Hello.
I want to be able to have my phone connected to my PC (such that I'm able to use AirDroid or something to control it for recording video, and that I have access to the newly shot videos on my PC), and not lose too much juice along the way (I need it to be connected in this way for pretty much all work-day - about 8 hours straight).
I should also mention that since I have the Dual Sim variant, I can't root my device
One thought I had was to purchase a usb-c splitter/Y-cable/hub (something like this or this) and connect a wall charger and the data cable. Would that work?
Any other ideas for how to get this done?
I think there's still the old usb3 power limit of 0,9A while transferring data even with usb-c.
lecorbusier said:
I think there's still the old usb3 power limit of 0,9A while transferring data even with usb-c.
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Even if I use something like the splitter idea?
Also, what's the max voltage, then? (I don't actually need fast-charging speeds, I just need it to charge fast enough to balance enough of the power draw from the camera so the battery won't die within 8 hours of shooting video)
I almost always use wifi, even for bulk copyjobs. Then the phone will charge, though slower.
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I almost always use wifi, even for bulk copyjobs. Then the phone will charge, though slower.
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The problem then is that I can't use AirDroid to control my phone (and TeamViewer and Vysor screw with the display in the camera app, making them an even worse option).
Total Commander with FTP and Samba Plugins.
In former days i used MyPhoneExplorer on the pc and it's respective plugin on the device, but you can't use a NAS then.
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Total Commander with FTP and Samba Plugins.
In former days i used MyPhoneExplorer on the pc and it's respective plugin on the device, but you can't use a NAS then.
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From what I found, it seems Total Commander is just a file explorer. I need to be able to control my phone from the PC. This is my biggest problem right now, because the only option that really works is AirDroid and it needs to be connected via USB.
I handle everything directly with the phone. Cloud access is also possible via TC.
And probably interesting to you, the wifi transfer plugin. Seems to establish P2P connections, but i never tried it out, fespute having it installed.
Before that was MPE and during my first experiences with Android i also tried Airdroid. The procedure to establish a connection, and Airdroid should primarily be a wifi app, was a PITA and shortly later with MPE i could achieve the same & more and quicker, so Airdroid was forgotten.
Data transfer via usb and full charging at the same time could be possible with USB PD and either via usb data lines or a Thunderbolt connection.
USB PD is establishing as standard for phones, but i doubt any of the current high end devices has TB. IPhones maybe.
Here we have USB 3.x with Quickcharge3. And i can do wifi bulk copies w/o running out of battery when connecting the G6 to a mere QC1 charger.
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I handle everything directly with the phone. Cloud access is also possible via TC.
And probably interesting to you, the wifi transfer plugin. Seems to establish P2P connections, but i never tried it out, fespute having it installed.
Before that was MPE and during my first experiences with Android i also tried Airdroid. The procedure to establish a connection, and Airdroid should primarily be a wifi app, was a PITA and shortly later with MPE i could achieve the same & more and quicker, so Airdroid was forgotten.
Data transfer via usb and full charging at the same time could be possible with USB PD and either via usb data lines or a Thunderbolt connection.
USB PD is establishing as standard for phones, but i doubt any of the current high end devices has TB. IPhones maybe.
Here we have USB 3.x with Quickcharge3. And i can do wifi bulk copies w/o running out of battery when connecting the G6 to a mere QC1 charger.
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I'm not sure how that's relevant for my issue. Again, I'm not just looking to copy files, I'm looking to shoot video - that's a far more battery intensive operation. Also, I cannot handle things on my phone. I need to control it from my PC.
A wifi connection and a proper QC3 power source should at least keep the current battery state, as the power limit of the phone should equal the max charging current.
But i can't recommend any apps for this task, but it's much like media streaming or casting...
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A wifi connection and a proper QC3 power source should at least keep the current battery state, as the power limit of the phone should equal the max charging current.
But i can't recommend any apps for this task, but it's much like media streaming or casting...
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One more time: a WiFi connection would work for transferring files but my main issue is that I need to control the phone from the PC, and I haven't found a way to achieve this without a USB connection.
Yup, that's the missing link, a remote control and streaming app for the camera.
I can fast charge on my laptop but mines a Dell g5 gaming laptop it's fast charges Thur the thunderbolt port
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Interesting. And does it fast-charge also while in Photo Transfer mode?
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I know that connection to the internet can be achieved via USB&ActiveSync or Wifi. But can the device be connect to the internet via normal Ethernet plug on my (non-wireless) router. Which adapters are required to do so? At home I do not have a wireless router so I am wondering if this is possible…
And, can auto charger for my Hermes (TyTN) be also used for Athena??
