Hey, i cant find where i saw this mentioned, but one of the dev roms had a sport listing not only a WIRED tether patch, but also a WIRELESS TETHER patch using SPRINTS hotpot app.
I have no end of issue with the 2.05 wifi tether apps, etc. I really like the sprint/htc one, anyone know where to download the patched version? Been searching but cant find it.
Please don't recommend the android wireless tether app, as said previously I dont like it and it doesn't work reliably.
gtkansan said:
Hey, i cant find where i saw this mentioned, but one of the dev roms had a sport listing not only a WIRED tether patch, but also a WIRELESS TETHER patch using SPRINTS hotpot app.
I have no end of issue with the 2.05 wifi tether apps, etc. I really like the sprint/htc one, anyone know where to download the patched version? Been searching but cant find it.
Please don't recommend the android wireless tether app, as said previously I dont like it and it doesn't work reliably.
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I might be wrong but i dont think therebis a wireless tether patch. Only wired usb.
The wireless tether app on the market works just fine plus his latest version on the google code page.
Juat google "wireless tether for root users" or wireless tether for htc evo and you will see a link for the authors google code page.
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I know I'm running warmtwopointtwo and I have the sprint hotspot all if that helps at all.
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gtkansan said:
Hey, i cant find where i saw this mentioned, but one of the dev roms had a sport listing not only a WIRED tether patch, but also a WIRELESS TETHER patch using SPRINTS hotpot app.
I have no end of issue with the 2.05 wifi tether apps, etc. I really like the sprint/htc one, anyone know where to download the patched version? Been searching but cant find it.
Please don't recommend the android wireless tether app, as said previously I dont like it and it doesn't work reliably.
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Ah. I know what you need. A simple patch. Search for Calkulin's mods. He has a usb and wireless tether authentication patch that will solve your issue on usb tethering and the hot spot app. All you do is download it and flash it through recovery. If you need it and can't find it Pm me and I'll send it to ya
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Flash this through recovery and you are good to go. The only problem is you can't tether your 4g connection, only 3g.
http://www.mediafire.com/?4y1l9c6ydg7027r
Could you post the fix for the hotspot too?
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fr0st420 said:
Could you post the fix for the hotspot too?
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The easiest fix for hotpot is warm tow point two rom
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That url fixes the hot spot. And no. you don't just need warmtwopointtwo to fix this. Calkulin's fix is for ANY froyo ROM.
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SO why would i want to patch Sprint wifi tether if "wifitether" allows me to share data through 4g and this patch only 3g? I am just asking?
Well. Alot of people, including me experience what I call the fading effect where the broadcasted network disappears. As well as other issues that go on for days. Lots of people with this patch using Sprint's app have lots of less struggle. With the same performance. Without 4g is a little sacrifice seeing that most people willing to give it up just don't have it. Soooo.... That's why
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Bmtx16 said:
Ah. I know what you need. A simple patch. Search for Calkulin's mods. He has a usb and wireless tether authentication patch that will solve your issue on usb tethering and the hot spot app. All you do is download it and flash it through recovery. If you need it and can't find it Pm me and I'll send it to ya
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nooo
Caulk's does not fix wifi hotspot... it is a usb tether fix only.
per his very own thread. USB Tether Patch... not USB/Wifi Tether Patch
if it does fix the hotspot then maybe you should tell him to update his description of the fix and thread because he states usb only.
v_lestat said:
nooo
Caulk's does not fix wifi hotspot... it is a usb tether fix only.
per his very own thread. USB Tether Patch... not USB/Wifi Tether Patch
if it does fix the hotspot then maybe you should tell him to update his description of the fix and thread because he states usb only.
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No it doesnt cause i have that file on my phone tried using hotspot app it connects without the pcs registration popup error but does not recognize the isp
v_lestat said:
nooo
Caulk's does not fix wifi hotspot... it is a usb tether fix only.
per his very own thread. USB Tether Patch... not USB/Wifi Tether Patch
if it does fix the hotspot then maybe you should tell him to update his description of the fix and thread because he states usb only.
