Hi All,
I am (and may be many of us) facing the following problem while using Portable WiFi Hotspot.
When you are using your device as a wifi hotspot and if mobile screen goes off (after certain timeout) your connection will end and you will not be able to surf internet on other connected devices. Again, if you wake your screen back, you will be able to connect, access and surf via wifi hotspot.
i.e. one has to keep screen wake in order to keep connected via WiFi hotspot. As soon as screen goes off, the connection drops away.
Can anyone provide the solution of this problem.
I am using MiNiCM7+ nAa11 on X10MP.
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Yes I can help
Its simple as hell
1. Dim the screen
2. Chose newer sleep on usb connected
3. Push the charger on the phone
4. Have fun
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ferotakis said:
Yes I can help
Its simple as hell
1. Dim the screen
2. Chose newer sleep on usb connected
3. Push the charger on the phone
4. Have fun
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Thanks for your excellent suggestion (lol)....
But I want the wifi hotspot to work properly even if the screen is not wake.
Thanks.
androidbpb said:
Thanks for your excellent suggestion (lol)....
But I want the wifi hotspot to work properly even if the screen is not wake.
Thanks.
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Ok then:
1.Go to PC store
2. Look arround
3. Find wifi router
4. Buy it
5. Have fun
Now seriously ! There no fix for that deal it or leave it.
I want my mini coock me dinner but it can't
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well, maybe this is not the best solution, but worth to try, I usually used this:
1. download on market app called No Screen Off
2. run the app
3. now your phone will not turned off it's screen
4. decrease the brightness to lowest
5. activate the wireless tethering/portable hot spot
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I've never used wireless tether on my phone, but recently tried to. I'm running the Lightning Bolt 2.7 rom and I'm using Wireless Tether for Root Users. I hit "press to start tethering" and everything seems fine. I'm granted SU permission and it displays "press to stop tethering" which leads me to believe that the program is working correctly. I have 3G connection but I'm getting 0.0kb down and up and I'm unable to discover my Eris with any other device (my wife's Eris, PC, or laptop). Am I doing something wrong?
Install another wifi tethering program? Make sure you're using wifi tethering and not usb tethering...
Hungry Man said:
Install another wifi tethering program? Make sure you're using wifi tethering and not usb tethering...
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I think I've tried every free wifi tether app in exsistence. I've heard tetherWifi works but I don't want to pay $9 to test it...wish they'd let you try b4 you buy.
Stupid question, but do you have wifi turned on?
If so, there is an option in the settings of wireless tether app that's called enable access-control. If this is checked then you have to grant priviledges to the devices that you wish to connect to your phone. You will have to slide the notifications window down and then select the notification about some device that is trying to connect to your phones wifi. After you select that notification you must grant the priviledge before it will work.
Good Luck!!
geske001 said:
Stupid question, but do you have wifi turned on?
If so, there is an option in the settings of wireless tether app that's called enable access-control. If this is checked then you have to grant priviledges to the devices that you wish to connect to your phone. You will have to slide the notifications window down and then select the notification about some device that is trying to connect to your phones wifi. After you select that notification you must grant the priviledge before it will work.
Good Luck!!
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I had my wifi turned off but I've tried turning it on and off. I enabled access-control, disabled it, turned bluetooth PAN tether on and off, and I've changed the settings to each of the different LAN network settings. Each time I return to the main page I'm seeing 0.0kB down and up. When I scan for wifi connections with my wife's phone, it never sees my Eris. I've even tried manually adding the wifi network on her phone by entering "AndroidTether" manually as the SSID which is what my phone says the SSID is. It adds it to her wifi networks but says that it is "Not in range, remembered".
Question - When you turn on Wireless Tether, before you connect any devices to it, does your phone display any kB going down or up? Or do you have to actually connect to a device to start pushing a signal?
