So I have a question about USB tethering before I pick up this phone. I frequently thether my current phone (HTC Touch Pro 2, WinMo 6.5) to my laptop when I don't have an available internet connection and there's no Wifi available (or they charge for it, i.e. some airports). With my current phone, I installed the WinMo tethering app that Verizon left out, and it uses my data plan (unlimited), without requiring me to pay extra for the Mobile Broadband service.
I was under the impression that I would probably have to root an Android phone to do this, but I noticed in the manual for the Rezound they mention an "Internet Connection Mode" when connecting the phone to a computer via USB to share the mobile data connection. For those with a Rezound, is this really possible by default, does it use a portion of your current data plan (unlimited in my case, thankfully), and do you have to pay extra for the Mobile Broadband plan?
Thanks!
Justin
Borg561 said:
So I have a question about USB tethering before I pick up this phone. I frequently thether my current phone (HTC Touch Pro 2, WinMo 6.5) to my laptop when I don't have an available internet connection and there's no Wifi available (or they charge for it, i.e. some airports). With my current phone, I installed the WinMo tethering app that Verizon left out, and it uses my data plan (unlimited), without requiring me to pay extra for the Mobile Broadband service.
I was under the impression that I would probably have to root an Android phone to do this, but I noticed in the manual for the Rezound they mention an "Internet Connection Mode" when connecting the phone to a computer via USB to share the mobile data connection. For those with a Rezound, is this really possible by default, does it use a portion of your current data plan (unlimited in my case, thankfully), and do you have to pay extra for the Mobile Broadband plan?
Thanks!
Justin
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there's an app called PDANet that does the same thing. I've been using it for nearly a year now. it works very well and is compatible with most Android phones(including this one).
Per the user guide:
Using HTC Rezound with Beats Audio as a modem
(USB tethering)
No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the
Internet connection of HTC Rezound with Beats Audio to connect to the
Internet.
You need your SIM card inserted on HTC Rezound with Beats
Audio to use the data connection.
To use HTC Rezound with Beats Audio as a modem, you need to
install HTC Sync on your computer first.
*** You must have an approved data plan to use this service.***
1. Make sure the data connection on HTC Rezound with Beats Audio
is turned on.
2. Connect HTC Rezound with Beats Audio to the computer using the
provided USB cable.
3. On the Choose a connection type screen, select Internet
Connection Mode, and then tap Done.
bgmikejr said:
To use HTC Rezound with Beats Audio as a modem, you need to
install HTC Sync on your computer first.
*** You must have an approved data plan to use this service.***
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I saw that when browsing through the user guide. I wasn't sure if the "approved data plan" indicated you needed to pay for the Mobile Broadband service on top of the data plan, thus the question if anyone had tried it. I still plan to play with one in-store before commiting to the phone. I'll also checkou PDAnet.
Justin
voxigenboy said:
there's an app called PDANet that does the same thing. I've been using it for nearly a year now. it works very well and is compatible with most Android phones(including this one).
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I had heard of PDANet before, but hadn't used it since there was an app kinda built-in on my old WinMo phone. I downloaded and installed it and it works great. Immediately went and purchased a license for it. Thanks!
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I wasn't sure if the "approved data plan" indicated you needed to pay for the Mobile Broadband service on top of the data plan, thus the question if anyone had tried it.
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So I tried this before PDANet, and indeed, for the built-in Internet Connection sharing USB connection, you must be subscribed to VZW's Mobile Broadband/Hotspot feature. If not, it will tell you to subscribe and gives a number. Happily using PDANet now.
Justin
This is my first smartphone in the US, but using my Desire to tether on-the-sly in Japan was cake (as long as I didn't raise any flags by going over the carrier's "unlimited" data cap). Is Verizon on the ball regarding tethering on non-"hotspot" data plans? Do they bend you over if they catch you or is it just not possible without the appropriate plan to begin with?
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Okay, so basically I have a PC running Windows XP, which is connected to the internet using a wired cable modem. I then have a laptop, which I want to use to access the internet, but no wireless router.
