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Wired Tethering App

I went to http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/downloads/list to see if the wired tethering has been updated for the nexus and it doesnt look like it has.. i have heard a bunch of people having trouble/issues with wired tethering, could it be related to the app not being updated? By updated i mean like with the wireless app it says 1.80 for nexus unlike the wired..
If i dont have the right site to download the wired tethering app can someone correct me please..
I would try it my self but the phone is my dads and i only had enought time to root it and get wireless on and working.. if it were mine id just experiment..
thanks for your help.

jdubdieslo said:
I went to http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/downloads/list to see if the wired tethering has been updated for the nexus and it doesnt look like it has..
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There is a modified version of the "Wireless Tether"-app available here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Version 1.0 of the "Wired Tether"-app works on Nexus (if you have a kernel installed which support RNDIS).

Correct. Install the kernel for 'wireless tether' and the wired tether will then work. Also check the wired tether FAQ.

not working right
my wireless tether is working but when i use the wired tether app my phone sometime restarts on its on.........not just once in a while but a lot
but there are times that it works ok

Wireless Tether

Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work? I know the built-in hotspot is free for another month or so, but I'm looking beyond that.

teddykgb715 said:
Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work? I know the built-in hotspot is free for another month or so, but I'm looking beyond that.
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i havent, i've been trying to figure out a way to make the built-in one free.
i have tired similar methods to the ones for the samsung fascinate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818789
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942405&highlight=hotspot
no luck with either

I haven't tried it yet, but wouldn't the Barnacle Wifi Tether app work now that we can rollback and re-root?

code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether works perfectly if you're rooted.

Mine works fine

Yeah it definitely doesn't work for me. It also shows up as an ad-hoc connection in my available networks. From what I remember with my Evo, it showed up as a normal wifi network? What does it show as for you guys?

teddykgb715 said:
Yeah it definitely doesn't work for me. It also shows up as an ad-hoc connection in my available networks. From what I remember with my Evo, it showed up as a normal wifi network? What does it show as for you guys?
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Wifitether only sets up ad-hoc unless the kernel was modified such in some builds i found of EVO and Droid Incredible. If you want infrastructure mode instead of ad-hoc you need to use the built in wifithether

mejdam said:
i havent, i've been trying to figure out a way to make the built-in one free.
i have tired similar methods to the ones for the samsung fascinate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818789
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942405&highlight=hotspot
no luck with either
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Oh man, if you could get the built in one to work forever and have a few extra options, like channel, authentication, etc, that would be awesome. I realize the other wifi tether kinda works, but the stock one seems to be really stable.

How does the wifi hotspot check to see if it is still free?
Because I tried running Droid Wall and nothing showed up in the log.

Anyone having luck tethering to through the Wii? it works fine on my computer but the Wii says it cannot locate a signal...???

bump...anyone have an answer to my wii question.?

I don't have a Wii, but my 360 pairs up just fine to the wifi signal from my charge.

are you using wireless tether or the stock hotspot?

dspolen said:
bump...anyone have an answer to my wii question.?
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You cant use WifiTether app on your Wii. Many devices such as Ps3, zune, wii and even all android devices are unable to see ad hoc connections which are the kind of networks that app creates. If you were to use the built in Mobile hotspot app you wouldnt have any problems locating the signal.

It worked fine with my thunderbolt?

teddykgb715 said:
Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work? I know the built-in hotspot is free for another month or so, but I'm looking beyond that.
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I just rooted my phone using ODIN to downgrade to ED1. Once that was all said and done and I rebooted, the phone, I put it in airplane mode, and connected to my wireless network via WiFi. Then I went into the market, and searched for Wireless Tether for Root. I downloaded that, along with SuperUser Permissions. Once you have both of those downloaded, Wireless Tether worked just fine for me.
NOTE: At first, I forgot to download SuperUser, and when I tried to use Wireless Tether, it would fail and pop-up with a message asking if my phone was rooted. Then I remembered I needed SuperUser. Problem fixed!

Yeah same as what everyone else is saying - the built in mobile hotspot works great and used inf mode but they will start charging for it on the 15th? - After rooting and installing SU the wifi tether for root works however it uses ad-hoc.

Is there a way to go into the EPST settings and edit the DUN NAI string like I could on my previous Verizon phone?
Edit: Found this while googling. Wouldn't this same method work on the Charge? It's basically the same phone in some ways. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818789
Edit Again: Or maybe not... I haven't picked up my phone yet, but I guess the Charge isn't using a Qualcomm chip.

I found the wireless tether application to be unstable. I tried Barnacle and it seems to work well for me. It is also an ad hoc connection and it too requires root.

