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Surprised I have not seen anything about this (used search tool for the forum and nothing came up).
Anyone try wifi tethering a device using the X Play?
rushless said:
Surprised I have not seen anything about this (used search tool for the forum and nothing came up).
Anyone try wifi tethering a device using the X Play?
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the XP has a built in wifi hotspot function like the HTC Devices
AndroHero said:
the XP has a built in wifi hotspot function like the HTC Devices
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yeah, go to
Settings, Sony Ericsson, Connectivity, Tethering & Portable Hotspot.
Sorry, I am not referring to the tethering that requires an extra data fee, but the wifi tethering that uses the current data plan and does not cost extra.
There are apps you can get that use when rooted with wifi tether and not the stock hotspot feature (that costs extra).
rushless said:
Sorry, I am not referring to the tethering that requires an extra data fee, but the wifi tethering that uses the current data plan and does not cost extra.
There are apps you can get that use when rooted with wifi tether and not the stock hotspot feature (that costs extra).
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i dont understand what you mean the wifi hotspot feature lets you use wifi to share your 3G/HSDPA connection with other devices, if you have a data plan it costs nothing unless you want to reverse tether, thats where you can share your home internet connection with your device using a pc/laptop
So all of our phones with Wifi hotspot features create an ADHOC connection which Honeycomb does not support. Same goes with Bluetooth, no DUN. Google what the hell? Ya ya,carriers this and carriers that but what about people paying for hotspot features on the phone. I have customers that I need to setup to pair with the TF but it seems nothing will work without rooting and that can be phone specific. So the TF is great as long as you are close to a WIFI connection is supports?
If I'm missing something someone please fill me in.
~DC
think it depends on phone my desire HD works fine
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combat goofwing said:
think it depends on phone my desire HD works fine
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Are you rooted?
Are you simply pairing or using another app on your phone?
Can you run through your connection steps?
Thanks,
~DC
Synman said:
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But why would they do this knowing what the phones support?
~DC
I am using the hotspot feature on my Evo, and I've been tethering to it at work since the day I got my Transformer. I'm not doing anything special, just turning on the hotspot and letting the TF connect. Now, my Evo is rooted with a ROM that "unlocks" the hotspot functionality so I'm not paying extra, and I'm not using the Wireless Tether app, but it's the same concept.
dfin13 said:
I am using the hotspot feature on my Evo, and I've been tethering to it at work since the day I got my Transformer. I'm not doing anything special, just turning on the hotspot and letting the TF connect. Now, my Evo is rooted with a ROM that "unlocks" the hotspot functionality so I'm not paying extra, and I'm not using the Wireless Tether app, but it's the same concept.
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The hotspot feature on your ROM is supporting a true wifi connection and not peer to peer adhoc. I can't always root customers phones.
~DC
I may be misunderstanding how it works, but this isn't a wireless tether baked into the ROM, it's the built-in Sprint hotspot feature that I'm using, just unlocked so I don't have to pay extra. If someone was paying for the hotspot feature on Sprint, they wouldn't need root, but maybe this is only the case with Sprint's implementation.
i was able to do both wifi and bluetooth tethering. took me a while to figure out, (since i've never done it before, less due to the difficulty of doing it)
assuming the phone supports Bluetooth tethering, it should always work.
I have a DroidX and I can tether using the built in stock Hotspot feature or with Bluetooth. However, I can't tether using an ad hoc connection because I get an error stating that the device doesn't support ad hoc connections...
So, it is definitely device specific and it will be something the carriers remove as many report being able to do so with root (my device is rooted and I can't connect via ad hoc - although, I haven't d/l or tried out the pdaNet app).
I will also add that the bluetooth tethering has worked MUCH better than the wifi - easier/faster to connect, runs pretty fast, and my phone doesn't overheat as much....
Works fine with my evo. The Evo has proper infrastructure wifi hotspot.
Maybe the users need to update their phones?
I went into a store to try a tf and there was no internet so I turned on my WiFi hotspot on my sgsII and it worked perfectly fine, not sure if that's the same as you're asking but that works.
jerrykur said:
Works fine with my evo. The Evo has proper infrastructure wifi hotspot.
