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Hey guys. I just sucsusfully downloaded and tested the wireless tether app for android. I am not talking about the hotspot app that comes stock with the inspire. Im talking about this app (I cant post links untill i make 8 post lol, so copy and paste the url below)
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code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
I downloaded the 2.0.7 version and it works flawlessly with the stock rooted rom.
Just wanted to share that.
Must Be Root on Said phone. just an FYI
darkbluexplorer said:
Must Be Root on Said phone. just an FYI
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Read the sentence right below my code ;-)
An alternative is you can put the phone in airplane mode, turn on wifi, and download the app from the market.
What is the difference between this and the wifi hotspot?
Scott4957 said:
What is the difference between this and the wifi hotspot?
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wifi hotspot is application that comes stock on the inspire. It checks your account to see if you are paying for tethering. The other application (which requires rooting) does not require you to have tethering enabled on your account; hence free tethering !
colbur87 said:
wifi hotspot is application that comes stock on the inspire. It checks your account to see if you are paying for tethering. The other application (which requires rooting) does not require you to have tethering enabled on your account; hence free tethering !
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But if one has to be rooted, isn't that kinda a moot point? If one has to be rooted to use this workaround to the stock app, but rooting in itself alleviates the need to avoid the stock app, then....
bella92108 said:
But if one has to be rooted, isn't that kinda a moot point? If one has to be rooted to use this workaround to the stock app, but rooting in itself alleviates the need to avoid the stock app, then....
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I have no idea what your trying to get at? The wireless tethering is not a "work around" its a separate application that does the same thing as wifi hotspot.
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I have no idea what your trying to get at? The wireless tethering is not a "work around" its a separate application that does the same thing as wifi hotspot.
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Understood, but as several others have pointed out, the built in hotspot works perfect when rooted, so if one has to root to get this app, then what advantages does it have over the native tethering app to cause someone to want to have to add yet another app?
bella92108 said:
Understood, but as several others have pointed out, the built in hotspot works perfect when rooted, so if one has to root to get this app, then what advantages does it have over the native tethering app to cause someone to want to have to add yet another app?
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hmm weird. My hotspot app still checks my account and I have a rooted device. I figured it was because im using the stock rom. So i posted this thread to give others out there information about the wireless tethering app.
So yea, if your wifi hotspot app works fine then dont download this app. I was just trying to be helpful.
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Read the sentence right below my code ;-)
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Ack! yep read that to fast! ~.~
However on a non rooted phone if you change the AP listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960058 it is not seen as an teathered laptop or other item. I have tested this and talked to ATT about it. unless its software in the system that makes that decision. i dont think its the app that reports back. i think ATT sends a code over their network to the sim to unlock teathering via their network. by changing the ap to what is listed above it looks like the phone is just hitting off of another service that may be needed for it. I guess ill find out when i get my bill for next month but this is what att told me that its just the phone requesting information from a different ap and no additional charges would be applied. *shrugs* hope their right
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hmm weird. My hotspot app still checks my account and I have a rooted device. I figured it was because im using the stock rom. So i posted this thread to give others out there information about the wireless tethering app.
So yea, if your wifi hotspot app works fine then dont download this app. I was just trying to be helpful.
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Yeah I think it has to do with which ROM the user is using when rooted... some say it still prompts, others not. Mine is enabled regardless of rooted or not, because I use a different APN which bypasses the wall.
Is there a way to make the amazon app store believe that it has a wifi connection so that wifi only applications can be downloaded without needing wifi?
I have unlimited data and never use my wifi unless I am tethering
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Considering that non-rooted phones still have to connect to a PC to side-load the darn apps, why can't we just use the "internet passthrough" feature and use our PC's broadband connection to download the wifi-only apps?!?
I am assuming you aren't Rooted? Cuz, um I don't have to connect to my PC to side load jack.
I have not been able to find an "app" that will let me bypass the wifi.
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I am assuming you aren't Rooted? Cuz, um I don't have to connect to my PC to side load jack.
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Correct, I'm still running the stock rom (non-rooted), but I'm getting close to my annoyance limit, heh.
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I am assuming you aren't Rooted? Cuz, um I don't have to connect to my PC to side load jack.
I have not been able to find an "app" that will let me bypass the wifi.
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Sideload?!?!? What is sideloading? I kid I kid
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Correct, I'm still running the stock rom (non-rooted), but I'm getting close to my annoyance limit, heh.
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And I'm assuming you haven't received the sideloading update from at&t, correct?
(I'll never understand how, even with an official sideloading update, this continues to remain an issue for some people.)
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And I'm assuming you haven't received the sideloading update from at&t, correct?
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Correct. No update, so I continue to use the Wonder Machine instead.
