I wanted to know which cheap HTC phone can be used to be tethered with my flyer to share phone's 3g without using an hotspot connection. Right now I have a N900 but it cant be tethered to the flyer.
Thanks.
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Tethering depends on your cell carrier. If they are not blocking it, any rooted android phone can tether.
The real question is whether there is any carrier left not actively tryng to block tethering?
From a technical point of view the only requirement is that the device offering up access has to support infrastructure mode, or the flyer has to be set up to access adhoc networking. Most of the newer rooted phones can offer infrastructure mode, to my knowledge, though I'm honestly not sure how much of that was kernel dependent on the older devices. There is a wpa supplicant mod that can be done to allow your tablet to connect to adhoc, but as already stated, the carriers are cracking down on tethering
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13lizzard said:
I wanted to know which cheap HTC phone can be used to be tethered with my flyer to share phone's 3g without using an hotspot connection. Right now I have a N900 but it cant be tethered to the flyer.
Thanks.
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Amazon is selling the HTC Thunderbolt for 1 cent today, on 2-year contract. That'd let you tether with LTE rather than 3G, after rooting.... and it's an easy phone to root.
if that HTC Thunderbolt is on Verizon, they are one of the strictest as far as blocking tethering and limiting data amounts consumed as well as tiered pricing. I would go with someone else unless you are already on their plans or you have a big budget. There are other options to get a very serviceable Android with no contract.
I have no contract with Verizon, but Im planning to use my t-mobile sim from my N900 on a phone with android and give the N900 to my bro. I just wanted a cheap phone because it will be used just as a phone and for teething with the tablet. So I was looking on amazon and an unlocked wildfire s or galaxy ace could be my choice.
But does tmobile have any issues blocking thier 3g?
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I'm switching from the Nexus S and found out last night that the Nexus S lets you use the Gingerbread wireless tether for free (for now at least) because they didn't find a way to block it from working.
Is this the same thing on the EVO 3D?
I only saw the Sprint Hotspot in settings which doesn't work without subbing obviously. So I'm guessing they removed it or I am missing where it is.
The nexus s is a "pure Google" phone which means sprint didnt/wasn't aloud(?) change anything in the android OS. That's why wireless tether is still there for free in the nexus s. The EVO 3d however has alll of sprint's bloat etc., including a locked WiFi hotspot.
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shark1987 said:
I'm switching from the Nexus S and found out last night that the Nexus S lets you use the Gingerbread wireless tether for free (for now at least) because they didn't find a way to block it from working.
Is this the same thing on the EVO 3D?
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Nope, gotta pay to play on the 3D.
Has anybody tried calling sprint & actually complaining about this issue? They may give it to you and just waive the fee on your account... Might be worth a shot
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dimebagdan65 said:
Has anybody tried calling sprint & actually complaining about this issue? They may give it to you and just waive the fee on your account... Might be worth a shot
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I don't think it's something Sprint is gonna give you it for free. Hotspot has never been free, I wouldn't call in to complaint about it.
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I don't think it's something Sprint is gonna give you it for free. Hotspot has never been free, I wouldn't call in to complaint about it.
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It will be free to root users soon enough. Let Sprint make a few bucks off the non-rooters.
Okay oh well no big deal just wondering. I'm actually waiting to get the EVO 3D right now. I barely used tethering on my droid but it was really nice to have when I needed it. I probably won't need it before its rooted anyways.
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Once root is gained Wireless Tether is the way to go...and its free.
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Try the "Pdanet" or "Pdanet Tablet" app to use through bluetooth. Works great for me using my Nook to tether to my 3vo.
Since I am tired of paying for multiple data plans (office, home network, AT&T for iPhone), I want to just add the hotspot feature to my iPhone. Will the Flyer connect to a WiFi hotspot? I briefly tried it when I first tested a Flyer with no success - before I commit full time I want to know if anyone else has been successful with this.
It works with my HTC Inspire. I would guess IPhone works too..
And mine works fine with the Desire Z's mobile hotspot functionality.
Works fine on my Droid X
no ad hoc
I was unable to connect to an ad hoc wifi connection on my iPhone. Are the android phones different? Been waiting for a root so I can access ad hoc wifi hotspots.
There was another post about troubles connecting to ad-hoc / tethered wlans. Seems as though Android phones are infrastructure wlans which workfine with the Flyer. Do a search for "tethered", there may have been an app to help.
andycai said:
It works with my HTC Inspire. I would guess IPhone works too..
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I also have an inspire from ATT but I don't pay for wireless tether. Do u? Wondering if after root and custom Rom if I can use barnacle to WiFi tether...and not pay for it.
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Are you jailbroke and using MyWi?
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my tethering
My tethering is with iPhone jailbroken and mywi. So I was unable to ad hoc tether. Would be nice to get this tethered to my phone but I was unable to find a work around. Here is hoping for a root quickly.
bucklee said:
My tethering is with iPhone jailbroken and mywi. So I was unable to ad hoc tether. Would be nice to get this tethered to my phone but I was unable to find a work around. Here is hoping for a root quickly.
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How would rooting solve Ur problem of not being able to tether too Ur iPhone?
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dstrauss said:
Since I am tired of paying for multiple data plans (office, home network, AT&T for iPhone), I want to just add the hotspot feature to my iPhone. Will the Flyer connect to a WiFi hotspot? I briefly tried it when I first tested a Flyer with no success - before I commit full time I want to know if anyone else has been successful with this.
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Works from my Atrix with a custom APN.
Ad hoc solution Available
I have seen ad hoc tethering solution for rooted android devices.
