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US Tmobile Wifi Tethering not Working

Hi, I installed the HTC Wifi Tether app on a stock US HD2 Rom, but none of my devices can get an internet signal - sometimes I can see it and it says connected, but web browsing does not work.
I used wifi tether on my G1 for the last year, so I thought this would be as easy - no luck so far.
I also tried the WMWifiTether app, but with the same results.
Any help is appreciated - this is somewhat of a deal breaker for me if I can't get tethering working. Thanks

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Uninstall that app. Install "omarket" from http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/omarket/
Install "Mobile Wi-Fi Router"
It will be listed under: Settings-->Menu-->All Settings-->Connections-->Wifi Internet Sharing .
This works perfectly on my T-Mobile US HD2. )
p.s. If this does not work, you may have some crap from the HTC wifi app still sticking around. Do a factory reset and install the omarket app.

Wi-Fi Router works fine for me.
T-Mobile UK has Wi-Fi Router as app in start menu.
Works perfect wit my Windows Laptop and my MacBook Air despite T-Mobile saying the HD2 won't "tether" with Apple (and it doesn't).
I ran 3 PC's from just the one phone, amazing, even managed to watch some catchup TV on MacBook using Wi-Fi Router. Just set it up on the phone and then simply look for wireless point... your own WiFi Zone.

kevev said:
Uninstall that app. Install "omarket" from http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/omarket/
Install "Mobile Wi-Fi Router"
It will be listed under: Settings-->Menu-->All Settings-->Connections-->Wifi Internet Sharing .
This works perfectly on my T-Mobile US HD2. )
p.s. If this does not work, you may have some crap from the HTC wifi app still sticking around. Do a factory reset and install the omarket app.
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I tried that, I tried changing the name o fhte network, and I have soft and hard reset between installing different wifi tether apps. Same thing every time - my pc will see it, connect, but no internet. My other device can sometimes see it, sometimes not. I'm at wit's end, because I can still use the same account with my G1 to tether, and that works flawlessly. This and other problems I am having with the HD2 make me feel like I am in microsoft bug territory now. ugh. With any luck, we'll have either windows phone 7 and / or android soon.

Make sure there's no spaces in the wifi network name and make sure your computer is set up to take a DHCP address on wireless rather than static.

