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Enabling usb tethering

Am I missing something or is this option disabled? I can use the wifi hotspot but I believe that is going to become a paid feature with t mo in the future. Will visionary allow me to use the usb option?
Thanks
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Usb and WiFi tether are both already baked in... they are free till the 14th when the package becomes avail for 15$
You won't have free baked in tether after the 14th unless we get full root with custom roms... pdanet should still work
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How ill they disable tethering and Hotspot after that date ?
Will rolling back to original 2.2 ROM get around it (as the 2.2.1 update was supposed to include provisions for TMo to control it)?

Yea that's what I don't understand. How exactly is tmo going to disable this on the 14. Still though I can't enable usb tethering...
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You should check and see if the USB Debugging is checked on. If so, you cannot connect or tether.

ESKIMOn00b said:
Usb and WiFi tether are both already baked in... they are free till the 14th when the package becomes avail for 15$
You won't have free baked in tether after the 14th unless we get full root with custom roms... pdanet should still work
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Probably not. We already have (temporary) root. Whatever they do to "enable" tethering can be accomplished with an app or script on a rooted device.
My plan is to take an image of the entire device before subscribing to the tether service, then again afterwards. A simple diff between the two should tell us where the tether bit is being set.
On a related note, I can't for the life of me get the built-in wifi tether to work on multiple machines (mac, windows, linux.) It seems like dnsmasq is not dishing out dhcp replies properly. Can anyone confirm that tethering is working - both USB and WiFi??

robxfinch said:
Yea that's what I don't understand. How exactly is tmo going to disable this on the 14. Still though I can't enable usb tethering...
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Well, since they have added a bunch of "crap" to the tether procedure, that's probably how they are going to disable it. The phone probably checks online with tmo if you have the service enabled, and refuses to work otherwise.
Stock froyo has a checkbox and settings. No "Loading..." and "wizard" crap. It just works.
This is fairly trivial to exploit - all one has to do is execute the "up" script with another application and it's done.
EDIT: Note that root enabled devices will still be able to use the google code android tether app, regardless of what Tmo puts in the "baked-in" tether feature.

i was able to get WiFi Hotspot to work but with horrible speed results. Less then 5kbps..
Installed WiFi Tether ran visionary and boom Full speed HotSpot for multiple PC's

I do not have this phone yet although, i see a USB driver available for this phone on HTC website (HTC COM)(support)(choose your product)(Tmobile mytouch 4g)(downloads)(mytouch 4g tethering driver) hope this helps...

To get the usb tethering to work you have to plug in the usb cable to the phone, then go to wireless settings, usb tethering ask the way at the bottom should be highlighted now so just click on it. If your phone isn't plugged into a usb cord then to the computer, you won't be able to click on it. How this helps
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I tried to get it work and it connects to the wifi hotspot with no network acess and the usb tethering it says unable to enable. So i dont know.

Cable Tethering on a Mac

Hey guys, I've been trying to figure out how to use Internet Connection Mode on my Thunderbolt and MacBook Pro. Every time when I plug TB to my mac and choose Internet Connection mode, I can see my Android device in Network preferences on my Mac but I have no idea which settings to put in. It clearly doesn't work out of the box, and I expected that.
I've been trying to research and figure out what the solution to this problem is, but had absolutely no luck. Do I need to install anything on a mac in order to get this to work? Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!

I remember this issue from my EVO, so it's probably the same. Macs for some reason or other can't use the USB tether on Android phone. It has something to do with how the USB driver in OSX is implemented.
It works in Windows after installing a driver. And, surprisingly, it works in Linux automatically.
For Mac the alternative is to use something like PDAnet or Easytether if you want to do USB tethering.

stoli412 said:
I remember this issue from my EVO, so it's probably the same. Macs for some reason or other can't use the USB tether on Android phone. It has something to do with how the USB driver in OSX is implemented.
It works in Windows after installing a driver. And, surprisingly, it works in Linux automatically.
For Mac the alternative is to use something like PDAnet or Easytether if you want to do USB tethering.
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So there is no way to tether it on a MAC? That's a downer.
What needs to be installed on Windows 7 in order to use cable tether?
Thanks.

