Hello everyone,
Forgive me if this has already been asked, but after searching and searching thoroughly I was unable to find a solution.
I have the T Mobile HTC HD2, the phone is better than any iPhone I ever owned. (Just had to get that out... )
I have a question concerning the HTC CM Wifi Internet Sharing. I installed the app, ran it without any issues. The signal was picked up by one of my laptops. I was able to connect and surf the web over 3G, pretty quick I must say...
The issue I am having is, since connecting that one time, I have not been able to see the phone as a router since. When I run the app and choose T-Mobile data, the 3G pops up. The wireless antenna icon pops up and the app says it is ready to receive incoming connections. BUT, I am unable to see this from any of my wireless devices.
My questions are, is there any specific procedure to get this to run correct? Do I have to disable wireless on the HD2? Is there some WinMo 6.5 firewall running? I know others have experienced this, but I am unable to track down a solution.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
mcv50
Are you running the app through Settings-All Settings-Connections-Wifi Internet Sharing? Or running the WifiRouter app?
SxyCupcake said:
Are you running the app through Settings-All Settings-Connections-Wifi Internet Sharing? Or running the WifiRouter app?
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I am running the app through Settings-All Settings-Connections-Wifi Internet Sharing
After i installed the cab, this is the only place I could find a way to launch the app.
Why is there another way?
I downloaded a random wifi sharing app and had the same problem, then found XDA-Tom_Codom CM Wifi Internet Sharing VGA. Worked like a charm. I would uninstall and try that one.
SxyCupcake, thanks for the suggestion.
I uninstalled, then installed the XDA-Tom_Codon CM Wifi Internet Sharing VGA.cab you suggested. I get the same result. I am rebooting right now to see if that may help...
After rebooting, I get the same thing. It almost seems like something is blocking the WiFi Transmit antenna signal or maybe it is not activating correctly... Might be a registry setting or something.
I may have fudged up some setting using BsB Tweaks or XT Hack Beta2... I might wind up just doing a complete restore and start from scratch.
Still doesn't work. I will check back often and post a solution if I figure it out.
Thank you,
mcv50
Q: My PC or Laptop is not seeing the SSID.
A: For the people having trouble seeing the network, make sure your pc displays adhoc connections and not just access points.
Now it is working...
Moved as not software release.
I'm sorry if this has been asked already.
I'm very interested in getting a Samsung Vibrant. I wasn't a big fan of Android at first, but it's really growing on me. However, I have absolutely no interest in getting a data plan -- Everywhere I frequent has open wi-fi. If I got the phone, I know no carrier would let me leave the store without a data plan, so I'd just get one on eBay.
Is it possible to completely disable data, contact/email syncing, cloud connection, etc. and still use the full capabilities of an Android phone through wi-fi without screwing anything up? I've heard that if you don't have a data connection it's possible that your contacts will delete themselves when the phone tries to sync -- Is this true? Is there anything I should know about using Android without data, or are there any apps I should get to help with the whole process?
I have no data plan at all, G1 on T-Mobile. Vibrant shouldn't give you any problems, but if you're worried about contacts deleting (which has never happened to me), you can turn sync on and off, so just toggle it when you connect to wi-fi. Glad to see more interest in Android, hope you can make some contributions to the community.
Thanks for the info -- I didn't know you could actually toggle the syncing!
I hope I get more into Android, too. I'm a huge Windows Mobile person right now, but after looking at the Vibrant, I think I've been converted.
I also hope I can help in the community a bit, too -- I've been coming here for a long time, and I think you guys are amazing at what you do.
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I have no data plan at all, G1 on T-Mobile. Vibrant shouldn't give you any problems, but if you're worried about contacts deleting (which has never happened to me), you can turn sync on and off, so just toggle it when you connect to wi-fi. Glad to see more interest in Android, hope you can make some contributions to the community.
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I'm sorry, I've got one more thing to ask: So can you disable ALL data, except for the phone data (calls, texts, etc.)? I can actually still get apps and do pretty much everything data allows all through wi-fi without any issues?
You can do syncing/cloud connection over WiFi too.