Then I realised that my G1 (running Froyo) has WiFi, and I have the USB cable for it. So, I ask you guys: is there any way of setting up my G1 to use the connection from the desktop PC via USB, and then broadcast it as a WiFi network?
This is only intended to be a temporary solution (a few days) so I'm not going to go out and buy a wireless router or anything.
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Okay, so basically I have a PC running Windows XP, which is connected to the internet using a wired cable modem. I then have a laptop, which I want to use to access the internet, but no wireless router.
Then I realised that my G1 (running Froyo) has WiFi, and I have the USB cable for it. So, I ask you guys: is there any way of setting up my G1 to use the connection from the desktop PC via USB, and then broadcast it as a WiFi network?
This is only intended to be a temporary solution (a few days) so I'm not going to go out and buy a wireless router or anything.
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I would assume it's possible, since the g1 can wifi tether. If the g1 has reception, why not just do that?
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Phateless said:
I would assume it's possible, since the g1 can wifi tether. If the g1 has reception, why not just do that?
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I forgot to mention - the G1 has reception, varying between 3G and HSDPA, but I have to pay extra to get data, and it's £1 per day for just 50MB. I tethered it to the laptop and the 50MB was gone within a couple of hours, without even doing any downloading.
Whereas the desktop is connected to an uncapped 10Mb/s connection.
Thanks for the reply though, and perhaps someone else knows how to tackle this specific problem. Googling only seems to return results regarding sharing your phone's data connection over WiFi, which isn't much use for me.
ellisbodds said:
I forgot to mention - the G1 has reception, varying between 3G and HSDPA, but I have to pay extra to get data, and it's £1 per day for just 50MB. I tethered it to the laptop and the 50MB was gone within a couple of hours, without even doing any downloading.
Whereas the desktop is connected to an uncapped 10Mb/s connection.
Thanks for the reply though, and perhaps someone else knows how to tackle this specific problem. Googling only seems to return results regarding sharing your phone's data connection over WiFi, which isn't much use for me.
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Why don't you just root and tether for free?
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Why don't you just root and tether for free?
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I am rooted, and I can tether for free. The issue is, I don't have an unlimited data plan, so I need to either top up £10 to get 100MB for a month, or pay £1 out of my credit to get 50MB to be used in a day. Both of those disappear in the blink of an eye when I tether, even without doing any downloading. What I want to do is this:
Hook up my phone to the desktop using USB
Somehow get the wired connection from the PC to the phone, and broadcast that connection as a WiFi signal, so the laptop can connect to it
Security (WPA) would be great but as it seems like this is near impossible to do anyway, I'll happily use a method that doesn't let me secure the network
ellisbodds said:
I am rooted, and I can tether for free. The issue is, I don't have an unlimited data plan, so I need to either top up £10 to get 100MB for a month, or pay £1 out of my credit to get 50MB to be used in a day. Both of those disappear in the blink of an eye when I tether, even without doing any downloading. What I want to do is this:
Hook up my phone to the desktop using USB
Somehow get the wired connection from the PC to the phone, and broadcast that connection as a WiFi signal, so the laptop can connect to it
Security (WPA) would be great but as it seems like this is near impossible to do anyway, I'll happily use a method that doesn't let me secure the network
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Sounds like it would be doable, I just don't know how.
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Sounds like it would be doable, I just don't know how.
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Okay, thanks anyway.
I believe this should suffice
http://www.howtogeek.com/117118/how...oid-to-your-pcs-internet-connection-over-usb/
Is USB tether an option? or have they figured out a way to bill for that too? And can it be done without root?
I would also like to know if this is possible without buying their plan. Either EasyTether, PDANet, or Tether.com something like that. I'm hoping one of those will work otherwise it's a no go for me. I NEED some kind of tethering capability.
Still no answer to this?
You're either going to have to pay for T-Mobile's tethering service, find a tether app that works, or root your phone and wait for a custom ROM.
This phone was just realeased and not everyone has had the time to tinker with it, nor are there a lot of developers or experienced people roaming this forum yet.
Im assuming there is no mobile hotspot either ?
USB tethering does work with the Amaze 4g with PDAnet. I can confirm it.
The question i have is if someone with a rooted 4g using barnacle is able to wifi tether.