USB Tether freezes (unstable) every few minutes

I know this has been discussed multiple times and we ended the discussion by suggesting to use Mobile AP (WiFi Tether).
However, I defer from the above workaround which works great for me as well due to:
1. Using WiFi Tether unnecessarily increases the phone and battery temperature and can reduce the phone's life
2. I still end up connecting the phone through USB to keep it charging while consuming a lot of energy while doing WiFi Tether. If that is so, I would rather switch off Mobile AP and WiFi on my Laptop and use USB tether instead. Consumes much less power and reduces the network latency and could be faster than Mobile AP
3. Froyo builds usually allow upto 5 WiFi clients to be connected to the phone sharing the 3G connection (which is much better in my location than any other broadband format including ADSL!). Using USB tether on one workstation (like my desktop) I could share it on upto 7 devices (including phone and my desktop)
4. As an ambitious campaigner, I may want to use WiFi on my phone for one purpose, probably for using DLNA and 3G to tether internet connection on a PC! This may not be possible if I use Mobile AP as it will use the WiFi radio.
If this feature is "OFFICIALLY" provided by Samsung on their "released" builds, why is it so unstable??? I would rather like to get this working rather than we looking for a workaround like using Mobile AP which is best used when really needed.
I would like to use this phone sometimes 24x7 downloading huge stuffs and it will waste the phone if I only rely on Mobile AP keeping the phone HOT all the time.
I have observed the following while doing USB Tether:
a) Problem exist on all test and released 2.x firmwares including the latest Froyo JPK.
b) Indications are same when using "PC Internet" option which creates a "hidden" network connection with the PC when USB connected with the phone and "USB Tethering" box under "Tethering" option in "Settings" Page.
c) While the phone shows that it is tethering normally, somehow the PC "FREEZES" the "TCP/IP" Stack as pinging its own IP FREEZES the ping command. All the network monitoring applications also freeze during this time. This is a very strange behavior I observed during the initial days of Windows 9x when you had to restart the TCP/IP stack.
Infact this issue looks very unique as even in Windows 9x, I never saw the Network apps freezing like this. Resetting the connection fixes the problem and it cycles the same way after that.
I have tested this behavior on 3 workstations:
A] My Official Laptop running Windows XP SP3 with all recent updates and Norton Internet Security Corporate Edition (firewall gives access to the network)
B] My Home Laptop running Windows 7 Professional with latest updates and Kaspersky Internet Security 201x (recently updated 2010 to 2011 - firewall gives access to the network)
C] My Home Desktop dual booting Windows 7 Ultimate AND XP SP3 with latest updates and Kaspersky Internet Security 201x (recently updated 2010 to 2011 - firewall gives access to the network)
All the above workstations have the same issue pointing the issue to be on the phone hardware or software or USB cable (tried 3 MicroUSB cables including the official provided by Samsung).
I have been troubleshooting this issue in the last 3 months, could not identify other issue than seeing the workstation freezing the network activities quite strangely as suggested above. Any help by my fellow SGS users, developers, moderators will be highly appreciated.
Thanks for your participation, lets team up and contact Samsung to resolve this issue if it bothers many people like me.
EDIT: I would try to keep this post updated with usable comments/suggestions/workaround as we discuss

Bump.. Appreciate your help.

Seems noone's using this feature which is VERY important to me. Can anyone help or should I contact Samsung to get this BUG fixed which exists on every firmware I have tried till date.

No tethering problems here. Maybe your device is just faulty?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Hi,
i've searched all the internet for resolution for that and nothing.
Weird thing is that connection was working good on 2.1 and also on 2.2 and then stopped working just like that (1-10 minutes of connection and then dc for like 5-30 seconds)
Tried almost all apps on market which didn't help me. Now i am trying PDAnet which is working well for about 40 minutes now. I had some troubles installing it but finally did it with USB drivers delivered with PC program of PDAnet. Wifi 5mb/s download speed and just slight ping increase but i am far away from AP so that's the problem i think.
However if someone know if it's system problem (running win7 prof. sp1) or any 3rd party software it will be nice to get working again on standard tethering provided on i9000 as it doesnt require any 3rd party software on PC to get it working.
If dc's again come i'll post info.

kstepyra said:
Hi,
i've searched all the internet for resolution for that and nothing.
Weird thing is that connection was working good on 2.1 and also on 2.2 and then stopped working just like that (1-10 minutes of connection and then dc for like 5-30 seconds)
Tried almost all apps on market which didn't help me. Now i am trying PDAnet which is working well for about 40 minutes now. I had some troubles installing it but finally did it with USB drivers delivered with PC program of PDAnet. Wifi 5mb/s download speed and just slight ping increase but i am far away from AP so that's the problem i think.
However if someone know if it's system problem (running win7 prof. sp1) or any 3rd party software it will be nice to get working again on standard tethering provided on i9000 as it doesnt require any 3rd party software on PC to get it working.
If dc's again come i'll post info.
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I'm assuming that all your PC drivers are uptodate? According to me, it's a PC issue more than a phone one (check your PC logs & Firewall logs)

I have turned everything off (firewall, antiviruses etc.) and no changes. PDAnet is working well and as i saw it's .800 version of the usb driver, but new KIES installs .2000 one. Had problems with .2000 as PDAnet says i don't have usb drivers installed Uninstalled KIES one and installed .800, then PDAnet installed well. However - this program was only one solution to work. I have to try normal tethering on XP and clean win7 on laptop soon as i get it on hands.