I can't even get the stock tethering app to work, it closes as soon as I open it
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[Q] wireless thether Bluetooth

when i pair my sprint hero to my transformer it says paired but not conected. Rooted hero cyanoyen 7.0.3 stock transformer.

src182 said:
when i pair my sprint hero to my transformer it says paired but not conected. Rooted hero cyanoyen 7.0.3 stock transformer.
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Some more information would helpful. What is it you want to do via Bluetooth? Share content between devices (e.g. music, videos, contacts etc)? Share the mobile data connection for Internet access where WiFi isn't available? Pairing devices on its own doesn't automatically 'connect' them as such, you need to tell them to do something .

Share the mobile data connection for Internet access where WiFi isn't available.

Unpair them, and then turn on wireless tether. It should ask permission to turn on bluetooth and make discoverable. Then on the transformer, search for devices. It should see the phone. Pair them. Then under paired devices on the transformer, it should show the phone with a little wrench next to it. Click the wrench and there will be the option for bluetooth tethering.

In that case I'm not sure that this is available over Bluetooth. You might however be able to use WiFi tethering, I'm not sure. I'm not quite up to scratch with everything that Cyanogenmod offers. Check under 'Settings' > 'Wireless and network' > 'Tethering' (if available) and see what there is. It might be called WiFi tethering or Mobile AP or something of that ilk. If not then perhaps you could ask over at the Cyanogenmod forums, or wait for someone else here to come up with a better answer .
[EDIT]: @lordgodgeneral: Hmm, interesting. I'll have to check this one out myself and see what I can do with it. I guess there was no need to wait for an answer after all .

Was able to do it through pdanet table beta but still can't do it with wireless thether app.
thanks for the help.
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Thanks finally works, had to keep trying. Way better than pdanet that only the browser worked.
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Is it true that TF101 can only connect wirelessly to the inter via bluetooth tethering? that might be a problem because my XPERIA X10 2.3 does not have an option for Bluetooth tethering but for wifi and usb tethering

khakhi said:
Is it true that TF101 can only connect wirelessly to the inter via bluetooth tethering? that might be a problem because my XPERIA X10 2.3 does not have an option for Bluetooth tethering but for wifi and usb tethering
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No, that is not true. You can connect through wifi. I do it every day.

[Q] Motorola Photon Q Tether

Hi all. I am reaching out for some help.
I have unlocked my Photon Q and installed Superuser so now my phone is rooted. I have done the root checker and its verified that I am rooted. I have a reboot app that I use to do a quick reboot and works perfect because it required a rooted phone.
My problem is, whether I use Wifi Tether or FoxFi (and I have the latest release), the hotspot will turn on and show running and my computer will connect to the hotspot but the speeds are soooooooo slow that it actually times out.
I have done speedtests in the areas that I am trying to use the hotspot and will get 1.5 megs down easy. But when I use the hotspot, the speeds die down to almost nothing.
Anyone know of a fix? Should I lock the bootloader again? Any help would be appreciated!!
Thank you!!

Found Fix
Just found this and it works: WiFi Tether: use "Generic ICS" device type and check routing fix and MMS clamping

I have slow tethering speeds using Wifi Tether as well, but trying what you did didn't work. My phone Speedtests around 750-350kbps on 3G, but the tethering caps around 75-50kbps.
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If you are tethering to a PC I HIGHLY recommend you tether via USB. I have seen SIGNIFICANT speed differences through USB. Good Ole PDA Net does it for me! ;]

Yup, USB tether is quite a bit faster. Good find, thanks!

JamesChilds said:
If you are tethering to a PC I HIGHLY recommend you tether via USB. I have seen SIGNIFICANT speed differences through USB. Good Ole PDA Net does it for me! ;]
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dpwhitty11 said:
Yup, USB tether is quite a bit faster. Good find, thanks!
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I'm trying to use the built-in USB tether option (Settings -> Tethering & Mobile Hotspot -> USB Tethering is checked) and it does not work.
Now my Win7 PC does "see" a new RNDIS connection (creates a new 'local area connection' icon in Network Connections), and when I click on that connection I do see that it has an IP address/default gateway. I am able to ping the default gateway, however, I am not able to ping 8.8.8.8 or get to the internet.
I was using an app for wifi tethering previously, but that killed the battery so quickly USB charging couldn't keep up - it was draining faster than it was charging... I've used USB tethering in the past, and when it's possible I vastly prefer it - for the obvious reasons, and the ones listed above.
So is there a 'trick' to get USB tethering to work? Everything appears to be in place and functional, but the final step of getting online is just not working!
Sorry if the OP thinks I'm thread-jacking, I can create another thread - but this one seemed appropriate to post in for my issue.
Thanks!!