I have my old SIM card in it and it tethers just fine. Acer Iconia and laptop.
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USB tethering does work with the Amaze 4g with PDAnet. I can confirm it.
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Hmmm. My old Samsung phone tethers perfectly with PDAnet but Amaze does not.
Recognizes phone (black icon on PC) but refuses to believe tether is already enabled on phone.
Is it just me? Win7 home / BeastMod 2.2.0
jjane45 said:
Hmmm. My old Samsung phone tethers perfectly with PDAnet but Amaze does not.
Recognizes phone (black icon on PC) but refuses to believe tether is already enabled on phone.
Is it just me? Win7 home / BeastMod 2.2.0
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I am running exact same setup. Make sure you have current drivers on your computer by installing htc sync. You may have to use a different user agent on your web browser to avoid the tmobile upsell page. Pdanet isn't necessary, just use tye built in tethering.
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I don't understand why people just don't get the tethering option.
I broke down and upgraded to 10gb a month and it came with the wifi hotspot feature. And I NEED 10+gb a month. Currently I'm at 9.2gb and I still have a little over a week to go.
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I don't understand why people just don't get the tethering option.
I broke down and upgraded to 10gb a month and it came with the wifi hotspot feature. And I NEED 10+gb a month. Currently I'm at 9.2gb and I still have a little over a week to go.
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Ditto. They've (TMo US anyway) recently been giving free tethering/hotspot to anyone with 5gb or greater who asks, which is what I've got. And the built in tethering and hotspot both work great.
I've never gotten close to 5gb personally, but I just got the Amaze, and it is so much faster than my HD2 was (or even my cable) that I've basically been leaving WiFi off.
bigfry said:
Ditto. They've (TMo US anyway) recently been giving free tethering/hotspot to anyone with 5gb or greater who asks, which is what I've got. And the built in tethering and hotspot both work great.
I've never gotten close to 5gb personally, but I just got the Amaze, and it is so much faster than my HD2 was (or even my cable) that I've basically been leaving WiFi off.
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Actualy what tmo been doing is not giving away free tether but changing your data plan.and getting you to sign up for one of their 5gb or more plans.
I tried to get the free hotspot but I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan, and I'd be down graded to either the 5 or 10 gb.
And fyi I am very sure, just like the other carriers flow can tell if you are cheating, as in WiFi/tether hack. My rooted g2x had "free" tether, thoguh and never heard from tmo about it.
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I use usb tether and hotspot all the time and have never had any problema.im rooted using custom roms, but i want to say i did it when i was still stock too
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jcparks said:
I am running exact same setup. Make sure you have current drivers on your computer by installing htc sync. You may have to use a different user agent on your web browser to avoid the tmobile upsell page. Pdanet isn't necessary, just use tye built in tethering.
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Thanks so much! Firefox "user agent switcher" add-on got the job done, now that wifi hotspot works, I do not need USB tether.
I use very little data and only tether very very sparingly, so really don't see the need of upgrade.
I don't think this is possible, but if so, is there a way to share my unlimited data via tethering to my tablet?
I know when my car is in my toyota, it asks if i want to share the internet with the car for its web apps like pandora, opentable, maps, sports, etc.. So obviously the phone can share internet, but when i tried foxfi and other tether apps, i get a popup blocking it.
I don't think you can do this wirelessly, but you should be able to do it via USB with PDAnet. I forget how to do it but that's what my dad does and he's not rooted.
Not sure how you would connect to your car though... But it's worth looking into.
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No, if you were on a tiered plan you could, but nor with unlimited. Well atleast wirelessly you can't.
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Bigandrewgold said:
No, if you were on a tiered plan you could, but nor with unlimited. Well atleast wirelessly you can't.
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why does it work wirelessly through my Toyota? Did they get some special permission from Verizon ?
orateam said:
why does it work wirelessly through my Toyota? Did they get some special permission from Verizon ?
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I would be very careful with that because you'll end up with the mobile hotspot feature if you aren't real careful with a 2GB data cap.
You're unrooted, or rooted OTA s on? Didn't know if you meant you were unlocked and rooted and running the OTA firmware.
