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Was in the coffee shop and started talking to a guy about internet access. It got us thinking, has anyone been successful in getting their internet stick to work on the Gtab?
dvus said:
Was in the coffee shop and started talking to a guy about internet access. It got us thinking, has anyone been successful in getting their internet stick to work on the Gtab?
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As far as I know, doesn't work yet with the TNT Lite or Vegan ROMs. People have reported that the USB 3G devices power up, but there's no 3G support that appears, presumably because of lack of kernel support. If Viewsonic releases kernel source though, I'm sure that within a few weeks you'll see ROMs here that have USB 3G support built in, since I know Linux drivers exist for these devices.
I use the Overdrive from Sprint. It creates a Wifi hotspot
Works great
dvus said:
Was in the coffee shop and started talking to a guy about internet access. It got us thinking, has anyone been successful in getting their internet stick to work on the Gtab?
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I felt that was the way to go as well. I had 2 clear 4g usb sticks and upgraded one to the clearspot wifi router. Other than that I just turn the wifi on my phone and tether it that way.
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The kernel sees my CDMA modem but there is no 'app' to control them. The issue is no app not the kernel.
I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so... I would also assume the phones are rooted.
If this is the case just use a WiFi tether application on your phones. Some of the newer versions even work as access points and not just ad hoc networks.
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cuzzinz said:
I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so... I would also assume the phones are rooted.
If this is the case just use a WiFi tether application on your phones. Some of the newer versions even work as access points and not just ad hoc networks.
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Yeah thats what I Do. Im using a free wifi hotspot with my Samsung Fascinate. works great on the go.
craig4855 said:
I use the Overdrive from Sprint. It creates a Wifi hotspot
Works great
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yeah I plug my sprint evo 4 g into my tab to keep it charged and turn on the sprint wi-fi app (via myn's warm mod)
works really well this way since its infrastructure mode
Hmmm.... thanks guys, it's a wait and see thing then, either app or kernal support.
I have the Huawei E181 stick on Wind mobile up here in Canada but don't have data on the phone so tethering or WiFi hotspot's not an option for me unfortunately.
It would have been really cool to set it up like you guys and have internet on the go.
cuzzinz said:
I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so... I would also assume the phones are rooted.
If this is the case just use a WiFi tether application on your phones. Some of the newer versions even work as access points and not just ad hoc networks.
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Nope, not everyone has an android phone to tether. I do have a sprint 3g/4g usb stick I would love to get working though. And no, not interested in a smart phone, with web, and email, it's a cell phone, all I need it to do, is allow me to call people, and recieve calls. I don't even have text enabled,because I hate txting.
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Nope, not everyone has an android phone to tether. I do have a sprint 3g/4g usb stick I would love to get working though. And no, not interested in a smart phone, with web, and email, it's a cell phone, all I need it to do, is allow me to call people, and recieve calls. I don't even have text enabled,because I hate txting.
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You think you've got it bad, try finding a way to tether to a Blackberry....
While I could tether my N1 to my GTab I would prefer to use my SierraWireless USB 308 stick with the device for internet connectivity.
As I have "virtually" unlimited DATA with the stick (where mass DATA consumption is allowed) as opposed to my N1 which while on an unlimited DATA plan is not supposed to be used for tethering. I do use my N1 as a WiFi hotspot from time to time but I prefer to keep that to a minimum, in case at&t Mobility decides to get snarky and take away my unlimited plan and substitute it for a 2Gb plan.
Dan
NMCBR600 said:
The kernel sees my CDMA modem but there is no 'app' to control them. The issue is no app not the kernel.
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Hey was trying to get my sierra wireless 598U CDMA modem to work. take a look at this post there are some linux scripts for dialing the modem that may help you out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9833753&postcount=12
http://sierrawireless.custhelp.com/...ting-system-?-(-v.1.7.34)#Driver_Installation
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I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so...
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Not everybody, I have corporate Blackberry with virtually unlimited data plan, why wouldn't I use it? ha?
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Nope, not everyone has an android phone to tether. I do have a sprint 3g/4g usb stick I would love to get working though. And no, not interested in a smart phone, with web, and email, it's a cell phone, all I need it to do, is allow me to call people, and recieve calls. I don't even have text enabled,because I hate txting.
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Texting takes much less time than taking a call.
Someone calls you have to 1) stop what you are doing. 2)hold the phone 3)in some cases get up and walk out of your office (if you work in a cubicle).
Who has the time?
Some one texts and i can answer in one or two sentences and through down the phone and keep working. Plus answering can be done at a time of MY chosing, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes later. Dont have to STOP what im doing at that moment to take the call. Call me you get voice mail and a return call 5 hours later when im done at work. Text me you get a response in less than half an hour....
