I have been on the phone for at least 4 days between slingbox support and brighthouse/road runner trying to get my slingbox to work. It worked great for about nine months. About a week ago it started freezing up or not working at all. Birghthouse came out and checked my connections. Then a different guy came and changed out my router and modem to one new unit (RCA). My husband can connect on his wireless lap top but I cann't connect to my hardwired computer. Slingbox insists it's something in my computer. Like a firewall in my secuity program or something. We have checked CA and I don't have a firewall on it. Can someone please help me before I go crazy?????? And throw the computer out the window! Thanks, Betty
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I was at family member's house the other day, and my nephew came up and showed me his new mp3 player (iRiver). He was really excited about it, though his Dad couldn't get it to sync with the computer, dumb drivers are included in Vista. He tried to get the drivers but they are on dial-up, yes I told him it wasn't 1993 anymore.
In order to get the drivers, iRiver makes you download their music manager program which is about 9MB's. You can all do the math on this one.
So what do I do? Take the same usb cable that plugs into the mp3 player, plug it into my Fuze and pick the "Internet Sharing" option when the prompt window comes up and we're surfing the net at high speed. File downloaded in about a minute and after a quick installation he was moving his entire music folder over.
Thanks to HTC for using a great standard connection philosphy cause everyone has a mini usb cable lying around. And the connection prompt that so nicely presents itself upon connection so I don't even have to search for the app.
Here Here!
I've quite appreciated HTC's practices for using industry standards! Their phones offer exceptional quality, and performance at a reasonable price. If AT&T Had not f'd up the Touch Pro keyboard (seriously, what happened to the tab and the control key!) I could see using and hacking the hell out of this phone for YEARS
is it too much to ask for a 3.5 mm though?
but yes, fuze = AMAZING
3.5 mm? its bluetooth now man. when i had my tmo mda and i hooked it up to my car and ended up slamming on the brakes it flew but luckily the phone nor its connections broke but the part of the cable that hooked up to the stereo broke and only had to replace the cable
but yeah its nice to just whip it out and do stuff. kinda like them gphone commercials
nhshah7 said:
is it too much to ask for a 3.5 mm though?
but yes, fuze = AMAZING
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I'd love an audio jack. The one thing my mates Blackstone has over my Raphael.
What you said about industry standards it does annoy me that the mini USB connector is a little weird with the one flat side though. Bent a mini USB cable using it.
chetmichaels said:
3.5 mm? its bluetooth now man. when i had my tmo mda and i hooked it up to my car and ended up slamming on the brakes it flew but luckily the phone nor its connections broke but the part of the cable that hooked up to the stereo broke and only had to replace the cable
but yeah its nice to just whip it out and do stuff. kinda like them gphone commercials
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lol not quite yet sadly. i don't have a BT headset and i only know 3 people that do. most people still use regular corded headphones...like my awesome shure e2c's
trying to get Internet Sharing to work: I get an Edge connection on my fuze (ATT), make sure I can see teh internets (on the fuze, that is) then plug it into my XP laptop via USB (ActiveSynch starts), select Internet Sharing on the fuze, and see my laptop (XP) add a connection (LAN4- my fuze) but the Fuze (Internet Sharing screen) keeps saying "waiting for Network" and times out in ~30 second, and XP drops teh Lan4. I did change XPs Internet Sharign setting under IE-->tools-->InternetOptions-->Connections (check never dial) -->Lan Settings button check Automatically Detect Settings.
My XP Laptop is already setup for internet, I just disables the wireless onboard. I want to figure this out for a family roadtrip comign up, to browwse the internet on my laptop via my Fuze unlimmitted data plan.
ANy help? (PLEASE?)
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trying to get Internet Sharing to work: I get an Edge connection on my fuze (ATT), make sure I can see teh internets (on the fuze, that is) then plug it into my XP laptop via USB (ActiveSynch starts), select Internet Sharing on the fuze, and see my laptop (XP) add a connection (LAN4- my fuze) but the Fuze (Internet Sharing screen) keeps saying "waiting for Network" and times out in ~30 second, and XP drops teh Lan4. I did change XPs Internet Sharign setting under IE-->tools-->InternetOptions-->Connections (check never dial) -->Lan Settings button check Automatically Detect Settings.
My XP Laptop is already setup for internet, I just disables the wireless onboard. I want to figure this out for a family roadtrip comign up, to browwse the internet on my laptop via my Fuze unlimmitted data plan.
ANy help? (PLEASE?)
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did u search the forum for the registry tweaks to enable internet sharing? it involves deleting the contents of a key...try looking around and if not i'll be glad to help
Are you serious? I thought that was ust for Sprint customers, because Sprint blocked it... My Fuze came pre-loaded with an Internet Sharing app... and I still have to hack?
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Are you serious? I thought that was ust for Sprint customers, because Sprint blocked it... My Fuze came pre-loaded with an Internet Sharing app... and I still have to hack?
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No hack required. Just pay AT&T the extra 30 per month and you do not need to tweak.
