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I don't know if it affects phones other than the Eris, but users can't play HQ videos from YouTube over the phone's 3G connection. Apparently, and I haven't confirmed this myself (but can and will), it will work over WiFi.
I know on jail-broken iPhones and iPods, there is an app available that tricks other apps into thinking it's connected via whatever connection you tell it. For example, I could tell the YouTube app that I always connect with WiFi. Then, it would play HQ videos.
Is such a think available for Android ? Would such a thing be difficult to implement ?
This would be neat, someone might have a trick.
This has already been a discussion and last time i checked there was no way of doing this. It sounds like a great idea and if there is an update i would love to hear it!
im going to bump this thread in hopes of getting this to work so i can start the NFL mobile app on 3G.
Right now i have to open the app on wifi and then make sure i dont exit it. It works fine on 3g after the switch, i just cant start it on 3g.
Has anyone came out with anything since then that will trick my phone into thinking its on wifi?
i'd rather be able to have my phone say it's on 3g, while it's on wifi. several sprint apps don't work over wifi, for some stupid reason
Well either way, the mfl mobile app only works if you start it on wifi for ATT, so if there was a way to get it working it would be awesome.
I know you can do this on the iphone for apps that only work on wifi. Theres gotta be a way to get it to work on android.....
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i'd rather be able to have my phone say it's on 3g, while it's on wifi.
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Did you read my post or just the title?
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Well either way, the mfl mobile app only works if you start it on wifi for ATT, so if there was a way to get it working it would be awesome.
I know you can do this on the iphone for apps that only work on wifi. Theres gotta be a way to get it to work on android.....
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I have the same problem with NFL mobile on my att captivate. There has to be a way to figure this out.
+1 on this...
I'm on 4G with tmobile and it's actually faster than my home cable internet... ugh this restriction is soooo stupid!! It's one of the few things I miss about iOS
HQ YouTube works fine over 3G on Vibrant
This would also be very useful for playing Gameloft games like N.O.V.A which require Wifi.
+1 for further development on this
HQ YouTube works fine over 3G on Vibrant
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Wasn't the case when I first posted this... 13 months ago ;-)
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Any updates on this?
Larry94 said:
This would also be very useful for playing Gameloft games like N.O.V.A which require Wifi.
+1 for further development on this
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This ^!! +1
I bought NOVA months back but still haven't been able to play because I don't have wifi
Therev29 said:
This ^!! +1
I bought NOVA months back but still haven't been able to play because I don't have wifi
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Yes, I bought Splinterl cell and modern combat 2 but can't even download the remaining data as it requires Wifi...The 3g speed is good and constant.why gameloft makes such stupid decissions..let the users decide what network the want like in games such as assasin creed or hero of sparta..
I'm using Galaxy s2 if it matters and any such trick would be verry helpful.
http://db.tt/jhabgBM
Download this... and place it on the root of your SDcard. This will fix your "wifi-only" game data downloads. Works for gameloft games, might work for others.
To actually play the game online (this might work for the NFL app) download an app called "wireless tether for root users" now you need to follow these directions exactly!
1. Turn on wifi (don't connect, just turn it on)
2. Turn on the Wireless Tether app (this will shut off wifi)
3. Before! Before! Before! You get the message Stating "wireless tether for root users has been granted superuser permissions" you need to reenable wifi! If you do not do it exactly that way, wifi will say "error" but if you do it right, your good to go! You can now play that game without a wifi connection. I also play Nova 2.. So yes
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The link isn't working for me (maybe because im in my phone?)
Will this also trick gtalk into letting me video chat over 3g? (Since is requires wifi on at&t)
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The link isn't working for me (maybe because im in my phone?)
Will this also trick gtalk into letting me video chat over 3g? (Since is requires wifi on at&t)
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There is a hack Gtalk app that let you use it over 3g. It's posted here somewhere just do a search
I have put the latest vegan rom (I think its 5.1) and I'm not sure if its accesing the gps in the unit, it worked when I had cm 7 but now it doesn't, is there a fix for it?
Also, does tikl require an actual phone radio to work? When I open it pops up if unsupported country code
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There is no GPS in the Gtab. Some ROMs will get a location from your wifi node, but many do not. You can use a bluetooth GPS and the Blue GPS APP. Search there are several threads.