Thanks again
Uros
Buy a cheap wireless access point (with no router) and connect it to the port on your wired only router.
the phone may also connect to the internet via bluetooth
and yes i believe the charger from your hermes should work
Usb voltages are the same pretty much
Thanks. Would this device called "Macally 5-in-1 USB Combo Kit" allow this?
see -> http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=115169
Which Bluetooth device do you recommend?
Uros
cerk2006 said:
Thanks. Would this device called "Macally 5-in-1 USB Combo Kit" allow this?
see -> http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=115169
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No. That's just a bunch of connectors. It won't help your situation.
I still think Pyrofer's sollution is the best one (second post).
any bluetooth dongle should work
but ideally speaking if u can afford it go for the wireless access point it will cost a little more than a bluetooth but its well worth the extra 10-15 bucks
Guys, many thanks for your opinion. Any yes, am I aware the wireless solution is the best way to go.
Nonetheless I would like to stay "wired" for some time more. Reason is that I have two small kinds and we are leaving in a small apartment. I would like to prevent exposing them to any unnecessary "wireless" technologies as long as possible, at least now when they are growing up.
So, once again I am asking you: is there an adapter between Ethernet plug (RJ-45) and (mini) USB on the Athena and will eventually connection to the internet work?
There is NO wired adaptor for the Athena. The closest you can get is a USB lead and activesync, then use the PCs internet connection.
USB to Ethernet Adapter ???
Thanks all for your feedback!
What about this device: USB 2.0 to RJ-45 Ethernet Adapter
(http://www.pacificgeek.com/product.asp?ID=42665&C=212&S=-1) in combinatin with 4 in 1 cable?? Could this work??
(Or http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HE-130R&cat=NET)
Does it come with A PocketPC driver? If not, no use.
If it doesnt say it comes with PPC drivers, i doubt it does.
You are right, Pyrofer, it doesn't support the PPCs
But maybe this one does: http://www.clarinetsys.com/en/product-ea104.htm,
I just need to check the price...
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You are right, Pyrofer, it doesn't support the PPCs
But maybe this one does: http://www.clarinetsys.com/en/product-ea104.htm,
I just need to check the price...
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On the web site, it says:
Supports PPC 2002/2003/2003SE, CE5/4.2/4.1 and Windows® Mobile 5.0 (coming soon)
I am not sure it means the driver for WM5 is coming soon.
cerk2006 said:
Nonetheless I would like to stay "wired" for some time more. Reason is that I have two small kinds and we are leaving in a small apartment. I would like to prevent exposing them to any unnecessary "wireless" technologies as long as possible, at least now when they are growing up.
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Ummm, you want to protect them from wireless radio waves? I take it you leave the phone in flight mode when in their presence, don't use Microwave ovens in your house, haven't got cordless phones e.t.c.? Sorry, don't want to bash your views, but there IS an awful lot of paranoia put out by the media and many people who jump on the bandwagon before establishing the facts.
As for sharing the internet, I know you can do it from PC->Ameo V easily with the included 'internet sharing' applet. I do it via BT, but USB works equally well.
Hello Everybody,
I have got my HTC Wizard damaged. Actually till last night it was working fine, but now when I plug it into the USB, windows says that the USB device has malfunctioned etc. I search Google and everybody said that they tried hard-reset too with no luck.
So then I started searching Google to see if I could find a wi-fi USB dongle. I do have a Bluetooth dongle but since Wizard has got Bluetooth 1.1 (I guess!) so the transfer rate does not accede 15 Kbps. This is something annoying.
Now, my main question is, that if I order a Wi-Fi dongle, will I be able to transfer files from my PC into my HTC Wizard without any intermediate router or any other network or something? A Wifi dongle is cheap, $9.9 on Google Products. But a router isn't, its at least $250 or so.
Also, if somebody has some experience with this, please do post back the speeds at which you think the data will be transfered. I am only looking for an alternate to USB. If a Wi-Fi dongle could work, it would be great! I already hate wires. I love wireless stuff.
People with experience of trying this please write down any more details that you might have. What's the maximum range of a Wi-Fi network (usually).
Thanks in advance.
I'll be waiting for your replies. Please do post back.
Can o' worms...
You'll be hard pressed to get a response. I bought a Wfib router for $12 on ebay six months ago. Most of the developers here have wfi cards in their PCs, so using a usb port is kind of a waste/pretty antiquated.
Yes, you could connect with the wizard's wifi to your PC, and transfer files with Total Commander (all over the forum & google-able), but I'm guessing no one wants to try to tackle steering someone who can't/hasn't googled a decently priced router, or feels the need to use usb for wifi. You'd have to set up a windows network, too. Wifi, if you haven't used it, is a whole new can of worms. All the info you need is out there, but you'll have to find it.