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No hack required. Just pay AT&T the extra 30 per month and you do not need to tweak.
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Well you can hack it if you want to http://www.fuzemobility.com/att-fuze-internet-sharing-tethering-revisited/
Thanks, Nhshah7, I found several threads on the topic. Maybe you can help tho, as they seemed unclear on:
Do I need to delete HKLM\...\forcecellconnection key and that's it? some threads seemed to suggest ATT will keep kicking me off and i have to run some script that keeps changing ..\settings\enabled back to 1. (BTW, genius points to the guy who wronte the script, if that's the real deal). got ~5 mins service today from home, didn't get kicked off, ~70kb speed from Edge home is in the sticks, no 3G an I even had to go outside to get Edge):
-ATT Fuze, default WM6.1 + various tweaks
props to davidk for the clutch fuzemobility link
and yes, you just need to delete the contents of teh key. after that choose to connect using medianet and you should be all set. i dont have any of those disconnect problems though, i can tether for a good 20-30 minutes without problems, not sure what everyone else is talking about with teh script though. i'll look aroundif i get that problem though
It's easier if I just post a link to the thread over at smartappsworld so I'm not stuck re-writing it all. http://smartappsworld.com/thread-t...-getting-error-692-hardware-failure-in-modem
I still have not been able to resolve these issues. Tethering worked without problems on my Q9M, but on the TP2 it gives me error 692 -There was a hardware failure in the modem - . Internet sharing isnt cooperating either. New hardware wizard in XP pops up for Generic RNDIS device. When I tried to feed it some drivers for Internet Sharing (pulled by another xda member in another thread here somewhere), XP gives me some bogus error about a missing entry in one of the .inf files that I pointed it towards. It doesnt specify which file, then it closes and there is a big yellow ( ! ) over Internet Sharing device in network devices (Driver not installed).
Thats a quick run through of the issues I'm dealing with. I really need this working as this is my only way to connect my PC to the internet. I live in boonie land where cable is nowhere in my neighborhood and dsl is too far to connect.
Yes I searched. I spent a great deal of time going through xda forums and Google... before I decided to post here. Thanks for anyones help in advance.
T.C.
I have not had a problem tethering my tp2 with verizon using Win XP Pro x64, or XP home x86.
The way that works for me is:
Run the internet sharing program, Not the VZW access manager crap.
Tell it to connect
After it connects, then plug in usb from pc to phone
The pc recognizes it as another network connection
It gets its IPs and all no problems.
Open up your choice of browser and off you go.
I have never had to install drivers to do any of this, and also it doesnt use active sync when doing it this way.
hope this helps.
I pulled the internet sharing program out of the Windows folder (made a shortcut ). The problem is when I connect to the PC. The install new hardware wizard comes up for Generic RNDIS device. This is after I clicked "Connect" in IS. I have clicked cancel , then it says install failed, your new hardware may not work properly. IS disconnects and Activesync starts syncing. I tried it the first way , letting AS sync once then turning IS on, same problem.
I dont use VZ Access Manager. I was forced to uninstall that and Activesync when suddenly the PC wouldnt recognize anything while the phone was plugged in. After that, the phones internet wouldn't work either so I then had to restore the phone to factory defaults via a hard reset. After resetting, I found that 228 wouldn't program the phone. The next day I nearly took it in to VZW. tried 228 again and it worked finally. Got my phone internet back and I'm back to trying to get IS working. I didn't install VZAM, but I do have the USB driver installed.
Are there certain files that are needed on XP for this? I am still running 32bit XP Pro if that makes any difference. Service packs maybe? I'm up to the point where I'm about to go out and buy a WiFi card and try connecting it that way. Something Has to work here.
The generic RNDIS ( Remote Network Driver Interface Specification ) drivers are part of the ActiveSync install and are needed for TCP/IP between the PC and the phone.
Install ActiveSync.
Plug in the phone.
Don't cancel the New Hardware Found - let it install the drivers.
Set up a sync relationship with the PC if you like - not needed.
When you tell ICS to connect, it should drop any other connection to the PC (Hard Drive, Active Sync) and make the Windows connect sound. Then you should see the network negotiation icon in the System Tray as it sets up the internet sharing.
When I dont cancel New Hardware wizard, it doesn't find any drivers to install. This is if I let it search for drivers automatically, and after Activesync is installed. See what the problem is here? What should normally work, doesn't. Are there key files missing in the copy of Activesync that is included on the CD from VZW? What am I missing here? When I turn Internet sharing on, on the phone, it always says something like ''Check USB cable connection'' and it never changes. The hardware wizard never finds the drivers, and when I try to point it towards driver files, it says theres an entry missing and wont install.
Grr..if you read through the other thread link above, you know how long i have been trying to get it to work. Frustrating!!