Bump for a still existant issue
Getting constant cutouts with USB tethering on Samung Galaxy S i9000T running Froyo 2.2.1 Darkys Rom 9.5
Wondering if maybe getting a Dock will fix it?

Problem here too.
I am having the very same problem too. USB tethering works fine (faster than Wireless tethering) in the first few minutes, then drops the connection, and usually I have to restart my phone.
The reason I would use USB is that for online gaming Wireless tethering is too laggy in some cases. I would really appreciate a solution here.
I am using JPU modem on Froyo 2.2.1 btw.

Nothing has been solved about this sissue?

My Phone warranty is going to expire in about a month now. I am not going to keep this phone unless Samsung resolves this issue! Seems most of us are unaware of this issue and suggest they don't have the problem
I have been using smartphones since the first one, and never faced such issue. Using USB tether reduces latency significantly and also do not need to use Wifi on both phone and my laptop.
Some of us feel its a PC issue. How come connecting it to 4 of my PCs at home have exactly the same issue? They also have different OS and Firewall/AV.
On top of that, all the GB based ROMs have strange battery discharging issue after full charge and is killing my battery unnecessarily:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134741
I have escalated these issues to Samsung yesterday. They are affecting me most as these are the primary use of this phone.

I don't have this problems, just give CM7 a try.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

Try any 2.3.4 Custom ROM, it works just fine.
Worked with it yesterday all day.
It still gets hot when using the 3G/Wifi connection, but with usb tether it rocks !

Brotuck said:
Try any 2.3.4 Custom ROM, it works just fine.
Worked with it yesterday all day.
It still gets hot when using the 3G/Wifi connection, but with usb tether it rocks !
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I haven't tested 2.3.4 images for USB tethering much, however what troubles me most is ANY GB ROM start draining battery after full charge which is currently bothering me most as its killing my battery and phone unnecessarily while randomly making my phone go dead anytime even when USB/charger connected all the time (after going dead, restarts in battery charging mode as USB connection gets refreshed)

On my (and i guess others) Rom i get a least 24 / 48 hours. But it really depends on what you do with it during the day. I have not experienced any batterydrain on my custom rom. Ever.....
send from another galaxy !

Brotuck said:
On my (and i guess others) Rom i get a least 24 / 48 hours. But it really depends on what you do with it during the day. I have not experienced any batterydrain on my custom rom. Ever.....
send from another galaxy !
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I ALSO get the same usage time AFTER DISCONNECTING the charger and using the phone normally.
However, my phone is used primarily for WIFI Tether of 3G connection and hence has to be plugged through the day most of the time when doing tethering. After full charge, my battery drains heavily as the charger is disconnected on GB (instead of disconnecting the battery after full charge) and hence killing the life of my battery through such abuse.

still experiencing this
just an unstable connection
works then every 5/10 minutes it'll stop working and pages will take a while to load then it just starts working again
it's like bursts of connectivity
currently on 2.3.3
can anyone confirm 2.3.4 fixes it after being on 2.3.3?

I'm using a JVR ROM (2.3.4) and have the same problems with USB tethering.
It's rather annoying; i've searched around and it seems to be widespread, I'm not sure if it happens to everybody though.
This is what I've noticed:
- The USB tethering stops working usually at the same time that my Win 7 laptop says that the device could be using USB 2.0 instead for faster speed. At that point, the phone disables USB tethering
- Re-enabling USB tethering on the phone settings makes it work for a minute or so, until the same thing happens
- It does not matter if the phone is on USB debug on/off (i've tried both), or whether it is set to use Kies, Mass storage, or media player under the USB connection menu
I'm trying to find a different USB driver, just to try if it solves anything. But have not been able to find a proper one.
It would help if someone on a 2.3.4 Rom could confirm that USB tethering works for them. At least we could then know whether it is solvable (via configuration, settings, etc.) or not at all until Samsung releases a fix.