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After and only after flashing his patch will my hot spot work.i know how to read an article fyi. I knew the supposed effects. Just stating my experiences. Didn't mean I'm wrong
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xxbabiboi228xx said:
No it doesnt cause i have that file on my phone tried using hotspot app it connects without the pcs registration popup error but does not recognize the isp
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Well thank you for backing me up. It's not just me.
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I cant get "wired tether" to work. "wireless tether for root users" works good. i installed the apk that was posted earlier and that was version 1.2 . That geave the kernel not supported error. i then installed version 1.4 from http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/
I go no error message this time. I used unrevoked to root my phone before installing these. I assume its the unsupported kernel but im not sure b/c i dont know if the kernel really has wat it needs or not. I would think it does b/c the built in sprint wireless/wired tethers prolly have to use it as will, or these tether apps might be doing it differently i dont know.
personall I like the native wired tether for android users. I never have a problem with it. I have 4g and it works. Must be rooted. As far as wifi I don't use it soooo....
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I just switched from the iPone 4 to the HTC Inspire. I have rooted the phone already and am looking for a good tethering app, any suggestions?
ebarr52 said:
I just switched from the iPone 4 to the HTC Inspire. I have rooted the phone already and am looking for a good tethering app, any suggestions?
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There's a few, try pdanet. Google "june fabrics".
I use Barnacle, it works great
Why don't you use the stock htc app with the fixed APN (wap.cingular....) ?
lrs421 said:
There's a few, try pdanet. Google "june fabrics".
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If you are already rooted you can use a wifi tether app like Wireless Tether, you don't have to mess with PDA net (PDAnet is great if you are not rooted). I tried Barnacle but had trouble getting my Mac to join the adhoc network it creates. Rather than mess with it too much I put on Wireless Tether and it worked Great.
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I use Barnacle, it works great
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I can second Barnacle WiFi and also use the stock Mobile Hotspot.
If you are rooted you do not need any program for tether.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980591
Use the referenced APN and you will have tethering available......
I second the wireless tether especially if you have your unlimited data still. Its stupid to pay for it twice
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If rooted it also works to remove all entitlement apns from the APN database in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db
Do you think there will ever be a wifi app that does not require rooting. I had to downgrade back to pda.net. It works but I already miss the wifi app I used for years on WM 6.5.
I believe most custom roms allow tethering without adding it to your plan.
I asked about coredroid in another thread, and I got conflicting reports though.
If you are already rooted, just flash a custom ROM. then you don't need an app and you will also have a hotspot. My favorite is Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 but if you want to keep Sense UI, try Android Revolution HD or CoreDroid or some other Sense based ROM. And Congrats on your escape from under Steve Jobs's thumb =D
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Abs
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Sorry, weird tapatalk bug, it posted in the wrong forum.
This is an English forum. Please use English so we are actually able to sort of understand what you are saying.
Sorry, weird tapatalk bug, it posted in the wrong forum.
coldsteal said:
Do you think there will ever be a wifi app that does not require rooting. I had to downgrade back to pda.net. It works but I already miss the wifi app I used for years on WM 6.5.
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The APN method someone mentioned allows wifi tethering without root.
yes by changing the APN you can enable wifi tethering without root , ive done it many times on un-rooted phones ,just dont use it to much or it will be noticed and good ole at&t will add the package (not sure about other carriers)
Hotspot Hack for HTC EVO 4.22.651.2 & 4.24.651.1 ROMS
EDIT:
I just uploaded new files for 4.24.651.1
(for 4.22.651.2 use files that don't say 4.24.651.1)
DISCLAIMER:
I take no responsibility for this messing up your phone. Make sure you make a nandroid backup before attempting this
THIS IS ONLY FOR DEODEXED ROMS BASED ON THE FINAL 4.22.651.2 OR 4.24.651.1 RELEASE!
I have only tested it on this ROM (DEODEXED), but it works.
Thanks to chris1683, Calkulin, Aamikam and vaelek (I reversed the one from SPRINT LOVERS | 2.2 | 3.70.651.1 - and I think those are all of the people that contributed to it - let me know if I forgot someone)
This is my first release...so be gentle.