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Correct. No update, so I continue to use the Wonder Machine instead.
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I never used it. the phone made it three whole days before I was rooted and stock rom was booted.
'Course I read the forums for about a month before I was able to upgrade per my ATT contract and had already downloaded everything I needed and had a folder full of apps. Lolz
tweaked said:
I never used it. the phone made it three whole days before I was rooted and stock rom was booted.
'Course I read the forums for about a month before I was able to upgrade per my ATT contract
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Well that's cool. My contract had long since expired on my AT&T Tilt 1, but I was waiting for them to get something like the EVO before I got locked-in to a phone for another 2 years.
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Well that's cool. My contract had long since expired on my AT&T Tilt 1, but I was waiting for them to get something like the EVO before I got locked-in to a phone for another 2 years.
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I didn't see anything worth waiting for. Dual core is to new and not used and
3d...I'm color blind so 3d is not my thing.
By the time I can upgrade again (in 1yr 4 months) quad core will be standard.
ajdrausal said:
Is there a way to make the amazon app store believe that it has a wifi connection so that wifi only applications can be downloaded without needing wifi?
I have unlimited data and never use my wifi unless I am tethering
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Any ideas on how to approach this?
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Any ideas on how to approach this?
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At this time I am unable to find anything on bypassing the Wifi.
Google search = Nothing but ppl asking if there is one
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forum Search = ppl asking if there is one.
I had it on my Iphone and wanted it on andriod too. but it does not seem to exist.
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At this time I am unable to find anything on bypassing the Wifi.
Google search = Nothing but ppl asking if there is one
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forum Search = ppl asking if there is one.
I had it on my Iphone and wanted it on andriod too. but it does not seem to exist.
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Yeah that is my issue i googled hard enough
zuriken said:
Correct. No update, so I continue to use the Wonder Machine instead.
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Since apparently it hasn't updated on its own, and if you're not wanting to root, why not just call up ATT and have them push the update to your phone?
Unless there's some other reason...
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Unless there's some other reason...
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No, there's no "other" reason. I don't mind using the Wonder Machine, since I've already got my phone connected to my PC to recharge anyway.
I posted this in two other threads but both got ignored.
As soon as I updated to the 2.3.5, tethering seems to be no longer supported. The option is there, but as soon as I activate the tether, 3G goes away. I have to turn off the tether, then manually switch mobile data off and on just for my 3G to come back.
Is this their way of getting people to finally pay for it?
Yes.. one of the features of the update was removing tether if you were not paying for it. No biggie though... you have a Nexus.. just unlock it and download one of the apps off the market.
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Since my phone had none of the reception issues this update was supposed to fix & reading alot of posts saying that it really didn't do much for those issues, I think I'll skip the update prompts & keep my free tethering.
highwayman1224 said:
Since my phone had none of the reception issues this update was supposed to fix & reading alot of posts saying that it really didn't do much for those issues, I think I'll skip the update prompts & keep my free tethering.
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Agreed I just flashed the new radio and that's good enough for me
NYYFan325 said:
Agreed I just flashed the new radio and that's good enough for me
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hmm can i just get back to 2.3.4 and flash the radio too?
Wow, Thats a bunch of Bullcrap that they removed the tether!! Oh well the Native app never worked with 4 g anyway..Just wondering, is there an app that allows us to tether in infrastructure??
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Wow, Thats a bunch of Bullcrap that they removed the tether!! Oh well the Native app never worked with 4 g anyway..Just wondering, is there an app that allows us to tether in infrastructure??
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yes wifi tether 3.0 pre 14 works with infrastructure i believe
Are we sure they removed tether and didn't just break it? Is it in the release notes somewhere?
Mine works fine with newest update
Mine is broken too, wifi tether works fine as always
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Agreed I just flashed the new radio and that's good enough for me
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I would initially agree, but the speakerphone update is so much better than in 2.3.4 . I use speakerphone way more frequently than tethering..
i never used the native tethering anyway
hellcatt said:
i never used the native tethering anyway
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wireless tether for root users http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Works fine here.
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So you have the 2.3.5 update and no root and can use the stock wifi tether still?
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Works fine here.
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I am a little confused why Google allowed sprint to do this. Whether you you use the tether or not and regardless of how easy it is to get it back it doesn't sit well with me that Sprint is calling the shots with this phone now. One of the major appeals of this phone is the pure Google experience, which is now the partial Google experience. I wonder if this had anything to do with the delay of the OTA, maybe sprint was holding out until google let them kill the tether? Anyways, it doesn't instill a great amount of confidence in google for this phone and future nexus devices. I still like the phone and there is nothing on sprint I would rather have, I'm just a little pissed at how they tucked this into an update that was much anticipated and stripped some of our "pure googleness".
