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I am having an issue with getting a driver to work with the G2X anyone have any luck with this? Tried the xptether.inf file but that didn't work running xp pro sp3
soybeanthief said:
I am having an issue with getting a driver to work with the G2X anyone have any luck with this? Tried the xptether.inf file but that didn't work running xp pro sp3
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why not use wifi to tether?
i would rather use tether because its a faster and doesn't eat through the battery as fast
Same here, I havent been able to get USB tethering to work but am able to wireless tether. I have all LG drivers installed but still no luck. If anyone knows how to USB tether let me know.
I would like to know this as well.
My g2x gets popup warnings that it's dangerously hot while wifi tethering for long periods of time.
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Download the LG desktop app:
http://www.lg.com/uk/support/produc...=documents&targetPage=support-product-profile
It installs the proprietary USB drivers. I have them installed and my phone tethers via USB. If you check for updates in the LG app it'll display the drivers as a stand-alone download so you won't have to use the full app on multiple computers. The version of the USB drivers on the UK site are newer than the US which is why I used that link. The app is universal and will recognize your country, phone model, and S/W version.
BarryH_GEG said:
Download the LG desktop app:
http://www.lg.com/uk/support/produc...=documents&targetPage=support-product-profile
It installs the proprietary USB drivers. I have them installed and my phone tethers via USB. If you check for updates in the LG app it'll display the drivers as a stand-alone download so you won't have to use the full app on multiple computers. The version of the USB drivers on the UK site are newer than the US which is why I used that link. The app is universal and will recognize your country, phone model, and S/W version.
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I <3 you if this works.
I will have to try it tomorrow.
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so have you guys gotten the wifi tether app to work? the app tells me i need some sort of kernel to work!
hmm never mind checked out the wifi tether app again and now it seems to be tethering just fine!
speedbreaker said:
so have you guys gotten the wifi tether app to work? the app tells me i need some sort of kernel to work!
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]1) Make sure the LG proprietary windows drivers are loaded by installing the LG desktop app.
2) Plug your phone in to the PC via USB. About seven drivers should install on the PC.
3) On the phone screen, when the android asks "turn on USB storage," don't. Hit the home button.
3) Go to Settings>Wireless & network>Tethering
4) Select USB tethering (which will be greyed out if something above didn't work).
Good luck.
Drivers
I got the LG desktop app as stated in the post above and it works flawlessly with USB tethering...thanks again for getting the link for the application
Apps like MyWi doesn't work with G2x?
oilfighter said:
Apps like MyWi doesn't work with G2x?
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Why use an app when androidnatively supports it?
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is tethering free on tmobile unlimited everything plan?
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Suprah said:
is tethering free on tmobile unlimited everything plan?
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I'm doing it on that plan and not paying extra.
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its free
but when u go over 5gb they will throttle ur internet speed
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The cap is 2gb on the new plans.
I have all the drivers installed but mine still won't USB tether so I guess I'll continue to use Easy Tether.
diablos991 said:
The cap is 2gb on the new plans.
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how and when I haven't been noitified?
I know tho whenn I went over 5 I got throttled
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rich2thad said:
how and when I haven't been noitified?
I know tho whenn I went over 5 I got throttled
sent from my G2X with no regrets
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did you recently change plans? Does anyone know the answer to this question? T-Mobile switched me over to the 4G unlimited but I have been in the unlimited loyalty plan for 3 years. Do I now have a 2 gig cap since they switched me over to 4G?
So the 15th is comming up (the end of free tether). is it known that the android wireless tether will work?
It's been working lol
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Doesn't work for me anymore may have been blocked though. Running GTP's 1.5.1
Its working fine for me....
Or maybe my laptop doesn't like me
u have to be rooted for wireless tether to work and u can just install it from google.code verizon cannot block an app from running.
I am rooted and I have used it on this phone but now when I try to connect it tries then my laptop says disconnected and wireless tether is still running on my phone. Have tried two versions one on market and latest from Google code
Wireless tether 3.0
I found wireless tether 3.0 works for me
Maybe the kernel you are using doesn't support it?
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Maybe the kernel you are using doesn't support it?
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that would be my guess. it used to be a requirement that your kernel supported netfilter (iptables). dunno if it still is offhand.
