Greetings, my home internet is a 3G wireless card from a Sprint reseller because for the time being that's the only "decent" internet I can get. While I have an excellent signal (-54 dBm) the speed is often slow as dial-up which makes watching Netflix on my desktop or PS3 next to impossible.
I can use the Netflix app on my phone and hook the phone up to my TV to watch just fine, clearly Verizon has a better network attached to the tower than Sprint. But I would rather use PdaNet to watch on my Desktop. The problem with this is that, because of the way PdaNet works the Netflix web page tells me that my "computer" is not supported.
Would anyone happen to know a work-around?
zakth said:
Greetings, my home internet is a 3G wireless card from a Sprint reseller because for the time being that's the only "decent" internet I can get. While I have an excellent signal (-54 dBm) the speed is often slow as dial-up which makes watching Netflix on my desktop or PS3 next to impossible.
I can use the Netflix app on my phone and hook the phone up to my TV to watch just fine, clearly Verizon has a better network attached to the tower than Sprint. But I would rather use PdaNet to watch on my Desktop. The problem with this is that, because of the way PdaNet works the Netflix web page tells me that my "computer" is not supported.
Would anyone happen to know a work-around?
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Don't use PdaNet?
zakth said:
Greetings, my home internet is a 3G wireless card from a Sprint reseller because for the time being that's the only "decent" internet I can get. While I have an excellent signal (-54 dBm) the speed is often slow as dial-up which makes watching Netflix on my desktop or PS3 next to impossible.
I can use the Netflix app on my phone and hook the phone up to my TV to watch just fine, clearly Verizon has a better network attached to the tower than Sprint. But I would rather use PdaNet to watch on my Desktop. The problem with this is that, because of the way PdaNet works the Netflix web page tells me that my "computer" is not supported.
Would anyone happen to know a work-around?
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Don't use pdanet, use a wireless tether method for now, search the market for barnacle widow tether, it will work fine, have been using it to watch netflix
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Thanks for the replies but sadly my desktop does not have a wireless card or dongle. I was hoping to use a wired solution. Does Barnacle offer a bluetooth mode that would support Netflix?
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Hello. Just bought my third HTC phone and I am very happy with it. The 1080P video sounds especially appealing. I saw there was an HDMI adapter which I mentioned to the sales guy and he said that his girlfriend had one(of the phones) and their TV (which has wifi) automatically picked it up. If I am going to take good HD videos it would be great to send them over wifi to my PS3 (preferably) or my computer with a media server on it to watch them easily. I have heard of an app called awesome drop but everything I have seen is getting media ONTO the phone, not off. I know I could just USB to my computer (and maybe even ps3?) but since it can be on my wifi network it would seem there was some way to easily just push the video wirelessly to watch. I know this isn't specific to the Amaze so if you think I will get better answers I can move to a more general Android area. Thanks always XDA.
Also in the same vein is there some app to just directly move any files freely between the phone and my computer (and maybe even ps3?) over wifi? TY
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Hello. Just bought my third HTC phone and I am very happy with it. The 1080P video sounds especially appealing. I saw there was an HDMI adapter which I mentioned to the sales guy and he said that his girlfriend had one(of the phones) and their TV (which has wifi) automatically picked it up. If I am going to take good HD videos it would be great to send them over wifi to my PS3 (preferably) or my computer with a media server on it to watch them easily. I have heard of an app called awesome drop but everything I have seen is getting media ONTO the phone, not off. I know I could just USB to my computer (and maybe even ps3?) but since it can be on my wifi network it would seem there was some way to easily just push the video wirelessly to watch. I know this isn't specific to the Amaze so if you think I will get better answers I can move to a more general Android area. Thanks always XDA.
Also in the same vein is there some app to just directly move any files freely between the phone and my computer (and maybe even ps3?) over wifi? TY
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I use iMediaShare Premium to stream videos stored on my device to my XBox 360. I can also stream Youtube and several other services as well. All connect via wifi.