I'm having this issue with the Samsung Captivate I897 running Froyo 2.2 through At&T, rooted. I realize that its not the same device this thread's meant for but possibly a related issue? I've been trying to find a solution to this for a few months now... I randomly get disconnected from the internet while using the USB Tethering. I'm forced to re-connect through the phone every 20 minutes or so... I've tried using alternate applications to tether and to use the Mobile AP... With all the apps I run into the same unstable connection as well as with the Mobile AP. This is rather frustating and the last time I spoke with Samsung, I was informed that they no longer "support" usb tethering. I'm at a loss as to what to do, if anyone has any insight this would be greatly appreciated...hopeully even though this is a different device, there's a relation somehow??

Same issue here
I am on DLev's 4.2 Rom. KG3 Modem. I9000 Reoriented Kernel vG_2.1
I just flashed to this ROM and modem version after experiencing the same issues with Darky's XXJVR R3.2.(All stock as provided by the Dev.)
It seems intermittent at this point. I verified that the Mobile AP works great (as of last night). The USB tethering disconnects after a few minutes or seconds and the USB tethering option becomes "unchecked" on the phone itself. Windows 7 Complains about the speed of the USB port and I have swapped to a few different ones, but the same thing happens. Although I am typing this and it has been connected for 20 minutes or so with no issues.
I have also disabled any firewalls or Antivirus to make sure that wasn't the cause. Same issue. I am on Windows 7 x64 (SP1). I am starting to wonder if this a Windows Update that could have caused the issue.
Anyway, just to give more info to the subject.
Ok.. here is something I stumbled across that may have solved this. Appears to be a Windows 7 setting. I have a Captivate but I am running an i9000 Rom, so this might work and might not.
Open Control Panel-->System And Security-->Power Options-->Edit Plan Settings-->"Change Advanced Power Settings". Then navigate to the "USB Settings" and expand "USB selective suspend settings". If the value here is set to "Enabled", click on it and select "Disabled". Click "apply" and then Click "ok".
I pieced this together due to other people having issues with NIC drivers and Windows 7. They were able to get past it with settings on the card drivers under device manager and telling the driver not to do any power management on the card. The drivers for my device has no settings for this, so it is a possible workaround. I am waiting to see what happens. Can someone else give it a try as well?

Can't tether!

Just that. Wifi or USB tether doesn't function. The phone says it's connected, but the laptop says no network connection.
There any replacement apps that might help? I flashed the latest radio and that fixed a GPS problem I was having, but didn't fix the tether. Suggestions?

Its not clear, were you able to tether before, and now you've lost that function. Or is this the first time you've tried it?
If its the first time, ATT has blocked this function with the intent that you pay for the extra tethering fee.
But a simple reg edit works around this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569953
Also, there is a free WiFi sharing app on this site, if you do a search. There are also paid apps, like Walking Hotspot, that also work.
Keep in mind, tethering without the tethering plan is a violation of ATT's terms and conditions. They reserve the right to levy big per kb fees or cancel your service.
That said, I've done it from time to time while on business trips (no excessive data usage), and its never been a problem.

I'm an idiot, I forgot to update my sig. I'm not running stock anymore, sorry. I actually forgot which rom I switched to, but it was one of the lighter ones. had wifi router, office, and everything basic on there though. What option do I have if I don't remember which ROM I used?

The custom ROMs I've used (Energy, simplicity) support tethering by default without any modification or settings to change. Or the WiFi router will basically do the same thing.
I still don't know if you have been able to tether before, and suddenly can't; or this is you first time attempting it.
If its something you've been able to do before, some computers can be finicky (for no very ovious reason) with the Internet Sharing function. Try a different USB port, or to reboot your system. Also, you need to have Active Sync installed on your computer (or Windows Mobile Device Center, in the case of Vista or Windows 7). This was a big "duh" moment for me one time. I was trying to get tethering up on my work laptop. Then I realized that I had never installed Active Sync since my work gave me a new laptop.
Tether/Internet Sharing via Bluetooth should also work, if you computer has Bluetooth.