You might need to start over. Do not mess with anything other than changing your SSID and enabling Access control. Do not use bluetooth for confusion reasons. When you connect with your wireless laptop watch for the access request, slide your notifications and then accept your device. You should be ok. Do not try to complicate things. Just KISS!!
PM me if you have any other questions!
That's my problem. I can't get other devices to even attempt to connect to my phone. The only notification I ever see is "tethering is currently running". I get superuser permission whenever I turn on tethering or change any settings that require it to restart tethering. But I never get any kB down or up and no other device ever recognizes the wifi connection.
Whenever I get an access control notification, it DOES NOT pop up. It is displayed subtly at the top of the phone and I have to slide my finger from the very top of the screen down to the bottom, and then the notification menu fully comes up. I then click the access control notification and check the device that is trying to access wifi through my phone. You have to pay close attention.
You could try to click on the menu button by your home button and select access control, and see if anything tries to attach. You will need to check the box for the device and then accept.
Good Luck!
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Whenever I get an access control notification, it DOES NOT pop up. It is displayed subtly at the top of the phone and I have to slide my finger from the very top of the screen down to the bottom, and then the notification menu fully comes up. I then click the access control notification and check the device that is trying to access wifi through my phone. You have to pay close attention.
You could try to click on the menu button by your home button and select access control, and see if anything tries to attach. You will need to check the box for the device and then accept.
Good Luck!
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I understand that I have to view my notifications to see the notification. But there is never one there. No device sees a wifi signal because the phone isn't pushing one. It's my understanding that the app should be pushing a wifi signal that other devices can see and try to connect to. When I'm on my laptop or my wife's phone and I scan for a wifi network I DO NOT see my phone and therefore the device does not attempt to connect to my phone (and there is not a notification if I slide my finger down at the top of my phone to allow a connection).
The question I have is: when you begin tethering (BEFORE ANY DEVICE HAS CONNECTED OR ATTEMPTED TO) do you have kb's going down or up? Someone answering this simple question would help me tremendously!
Thanks!
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To answer your question, no. if nothing is connected to the tether then the connection has no need to upload or download info.
MJL99 said:
To answer your question, no. if nothing is connected to the tether then the connection has no need to upload or download info.
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Ok, thanx. That means my probem lies in the connection, not the actual tethering.
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Ok, thanx. That means my probem lies in the connection, not the actual tethering.
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What version are you running? I'm not running a froyo rom so I havent been up to date on what works and what doesnt, but have you looked thru all the froyo rom threads to see if anyone else has had a tether problem? On aloysius, I have version 1.6 and it works fine, get info transfer up and down after I connect with my laptop. If you have access control enabled, you will need to authorize your device that is connected, if you can find it in wireless networks.
Is wireless tether bundled with the rom? You said you have tried all versions that you could find but I still have a feeling its the version of wireless tether you have, but it could also be that all versions you found are only compatible with 2.1.
Heres all I could find:
Wireless Tether
I'm on KaosFroyo v24. So I tried opening wireless tether and running it. I started it and did a wifi scan on my wife's phone. Still nothing. I got on the laptop and ran about a half dozen scans and it finally saw and connected to my phone, at which point data was streaming up and down. I had just assumed before since no data was streaming and I couldn't connect initially that something was wrong.
I still can't connect with my wife's phone (which was what I used most for testing) but I got it working.
Thanks to everyone for your help!!!
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Hi,
I have got a new MTNL 3G connection (I am from India), and am trying to use the USB Tether option to browse and download from the internet. However, when I leave my phone / computer to idle, the connection drops. I was earlier on Froyo (2.2) and am now on CM 7 version 6.5.5.
Does anyone have the same problem? Is there a solution?
I have tried keeping the screen awake, screen timeout options etc. Have tried PDAnet and Auto USB Tether too.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
Mallik
try settings>wireless & networks>wifi settings>hit the menu button and choose advanced>wi-fi sleep policy>never
before i did this myself my wifi kept turning itself off whenever the screen turns off. im not sure if this will work for mobile data but it wont hurt to give it a try
U can try to connect the internet via dialup connection. I had this problem too.