arrrghhh said:
I'm trying to use the built-in USB tether option (Settings -> Tethering & Mobile Hotspot -> USB Tethering is checked) and it does not work.
Now my Win7 PC does "see" a new RNDIS connection (creates a new 'local area connection' icon in Network Connections), and when I click on that connection I do see that it has an IP address/default gateway. I am able to ping the default gateway, however, I am not able to ping 8.8.8.8 or get to the internet.
I was using an app for wifi tethering previously, but that killed the battery so quickly USB charging couldn't keep up - it was draining faster than it was charging... I've used USB tethering in the past, and when it's possible I vastly prefer it - for the obvious reasons, and the ones listed above.
So is there a 'trick' to get USB tethering to work? Everything appears to be in place and functional, but the final step of getting online is just not working!
Sorry if the OP thinks I'm thread-jacking, I can create another thread - but this one seemed appropriate to post in for my issue.
Thanks!!
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Use a USB tethering app? Like PDA Net or something.
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dpwhitty11 said:
Use a USB tethering app? Like PDA Net or something.
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Native USB tether doesn't work? The option is there, and it seems to connect... Like I said I get the RNDIS connection, so it seems to be functional. Just no internets.
I can try a third-party app, but would really rather not... especially if I have to pay for said app, when this functionality is built-in.

arrrghhh said:
Native USB tether doesn't work? The option is there, and it seems to connect... Like I said I get the RNDIS connection, so it seems to be functional. Just no internets.
I can try a third-party app, but would really rather not... especially if I have to pay for said app, when this functionality is built-in.
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i think that's the thing about Sprint and the unlimited data plant(assuming you have service with them): they don't let you tether for free. Both the native wifi and usb tethering seem to require a subscrption... i get a popup on the phone saying it can't connect because i am not subscribed or whatever.
I use PdaNet+, aka FoxFi i believe, and it works well for usb tethering. I think the free version just has a usage limit.
Oh, i've seen the native hotspot hacked to work for free on some Samsung Sprint phones... not sure if the specifics are universal or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760712

yogi2010 said:
i think that's the thing about Sprint and the unlimited data plant(assuming you have service with them): they don't let you tether for free. Both the native wifi and usb tethering seem to require a subscrption... i get a popup on the phone saying it can't connect because i am not subscribed or whatever.
I use PdaNet+, aka FoxFi i believe, and it works well for usb tethering. I think the free version just has a usage limit.
Oh, i've seen the native hotspot hacked to work for free on some Samsung Sprint phones... not sure if the specifics are universal or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760712
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Thanks for the response.
Wifi tethering works - although it does require a third party app. The built-in method didn't seem to work, and I didn't think there was a free USB tether app like there is for wifi tethering.
I guess USB tethering is the same deal, as I do not pay for any additional "tethering" options on my plan... But I've never gotten any nastygrams/popups about how I do not have the proper plan... hum.
I'll see if I can find an app that'll do it for free. Thanks again.
If anyone knows how to get the native method to work, let me know - just odd that everything seems to work, except for the actual connection part.

arrrghhh said:
Thanks for the response.
Wifi tethering works - although it does require a third party app. The built-in method didn't seem to work, and I didn't think there was a free USB tether app like there is for wifi tethering.
I guess USB tethering is the same deal, as I do not pay for any additional "tethering" options on my plan... But I've never gotten any nastygrams/popups about how I do not have the proper plan... hum.
I'll see if I can find an app that'll do it for free. Thanks again.
If anyone knows how to get the native method to work, let me know - just odd that everything seems to work, except for the actual connection part.
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I just tried the native hotspot and usb tether again, and i didn't get any popup this time. So i think it is possible to not get a message but still have it be blocked in the ROM. On hotspot i could get it to connect but with no internet access.
If i get time and motivation, i might try messing around with the hack that i linked from the Epic 4G Touch, and seeing if i could make it work here. It doesn't look overly complicated as far as things go? And i've been meaning to learn about de- and re-compiling.

I use "Barnacle" for WIFI and "easytether" for usb. Both are decent but I have noticed Barnacle will fail sometimes when connected for a long period of time.

hfase said:
I use "Barnacle" for WIFI and "easytether" for usb. Both are decent but I have noticed Barnacle will fail sometimes when connected for a long period of time.
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I used easytether in the past, I will try it again. I just tried SVTP Lite, and the USB Tether option said "not available".
I tried to download PDANet, but the Play Store said my carrier did not allow this app to be downloaded..... dafaq.
Edit - got EasyTether to work, but of course I didn't pay for it and the 'lite' version is pretty restricted. It's still slow as all get-out, so I must be in a black hole for service - I have 3-4 bars of 3g, but I am inside a concrete building.
Oh well. I guess I'll stick to wifi tethering as it's free, and unrestricted. I was hoping to find something similar for USB tethering, but it seems there is none... Let me know if you guys find something I missed. Thanks!

