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[Q] AD HOC Network

Hey all. I recently installed TnT 2.2 and although everything was working well I am not able to connect to Wifi Tether of Barnacle. I am of the understanding that with TnT 2.2 you can see an Ad Hoc network and it should work well. My issue is that I see that Ad Hoc network off my phone however it just sits in "obtaining address" mode and will not let me connect.
My GTab will connect to my home wifi just fine and I already tried turning everything off and on multiple times. Any suggestions?

jon2332 said:
Hey all. I recently installed TnT 2.2 and although everything was working well I am not able to connect to Wifi Tether of Barnacle. I am of the understanding that with TnT 2.2 you can see an Ad Hoc network and it should work well. My issue is that I see that Ad Hoc network off my phone however it just sits in "obtaining address" mode and will not let me connect.
My GTab will connect to my home wifi just fine and I already tried turning everything off and on multiple times. Any suggestions?
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I've written multiple writeups on How to connect Adhoc for Android devices and luckily the GTab is one of the easiest... All you need to do is replace the /system/bin/wpa_supplicant with the one in the package in this link;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
as the GTab runs v0.5.11 of wpa_supplicant so this is just a direct drop in... then Adhoc connections will show up just like Infrastructure AP only with '*' in front of their name... dynamic just click to connect just like an Infrastructure AP...

Thanks! But...
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!
I just had a couple more if you don't mind. I read through the thread that you posted. I'm still confused about one thing...so the TnT 2.2 ROM doesn't already have the correct wpsupplicant file because I can view the adhoc running off my Droid Incredible it just will not actually connect? It sits in "obtaining address" mode.
Anyway, I tried the two workarounds I thought I found. First, without copying the new file, I tried using static IP but while using both Barnacle and Wireless Tether from the Android store neither connected.
Second, I tried dumping the wpsupp file from the thread you pointed out however I don't have permission to delete or copy files either through the Root Explorer on my GTab or via my PC. (I did download FTP Server app for the GTab so I have been able to copy and paste files on my GTab via my PC in the past).
I'm sorry for all the confusion. Like I'm sure you've heard many times before, I'm not only new to Android but no the most computer savvy guy out there. Any more help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

jtbnet said:
I've written multiple writeups on How to connect Adhoc for Android devices and luckily the GTab is one of the easiest... All you need to do is replace the /system/bin/wpa_supplicant with the one in the package in this link;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
as the GTab runs v0.5.11 of wpa_supplicant so this is just a direct drop in... then Adhoc connections will show up just like Infrastructure AP only with '*' in front of their name... dynamic just click to connect just like an Infrastructure AP...
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TnT Lite 2.2.x has this file already, so something else is going on. I think I added it back in 2.0.2 or 2.0.3.

Hey Roe...
I figured that was the case. I am now wondering if it's something my my Droid Incredible. Like I said, I can view the Ad HOC on my GTab however no matter what I do it simply will not connect after attempting to obtain the address.
I guess I'll keep messing around. If you come across anything let me know!
Thanks again Roe. And by the way, I REALLY appreciate your work on the flash. It works great!!!!

To get my ad hoc working on my droid I had to turn of the access control settings. Barnacle and wireless tether couldn't work with it set. Some builds aren't able to use it. I'm running cyanogen 6.1 on droid 1.
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Thanks
Thanks for the responses guys. I did find a work around though. A guy on another site demonstrated how to hack the Droid Incredible so I can turn on the 3g hotspot already inherent to Android 2.2 without getting charged. It works great! Guess I will have to see if that's the case. Thanks again.

[Q] trying to tether my Transformer to HTC hero

trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.
Another option is if someone gives me a guide to set up internet sharing from windows 7, which I cannot find for the life of me.

no one? ):

Google bridge connections on win 7. I'm not telling you how to do it. You have to do some of the work yourself
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blader3759 said:
Google bridge connections on win 7. I'm not telling you how to do it. You have to do some of the work yourself
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googled that before, I can find PC to PC and mostly for windows XP, but nothing on how to create a bluetooth bridge to the transformer ):

Your hero is rooted right? Mine tethers over Bluetooth fine using 'wireless tether for root users'.