N u can also access ur sd card with internet connection on which is not possible with usb tethering
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Can we use dial up modem in Mike os. Since PC suit doesn't recognize phone ...
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sweetnsour said:
try settings>wireless & networks>wifi settings>hit the menu button and choose advanced>wi-fi sleep policy>never
before i did this myself my wifi kept turning itself off whenever the screen turns off. im not sure if this will work for mobile data but it wont hurt to give it a try
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I am using USB tether and not wifi. Dial up will not give me 3G speeds, and I am on cyanogen CM7, so don't know if dial up is possible. Net seems to be working fine right now. Maybe it's an area specific problem. But would want to know if anyone has figured out a solution.
Thanks
Mallik
I had this issue on Airtel 3G and CM7. It is fully fixed in the GB roms based on stock.
Yes dialup will give u 3g speed bt dnt knw it works wid cm7 or not bt i guess it should just check dat if ur system is detecting ur phones modem den it will surely works.
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Ok so I think the Smart Action app is pretty cool so let's post our Triggers & Actions here
One of mine here:
Trigger:
Wi Fi Connection: mine
Action:
Mobile Data = Disable
Ringer Volume = 6%
Brightness = 0%
Post yours
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Thanks for the idea going by WiFi (or Bluetooth) connection. I was using local, which isn't too accurate.
using it to turn off GPS and mobile data at home and at work now.
Will use it to turn off WiFi and turn on mobile data when connecting to the car's bluetooth to listen to some MotoCast music streamed from my home server.
ianford10 said:
Ok so I think the Smart Action app is pretty cool so let's post our Triggers & Actions here
One of mine here:
Trigger:
Wi Fi Connection: mine
Action:
Mobile Data = Disable
Ringer Volume = 6%
Brightness = 0%
Post yours
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pOOBAH1973 said:
Thanks for the idea going by WiFi (or Bluetooth) connection. I was using local, which isn't too accurate.
using it to turn off GPS and mobile data at home and at work now.
Will use it to turn off WiFi and turn on mobile data when connecting to the car's bluetooth to listen to some MotoCast music streamed from my home server.
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This is the reason for this post, can be useful and we can share the battery saving tips here.
Glad you found Wi Fi tip a good one
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I'm waiting for my RAZR to arrive, but I use Tasker on my current phone and these are some of my settings... not sure if they will translate to Smart Actions or not yet.
turn on GPS when Google Maps or Navigation is on - turn off when closed
will have it turn from 3g to 4g when surfing the net (hopefully)
launch pandora when blutooth headset is connected
turn off wifi when connected to car blutooth - turn on wifi and turn off bt when disconnected from car (plus some brightness and volume settings)
Auto respond to texts while I'm connected to car bt that I'll respond later
And as was mentioned when I'm at work I have it turn off syncing and data when connected to wifi at work.
Ok, so had a bit of a read and play with Smart Actions. A few ommisions or design choices that to me, make a few basic things difficult to accomplish..
1) When at home switch WiFi on, GPS off, Bluetooth off, 3G radio off
2) When leaving/away from home, switch WiFi Off, 3G radio on etc.
Quite a simple requirement but not sure how it can be accomplished with the current design restrictions. Due to location based triggers only working off WiFi (not even Cell tower coarse location), it means that you can't use a combination of GPS and WiFi to fire triggers and turn each other off as and when for example
e.g. At home with WiFi on.. leave home, go out of WiFi range so turn GPS on.. arrive at destination (e.g. work) which is determined by GPS at this point, so turn that off on "arrival" and fire up WiFi. To do this, I think you would need a "NOT" feature that could be applied to triggers.. Of course, if you have a regular routine this can be more easily accomplished with Time based triggers, but not everyone keeps a schedule..
