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Did 2.3.5 cripple your tether?

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??

nickespi said:
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

NYYFan325 said:
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.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

So you have the 2.3.5 update and no root and can use the stock wifi tether still?
dmora01 said:
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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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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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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Charge Tethering and Hotpost alternatives

Whats everyone using on their rooted Charges for this? I found PDA net to be ok but the connection is somewhat unstable. It runs great for 10 minutes then drops out. The actual cellular connection is fine, I live in the middle of a 4G sweet spot in a major city and the signal is through the roof.
I have yet to be able to get any WiFi Hotspot app to work, Android WiFi Tether and Barnacle. Both seem to have some sort of error in their logs but the app thinks it is broadcasting and working properly......but it's not, it's not actually broadcasting the SSID.....
So what actually works for everyone?

Try Open Garden(on the Market). It's pretty ****ing slow and only works for text-based sites. Sites with flash/videos are going to take a while to load. I'm still looking for an app that actually uses the 4g connection to its fullest.

blarrick said:
Try Open Garden(on the Market). It's pretty ****ing slow and only works for text-based sites. Sites with flash/videos are going to take a while to load. I'm still looking for an app that actually uses the 4g connection to its fullest.
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PDANet, when it works well, uses the full 4G connection.

I've been using Android Wifi Tether with the Fassy profile and Samsung broadcasting. When it first starts up, it works well, but you have to restart your phone if you want to use it again after turning it off.
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blarrick said:
Try Open Garden(on the Market). It's pretty ****ing slow and only works for text-based sites. Sites with flash/videos are going to take a while to load. I'm still looking for an app that actually uses the 4g connection to its fullest.
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I'm using Open Garden and get fantastic speeds on 4G. 3G's fairly slow, but that's just the way 3G is.

Ok I still got nothing. Only thing working is PDANet. None of the wifi tethering apps are working. They try but there's always some sort of error. Also tried barnacle. What settings are people getting to work?
Am I understanding this wrong? I am supposed to be able to allow other devices to connect to my phone wirelessly and use its data connection right? I never even see the SSID on any other devices no matter what I do.

I'm using WiFi Tether v3.1 Beta 2 and it's working great.
You can download it here: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The only problem with it is when you end a tethering session and want to start another you have to reboot. I rarely use it so it's not an issue for me but I'm getting pretty awesome speeds with it on my iPad.

vegasjones said:
I'm using WiFi Tether v3.1 Beta 2 and it's working great.
You can download it here: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The only problem with it is when you end a tethering session and want to start another you have to reboot. I rarely use it so it's not an issue for me but I'm getting pretty awesome speeds with it on my iPad.
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You are using it on the charge? Please tell me what settings you are using. I tried that one too and it won't work.

Android Wifi Tether works fine for me. Gives errors in the log, but still works great.

Yep, on a charge. Im using the Samsung Fascinate profile.

Barnacle
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Shadowchasr said:
Barnacle
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Barnacle is not working. What settings are you using?

vegasjones said:
Yep, on a charge. Im using the Samsung Fascinate profile.
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I also had to choose the Softtap for Samsung option for it to work. Thanks.

Check out this tethering option... You'll love it...

Hey guys. Found this the other day.. Download Hotspot Widget by Harold muller.. Add it to your home page.. This will turn on the official Verizon Hotspot even if you aren't subscribed to a tethering package. No root required... HAPPY TETHERING!!!

Will Verizon be able to tell that we are using tethering service?
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Veri...tether-illegally-with-unofficial-apps_id21046
Verizon is apparently "cracking down" on illegal tethering and automatically putting you on a 2gb plan. I think using their official app only makes it works.

blarrick said:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Veri...tether-illegally-with-unofficial-apps_id21046
Verizon is apparently "cracking down" on illegal tethering and automatically putting you on a 2gb plan. I think using their official app only makes it works.
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People have been saying this for a long time. I havent heard of anyone who has had this happen. I'm not saying it won't happen, but I haven't heard anything.
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i play Rift using wifi tether at least 3 hours a day 7 days a week and have been doing it since the first week the fascinate has come out. i'm still unlimeted. not saying they can't track, but i have yet to be busted down to this 2g plan. I believe right now i'm sitting at 6 or 7 gigs for the month already cause i fell asleep with it still running and my girl DL'd some torrents on it ><

Have heard substantial people say Verizon is cracking down, but few if any have actually had it happen to them. And as far as tracking, I believe there is something in GB that allows them to see if were tethering or not. By analyzing the packets or something
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I tried it out and of course it has a password on the network and I have no clue what it is. Oh well.