There's a program called PS3 Media Server that is awesome. I haven't yet tried streaming amaze videos, but I will tonight. THis app is very light weight and streams really well. I have yet to have any problems, but I've only streamed some relatively low bandwidth 4:3 video over wireless.
I stream video to my Xbox 360 using an app called Twonky, It's in the Android Market, nice and easy. Let me know if it works for you.
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please can someone tell me if there is a way to use usb tether my htc wildfires internet directly from phone to xbox with no pc inbetween as this should speed up connection and fix the nat type. if this isnt possible please tell me a way to change the nat type when i use wifi tether on my phone to get xbox live
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Even if there was a way to do so, I don't think it would be really worth it. It's like trying to connect to XBL using dial-up; super slow more than anything.
when i use wifi tethering the very few games it lets me join due to strict nat type have bareley any lag especially if its a good host with fast internet. it isnt as slow as dial up as i get 3g signal which is way faster than edge/gprs so if i only got edge/gprs then the speed,would be dial up speed and wouldnt even connect to a game even with open nat type i bet. all i want is an easy way to open the nat type cos i get quite fast internet. also the sound from people talking in party,game chat etc bareley gets crackeled up which you would expect with this connection. someone needs to develop an app to open the nat type and if it has already been done, someone please upload it and post it here.
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stephen.brader said:
please can someone tell me if there is a way to use usb tether my htc wildfires internet directly from phone to xbox with no pc inbetween as this should speed up connection and fix the nat type. if this isnt possible please tell me a way to change the nat type when i use wifi tether on my phone to get xbox live
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I Know. This an old post. But i was wondering the same thing.. This is my set up i share my wifi with my naber we both have the xbox one and the 360 we Had some isuses with smart glass because. Of this tho so i Just ran an ethenet. Cable qq laptop to xbox one. Ect..But ther is only. One Out for ethenet on my laptop. So no live for 360 so my thaughts wer this (could you not just
Buy a. Usb to ethenet. Connecter use an old android. Phone. Make. It connect to your home. Wifi. For speed isuse.? Would. This be to ezy? ) thaughts please. Thanks
I don't play gta5 live, but I need an internet connection to save game progress. My smartphone does not have WiFi, it does have Bluetooth and USB tethering. I've searched to see if Xbox 360 has Bluetooth capability. Nothing definitive yet.
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I don't play gta5 live, but I need an internet connection to save game progress. My smartphone does not have WiFi, it does have Bluetooth and USB tethering. I've searched to see if Xbox 360 has Bluetooth capability. Nothing definitive yet.
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This has me scratching my bonce too. I don't have internet at home but have a internal network in the house with wifi switch (for laptops, NAS and streaming media to xbox). The only internet I have is my all-you-can-eat data plan on 3 (UK).
I have easytether which connects laptop flawlessly but should also connect xbox 360 / Wii / ps3 but I get an MTU error on xbox. Annoying as I need to connect to Live! to update console and play a new game (also all my bought games revert to demo mode offline) Anybody got any progress on this?
Hey guys I've been reading through these forums since before the Prime's release and have been patiently awaiting it but obviously I have been disappointed by some of the problems that have arisen. I was hoping to get the Prime for specific applications and figured I'd ask you guys if the Prime will meet my expectations. I wanted to be sure of these things before I bought so any answers would be very helpful. Here is what I'm looking for in the prime:
1) Regarding Wi-Fi: My router is upstairs and I’d like to be able to use the Tablet to stream video from youtube or Netflix one and two floors down from the router. Will I see any problems with a non-faulty prime? Is it highly dependent on the router and internet provider? I live in a single house and when I search for my internet connection I usually see three or four others with very low signal strength, not sure if that’s an issue.
2) I plan to stream Netflix, how is this on the prime? I also would like to connect my tablet to the tv via HDMI and stream video or games.
