Since Verizon will start to charge extra for tethering on June 15th, I am looking for a free app to tether via USB.
I tried android-wired-tether since I have root access, but that app does not work.
I am aware of pdanet, easytether and tether for andriod, but all are paid apps.
If there is not a free usb tether app, what is the best free working wifi one for the droid charge?
Thanks!
I would recommend Klink tether they have a free and a paid version. Its way better. Also the developer of the app responds quickly if you have problems. Hope that helps
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I really like "Open Garden Wifi" for wifi tethering. many people really seam to like Barnacle Wifi Tether also.
I have been using PDAnet for usb tether and wireless tether (root) for wifi.
Both seem to have been working good on the Charge.
I used them both with the Fascinate for months.
I just bought my charge a few days ago and recently rooted with the new altered beast ODIN ROM. Is there any tether software that doesn't require a client installation on the tethered computer, or maybe just the phone drivers?
Fe_Man said:
I just bought my charge a few days ago and recently rooted with the new altered beast ODIN ROM. Is there any tether software that doesn't require a client installation on the tethered computer, or maybe just the phone drivers?
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WIFI tether options don't require any software on the client, just a working wireless card and OS that supports Wifi (can't think of one that doesn't)...
Wireless tether for root users is what I use
Barnacle is another free option
I am sure there are more....
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Hey guys, I haven't been able to get wireless tether to work. I have Fission so Im rooted. It will connect, but it can't seem to use 3G to access the internet. I have uninstalled and reinstalled.
It also didn't work before I flashed Fission.
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If you are on Verizon, you need to pay $20 bucks a month to be able to use it. If you are not on VZ (on any GSM/UMTS network outside US) you just need to define a dun type APN with proper settings for tethering (and of course your provider plan must allow tethering)
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If you are on Verizon, you need to pay $20 bucks a month to be able to use it. If you are not on VZ (on any GSM/UMTS network outside US) you just need to define a dun type APN with proper settings for tethering (and of course your provider plan must allow tethering)
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nope. wireless tether for root users will work without the 20 buck a month deal. its not the stock verizon app, its a diff app from the market.
3G hotspot and wireless tether are two different things. But I can't seem to get wireless tether to work.
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I just tested it myself with and without security. Both times I was able to connect to the phone and get to the internet.
Sorry, I keep confusing them. Both work on my phone but i like 3G mobile hotspot better due to the infrastructure support.
OP, make sure you use the latest wireless tether from market.
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It says can't find DNS server
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If it means anything, I attemped using Wireless Tether with the latest Fission 2.5.6, and either the ROM or Wireless Tether forced the app into infrastructure mode. I had to search for a new connection in Windows XP to find the connection, but even then, it wasn't reliable at all.
Last night, I went back to stock and started using EasyTether Lite, which I've found to be much more reliable than Wireless Tether.
Which version of the ROM are you using, and it will better explain whether the app or the ROM made the change?
It did the same thing when I tried it on stock too.
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It did the same thing when I tried it on stock too.
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In that case, it's the latest version of Wireless Tether. Have you tried Barnacle?
I just reinstalled again and I got it to work.
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I found that I couldn't receive an internet connection unless the rooted tether app was installed on my sd card. Moved it from the phone storage to my sd and it now works like a charm. Anybody know why this is the case?
For me it's slightly different.
My phone is rooted, and Wireless Tether at first glance seems to work fine.
However, after using it for a minute or so, the shared data connection dies and I have to reboot the phone to get it working again.
If I constrain the PC from making too many connections (say by using a VPN tunnel so all the data goes over one socket) then I am unable to "crash" Wireless Tether.
Anybody else seeing this problem?
so does the fission rom come with the same 3G hotspot app as the stock rom?
what is the name of app in the market you guys mentioned? is it free?
It looks like Wireless Tether may have just added Infrastructure mode:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-global/115974-wirless-wifi-tether-now-infrastructure.html
I just tested it with a laptop that can't do AdHoc and it worked. A true test will be my Wii
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so does the fission rom come with the same 3G hotspot app as the stock rom?
what is the name of app in the market you guys mentioned? is it free?
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The app I think they're talking about is simply called "Wireless Tether" and is in the app store at no cost.