00negative said:
I am rooted and I have used it on this phone but now when I try to connect it tries then my laptop says disconnected and wireless tether is still running on my phone. Have tried two versions one on market and latest from Google code
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Have you tried to forget the connection on your laptop and then re-establish the connection with your phone?
I have been using wifi_tether_v3_0-pre14.apk go into your settings and Change Device-Profile to "HTC Evo 4G" and also click the checkbox for "Routing fix" using those settings is what I have set for it to allow you to use Wifi Tether using an infrastructure connection instead of the ad-hoc connection it defaults to so it shows up to your computer just like any other access point would or the default wifi tether app on the phone that will cost money soon.
After installing the MR2 planejane ROM I was doing the de-bloat and came across an app called TetheringGuard2.1.0 or something like that. I think Verizon is really trying to screw people over. There are various articles around also stating that the Gingerbread update will have safeguards built in order to prevent people from using tethering applications. I simply removed this stupid app using Titanium Backup and Wireless Tether seems to be working just fine for now...
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After installing the MR2 planejane ROM I was doing the de-bloat and came across an app called TetheringGuard2.1.0 or something like that. I think Verizon is really trying to screw people over. There are various articles around also stating that the Gingerbread update will have safeguards built in order to prevent people from using tethering applications. I simply removed this stupid app using Titanium Backup and Wireless Tether seems to be working just fine for now...
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I didnt see that in the plain jane mr2. Going to look again but wireless tether is working for me...
Just heard our VZW free Wi-Fi hotspot has been extended to 7-5-11, yippeeee!
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Yeah regarding wireless tether depending on the rom im using I have to try different versions of wirless tether to get it to work
Chaztera said:
Just heard our VZW free Wi-Fi hotspot has been extended to 7-5-11, yippeeee!
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yay! its extended until after my birthday thanks verizon free unlimited hotspot is fun
Works for me fine. Running bamf preview 4.
Currently running HumbleComb 4.0, and looking to see what options are available for a Wired Tethering solution to my Macbook.
Did a quick google search and came up with android-wired-tether but that program hasn't been updated in over a year.
Anyone have any success tethering to a Mac?
Thanks!
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Currently running HumbleComb 4.0, and looking to see what options are available for a Wired Tethering solution to my Macbook.
Did a quick google search and came up with android-wired-tether but that program hasn't been updated in over a year.
Anyone have any success tethering to a Mac?
Thanks!
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PdaNet supports wired tethering on the Mac and doesn't even require root.
shrike1978 said:
PdaNet supports wired tethering on the Mac and doesn't even require root.
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This, but it costs money.
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Yes, PDANet costs $29....
Anything available for free?
EasyTether on amazon market is $10, not sure about the regular market. Supposedly does the same thing as PDANet.
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I got pdanet and have trouble tethering on 4G but not 3G. Any ideas???
Glitched MIUI Fascinate
I've been using wired tether for root users since I've been on gb. You have to have the usb drivers from the fascinate on your computer for it to work in windows. With linux it should work without any extra configuring.
And its free
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FYI - in case anyone is interested, I was able to easily tether my TF700 to my Android phone over bluetooth. It'll even share your phones wifi connection via bluetooth! Extremely easy to setup and it just works...
1. Install FoxFi on your phone
2. Install "PDANet for Tablets" on your TF700 (available for free in Play Store)
3. Select "Activate Bluetooth DUN" in FoxFi on the phone
4. Run PDANet for Tablets on the TF700 and configure it for bluetooth.
5. Simple pair the tablet and phone from within PDANet for Tablets.
6. That's it - you'll be tethered to your phone via bluetooth!
I can't believe how well it works.... Enjoy!
Also - Can do the same thing for wifi tethering as well. The nice thing about bluetooth tethering though is that you can actually share the wifi connection on your phone via bluetooth (something you can't do with normal wifi tethering)... Although, I guess if your phone can connect to wifi, you could just connect your tablet directly to the same wifi! But, it works nonetheless!
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Are you saying that you can use your phones mobile broadband connection (3g or 4g) on your tablet with this method?
fella1 said:
Are you saying that you can use your phones mobile broadband connection (3g or 4g) on your tablet with this method?
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Absolutely. It works flawlessly and without jumping through any hoops.
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Is this for those who arnt able to do a mobile hotspot? Trying to understand the advantages. You also mentioned sharing your wifi connect...don't understand the need there either. Not trying to be a smart ass by any means, just trying to understand why BT over hotspot.