(the undoHotspot-Hack_signed.zip below is to remove the hack if you want)
noimjosh said:
Hotspot Hack for HTC EVO 4.22.651.2 ROM
THIS IS ONLY FOR DEODEXED ROMS!
I have only tested it on this ROM (DEODEXED), but it works.
Thanks to chris1683, Caulkin, Aamikam and vaelek (I reversed the one from SPRINT LOVERS | 2.2 | 3.70.651.1 - and I think those are all of the people that contributed to it - let me know if I forgot someone)
This is my first release...so be gentle.
(the undoHotspot-Hack_signed.zip below is to remove the hack if you want)
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great job will give it a shot
Whats the difference between the hotspot and one that comes with the sprint lovers rom?
Noobe said:
Whats the difference between the hotspot and one that comes with the sprint lovers rom?
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It's not the actual hotspot, but the way the system handles the request to connect.
Haven't tested it yet, but thank you so much. Any chance you could also the "Disable USB Debugging Notification" working as well? They sort of go hand-in-hand to me, I just hate that nagging icon whilst tethered.
Why not just use wireless tether? Is there a difference?
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droiddawg said:
Why not just use wireless tether? Is there a difference?
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this one is native, so its built in.
droiddawg said:
Why not just use wireless tether? Is there a difference?
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Also Wireless tether is Adhoc, hotspot is not.
Wireless Tether = Adhoc 1 to 1 connection
Hotspot = Router 1 to multiple connections.
Some devices do not allow adhoc connections
dwertz said:
Also Wireless tether is Adhoc, hotspot is not.
Wireless Tether = Adhoc 1 to 1 connection
Hotspot = Router 1 to multiple connections.
Some devices do not allow adhoc connections
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Is wireless tether really adhoc? I use it with 2+ devices.
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Can anyone else confirm that this works?
Wireless Tether has supported Infrastructure mode for quite some time. I have up to 3 devices connected on Wireless Tether quite often, to include other Android devices that don't see AdHoc mode (like my Archos 70IT and 101IT).
It works! Is there any other hacks that will work for this rom? ex. battery icon, power control or etc.
Wifi Tether works fine. Used it for 8 connections before.
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phillysdon04 said:
It works! Is there any other hacks that will work for this rom? ex. battery icon, power control or etc.
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I also managed to pull the battery notification (1% increments) from Sprint Lovers, but I haven't posted it yet. I'll put it up in the morning (I'm already in bed)
Just installed and it works. Thanx.
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I use my wifi tether app on multiple devices too.
nunyabiziz said:
Is wireless tether really adhoc? I use it with 2+ devices.
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Wireless tether 3.0 allows me to use multiple devices, as well.
That hotspot they keep slapping in all these roms....isnt worth a crap on 4g (it disables 4g sends it into constant scan mode)- only the hicks/hillbillies in the woods (with no 4g)use it. Wireless tether version 3.x does it for me (I snagged it out of some kang rom .zip and slapped it in my "all apps" folder on my SD card.
I wish devs'd quit loading it ("hotspot" that doesnt do 4g) in roms us folks in civilization use 4g........, and would every dev add a file manager in their rom? I mean come on. astro, es strong? something....?
Sent from my Windoze Vista Quadcore Dell PC wireless tethered to my "Lord of Droids Evo 4g"
Side note anyone seen a leaked blue stacks? or is it vaporware?
noimjosh said:
I also managed to pull the battery notification (1% increments) from Sprint Lovers, but I haven't posted it yet. I'll put it up in the morning (I'm already in bed)
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Nice. Would really like this one.
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Does this fix the usb tether also (like the froyo hack) ? Or just wireless? Anyhow, thanks
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Can you post a guide one what you edited as far as XML or smali?
You're too kind...
noirelion said:
Wireless tether 3.0 allows me to use multiple devices, as well.
That hotspot they keep slapping in all these roms....isnt worth a crap on 4g (it disables 4g sends it into constant scan mode)- only the hicks/hillbillies in the woods (with no 4g)use it. Wireless tether version 3.x does it for me (I snagged it out of some kang rom .zip and slapped it in my "all apps" folder on my SD card.