Thee other say my wife forgot to pay her bill.they shut her phone off.. Connected phone to wifi in the house and was able to use google talk email market... No text or calls though
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well i had a first gen my touch 3g, i unlocked it and put it on att. what i endened up doing was i set up a different apn and since the settings were wrong i couldnt get on the internet. i could be wrong, but i think thats what kept me from getting on the net with it. and then i realized i had a data plan on my contract so i put the correct info for the apn and got data.
U can delete all your APN Info so that your phone will not be able to connect via 3G or Edge only with WIFI ;-)
Have fun with this great os!
There is literally an option in the network settings to disable the "mobile network". This disables internet/3g data traffic but does not affect call/text (that is not considered "data").
Also, Android actually disables the mobile network connection when Wifi is active (at least on CDMA devices)
Awesome, this is exactly what I was looking for. I have no idea why I was told it wasn't worth using Android without data - This all sounds like just what I had planned to do. Thanks, everyone! :-D
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Also, Android actually disables the mobile network connection when Wifi is active (at least on CDMA devices)
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Relying on that alone won't work as soon as you get in the car with the phone...when it loses the wifi connection, it looks for a cell data connection again. You are right though, so long as it has a wifi connection, it doesn't look for 3G data at all.
People say it's no use having Android without data because there's literally TONS of awesome stuff you can do with data (Google Maps walking turn-by-turn, for example. And Zombie, Run!, which is the best game ever made). But if you're like me and are cheap/broke, or you just don't see yourself using data much, you'll be golden. But I think as you get into Android more and discover what you *could* be doing, you'll want to add data. I intend to put data on when I upgrade
i dn't have a data plan and when i attempt to use a data connection w/o wifi i get an msg from my provider (asking if i really want to and telling me how much it will cost). If your provider allows you access to their data network without you agreeing and then charges you that's pretty bull**** and i would definitely switch providers.
hello i have lost mu phone last night and i was wondering if it was possible to turn the phone to loud some how remotely after the fact kinda like Plan B gps tracking, ive been using the plan b but it is not accurate and i was wondering if anyone knew of another idea thanks
Did you have mobile security on your account and the app installed?
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Try Plan B. Free on the market. Read the details here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
May be able to help you locate your phone AFTER you lose it. Never used it but looks like it will only work if your phone is on and has a data connection. Will send you its location via GMail, after that, you can text your phone from a friend's phone to try to pinpoint it. Good luck!
If you find it, I would buy SeekDroid or something.
Log onto the Security programs website? I use T-Mobile Security
I've done my searching throughout this forum and can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. I'm familiar to a minor degree in coding but not that adept to the Android yet. The phone has been rooted.I was wondering what file if any I can delete or move in the phone that will prevent the phone from accessing data through the network. My kid has the phone and seems to forget to shut the data off and I'm getting charged like crazy for the surfing she thinks is through Wi-Fi.
Thanks In Advance, apologies if this has been answered already!
You suggest looking into Onavo or 3G Watchdog.
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You suggest looking into Onavo or 3G Watchdog.
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Thank-you for your reply. What I'm looking for is a way to disable the ability of the phone to cennect to the internet through the network. My kid uses the phone and is running up my data bill. I can easily tell where it's at through the providers web site. I just want it shut off completely so I it just can't connect anymore.
TIA
So you basically want it permanently disabled? You might be able to do that my changing the APN settings, but the easiest way would probably be to call the carrier and tell them to disable all mobile data on the account.
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So you basically want it permanently disabled? You might be able to do that my changing the APN settings, but the easiest way would probably be to call the carrier and tell them to disable all mobile data on the account.
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Actually, that was the first thing I tried, their suggestion as expected was to buy a data add-on. Wasn't very helpful. I'll take a look at the APN settings as you suggest and go from there.
Thank-you for your help!!
Hi to all. I'm new here and i don't have any programming skills at the moment
(i hardly remember Basic and Dos commands) but as most common people i
have a smartphone, HTC Desire. Rooted with CWM recovery, upgraded to ICS
Beta 0.18.2.1. Recently i installed and uninstalled many tethering and Ad-hoc
enabling apps and at some unknown point my phone stopped saving Networks.
That means when i turn off and back on the WiFi i loose all stored passwords
and i see some ghost networks like AndroidTether,Warning_Adhoc_Mode and
such (i delete them but they reemerge). Anyone knows the cause or even better
the solution for that issue? Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this.