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[Q] WinMobile 6.1 Bluetooth tether help needed

I'm a total noob to android so please forgive the total lack of knowledge. I have the HTC Touch Pro 2, (european version) and I want to run my TF tethered via bluetooth off my phone. Can someone PLEASE post steby by step instructions, both for what needs to be done on the phone AND the TF in order to get this to work? I've been trying for a few days now and nothing. I can pair the phone with the tablet but it says "paired but not connected". It's frustrating.
Thanks for any help!

No chit it's frustrating. I've been trying myself with the same setup and N A D A!!! I'm no rocket scientist but daaaaammmmm why is this hard???

I had a diamond before my evo, and I know there were apps out there that did wifi tethering. Have you looked into that?

wifi tethering wastes much more power, why are ppl so ignorant of this? no one in the Android camp seems to be informed enough to ask for Bluetooth tethering, which is what bluetooth was largely designed for in the first place.
Windows Mobile had this for ages.

klau1 said:
wifi tethering wastes much more power, why are ppl so ignorant of this? no one in the Android camp seems to be informed enough to ask for Bluetooth tethering, which is what bluetooth was largely designed for in the first place.
Windows Mobile had this for ages.
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IF I`m not mistaken, the op is asking for help with tethering via Bluetooth sooooooooooooo which post are you responding to????

rrushhour said:
IF I`m not mistaken, the op is asking for help with tethering via Bluetooth sooooooooooooo which post are you responding to????
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THANK YOU! Bluetooth people...BLUETOOTH! Anyways, looks like I can pretty much forget about this. Not many people have had any success. My friends iPhone tethers via bluetooth no prob, but then I'd have to buy the Iphoe and....hang out at startbucks.

I can't help you with windows mobile but I tether via bluetooth from my nexus one to my Transformer without issue with nothing needed at the transformer end.
If the device doing the tethering supports the profile the TF is expecting it just works (Pix or it didn't happen attached).
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Looks like Android uses the PAN profile and Winmob may be exposing the older DUN profile

Thanks SilentMobius
I have gotten as far as the TP2 showing connected and tethered on the phone as well as the symbol on the Transformer, but it will just not transfer data. I'm asuming that any Android phone would be able to tether w/the Transformer? I'm with Sprint and guess I need 2 upgrade to the Evo or something.

rrushhour said:
Thanks SilentMobius
I have gotten as far as the TP2 showing connected and tethered on the phone as well as the symbol on the Transformer, but it will just not transfer data. I'm asuming that any Android phone would be able to tether w/the Transformer? I'm with Sprint and guess I need 2 upgrade to the Evo or something.
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Probably not I'm using http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ for the bluetooth tethering (cm7 only have wifi built in) It has limited compatibility and only works on rooted phones, but it's been around since the G1 and is pretty stable.

SndChsr said:
I'm a total noob to android so please forgive the total lack of knowledge. I have the HTC Touch Pro 2, (european version) and I want to run my TF tethered via bluetooth off my phone. Can someone PLEASE post steby by step instructions, both for what needs to be done on the phone AND the TF in order to get this to work? I've been trying for a few days now and nothing. I can pair the phone with the tablet but it says "paired but not connected". It's frustrating.
Thanks for any help!
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Would you try "BT Files Transfer" for testing this function?

Not sure about WM6.1, but on my TD2 running WM6.5 it works fine. Pair up the phone and TF then run Internet Sharing on the phone (its in the Tools folder on mine). Select Bluetooth (PAN) from the dropdown instead of USB and hit connect. You should then be able to tether from the TF by selecting the phone from the bluetooth settings

[Q] Can I use a Telstra Ultimate Mobile USB modem for data ?

Hi Folks
I have an Asus Transformer arriving in the next few days and in anticipation I bought a Telstra Ultimate Mobile USB modem.
Now I am hoping like hell I can use in on the tablet when it arrives .... can it be done ?
Thanks for reading and Mods can move this to somewhere else if I posted in the wrong area
Cheers

Android has no support for USB network devices.
That said some rom builders for some devices have got some USB 3g dongles working on devices that have USB host mode ports (The TF doesn't have a USB host port without the keyboard dock)
Overall I'd say there is vanishingly small likelihood it would work out of the box and it's unlikely it will ever work.