I don't understand this...i dont pay anything extra for tether, and i can still tether on stock 2.3.5. Why are some people unable?
i just flashed the new KE5 radio(found in the ns4g dev section), and im not seeing any issues. still on 2.3.4 tho.. i dont see any reasons to update to 2.3.5 especially if this is a problem. i tether wayyyy too much.
Manual versus OTA update
mcosmi said:
I don't understand this...i dont pay anything extra for tether, and i can still tether on stock 2.3.5. Why are some people unable?
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So I have a two day new Nexus S and I did the manual update last night. Now when activating the mobile hotspot the 3g or 4g icons go away and it does not have connectivity anymore.
Now, I have read conflicting info about whether this is happening just to those who did the manual update and if you did OTA it still works. Can anyone confirm this?
If that is the case, then I need to return this one and get another and just be more patient next time to get the update officially OTA. =)
Not that I am tremendously worried about the tethering/hotspot being free, but I am uneasy that doing this manually may have screwed things up in as of yet other unknown ways. Like if I do pay for hotspot/tethering someday it might still not work right, etc.
Thanks!
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I don't understand this...i dont pay anything extra for tether, and i can still tether on stock 2.3.5. Why are some people unable?
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Did you manually update or did you wait for it to be pushed to your phone? I'm stock and wasn't rooted and I manually updated and my tethering both usb and wifi hotspots are not working.
Also I notice in the kernel version that it's longer than when I was on 2.3.4 mine says 2.6.35.7-g3cc95e3 [email protected] #1
Is that normal?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2456338
What do you think? Seems like a simple way to get the native hotspot going for those of us that were dumb enough to accept the 4.3 OTA but smart enough to hold on to our unlimited plans.
I have looked around to find workarounds for this but they were either WAY to technical for my puny brain or they were so dated it could be assumed they did not apply to the latest OTA or they specifically said they did not apply to the latest OTA.
Thanks!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2456338
What do you think? Seems like a simple way to get the native hotspot going for those of us that were dumb enough to accept the 4.3 OTA but smart enough to hold on to our unlimited plans.
I have looked around to find workarounds for this but they were either WAY to technical for my puny brain or they were so dated it could be assumed they did not apply to the latest OTA or they specifically said they did not apply to the latest OTA.
Thanks!!
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My suggestion is just use foxfi or wifi tether router app. Clean, simple and safe!
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My suggestion is just use foxfi or wifi tether router app. Clean, simple and safe!
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I have heard several places the Foxfi stopped working for people once they took the latest knoxified OTA. As far as the wifi tether router app, which one would you suggest. I have tried several with no luck. 'wifi tether router' in play search comes up with a first hit of one by Fabio Grasso for $1.95. Kinda reluctant to pay up until I have pretty good reason to believe it will work. On the other hand we are talking about $1.75. Hmmm ...
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I have heard several places the Foxfi stopped working for people once they took the latest knoxified OTA. As far as the wifi tether router app, which one would you suggest. I have tried several with no luck. 'wifi tether router' in play search comes up with a first hit of one by Fabio Grasso for $1.95. Kinda reluctant to pay up until I have pretty good reason to believe it will work. On the other hand we are talking about $1.75. Hmmm ...
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Foxfi did not work when 4.3 OTA released, but the dev had upgraded the software and it work fine now. Currently I'm using this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter , simply it's has a clean UI, quick and simple.
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Foxfi did not work when 4.3 OTA released, but the dev had upgraded the software and it work fine now. Currently I'm using this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter , simply it's has a clean UI, quick and simple.
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Got it. I like simple, I will try that tether app then if I have issues head over to foxfi. Much appreciated!
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
I don't have the s5 so I don't know about your question but on the nexus 5 I use wifi tether router by Fabio grasso on the play store. U might want to check it out. It is a paid app though. Good luck.
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Moved to Q&A.
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Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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I don't believe that I've ever heard that the FCC said wifi tethering should be free, can you cite your source please? I'm interested in reading more about what the FCC said on this subject.
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I don't believe that I've ever heard that the FCC said wifi tethering should be free, can you cite your source please? I'm interested in reading more about what the FCC said on this subject.
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Not to be too much of a ****, but HLMGTFY (wifi tethering fcc) - first link: <from CNET, but I can't embed links yet>. But anyway, while the rulling dosen't say anything about Sprint, it does show how the wind blows. Although I wasn't trying to be too serious with that statement, that's the genesis of it.
So no one still uses TrevE's WIFI tether, or are there just too few that have root so far?
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Not to be too much of a ****, but HLMGTFY (wifi tethering fcc) - first link: <from CNET, but I can't embed links yet>. But anyway, while the rulling dosen't say anything about Sprint, it does show how the wind blows. Although I wasn't trying to be too serious with that statement, that's the genesis of it.