Wallking HotSpots
THE-COPS said:
It's easier if I just post a link to the thread over at smartappsworld so I'm not stuck re-writing it all. http://smartappsworld.com/thread-t...-getting-error-692-hardware-failure-in-modem
I still have not been able to resolve these issues. Tethering worked without problems on my Q9M, but on the TP2 it gives me error 692 -There was a hardware failure in the modem - . Internet sharing isnt cooperating either. New hardware wizard in XP pops up for Generic RNDIS device. When I tried to feed it some drivers for Internet Sharing (pulled by another xda member in another thread here somewhere), XP gives me some bogus error about a missing entry in one of the .inf files that I pointed it towards. It doesnt specify which file, then it closes and there is a big yellow ( ! ) over Internet Sharing device in network devices (Driver not installed).
Thats a quick run through of the issues I'm dealing with. I really need this working as this is my only way to connect my PC to the internet. I live in boonie land where cable is nowhere in my neighborhood and dsl is too far to connect.
Yes I searched. I spent a great deal of time going through xda forums and Google... before I decided to post here. Thanks for anyones help in advance.
T.C.
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I myself use WalkingHotSpots http://www.walkinghotspot.com/. It is 24.99 for a lifetime license and currently they allow you to use the license over and over when you upgrade your phone. I used it first when I had the Touch Pro and now I am using it with my TP2. It is a program that allows me to add up to 5 connections and use my TP2 as a Hotspot. Now of course it would requre you to have your TP2 connected and charging via wall outlet. But basically it will allow me to connect 3G using my WiFi. I just used it Tuesday night while at church to connect back to my business server and resolve some databases issues. My laptop was running at an excellent speed and I was online over 2 hours with no drop connections. The walking hotspot website says that it will not work with Verizon but I can personally say that it does. I do not have the Internet connection software installed on my TP2 so I am going all WiFi for my connection. I added a password and name for my Walking HotSpot so no random joe could just drive by and conect lol and I was up and running in about 10 minutes. They don't offer a free tiral but you can try it for 1 month for 6.99 and if it doesn't work you will not have wasted 25.00. Just choose to use it for a Touch Pro and you should be able to get the download. I have had it over a year now and it has come in very handy especially when I go home to visit Mom as she has no internet and walking hot spots runs my husband's laptop and mine without any issues. So whatever you ultimately do I hope you get it worked out
WMWifiRouter
I use WMWifiRouter on my phone for internet sharing. It works great. This may be an alternative for you.
http://www.wmwifirouter.com/
(the site appears to be down at the moment)
I just loaded a program called PdaNet and was really amazed at how easy it was to install. Hooked up on Verizon @ 2.4mbps - actually faster than my DSL!!!
I've only tried it a couple times but I recommend going to here http://www.junefabrics.com/pdanet/index.php and download a trial version.
WMWiFiRouter
I second the vote for WMWiFiRouter. I used it on my Mogul and now on my TP2 (both with Sprint) -- no issues whatsoever -- more importantly, no tethering fees.
For me now, when i use USB or Bluetooth over ICS, my browser has to go to 3g.vzwdun.com. It didn't use to do that before. How can I keep the device from reporting that I'm tethering...
so i have a bad wireless card in my laptop and i was trying to use my tilt connected via usb to pick up my linksys wireless signal. there wasnt a problem in teh world doing it with xp, i just pluged it in, installed activesync and off i went... but now with win7... lets just say this hasnt been my first attempt... anyone have any ideas or insight on this?
no one has any idea?
Activesync wouldn't have allowed you to do that on XP, only to use the laptops wireless internet on your phone.
Easiest and most reliable way of using your phone as a wifi dongle is WMWifIRouter but it isnt free. There are free alternatives such as ICS Control, but I never got them to work.
Hi, I am moving across country. I bought a GPS but the movers stold it. I also bought a bluetooth dongle from Walmard, downloaded it as well. I have 4 pets in my car and limited time. I uses AT&T and had them sign me up for TelNav. No one there can tell me how to configure and everytime I try to call and or get a signal I loose them or they don't cover roaming where I am... I also have a Dell Netbook with Microsoft Streets & trips. I looked up how to get it to sync with phone and use software as well as the best and saw Garmin... but could not get all of the settings in correctly. Can someone please post directions for either or both so I have back ups.... Thanks,
I should add, I tried to sync my X1 to my XP and can't do that over Wifi or with the usb plugged into it. I had to reinstall windows XP before leaving home but I checked all the drivers and they look to be installed on the XP. I tried changing so many different things though that I might have messed that up so if you know specific settings on phone and netbook any help there would be great. I have Microsoft active sync but don't know if I was suppose to download any software for thw X1, it's i by the way...
So I connected my Evo to my laptop using PDAnet and it works flawlessly.
Using this guide: (How to Tether Your Android Phone to Connect to Xbox Live (PC+Wired) [can't post links but you can search for this on youtube]) I connected my xbox to my computer so that I could get on Live.
The weird thing is, I can connect to live. I can see which of my friends are online etc. but whenever i start up BlackOps it tells me that the game server is down.
Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it? I searched for a long time and could not find the answer. It seems that this started happening within the last two weeks or so and no one on the internet has an answer.
I hoped that the great programmers at XDA could shed some light on this issue.
Thank you.