arrrghhh said:
I used easytether in the past, I will try it again. I just tried SVTP Lite, and the USB Tether option said "not available".
I tried to download PDANet, but the Play Store said my carrier did not allow this app to be downloaded..... dafaq.
Edit - got EasyTether to work, but of course I didn't pay for it and the 'lite' version is pretty restricted. It's still slow as all get-out, so I must be in a black hole for service - I have 3-4 bars of 3g, but I am inside a concrete building.
Oh well. I guess I'll stick to wifi tethering as it's free, and unrestricted. I was hoping to find something similar for USB tethering, but it seems there is none... Let me know if you guys find something I missed. Thanks!
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You can get the apk for PDANet off the internet and install it that way.
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dpwhitty11 said:
You can get the apk for PDANet off the internet and install it that way.
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Indeed, and done. Doesn't seem to be any faster than wifi tethering, and my battery still drains faster than it can charge when using it.....
So unless there's a free unrestricted method for USB tethering, I guess I will stick with wifi tethering, as it is free AND unrestricted

I'm currently running the cdma modded cm10 but hotspot wasnt working for me then i came across the evo lte forum forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704991 and added that line to my build.prop now the built-in usb and wifi tether work
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arbosus said:
I'm currently running the cdma modded cm10 but hotspot wasnt working for me then i came across the evo lte forum forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704991 and added that line to my build.prop now the built-in usb and wifi tether work
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Strange, I just installed the latest CM10 for CDMA... and after a bit of fudging to get service/data working at all, wifi hotspot works out of the box.
Make sure you're on the newest build.

On Stock ROMS just use ISWAT Tether unlocker from the market, then use the stock tethering app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tetherunlocker&hl=it
It works fine even in ICS altough is made to overcome the general android changes introduced with JB 4.1.2.
You have to launch it once before using the stock tethering app (or buy the full version which is always active).

The Solutor said:
On Sock ROMS just use ISWAT Tether unlocker from the market, then use the stock tethering app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tetherunlocker&hl=it
It works fine even in ICS altough is made to overcome the general android changes introduced with JB 4.1.2.
You have to launch it once before using the stock tethering app (or buy the full version which is always active).
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Thanks so much for posting about this one...
I had tried several wifi tether options on my Photon and none seemed to work. Some I couldn't even see the hotspot, some I could and could connect but the actually connection wouldn't work (i.e load pages).
Just tried the app above and it works flawlessly. I'll use it sparingly a bit, and make sure to check my next bill to ensure that Sprint doesn't ding me for a hotspot charge, but at least from a functionality approach it works great!
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Coucher said:
Thanks so much for posting about this one...
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You're welcome !
I had tried several wifi tether options on my Photon and none seemed to work. Some I couldn't even see the hotspot, some I could and could connect but the actually connection wouldn't work (i.e load pages).
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Frankly I was really surprised to see Photon's behavior, being mine on ICS (usually I use GB,ICS, or JB 4.1.1 purposely to avoid tethering problems), so I guessed that Sprint anticipated Google's move.
Looks like I was right.
Just tried the app above and it works flawlessly. I'll use it sparingly a bit, and make sure to check my next bill to ensure that Sprint doesn't ding me for a hotspot charge, but at least from a functionality approach it works great!
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The app is written by an Italian to avoid the tethering charges from Vodafone Italy, that Vodafone users are facing since the release of JB 4.1.2, i guess the same should apply to Sprint users in the US, but obviously I can't be sure .

USB Tether

First a question, is there any advantage to USB tether versus wi-fi tethering? For example better connection?
Second I want to have an icon on my home page that I can press and it will connect to USB tethering, not wi-fi tethering (that I can do). Any suggestions?
I've tried Tasker and it says that this option is not available. I've also tried many of the tether apps and widgets and can't find one that works.
I'm connecting to a Parrot Asteroid Smart and have it working with an auto connect to wi-fi tethering.

ronsno said:
First a question, is there any advantage to USB tether versus wi-fi tethering? For example better connection?
Second I want to have an icon on my home page that I can press and it will connect to USB tethering, not wi-fi tethering (that I can do). Any suggestions?
I've tried Tasker and it says that this option is not available. I've also tried many of the tether apps and widgets and can't find one that works.
I'm connecting to a Parrot Asteroid Smart and have it working with an auto connect to wi-fi tethering.
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Have you tried Anycut app?

hwong96 said:
Have you tried Anycut app?
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Worked like a charm, Thanks!