Anybody interested in bluetooth or USB tethering?
Pretty cool that.
But, what I would like to know, are other uses for either Bluetooth or USB tethering.
Anything else tethering is good for?
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Thanks to a tip from @id10terror, I uploaded sleekai5 to github for direct download as xda still is having issues.
Install from HERE
After install, look in Settings - Wireless and Networks - More - Tethering and Portable Hotspots
The hotspot option will not work, only tethering.
No disrespect, but qpair if installed on your tablet and phone work great and does same thing
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Canadoc said:
No disrespect, but qpair if installed on your tablet and phone work great and does same thing
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I wasn't aware qpair worked on non lg phones. Cool!
Also isn't qpair an installed app? = more battery usage. Pretty sure you have to install it on both devices yes?
Do you have USB tethering with qpair as well?
Qpair is not the same thing.
Tethering is for the tablet to other devices, not the other way around.
It is installed but you turn it in and off. Does more than tether also. Alford you to receive and reply to sms messages right from the tablet
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Q pair allows you to connect to a device like your phone so that you have Internet connectivity.
Not sure why I would want to use my wifi only tablet as a hub to tether from.
Maybe the vzw model would benefit from that
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sleekmason said:
I wasn't aware qpair worked on non lg phones. Cool!
Also isn't qpair an installed app? = more battery usage. Pretty sure you have to install it on both devices yes?
Do you have USB tethering with qpair as well?
Qpair is not the same thing.
Tethering is for the tablet to other devices, not the other way around.
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Qpair is working like a charm on my Note 3 and V500 tablet with CM11 on both.
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It is installed but you turn it in and off. Does more than tether also. Alford you to receive and reply to sms messages right from the tablet
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Q pair allows you to connect to a device like your phone so that you have Internet connectivity.
Not sure why I would want to use my wifi only tablet as a hub to tether from.
Maybe the vzw model would benefit from that
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Good question.
I have a laptop with broken wifi. I need to use my computer for the internet while I am working on other computer related projects. That is one use. I was hoping for some other uses as well, but even that one keeps me from having to buy a USB WiFi setup. I really don't know why qpair was brought up as it is not relevant to the op.
Bright it up add it is a solution for a nearest way to connect one phone to one's tablet giving hotspot and other features. Sorry if it was a thread Jack
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Your laptop should have an ethernet port on it. You can buy an ethernet to wifi bridge and use wifi on your laptop if your wifi card is not user replaceable.
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Here is my situation.
I have 2.3.7, stock, rooted, using Pete's 2.6.35.14 kernel. I installed wireless tether 2.0.8 pre-1 and set it to use bluetooth tethering. It works great, even via 4G. My issue however, is that it only works great to 1 device. My laptop, or my Galaxy Tab 10.1, connect perfectly fine and there are no issues. If I try to connect the other device (whichever other, doesn't matter the order from what I've tried) it won't work.
If I have my laptop connected first, then on my Tab, it will say it is connected in the bluetooth settings menu, but there is no internet access and there is no bluetooth tethering icon down by the clock.
If I have the Tab connected first, then try my laptop it will also say connection successful but then down on the taskbar the internet icon will have the little exclamation point and it will say no internet access.
Soooo..... is there a way to connect multiple devices via bluetooth? I really really hope so, but perhaps this is just a limitation of the PAN profile in bluetooth, or maybe the phone is only using the DUN profile or something. But in all my searching I haven't found an answer and I just don't know myself. Any devs out there know?
Why not just use Wifi to tether multiple devices?
jonnythan said:
Why not just use Wifi to tether multiple devices?
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Because 4G tethering via wifi doesn't work (in infrastructure mode, anyway), unless you pay the $29.99 to Sprint, which I am currently doing. But in my opinion, it is BS that they charge this. And given I very rarely use tethering, I hate paying for it.
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Because 4G tethering via wifi doesn't work (in infrastructure mode, anyway), unless you pay the $29.99 to Sprint, which I am currently doing. But in my opinion, it is BS that they charge this. And given I very rarely use tethering, I hate paying for it.
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You know Pete has the wireless tether fix that unlocks the sprint tethering.
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Rem3Dy said:
You know Pete has the wireless tether fix that unlocks the sprint tethering.
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This only unlocks the 3G tethering though, not 4G. Right? Or did I miss where that was also fixed?
I thought on nexus s 4g was free tethering on google own app on 3g and 4g?
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tech7 said:
I thought on nexus s 4g was free tethering on google own app on 3g and 4g?
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Nope, not true. When it first was out, 3G was.... but subsequent updates have stopped even that.
