Hi all.
Been trying to find a solution on net, but no success.
How to share my PC's internet connection (WiFi) with p6210 via USB? Stock OS, fresh Kies installed, Win7.
Supposedly there should be a "tether via USB" option in settings--wireless and networks, but there is none (also WiFi off on tab).
Remember this was no-issue on much older Android devices.
Any help would be much appreciated.
I'm not sure if it's the same but I have a P6200 and there is an option on Wireless > Tethering & Portable Hotspot. The tethering via usb is on gray and not clickable unless I connect it via usb of course. There is also bluetooth tethering.
Nope.. don't have that option. No built-in tethering, and also the best rated tethering software didn't work in any mode. But thanks for the effort. Obviously Samsung decided that I do not need that feature. Is it the Samsung, or is it the path Android is taking? Just thinking aloud here, don't get me wrong, but I'm getting frustrated. Monstrous specifications offering basic functions and fancy animations. I'm no expert by far, but have a feeling that my old Diamond with WM and lot of work from some great developers on this forum, could do magic. Isn't Android supposed to be an "open" OS? More and more it looks to me as a machinery for making money by pointing consumers in a profitable direction and limiting hardware capabilities of anything but cheap devices. I imagine buying a branded computer where the manufacturer decides that I really do not need all those options of the OS. And OS manufacturer allowing it.
But maybe this is just bit of frustration after a hard day. Anyone feeling offended, just disregard this post.
Windows can't share internet over usb - get a lan to usb connector from ebay, that will solve you're problem
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I'm just wondering, is it possible to use a mini USB hard drive such as this one: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...1&cs=19&c=us&l=en&dgc=SS&cid=25682&lid=585550
to extend a phone's memory?
My guess is that it wouldn't work since the hard drive is bus powered. It would probably take some sort of special formatting. But has anyone ever tried this?
Your phone doesn't have USB hosting capabilities. It has to way to run another USB device. I don't think that is ever going to be planned into the development road map of PPCs and Win Mobile.
Also I just don't see why you would want to tether your phone to an external hard drive especially with 8gb+ mini/micro SDs coming to market and the ability to download your desired files from the internet or a VPN on the fly.
What you may see is Wifi and Bluetooth storage devices being wirelessly connected to your phone. It might even be possible now -- can anyone link up with a Zune to their phone via wifi?
some have like flame and Athena
think the main problem is that usb host mean one
have to substain a 500mA output current at 5volt which mean 2.5watt
that would suck a normal phone dry pretty fast
SeanFromSoCal said:
Your phone doesn't have USB hosting capabilities. It has to way to run another USB device. I don't think that is ever going to be planned into the development road map of PPCs and Win Mobile.
Also I just don't see why you would want to tether your phone to an external hard drive especially with 8gb+ mini/micro SDs coming to market and the ability to download your desired files from the internet or a VPN on the fly.
What you may see is Wifi and Bluetooth storage devices being wirelessly connected to your phone. It might even be possible now -- can anyone link up with a Zune to their phone via wifi?
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I guess that's a good point about an external hard drive not being needed. You could always run orb or a similar client which basically does the same as hooking up the hard drive. Well, thanks for clarifying anyway.
I want to be able to hook up my future Android handset to my TV and be able to use a bluetooth keyboard, and maybe a mouse.
What I would like to know is:
What phone that is available now that implements this well
What hardware I would need or may need to try out (such as an HDMI cable)
What software that would help this out if needed
What software would improve this type of experience
I have Sprint now, but may be looking to move to another carrier. I do not have a wireless router in my house, or any internet connection other than my phone. I would like to have a phone that runs Netflix very well.
Thanks!
hi everyone, so i'm wondering if there is any way to install the motorola drivers to a flash drive... basically i want to connect my phone to my work computer but i do not have admin rights. the reason i want to do this is because our internet connection is extremely slow and unreliable, so i would like to use my unlimited data plan from my phone tethered to the computer. Ive done quite a bit of searching online, and short of cracking the admin password (which i dont want to do) i havent found anything that could help. If anyone has any ideas i would be very appreciative...
the IT guys are offsite, so asking them is not really an option... altho if i do see one here ever i plan on bugging him to install the drivers for me.
if i understand correctly, i think you would need the drivers installed on the computer to do usb tethering. the only thing i can think of is to have a whole bootable OS on the thumb drive, and boot that up and tether inside there. or maybe someone else knows something more..
i don't tether much, so i also don't know if there are any good wireless tethering options on thins device.. had you thought of that at all?
Without admin rights, having the stuff on a USB key is kinda useless - as you'd need admin rights to run the software on the USB key.
If you don't have the proper rights on the machine, you won't be able to install the appropriate software.
You could wifi tether, but if it's a workstation there's probably no wifi chip - and if you had a USB one you wouldn't be able to install the drivers for it...
If you're at work, unfortunately you're just going to have to work mate
yeah thats what i was afraid of unfortunately. thanks for the ideas though... guess i will just have keep streaming music through the phone...
When I use MTP even on Windows, I can't help but abhor Google's decision to go with it. You can only do one operation at a time, and it's awful slow, among a number of other issues I've had with it.
I understand why Google did away with UMS, but has anybody ever looked into hacking in any alternatives? One thing that came to mind is having the device simulate a USB ethernet adapter, and running a CIFS server on the phone that doesn't require authentication provided it comes from the USB port (otherwise, just use an app like funkyFresh's Samba FIlesharing over wifi with standard authentication.)
If not that, SOMETHING? I just can't stand MTP anymore.
Hello guys
I just wanted a help
My PC doesn't have WiFi
But I wanted to use Shareit on it.
So I was planning to use my another phone WiFi as a WiFi dongal to my PC
Is there any way to do so?
Thanks in Anticipation
I'm not sure you can do that, but if you could, it would probably involve USB tethering which should get the job done. Just do a search for "tutorial USB tethering" or something similar and you'll get loads of guides.
It just tethers your data from your phone to your computer through the USB cable which is more dependable and consistent in my experience. Depending on your phone and carrier, you may be able to just turn it on in your settings with the appropriate drivers on the computer. My phone doesn't have it by default so I use FoxFi which has support for WiFi (which you don't have), Bluetooth and USB tethering.