[Q] Droid 2.2.1 as hotspot for iPad - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

I am trying to create a hotspot for a new iPad using my Verizon Droid 2.2.1. The build number is FRG83D. I am a novice, but am exhausted trying to find an answer on internet that exactly matches my situation.

What about...
1. Set up a hotspot. (its in the settings menu)
2. Connect to it with the iPad.
3. ????
4. profit!!!
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Setting up a hotspot is not in the setting menu.

I've been told that the original Droid CANNOT be used as a mobile hotspot due to hardware limitations, but I forgot where I heard that.

kschang said:
I've been told that the original Droid CANNOT be used as a mobile hotspot due to hardware limitations, but I forgot where I heard that.
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I guess that is the case - very disappointing.

etepen said:
I guess that is the case - very disappointing.
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If your Droid 1 is unlocked... Google search wireless tether, free app, works great for what small amount I tether

marketing said:
If your Droid 1 is unlocked... Google search wireless tether, free app, works great for what small amount I tether
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I did try wireless tether, but what do you mean by "unlocked"? I have a feeling I'm close, but can't nail down a specific step. Remember I'm trying to connect to an iPad.

you need to root youf droid and download barnacle wifi tether (market) to tether your ipad
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p1ayrTh3_Ru13 said:
you need to root youf droid and download barnacle wifi tether (market) to tether your ipad
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I have Verizon Droid 2.2.1 with build number is FRG83D. Can this be rooted?

I have an original Droid, and I use Wireless Tether so that my friend at work can use his iPad.
Yes you do need to root the Droid to do it.

papawiskas said:
I have an original Droid, and I use Wireless Tether so that my friend at work can use his iPad.
Yes you do need to root the Droid to do it.
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Can you help me do this?

etepen said:
Can you help me do this?
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Sending you a private message here on the forum.
***edit...well I tried sending you a message, but it doesnt show anything in my sent folder, I also sent you a friend request but dont know if that will work either. I am trying to figure out a way to get in contact with you to streamline the process*** suggestions?
I dont want to post my Google Talk or email publicly...LOL

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Tethering?