Its your phone number
blarrick said:
I tried it out and of course it has a password on the network and I have no clue what it is. Oh well.
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After you activate it with the widget.. You can open the Hotspot app and configure your settings..

driike said:
i play Rift using wifi tether at least 3 hours a day 7 days a week and have been doing it since the first week the fascinate has come out. i'm still unlimeted. not saying they can't track, but i have yet to be busted down to this 2g plan. I believe right now i'm sitting at 6 or 7 gigs for the month already cause i fell asleep with it still running and my girl DL'd some torrents on it ><
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The problem with this is, if you lose that unlimited data plan you will never get it back.
I tether also (I use the free wireless tether) to tether my ipad2 occasionally, but I try to use as little data as possible when doing that. I would be seriously p!ssed if I lost my unlimited 4G dataplan.....(I was grandfathered in from my DroidX and old Windows phones)
~John

ya i'd stay on the safe side and use something like pdanet. you can use it through usb or bluetooth on mac or pc, and it works great! definitely a lot safer option than using verizon's app

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ya i'd stay on the safe side and use something like pdanet. you can use it through usb or bluetooth on mac or pc, and it works great! definitely a lot safer option than using verizon's app
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Have been able to get PDAnet to pair with Ipad but never to actually exchange data

rorkin said:
Have been able to get PDAnet to pair with Ipad but never to actually exchange data
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if ur rooted just use wireless tether

This did not work for me. Anyone else tested?

This did not work for me either. Running gummycharged GBE 2, latest one. It just kind of clicks and stays toggled off. This did work for the original ROM installed on the phone when I first got it but I believe they probably fixed it at some point with EE4 or later.

I use the free apps and the Verizon app because I have the unlimited tether plan that I got for $30 a month on top of my unlimited data plan
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evercleardoc said:
This did not work for me either. Running gummycharged GBE 2, latest one. It just kind of clicks and stays toggled off. This did work for the original ROM installed on the phone when I first got it but I believe they probably fixed it at some point with EE4 or later.
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Just found out today the hard way, it only works with froyo..

Tested this option and it works. The bad news is that after about an hour of blazing fast 15+ mbps my speeds dropped suddenly. I believe this lead to being severely throttled. From that point on the past two days my data speeds have hovered at 2 mbps. Did tests form various locations with a strong signal, still seeing 2 mbps. The speed test app will ramp up past 10 mbps and then rapidly drop off like a dead signal and then bounce back to around 2 megs. Tried rebooting and removing the app but still have not experienced my previous 4G 15+ mbps speeds. So I have a feeling this is not a good option to use. Use at your own risk.

Is Wireless Tether working 100%?

Anyone know? This is a must for me, and I know on my Rezound we never quite got it working with password protection! I'll be on the Verizon version, but I don't think it should matter too much.

tekhna said:
Anyone know? This is a must for me, and I know on my Rezound we never quite got it working with password protection! I'll be on the Verizon version, but I don't think it should matter too much.
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Wifi tether works 100% but requires root

dls5375 said:
Wifi tether works 100% but requires root
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Well yeah, of course it requires root! :silly:
Glad to hear it works 100% though.

Another yes, can Confirm it works.
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Works for me too. Qbking has a great video about setting it up as well
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You folks must be having good luck with it...I"ve read 2-4 posts from folks saying it is a bit flaky; slow, drops.
Not the case for you?

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You folks must be having good luck with it...I"ve read 2-4 posts from folks saying it is a bit flaky; slow, drops.
Not the case for you?
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I personally haven't had any problem being slow or dropping. Coming from a nexus s where i had wireless tether for free and was flawless, wifi tether app is just as good in my experience so far. I use it almost every day. It was one of the reasons i was hesitant about changing phones so i was thrilled with how well it works.

so the question is how trackable is this tether? i know with the x2 i had to mod my radio card to do it right, is this any where near the same?

My handset (I'm in Scotland) came with wifi tether installed natively-no root. However, it was far from flawless; the connection dropped on a very regular basis. The fix was easy though-I installed foxfi and it has been perfect since. And, no-I have no connection with foxfi!

Working great here (rooted with native tether hack) with Transformer Prime. Connection solid.

I'm using it just fine. I changed my device type to a Galaxy Nexus within the app, and now I'm tethering to Androids too, not just iOS devices.

Slow Wifi?? anyone else?

Im getting terrible slow wifi speeds, and my notifications are extremely delayed compared to my other phones. we are talking 1-2 mins. anyone else experiencing this?

I have slow wifi speeds when I attempt to browse/download on the Google Play Store. It is UNBEARABLE.
I've been trying to find a solution but all I can seen to find is some info on changing DNS settings. Tried switching over to Google & OpenDNS and while that did increase the speed a little it wasn't much. The speeds are still slow.
There is an app you can download to help with the DNS settings but you have to root your phone first, and I really don't want to do that but I'm getting desperate.

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I have slow wifi speeds when I attempt to browse/download on the Google Play Store. It is UNBEARABLE.
I've been trying to find a solution but all I can seen to find is some info on changing DNS settings. Tried switching over to Google & OpenDNS and while that did increase the speed a little it wasn't much. The speeds are still slow.
There is an app you can download to help with the DNS settings but you have to root your phone first, and I really don't want to do that but I'm getting desperate.
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my youtube videos take forever to load, same with my playstore =/

For me this is the fastest device I have ever used when it comes to web browisng. It is blazing fast, not sure what the problem might be here.