My suggestion is to dust out your ppcs usb port gently with a soft, new toothbrush, uninstall ActiveSync on your PC, reboot & reinstall, reboot, and use a different usb port on your pc. If that doesn't work, I bet you could send it in to get repaired for about $40.
Actually, I do have some knowledge of computers and can usually fight back in situations that are confusing. I am not a Pocket PC/Windows CE programmer, but I know Visual C++ etc and many other languages.
I was just wanting to know if there could be an intermediate device that could be needed that's why I posted the question. And thank you very much for the response. It was very kind of you.
I have two more questions now:
1) If wifi is like LAN, then why would we need total commander to browser files? Can't there be a way to browse files like we do usually on LAN? I mean as far as I understand, total commander would perhaps only 'share' the files over lan? Correct?
2) At what speeds can we transfer data over wifi? And what is the usual range (in meters) of Wifi data transfer?
Thanks in Advance.
Krix said:
Hello Everybody,
I have got my HTC Wizard damaged. Actually till last night it was working fine, but now when I plug it into the USB, windows says that the USB device has malfunctioned etc. I search Google and everybody said that they tried hard-reset too with no luck.
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Have you tried another USB port? Or another cable?
An unstable USB hub gave me similair problems.
Wifi *is* wireless LAN.
Wifi equipment (cards, adapters, routers) are just a replacement for the ethernet cables etc., with a few software security measures so people don't "tap in" without an invitation.
There are a million different apps that browse files. Not too many apps do sharing without browsing anymore, so I've started using sharing to mean both (sharing + browsing). TC is free, it has a (wifi/LAN) network function under "extras," (aka "//") has a txt editor and as many other extras you would want in browser. I'm not sure what you mean by "the usual way." The built in File Explorer? I don't know, and don't care, if the WM6 browser has a network plugin, I have never used it (nor Resco or any of the others) since I found TC.
You should be able to connect directly from your Wizard to your PC's wifi if you can set up a TCPIP network and assign them (the wireless part only) IP addresses. You'll want to set up your PC to act as your router by allowing the PCs internet connection to be shared. (Internet in via wire, wireless out & back to the rest of your network, incuding devices.)
I've never tried it without a router, though, but it worked fine with the LynkSys one I got on ebay for $12.
The new/different cable is a good idea.
Forgive me, but this thread, if I kept answering questions, could eat a lot of my time. If you're still stuck on the Wifi thing, there are too many great sites explaining how it works.
I still have this Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I still have my never-working ****ty data cable. I'm running CM9 Nightly 6-30 and I really want to transfer several films/songs/TV Episodes onto my tablet from my PC, but this damned Data cable doesn't work. For the last 3 months, it has practically had no use aside from charging. (Even then, it takes me 12+ (!) hours through my wall adapter to charge from about 5 percent to 100 percent!) I can't transfer any files from it and I guess will just have to buy a new cable if I can find one online. I doubt Samsung will send me a replacement. Does anyone have any decent, cheap methods to use instead of UMS?
I also don't think Dropbox to be viable since I dont think they like these kind of files (Copyrighted Music and Videos) to be transfered through their service, and I have ALOT of files to transfer.
The cable works for charging, but UMS/MTP never works through any computer.
Samba Filesharing
Try "Samba Filesharing" in the Play Store (since you are running CM9 I will assume that you are rooted). Basically this will make the internal storage appear as a Windows/SMB share on your local network when you enable it, just remember to disable it after you transfer files onto your tab. I have had decent luck with it and it seems faster than copying over MTP anyways. If you are not running Windows on your PC, Mac or Linux can also connect to SMB shares. Good luck!
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I still have this Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I still have my never-working ****ty data cable. I'm running CM9 Nightly 6-30 and I really want to transfer several films/songs/TV Episodes onto my tablet from my PC, but this damned Data cable doesn't work. For the last 3 months, it has practically had no use aside from charging. (Even then, it takes me 12+ (!) hours through my wall adapter to charge from about 5 percent to 100 percent!) I can't transfer any files from it and I guess will just have to buy a new cable if I can find one online. I doubt Samsung will send me a replacement. Does anyone have any decent, cheap methods to use instead of UMS?
I also don't think Dropbox to be viable since I dont think they like these kind of files (Copyrighted Music and Videos) to be transfered through their service, and I have ALOT of files to transfer.
The cable works for charging, but UMS/MTP never works through any computer.
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Either set up a FTP server on your tablet (DroidFTP) and make your computer the client using Windows Explorer or
Set up a FTP server on your computer (Filezilla) and use your tablet as the client (AndFTP)
I use Windows built in FTP sever on my desktop and AndFTP on my tab.
i use es file explorer to tranfer files between my wondows 7 rig & my gtab 10.1 . Works flawlessy. You just have to search for a new server & then configure the samba sharing using your windows Administrator username & passwords.