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Is this for those who arnt able to do a mobile hotspot? Trying to understand the advantages. You also mentioned sharing your wifi connect...don't understand the need there either. Not trying to be a smart ass by any means, just trying to understand why BT over hotspot.
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Well, if you mean the "paid" hotspot, this method is free. Plus, bluetooth tethering should be easier on the battery as well.
Agreed about with sharing wifi over bluetooth - like I said, it works, but if your phone could connect to wifi, your TF700 should be able to connect directly to the wifi as well. Only purpose for that would be if your TF was not "allowed" to connect to the wifi due to some policy (but your work-supplied phone could) - you could just connect to your phone for wifi access...
But again, the main purpose would be for free tethering (instead of paying a monthly fee).
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I paired my phone to my tablet without any of the apps mentioned and was able to get online using the phone's 3G connection. I do have an older phone (DroidX), maybe that makes a difference as far as not needing PDANet, etc.
Forgot not everyone has the ability to do free hotspot. My phone hasn't had a stock ROM since the first handful of stable ROMs were available.
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Also, just thought of a use for the share wifi feature. AT&T has alot of free hotspots that are free to ATT devices only, often found at McDonalds. There is often regular free wifi, but the ATT only is less crowded and I usually see faster speeds. I suppose in this scenerio it would be useful too.
It's useful if your traveling with kids and they want to download a new app or something. I have actually found quite a few uses including at work to use it. I just use the hotspot though. The only bad part is that it kills your battery FAST so make sure you have a charger.
I just use Widgetsoid on my Galaxy Nexus to tether.
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It's useful if your traveling with kids and they want to download a new app or something. I have actually found quite a few uses including at work to use it. I just use the hotspot though. The only bad part is that it kills your battery FAST so make sure you have a charger.
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I have a 5200mah on my note so it'll stay live and kicking for awhile. May have to try BT and see if it's any better on battery then BT.
Chief Geek said:
I have a 5200mah on my note so it'll stay live and kicking for awhile. May have to try BT and see if it's any better on battery then BT.
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Bluetooth should be better on the battery - please post your results...
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I set up a profile with tasker so bluetooth tethering to my phone (running cm9) is automatically activated as soon as i turn on bt on the tablet. Works great.
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Am I missing something here? I thought this was a standard feature or is this method required for carriers that ban tethering?
I have a galaxy s2 running Samsung stock 4.03 on Telstra Australia and I tether by Bluetooth all the time to my Tf700t by just enabling it in the phone tethering options, pair devices and connect. Done. No hacks or apps required
you dont need any of those apps just sync phone and tablet via bluetooth and it will ask if you want bluetooth to share internet
LRiley said:
you dont need any of those apps just sync phone and tablet via bluetooth and it will ask if you want bluetooth to share internet
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Either I'm missing something or this is *not* a "Standard" feature for all carriers. In my case, I'm using a "pre-paid" phone from VIrgin Mobile. It's $35/month for unlimited everything (except phone minutes - you get 300 anytime minutes). I certainly can "pair" my devices via bluetooth, but I don't get an option to share my internet (and even thought the devices did "pair", they will not "connect" to each other).
I do know that "tethering" was an extra monthly option in my case (an extra $15/month option!).
Again, I don't see any way to tether without using these apps. The phone itself is an HTC EVO V 4G (re-badged EVO 3D) - If I try to enable the wifi "portable hotspot mode" I get an error and it just won't work. Cannot find a way to share the internet via blutooth either (without said apps).
So, I do believe that this method will be useful for some as I don't believe that you can tether for free with all carriers.
Again, unless I'm missing something!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
jtrosky said:
I do know that "tethering" was an extra monthly option in my case (an extra $15/month option!).
Again, I don't see any way to tether without using these apps. The phone itself is an HTC EVO V 4G (re-badged EVO 3D) - If I try to enable the wifi "portable hotspot mode" I get an error and it just won't work. Cannot find a way to share the internet via blutooth either (without said apps).
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I tried to tether my iPhone with optus prepaid and got an error saying it was not activated by the carrier so I am sure android must have this carrier dependant feature in place. I had to install a hack on my iPhone to get around it so I can why you may need apps to get around it for Android as well. Just thankful my carrier allows free tethering a stupid idea IMO to not allow it
Sorry a bit OT, but how does one enter the pin code for BT pairing the Asus? (I have a GNote)...I get them to pair but not to connect...I type the number keys on the asus dock and nothing happens...