3) I would like to download emulators for genesis, snes, psx, n64 (I own all the systems but I want something portable + hate hooking them up) and play them throughout the house, anyone know if there is lag or how well these emulators play on the prime? Can I use a wireless xbox360 controller without the dock? If not what if the prime’s rooted?
4) Remote desktop is fairly important for me. I like to play older PC games like Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Fallout, Civilization etc. on my tablet via remote desktop. Anyone tried this? How is the range? Is there an app that allows me to wake my computer from sleep because that’s what I put my PC in when I’m not using it to save power.
5) I know GPS doesn’t work but can I use wi-fi to download maps and look at them when I’m away from wi-fi?
6) I’d like to use a Bluetooth headset to listen to music on the bus when my prime is in my bag. I have a Bluetooth mouse that I wouldn’t mind using sometimes as well. I assume both of those work fine but I read that the Bluetooth and wi-fi won’t work together so I’m guessing no youtube + Bluetooth headphones or mouse? Not a huge deal for me If they work fine without wi-fi.
7) I’d like to read fairly large textbooks on my prime and was hoping it was relatively lag free.
1. wifi for me works fine for me with decent range, well enough to where i don't notice any reall difference from my phone. i can be downstairs, in the garage, a handful of rooms over and it's fine.
2. netflix also works fine for me, i haven't connected the tablet to a tv to stream netflix, but i've played locally stored videos from the tablet via hdmi just fine.
3. i haven't used any emulators but afaik, you can't use the wireless xbox controller with the prime, but ps3 controller via bluetooth is possible with root access and the sixaxis (sp) app.
4. remote desktop works well, but for any game that needs very little lag for input, it's not going to be an ideal situation, but for something like civ, it should really be fine.
5. you can cache maps with the labs feature in google maps, it should be able to pull up map data w/o a connection, but you won't be able to search or get directions w/o a connection.
7. i haven't had any problems reading anything i've thrown on the prime yet.
I have Splashtop setup on my Prime and PC. I can access my PC desktop from my Prime on my Home Network and it works great. When I am at a Remote location and not near my Home Network can I use Splashtop and access PC from different WiFi Network? If so how?
Thanks
Couple of ways... if you have a dynamically updated domain name for your home network, you can access it through fowarded ports...
if you are connected with google services available (wifi icon = blue), then you can use the "Internet Discovery" feature in the menu of Splashtop Remote and Streamer.
chamberc said:
Couple of ways... if you have a dynamically updated domain name for your home network, you can access it through fowarded ports...
if you are connected with google services available (wifi icon = blue), then you can use the "Internet Discovery" feature in the menu of Splashtop Remote and Streamer.
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Thanks for info.
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I think it works if you set it up with a vpn.
Never tried.
I use splashtop with Google services all the time, works great.
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Keep in mind that Splashtop doesn't encrypt at all.
I tunnel it through SSH to make it secure.
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The main reason I want Remote PC access is for my wife. She will using Prime as a Laptop for Nursing Conferences she has to attend. Though she will Probably have all the file access she needs though our DropBox I just want to have something as a "backup" if she need to find something on our PC while she at one of these Conferences.
On your desktop if you goto the splashtop client theres a setting to add a gmail account. Put that in and goto the splashtop on your prime and again theres a setting to add your gmail. Now you can access it anywhere in the world. I work at best buy mobile and show customers this
Anyone tested the remote option with a good wifi connection on both sides? I tried this through a wifi hotspot from my Sensation and it was horrible lol.. As expected probably but i just wonder what speed is like under "normal" conditions.
I was playing around with this a bit last night using the Splashtop THD version purchased from the market. The connection I had setup was my home computer running Splashtop Streamer which is on Comcast Xfinity (computer is hardwired into router), then my tablet running Splashtop THD which was located ~3 cities away pigging backing off my friends wifi internet connection which also happens to be Comcast Xfinity.
I ran three tests.