On a side note, given that when you enable and make a valid WiFi connection on a phone, any data traffic uses that connection as it superceeds any 3/4G connection.. am I right in thinking that the 3/4G radio is still enabled even if its not doing any data transfers in this case?
As you can only determine location via WiFi at the moment, it means that has to be on all the time (not ideal, but better than GPS being on all the time no?)
I'm confused???
So if you turn off the 3G radio at home, doesn't that prevent you from receiving calls? Or text?
Thanks,
Razr John
Just data over 3/4G. Calls and SMS are unaffected.
On a different note, small update on the stability of Smart Actions (for me).. after a reboot, one of my Smart Actions that was only due to start on Tuesdays and Thursdays was running.. my "Default" action and my "Home" action which should have been running, weren't.. had to disable the Tues/Thurs Smart Action before the others would restart and then I could re-enable it (after which point it went back to "ready" not active)
Might be worth keeping any eye on those..
I use juice defender to toggle wifi on for one minute automatically every time I unlock the phone. That way if I am home, smart actions picks this up and registers me home. If I'm not home juice defender turns it back off a minute later.
Another major omission, is the absence of a dock trigger. So that when I get in my car, I can disable wi-fi, enable bluetooth, enable gps. I don't use Bluetooth outside of the car so I don't need it on otherwise.
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djamloops said:
Another major omission, is the absence of a dock trigger. So that when I get in my car, I can disable wi-fi, enable bluetooth, enable gps. I don't use Bluetooth outside of the car so I don't need it on otherwise.
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You could set the trigger to charging > usb
But then would enable all your requirements when connected to pc, unless of course you set another trigger to connected to wifi disable bluetooth
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ianford10 said:
You could set the trigger to charging > usb
But then would enable all your requirements when connected to pc, unless of course you set another trigger to connected to wifi disable bluetooth
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That would be fine if the car charger recognized as USB. But its not like the capability isn't there. Motorola's car finder app triggers based on whether the phone is inserted or removed from the dock.
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djamloops said:
That would be fine if the car charger recognized as USB. But its not like the capability isn't there. Motorola's car finder app triggers based on whether the phone is inserted or removed from the dock.
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Yes but if its in the dock wont it be classed as usb rather than a wall charger?
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No sir. Its still wall charger. It only registers usb if its plugged into something that requests usb functionality like mass storage or sync.
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djamloops said:
No sir. Its still wall charger. It only registers usb if its plugged into something that requests usb functionality like mass storage or sync.
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Ok so set the trigger as charging > charger, enable all the things you want.
Then another new rule with 2 triggers, wifi > yours, charging > any, disable bluetooth and whatever else
These are just ideas, sure I read also that the rule created first will win in a conflict so might be worth creating the rule with 2 triggers first.
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Can you set triggers when launching applications?
stevessvt said:
I use juice defender to toggle wifi on for one minute automatically every time I unlock the phone. That way if I am home, smart actions picks this up and registers me home. If I'm not home juice defender turns it back off a minute later.
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Yep, though I've found quite a few freebie apps that do the just that one feature.. Should work nicely in conjunction with the existing smart actions
for example "Wifi Auto Toggle"
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.andappfun.android.wifiautotoggle&feature=also_installed#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwiY29tLmFuZGFwcGZ1bi5hbmRyb2lkLndpZmlhdXRvdG9nZ2xlIl0.
Also, the Timeframe based triggers are DEFINITELY buggy... I had a timeframe set for Tues & Thurs only (0700 - 1800).. yet this morning (Friday) they kicked in. Checked my phone datetime and its definitely got the correct date set. I know its only v1.0 of the app for want of a better phrase, but with a few fixes AND Cell Tower based location for WiFi toggling built in, it could be really cool!
Trigger on Calendar Events
Hi - My current phone is dying a slow death and I'm looking at this phone to replace it later today or tomorrow. What I'd like to know about Smart Actions is this:
Can I set a trigger based on a calendar event? In other words, when I show to be in a meeting or busy, can I set the wifi off and the ringer off? As an example, that would be a basic event.