I can't seem to get barnacle or wifitether to work on this phone. Has anyone else been successful in tethering with the infuse?
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I just used the integrated wifi hotspot.
"Settings>>Wireless and network>>Mobile AP"
And have at it. Worked great.
lost1 said:
I just used the integrated wifi hotspot.
"Settings>>Wireless and network>>Mobile AP"
And have at it. Worked great.
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You don't have to have the tethering plan? Can't att ttell?
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I've never had an issue. On the iPhone (not jailbroken) you have to call AT&T to activate. On this one, you get an information tag above the activate checkbox saying:
A Tethering/Mobile Hotspot plan is required to use this service. Please go to att.com/myWireless or dial 611 if you do not already have this service provisioned.
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I've been using that on my Captivate for 7 or 8 months now, AT&T has never billed me. I'm not extravagant in my usage. The highest net data I've used is 4.5GB, but that's for both normal and tethered use. I've never been dinged.
I think if it becomes obvious, torrent or otherwise, then they may try to do something. But as far as I know, there is no way to distinguish the traffic of your phone from that of the connected devices.
My suggestion is try it for a small burst of data, note the time. Reboot your phone after. Then check your account online after a day or two and see whats listed under your data use.
You guys should try a custom apn similar to the captivate and atrix.
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Ok... I tried this again after I posted the message. Something seems to have changed in my account. Now I get a "Verifying" message and then a note that says tethering is not available. My guess is that we'll have to replace the IP/Stack to not request verification information from AT&T.
So, sorry, no go yet.
lost1 said:
Ok... I tried this again after I posted the message. Something seems to have changed in my account. Now I get a "Verifying" message and then a note that says tethering is not available. My guess is that we'll have to replace the IP/Stack to not request verification information from AT&T.
So, sorry, no go yet.
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Can someone else try it with an independent app such as barnancle or wifi tether to see if it works?
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lost1 said:
I've never had an issue. On the iPhone (not jailbroken) you have to call AT&T to activate. On this one, you get an information tag above the activate checkbox saying:
I've been using that on my Captivate for 7 or 8 months now, AT&T has never billed me. I'm not extravagant in my usage. The highest net data I've used is 4.5GB, but that's for both normal and tethered use. I've never been dinged.
I think if it becomes obvious, torrent or otherwise, then they may try to do something. But as far as I know, there is no way to distinguish the traffic of your phone from that of the connected devices.
My suggestion is try it for a small burst of data, note the time. Reboot your phone after. Then check your account online after a day or two and see whats listed under your data use.
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I notice you said ATT, but your profile shows the Canadian flag. So are you in Canada or US with ATT.
I know some Canadian carriers have some tether included in the 3G for free at no extra charge.
jthornton71707 said:
Can someone else try it with an independent app such as barnancle or wifi tether to see if it works?
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I dont see those apps in the marketplace. I take it you have to root?
I used EasyTether Pro. Works on my Mac fine. I have rooted the phone already, any way of getting a WiFi one now that it's rooted?
Ya you have to be rooted. Go to 4shared.com and search for barnacle.apk.
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You guys know that there is a wifi tether for android from google development right? Just use that and you are done.
Did just that It needed a 13 character wpa key... ilovekeineken worked jussst fine!
Searched for "wifi tether" on google code. Slider earned a thanks
EDIT: Now confirmed to work, see next post!
I tried the Android Wi-fi tether and it didn't work. Can anyone confirm that it works?
lost1 said:
I tried the Android Wi-fi tether and it didn't work. Can anyone confirm that it works?
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guys MOBILE AP in settings! that's native wifi teather ap stands for access point. there is an apk you need to delete or freaze to do it without the tethering plan. ill get details from captivate section and report back.
I can now confirm that Android-Wifi-Tether works.
I used Tether for Root Users 2.0.8-pre1 Wireless
I agree with Dani897, this will ultimately be a matter of replacing the AT&T Modded Wifi AP with the google stock version.
lost1 said:
I can now confirm that Android-Wifi-Tether works.
It worked for me as well with no problems
Thanks!
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guys MOBILE AP in settings! that's native wifi teather ap stands for access point. there is an apk you need to delete or freaze to do it without the tethering plan. ill get details from captivate section and report back.
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Please do, waiting of your info.
Thanks.
Papi4baby said:
Please do, waiting of your info.
Thanks.
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in titaniumbackp if you are rooted freeze ir uninstall "tetheringmanager0326.apk" should unlock it. you can also delete it from adb, rootexplorer, other root file managers as long as you mount read write in terminal emulator, or you can use terminal emulator.
i have a linux machine and use sshdroid to ssh into the phone. that's another way to do it if you get a windows application that handles ssh.
Dani897 said:
in titaniumbackp if you are rooted freeze ir uninstall "tetheringmanager0326.apk" should unlock it. you can also delete it from adb, rootexplorer, other root file managers as long as you mount read write in terminal emulator, or you can use terminal emulator.
i have a linux machine and use sshdroid to ssh into the phone. that's another way to do it if you get a windows application that handles ssh.
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10-4.
I was hoping of a way around it without root. I know the Atrix had one.
Thanks anyways.

Which wireless tethering app do you use?

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

[HOW-TO] Get wifi-tether working on Charge

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:
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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)?
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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.
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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:
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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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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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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....
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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.

{Q} Mobile hotspot? Have to pay an extra $30??