I wish devs'd quit loading it ("hotspot" that doesnt do 4g) in roms us folks in civilization use 4g........, and would every dev add a file manager in their rom? I mean come on. astro, es strong? something....?
Sent from my Windoze Vista Quadcore Dell PC wireless tethered to my "Lord of Droids Evo 4g"
Side note anyone seen a leaked blue stacks? or is it vaporware?
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I'm not sure I understand your frustration completely since I am a hillbilly (or hick, you can choose which word to describe me with). I do know, however, that I have contributed something to this community (besides scathing remarks about 4G 1 2 3 4). I wish you all the best in your future endeavors however, and thank you for the criticism.
SteelH said:
Can you post a guide one what you edited as far as XML or smali?
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I'll see if I can whip something up...
So the 15th is comming up (the end of free tether). is it known that the android wireless tether will work?
It's been working lol
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Doesn't work for me anymore may have been blocked though. Running GTP's 1.5.1
Its working fine for me....
Or maybe my laptop doesn't like me
u have to be rooted for wireless tether to work and u can just install it from google.code verizon cannot block an app from running.
I am rooted and I have used it on this phone but now when I try to connect it tries then my laptop says disconnected and wireless tether is still running on my phone. Have tried two versions one on market and latest from Google code
Wireless tether 3.0
I found wireless tether 3.0 works for me
Maybe the kernel you are using doesn't support it?
usicus said:
Maybe the kernel you are using doesn't support it?
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that would be my guess. it used to be a requirement that your kernel supported netfilter (iptables). dunno if it still is offhand.
00negative said:
I am rooted and I have used it on this phone but now when I try to connect it tries then my laptop says disconnected and wireless tether is still running on my phone. Have tried two versions one on market and latest from Google code
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Have you tried to forget the connection on your laptop and then re-establish the connection with your phone?
I have been using wifi_tether_v3_0-pre14.apk go into your settings and Change Device-Profile to "HTC Evo 4G" and also click the checkbox for "Routing fix" using those settings is what I have set for it to allow you to use Wifi Tether using an infrastructure connection instead of the ad-hoc connection it defaults to so it shows up to your computer just like any other access point would or the default wifi tether app on the phone that will cost money soon.
After installing the MR2 planejane ROM I was doing the de-bloat and came across an app called TetheringGuard2.1.0 or something like that. I think Verizon is really trying to screw people over. There are various articles around also stating that the Gingerbread update will have safeguards built in order to prevent people from using tethering applications. I simply removed this stupid app using Titanium Backup and Wireless Tether seems to be working just fine for now...
odesskiy said:
After installing the MR2 planejane ROM I was doing the de-bloat and came across an app called TetheringGuard2.1.0 or something like that. I think Verizon is really trying to screw people over. There are various articles around also stating that the Gingerbread update will have safeguards built in order to prevent people from using tethering applications. I simply removed this stupid app using Titanium Backup and Wireless Tether seems to be working just fine for now...
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I didnt see that in the plain jane mr2. Going to look again but wireless tether is working for me...
Just heard our VZW free Wi-Fi hotspot has been extended to 7-5-11, yippeeee!
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Yeah regarding wireless tether depending on the rom im using I have to try different versions of wirless tether to get it to work
Chaztera said:
Just heard our VZW free Wi-Fi hotspot has been extended to 7-5-11, yippeeee!
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yay! its extended until after my birthday thanks verizon free unlimited hotspot is fun
Works for me fine. Running bamf preview 4.
Hey guys,
Now that Verizon's Mobile Hotspot promotion is done, what are you using to tether with your rooted Droid Charge? I am trying to use Barnacle but it keeps giving me errors.
Thanks!
Simple, Pay for the native app.
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I currently don't tether, I was planning on using this; https://market.android.com/details?id=android.tether&feature=search_result
but whenever I search for it on my Charge I can't seem to find it on the market place, and clicking the direct link just gives me an error. Hope someone has found a good wireless tether, going away for the weekend and could really use one!
lakas187 said:
Simple, Pay for the native app.
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Lame answer. Use Wireless Tether 3.1. Make sure to use the Samsung Galaxy S device profile under settings.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
dsmero said:
Lame answer. Use Wireless Tether 3.1. Make sure to use the Samsung Galaxy S device profile under settings.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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Thank you!!