I want to root my Xoom so I can wireless tether from my phone. If I can't do this, I don't even want the Xoom. So, if I root it and I still don't like it(because I still have a few days before I can take it back), is there a way I can get it back to the stock software and all so I can return it? I have the wifi model.
I saw some other posts on this but I wasn't quite clear on whether they would work or not. Some were only for Verizon model and stuff so I wasn't sure.
Thanks.
Why would you want to root the Xoom?
Wouldn't you just be able to connect wi-fi by just allowing your cell phone to output wi-fi signal? I can do this without rooting my Xoom.
Hmmm, I guess I am confused by your question. Do you want to use your phone to act as the modem for your Xoom or your Xoom to act as a modem for your phone?
If it is the latter, that doesn't make much sense. So it must be the former and in that case you would need to have a rooted phone to tether your Xoom to. Your Xoom can then remain stock.
My phone is rooted. I want to use my phone's internet to tether to my Xoom. Wifi tether apps create an ad hoc wifi network for your device to be able to connect to, and if you have not heard, Motorola disabled the functionality to connect to ad hoc networks in the Xoom. Therefore, it must be rooted.
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My phone is rooted. I want to use my phone's internet to tether to my Xoom. Wifi tether apps create an ad hoc wifi network for your device to be able to connect to, and if you have not heard, Motorola disabled the functionality to connect to ad hoc networks in the Xoom. Therefore, it must be rooted.
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My stock Xoom tethers just fine to my rooted Evo so I guess I wont be of much help.
What app are you using on your Evo?
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What app are you using on your Evo?
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The hacked Sprint hotspot. Haven't tried wireless tether.
Guess it depend on your phone. Using tether on my incredible and droid 2 it is not in adhoc mode but infrastructure mode. They both show up as wireless g networks not wireless b or adhoc. I also did not know of anything you had to do to a rooted xoom to use the adhoc serivce.
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Well that app must run differently than the wireless tether because I know for a fact wireless tether doesn't work unless the Xoom is rooted.
Edit: dch921 what app are you using?
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Well that app must run differently than the wireless tether because I know for a fact wireless tether doesn't work unless the Xoom is rooted.
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You are incorrect sir. My Xoom Wifi is not rooted. And I have no problem tethering with my Droid Incredible. Not using any app. Just the native Wifi tether built into CM7.
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You are incorrect sir. My Xoom Wifi is not rooted. And I have no problem tethering with my Droid Incredible. Not using any app. Just the native Wifi tether built into CM7.
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Then I don't know what the problem is because my tether network does not show up when I scan for networks in my Xoom.
I am using cm 7 tether as well.
The newer experimental builds of wireless tether apk supports infrastructure mode. Not sure which phone you are using but here is the link to the site where the project is hosted
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/ReleaseNotesKnownIssues
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What app and phone are you trying to tether with?
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I am using cm 7 tether as well.
The newer experimental builds of wireless tether apk supports infrastructure mode. Not sure which phone you are using but here is the link to the site where the project is hosted
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/ReleaseNotesKnownIssues
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Alright i have a backflip so ill try it with that but I also need it to work with an iPhone and I use MyWi 4.0 for that... I don't think it supports infrastructure mode.
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Well that app must run differently than the wireless tether because I know for a fact wireless tether doesn't work unless the Xoom is rooted.
Edit: dch921 what app are you using?
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This is 100% incorrect. I have a Rooted HTC Evo and use Wireless Tether all the time on my WiFi Xoom ( No root whatsoever).
Yeah i was already corrected on that. Just has to be in infrastructure mode. My phone has an older version without infrastructure mode.
I want to be able to have my Xoom mifi over droid X - is it possible? Thanks!
It works
Using PDANET!
Im so gleeful! Bluetooth tethering a SUCCESS!
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I want to be able to have my Xoom mifi over droid X - is it possible? Thanks!
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Honestly it depends on the Droid X ROM you're using. I use Liberty, and it doesn't have built in wireless hotspot or (last I checked) a functioning bluetooth tether. So I use apps. I've had a lot of success with Wireless Tether (root required)
But PDANet would work like the above poster mentioned.
I tried setting up bluetooth tether with PDAnet (Sprint Hero and Xoom WiFi) but had no success. Paired, but devices won't connect.