Oh ok that makes sense, what exactly does the g sensor do?
g sensor is an accelerometer used to sense angular movement of tablet
I seem to be getting some gps from cyanmod 7 just in case you want to try it, just make sure you wipe data/reset, then wipe cache and load the rom then the gapps at the same time one after another then let the rom load, seems to work for me.
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I seem to be getting some gps from cyanmod 7 just in case you want to try it, just make sure you wipe data/reset, then wipe cache and load the rom then the gapps at the same time one after another then let the rom load, seems to work for me.
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You are getting WiFi location services in CM7, not GPS signal.
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I seem to be getting some gps from cyanmod 7 just in case you want to try it, just make sure you wipe data/reset, then wipe cache and load the rom then the gapps at the same time one after another then let the rom load, seems to work for me.
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See post #2
See the post above that says thanks for being a smart *ss LOL you never said cyanmod 7 did give you the ability to get some limited GPS. Thats what this community is for, giving some extra info to some that might want to know. But hey thanks for chiming in anyway LOL
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See post #2
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I am using tethergps apk on my phone and connecting both wifi and bluetooth to my gtab so yes i do get real-time gps and cyanmod7 is the only rom that it is worked so far. Just used it tonight.
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You are getting WiFi location services in CM7, not GPS signal.
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I am using tethergps apk on my phone and connecting both wifi and bluetooth to my gtab so yes i do get real-time gps and cyanmod7 is the only rom that it is worked so far. Just used it tonight.
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No, tetherGPS works on Vegan 5.1 as I use it frequently. In that case it's not the ROM that is giving you GPS it's tetherGPS (which doesn't need bluetooth connectivity for GPS anyway).
CM7 offers WiFi location services so you get a similar to GPS feature though not nearly as accurate and not always available (depending on the WiFi network you are attaching too).
Well for some reason I have to connect both wifi and bluetooth to my iphone while using cyanmod 7 to get real time gps. I tried tetherGPS on Vegan 5.1 and it never worked? How did you get it to work specifically? Please explain your process because just downloading the app on Vegan is not only what it takes as it never worked for me? Thank you!
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No, tetherGPS works on Vegan 5.1 as I use it frequently. In that case it's not the ROM that is giving you GPS it's tetherGPS (which doesn't need bluetooth connectivity for GPS anyway).
CM7 offers WiFi location services so you get a similar to GPS feature though not nearly as accurate and not always available (depending on the WiFi network you are attaching too).
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Well for some reason I have to connect both wifi and bluetooth to my phone while using cyanmod 7 to get real time gps. I tried tetherGPS on Vegan 5.1 and it never worked? How did you get it to work and what phone are you using?
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Motorola Droid. Droid is runing TetherGPS in server mode and Gtablet (VEGAn 5.1.1) was running TetherGPS in client mode.
Phone and Tablet were on same WiFi network (or Tablet was tethered to Phone if no WiFi network available).
Darn it, is there a gps service apk similar for the iphone that you know of?
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Motorola Droid. Droid is runing TetherGPS in server mode and Gtablet (VEGAn 5.1.1) was running TetherGPS in client mode.
Phone and Tablet were on same WiFi network (or Tablet was tethered to Phone if no WiFi network available).
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Darn it, is there a gps service apk similar for the iphone that you know of?
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I don't know. While I also have an iPhone (3g...work provided) I don't do squat on it (except work phone calls) because I personally can't stand iOS
Oh ok thank you i have my iphone jailbroken and treaked out to the max
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I don't know. While I also have an iPhone (3g...work provided) I don't do squat on it (except work phone calls) because I personally can't stand iOS
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I just came across a free WiFi tethering application called FoxFi, which is available from the Android Market. This enabled WiFi tethering for non-rooted phones. Version 1.31 is still a beta, and I've only downloaded it a few minutes ago. But I am connected via my phone right now and it seems to work.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.foxfi
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I just came across a free WiFi tethering application called FoxFi, which is available from the Android Market. This enabled WiFi tethering for non-rooted phones. Version 1.31 is still a beta, and I've only downloaded it a few minutes ago. But I am connected via my phone right now and it seems to work.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.foxfi
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I just installed this app this morning and tested it out for about 5 mins and it worked great!
Anybody know how this will appear on AT&T's system? Easily figured out by the carrier?
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LuvrGirl said:
I just installed this app this morning and tested it out for about 5 mins and it worked great!
