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[Q] WiFi tether wont start?

Got the APN right
webs works well, yes I have tethering on my plan
it just wont start, says processing, and then just shows the WiFi tether config screen.
Three branded ICS 4.0.3

Which Rom are you?
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Three UK's branded ROM
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It could be a known issue with the rom you choose. I am paying for a tethering plan also however my rom ordroid does not support tethering! So therefore I don't have tethering . It depends on the rom.
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Three are a company that encourage tethering.
Mmmm, it works one time in five, the other times it just wont start and says error.

Ive enabled chep in the apn, works 100% all the time
BUT
when you turn it off the phone craps out and resets
the WiFi its self seems kaput

I cant seem to get it working on my sensation 4g with ICS 4.0.3
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mine started white screen reseting and getting a black unresponsive display.
HTC reckon something is kaput in mine
on its way to HTC as I type.

I found a tethering app that actually works! Is.called WiFi teher and once you get the settings right IT WORKS! I'm tethering again! Just to let you know is really a great app ! If you have any trouble with the settings you can pm me and I'll help. But if you want to tether again get this app. My Rom is ordroid and tethering is not working on it so this app is a God send! Im used it again this morning! It's the only one I ever got working! It's great news! Now you can tether Again too! Best of luck! Just wanted to let you know it's available!
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realsis said:
I found a tethering app that actually works! Is.called WiFi teher and once you get the settings right IT WORKS! I'm tethering again! Just to let you know is really a great app ! If you have any trouble with the settings you can pm me and I'll help. But if you want to tether again get this app. My Rom is ordroid and tethering is not working on it so this app is a God send! Im used it again this morning! It's the only one I ever got working! It's great news! Now you can tether Again too! Best of luck! Just wanted to let you know it's available!
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Wifi tether is the app I downloaded and the results I get is on the picture . Not sure what to do to get wifi tether working?!
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Got my sensation back from HTC today, all looks well
will be stress testing it stock to make sure all is well for a week before I S-Off etc it.

[Q] battery life - Do I have a lemon?

Ok, Ive had my one x for two weeks and its a fantastic phone with absolutely pathetic battery life. So far the battery life is always inferior to my old Atrix (first one).
On a few occasions its been so bad I don't even think its possible that this phone isnt broken. I'm still locked bootloader, no hacked apps, customizations, anything. Stock and a few apps like dropbox and zynga games.
Today was especially pathetic. "Voice calls" was exactly one phone call under 10 minutes long.
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Is it this bad for everyone?

That's pretty bad. Looks like you didn't even have the screen on all that much, either.
I'm assuming you're on 1.85? Have you tried a reset?
For comparison, and others' feedback, here's a recent snap of my stats. I'm not too confident my battery is up to snuff either.
-V
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Vendetta-NY said:
That's pretty bad. Looks like you didn't even have the screen on all that much, either.
I'm assuming you're on 1.85? Have you tried a reset?
For comparison, and others' feedback, here's a recent snap of my stats. I'm not too confident my battery is up to snuff either.
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-V
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Thanks for the reference. Whats your battery life like under very light usage? I think i played scramble with friends twice, and had a 10 minute phone call. Maybe a quick web page or two. On 1.85

I have at&t HTC one x also my battery life is ok I read somewhere that one x phones with the serial number ht24.... And ht23.... May have battery and WiFi issues my phone is a ht24..... Serial number but mine seems to be fine so far I had it for only 3 weeks. But here's some screen shots of my power usages and one is where my brightness setting is at.
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ripnhack said:
I have at&t HTC one x also my battery life is ok I read somewhere that one x phones with the serial number ht24.... And ht23.... May have battery and WiFi issues my phone is a ht24..... Serial number but mine seems to be fine so far I had it for only 3 weeks. But here's some screen shots of my power usages and one is where my brightness setting is at.
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Where did you read that HT24s had issues? Mine is an HT24 and it has rock solid wifi and ridiculously good battery life.
@OP- Do a factory reset and and don't install anything and run it for a day or two and see what kind of battery life you get. The important thing to look at is screen on time. If you get from 3-6 hrs screen on time (depending on cell signal, wifi, other factors) than your phone is fine.

I read it on this forum about a week ago someone posted the email conversation they had with HTC but mine is ht24 and it works fine my girlfriend just bought one yesterday and hers is the 25 so I'll be able to see if there is a difference I have noticed one thing about my WiFi it will attempt to connect to secured WiFi signals that I dont have the password to it'll say obtaining ip the say signal lost and keep repeating it till I turn it off
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G and E icon?!

So I ended up activating my phone on 30 4g 5gb cap and 100 min. And i only get these icons and once in a while. 3g icon. My phone just got activated like an hour ago. Sorry for so many question im a mew tmobile costumer. So how do i get "4g"
Btw im on ViperS rom
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arnold1997 said:
So I ended up activating my phone on 30 4g 5gb cap and 100 min. And i only get these icons and once in a while. 3g icon. My phone just got activated like an hour ago. Sorry for so many question im a mew tmobile costumer. So how do i get "4g"
Btw im on ViperS rom
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Go into the dialer and type *#*#4636#*#*
Now go into phone information. You may be able to select LTE from there.
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I still dont get 4g :/
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The G icon is a known problem with any TORXX ROM. Search the viper thread.