I just rtied to use the portable wifi hotspot on my Charge and it will not allow me to use it without having a pop-up come up and say I have to pay an extra $30?
Is there anyway to get around this?
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, and this is not required, nor does it ever check for any kind of subscription like the charge does?
It's running GummyCharged rom..
Thanks for any help
jwleonhart said:
I just rtied to use the portable wifi hotspot on my Charge and it will not allow me to use it without having a pop-up come up and say I have to pay an extra $30?
Is there anyway to get around this?
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, and this is not required, nor does it ever check for any kind of subscription like the charge does?
It's running GummyCharged rom..
Thanks for any help
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I am new to Verizon and I was told by a sales rep on Verizon chat that the hotspot was included in my $29 data unlimited package.................WRONG.............. I activated my phone with 8 days ina billing cycle and learned they charge $30 a month......Thats when I decided I was going to root........running Humble 1.42 now and typing this on a laptop tethere to the charge via wireless tether.........
Use the wifi app beta. Its in the themes and apps section to download. Its free tethering and Verizon can't tell. The will only see alt of data usage.
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dslider85 said:
Use the wifi app beta. Its in the themes and apps section to download. Its free tethering and Verizon can't tell. The will only see alt of data usage.
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cannot find "wifi app beta"...
I can only find Barnacle Wifi Tether, but it gives me error every time.
I am using GummyCharge 1.9
droidfever said:
cannot find "wifi app beta"...
I can only find Barnacle Wifi Tether, but it gives me error every time.
I am using GummyCharge 1.9
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He's talking about this:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta2.apk
jwleonhart said:
I just rtied to use the portable wifi hotspot on my I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, and this is not required, nor does it ever check for any kind of subscription like the charge does?
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Verizon=/=T-Mobile.
Mobile Hotspot functionality was included for free as a promo when Verizon's 4G phones first launched, but that promo has ended.
Frankly, I can understand why: Verizon's 4G network is as fast or faster than many people's home connections (substantially faster, in many cases), so there would be no reason most people wouldn't just use their phone as their primary ISP. That kinda load would lead to one thing: bye-bye 4G speed!
my 4G connection on my cell phone = 12mb/s
my home connection = 2mb/s
WHAT.
I believe that you are also capped with how much data you can use when you activate that service.
Not capped but bandwidth will be throttled depending on usage.
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Not capped but bandwidth will be throttled depending on usage.
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Not true. I used 73 gb in my last cycle and 20gb + the cycle before that with no throttling or bandwith reduction. I get consistent speeds all the time, 30+ down 6+ up : ) I also signed up for the tethering package.
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The link with wifi app beta is broken, is there an updated wifi app to use? I'm using the gummycharge rom
Gamer234 said:
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The link with wifi app beta is broken, is there an updated wifi app to use? I'm using the gummycharge rom
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http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Download the 2.0.7 version.
Is there an app that allows for Infrastructure Mode? I'm planning on buying a Galaxy Tab and for some reason, these things don't do Ad-Hoc connections.
haza12d said:
Is there an app that allows for Infrastructure Mode? I'm planning on buying a Galaxy Tab and for some reason, these things don't do Ad-Hoc connections.
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Download the latest wireless tether beta, open it and go into settings and click change device profile and scroll down to samsung fascinate and select it, then click on change setup method and select "Softap for Samsung (master)". That should give you infrastructure mode.
Not to take this too far off topic...but does anyone know the exact name of the .apk for Verizon Hotspot. I am rooted, and my phone shows the app available in the apps section, but I can not find it with either root explorer or Titanium Backup to either freeze it or remove it. The name is just not logical...
Anyone know the exact name.apk for it.
Thanks
kennydied23 said:
Download the latest wireless tether beta, open it and go into settings and click change device profile and scroll down to samsung fascinate and select it, then click on change setup method and select "Softap for Samsung (master)". That should give you infrastructure mode.
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Will this work for other tablets or just the Galaxy Tab 10.1? I'm kinda feeling the new Thrive from Toshiba.
wetwaterdog said:
Not to take this too far off topic...but does anyone know the exact name of the .apk for Verizon Hotspot. I am rooted, and my phone shows the app available in the apps section, but I can not find it with either root explorer or Titanium Backup to either freeze it or remove it. The name is just not logical...
Anyone know the exact name.apk for it.
Thanks
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You can no longer remove the hotspot app. It is tied into the framework on samsung froyo and gb builds. You could hide the launcher for it but that is it. When it gets removed you end up breaking wireless.
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nitroglycerine33 said:
You can no longer remove the hotspot app. It is tied into the framework on samsung froyo and gb builds. You could hide the launcher for it but that is it. When it gets removed you end up breaking wireless.
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That's sad, next VZ is going attempt to promote their new GPS by tying that into the framework as well :|
blarrick said:
That's sad, next VZ is going attempt to promote their new GPS by tying that into the framework as well :|
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Yeah, hate how they do that... They burned VZ navigator into the stock car dock app. Thank goodness for the devs who made android car dock apks available!
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kennydied23 said:
Download the latest wireless tether beta, open it and go into settings and click change device profile and scroll down to samsung fascinate and select it, then click on change setup method and select "Softap for Samsung (master)". That should give you infrastructure mode.
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This is such great information. Thank you so much.

wifi tether?