I think the max on Bluetooth tethering is something like 2 MB download so make sure your getting all you can.
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No other thoughts on this?
Yeah David279, it probably isn't fast enough to get full 4G speeds, but still plenty fast for the little bit I'd use it.... oh well, I guess I'll keep paying $29.99 a month until someone figures out how to do infrastructure in wifi tether on the Nexus S (or until I buy the prime if it ends up on Sprint).
Have u try the latest beta of wifi tether
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Hey Folks,
Ever since the NS4G received the OTA causing tethering to not work unless you paid i've been interested in finding the easiest tethering solution (rooted) possible.
I came across android-wired-tether but assumed it wouldn't work because it hasn't been updated in two years.
Well I finally got around to trying it, and I think it's my favorite now. It starts tethering similar to how USB tethering in the android menus using RNDIS and tweaking some settings in the kernel via twiddling stuff in /proc.
So it works with 3G and 4G both. I prefer it to wireless tether since you actually get to keep the phone "charging" while you're tethering rather than burning through battery like mad running a 3G or 4G radio as well as the wireless radio.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/
There's nothing wrong with wirelessly tethering AND charging your Nexus via a USB cable at the same time. Besides I prefer to just run a ROM with native tethering built in.
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There is also a flashable zip to hack sprint hotspot also that works well.
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cajones42 said:
There is also a flashable zip to hack sprint hotspot also that works well.
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the ics sdk port works great for a wifi hotspot, as well as native usb tethering
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There is also a flashable zip to hack sprint hotspot also that works well.
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Well two comments on that hack:
1) The thing i'm not keen on for that hack is that you don't really know what other improvements you're missing from the proprietary RIL by flashing the old one.
2) You can't tether with 4G when using the hack.
LordLugard said:
There's nothing wrong with wirelessly tethering AND charging your Nexus via a USB cable at the same time. Besides I prefer to just run a ROM with native tethering built in.
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The device gets noticeably warmer and the battery drains quicker than it can charge via the USB.
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The device gets noticeably warmer and the battery drains quicker than it can charge via the USB.
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Err, no, mine doesn't. When I need to tether, it's because my myriad of wifi devices need internet, not just my laptop.
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Alright so currently I am using my phone very so often to tether my N7 when I have poor WiFi at school or work. I have an HTC Inspire 4G running Jelly Bean and using an app called SVTP which turns my phone into a WiFi hotspot. Works well, the only problem is it eats up my battery in the course of about 2 hours. Now I've heard that tethering via Bluetooth is more battery friendly for both devices. Is this true? If so what apps do you recommend?
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Alright so currently I am using my phone very so often to tether my N7 when I have poor WiFi at school or work. I have an HTC Inspire 4G running Jelly Bean and using an app called SVTP which turns my phone into a WiFi hotspot. Works well, the only problem is it eats up my battery in the course of about 2 hours. Now I've heard that tethering via Bluetooth is more battery friendly for both devices. Is this true? If so what apps do you recommend?
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Yes, it's true. BT tethering is way more battery friendly than any other method.
Nexus Phreak said:
Yes, it's true. BT tethering is way more battery friendly than any other method.
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Does using BT reduce the over heating? As OP asked, what app do you use?
I use the default mobile hot spot app on my HTC Sensation 4G. I would recommend foxfi because it gives you the option for both wifi hot spot and bluetooth hot spot.
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I just use the BT tethering built in on my CM9 ICS based ROM.
For me its:
1) Pair using BT
2) Go into Phone > System Settings > Tethering & Portable Hotspot > Check "Share Internet Connection" under BT
3) Go to Tablet > System Settings > Bluetooth > Options of paired phone > Use for internet connection
extremely awesome app- NFC hotspot free. Gnex to N7 tether.
Perhaps I should also mention I have At&t with an unlimited data plan, but no tethering plan. I say that only because neither approach stated above works. Foxfi will not download. "App is not available with your carrier." And the Bluetooth in the settings also failed.
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Perhaps I should also mention I have At&t with an unlimited data plan, but no tethering plan. I say that only because neither approach stated above works. Foxfi will not download. "App is not available with your carrier." And the Bluetooth in the settings also failed.
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Side load it then. Foxfi has a proxy setting built in (add on app), perfect from users like you've. The problem I have with foxfi is there's only one security setting and there's no way to disable ssid Broadcastng.
So just side loaded Foxfi and its working perfectly. I think it is even faster than the WiFi hotspot. Now I do have a question. At what point do you think At&t might catch on to me if at all? I only ask because I've heard some horror stories about tethering without a plan.