Thanks
OracleBlue said:
Hi - My current phone is dying a slow death and I'm looking at this phone to replace it later today or tomorrow. What I'd like to know about Smart Actions is this:
Can I set a trigger based on a calendar event? In other words, when I show to be in a meeting or busy, can I set the wifi off and the ringer off? As an example, that would be a basic event.
Thanks
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The answer is no, the app is not that granular at present although I do see them adding more and more options to it in the future
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djamloops said:
That would be fine if the car charger recognized as USB. But its not like the capability isn't there. Motorola's car finder app triggers based on whether the phone is inserted or removed from the dock.
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I agree. It's pretty stupid I can't trigger and event based on if it's in the desktop dock or the car dock. And no triggering when something is charging is not the same. I only need bluetooth when I'm in my car not when I'm at my desk. I don't need wifi in the car dock but do need it at my desk, etc, etc, etc.
I think it's a nice addition to the phone, but it is lacking some important options which will hopefully updated in future updates. I'm sticking with Tasker since I already paid for it.
Hi!
I have nAa-s really good kernel and gingerbread minicm7 2.2.1, and the wireless tethering is working flowlessly until the phone goes to standby or until im lockin it. Simply, the signal drops while the phone is locked or is in standby mode, actually theese two is the same.
When the phone is pluged in i still have no problem.
So i need to set somehow the wireless signal emitter port to stay awake whyle the phone is locked.
Any ideeas? Thanks in advance.
You just have to set the brightness to minimum and the screen timeout as high as you can, sorry. There's no fix for this
X10man
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So you knew about this, i mean im not the only one who got this problem... ok
Any other software whith i can tether fluently? Anything else?
Thanks
kobrn1 said:
So you knew about this, i mean im not the only one who got this problem... ok
Any other software whith i can tether fluently? Anything else?
Thanks
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You can use barnacle tether or USB tethering.it's a known issue without a known fix
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Are you tried this:
Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings > Menu button > Advanced > Wi-Fi sleep policy > select "Never"
Maybe this is why the wifi turn off when the screens go off. I'm not sure if works
fjosuear said:
Are you tried this:
Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings > Menu button > Advanced > Wi-Fi sleep policy > select "Never"
Maybe this is why the wifi turn off when the screens go off. I'm not sure if works
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Yea man, is working Thanks to a junior member, my tethering is working now fluently. Good ideea man.
Have a nice day, cheers.
kobrn1 said:
Yea man, is working Thanks to a junior member, my tethering is working now fluently. Good ideea man.
Have a nice day, cheers.
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that's never worked for tether before? been tested by many people and it stops wifi to your router going off but not tether
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x10man said:
that's never worked for tether before? been tested by many people and it stops wifi to your router going off but not tether
x10man
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I donno how, but my phone is locked, ive pressed the button 3min before and i still have connection, so is working. iim courios, becouse the phone is fully charged now, lets see when the battery will be under 50%.
Every so often i get disconnected from my wi-fi on my galaxy s3, despite the router still being on and this is some problem I've gotten at alot of other networks too. The solution is often to just turn off and on again the wifi, and it will connect again, but wondering if there is any way to stop this issue, since it is reaaallyy annoying !
Thanks anyways
set in wifi advance stay on to always
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ascariz said:
set in wifi advance stay on to always
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I had it on only when connected, but the problem was that it would not connect again and the only solution was to turn off the wifi and turn it back again.
I just recently firmware updated the phone, and will answer if it still keeps on going on
Hi
I got similar problem - I can see network and it works fine before but now puting the network key after trying I got - error connecting the network. Done stitching on and off, disabled safe mode - nothing workd. Any ideas?
revaz said:
Hi
I got similar problem - I can see network and it works fine before but now puting the network key after trying I got - error connecting the network. Done stitching on and off, disabled safe mode - nothing workd. Any ideas?
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click on the network, forget, then try connect again.