Honeycomb 3.1 is supposed to include support for a much wider range of devices and I've seen reports that USB modems may be among these devices.
I'm planning to try my old Huawei E220 modem (if any device is supported it's going to be the E220) as soon as I get the update applied and see how I get on.

SilentMobius said:
Android has no support for USB network devices.
That said some rom builders for some devices have got some USB 3g dongles working on devices that have USB host mode ports (The TF doesn't have a USB host port without the keyboard dock)
Overall I'd say there is vanishingly small likelihood it would work out of the box and it's unlikely it will ever work.
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I am getting the dock as well so are you saying it may work on the USB off the dock ?

Matchstick said:
Honeycomb 3.1 is supposed to include support for a much wider range of devices and I've seen reports that USB modems may be among these devices.
I'm planning to try my old Huawei E220 modem (if any device is supported it's going to be the E220) as soon as I get the update applied and see how I get on.
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Please let us know how you get on mate

Sadly I've tried both a Huawei E220 and E160G without any success.
I haven't tried checking logcat etc when I plug in the device but at the moment the transformer doesn't recognise them as modems (or seem to show the micro-sd card reader on the E160G either but that may be down to a dodgy micro-sd card)
I can't say I'm exactly surprised as USB modem support wouldn't exactly help Asus to sell the 3G version of the Transformer (when it's finally released), but maybe the extra device support in 3.1 will make it easier for the dev community to add this functionality.

EEE use with Telstra Ultimate USB modem
Thanks for this thread.
Unfortunately, I have been caught on this too and have been searching for some answers. This site was the closest I found to something that applies.
I have tried it on the docking station host port and it does not even see it.
I tried fooling it by putting a copy of the installation software on a thumb-drive using another port, it saw the folder but would not execute any of the auto run files.
Looks to me like either Telstra or Android need a firmware version put into the hardware before we get any joy. It's too bad because it is a great tablet and the docking station is great.
Cheers

[Q] Tablet WITHOUT WIFI or Bluetooth

I would like to find a tablet that does not have wireless capabilities built in. This would include 3G (or any cell service), WIFI, Bluetooth, or even Infra-Red!
I work in an area where devices with ANY wireless capability built in are not allowed. It is not enough to simply turn them off.
So, I am looking for a tablet that does not have these wireless capabilities built in.
Any suggestions are appreciated!

I am also interested in the answer to this.

I don't think there is such a device. And if there is, it's probably a very old tablet that was made before any of these technologies were created for tablets.

The market for wireless-less tablets is so small that it's very unlikely that anyone will make them. Removing WiFi and bluetooth for a handful of people is just too expensive.

close it maybe the best way.
I'm think...

Out of interest, how would they know?
Most tablets have an Airplane Mode which will disable all wireless functionality.
Or you could root it and remove the drivers..

not worth losing the job on not being up front... it would lead to questions of a lack of integrity...

Have a dev build a ROM for you . Im sure someone would be happy to help if you were to donate for their help and time.
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I think you'll be hard pressed to find anything main-stream that doesn't include all of those.
What if approached the power-that-be and present them with the idea of a disabled tablet where all of the drivers are removed? If they agree that is a solution you can then see about getting one of the Devs to build you the ROM as jtipton79 mentioned above.

Anyone find one can you PLEASE CONTACT ME ???
I have develop EMF and can't STAND WIFI, BLUETOOTH or ANYTHING WIRELESS ((((
YES, it SUCKS to me be (((, I know, but I just can't stand it.
So, if ANYONE on here READ this and find out, please please please let me know.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
[email protected]

Buy a 2nd generation nexus 7. Open it and remove the internal connectivity chip. Buy an external wifi adapter and use it at home.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Pwnie_Express/topic/9053422/1/ the first post has a nice little tutorial for this card:
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-11_TL-WN722N.html

[Q] Tethering with USB add-on

Is it possible to usb tether a droid phone to the usb kit/dongle add-on that recently came out for the Transformer?

Wow!
I actually logged on to this thread with the same basic question in mind. I have a SGS 4G and would like to be able to USB tether it through the dock.

Maybe read the 3G dongle stuff and fiddle around? If you setup your phone as tether does the kernel see the device?
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Spidey01 said:
Maybe read the 3G dongle stuff and fiddle around? If you setup your phone as tether does the kernel see the device?
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I haven't purchased the usb dongle yet so I wanted to see if anyone had any luck. Would be interested to know if anyone has any luck usb tethering through the keyboard dock.