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wouldn't using Bluetooth tether @ home from your phone using the wifi allow the tablet to have better battery life while the n7's wifi is turned off.
P.S
Juice Defender +Bluetooth tether lets my tablet go 3 or 5 days not having to charge. Mind u i use it to read @ ngt with the screen dimmed and the Facebook app removed(using only www mobile version.) I have to charge my phone more though.
I use WiFi Tether 3.2 pre-1 with my Droid X CM7. Works great in a pinch. Used it while going up north this weekend to cache some google maps before wireless coverage was gone. I have the unlimited plan still but I would never use it to stream movies or things like that. VZW could catch on.
Is it possible to tether to a Blackberry? I don't even know if the Blackberries can be rooted and rommed?
Why am I asking this?
Well, I have found that I use the Nexus 7 for everything now and not utilizing my Galaxy Nexus at all anymore except to tether. So now I am thinking to "downgrade" to a phone that will have more battery life and utilize it only for tethering really. I can only assume the BB would get more battery life as it just won't be working as much as the Galaxy or similar phone.
Opinions? Feedback?
Thank you!
I know they could be USB tethered to a computer, using the RIM BB manager software. I don't know about Bluetooth or WiFi.
If your GN is GSM and you want to get rid of it, shoot me a PM
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Using an un-rooted N4 on AT&T using the stock wi-fi tether setup. I get great speeds on my laptop and desktop (6-9 mbps) over wi-fi tether, but my iPad 3 and iPad mini can connect to the network but have just a trickle of data flow at best and usually no data at all. For good measure, my wife's iPhone 5 has the same behavior, just to throw a third Apple device into the mix.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I can try to make this work?
Thanks in advance.
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Using an un-rooted N4 on AT&T using the stock wi-fi tether setup. I get great speeds on my laptop and desktop (6-9 mbps) over wi-fi tether, but my iPad 3 and iPad mini can connect to the network but have just a trickle of data flow at best and usually no data at all. For good measure, my wife's iPhone 5 has the same behavior, just to throw a third Apple device into the mix.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I can try to make this work?
Thanks in advance.
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I read somewhere that Apple products don't Connect to Androids ... e.e or I think it was Bluetooth... I don't remember =\
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I am running paranoid android and wireless tethering is working fine with my iPad. I had trouble before with a different phone and I downloaded the wireless tether app from Google, messed with the settings in the app and got it to work. I can't remember the settings though. I would try that app and in the app's settings there is a menu to choose your device, try generic jellybean and see if that works.
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This is where I always went for the tethering app... http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Wait a minute, your not rooted. It might be time to root buddy.
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I am running paranoid android and wireless tethering is working fine with my iPad. I had trouble before with a different phone and I downloaded the wireless tether app from Google, messed with the settings in the app and got it to work. I can't remember the settings though. I would try that app and in the app's settings there is a menu to choose your device, try generic jellybean and see if that works.
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I just got the N4 yesterday and have not yet tried rooting. I will definitely give it a try when I get to that point.
orange-man1 said:
I just got the N4 yesterday and have not yet tried rooting. I will definitely give it a try when I get to that point.
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Its really easy and worth it. You can always return to stock if you want.
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I did manage to find a solution that works without rooting and wanted to share it.
Although certainly not optimal, leaving the hotspot as OPEN with no encryption will allow the iPad to connect via WiFi tether. I still plan to look into whether rooting is beneficial for me personally, but I was happy to find this method as a viable option.
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Sounds like you need to check what security settings you had on the N4, when stock I had no issues acting as a hotspot for my ipad or macbook, I had it set as wpa2 psk.
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Sounds like you need to check what security settings you had on the N4, when stock I had no issues acting as a hotspot for my ipad or macbook, I had it set as wpa2 psk.
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Thanks for the suggestion. Wpa2 psk, which I had been trying, still did not work for whatever reason. But I realized that I had hadn't tried wpa psk and that worked perfectly so now I have some security!
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I have no issues with my iPad2 on Wifi tether or Bluetooth tether.
orange-man1 said:
Thanks for the suggestion. Wpa2 psk, which I had been trying, still did not work for whatever reason. But I realized that I had hadn't tried wpa psk and that worked perfectly so now I have some security!
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I wonder why wpa2 isn't working for you, glad something is working for you and in a hotspot situation I don't think anybody is going to bother trying to hack your connection.
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I wonder why wpa2 isn't working for you, glad something is working for you and in a hotspot situation I don't think anybody is going to bother trying to hack your connection.
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I don't understand either. This is an iPad 3, iPad mini, and iPhone that all don't work with wpa2, yet so many others have no problem at all.
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