Anyone figure this out yet?
This is the only thing I miss..
Can confirm PDAnet+ registered over bluetooth
While I could not get Foxfi to work, I was able to get the bluetooth DUN with PDAnet+ to work on a registered copy, this is as of 12:01 am EDT on 8/30/2013. My phone currently reads 4.2.2 for version. I have not tested the USB connection. Wifi Tether appears to be locked down tight. PDANet+ appears to support using the Bluetooth DUN and the wifi on the host computer to form a wifi hotspot anyway, so perhaps that's a work-around for other devices (stupid that it requires a computer to be the intermediary).
yep USB tether works fine. just have to install motorola ADB interface correctly first. but i thought this thread was about wifi tether so didn't mention earlier
ArsVampyre said:
While I could not get Foxfi to work, I was able to get the bluetooth DUN with PDAnet+ to work on a registered copy, this is as of 12:01 am EDT on 8/30/2013. My phone currently reads 4.2.2 for version. I have not tested the USB connection. Wifi Tether appears to be locked down tight. PDANet+ appears to support using the Bluetooth DUN and the wifi on the host computer to form a wifi hotspot anyway, so perhaps that's a work-around for other devices (stupid that it requires a computer to be the intermediary).
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Doesn't Verizon have a mandate from the FCC to allow 3rd party apps to enable wifi tethering? It will really suck if it is impossible to enable this.
I also got PDANet USB tethering to work...doesn't help for my iPad, though.
I saw a report that someone had FoxFi working on a Verizon moto x. Odd that it would work on that but not the droids.
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That only applies to tiered data plans, not unlimited.
sweens said:
Doesn't Verizon have a mandate from the FCC to allow 3rd party apps to enable wifi tethering? It will really suck if it is impossible to enable this.
I also got PDANet USB tethering to work...doesn't help for my iPad, though.
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ArsVampyre said:
That only applies to tiered data plans, not unlimited.
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If that were true how are they offering the 6GB EDGE data tier that doesn't allow tethering? The ruling simply prevented them from blocking access to tether apps (eg going out of their way to make sure you couldn't even download the tethering apps to try like Foxfi), it didn't require that they make the phones WORK with the tether apps from my understanding.
Hey everyone there is root for all 4 new moto devices. Entitlement check hack works. Search moto x root you will find the thread on xda.
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neo1738 said:
Hey everyone there is root for all 4 new moto devices. Entitlement check hack works. Search moto x root you will find the thread on xda.
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So is rooting really the only option still for tethering? All I want is to be able to tether my Droid Maxx to my Nexus 7 in my car and was hoping not to have to go through so much trouble.
It really isn't any trouble to root. Download the app. Install and run it. Let it reboot 3 times, takes about 2-3 minutes. Then download an sqlite editor and change the one value and reboot. Takes less than 5 minutes from beginning to end.
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Darkenvar said:
It really isn't any trouble to root. Download the app. Install and run it. Let it reboot 3 times, takes about 2-3 minutes. Then download an sqlite editor and change the one value and reboot. Takes less than 5 minutes from beginning to end.
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Oh I see. I didn't realize it was that simple. In that case I will definitely do that this weekend. Thanks!
JimPhreak said:
Oh I see. I didn't realize it was that simple. In that case I will definitely do that this weekend. Thanks!
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No problem. That's what this community is for. Easiest root I've ever seen. Read jcase thread in original android development on root. Super easy.
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Darkenvar said:
No problem. That's what this community is for. Easiest root I've ever seen. Read jcase thread in original android development on root. Super easy.
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The [Root/Write Protection Bypass] thread or the [Root] thread?
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The [Root/Write Protection Bypass] thread or the [Root] thread?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444954
Here to root.
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No problem. That's what this community is for. Easiest root I've ever seen. Read jcase thread in original android development on root. Super easy.
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Darkenvar said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444954
Here to root.
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Ok I've rooted the phone as instructed in that thread. Now what? I have SuperSu and SQLite installed. What database I'm I editing to enable me to use my phone as a mobile hotspot?
JimPhreak said:
Ok I've rooted the phone as instructed in that thread. Now what? I have SuperSu and SQLite installed. What database I'm I editing to enable me to use my phone as a mobile hotspot?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442616
Follow the steps. Quite easy, takes like 2 minutes including rebooting when done.
Darkenvar said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442616
Follow the steps. Quite easy, takes like 2 minutes including rebooting when done.
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Awesome! Worked like a charm!
No need to buy SQLite Editor
For those who don't want to pay for the SQLite Editor app, you can still gain wifi tethering/hotspot with this free alternative.
1. Download the free apps aShell and aSQLiteManager from Play Store.
2. Launch aShell, check the "Root" box, then hit "File Explorer" button.
3. Browse to /data/data/com.motorola.android.providers.settings/databases, and open up settings.db with aSQLiteManager.
4. Now choose the "settings" table, hit "Data" button.
5. "PgDn" until you see "65. entitlement_check" and change that value from 1 to 0.
You're done! Restart and wifi tethering/hotspot will work now.
I don't have a settings one.
Does anyone know why whenever I try to do the entitlement check that there is no settings part. I have done it before and recently reset my phone and now it isn't there help me please I have to have a hotspot
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