So no one still uses TrevE's WIFI tether, or are there just too few that have root so far?
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Why not try it out (or other various tethering options) for yourself and let us know?
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Why not try it out (or other various tethering options) for yourself and let us know?
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Well, I know it might not be common, but I did. The stuff in the Play Store mostly seems like a wrapper for the installed tether app.
Here's what I've done so far that is pertenant- obtained my device. installed and removed several free Play Store apps dealing with tethering via wifi, backed up then rooted my phone, changed settings to accept unauth sources for installs, then went to my standby and installed TrevE's wifi tether from apk. Similar to initial issues with the G4 and G3 it craps out, reported error says log generated, but no log available (maybe just a perms issue?). Googled around a bunch and searched around xda-devs with no direct help found. Decided to post on my favorite Android development forum for the first time since the G3 came out.
I haven't tried looking at the TrevE source yet, mainly due to lazyness and my inate hatred of duplicating others' good work. That is the plan for the weak - along with looking at the wifi-LTE aggregation issue - but I mainly wanted to know if others had gotten that far with wifi tethering before I started donating my time hacking together something that might have already been hacked.
Clear as mud?
dart27 said:
Well, I know it might not be common, but I did. The stuff in the Play Store mostly seems like a wrapper for the installed tether app.
Here's what I've done so far that is pertenant- obtained my device. installed and removed several free Play Store apps dealing with tethering via wifi, backed up then rooted my phone, changed settings to accept unauth sources for installs, then went to my standby and installed TrevE's wifi tether from apk. Similar to initial issues with the G4 and G3 it craps out, reported error says log generated, but no log available (maybe just a perms issue?). Googled around a bunch and searched around xda-devs with no direct help found. Decided to post on my favorite Android development forum for the first time since the G3 came out.
I haven't tried looking at the TrevE source yet, mainly due to lazyness and my inate hatred of duplicating others' good work. That is the plan for the weak - along with looking at the wifi-LTE aggregation issue - but I mainly wanted to know if others had gotten that far with wifi tethering before I started donating my time hacking together something that might have already been hacked.
Clear as mud?
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Sooner or later I'm SURE a flashable will be made (as well as come native in custom ROMS). Just be patient brotha!
I remember hearing about the fcc. As i recall, it applied to plans with data caps. If you have unlimited data, then it wouldn't apply.
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dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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Fabio wifi tether router works
I had some trouble but he was awesome with helping me out
Good luck
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Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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FCC and alike are out there to make money for the 1%. Forget them!
As for the Tether, It doens't work with newer phones yet. I haven't seen any updates for a long time. If you can find another program that works it'll be cool. Else, just wait for a Rom with a native tether to be available.
WiFi Tether Router - not working with my Sprint S5 Rooted phone. Any ideas, I have even went out the apps website and changed all the settings suggested on it.
ernicoats said:
WiFi Tether Router - not working with my Sprint S5 Rooted phone. Any ideas, I have even went out the apps website and changed all the settings suggested on it.
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Actually I did get Fabio's WiFi Tether Router working (thx went to musclehead84 for the first suggestion) on mine - somewhat. I still have an issue with it not completely unloading, and have to reboot the phone after I'm done with it, but haven't tried to tweak it yet either. Well worth the $2.5 IMO.
After re-finding TrevE's thread I came to the same conclusion as others - not in active development anymore. Too bad, I'm a real fan of lightweight apps that do what they claim and are free!
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Actually I did get Fabio's WiFi Tether Router working (thx went to musclehead84 for the first suggestion) on mine - somewhat. I still have an issue with it not completely unloading, and have to reboot the phone after I'm done with it, but haven't tried to tweak it yet either. Well worth the $2.5 IMO.
After re-finding TrevE's thread I came to the same conclusion as others - not in active development anymore. Too bad, I'm a real fan of lightweight apps that do what they claim and are free!
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ah ha it works!! thanks so much!!
s5 wifi tether
powerlifter450 said:
ah ha it works!! thanks so much!!
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How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
crusader71 said:
How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
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these are my settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51994698&postcount=16
crusader71 said:
How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
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Mine worked in "auto" mode, but I later switched to "Method 3" following the suggestions here - https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration
Also folks seem to be having good luck talking with Fabio the developer. INstructions to contact are on that page also.
Yea i used the same settings. I disconnected from my wifi and then turned on wifi. Then when i enable wifi it turns it off and i have to manually change again to wifi. Cant get it to work
buffip said:
Fabio wifi tether router works
I had some trouble but he was awesome with helping me out
Good luck
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Is it just for rooted phones?
Native hotspot fix ftw.