you as a mobile hot spot? - General Topics

Been hearing a buzz lately about using an aircard and a mobile router to makeyour own personal wifi hotspot. Anyone done this and just how much faster is an air card than the single radio in the kaiser??? how many radio's in an air card??? Can air cards be fast enough to replace cable internet on only good enough for on the go???? Thanks for any answers / input.
P.S. If i do do this I would be using the newest aircard att has i think it's sierra usb connect 881

jefem24 said:
Been hearing a buzz lately about using an aircard and a mobile router to makeyour own personal wifi hotspot. Anyone done this and just how much faster is an air card than the single radio in the kaiser??? how many radio's in an air card??? Can air cards be fast enough to replace cable internet on only good enough for on the go???? Thanks for any answers / input.
P.S. If i do do this I would be using the newest aircard att has i think it's sierra usb connect 881
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Here in the Middle East we have 3.5G and it has a max speed of 7.2 mbps. We also have a router that uses a SIM and connects to your devices by either erhernet or wi-fi. Here is a link with some information:
http://www.kw.zain.com/ZAINIM/portal/ChannelPage?loc=en&newuser=1
Due to the design of the page I had to link to the main page, the router is the top item on the right hand side of the page.

I have a linksys Wrt54g3g in Portugal. It supports hsadpa with 7.2 max speed. Really cool and usefull. Vodafone branded, but it can be bought free and unlocket.

Thanks fo rthe posts guys so from your comments i gather that I would like doing this. But i still need somone who has used cards here to let me know how much faster Ishould expect? Asked att people no clu of course there. Anyone here have the air cards at least??? how fast compared to phone?

unlimited data?
since my regular phone has unlimited data does anyone know what happens if i swap sims? will it give me data at the same rate still or does this take special sims?

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Mobile Broadband, Huawei E220 HSDPA USB modem

I see there's people trying to get external harddrives connected to the phone, would be amazing to see a 3g mobile broadband modem connected to the phone.
First problem, can the HD2 deliever enough power to the USB modem?
Edit: This was supposed to be in General, can a mod move it? Thanks
HD2 has support for 3G i think .
Im not really sure why you would want to since all you have to do is put the modems SIM in your HD2. If your HD2 isnt unlocked to that network just get it done, its not that expensive.
I doubt it would work in any case, even if the HD2 could provide the power (which it cant) those 3G dongles are a bit funny with drivers etc even on desktops and laptops let alone WinCE devices.
simranjits yeah it has 3g support, but it's expensive compared to my no limit deal on mobile broadband, which I believe is the case in most countries
rovex true but then I wouldnt be available on my regular phone number

Would wifi tether work outside the US??

I have a rooted X and use wireless tether for wifi. I am traveling to South Africa next month and was wondering if it would still work over there. My first thought was that it would not because there would be no verizon signal (data) available there but funny enough my wireless tether still worked when i put my phone on airplane mode so i am confused. Does wireless tether not use verizon "signal" to supply the wifi? Does anyone know for sure if it will work overseas? Thanks
I'm not sure i understand, but wifi (like bluetooth) is local if you have two devices connected over wifi in the USA, it will work anywhere else in the world?
The action of tethering allows for example a laptop to use the internet connection of your mobile. The wifi itself does not supply internet access it merely connects the two devices.
Your mobile's radio has internet access through GRPS/3G...etc. and this access to provided for the laptop through wifi.
btw wrong section, this is "Android Software and Hacking General", use Questions & Answers next time. It will yield better results, faster.
Dark3n said:
I'm not sure i understand, but wifi (like bluetooth) is local if you have two devices connected over wifi in the USA, it will work anywhere else in the world?
The action of tethering allows for example a laptop to use the internet connection of your mobile. The wifi itself does not supply internet access it merely connects the two devices.
Your mobile's radio has internet access through GRPS/3G...etc. and this access to provided for the laptop through wifi.
btw wrong section, this is "Android Software and Hacking General", use Questions & Answers next time. It will yield better results, faster.
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Thank you, i think you answered my question. maybe i just didnt word it correctly. You say that the wireless tether app allowes my computer or ipad to run of my mobile internet so if i go outside the US were there is no 3G mobile signal, there is obviously no mobile internet to "beem" out to my ipad. Do i have that right? i was just confused way my phone, through wireless tether was still able to supply and internet connection to my ipad when it was in airplane mode.
I will also post my questions in the right section next time. Thanks for the heads up
Yes you have that right. But not only the US has 3G signal, south africa depending on the region probably has mobile internet too, but i would buy a sim card from their carrier in southafrica, because data roaming costs a fortune.
Dark3n said:
Yes you have that right. But not only the US has 3G signal, south africa depending on the region probably has mobile internet too, but i would buy a sim card from their carrier in southafrica, because data roaming costs a fortune.
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Sounds like the thing to do but as far as i know the droid x is not a international phone like the droid 2 global and would probably not be able to take a sim card
It probably takes the simcard, but might need a different modem/radio to work down there.