Running rooted 2.3.3 on the hero, the updated transformer cant see airshare adhoc network. Wirelessteather also failed in the same way.
Wirelessteather does work with bluetooth.

seshmaru said:
trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.
Another option is if someone gives me a guide to set up internet sharing from windows 7, which I cannot find for the life of me.
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can you tether your hero to your laptop? does your phone's wifi hotspot work? it is disabled from some carriers

wifi hotspot doesnt work but, I've flashed froydvillain (2.2) and gonna give bluetooth tether a try. And nice to see some hero users in here.

seshmaru said:
trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.
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Did you have any success in the end?
My Transformer's just arrived, and I'd like to tether to my rooted Hero, but can't figure it out.
If I choose WiFi mode, the Transformer can't see the Hero in the list of WiFi networks.
If I choose Bluetooth mode, I can pair the devices, but then what? How to I create the network connection? In Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot I turned on Bluetooth tethering, but it's not clear to me if that's to allow the Transformer to be the hotspot (i.e. server instead of client).
(Running VillainROM v13 on my Hero)

This has been a problem for many of us....it has been discussed in a few other threads also. Honeycomb (by default) won't connect to adhoc wifi networks.
I will donate to anyone who can create a hassle-free turnkey solution for this. Many of us have Android phones that are rooted, so a solution would benefit many. And I am using a Tilt 2, whose Android ROMs do not support BT. So this tethering solution needs to support wifi.
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case0 said:
Your hero is rooted right? Mine tethers over Bluetooth fine using 'wireless tether for root users'.
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I'm also using wireless teather, only I am feathering it via wifi. It works fine.

Success!
I reverted my Hero to the previous ROM I was using, FroydVillain 1.7.2, and now I have Bluetooth tethering working.
Once the devices are paired, on the Transformer screen in the Bluetooth settings, where the Hero shows up, there's a spanner/wrench icon - when I clicked that I got the option to tether to it - this option didn't show up when I was using VillainRom v13.
I may try going back to VillainRom to see if it was something unconnected, such as rebooting the phone, which made the difference.
UPDATE: I went back to VillainRom v13 (Android 2.1) and it still failed to tether with Bluetooth. An Android 2.1 vs Android 2.2 issue, perhaps?

Can anyone else with a 2.1/eclair and 2.2/froyo device confirm this?

Have the same problem CM7(2.3.3)
WiFi or Bluetooth doesn't work.

I don't think we should see the "problem" as our phones. The issue is that Honeycomb (whether on the Transformer or Xoom or whatever) does not recognize ad hoc wifi connections. If that is addressed, this will be solved for everyone.

davedontmind said:
Did you have any success in the end?
My Transformer's just arrived, and I'd like to tether to my rooted Hero, but can't figure it out.
If I choose WiFi mode, the Transformer can't see the Hero in the list of WiFi networks.
If I choose Bluetooth mode, I can pair the devices, but then what? How to I create the network connection? In Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot I turned on Bluetooth tethering, but it's not clear to me if that's to allow the Transformer to be the hotspot (i.e. server instead of client).
(Running VillainROM v13 on my Hero)
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Here is what I did:
1. Disabled the WiFi on Transformer.
2. Enable WiFi-Tether on Phone (with Bluetooth and check the discoverable option in the settings before you start tethering).
3. Enable Bluetooth on Transformer and scan for devices. (If you already have it, unpair it first).
4. Pair with your phone.
5. Press the Wrench icon beside the phone (that says paired but not connected) on Transformer.
6. You will find a new option called Tethering. Press it and you're done.
Agagin, that's what I did and it worked for me perfectly. I have CM7 on my phone.
By the way, this exact method didn't work on my wife's Sprint LG Optimus S. Tried everything, but no way...
Hope this helps...

ahmadshawki said:
Here is what I did:
1. Disabled the WiFi on Transformer.
2. Enable WiFi-Tether on Phone (with Bluetooth and check the discoverable option in the settings before you start tethering).
3. Enable Bluetooth on Transformer and scan for devices. (If you already have it, unpair it first).
4. Pair with your phone.
5. Press the Wrench icon beside the phone (that says paired but not connected) on Transformer.
6. You will find a new option called Tethering. Press it and you're done.
Agagin, that's what I did and it worked for me perfectly. I have CM7 on my phone.
By the way, this exact method didn't work on my wife's Sprint LG Optimus S. Tried everything, but no way...
Hope this helps...
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I guess Bluetooth is better than nothing, but supposedly there is a hack to get a Xoom to work with ad-hoc, so must be a way to get our Transformers to work with it as well. Guess we just need to play the waiting game. Cant wait to see what options we have in another month. I have the HTC Hero with CM7 and the Transformer, same issues with no tethering, though since im not a bluetooth fan, I really havent tried it yet. Wifi tether works fine with my ubuntu/windows laptops though.