Just saying.....
FRANKLY, when i hear peopke say they hate texting i always think "man, i wish i had the kind of time to waste as you do" ha ha
Allenfx said:
Texting takes much less time than taking a call.
FRANKLY, when i hear peopke say they hate texting i always think "man, i wish i had the kind of time to waste as you do" ha ha
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hit a button at my ear, Say "Call (insert name here)" and have a 10s conversation
to fulfill all the the Q&A that I would have taken a dozen txts or more to complete.
and I can do it while I'm driving without fear of a ticket.
dido, although for me it's a Videotron stick and a XOOM ... would be epic.
So I just picked up a Thunderbolt from a local Verizon corporate store. The sales rep told me NOT to use WiFi on my phone because of an issue all Thunderbolts are having. She said once connected to WiFi, it won't be able to switch back to 3G unless you perform a factory reset. It sounds like a load of crappy to me, but I'd rather play it safe. Can anyone confirm or deny this out there? Thanks in advance!
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So I just picked up a Thunderbolt from a local Verizon corporate store. The sales rep told me NOT to use WiFi on my phone because of an issue all Thunderbolts are having. She said once connected to WiFi, it won't be able to switch back to 3G unless you perform a factory reset. It sounds like a load of crappy to me, but I'd rather play it safe. Can anyone confirm or deny this out there? Thanks in advance!
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I think I've read about a few people having that issue, but simply switching airplane mode on and off fixes it, I believe.
Pretty sure that rep didn't know what the hell she was talking about. I think it's a safe bet these and other boards would be blowing up if there was a problem as massive as that affecting ALL Thunderbolts.
And my wifi is fine!
yea mine doesnt want to switch back to 3g but a simple restart does the trick, and some vzw reps are idiots deff no factory reset
I use wifi all the time, no problems here.
I use WiFi at home and 3G when i'm at work, i have no problem switching between the two, the sales rep that you were talking to doesn't know what he was talking about
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I use wifi all the time, no problems here.
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Same here no problems switching from wifi to 3G or to 4G
I've heard people complain about this, but the solution for now seems to be turning airplane mode on and back off. From what I've seen it's not a super common problem, I've never had an issue.
Yup, no problems here.
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Sometimes my wifi stops working even when its been on all day. It shows its connected and I have a strong signal, but when I try to use an app that needs a connection the app wont connect. The only thing that fixes it is turning wifi off and back on again. On top of that I noticed huge drains on my battery when this happens.
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Sometimes my wifi stops working even when its been on all day. It shows its connected and I have a strong signal, but when I try to use an app that needs a connection the app wont connect. The only thing that fixes it is turning wifi off and back on again. On top of that I noticed huge drains on my battery when this happens.
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same thing happens to me. then if I turn off my Wi-Fi sometimes to try and get a 3g connection it takes like 10-15 tries to get a data connection. And even sometimes when that happens I'll turn my Wi-Fi back on and my Wi-Fi acts buggy, doesn't connect... I'll have to try the airplane mode trick
I have the same problem. Changing the EPST setting as found from an Engadget Post:
HTC Thunderbolt 3G data problems solved?
By Myriam Joire posted Mar 30th 2011 7:43AM
Sort of fixed the problem. However, I rooted to Tesla Coil and now cannot use the "##778#" easter egg dialer anymore.
Just tried the Airplane mode and phone rebooted, doh. Again, after starting up WiFi, no 3G coverage.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036851
No problems here. I use wifi 90% of the day. Although, strangly my router now shuts off its wifi signal ever since I bought this phone. I have to go into my router and setup the network again.
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Is anyone else having problems with data not working? It is very strange, I could be using the internet on my laptop just fine and out of nowhere it just cuts out. I am thinking it is the sim card. I will change the sim tomorrow and check back in with you guys.
I have a Telus amaze and something similar happens to me. If I replug the cord or connect/disconnect it it will work and it never does it normally, only while tethering/wifi hotspot.
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I have a Telus amaze and something similar happens to me. If I replug it it will work and it never does it normally, only while tethering.
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Padding post count? lol j/k
Damn, I should ban myself for Trolling.
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Padding post count? lol j/k
Damn, I should ban myself for Trolling.
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I was, but what I said is true lol. Actually strangely enough it didn't stop working until after I flashed the RUU. It always worked fine before that. It seems to be a random amount of time that it happens as well, sometimes almost immediately, don't think I got more then 15 minutes though. My internet went down last night so it was the first time I tried it after the reflash. I've also noticed that SIM Toolkit no longer works even though I flashed the stock Telus rom on my Telus amaze. Guess HTC messed up or something lol
I got a new Sim card and it is still having the same issue, very very frustrating.