First was playing all the games on my PC (Skyrim, The Witcher 2, StarCraft 2, etc.). This went admirably well aside from the fact that I clearly had issues controlling the games as only Skyrim has a gaming profile. Otherwise it ran surprisingly smooth and reminded me a lot of OnLive, Skyrim being the best test since I had an external usb mouse with me plugged into the tablet and was able to look about in the game.
Next I did some basic functionality testing with web browsing, word processing, and music playing... all of which were executed flawlessly.
The last test I ran was with video streaming (ie. playing fullscreen video on my home PC while connected from the tablet in Splashtop). I played a 1080p, 720p and 480p video for the tests, all played admirably well given a few seconds to sync audio/video. What I mean by this is usually when the videos started (or if I were to seek forward or back) the audio would be out of sync temporarily for about 5-15 seconds depending, and then finally catch up. Once caught up however the video from that point on seemed to play flawlessly.
The only thing I sadly did not remember to do was running a speedtest at Wifi Analyzer at my friends house. I do remember however that I was at full signal strength for the wifi connection at my friends house (my tablet in general has zero wifi issues, typically it performs better than my moto atrix). Overall I would say it performs admirably well but if you are going to have less than 50% wifi strength you will probably start to see noticable lag. I will also comment that typically the Comcast Xfinity internet in my area clocks are 30/8 for down/up in Mbps.
verdikt said:
On your desktop if you goto the splashtop client theres a setting to add a gmail account. Put that in and goto the splashtop on your prime and again theres a setting to add your gmail. Now you can access it anywhere in the world. I work at best buy mobile and show customers this
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Can you have more than 1 Gmail account listed on Splash top? I am using the Splash top included with the Prime and I am logged in with my Gmail account but I don't see how to Add an account. Do I need to log out of my account to add my wife's Gmail as a 2nd access account?
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I remember using Splashtop on my TP when first got it but after I factory-reset my tablet, I don't see the icon anymore. How do I access Splashtop now?
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I remember using Splashtop on my TP when first got it but after I factory-reset my tablet, I don't see the icon anymore. How do I access Splashtop now?
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I know it's pretty simple to stream video on the same wifi network, but I haven't found a way to do this if you are on wifi tether.
ie... I have podcasts downloaded on my phone. I want to watch them on my Prime.
There's no wifi network around.
Anyone do this?
Let me reiterate.
Native video on phone. Stream to Tablet. Easy.
Native video on phone. Stream to Tablet. Over Wifi tether from phone. Hard.
tjblotto said:
I know it's pretty simple to stream video on the same wifi network, but I haven't found a way to do this if you are on wifi tether.
ie... I have podcasts downloaded on my phone. I want to watch them on my Prime.
There's no wifi network around.
Anyone do this?
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I have no trouble streaming videos. It could be your carrier limitations.
robertg9 said:
I have no trouble streaming videos. It could be your carrier limitations.
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Same here. Even a couple years ago- I was in Vegas for a week at Blackhat and I had my phone and an Ipad. I streamed netflix with the ipad tethered using 3g and it was fine and great quality. With 4g, nothing to it at all..
Hope your provider isn't throttling you.. net neutrality be dammed hehe.
Let me reiterate.
Native video on my phone.
Stream to Tablet from phone.
Over Wifi tether.
For some reason, DLNA protocol doesn't see phone as server if phone is serving internet.
Actually I think I remember the tethering apps on my phones took over the wifi and if thats the case still then you cant serve dlna with a tether going. So what your seeing is right.
Hmmmm...
Well I wonder if there is a way to do this.
Consider your phone as the router (which it is, since you can get multiple internet feeds - TP/Laptop). The only way would be to have the phone as another computer on a network. I don't think you can do both at the same time. Since you got a microSD slot, what's wrong with moving the videos to the SD card?
Transferring the SD card is an option, however, I think there should be a way to do this without the hassle.
Have you tried imediashare?
Wifi file explorer
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That ****ing worked!
Thanks!