Hope this will help you.
but if you want a cheap cable consider a look at something like this :
http://www.ebay.it/itm/CAVO-OTG-ADATTATORE-CONNETTORE-PORTA-USB-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-TAB-8-9-10-1-I-002-/150795837652?pt=Altri_accessori_per_PC_Server_e_Portatili&hash=item231c21e0d4
Try Airdroid (free) or Wifi File Explorer Pro ($2?)
I haven't used a data cable for anything other than charging in almost a year. It's slower, but how much of a hurry are you really in?
(BTW- both of the above apps require only a browser - mac, pc, or linux all the same!)
**Edit: I've been using wifi file explorer pro for almost a year now, but just spent a few minutes messing with airdroid. It's actually pretty cool if you like a graphical interface. Might be more useful for a phone (expanded functions) but I'd definitely give it a look if you haven't already.
Hello, I would like to ask if someone knows a way how to sync video, music files, photos, documents automatically with files in the PC. I would like to take advantage of the speed of the USB 3.0 of the the Note 3. Its like when you connect the phone to PC it will compare two folders (in PC and in the phone) automatically and copy/paste the files.
I used to use cheetah sync, but it uses wifi, which is very slow and most of the time stops/fails after a while of transferring.
Thanks!
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Hello, I would like to ask if someone knows a way how to sync video, music files, photos, documents automatically with files in the PC. I would like to take advantage of the speed of the USB 3.0 of the the Note 3. Its like when you connect the phone to PC it will compare two folders (in PC and in the phone) automatically and copy/paste the files.
I used to use cheetah sync, but it uses wifi, which is very slow and most of the time stops/fails after a while of transferring.
Thanks!
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I do not know any sync program but I just wanted to point out that the USB 3.0 doesn't make it any faster in this case because of the internal read/write speed is lower that USB 2.0 maxlimit.
AFAIK they added USB 3.0 to allow fast charging through a computer with USB 3.0 port.
Are you able to have access to the phone through USB 3 port ?
Mine doesn't show on the PC Explorer... but it is charging pretty fast through this port.
I don't know if actually it is an issue on my phone or my PC (drivers?) as I don't have any other USB 3 devices...
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Are you able to have access to the phone through USB 3 port ?
Mine doesn't show on the PC Explorer... but it is charging pretty fast through this port.
I don't know if actually it is an issue on my phone or my PC (drivers?) as I don't have any other USB 3 devices...
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There is a special mode on the phone called "allow file transfer through usb 3.0" or something that you need to click to access the phones filesystem through your computer.
I am a new owner of the Z1 Compact, and I cannot seem to get Bluetooth 3.0+HS features to work with my laptop. The goal is to synch the phone's 128GB SD-card with my music library, and move any new photos off the phone and onto the laptop for backup.
The link works fine, no errors, but roughly 150 kbps is the best I am doing here over Bluetooth, very painful, makes me want to pull out a USB cable and just plug the phone in.
I bought a few of the magnetic charger cables from a cable vendor, so I am trying to open the little "doors" as little as possible, as they seem to have a lifespan, being rubbery plastic. I'd rather use Bluetooth high speed if I can.
I am rooted at .216 of 5.1.1, but other than removing bloatware, I have not done anything fancy to mess with the phone.
Use wi-fi transfer (plenty of apps for this on the playstore) if you can't use the USB cable. Bluetooth is best for streaming media, not copying large files.
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I bought a few of the magnetic charger cables from a cable vendor, so I am trying to open the little "doors" as little as possible,
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I hear you. Did the same. Sadly charging with the magnetic cable is very slow, but I don't care over night.
About the sync.
How about 'MyPhoneExplorer'. It's a free app I'm using for years now and you can sync wireless.
I use it atm to sync contacts, photos (from different folders, you know, every app a little bit different) and recorded music files.
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I hear you. Did the same. Sadly charging with the magnetic cable is very slow, but I don't care over night.
About the sync.
How about 'MyPhoneExplorer'. It's a free app I'm using for years now and you can sync wireless.
I use it atm to sync contacts, photos (from different folders, you know, every app a little bit different) and recorded music files.
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Yes, I use "My Phone Explorer" for contacts and calendar and such, but for photos and music, I am now using the Lenovo "SHAREit" program, which uses a direct WiFi link, and is far faster than bluetooth or USB. It looks like Bluetooth 3.0+HS has been abandoned in favor of the ultra low-power features of Bluetooth 4.0, dunno why both can't coexist.
On the magnetic charger cable, don't blame the cable, blame whatever you plug it into! Mine changes up lickety-split, so get a better wall wart, or check/change the USB port.