If you're speaking of Toyota Entune, I know with T-Mobile customers it requires them enabling the mobile hotspot on their cell phone. Or tethers via USB. If you enabled the hotspot, in theory you should have had to check a little box or something that says "Yes I want to allow other devices to use my verizon mobile hotspot and agree to the terms and conditions."
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I would be very careful with that because you'll end up with the mobile hotspot feature if you aren't real careful with a 2GB data cap.
You're unrooted, or rooted OTA s on? Didn't know if you meant you were unlocked and rooted and running the OTA firmware.
If you're speaking of Toyota Entune, I know with T-Mobile customers it requires them enabling the mobile hotspot on their cell phone. Or tethers via USB. If you enabled the hotspot, in theory you should have had to check a little box or something that says "Yes I want to allow other devices to use my verizon mobile hotspot and agree to the terms and conditions."
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I am on Verizon Unlimited grandfathered plan on a stock un-rooted OTA updated phone. Yet i'm somehow sharing data through to the car.
Try clockwork mod usb tether??
Husker_DNA
I wish you could do bluetooth tethering with the tiered dataplan, would be much more versatile than being restricted to usb (would use it with the ipad), plus your still using up your data so why should verizon care
From Toyota... somehow it is using data when no other app allows me to hotspot.
Will Entune™ use my phone's data plan for operation?
Yes, Entune™ relies on your mobile phone's data-plan and carrier charges will apply. Each application within Entune™ will have different data usage depending on how often you engage each application. Daily use of Pandora® or iHeartRadio [1] use large amount of data and may have an impact on your cellular data plan. You can take a look at the data calculators provided on your cellular carrier's website or speak with your wireless carrier to understand what data plans would fit you the best.
I have a rooted (via this wonderful site) HTC rezound on a grandfathered unlimited Verizon plan. As soon as I was rooted I installed the only wifi tether that I could get to work. After a few months of wonderfully excessive data usage both via tether and phone use, I can no longer maintain a connection to the internet if i use a wireless tether. I can stay connected with a USB tether.
Starting from a fresh boot the phone has a great 4G connection with speed tests over 20mbps. Once I start the wireless tether, I can connect a device and download no more than a few mb of data before the connection is lost. The phone continues to say that I have a great connection to the tower, but I can not connect to the internet via the tether or any app on my my phone. Speed test apps say there is "no server connection" but that I am on the Verizon network. The only way to get the server connection back is to reboot the phone. I have found that I can use Foxfi USB tether to connect a device without losing a server connection, but what good is that to multiple devices?
Is it possible that Verizon can tell that I am wirelessly tethering and is blocking my server connection? It seems like a stretch, seeing as Foxfi USB works (wireless does not), but I would not be surprised. And if they are doing this, wouldn't that be illegal according to the "Open Access Rule" they are required to abide by?
If not that, then what could be the problem?
Thanks for your help.
I have never had an issue tethering the three years I have been doing it with Verizon. I am also a grandfathered Unlimited user. The Open Access Agreement only works with new contracts. Unlimited contracts have to follow Verizon's old policy as we aren't paying extra if we go over a certain amount (like tiered plans do).
I would blame either the ROM or program. I use the native tether from AOSP ROMs and have no issues you are experiencing
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Uzephi said:
The Open Access Agreement only works with new contracts. Unlimited contracts have to follow Verizon's old policy as we aren't paying extra if we go over a certain amount (like tiered plans do).
I would blame either the ROM or program.
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Uzephi, if you are going to post a reply, know what you are talking about first. Aside from not knowing anything about “Open Access” standards, you didn’t even notice that the problem materialized after months of usage without issue. So it couldn’t be an issue with the ROM or program. YOU NEED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND A POST BEFORE REPLYING.
The Open Access Agreement or Rule is a condition of Verizon’s usage of the C-Block 700 Mhz spectrum that was won at an FCC auction in 2008. It is a stipulation that was enforced in 2012 when the FCC fined Verizon $1.25 million for blocking access to tethering apps. It has nothing to do with grandfathered accounts or new customer contracts. It is all about how Verizon manages data transmission via its LTE network.
