for 3G. AT&T 3G is 850/1900.
Here is what is happening in your TAB. You have an AT&T SIM in a TMobile Tab. I find's TMO 3G network but is unable to connect since you have a AT&T SIM.
Obviously you cannot connect to AT&T 3G network because your TAB cannot connect to AT&T 3G bands.

no doubt, the OP is liar! the picture is actual att tab , not tmo one.
I own both att and tmo tab.
tmo tab has no way to get att 3G with any modem (include att one).

infuse4g said:
Popped my sim back into my tab which is flashed to make phone calls and I got hsdpa on att. Made a google search. Loaded it very quickly then kicked me off the network. Had to reboot to get back back on. So does that possibly mean that its att and not the t mous tabs that's keeping them from getting 3g.
I have data roaming off so no chance of wandering to diff network
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It is a fact that you will not get AT&T 3G on the T-Mobile Tab or vise versa. They use different bands. So the hardware won't allow it, which can't be fixed by flashing a different ROM no matter what.

Or by flashing a different modem either!

infuse4g said:
Nm the modem just doesn't support 3g is what I'm reading
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no it doesn't

[Q] Vodafone Dongle

I have a N7 and a Vodafone dongle but I cant get the thing to work? I have rooted my N7 and downloaded PPP app but nothing. When i run the VF dongle on my laptop i have to insatll the VMC lite software. Will this or can this ever work?

I tried the same thing on my missus tf300t and the short answer is no. Apparently it is possible but not without considerable ballache. It's far easier tether or use another device as a MiFi hotspot.
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