I apologize again. With this ROM I've never been able to tether, and I just reinstalled windows and installed activesync. I can do activesync and file transfers and everything else. What else can I do? Maybe it's a driver issue between windows and the phone? I'unno.

This is what happens.
lordxiagan said:
Just that. Wifi or USB tether doesn't function. The phone says it's connected, but the laptop says no network connection.
There any replacement apps that might help? I flashed the latest radio and that fixed a GPS problem I was having, but didn't fix the tether. Suggestions?
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Ok, if you connect to the internet from the phone, and once connected you then hooked it in the PC, then you wont be able to connect tether. So turn off any phone internet connection, and then hooked it up to the PC , then connect.

I don't think he is talking about being connected to the internet. When you start Internet Sharing, it will say on the phone whether its connected to the PC over USB, or not. That is what I think the OP is talking about.

just update your rom... go to one of the energy roms that has wifi sharing built in and you'll be ready to go.
Probably the easiest thing you can do to get this working.

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I don't think he is talking about being connected to the internet. When you start Internet Sharing, it will say on the phone whether its connected to the PC over USB, or not. That is what I think the OP is talking about.
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What I'm trying to explain is that, if you have data running in your cell before connecting IS, and connect it to the PC it wont tether, you need to first end Data Connection, connect IS and then HOOK THE USB to the PC.

[Q] Is it possible to connect the pc internet to an Android device?

The HDSense builds are quite good in this job, with only one touch you can have access to your desktop internet on your android device with a USB cable. However, on other builds there's no option like that (that i know of). So my question is: is this type of connection possible between a pc and a non-sense build of android (via USB cable), especially on Cyanomod builds.
I want to know this because I dont have a Wifi router installed. Also when I try a different Android ROM I always sync my Gmail with the phone, and on 3G speeds its a bit slow.

AlexVK said:
The HDSense builds are quite good in this job, with only one touch you can have access to your desktop internet on your android device with a USB cable. However, on other builds there's no option like that (that i know of). So my question is: is this type of connection possible between a pc and a non-sense build of android (via USB cable), especially on Cyanomod builds.
I want to know this because I dont have a Wifi router installed. Also when I try a different Android ROM I always sync my Gmail with the phone, and on 3G speeds its a bit slow.
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In the Market App look for WiFi teather, or:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867467

ı asked same question two or three days ago but nobody give an answer..wifi teather not correct answer deadmansink..Alex talking about "internet pass through"..sorry for english

Ra_Han said:
ı asked same question two or three days ago but nobody give an answer..wifi teather not correct answer deadmansink..Alex talking about "internet pass through"..sorry for english
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That's why I gave a link to my thread that shows the "Wired Tether" link for download. He clearly states that he want's internet for his pc without use of a router.

ok.ı am asking you my old question again with my horrible english
.."my wifi is so slow and ı can't download big files for example map data..ı want to use differnt android builds with int.pass thr. not only HD but how?thansk and sorry terrible english"..

No, Ra_han is right, i meant the internet pass through, i dont have a wifi router so i cant use wifi on my phone. Thus i would like to use internet via a usb cable (on my phone, not on my pc)

AlexVK said:
No, Ra_han is right, i meant the internet pass through, i dont have a wifi router so i cant use wifi on my phone. Thus i would like to use internet via a usb cable (on my phone, not on my pc)
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Have your tried to set up a VPN?

i got this to work and i am using MDJs desire HD froyo build.
i personally am not sure how it all happened as the first time i tried it it didnt work. but i decided to give it another shot and i plugged in my usb cable, device asks me what to do (sync, tether, etc) and i select the internet passthrough option and my windows 7 comp started installing drivers and all of a sudden i could browse via my phone.
sorry i cant give details but it just happened that easily. i also installed htc sync first that was directly downloaded from htc website. i am not sure if that installed any drivers to make this process work. the htc sync program itself doesnt work.
hope my vagueness gives you some leads haha.