Maybe the users need to update their phones?
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Are you rooted?
~DC
Any HTC thunderbolt users reading this that have tried hotspot?
~DC
a lot of clarification
Hi all,
I need your help, understanding ... well everything about wifi/TF/WM6.5/adhoc and whatever the other connection is?
I don't think of myself as a noob, but to be honest I'm lost with the wifi on the TF. So here it goes: I have TF and HD2. Under WM6.5 I can't get the TF to see the shared internet through the "wifi router" application on the phone. But then I run a custom Desire HD ROM and this one (can't remember the application) shares and gives access to the TF?!?!
First off, which is which? Which is adhoc and which is infrastructure? And what is the difference (sorry i did look on the internet, but that got me confused even more because I could not see any difference). Are you saying that a standard (not rooted Android) will have the same problem? I was thinking of switching to an android phone so that I can get the easy sharing option, but if I have to root a brand new phone????
Any help will be appreciated,
rio
Easy way to tether off a rooted phone.
Install one of the older versions of wireless tether that supports bluetooth.
Turn on the bluetooth DUN on wireless tether.
Hit ok when it asks to turn on Bluetooth and make discoverable.
On the transformer go to settings-wireless-bluetooth
Scan for your device and pair.
Once paired you should see a little wrench next to your device, click on it
Under Profiles, it should show tethering with a checkbox. Click this and in a few seconds Wireless tether should buzz its connected and off you go.
I've been able to tether my transformer like this since out of the box.
Edit - BTW I've tried this with PDAnet and other non rooted tehtering programs, and I couldn't get it to work with those options. Just FYI
the difference between ad-hoc and infrastructure is the way devices communicate.
infrastructure is kinda like the way we send messages via the post office. we send it to a central place, then it figures out how to deliver the message. this is how true routers operate
ad-hoc is peer-to-peer. imagine passing notes back in elementary school.
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some phones comes with a tethering app without having to root, but this typically requires you to pay extra fee to your carrier ($30 for sprint)
if you don't want to pay that, then you have to root your phone to either get a rom that already supports infrastructure mode, or download an app that does. [ ie Wifi Tether ]
people googling "honeycomb dun" would be incredibly misinformed by this thread.
finalhit said:
people googling "honeycomb dun" would be incredibly misinformed by this thread.
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You are right. I put Honeycomb 3.1 in the title but forgot to mention in the OP if anyone heard that 3.1 would have support for DUN or Ad Hoc.
Sorry for any confusion I might have caused
~DC
Edit: I posted misinformation.
I have the nexus S. Does anyone know how to tether when you don't have the tethering plan? I've been looking everywhere.
thanks guys!
NS4g tethers out of the box. I would assume the reg NS would too.
Settings > Wireless & Networks > Tethering & portable hotspot > Check the box to turn it on.
well the thing is my carrier blocks it as they want you to pay 10 bucks a month for the tethering. But there's gotta be a way to allow tethering so that the carrier doesnt know.
there are programs on the market you can download. Easytether i believe... there's a free version but it doesn't work with any secure sites, so forget fb if you use the free one. i think they want 10 bucks for the unrestricted app.
But yes there are options
still doesnt work. there needs to be some settings changed so that I can tether
campusink said:
still doesnt work. there needs to be some settings changed so that I can tether
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What carrier do you use?
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I tether and hot spot all the time its pretty much free on the nexus s
Its a unlocked phone so the carriers can't charge ya I'm T-Mobile
campusink said:
well the thing is my carrier blocks it as they want you to pay 10 bucks a month for the tethering. But there's gotta be a way to allow tethering so that the carrier doesnt know.
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There are a hundred posts on here about it... but yours is the first I've seen of a carrier blocking it. Which carrier? I find it hard to believe, no offense.
Just as an aside, how do you actually surf the internet after enabling tethering in the phone settings? Just connect the phone to the computer via usb?
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athani said:
Just as an aside, how do you actually surf the internet after enabling tethering in the phone settings? Just connect the phone to the computer via usb?