So what rom do u reccomend?
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From what it seems like, you should have 4G. When not using data, your device switches to 3G mode (saves battery). As soon as you start to use data, it switches to 4G. US ROMs show the 4G icon at all times, but the same thing happens. EU ROMs show H instead of 4G but, again, it's all the same. Viper has a glitch where it shows G instead of H, it is annoying.
If you are still skeptical, try what someone mentioned above by typing to code into the dialer and choosing WCDMA preferred or auto modes. As for what ROM to use, it's all the same regarding data. I am on T-Mobile US and use viperOneS with full and stable 4G speeds. I also have the latest radio from the latest EU OTA; 2.31 or something like that.

arnold1997 said:
So what rom do u reccomend?
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As they say, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one...I'd try them all and see what you can live with. Viper seems to be the most feature rich Sense ROM, but you have to accept that your signal indication may not be accurate. As they say in the Viper thread, just think of G as "Great" signal...try running a speed test and you'll probably see that you are getting 4G speeds when it says G

Originally Posted by arnold1997
So what rom do u reccomend?
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As they say, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one...I'd try them all and see what you can live with. Viper seems to be the most feature rich Sense ROM, but you have to accept that your signal indication may not be accurate. As they say in the Viper thread, just think of G as "Great" signal...try running a speed test and you'll probably see that you are getting 4G speeds when it says G
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I actually was 4g speeds! lol so ill stay with viper i guess. But will try others out
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Wifi issues (Updated for JB)

Okay, I've just noticed this the past couple of days, but when I look into my battery usage I notice that wifi is getting turned on by itself at some point during the day and remaining on for a little while.
I rarely use wifi, so it shouldn't be turning itself on, I also checked to make sure none of the smart actions crap was activating it, no wifi direct or anything of the sort either. I'll include some screen shots. Running completely stock ICS, most recent OTA update.
Does anyone have an idea of why this is happening and what I can do to stop it? Thanks.
UPDATE:
After one day on the official jelly bean ota update I'm still having this issue. More screen shots included.
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As you can see, it's staying on even longer now.
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For some additional information, for the last 3 days I have noticed that, from the graph, it seems to be happening at the same time, for 5 hours precisely each day. Is this just something I might be overlooking?
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My phone seems to do this also but it's random and doesn't stay on as long as yours does. Do you by chance have Smart Actions on to turn on your WiFi or have the Auto-Connect setting checked in your WiFi settings?
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thebrianiac said:
My phone seems to do this also but it's random and doesn't stay on as long as yours does. Do you by chance have Smart Actions on to turn on your WiFi or have the Auto-Connect setting checked in your WiFi settings?
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I checked both the smart actions and the wifi auto-connect. Both have always been disabled.
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jeddster2013 said:
I checked both the smart actions and the wifi auto-connect. Both have always been disabled.
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Well I'm afraid I'm out of suggestions. It might be a bug that's addressed in the JB update due this week.
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Alright. Thanks. Hopefully it's fixed in the update.
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For some reason my wifi displays like it has a weak signal in the notification bar, but as you can see it's fine.
Been like this for a few days, not sure why.
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I've seen that happen on my phone also. A reboot usually fixes it.
I got the JB update last night and my WiFi still periodically turns itself on.
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thebrianiac said:
I've seen that happen on my phone also. A reboot usually fixes it.
I got the JB update last night and my WiFi still periodically turns itself on.
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I have not yet received the update, so I can't tell anything. But when I check my battery usage during the time that it's on I have nothing about wifi in the notification bar, always says I have a 3G data connection. And it seems to only do it when I have the screen off for long periods of time, usually during school. So maybe if my phone is going into deep sleep that has something to do with it?
I guess I'm gonna wait for the JB update before I call Verizon and see if they maybe know about this bug and will ship me a new razr...
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jeddster2013 said:
I have not yet received the update, so I can't tell anything. But when I check my battery usage during the time that it's on I have nothing about wifi in the notification bar, always says I have a 3G data connection. And it seems to only do it when I have the screen off for long periods of time, usually during school. So maybe if my phone is going into deep sleep that has something to do with it?
I guess I'm gonna wait for the JB update before I call Verizon and see if they maybe know about this bug and will ship me a new razr...
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I'm thinking about giving them a call or a visit soon. I have some other issues with my WiFi that I can't seem to figure out. I'll try to remember to post back if I find out anything.