I haven't been able to connect to my OG Droid via Barnacle. Not sure the Flyer can connect to an ad-hoc network.
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andycai said:
It works with my HTC Inspire. I would guess IPhone works too..
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I tried on my wife's iphone 4 (jailbroken with Pdanet), no good...
htc Flyer doens't have Ad Hoc.
From what I have researched, there is no ad hoc connection at this moment. Hopefully HTC or a Root will change that.
Works perfect with my Desi Hotspot.
I buy Flyer only wifi for that use with the hot spot of the desi and ROCK IT!!!
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I have the EVO 3d. I have read through many places about rooting the phone. I am basically looking for a solution so that I can use the FREE wifi tether. I really don't want to do the HTC unlock method because I understand that it voids my warranty, and don't want to have any situation down the road. I know that there was a way on revolutionary.io... but that was for hboot up to 1.40.0000. Most of us have 1.50.000 like me.
Any suggestions?
HTC unlock method won't void anything differently than any other root process. Only way to get free hotspot is to root.
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Thanks...
Thank you for your information. I will have to search through and find the easiest way to get wifi tether if I do the HTC unlock method.
Thanks again.
hotspot not working
i just flashed your latest rom,Update 10/15 - RC2 Test4
everything works fine except for my hot spot
i erased data cache and delvick, then flashed rom, it booted up fine everything works but not the hotspot
which i pay for, wifi tether doest work either
my 4g works though, getting good speed, what did i do wrong.
the rom i was using before was viper 1.3, when i tried to go back it still wouldn't work.
can you help
jmarsden92 said:
Thank you for your information. I will have to search through and find the easiest way to get wifi tether if I do the HTC unlock method.
Thanks again.
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on my set, WiFi tether is working without rooting.....I believe it is the case with other stock sets aswell
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Do you have the Wireless Tether apk...?
I will give it a try but it is not supposed to work without root...
TY.
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on my set, WiFi tether is working without rooting.....I believe it is the case with other stock sets aswell
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I will give it a try but it is not supposed to work without root...
TY.
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The logical reasoning behind this would be, the availability to use WiFi tether will depend based on cell phone carrier.
The above user has the Egyptian flag, usually indicating they reside in that country and also has a signature for the GSM version of the EVO 3D (I don't think sold in the US).
Fairly confident the Sprint version of the EVO 3D will not offer "free" wifi tether/hot spot as they charge roughly $30 a month for this servce reasoning it will significantly increase data usage.
The only method to obtain WiFi tether w/o paying the Sprint monthly fee will be to use a 3rd party application which requires root access in order to properly establish the correct connections on the device.
In theory, I would imagine it is possible to use WiFi tether w/o root access but it would require somebody to reverse engineer the Sprint hotspot application and essentially disable the authentication mechanism. Not sure if this has been done or not.
Hope that helps!
Good Point...
Thanks. I didn't even read enough fully. You are more than likely correct.
U can hack the sprint hotspor and use it for free. Most roms have it hack and a 3rd party tethering app installed.
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So, just got a nexus 7 and want to to use my Amaze to tether to it for mobile data. I've searched around A LOT and not found a post that answers my question. I've seen several posts about tether hacking APN's and "viewing formats"? to trick T-MO into seeing the downloaded info as being a mobile device, or specifically an Android device. I don't want the hassle or know if it's possible from my tablet to my phone. I am actually looking for an APP that permits tethering. I am willing to pay for it, but I haven't found one that works. I've tried several free versions that permit you to test the app before buying the paid version. And some others that try using the stock tethering but use the aftermarket APP to get to it. Nothing works. Either T-MO blocks it still, or it can never fully connect. Does anyone know an app that works? I have an unlocked bootloader, and am running Eclipzes speed rom. I AM S-ON. Will S-OFF help? Any advice is appreciated.
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Wifi tether for root users? It is free.
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That was the most disappointing 1. It actually turns my phone off...
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I used the APN change and built-in tethering app as found documented in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332627
That works for me and a stock only ever temp rooted Amaze 4g. You said you are willing to pay, then you could just pay T-Mobile if that is the case. No need to pay any 3rd party if that what you decide.
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Yeah, I meant pay for an app once and be done. $15 per month for the foreseeable future just to access to my own data plan is stupid. I'll try that method. Does anyone know if I go back to gingerbread if I'll regain the feature? Has anyone tried this? I would be willing to go that route, the Nexus is my play toy now so it won't bother me soo much to be running 2.3 on the Amaze. Although I'll miss speed rom...
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Yaataa! Working, for now. I'll update if they cut me off...
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I have a trip to Europe coming up and I'm making plans to stay in touch with my office. I'm thinking of picking up a Photon and using a local SIM when I get to France.
I know it mostly depends of the network, but what kind of GSM data speeds could I expect on this phone?
I'm mainly interested in tethering it to my laptop.
Thanks.
Steve
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svennn said:
I have a trip to Europe coming up and I'm making plans to stay in touch with my office. I'm thinking of picking up a Photon and using a local SIM when I get to France.
I know it mostly depends of the network, but what kind of GSM data speeds could I expect on this phone?
I'm mainly interested in tethering it to my laptop.
Thanks.
Steve
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It's ok for mobile browsing. I didn't try tethering in Scotland, but from what I saw on the phone, I would only use with a laptop as a last resort. Light e-mail is ok, but you'll be waiting a long time if you've got one of those co-workers who likes to send that 30MB presentation on his reply-all response.
And, of course, 4G is out of the question while over there. Good luck.