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Connect the phone via the USB card and put the phone in tether mode.. (Settings/Wireless and Networks/Tethering .../ USB Tethering) The option isn't available until the phone is connected.
The phone will be recognized as a network device and may require network device discovery. It depends on your system and what you have had previously installed. I use tethering from time to time and have never needed to pay extra for it.
Hope this helps..
During my recent probe to find the best way to tether my phone having access to all the settings i came across this little apk for the android phones which replaces the built in system.
Your phone must be rooted to use this file, i know some networks like sprint lockdown the tether options, this gets around that issue.
I dont know if its been posted here before or not, but i hope some of you guys may find it useful and the page is very useful info.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Try it on my note running midnote ICS 3.2. Doesn't work, my note freeze and have to reboot.
whats wrong with the tethering and portable hotspot setting in the wireless and networks... it is simple to use and works great..no root needed.... its on the stock rom...
If third party tethering app, then i say 'wireless tether' is better
It supports thethring via blutooth too, As well having mac security option.
dr.ketan said:
If third party tethering app, then i say 'wireless tether' is better
It supports thethring via blutooth too, As well having mac security option.
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+1
Both my daughter's Macbook Air and my wife's Dell laptop have successfully connected wirelessly to my Galaxy Note and downloaded stuff from the Net. With H+ speed it is as quick as my ADSL+ connection at home!
It is so easy to setup ... Settings > Wireless and Network > Tethering and Portable hotspot. Make sure you choose a good password!
i finally rooted my moto X pure. hotspot does not work on its own and i dont know how to edit the settings for it. So i tried looking for apps but some of them that i once had does not work.
Barnacle doesnt work
Wifi tether router gives a giant mcafee warning stating its a threat with Android/Bokbe.A!Gen or Malware for basic
FoxFi i have to pay 8 dollars for it when i didnt need to before
clockworkmod works but its usb tether
any other options?
Is your carrier restricting you from using your data plan to host a WiFi hotspot? Mine works just fine with no additional apps required. When I first turned it on, it made sure my data plan supported the feature then worked as expected.
Jonathanlc2005 said:
i finally rooted my moto X pure. hotspot does not work on its own and i dont know how to edit the settings for it. So i tried looking for apps but some of them that i once had does not work.
Barnacle doesnt work
Wifi tether router gives a giant mcafee warning stating its a threat with Android/Bokbe.A!Gen or Malware for basic
FoxFi i have to pay 8 dollars for it when i didnt need to before
clockworkmod works but its usb tether
any other options?
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Verizon?
Usually tethering is only blocked if you have an unlimited data plan
Jonathanlc2005 said:
i finally rooted my moto X pure. hotspot does not work on its own and i dont know how to edit the settings for it. So i tried looking for apps but some of them that i once had does not work.
Barnacle doesnt work
Wifi tether router gives a giant mcafee warning stating its a threat with Android/Bokbe.A!Gen or Malware for basic
FoxFi i have to pay 8 dollars for it when i didnt need to before
clockworkmod works but its usb tether
any other options?
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When you turn on the stock app, is there an error message or anything? The stock tether app usually works well.
acejavelin said:
When you turn on the stock app, is there an error message or anything? The stock tether app usually works well.
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I'm on sprint and yes it states that carrier blocked ability to tether
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Jonathanlc2005 said:
I'm on sprint and yes it states that carrier blocked ability to tether
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should be able to just add this line
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net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
to /System/build.prop
with a file manager and a text editor
Edit: removed strike code
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Jonathanlc2005 said:
i finally rooted my moto X pure. hotspot does not work on its own and i dont know how to edit the settings for it. So i tried looking for apps but some of them that i once had does not work.
Barnacle doesnt work
Wifi tether router gives a giant mcafee warning stating its a threat with Android/Bokbe.A!Gen or Malware for basic
FoxFi i have to pay 8 dollars for it when i didnt need to before
clockworkmod works but its usb tether
any other options?
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Try this app, just click the bottom right floating button, and select Wi-Fi, or the mode you wanna use.