What I was proposing was that Verizon has figured out a way to detect tethering and is able to shut down network connections. The loss of a network connection is intermittent and hard to predict. Sometimes my connection to a network server is maintained while my tethered device cannot make a decent connection. Sometimes neither my tethered devises nor my phone can connect to a server. Sometimes the connection is strong. The reason I think that this is something that Verizon is doing is because if I reboot my phone, most of the time everything goes back to normal, at least for a little while. I have considered throttling, but I am in a small town, I can’t imagine that Verizon would throttle their LTE in a small town, let alone throttle it at all.
So, any INFORMED thoughts?
slyckt said:
And if they are doing this, wouldn't that be illegal according to the "Open Access Rule" they are required to abide by?
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"The FCC also is saying that Verizon cannot charge customers on tiered data plans the $20 a month tethering fee, but it can charge it for those customers who are on an unlimited data plan." source
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It has nothing to do with grandfathered accounts or new customer contracts. It is all about how Verizon manages data transmission via its LTE network.
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Read response above. I was informing you of a stipulation you apparently do not know about your own contract.
I have a similar contract and plan: unlimited. Why would one be stopped and not the majority? I use well over 150GB a month(mostly all tethered) and never had an issue, so I know it isn't Verizon stopping it. Please read up on what you are raging about before making accusations. It is not illegal for them to stop unlimited plans from tethering as you claim.
Edit: my hypothesis for previous post?
Similarities: Phone, data plan
Differences: ROM, Program
Goal? Trying to tether.
Results: my phone, Plan, ROMs (AOSP) and program (app) let me tether a lot.
Why can't you? Check the differences.
Maybe the app updated in the background and broke your tether.
Please act more respectful to a suggestive post instead of raging at my hypothesis.
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slyckt said:
...... I have found that I can use Foxfi USB tether to connect a device without losing a server connection, but what good is that to multiple devices?
......It seems like a stretch, seeing as Foxfi USB works (wireless does not).....
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It is the app... Please check before raging.
http://pdanet.co/help/devices.php
" *If you have one of the following models, the latest Android update has broken WiFi mode but it may still be possible to support it in future FoxFi updates: Samsung Epic Touch (Sprint), HTC Rezound (Verizon), LG Lucid (Verizon), T-mobile Galaxy SII and Samsung Proclaim."
Our device is not supported by foxfi anymore..... Please for the love of god check your APP before claiming that it isn't it!
You most likely got the Global update and it broke your foxfi, or somehow it was working and now it doesn't anymore and you didn't look at the app first.
Even though you were mean, I helped you. Please return the favor and help another @$$hole today
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I tethered my phone with my laptop and did not realize that the HTC One has a limit on tethering data. Now I am forever unable to tether with any device for that every time a device connects it leads to the Tmobile page where it tells me to buy the tethering plan (which I am too cheap to do). Is there any way to bypass this message?
The reason I say this is because with my old HTC HD7 I was able to tether till the battery dies. I was shocked when I was limited on the prestigious HTC One (maybe I'm just a noob) but please help guys?
(P.S. I've tried apps, same results)
Rarwkitty said:
I tethered my phone with my laptop and did not realize that the HTC One has a limit on tethering data. Now I am forever unable to tether with any device for that every time a device connects it leads to the Tmobile page where it tells me to buy the tethering plan (which I am too cheap to do). Is there any way to bypass this message?
The reason I say this is because with my old HTC HD7 I was able to tether till the battery dies. I was shocked when I was limited on the prestigious HTC One (maybe I'm just a noob) but please help guys?
(P.S. I've tried apps, same results)
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You have to create a new apn and add the old epc.tmobile.com to it and use that. Also it's good when you have an unlimited data plan to make sure.
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You have to create a new apn and add the old epc.tmobile.com to it and use that. Also it's good when you have an unlimited data plan to make sure.
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Yep I do an unlimited data plan. Anywho, I added a new apn but it did not seem to do the trick. I still got the tmobile page .
Let me help you!
As you started you are having problems with usb tethering
So instead of that why don't you make wifi hotspot or try bluetooth tethering!