Anybody know how this will appear on AT&T's system? Easily figured out by the carrier?
Maria
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I have yet to contact the developer, but on SGN, all it appears to do is modify your stock wifi sharing settings. I'll try on a razr maxx tomorrow and see if it's the same.
edit: appears to be same on the moto bionic. Double check under settings, wireless, mobile hotspot settings.
Not saying it shouldn't work as intended, but the fact that it shows up in the stock hotspot is slightly alarming.
Works great on samsung stratosphere all the other tether apps didn't work for me so this one is doing something different
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I added foxfi and turned on wifi hotspot and it isn't showing up on my devices. When I turn on mobile hotspot it wants me to pay Verizon 30 extra to activate. How are you guys getting around this?
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Works great for me too. But I am concerned about my bill. Haven't got any prompts to pay yet.
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I added foxfi and turned on wifi hotspot and it isn't showing up on my devices. When I turn on mobile hotspot it wants me to pay Verizon 30 extra to activate. How are you guys getting around this?
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You shouldn't have to explicitly turn on WiFi. I think that's why you're getting the Verizon notice. Once you start FoxFi, everything is configured in that application.
I did have a problem where it - FoxFi - seemed to keep background sync turned on. But, I also had some other things going on with my phone at that moment, so I can't say for sure if it was FoxFi that was doing it. I'll try it again later to see if I can determine what was going on.
Sometimes you have to reboot the phone after installing/configuring the app the first time.
Always open the FoxFi app for configuring or toggling the app on and off.
When you turn off tethering you may have to toggle wifi on again since it turns off wifi.
When the Green Tethering Icon shows up in the notification bar, don't open it or select anything from there.
I have it on two Razr's working fine.
Great app works great on my razr but just doesn't work on the thunderbolt
finally
So far this app works better than the phone 's app and the android wifi tether app.
doesn't work on my rooted stock Asia ROM (latest update), whereas the Android Wifi Tether beta works well. I can connect momentarily, but the connecting device never receives an IP address. not sure exactly what's going on.
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doesn't work on my rooted stock Asia ROM (latest update), whereas the Android Wifi Tether beta works well. I can connect momentarily, but the connecting device never receives an IP address. not sure exactly what's going on.
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Ive had that same problem with android wifi tether. It would connect and process. But after 50 megs process it dies out. And no connection. Ive played with dns settings and channels and nothing to get consistant tethering till now. With foxfi that is. Sux its not working for you. The only thing i can suggest is try different versions of the wifi tether app. Before the first 2 updates on the US razr. I was using an older version of android wifi tether that worked smoothly. You just gotta try to find the one that works for you
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Love this App, Works great!!!
This app works perfectly on my CDMA RAZR and my wifes RAZR MAXX. Been using it for a few days. Successfully tethered a PS3, B&N Nook Color, all of our Mac Computers. The only confusing point with this one was that you cannot shut down the hotspot from the notification pulldown area. You have to open the app back up and uncheck the box for enabling / disabling the hotspot. Not sure how this works for getting around the included hotspot app but if it works I guess I don't care. Two big thumbs up for this app!
just downloaded and hook my pc up and now im posting from my pc using my razr wifi tehetr on this foxfi app so sweet...thanks for share!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry my english bye....
Just installed in on my Razr Maxx and it's working beautifully!
Let me know if you get billed for this... not sayin you will but more for peace of mind.
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Works on my Razor Maxx. Connected on my Xoom. With FoxFi I Might turn data off on my xoom and concentrate on my razor's data usage.
Can Verizon track the data usage?? I Don't have the unlimitied data usage.
Verified working on my Razr Maxx. Got a 7mbps down speed on a mediocre 4G signal on my Iconia tablet.
Ya about the people with HTC phones
"Message from team: some user recommended FoxFi in a popular deal website and the whole world come to install it. While this is awesome we have a hard time keeping up with our support emails. We are aware of some most reported issues: the Motorola Triumph crash will be fixed in our next update. Atrix 2/4G are not supported yet and we are looking into it. HTC phones users can only use Bluetooth mode. A WiFi hotspot lock exists in HTC Android that can not be bypassed and we are truly sorry."
Just notice that in the what's new section of the market place.