I recently discovered opengarden wifi tether. Search market for opengarden and its the first app you see. Works great on my nook, laptop and wii. Broadcasts in AP mode.
sinhumane said:
I recently discovered opengarden wifi tether. Search market for opengarden and its the first app you see. Works great on my nook, laptop and wii. Broadcasts in AP mode.
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+1for OpenGarden. I have been using it on my Thunderbolt for a weeks now and haven't seen any issues.
I loaded Barnacle and rooted my phone last night, so far so good. But I am going to also try Open Garden to see it it meets my need (see my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158476 )
so just to clarify guys, if use this tethering program, it can help me save a few bucks comparedd to paing for verizon's optional tethering service? ;-)
I've tried both the tethering programs in this thread and neither are detected on my PSP/NDS, the app also doesn't ask or tell me the SSID or passphrase, anyone know a REAL wireless tethering app where you can make it act pretty much like a router..?
blarrick said:
I've tried both the tethering programs in this thread and neither are detected on my PSP/NDS, the app also doesn't ask or tell me the SSID or passphrase, anyone know a REAL wireless tethering app where you can make it act pretty much like a router..?
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like it was linked earlier..here it is
http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta1.apk&can=2&q=
set it to fascinate in settings though
I've used barnacle for almosta year on my D1 and it worked great. I even changed the ssid to virus hahaha lol never had anyone they to connect either lol. I am going to try to root this charge this weekend when I get home as I'm a trucker. So mad they stopped the free hotspot.
I use wireless tether for root 3.1 beta 1. For device profile I use Samsung fascinate for infrastructure mode.
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titanfan1017 said:
I've used barnacle for almosta year on my D1 and it worked great. I even changed the ssid to virus hahaha lol never had anyone they to connect either lol. I am going to try to root this charge this weekend when I get home as I'm a trucker. So mad they stopped the free hotspot.
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Ha ha, that is hilarious! I also use VIRUS for my SSID, keeps the hackers out lol.
where is Barnacle found?
blarrick said:
I've tried both the tethering programs in this thread and neither are detected on my PSP/NDS, the app also doesn't ask or tell me the SSID or passphrase, anyone know a REAL wireless tethering app where you can make it act pretty much like a router..?
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I have never found one, PSP/NDS probably have the same issue with connecting to Ad Hoc networks. I had to root tablet and edit a file to make it work with A500.
Open Garden seems to have a better pass through for speed, used Wireless Tether for quite some time with no issues.
I pay enough to Vz since I never go over 5G a month even with tethering I don't feel bad at all.
titanfan1017 said:
I've used barnacle for almosta year on my D1 and it worked great. I even changed the ssid to virus hahaha lol never had anyone they to connect either lol. I am going to try to root this charge this weekend when I get home as I'm a trucker. So mad they stopped the free hotspot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14700717 <- simple method once you have the files D/L takes less than 3 minutes.
T0yman said:
I have never found one, PSP/NDS probably have the same issue with connecting to Ad Hoc networks. I had to root tablet and edit a file to make it work with A500.
Open Garden seems to have a better pass through for speed, used Wireless Tether for quite some time with no issues.
I pay enough to Vz since I never go over 5G a month even with tethering I don't feel bad at all.
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PLEASE, help me get my charge and A500 talking together! I'm rooted on the tablet, but not yet on the phone.
I used wireless tether on my fascinate with no problems. Now im using wireless tether 3.1 setting it to fascinate and it keeps kicking me offline after a few minutes any idea why
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The best and most stable. http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_2_0_8-pre1.apk
All,
Not sure if this has been discussed previously or not but if you would like to get wifi tethering working in infrastructure mode on the Charge follow the steps below. Some people are claiming that Verizon is monitoring 3rd party wifi tethering and will bill you for that usage. So use at your own risk.
1. Follow the steps here to root your Stock EE4 image to root. I chose not to install one of the ROMs yet and I am using imnut's PBJT non-OC voodoo kernel.