[Q] Wifi

Hello all, i want to have access to wifi at work (dads bakery) there is no wifi signal there, is there other alternatives to have access to wifi? im not familiar with this things do i have to buy something portable to have it i do have 3g with t-mobile on my phone.
not sure what type of phone you have, but you can tether your "phone internet" to your transformer.
i just did it while on a road trip from my wife's old Palm treo Pro i connected via bluetooth tether
If you have an android phone, you can try to use the Bluetooth tethering option, which doesn't require rooting the phone. If you do a search on the forums, someone made a nice step by step guide for it. The bluetooth option never worked for me so I had to end up rooting my phone and then downloading wifi tether. Downside is it makes your phone really hot and can cause it to crash or turn off. I'm super ghetto so I have the back case off my phone leaned up against a fan hahahahaha....keeps it at a nice 79 degrees instead of 110 degrees.
I'm not an expert at these things either, I just looked for guides on this forum and also youtube. Took me a couple of days to get it all working. Goodluck!
You could try a wireless 'hotspot' from one of the wireless broadband providers too.
tryptz said:
You could try a wireless 'hotspot' from one of the wireless broadband providers too.
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Thanks everyone. Here is another question i have the 200 MB of high-speed data
is this fine knowing that i just need the wifi, will i have to upgrade plan?
cristian3433 said:
Hello all, i want to have access to wifi at work (dads bakery) there is no wifi signal there, is there other alternatives to have access to wifi? im not familiar with this things do i have to buy something portable to have it i do have 3g with t-mobile on my phone.
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Does your dad's bakery have internet at all? If he has broadband there you could just setup a wireless router.
cristian3433 said:
Thanks everyone. Here is another question i have the 200 MB of high-speed data
is this fine knowing that i just need the wifi, will i have to upgrade plan?
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Depends on how much you use your TF for that purpose but 200MB is very little. Becareful about getting charged overages.