DrYnternet said:
For me this is the fastest device I have ever used when it comes to web browisng. It is blazing fast, not sure what the problem might be here.
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oh lte is amazing, and buttery smooth, the issue is when it comes to wifi, i think i might have fixed it. i did a factory restore on it. working smooth over wifi.

HRodMusic said:
oh lte is amazing, and buttery smooth, the issue is when it comes to wifi, i think i might have fixed it. i did a factory restore on it. working smooth over wifi.
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Excuse me for being phone illiterate, but how do I go about performing a factory restore?

I've also just done a posted about this issue, Switch on GPS and see if you get better speeds could be a possible software bug.
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Excuse me for being phone illiterate, but how do I go about performing a factory restore?
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Goto settings/Backup & Reset

Same here. New Nexus 5, wifi downloads from Play Store are PAINfully slow. Switch to LTE and they blaze. Did a Speedtest from my desktop, 22Mbit/s down....something is throttling our downloads over wifi!

No issues here. For the most part, I get the 50Mbps that Comcast provides me over Wi-Fi and, FWIW, my Location mode is set for Battery saving. You might want to try updating the firmware on your wireless router/access point. Cheers.

3-4 times slower than S3
Please don't say wifi on your N5 is super fast without comparing to other phone.
Download on mine is about 3-4 times slower than on S3 (proof is attached. tested from about 30-40ft away and a couple of walls. N5 was restored prior to testing and speedtest was the ONLY app downloaded from play store)
I don't know if my 5yr old 2.4 routers don't play nice with N5
Device is on 4.4.2. Didn't test it with 4.4.0.
Again, please don't just say how fast your device is. It may be super fast if you are 3" away from your router. You have to compare it!

If my Wi-Fi has been on for a while sometimes I get like .5 Mbps down while another phone can be pulling 15. Random disconnects for me also. A reboot solves it for a couple of hours...
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Nikon5400 said:
I don't know if my 5yr old 2.4 routers don't play nice with N5
Device is on 4.4.2. Didn't test it with 4.4.0.
Again, please don't just say how fast your device is. It may be super fast if you are 3" away from your router. You have to compare it!
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Try updating the firmware on your routers. My N5 is in the basement and my wireless access point is upstairs and I still get the 50Mbps that Comcast provides me over Wi-Fi.

BinkXDA said:
Try updating the firmware on your routers. My N5 is in the basement and my wireless access point is upstairs and I still get the 50Mbps that Comcast provides me over Wi-Fi.
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But why would Galaxy S3 be faster than N5?
Are you saying N5 is expecting something different from the router, while S3 is happy with it?
My routers are old, even if there's a firmware update... it may still be an issue issue when other routers are used...like free xfinity internet that's available throughout the city.. (unless of course all other routers are newer\better than mine and will support N5 just as well as S3).
It'd be nice if you someone could test N5 and some other device from farther away, where you don't get the maximum speed

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But why would Galaxy S3 be faster than N5?
Are you saying N5 is expecting something different from the router, while S3 is happy with it?
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It’s possible. It is more likely a firmware update will improve things versus making them worse.
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It'd be nice if you someone could test N5 and some other device from farther away, where you don't get the maximum speed
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My wireless access point (WAP) upstairs is at least 30 feet away with a ceiling separating it as well. The N5 often displays two bars in this case and I still get the 50Mbps that Comcast provides me over Wi-Fi. That said, you will be unable to do 50Mbps on 11g—at minimum you’ll need an 11n or better WAP.

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Try updating the firmware on your routers. My N5 is in the basement and my wireless access point is upstairs and I still get the 50Mbps that Comcast provides me over Wi-Fi.
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I have an Asus rt n66u running the latest firmware. Tried tweaking settings as suggested in another thread. I think I remember another thread saying something about 2 n5s on the same network messed things up. I separated my 2 n5s. 1 on 2.4 GHz and the intuit in 5ghz. Seems to help so far
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Getting New Nexus 5 replacement
Had terrible issues with internet speeds and wifi as well.While running new KK 4.4.2 Kept getting foreclosing on Youtube and while viewing videos online both OTA and on Wifi.
Then aweful loading speeds and lag with error message about having issues giving me the option to close report or wait.
Called Google and they are shipping me out a new One . Already went out. They said I had a Hardware issue.
I hope my new N5 Kicks Ass as it was designed to do.

Wifi was a nightmare until I switched it to the 2.4 GHz band. Now it's pretty speedy.
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I got my new N5 and had same issues. I finally started playing with APN settings and changed my MVNO type to IMSI and my phone is working lightning fast with no Wi-Fi issues or mobile Data hiccups. Love my N5
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flojo73 said:
I got my new N5 and had same issues. I finally started playing with APN settings and changed my MVNO type to IMSI and my phone is working lightning fast with no Wi-Fi issues or mobile Data hiccups. Love my N5
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Does it work on 5GHz?
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PhilipTD said:
Does it work on 5GHz?
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YES !!! My router is a DLink 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and is working awesome.