2. Once you have root (verified by the Superuser app appearing in your Applications). Install android-wifi-tether 3.1-beta2. This app can be found here (need to allow external sources).
3. Once installed open the Wireless Tether application and go to Settings. Change the device profile to "Samsung Fascinate" and you should be good to go from that point.
Happy tethering.
One thing I am uncertain of is this "hotspot_event_monitor" driver that is loaded. djp592 discusses a kernel mod here that removes this driver but I could not find an explanation of what it does exactly. Anyone know?
eacmen said:
All,
Not sure if this has been discussed previously or not but if you would like to get wifi tethering working in infrastructure mode on the Charge do the following:
1. Follow the steps here to root your Stock EE4 image to root. I chose not to install one of the ROMs yet and I am using imnut's PBJT non-OC voodoo kernel.
2. Once you have root (verified by the Superuser app appearing in your Applications). Install android-wifi-tether 3.1-beta2. This app can be found here (need to allow external sources).
3. Once installed open the Wireless Tether application and go to Settings. Change the device profile to "Samsung Fascinate" and you should be good to go from that point.
Happy tethering.
One thing I am uncertain of is this "hotspot_event_monitor" driver that is loaded. djp592 discusses a kernel mod here that removes this driver but I could not find an explanation of what it does exactly. Anyone know?
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2 things...
2.0.7 works much better
And
Verizon is tracking all mac addresses with none paid tethering activity that are using wifi tether and barnacle. They will throttle you down and charge the data back to you on your bill. Fyi
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Even on froyo? I thought the couldn't!!
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danalo1979 said:
2 things...
2.0.7 works much better
And
Verizon is tracking all mac addresses with none paid tethering activity that are using wifi tether and barnacle. They will throttle you down and charge the data back to you on your bill. Fyi
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whats your source on the tracking? there is always scare stuff with tracking and monitoring but i tether fascinate gb daily and have no issues
nitsuj17 said:
whats your source on the tracking? there is always scare stuff with tracking and monitoring but i tether fascinate gb daily and have no issues
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What is your source that VZ is NOT using their DPI boxes?
Oh wait, they do already, otherwise they would have the near-real-time data usage up on their website.
I would presume it's more the actual packet, as it would look much different between a DC and your laptop. There are many other methods that a DPI can use to figure it out. Also most wifi tethers are using nat, so mac address based makes no sense.
syntrix said:
What is your source that VZ is NOT using their DPI boxes?
Oh wait, they do already, otherwise they would have the near-real-time data usage up on their website.
I would presume it's more the actual packet, as it would look much different between a DC and your laptop. There are many other methods that a DPI can use to figure it out. Also most wifi tethers are using nat, so mac address based makes no sense.
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ok, then more to the point, has anyone actually had their data throttled or received charges on their bill?
No, and I Wi-Fi tethered moderately on my Droid 1 since its release date (first with wifi-tether and then Barnacle when it came out because I like Barnacle better), on Eclair, Froyo, and Gingerbread.
And now I still tether on my Droid Charge with Barnacle and we don't see any extra fees. Of course, I just switched to the Gingerbread leak, so we'll see what happens.
nitsuj17 said:
ok, then more to the point, has anyone actually had their data throttled or received charges on their bill?
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No... I have been wifi tethering for years with the droid 1, droid x and now the droid charge. I have used wifi tether 2.0.7 and infrastructure with wifi tether 3.1beta. My bill never changes.
eacmen said:
All,
Not sure if this has been discussed previously or not but if you would like to get wifi tethering working in infrastructure mode on the Charge do the following:
1. Follow the steps here to root your Stock EE4 image to root. I chose not to install one of the ROMs yet and I am using imnut's PBJT non-OC voodoo kernel.
2. Once you have root (verified by the Superuser app appearing in your Applications). Install android-wifi-tether 3.1-beta2. This app can be found here (need to allow external sources).
3. Once installed open the Wireless Tether application and go to Settings. Change the device profile to "Samsung Fascinate" and you should be good to go from that point.
Happy tethering.
One thing I am uncertain of is this "hotspot_event_monitor" driver that is loaded. djp592 discusses a kernel mod here that removes this driver but I could not find an explanation of what it does exactly. Anyone know?