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Sorry a bit OT, but how does one enter the pin code for BT pairing the Asus? (I have a GNote)...I get them to pair but not to connect...I type the number keys on the asus dock and nothing happens...
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As I mentioned, I use wifi tethering. I also have the GNote (ATT Version, I717) running King Kang AOKP rom and never have an issue. If you flash ROMs you may be better off just using wifi as it'll autoconnect when you pop the wifi from your phone and no pairing and connecting and pin code mess. Just a thought.
Having no problems with built in bt tether....to my sensation
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Widgetsoid is probably a little better. You just create a widget for portable wifi htspot and turn it on. I use it on my galaxy nexus.
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I dont plan on rooting my phone. (If I dont have to)
My last Motorola and with Sprints standard dataplan worked just fine. (W\O tethering )
I am pretty sure tethering worked out of box, until the last update.
Any suggestions? Foxfi and pdanet not available from Amazon apps anymore. Is it blocked by Sprint?
Thanx
azimuth_coordinator said:
I dont plan on rooting my phone. (If I dont have to)
My last Motorola and with Sprints standard dataplan worked just fine. (W\O tethering )
I am pretty sure tethering worked out of box, until the last update.
Any suggestions? Foxfi and pdanet not available from Amazon apps anymore. Is it blocked by Sprint?
Thanx
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ClockworkMod Tether should work. The link to the apk is in the app description and the in-app purchase for the full version still works even if it is side-loaded.
azimuth_coordinator said:
I dont plan on rooting my phone. (If I dont have to)
My last Motorola and with Sprints standard dataplan worked just fine. (W\O tethering )
I am pretty sure tethering worked out of box, until the last update.
Any suggestions? Foxfi and pdanet not available from Amazon apps anymore. Is it blocked by Sprint?
Thanx
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your phone never worked out of the box as far as tethering unless you signed up for a tethering plan, there are multiple ways to aleviate this but I dont think you know or even want to try and attempt to do this I wont help you bwcaue theyre are multiple threads to do this, try some research instead of just wanting the answer dropped on your lap Ive had more complicated answers than this that i found help for just by reading thru all th random threads keep l
\ooking youll find the answer your looking for
Yes, Sprint blocked our ability to fownload PDANet and Foxfi from the Play Store etc, HOWEVER, you can still download them directly from the developer's websites, and you can still buy the Foxfi full version key from the Play Store.
FinntheViking said:
Yes, Sprint blocked our ability to fownload PDANet and Foxfi from the Play Store etc, HOWEVER, you can still download them directly from the developer's websites, and you can still buy the Foxfi full version key from the Play Store.
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I have never had success with either of these working on the Photon Q. FoxFi worked on the Epic 4G, but not this device., even when downloaded from their site and installed.
rpankoe said:
I have never had success with either of these working on the Photon Q. FoxFi worked on the Epic 4G, but not this device., even when downloaded from their site and installed.
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When I was on the stock ROM, I used a 'wifi tether' app from the Play Store....
I think it did require root, however, there's a ton of apps on the Play Store you can try out.
Good luck.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=wifi+tether&c=apps
rpankoe said:
I have never had success with either of these working on the Photon Q. FoxFi worked on the Epic 4G, but not this device., even when downloaded from their site and installed.
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Same experience here, however PDANet does work on the Q when you tether with a USB cable. I've yet to get the WiFi tether to work either.
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galacticservant said:
Same experience here, however PDANet does work on the Q when you tether with a USB cable. I've yet to get the WiFi tether to work either.
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I have, but I was rooted on stock.
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I have, but I was rooted on stock.
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Strange, I'm rooted on stock and purchased the FoxFi key...doesn't seem to work. Guess I'll mess around with it a bit...then again, I'm running a whacked system, system.img is ASA 36-86 first release and ALL the rest is ASA 14-15. Whacked...!
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ClockworkMod Tether should work. The link to the apk is in the app description and the in-app purchase for the full version still works even if it is side-loaded.
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Clockworkmod tether does work and for those who dont know the usb tether speeds are faster than wifi tether, I purchased the full version and have been very happy also rooted and unlocked for the wifi tether I will say that the wifi tether is more stable/ consistent than the usb tether as the usb tether tends to cut out sporadically
PDAnet does work with this phone, I used to use it all the time.