Answered my own question: IT DOES NOT. I borrowed the keyboard dock from a friend and attempted to USB tether with the phone's built-in app plus other apps including pda net. It does not work. They all say you have to have Windows, Linux or Mac OS on your computer.

Having Linux (kernel) on our TF's I would assume that it's a driver issue that could be solved with an Loadable Kernel Module (LKM) or built into a custom kernel. I wouldn't expect whatever that is though, to be an integeral part of the stock kernel, nor necessarily however the docking port mates to USB at it's level.
I wonder how that works in relation to standard USB drivers.
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How does that process work? I have very general knowledge relating to Linux, but I wouldn't even know where to start trying to isolate the driver and trying to make it available for android to use. Know of any guides or starting points that would help me do it?

overkillthemighty said:
How does that process work? I have very general knowledge relating to Linux, but I wouldn't even know where to start trying to isolate the driver and trying to make it available for android to use. Know of any guides or starting points that would help me do it?
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Google and the Linux source would but idk how the whole thing withthe docking port in between impacts it
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USB Tethering

It doesn't natively work on the Infinity, but I'm stubborn. If anyone can give me some direction as to how best to tackle this, it would be helpful. Maybe someone else had already started on something similar, or if not, at least a starting point.
Mind you, I'm trying to tether FROM my Sprint phone TO my tablet.

BlaqueJacque said:
It doesn't natively work on the Infinity, but I'm stubborn. If anyone can give me some direction as to how best to tackle this, it would be helpful. Maybe someone else had already started on something similar, or if not, at least a starting point.
Mind you, I'm trying to tether FROM my Sprint phone TO my tablet.
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Have you tried connecting your Sprint phone via bluetooth? I noticed that when I paired mine, it showed up as a possible tether point but I don't have data on my plan so couldn't test it.
I also think this thread needs to be moved to the Q&A forum.

I doubt you'll get it working through USB. I dont think the Infinity has drivers for that.
There's tons of solutions to get it going over wifi, and if you want something a little more power efficient try a combination of PDANet for Tablets on the Infinity and FoxFi on your phone to tether over bluetooth.

Sigh... the entire point to this thread being in the Development forum is to develop the drivers needed to make it work.

BlaqueJacque said:
Sigh... the entire point to this thread being in the Development forum is to develop the drivers needed to make it work.
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Unfortunately, unless you have already developed such app, this post does not belong in the development forums, which are for apps/ROMs that have already been developed, not for posts about apps/ROMs that you would like to have developed.
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Already posted in Q&A. Pretty much the sames answers you received there. Dude, just wifi/BT tether... No one is gonna hack the wireless network on your phone to get free 4G internet.

Obviously I need to go elsewhere, then. I thought this would be good place to go for aid with app development, and instead all I get is 'you're dumb, do it this way' and 'Development is for apps already developed, not for those in development' as seems to be the case. Thanks anyway, I suppose.

Not trying to give you a hard time and certainly didn't mean to insinuate you're dumb. You're just asking for something that doesn't really NEED to be done and really can't be done (at the moment). There are already lots of good solutions for what you're ultimately looking to do, tether your phone to your tablet to access the net. Being stubborn about doing it via USB just doesn't make sense (unless you're not really being honest about wanting simple internet access and you need USB tether for other reasons). Who would want wires when you can do it wirelessly? Wires suck... lol.
Hopefully you'll stick around and enjoy the community. Lots of smart nice people here ready to lend a hand.

Grave digging
I've found a need for this or at least a work around. I work offshore and internet is restricted to 1 device per person. My tablet cannot tether back to my PC but my mobile can. I can usb tether my phone to my PC while on wifi. However you cannot bluetooth tether while on wifi so my tablet becomes useless. Please if you're thinking I should just bluetooth or wifi tether using my data I will ask you to log off life and KYS because as I said earlier I work offshore there is no data. Is there a way to bluetooth tether while on wifi??

Jotokun said:
I doubt you'll get it working through USB. I dont think the Infinity has drivers for that.
There's tons of solutions to get it going over wifi, and if you want something a little more power efficient try a combination of PDANet for Tablets on the Infinity and FoxFi on your phone to tether over bluetooth.
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It does have the drivers for it, but it requires a change in the framework to allow it to use the USB device when you plug it in. I have this enabled in cm.
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