thebrianiac said:
I'm thinking about giving them a call or a visit soon. I have some other issues with my WiFi that I can't seem to figure out. I'll try to remember to post back if I find out anything.
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Okay, thanks. I'm actually downloading the JB soak to install right now. I'll update with some more screen shots, results etc. After a couple of days on it.
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I updated the thread with my results after most of my first day on JB. Also (and I'll feel really stupid if this was the problem all along) just today I noticed I had android beam on, but that's just NFC right? Wifi direct was set to off, so it should he fine, but just a thought.
I've also told my phone to "forget" all wifi networks, since it is doing it suspiciously only when I'm at school and I have connected to the school's wifi network before. Even though this should NOT be a problem anyway, since auto connect is off. Who knows, maybe that will be a temp fix for this weird bug.
By the way, thanks all, it's always reassuring when I'm not the only one with a problem
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Geez, that's definitely not normal.
If you look at my screen shot, it almost seems like my wifi turns on when the GPS is activated (I leave GPS on). I wonder if turning off all location services will solve this. I'm about to try it now.
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Setting all location services off didn't seem to make much difference
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Okay, I think I've at least figured out what my problem was. Don't know if it will help with yours. When I went in and told it to forget all of my wifi networks it stopped having problems. I think it must have been trying to connect to the school's wifi even though every wifi related setting was turned off... Must be a bug. So that was my problem, I'd give that a shot if you haven't already. I'll include a screen shot of it working.
It didn't save me as much battery as I thought it would, but it's an improvement. Hope I could help.
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Hmm, thanks, I'll give it a try.
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Nexus 5 Wifi Problem

Hi all
I got my Nexus 5 yesterday and i am having a problem with the wifi. It connects ok to my home router, however when im using it the wifi signal keeps going up and down all the time. I can see the little symbol in the right hand corner going from full wifi bars ro maybe half every 30 seconds or so. Then it will just drop, and come back on itself after a minute or so.
I have updated the router firmware etc and i have both 1st and 2nd gen nexus 7's, a htc sensation and samsung 4 mini all working fine with the wifi with no issues.
My phone is not rooted its as it was out of the box.
Does this sound like a faulty phone?
Thanks all
Chris

chrisnewton said:
Hi all
I got my Nexus 5 yesterday and i am having a problem with the wifi. It connects ok to my home router, however when im using it the wifi signal keeps going up and down all the time. I can see the little symbol in the right hand corner going from full wifi bars ro maybe half every 30 seconds or so. Then it will just drop, and come back on itself after a minute or so.
I have updated the router firmware etc and i have both 1st and 2nd gen nexus 7's, a htc sensation and samsung 4 mini all working fine with the wifi with no issues.
My phone is not rooted its as it was out of the box.
Does this sound like a faulty phone?
Thanks all
Chris
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Does that happen even if the phone is right next the router?

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Does that happen even if the phone is right next the router?
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Yes in the same room !

were you ever able to get this resolved?

shilton.charles said:
were you ever able to get this resolved?
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No only just happend and im at work, going to have a play with it tonight, i will try changing channels on router etc see if that works..is yours the same?

chrisnewton said:
No only just happend and im at work, going to have a play with it tonight, i will try changing channels on router etc see if that works..is yours the same?
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My nexus works fine..however i have had issues with a previous device
in my router settings i had to ensure that Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) was enabled
apparently without this enabled my router could not assign an ip address to my Phone.

shilton.charles said:
My nexus works fine..however i have had issues with a previous device
in my router settings i had to ensure that Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) was enabled
apparently without this enabled my router could not assign an ip address to my Phone.
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Thanks i will look at this tonight while i am fiddling about with it

I ALWAYS drop connection to wifi when close by my router. I've tries both bands and nothing. Considering a device swap to test.
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diablospeed said:
I ALWAYS drop connection to wifi when close by my router. I've tries both bands and nothing. Considering a device swap to test.
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this seems to be a comon problem with many nexus users....
are you using stock nexus firmware?

Stock firmware... Rooted and unlocked but no ROM changes
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chrisnewton said:
Hi all
I got my Nexus 5 yesterday and i am having a problem with the wifi. It connects ok to my home router, however when im using it the wifi signal keeps going up and down all the time. I can see the little symbol in the right hand corner going from full wifi bars ro maybe half every 30 seconds or so. Then it will just drop, and come back on itself after a minute or so.
I have updated the router firmware etc and i have both 1st and 2nd gen nexus 7's, a htc sensation and samsung 4 mini all working fine with the wifi with no issues.
My phone is not rooted its as it was out of the box.
Does this sound like a faulty phone?
Thanks all
Chris
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Go to your WiFi Advanced settings and make sure your Region Code is set to your region.

sledge3n8 said:
Go to your WiFi Advanced settings and make sure your Region Code is set to your region.
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I can't find that setting?

Go to WiFi settings then click the three dot menu. There you will see "Advanced".
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I can't find that setting?
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Yes been in there and nothing about regions

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chrisnewton said:
Yes been in there and nothing about regions
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Ok. What ROM are you on?

I'm not rooted just as it came out of the box