Just plug the phone in and install the drivers, it will then work in windows with the built in "internet connection mode", however i still use pdanet, easy and I like the built in sms agent

milan03 said:
So there is no way to tether it on a MAC? That's a downer.
What needs to be installed on Windows 7 in order to use cable tether?
Thanks.
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The Mac will need PDAnet or Easytether. The built-in option will not work.
On Windows, it will prompt you to install the drivers automatically.
I take back my "it just works" on Linux. It used to with my Evo, but I can't get the Thunderbolt to work at all.

Hey guys!
So is there no way to get a free usb tether of the 3g/4g internet on a mac computer? You would think all it would take would be to figure out the DHCP info that the TB requires. I could be wrong, but that is how I used to get my blackberries to tether to my macbook pro back in the day. If anyone has any info on this, I would appreciate it! I would love to be able to tether my TB to my iMac or mbp thru usb and have it be free and get the full speed that the TB can pull down. Also, it means Verizon has no way of detecting that you are tethering (after all the free Mobile Hotspot is only until May 15th). I need to use this as my main internet source. Hopefully they get 4g deployed to River Falls, WI soon. They have a little bit now on the north end of town, but it should be coming here soon!
Thanks again for all your guys' help
Long live xda

jjensen2 said:
Hey guys!
So is there no way to get a free usb tether of the 3g/4g internet on a mac computer? You would think all it would take would be to figure out the DHCP info that the TB requires. I could be wrong, but that is how I used to get my blackberries to tether to my macbook pro back in the day. If anyone has any info on this, I would appreciate it! I would love to be able to tether my TB to my iMac or mbp thru usb and have it be free and get the full speed that the TB can pull down. Also, it means Verizon has no way of detecting that you are tethering (after all the free Mobile Hotspot is only until May 15th). I need to use this as my main internet source. Hopefully they get 4g deployed to River Falls, WI soon. They have a little bit now on the north end of town, but it should be coming here soon!
Thanks again for all your guys' help
Long live xda
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I'm not sure how Verizon wouldn't be able to detect that you're using Internet Connection Mode on their own phone. I hope you're right.

Verizon can definitely track that you're tethering - I use Easy Tether on my MacBook Pro and it works great

Could someone explain to me how they would know if you are tethering if you are not using their mobile hotspot application? If you tether with a rooted phone or use a cable tether with a 3rd party app, all Verizon should see is that data is being requested by the phone. The phone then uses the 3rd party app's api to direct the traffic to your laptop/computer, etc. The only indication you might be tethering Verizon should be able to see is the increased amount of bandwidth you are using every month. Someone please tell me if they have changed this on the TB because I think it would violate privacy laws as they have never been able to do this in the past. Thanks

I believe he was saying that Verizon can detect that you're tethering if you use the built-in functionality, even on a custom ROM.
They cannot detect it if you use a 3rd party app like PDAnet or Easytether, since that data appears to be coming from the phone itself.

[Q] trying to tether my Transformer to HTC hero

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

no one? ):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Q] Ad-Hoc Wifi

I'm trying to connect my Note to an Ad-Hoc connection. I'm sure there is something obvious I am missing for why I can't see the Ad-Hoc connection from my note 10.1 but can't figure it out and didn't see anything here.

I posted my solution in another thread here with same topic. Refer to it. But the FoxFi app is the solution to this. Google the apk because it was removed from marketplace. Install it on phone. Then install foxfi add on, on phone, that's in marketplace. Then you should be good to go. Tablet will now pick up your tethering signal. Root is not needed either(for phone or tablet). App works great on pure stock. Works fine on my pure stock SG3.