Ok so a bought a thunderbolt back in Nov but returned it cause I kept having issues with the hot spot and got the rezound which turned out to be even worse so now I am back to another thunderbolt after having tried a bionic as well. I have tried several different roms trying to get one that works well for hot spot and so far the only one that was somewhat stable(CyanogenMod 7.1.1) quit working after I put it in airplane mode and i wound up having to start over to fix the issues. So now I am running 2.11.605.5 after having downgraded from 2.11.605.9 so I have the radio and lte upgrade from the latest ota. I have looked around on the forum thread about the different roms but i havent really found any postings about how the hot spot has been working I have found a couple of roms that just flat out say that the hotspot isnt working at all and have avoided them but for the most part I havent found any that say if its stable or not. So the short of it is that I want to find a rom that is stable for hot spot use. Gotta give the bionic credit for the hot spot use. That thing was great but it has the worst screen I have seen so far on an android phone. Any help would be awesome in finding a rom that is good for this
Well is it the built in hot-spot that isn't working? If so just download Wireless Tether or Open Garden and go on tethering.
If you really do want a ROM, I'm using LiquidSmooth AOSP w/ Wireless Tether app that works great.
I've used Skyraider, BAMF 1.10 with Open Garden without any issues either.
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savagebunny said:
Well is it the built in hot-spot that isn't working? If so just download Wireless Tether or Open Garden and go on tethering.
If you really do want a ROM, I'm using LiquidSmooth AOSP w/ Wireless Tether app that works great.
I've used Skyraider, BAMF 1.10 with Open Garden without any issues either.
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I tried skyraider this time and i was using the stock app and wireless tether but I had not tried open garden but the stock and wireless tether were not working it was constantly dropping in and out it would stay connected according to my windows icon on my computer but i would have no access and i would get dced from games and my torrents would drop off completely. it would take a min or so for it come back on. had that problem with a couple of roms and some would just not work at all like bamf soab which i found out today has known issues with the hotspot. I will try open garden on skyraider i liked his roms when i had my dinc. thank you for the input. any other inputs would be greatly appreciated like maybe what i might do to stabilize this problem.
I use wifi tether 3.0 beta on all roms and have no issues at all, but i set profile to tbolt, wifi router fix, and all is good.
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I use wifi tether 3.0 beta on all roms and have no issues at all, but i set profile to tbolt, wifi router fix, and all is good.
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Second that. Profile to Thunderbolt and wifi router fix was the only way I could get it to working. Smooth as butter now
Ok I have a ? Using wifi tether beta even to play mw3 on my 36O how can I change the NAT to open?
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I use wifi tether 3.0 beta on all roms and have no issues at all, but i set profile to tbolt, wifi router fix, and all is good.
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i have tried your recommendation and it has worked brilliantly on virus' eternity rom. So thank you for your ideas and support. I am a happy tbolt user now.
Thanks for the useful thread! I've been using the mobile hotspot recently, on stock 2.11.605.9 and it is just awful. It stops and starts, youtube HD just buffers all the time - it's basically unusable for anything except web browsing or email.
i am paying Verizon for the (dubious) pleasure of this barely-working feature.
So, I rooted, revolutionary-ed and installed WirelessTether. I did the configurations suggested here. Unfortunately, it's just as spotty as the stock mobile hotspot app. I notice no difference in performance.
Do I need to install one of the custom ROMs to see any benefit? Although I'm rooted and S-OFF, I'm still on the stock ROM.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions! :-D
PS: BTW, my LTE coverage is pretty good, and speeds on the phone itself are quite consistent and stable.
It's not a ROM issue. It's a Verizon issue. Every phone does it. I cancelled tethering because of this. Verizon doesn't seem to care that people want to tether for more than 5 mins without rebooting.
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Ok I have a ? Using wifi tether beta even to play mw3 on my 36O how can I change the NAT to open?
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This is more of a router issues than phone issue. Try your routers website forum or google it.
From what I have read, I dont think you can open the nat when tethering from the phone
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This is more of a router issues than phone issue. Try your routers website forum or google it.
From what I have read, I dont think you can open the nat when tethering from the phone
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I think the issue is tethering via 4G, not from a router.
I'm frustrated as hell about not being able to tether 4G for no longer than 5 minutes at a time, after which I have to reboot my T-Bolt and my tablet.
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Im not sure how people have problems with this. I use wifi router 3.1 beta and can tether 4g for hours. All i use are the standard fix settings and there is zero issues. I play games with my laptop online when i work out of town.