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I would like to add that after step 3 I had to change the setup-method to softap for samsung (master) i think this step is important to tether with infrastructure. It works fine on GB 2.3.4 running humble 2.1
That must be a Gingerbread thing. I am running stock EE4 ROM and "Auto" worked just fine.
One thing I did run into is that after turning off tethering you need to may need to cycle the wifi adapter to be able to associate to a wifi network.
danalo1979 said:
2 things...
2.0.7 works much better
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Verizon is tracking all mac addresses with none paid tethering activity that are using wifi tether and barnacle. They will throttle you down and charge the data back to you on your bill. Fyi
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Can you elaborate why you think 2.0.7 works better? On the Charge 2.0.7 seems to only support ad-hoc tethering.
The reason I went down this path is not for tethering per-se but just to be able to create a WPA network between my phone and laptop. Ad-hoc networking only supports WEP.
I wonder how verizon is conducting the monitoring? Are they just looking for your wifi adapter going into master mode? Or actually looking for evidence of tethering (i.e. iptables, dnsmasq)?
nitsuj17 said:
ok, then more to the point, has anyone actually had their data throttled or received charges on their bill?
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Throttle, yes. BIG TIME. Billed for it? Not at all.
eacmen said:
Can you elaborate why you think 2.0.7 works better? On the Charge 2.0.7 seems to only support ad-hoc tethering.
The reason I went down this path is not for tethering per-se but just to be able to create a WPA network between my phone and laptop. Ad-hoc networking only supports WEP.
I wonder how verizon is conducting the monitoring? Are they just looking for your wifi adapter going into master mode? Or actually looking for evidence of tethering (i.e. iptables, dnsmasq)?
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And I would like to know this too. I work for Verizon but I'm just in sales.
AnalyzeFaith said:
And I would like to know this too. I work for Verizon but I'm just in sales.
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i found on some forum a while back that on GB tethering in logged in a database. the uid is 0 and the only thing that connects to the net using root(0) as the uid is a tethering app. i'd have to find that thread again and i'm not sure how far they got in that.
just found it: http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/g...cking/24394-tethering-use-being-recorded.html
danalo1979 said:
2 things...
2.0.7 works much better
And
Verizon is tracking all mac addresses with none paid tethering activity that are using wifi tether and barnacle. They will throttle you down and charge the data back to you on your bill. Fyi
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA Premium App
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I doubt this. It is highly unlikely the tethering app rebroadcasts PHY-layer information. Far more likely is it retransmits L7 information. It is acting as a router, after all.
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AnalyzeFaith said:
And I would like to know this too. I work for Verizon but I'm just in sales.
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I will just say what's in the public realm. Try somewhere like dslreports and see what people are saying. There are a lot of posts from people that sound like they are absolutely sure it's sandvine.
If that is true, and you know what they are capable of, you know that it's not anything "on the phone".
Thanks for this, was wondering what I had to do to get it running in infrastructure.
If Verizon slows me down or tries to charge me for tethering, I'm just going to sell the phone and pay the ETF. I got the phone new for REALLY cheap, so I could probably make enough from it to not only pay the ETF and cover the cost of the phone, but come out on top by 20 bucks or so.
i know that on my iphone which im usuing for sh*** and giggles, i have a hack that makes apn adjustments that mask the tethered usage so Verizon cant tell that im using the phone to tether. to them it just looks like normal browsing. is there not an adjustment like that for android?
i for one have been tether for free on my droids for years and never had any issues. but on the flip side i never used more than 5gb tethering either....
sydewayz said:
i know that on my iphone which im usuing for sh*** and giggles, i have a hack that makes apn adjustments that mask the tethered usage so Verizon cant tell that im using the phone to tether. to them it just looks like normal browsing. is there not an adjustment like that for android?
i for one have been tether for free on my droids for years and never had any issues. but on the flip side i never used more than 5gb tethering either....
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I would like to know this as well!
I recently updated from 2.0.1 which was reasonably reliable on my Charge to 3.1 beta6 and have had no issues. Connecting via the setup as described in this post and connecting via infrastructure with WPA2 encryption. Can't beat it.