demandarin said:
I posted my solution in another thread here with same topic. Refer to it. But the FoxFi app is the solution to this. Google the apk because it was removed from marketplace. Install it on phone. Then install foxfi add on, on phone, that's in marketplace. Then you should be good to go. Tablet will now pick up your tethering signal. Root is not needed either(for phone or tablet). App works great on pure stock. Works fine on my pure stock SG3.
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I'm not really looking for a tether solution. I can tether to my phone just fine. I specifically want to know if there is a way to get the Note 10.1 to connect to and ad-hoc network for another reason. I do presentations and sometimes. Often I can do them right from the note using the All-Share Cast Dongle, but sometimes (due to issues w/ Dongle working with certain adaptors) I have to have my laptop connected to the projector and want to control it with remote desktop with my tablet. I want to do this without relying on my host having wifi I can use. So I need ad-hoc connectivity to connect to my laptop directly without having to lug around a wireless router.
On another note, out of curiosity I tried FoxFi and it doesn't work on my phone anyway. The built-in (stock) tether app works great and is all I need.

Lopk for a wifi direct type program for your laptop or try bluetooth dun. Type connection. Pdanet could ne a solution just not sure. Some type of device to device metwork is needed .if your laptop has iis there could be a solution in it.

jeggen said:
I'm trying to connect my Note to an Ad-Hoc connection. I'm sure there is something obvious I am missing for why I can't see the Ad-Hoc connection from my note 10.1 but can't figure it out and didn't see anything here.
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Hi!
I want to ask you: Have you solved this?
I also need to connect to an ad-hoc.
I've read: on some other android devices they root and replace their wpa_suplicant. Does anybody know if it is also possible on Note 10.1 ?
Sry for my english...
Thx

Never did get it to work. I'm on stock without root and just being lazy. Accomplished my task with a $20 wifi router.
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[Q] Motorola Photon Q Tether

Hi all. I am reaching out for some help.
I have unlocked my Photon Q and installed Superuser so now my phone is rooted. I have done the root checker and its verified that I am rooted. I have a reboot app that I use to do a quick reboot and works perfect because it required a rooted phone.
My problem is, whether I use Wifi Tether or FoxFi (and I have the latest release), the hotspot will turn on and show running and my computer will connect to the hotspot but the speeds are soooooooo slow that it actually times out.
I have done speedtests in the areas that I am trying to use the hotspot and will get 1.5 megs down easy. But when I use the hotspot, the speeds die down to almost nothing.
Anyone know of a fix? Should I lock the bootloader again? Any help would be appreciated!!
Thank you!!

Found Fix
Just found this and it works: WiFi Tether: use "Generic ICS" device type and check routing fix and MMS clamping

I have slow tethering speeds using Wifi Tether as well, but trying what you did didn't work. My phone Speedtests around 750-350kbps on 3G, but the tethering caps around 75-50kbps.
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If you are tethering to a PC I HIGHLY recommend you tether via USB. I have seen SIGNIFICANT speed differences through USB. Good Ole PDA Net does it for me! ;]

Yup, USB tether is quite a bit faster. Good find, thanks!

JamesChilds said:
If you are tethering to a PC I HIGHLY recommend you tether via USB. I have seen SIGNIFICANT speed differences through USB. Good Ole PDA Net does it for me! ;]
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Yup, USB tether is quite a bit faster. Good find, thanks!
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I'm trying to use the built-in USB tether option (Settings -> Tethering & Mobile Hotspot -> USB Tethering is checked) and it does not work.
Now my Win7 PC does "see" a new RNDIS connection (creates a new 'local area connection' icon in Network Connections), and when I click on that connection I do see that it has an IP address/default gateway. I am able to ping the default gateway, however, I am not able to ping 8.8.8.8 or get to the internet.
I was using an app for wifi tethering previously, but that killed the battery so quickly USB charging couldn't keep up - it was draining faster than it was charging... I've used USB tethering in the past, and when it's possible I vastly prefer it - for the obvious reasons, and the ones listed above.
So is there a 'trick' to get USB tethering to work? Everything appears to be in place and functional, but the final step of getting online is just not working!
Sorry if the OP thinks I'm thread-jacking, I can create another thread - but this one seemed appropriate to post in for my issue.
Thanks!!