How about USB tethering? Is that an option with our phones and the transformer?

MACscr said:
I guess Bluetooth is better than nothing, but supposedly there is a hack to get a Xoom to work with ad-hoc, so must be a way to get our Transformers to work with it as well. Guess we just need to play the waiting game. Cant wait to see what options we have in another month. I have the HTC Hero with CM7 and the Transformer, same issues with no tethering, though since im not a bluetooth fan, I really havent tried it yet. Wifi tether works fine with my ubuntu/windows laptops though.
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Ad hoc tether is an issue for droid and lots of info can be found on the net and xda.
I have got a hero running villain rom v13 and can run wifi tether with a modified wpa_supplicant file.
See this post
Download the modded wpa_supplicant file, copy to /system/bin, set the permissions as shown and you can then see and tether to your ad hoc hero - dont forget to backup the original file(rename by adding .bak to file and copy to your sd card)
Obviously you need root.

speckledpig said:
Can anyone else with a 2.1/eclair and 2.2/froyo device confirm this?
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Bluetooth tethering works fine for me using HTC Hero GSM, Wireless tether for root app, rooted using Android 2.2.1, CM6.2 based Elelinux Speedmachine V3. My TF is UK/WW version 8.2.3.13, bluetooth V6.1.2.
Confirmed Ad-hoc wifi doesn't work.

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] Cannot connect to Wifi

Hello,
I searched but I could not find information on this topic in XDA for TF101. I have a TF101, it was running fine and running ww_8.6.5.19 rooted with CWM. I then followed the directions in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514705 to download the WW version of ICS and flashed that. It was working fine at work. I got home and I could not connect to my wifi at home (which had never been a problem). I can see the wifi, I can click connect, enter the key (WEP). In the top of the settings screen it says Wifi and Connecting... under it, but it does not connect. In the Wi-Fi networks area it shows the network and says under it Remembered, secured with WEP.
I have tried everything I can think of. I have turned it on an off, turned the wifi on and off, reset the wireless router. Then I thought maybe it was an issue with the ICS ROM so I tried a million other ROMS and none seemed to work, I did a data wipe and that did not help. As a last resort I used this tutorial http://theunlockr.com/2011/11/28/how-to-unroot-and-remove-cwm-recovery-on-asus-transformer/ to unroot and return the TF101 to stock. So, I am now sitting with build ww_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511 and I am having the same issue. I cannot connect to the internet at home. (I also tried using WPA and completely open wifi and had the same results I am having now)
Any help would be great. Thanks!

Additional Information
I can get it to connect to my cell phone when I make that a hot spot. The wireless at home is working as I can access it from this laptop I am using, my android phone, and my ipad.
Thanks,

Hi
I wondered whether you actually changed the kernel at one point and then
to another ROM - this caused me a lot of trouble since it led to a non -functional wifi adapter. Worse, I could not connect to
Wifi anymore to download the right kernel
So maybe now your pad is not able anymore to use the full functionality of it's wifi adapter.
For example it is possible that you your rooter is configured to provide not all protocols :
802.11 n.g or b are possible, maybe one is not provided by your rooter but when you tether with your phone .
Another possibility would be non supported channels or channel width - believe me I had all funny combinations already with different devices.
Maybe you first want to check this - I might as well be completely wrong.....
Edit : just checked your provided link - you actually went back to stock? Did you as well use the recovery image or only the
firmware? For me it was unfortunately necessary to go back to a virgin system and use the recovery image.

Update
Okay, I had tried remotely powering down the router last night and it did not fix it. Today I tried unplugging it for a while and that worked. Now I need to research updating from 8.2.3.13.......

I have a feeling its the setup in your wireless router.
First change your wifi router to no security and test connection.. if connects great.. then try WPA and use a new passcode.

Thank you all. I was able to connect (it was the router and I was too damn lazy to unplug it last night) today. So instead of two minutes of walking, unplugging and waiting I have flashed myself silly.
Loving ICS!!!!
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[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.
Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2

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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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 .