Data Sharing - Tethering PRO v2.1.3
Requirements:*4.1+
Overview:*Data Sharing is a WiFi hotspot and tethering management and control app. No more surprises while sharing your mobile data and exhausting without realizing about it. Share knowing your mobile data consumption and avoid spent more than you want by setting your desired limits.
Control and share your Internet connection of your smartphone with your laptop, tablet or another smartphone.
Data Sharing is a WiFi hotspot and tethering management and control app. No more surprises while sharing your mobile data and exhausting without realizing about it. Share knowing your mobile data consumption and avoid spent more than you want by setting your desired limits.
Features:
★ Start/stop the shared data service for WiFi hotspot and Bluetooth tethering interfaces.
★ Manage the time and data usage for WiFi hotspot and Bluetooth and USB tethering interfaces.
★ Set the data usage and time limits by session, day and monthly cycle.
★ Show connected devices or those have been connected ever, and allow to modified its displayed name and hide them from the list.
★ Check activity by device.
★ Daily data usage chart, with detailed information about every tethering event and per-hour stats.
★ A widget to control all the tethering interfaces.
★ Backup/Restore of the database statistics (Storage permission is required).
Pro features:
★ Automatically stop shared data connection when one of the limits (data, time or battery level) is reached.
★ Notify when one or both of the fixed limits are exceeded.
★ Automatically stop shared data connection after a configurable inactivity time.
★ Device connect tone.
★ Export statistics to CSV.
★ Support for multisim devices.
★ Start tethering interfaces on boot
Usage:
To share via WiFi hotspot:
Open the app, an tap on the start button, and following tap the WiFi AP button. Once the WiFi hotspot was activated, search the WiFi name on the device you want to connect to. If you don't know the name, you can check it inside the Tethering settings menu option and then in WiFi hotspot settings. In addition, that settings allow you to configure the password and other wifi settings. Now you can use any of your devices to connect to new created WiFi hotspot.
To share via Bluetooth:
Open the app, an tap on the start button, and following tap the Bluetooth button. Now goto to system Bluetooth settings and choose the device you want to share the mobile data with and pair it with your device (don't forget to activated the shared data check).
To share via USB:
Install your device usb drivers, connect your laptop via an USB cable and open the app. Tap on the start button, and, following, tap the USB button. If your device is not rooted, system tethering settings will be opened. Enable USB tethering from there. Your device is now tethering over USB.
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Doesn't required Root access. Compatible with Android devices with 4.1 version an up.
In Xioami MIUI devices, you must enable Auto Start for proper functioning of Data Sharing App. To do this, go to the Security app provided by Xiaomi> Permissions>Autostart and allow Data Sharing to auto start.
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yeah i tried that, doesnt work. thanks.
ill either unroot entirely or switch to another OS
use clockworkmod on a pc and make that pc a gateway for a wireless router (set pc ip address manually to something static) configure the router properly, then just connect all your other devices to that wireless router
UPDATE:
Wifi tether creator replied to my email saying mcafee has a false positive on it because its root, mcafee never tested it.
but what i did discover is this. when i played with the wifi tether app, they have the ability to allow tether completely wifi. in it contained was a LTE patch to allow tethering and it worked. if anyone is able to get the patch out, then jackpot we have tether ability
sd_shadow said:
should be able to just add this line
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net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
to /System/build.prop
with a file manager and a text editor
sorry that's not going to work
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Why doesn't this work? I'm using mine on sprint with stock tethering working just fine.
gpz1100 said:
should be able to just add this line
Why doesn't this work? I'm using mine on sprint with stock tethering working just fine.
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tethering is blocked by some carriers, if you have an unlimited data plan
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sd_shadow said:
tethering is blocked by some carriers, if you have an unlimited data plan
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Right, the above build.prop edit eliminates this phone home verification. I've tested it successfully also on a cricket unlimited plan.
gpz1100 said:
Right, the above build.prop edit eliminates this phone home verification. I've tested it successfully also on a cricket unlimited plan.
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my bad, I forgot that I added strike code.
build.prop edit alone doesn't work on all devices
and i wasn't sure about this device, after I posted
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