arrrghhh said:
I'm trying to use the built-in USB tether option (Settings -> Tethering & Mobile Hotspot -> USB Tethering is checked) and it does not work.
Now my Win7 PC does "see" a new RNDIS connection (creates a new 'local area connection' icon in Network Connections), and when I click on that connection I do see that it has an IP address/default gateway. I am able to ping the default gateway, however, I am not able to ping 8.8.8.8 or get to the internet.
I was using an app for wifi tethering previously, but that killed the battery so quickly USB charging couldn't keep up - it was draining faster than it was charging... I've used USB tethering in the past, and when it's possible I vastly prefer it - for the obvious reasons, and the ones listed above.
So is there a 'trick' to get USB tethering to work? Everything appears to be in place and functional, but the final step of getting online is just not working!
Sorry if the OP thinks I'm thread-jacking, I can create another thread - but this one seemed appropriate to post in for my issue.
Thanks!!
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Use a USB tethering app? Like PDA Net or something.
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dpwhitty11 said:
Use a USB tethering app? Like PDA Net or something.
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Native USB tether doesn't work? The option is there, and it seems to connect... Like I said I get the RNDIS connection, so it seems to be functional. Just no internets.
I can try a third-party app, but would really rather not... especially if I have to pay for said app, when this functionality is built-in.

arrrghhh said:
Native USB tether doesn't work? The option is there, and it seems to connect... Like I said I get the RNDIS connection, so it seems to be functional. Just no internets.
I can try a third-party app, but would really rather not... especially if I have to pay for said app, when this functionality is built-in.
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i think that's the thing about Sprint and the unlimited data plant(assuming you have service with them): they don't let you tether for free. Both the native wifi and usb tethering seem to require a subscrption... i get a popup on the phone saying it can't connect because i am not subscribed or whatever.
I use PdaNet+, aka FoxFi i believe, and it works well for usb tethering. I think the free version just has a usage limit.
Oh, i've seen the native hotspot hacked to work for free on some Samsung Sprint phones... not sure if the specifics are universal or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760712

yogi2010 said:
i think that's the thing about Sprint and the unlimited data plant(assuming you have service with them): they don't let you tether for free. Both the native wifi and usb tethering seem to require a subscrption... i get a popup on the phone saying it can't connect because i am not subscribed or whatever.
I use PdaNet+, aka FoxFi i believe, and it works well for usb tethering. I think the free version just has a usage limit.
Oh, i've seen the native hotspot hacked to work for free on some Samsung Sprint phones... not sure if the specifics are universal or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760712
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Thanks for the response.
Wifi tethering works - although it does require a third party app. The built-in method didn't seem to work, and I didn't think there was a free USB tether app like there is for wifi tethering.
I guess USB tethering is the same deal, as I do not pay for any additional "tethering" options on my plan... But I've never gotten any nastygrams/popups about how I do not have the proper plan... hum.
I'll see if I can find an app that'll do it for free. Thanks again.
If anyone knows how to get the native method to work, let me know - just odd that everything seems to work, except for the actual connection part.

arrrghhh said:
Thanks for the response.
Wifi tethering works - although it does require a third party app. The built-in method didn't seem to work, and I didn't think there was a free USB tether app like there is for wifi tethering.
I guess USB tethering is the same deal, as I do not pay for any additional "tethering" options on my plan... But I've never gotten any nastygrams/popups about how I do not have the proper plan... hum.
I'll see if I can find an app that'll do it for free. Thanks again.
If anyone knows how to get the native method to work, let me know - just odd that everything seems to work, except for the actual connection part.
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I just tried the native hotspot and usb tether again, and i didn't get any popup this time. So i think it is possible to not get a message but still have it be blocked in the ROM. On hotspot i could get it to connect but with no internet access.
If i get time and motivation, i might try messing around with the hack that i linked from the Epic 4G Touch, and seeing if i could make it work here. It doesn't look overly complicated as far as things go? And i've been meaning to learn about de- and re-compiling.