That happens to me as well. It happens once in a while. Pisses me off lol
My laptops wifi card is incompatible with my old wireless router and it would do this same exact thing. My dad had a usb wifi stick, so I plugged it into my laptop and it works fine now.
It didn't always do it either, it just started one day and has done it since.
Just a thought.
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I would try to tether through usb and see if it happens. It could be an issue of incompatibility between the wireless modems but not in my case because it does the same thing when corded.
Snargaflab said:
I would try to tether through usb and see if it happens. It could be an issue of incompatibility between the wireless modems but not in my case because it does the same thing when corded.
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It does it thru usb tether as well. I tried using the wifi hotspot to my buddies ipad2 and it stops working too. Im about to root it and see if that helps even though I think it is something on the network side.
Looks like its a known issue with the phone
I am unable to connect my eVOLTe to my Airave access point. All the other phones in the house (two Pixis, a Pre, an OG EVO, and a Hero) are able to connect flawlessly and go from one bar to full in the process. However, my new eVOLTe flickers on one bar, occasionally dropping to VZW roaming. This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house, and I have never enabled any of the restricted phone settings on the Airave.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues, and if so, if they had found a solution.
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I am unable to connect my eVOLTe to my Airave access point. All the other phones in the house (two Pixis, a Pre, an OG EVO, and a Hero) are able to connect flawlessly and go from one bar to full in the process. However, my new eVOLTe flickers on one bar, occasionally dropping to VZW roaming. This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house, and I have never enabled any of the restricted phone settings on the Airave.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues, and if so, if they had found a solution.
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Don't know if this will work because I'm away from home and can't confirm. In the mobile network settings is a setting to turn lte off, cdma only mode. My guess is the cdma/lte mode is what's causing the issue.
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I am unable to connect my eVOLTe to my Airave access point. All the other phones in the house (two Pixis, a Pre, an OG EVO, and a Hero) are able to connect flawlessly and go from one bar to full in the process. However, my new eVOLTe flickers on one bar, occasionally dropping to VZW roaming. This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house, and I have never enabled any of the restricted phone settings on the Airave.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues, and if so, if they had found a solution.
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Airave allows 5 devices at one time. Try connecting to it without one of the other devices using it.
Already tried that
Dredz said:
Airave allows 5 devices at one time. Try connecting to it without one of the other devices using it.
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This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house
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Now that I'm home I see it's working just fine, I have 3 devices accessing it.
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Don't know if this will work because I'm away from home and can't confirm. In the mobile network settings is a setting to turn lte off, cdma only mode. My guess is the cdma/lte mode is what's causing the issue.
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Now that I'm home I see it's working just fine, I have 3 devices accessing it.
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I've been having issues as well, my issues are with sms. I keep getting the same messages over and over from people and I'm unable to send any. I just unplugged it before I saw your suggestion to change the phone to CDMA only. I switched it and I'm waiting for the Airave to connect. We'll see if it helps.
Edit: Airave is back up and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for the tip.
Alas...
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I just unplugged it before I saw your suggestion to change the phone to CDMA only. I switched it and I'm waiting for the Airave to connect. We'll see if it helps.
Edit: Airave is back up and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for the tip.
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Alas, CDMA mode did nothing to connect me to the Airave.
ausch30 said:
I've been having issues as well, my issues are with sms. I keep getting the same messages over and over from people and I'm unable to send any. I just unplugged it before I saw your suggestion to change the phone to CDMA only. I switched it and I'm waiting for the Airave to connect. We'll see if it helps.
Edit: Airave is back up and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for the tip.
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I had the same problem... Was in phone with customer service for almost 2 hours... Then I asked about my airrave and they said reset it... And it fixed it right away.. then they gave me a 25 dollar credit for spending almost 2 hours on the phone.
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Alas, CDMA mode did nothing to connect me to the Airave.
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I had an issue like this when I first got my EVO LTE a few days ago. At first I couldn't connect and then it would let me make phone calls but all text messages would appear as if they failed and even if I retried sending 20 times they would fail. I personally think it was my old phone (OG EVO 4G) causing a problem as it was still on and my EVO LTE would never connect to my Airave! I played with it for over an hour trying to get it to work but then I thought of turning my old phone off and then resetting/unplugging the Airave and when it came back online my new EVO LTE connected without issue and I haven't had a problem since! See if that works for you?
5th
It works now
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Then I asked about my airrave and they said reset it...
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It's working now. Thank you for the tip. I wonder if it installed a firmware update that was pushed to it during the reset...