Am I doing something wrong?
Just to add my 2 cents on transfer speed, bluetooth has a transfer speed of 800kbps to 2.1Mbps, Wifi has up to 11Mbps to 54+Mbps, if you have anything above 2.1Mbit on your phone your xoom won't be using it because of the bluetooth limitations.
On another note (I might be wrong) I beleive that the total draw power of the bluetooth chipset is almost identical to Wi-fi so there is no "battery saving" using bluetooth.
Moved to Q&A.
if your rooted you can use wireless tether if not try barnacle in the market, i have used it a long time ago and still hear that it is a good workable program just watch out for charges from your carrier.
yes- you can root your phone and use wifi tether. Works just fine.
Jwb
So I currently own a Thunderbolt on Verizon as well as a wifi only galaxy tab and a wifi only xoom.
I also have a G2X on a 2 week trial. I was going to transfer me and my gf's phones over from Verizon.
I have my G2X rooted already and I have wireless tether installed. It works but my Xoom and my Galaxy tab won't recognize it. I'm assuming this is because it's running in ad-hoc mode and not infrastructure.
If this something that can be changed with kernal upgrade or custom roms or will this phone forever broadcast ad-hoc? This is pretty important to me as it's one of my primary purposes for switching to tmobile. (4g in my area vs none for verizon as well as battery life.)
all the 3 version is infrastructure mode the 2 version is in ad hoc. try it out should work not sure yet tho. http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
I feel like a tard now actually. I'm so used to having verizon I didn't realize that T-Mobile didn't take out the stock android mobile hotspot app.
Does anyone know if t-mobile makes you sign up for a tethering plan to use it? I was able to fire it up and connect both my Xoom and my galaxy tab just fine.. just don't want a suprise in my bill.
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I feel like a tard now actually. I'm so used to having verizon I didn't realize that T-Mobile didn't take out the stock android mobile hotspot app.
Does anyone know if t-mobile makes you sign up for a tethering plan to use it? I was able to fire it up and connect both my Xoom and my galaxy tab just fine.. just don't want a suprise in my bill.
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Just use it.
If you got error page, you simply add tethering option or just change browser agent (but I don't think you'll get in trouble if you tether with Android tablets).
As long as you have an unlimited data package youll be fine...they have a 2gig & 5gig. Once you go over those limits it will still work, just not as fast as before you went over the data cap. No issues with mine tho, my hotspot works fine with various devices
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access control
I keep getting access control disabled when I use either Android Wifi tethering apps I don't have a hotspot app in my G2X I went and downloaded via android any solutions to making this work??
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I keep getting access control disabled when I use either Android Wifi tethering apps I don't have a hotspot app in my G2X I went and downloaded via android any solutions to making this work??
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It's not an app, it's in the wireless network settings. Same place as wifi-bluetooth and all that. Just a check box to turn it on.
Funny story about the wireless tether for root users app.
So when I posted this that it will only work in ad-hoc mode, I found a workaround for my xoom to connect before I realized there was built in hotspot. The built in hotspot works great and it's infrastructure mode, but like my thunderbolt and droid x before it, won't stay connected in my office for some reason.
I tried the wireless tether program and low and behold it stays connected firmly in my office. Must be something about it being ad-hoc because all the infrastructure mode tethering methods I've tried will not stay connected in my office.. must be some intereference or something.
just downloaded it tonight. runing great.got 4g speed tethering,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Android hacker Koush makes mobile internet tethering undetectable by carriers
http://www.slashgear.com/android-ha...-tethering-undetectable-by-carriers-02205425/
Sooo what's the difference between this one and all the other ones? Currently on my phone I have both the Wired Tether and Wireless Tether apps (neither available on the marketplace but easy to find in the right places). I've never gotten a message from ATT once about tethering - and I do it more often than not, using just the Wireless Tether app. Averaging 4 GB a month total data (tether and legit non-tether data combined)
Kudous to Koushik for getting a workaround like that, but the necessity of a laptop kind of puts the kibosh on it for me since I'd use the hotspot feature for tablets mainly.
^^ agreed. wifi tether trumps usb tether. main reason i rooted in the first place. but good to know that non root options exist.