I use "Barnacle" for WIFI and "easytether" for usb. Both are decent but I have noticed Barnacle will fail sometimes when connected for a long period of time.

hfase said:
I use "Barnacle" for WIFI and "easytether" for usb. Both are decent but I have noticed Barnacle will fail sometimes when connected for a long period of time.
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I used easytether in the past, I will try it again. I just tried SVTP Lite, and the USB Tether option said "not available".
I tried to download PDANet, but the Play Store said my carrier did not allow this app to be downloaded..... dafaq.
Edit - got EasyTether to work, but of course I didn't pay for it and the 'lite' version is pretty restricted. It's still slow as all get-out, so I must be in a black hole for service - I have 3-4 bars of 3g, but I am inside a concrete building.
Oh well. I guess I'll stick to wifi tethering as it's free, and unrestricted. I was hoping to find something similar for USB tethering, but it seems there is none... Let me know if you guys find something I missed. Thanks!

arrrghhh said:
I used easytether in the past, I will try it again. I just tried SVTP Lite, and the USB Tether option said "not available".
I tried to download PDANet, but the Play Store said my carrier did not allow this app to be downloaded..... dafaq.
Edit - got EasyTether to work, but of course I didn't pay for it and the 'lite' version is pretty restricted. It's still slow as all get-out, so I must be in a black hole for service - I have 3-4 bars of 3g, but I am inside a concrete building.
Oh well. I guess I'll stick to wifi tethering as it's free, and unrestricted. I was hoping to find something similar for USB tethering, but it seems there is none... Let me know if you guys find something I missed. Thanks!
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You can get the apk for PDANet off the internet and install it that way.
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dpwhitty11 said:
You can get the apk for PDANet off the internet and install it that way.
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Indeed, and done. Doesn't seem to be any faster than wifi tethering, and my battery still drains faster than it can charge when using it.....
So unless there's a free unrestricted method for USB tethering, I guess I will stick with wifi tethering, as it is free AND unrestricted

I'm currently running the cdma modded cm10 but hotspot wasnt working for me then i came across the evo lte forum forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704991 and added that line to my build.prop now the built-in usb and wifi tether work
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arbosus said:
I'm currently running the cdma modded cm10 but hotspot wasnt working for me then i came across the evo lte forum forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704991 and added that line to my build.prop now the built-in usb and wifi tether work
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Strange, I just installed the latest CM10 for CDMA... and after a bit of fudging to get service/data working at all, wifi hotspot works out of the box.
Make sure you're on the newest build.

On Stock ROMS just use ISWAT Tether unlocker from the market, then use the stock tethering app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tetherunlocker&hl=it
It works fine even in ICS altough is made to overcome the general android changes introduced with JB 4.1.2.
You have to launch it once before using the stock tethering app (or buy the full version which is always active).

The Solutor said:
On Sock ROMS just use ISWAT Tether unlocker from the market, then use the stock tethering app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tetherunlocker&hl=it
It works fine even in ICS altough is made to overcome the general android changes introduced with JB 4.1.2.
You have to launch it once before using the stock tethering app (or buy the full version which is always active).
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Thanks so much for posting about this one...
I had tried several wifi tether options on my Photon and none seemed to work. Some I couldn't even see the hotspot, some I could and could connect but the actually connection wouldn't work (i.e load pages).
Just tried the app above and it works flawlessly. I'll use it sparingly a bit, and make sure to check my next bill to ensure that Sprint doesn't ding me for a hotspot charge, but at least from a functionality approach it works great!
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Thanks so much for posting about this one...
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You're welcome !
I had tried several wifi tether options on my Photon and none seemed to work. Some I couldn't even see the hotspot, some I could and could connect but the actually connection wouldn't work (i.e load pages).
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Frankly I was really surprised to see Photon's behavior, being mine on ICS (usually I use GB,ICS, or JB 4.1.1 purposely to avoid tethering problems), so I guessed that Sprint anticipated Google's move.
Looks like I was right.
Just tried the app above and it works flawlessly. I'll use it sparingly a bit, and make sure to check my next bill to ensure that Sprint doesn't ding me for a hotspot charge, but at least from a functionality approach it works great!
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The app is written by an Italian to avoid the tethering charges from Vodafone Italy, that Vodafone users are facing since the release of JB 4.1.2, i guess the same should apply to Sprint users in the US, but obviously I can't be sure .