If your phone is not yet activated, DO NOT activate it with an airrave present. For some reason, the OTA activation doesn't work right unless you're connected to a real tower.
FWIW, also try changing your Roaming to "Sprint Only", and also, update your PRL.
Mine finally connected when I did that as well as changing from LTE/CDMA to CDMA only.
turned off inactive phone and it texts again
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I had an issue like this when I first got my EVO LTE a few days ago. At first I couldn't connect and then it would let me make phone calls but all text messages would appear as if they failed and even if I retried sending 20 times they would fail. I personally think it was my old phone (OG EVO 4G) causing a problem as it was still on and my EVO LTE would never connect to my Airave! I played with it for over an hour trying to get it to work but then I thought of turning my old phone off and then resetting/unplugging the Airave and when it came back online my new EVO LTE connected without issue and I haven't had a problem since! See if that works for you?
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Wow! worked perfectly... after getting a headache with sprint support...
I tried rebooting moden router, airrave... lucky for me I saw your post about the non active phone being on, I turned it off, rebooted the airrave, and I can now send text messages again....
good tip!! thanks so much for the help
I am traveling and am in an area with fantastic 4G coverage. The other day I was on the phone doing an conference call and had my phone tethered to my laptop. As soon as my call connected I last all internet coverage as far as the tethering is concerned. As soon as my call ended my data kicked back in. What gives? It used to work, why does it not anymore?
Sounds like some dirty ploy on VZW 's end to restrict tethering.
Tappin' and talkin' with Tapatalk.
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Sounds like some dirty ploy on VZW 's end to restrict tethering.
Tappin' and talkin' with Tapatalk.
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You know this is a good point. I am using the widget bypass and with the recent update for the phone you get prompted about a subscription error. As I'm sure you already know you just simply hit the home button and it still stays connected and works fine. I swear I was talking to my Wife a couple days ago and it was working, to my best knowledge this just started not working as 2-3 days ago. Anyone else experience this?
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You know this is a good point. I am using the widget bypass and with the recent update for the phone you get prompted about a subscription error. As I'm sure you already know you just simply hit the home button and it still stays connected and works fine. I swear I was talking to my Wife a couple days ago and it was working, to my best knowledge this just started not working as 2-3 days ago. Anyone else experience this?
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Just made a quick call to 611 and let the prompting stay connected in the back ground. I then tried surfing on the phone and it worked fine, so I then tried on the laptop tethered and it seemed to work. Maybe a glitch, or maybe they are going after tethering... Hmm
Maybe its just conference calls you cant tether with.
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I was under the impression that Verizon never allowed this. Only AT&T. I recall from an AT&T iPhone commercial
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JaeKay said:
I was under the impression that Verizon never allowed this. Only AT&T. I recall from an AT&T iPhone commercial
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Yeah believe att lol.
This was true on 3g, but true 4g (eg not hpda+) works when in call in all carriers (even wimax) of course hpda+ has this property on att whereas t-mobile's doesnt
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Maybe its just conference calls you cant tether with.
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Conference call that I was on at this time was called into one phone listening to others in the same room over speaker. I don't think this is the case.
Been on the phone for a half hour and it's working perfect. Weird!
Necro-thread! But, I realized the other day that I am having the same issue as the OP. I used to be able to continue surfing over my 4G hotspot while also talking on the phone. Somewhere along the way, the capability has stopped working. I have Unlimited Data and use FoxFi to enable tethering. And, like I said, this used to work. I've had my S4 since May, 2013, but I'm not sure when, during all that time, it stopped.
It really come to the fore today because a friend told me about Verizon Advanced Calling and I logged into my account to enable that. I noticed two things. One, the S4 is not a "compatible device", even though Samsung says the phone supports VoLTE. And, two, one of the features that VZW touts for Adanced Calling is being able to do simultaneous voice and data over 4G LTE.
This is all starting to make me think my simultaneous voice and data went away at some point when Verizon turned off the capability via a phone firmware update or something. Because, of course, they want me to buy a new phone - ideally while also giving up Unlimited Data.
That also makes me thing I might be able to "fix" my phone using SS and a ROM and maybe an Xposed module. But anyway....
Can anybody shed any light on this? I don't do it that often (talk on the phone while I'm tethered), but when I do want to do it, it dang sure sucks that it doesn't work any more!
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Okay, now I really don't know what the deal is. I just tested it, sitting in my office. and, today, it's working. I have a strong 4G signal here. I called my desk phone and answered and set the handset down. I turned on FoxFi, then connected to my hotspot with my tablet. While the voice call was still connected, I had no trouble running SpeedTest on my tablet and getting 40 Mbps download.
Hmmm.... Maybe not working the other day is some other problem with my phone....
Okay, never mind...