Yes, the HD builds have that option, so I would think that there are other programs on the market that can let you do the same without the HD Sense. I tried USB tethering (sharing internet of the phone with the PC) while my connections (pc internet and phone internet) were "bridged". That, I thought, should share pc internet with the phone, but it did not work. Did someone have more luck with that?

i gave up trying to find answer for windows xp,seems to be impossible,my pc sees my hd2 as a composite android device,but thats it,no matter what i have tried,no success,with or without usb tethering engaged,still nothing,so i tried EasyTether from the marketplace,worked first time for me,windows xp and sp3.

Problems with Tethering

Hi xda-community,
I've got a Problem with USB Tethering with the Nexus 4:
Tethering itself works, but my PC is running so slow, taskbar is unusable.
Can someone Help? Im Clueless.
System:
Windows 8.1 Update 1
Intel i5
Nvidia GeForce GT240
12GB Ram
Smartphone:
Nexus 4 (mako) unbranded.
BL unlocked, Rooted.
Rom: Cyanogenmod CM11 (Latest Nightlies, but Problem is also on M6)

#push

That's strange. Why would your tethering affect PC performance? Is it only when tethering or is it whenever your device is connected?
Does it happen on other computers or is it just that one? ..

ShockBuddy said:
Hi xda-community,
I've got a Problem with USB Tethering with the Nexus 4:
Tethering itself works, but my PC is running so slow, taskbar is unusable.
Can someone Help? Im Clueless.
System:
Windows 8.1 Update 1
Intel i5
Nvidia GeForce GT240
12GB Ram
Smartphone:
Nexus 4 (mako) unbranded.
BL unlocked, Rooted.
Rom: Cyanogenmod CM11 (Latest Nightlies, but Problem is also on M6)
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Probably like many and me, you too could make activated Windows 8.1 through a TAP Driver activator. I don't why the very same thing occur to me, with multiple 8.1 PCs and tethering phone combos. Everything that works fine in Windows 7 and 8 messes in 8.1. As you said I too face extremely irresponsive Taskbar particularly the Wi-Fi Network selecting sidebar that doent even popup when USB Tether is done. A sec I disconnect everything happens one by one immediately. I can't even diagnosis the IP of connection due to this lag despite its extreme slow..

arvindgr said:
Probably like many and me, you too could make activated Windows 8.1 through a TAP Driver activator. I don't why the very same thing occur to me, with multiple 8.1 PCs and tethering phone combos. Everything that works fine in Windows 7 and 8 messes in 8.1. As you said I too face extremely irresponsive Taskbar particularly the Wi-Fi Network selecting sidebar that doent even popup when USB Tether is done. A sec I disconnect everything happens one by one immediately. I can't even diagnosis the IP of connection due to this lag despite its extreme slow..
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I activated Windows 8.1 with a valid licence.
PC is only slow when tethering is ENABLED, not if i just
connect phone to computer.
I managed to get it working that way:
Pull out Lan-cable, but keep activated the Lan
Network adapter. Activate Tethering.
It just works fluid, dont know why.

ShockBuddy said:
I activated Windows 8.1 with a valid licence.
PC is only slow when tethering is ENABLED, not if i just
connect phone to computer.
I managed to get it working that way:
Pull out Lan-cable, but keep activated the Lan
Network adapter. Activate Tethering.
It just works fluid, dont know why.
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Yes PC's Network and sharing center goes wild only with tethering and not with normal MTP or PTP connections. Plus I tried to Pull out Lan-cable and yet keep activated the Lan Network adapter. Nothing happen new, same lag occur. If possible, I'll post a video to denote what happens in my PC soon..

I think it is a NDIS driver problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/fix-usb-tethering-lags-freezes-windows-t3039183