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Im not sure how people have problems with this. I use wifi router 3.1 beta and can tether 4g for hours. All i use are the standard fix settings and there is zero issues. I play games with my laptop online when i work out of town.
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I'm not finding "wifi router 3.1" or "wifi router 3.1 beta" in the Market anywhere. Is this an app? Just to clarify... this app will tether 4G LTE wirelessly to your device of choice for hours, correct? Thanks!
Edit: Found a link to what you're referring to in a different thread. Installed the APK, checked the box for the Wifi Fix, selected Thunderbolt, enabled access, and voila! Going on a solid hour of 4G tether with no disconnects! This seems to indeed fix whatever problem Verizon is having with the 5-minute disconnect.
For those who need it and may have missed it, here's the link for the fix:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Thats the one! Glad you found it. This topic should be stickied. Possibly the most asked questions on forums.
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The tether apps are filtered from the market when accessed via Verizon, I believe.
I have used tethering quite a bit for Netflix, etc., on CM7 with the older android wifi tether. I switched from CM back to Sense just to try something different for a while and have used the stock tether app since then. I don't recall having a tether-related reboot. I'll probably switch to the new wifi tether, love the mac filtering in there.
I will say, though, that I always have to start wifi tether twice to get it to work (enable - disable - enable.) Then it's solid.
Edit: oh, and stuck.
Question: why is it that when I turn off my tablet, wifi won't reconnect without turning my phone screen on? Very strange. My tablet reconnects immediately to my home router, but it will only reconnect immediately to my phone as long as the phone screen is on. I've tried everything and can't solve it. Otherwise, 4G Hotspot works awesomely.
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while the wifi tether app with correct settings has given me success on most roms i've tried it on, i like the built-in and hacked wifi-hotspot on thunderstick full blown a lot. overall, full blown is a great rom, and the included hot spot works perfectly for me and keeps my number of installed apps lower, which i like as well. my .02 anyway.
I actually just installed MIUI Rom that came out a few days ago and that's been working fine. My problem with most things is that I either get good 4G or GPS, but not both. :/
For some reason though, any stock tether/wireless hotspot apps never work. The miui rom uses Cyanogen Mod.
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I use wifi tether 3.0 beta on all roms and have no issues at all, but i set profile to tbolt, wifi router fix, and all is good.
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Thanks
Edit: Found a link to what you're referring to in a different thread. Installed the APK, checked the box for the Wifi Fix, selected Thunderbolt, enabled access, and voila! Going on a solid hour of 4G tether with no disconnects! This seems to indeed fix whatever problem Verizon is having with the 5-minute disconnect.
Did all this and it connect without an internet connection......i am using a Tbolt with Shift Sense rom.....please advise.
Continued to play around and magic it works. i had to check router fix and it worked
I have looked and looked, but I haven't gotten a straight forward answer on this.
I don't want to root my phone. Which app still lets me tether without having to turn on the Verizon hotspot and get charged extra for that service? (much like Foxfi does for just about every other phone I've seen)
No, just use a widget.
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No, just use a widget.
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What widget? I just bought the Note 2 a day ago so I am still trying to figure it all out. Came from a Moto Droid X so this thing feels light years ahead of me.
Any widget that toggles wifi tether.
search the play store.
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Any widget that toggles wifi tether.
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Ok, now I feel like an idiot.
I just got the Note 2, and signed a new contract. Last time I signed a contract (2+ years ago), they wanted 20 something bucks for you to use their VZW Hotspot, so I always used Foxfi to get around it and just use up all of my data plan. I guess Verizon just got smart and made it free? :silly:
Had me worried when I kept downloading *Free Wi-Fi hotspot* apps and they kicked me over to the VZW app instead.
Thanks for the help!:laugh:
Its not free but it is included with any of the new plans. If you still have unlimited data its still frowned upon. With that said yes you can use a toggle but the hotspot will drop data frequently. I recommend you root and install the wireless tether from google. Settings i use are S3 profile, netd-ndc setup, check th3 following: send netd, both wifi driver reloads, mss clamping, and router fix.
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Try "elixir 2 widgets" which is different from "elixir 2" from the play store. Once installed create a widget on your home screen for wifi tether and it should bypass the vzw block. It worked on stock unrooted vzw build for me but now I dont need it. Yay!
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