[Q] Best value 3g dongle

I'm looking to use my tablet whilst out and about and I am currently in the USA so I wanted to make the most of the exchange rate.
Bongo2k said:
I'm looking to use my tablet whilst out and about and I am currently in the USA so I wanted to make the most of the exchange rate.
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I too am curious about this, but from here in the U.K. How does tethering to a phone compare, how to go about tethering?
Sorry mate, not trying to hijack your thread.
Seg
i wouldnt bother with a dongle. i am on t-mobile in the uk, have a samsung GS2 and use the portable hotspot functionality to use my 3G connection on my transformer when out and about. it so east to setup a child could do it and it works a treat.
if your phone has hotspot functionality use that instead. so much easier than a dongle and it means you arent paying twice for 3G connection.
bob dylan said:
i wouldnt bother with a dongle. i am on t-mobile in the uk, have a samsung GS2 and use the portable hotspot functionality to use my 3G connection on my transformer when out and about. it so east to setup a child could do it and it works a treat.
if your phone has hotspot functionality use that instead. so much easier than a dongle and it means you arent paying twice for 3G connection.
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I would have definately done this, but I sold my sgs2 to pay for my tf. Do you know of any other phone which can do this? Obviously cheapest is the key for me at the mo.
Seg
I unfortunately have one of the few windows phones that doesn't and wont (I don't think) support portable hotspot. Plus id rather not have to worry about another thing to charge.
Bongo2k said:
I unfortunately have one of the few windows phones that doesn't and wont (I don't think) support portable hotspot. Plus id rather not have to worry about another thing to charge.
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But wouldnt you be charging your phone every night anyway Bongo?
Seg
I am probably going to give my phone to my GF or retire it while I see how the whole tablet thing works out
Seg2012 said:
I would have definately done this, but I sold my sgs2 to pay for my tf. Do you know of any other phone which can do this? Obviously cheapest is the key for me at the mo.
Seg
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pretty much any decent android phone has the hotspot functionality, eg my old htc desire used to do it too.
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Bongo2k said:
I am probably going to give my phone to my GF or retire it while I see how the whole tablet thing works out
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you do know you cant use your tablet as phone you know?!
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i bought the extended battery from samsung, gives me 2 and half days of heavy useage out of one charge
eg i was using the hotspot functionality at work for about 3 hours today, phone went from 97% charged to 80% charged.
it works a treat for me.
Last I checked skype pretty much worked well enough to replace a phone
You can tether to a phone via WiFi just fine, but most people travelling internationally are not blessed. In ten days, if I try to roam, it will cost me $10 per megabyte. Also, it will burn through your phones battery faster (my old phone would die maybe 2x - 2.5x faster).
3G dongles, you should be able to preload with data when you get in country or preload with suitable data service before going abroad. That makes them useful.
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3 do a 3g mifi dingle at 10gbp/more you can unlock it easily and put any 3g sum in it, works for me
I meant which brand/model is ts best value for money...
Unbranded phone= no roaming charges if you have an in country sim.I.e. I use my phone in Germany on a German sim. Its not rocket science
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So no one can give me any recommendations?
An alternative approach
I don't know of a USB 3G modem that can be plugged in to the Transformer. I do have a sim-lock-free 3G Huawei K3520 modem (recognized as an E620 in GNU/Linux, and purportedly compatible with the E169). However I have not tried to get it to work with my Transformer (ie I have not plugged it in), so I can not say whether it works.
Instead I plug this USB 3G modem into a very small portable Edimax 3G-6218N mobile router that I own, and I use that to broadcast a local WAN that I log in with my Asus Transformer. I carry Edimax router around with me.
This Edimax 3G-6218N mobile router is both slightly smaller and SIGNIFICANTLY lighter than my Blackberry mobile phone, and it is easy to carry around. Why so ?
Because typically when I am outside, I have my Asus Tranformer inside my backback. Well the Edimax 3G-6218N mobile router and the 3G Huawei K3520 modem take up next to no additional space in the backpack, and their weight is insignificant compared to the Transformer and basic backpack weight.
By using the 3G Huawei K3520 modem and Edimax 3G-6218N mobile router combination, both my wife (with her iPod) and myself (with my Transformer) can access the Internet at the same time with one 3G account, saving money.
During one test, we had connected at the same time to this 3G Huawei K3520 modem and Edimax 3G-6218N mobile router combination:
Asus Transformer TF-101B
iPod Touch 3G
Lenovo X220 laptop
Dell Studio 1537 laptop
Blackberry Torch phone using its wireless
all sharing the same 3G connection. It would be a LOT more expensive to have to have a separate 3G account for each device.
I know this is not the answer you are looking for, and my apologies for that. But I think it worth considering on your part.
There's a thread about using dongles with the transformer but there's lots of compatible dongles, i don't want to have to go through the entire list finding which one is cheapest.
Bongo2k said:
There's a thread about using singles with the transformer but there's lots of compatible dongles, i don't wantcto have to go through the entire list finding which one is cheapest.
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in the time you have waited for someone to suggest something you could have gone through that list and ordered the cheapest one!!
oldcpu, that's def' best value but highest initial investment. I like the idea though and will probably borrow it someday
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bob dylan said:
in the time you have waited for someone to suggest something you could have gone through that list and ordered the cheapest one!!
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Guess I'll have to do that then

[Q] Wifi dongle Vs Android wifi tether.

Hello everyone.
firstly thank you to everyone on XDA for all your help past present and future. Extra special mention for the developers, Thank you so much!!!
now onto my question...
i have a htc desire bravo - running latest oxygen - dont think rom really matters for my question but thought i would put it out there...
i want to play world of warcraft while im sat in hotels (i travel alot) now i know that playing games over wifi is rubbish at best of times but...
is there a difference to sharing my phones 3g connection and having a dedicated 3g dongle?
will i just get same speeds and reliability out of them both? is it even worth having a wifi dongle?
thank you for all replys.
superliam said:
Hello everyone.
firstly thank you to everyone on XDA for all your help past present and future. Extra special mention for the developers, Thank you so much!!!
now onto my question...
i have a htc desire bravo - running latest oxygen - dont think rom really matters for my question but thought i would put it out there...
i want to play world of warcraft while im sat in hotels (i travel alot) now i know that playing games over wifi is rubbish at best of times but...
is there a difference to sharing my phones 3g connection and having a dedicated 3g dongle?
will i just get same speeds and reliability out of them both? is it even worth having a wifi dongle?
thank you for all replys.
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So long as your Desire supports the highest throughput of your network, you'll be fine. For example, your network may rin at 21mbps HSPA. Youre Desire supports only (I think) 7.2mbps HSPA. In this instance, you would get better performance out of a 3G dongle that could utilise the entire theoretical 21mbps (you'll never see speeds that high).
If your network only runs at 7.2mbps though, you're already getting the best possible throughput through your phone.
If you can find out how wide the bandwidth is on your mobile network, then find the official HSPA value supported by the Desire, that will tell you whether or not your phone will maximise what the network has to offer.
FWIW, I'm in rural Australia on a 7.2mbps backend, and I can game and stream over a tethered phone just fine Dongles are only really nexessary if you can't tether, or if you're interested in absolute best maximum throughput.
Good luck!

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