4G is blazing fast, but when I go on my home wifi it is SO SLOW it took three minutes to load google. Its not the router because my brothers phone is fast on wifi. It is rooted, and if I try to activate Bluetooth the whole phone shuts down. Also I can't use OTAs, it downloads them but stops installing about 30% the way through. Any fixes for this?
Im have the same thing going on....I was on Tmobile....using the galaxy s 2...when I connected to wifi...very fast....now im with Verizon the 4g lte really fast...but when connect to my wifi....vey very very slow.....I need help too!!!!!
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I can't believe I'm the only person to experience this.
Steps to recreate the issue:
Follow steps to remove flag using SQL Lite (Entitlement = 0)
Turn on WiFi connection and wait for it to connect
Lauch WiFi Tether 3.1 pre11 beta
Watch WiFi connection get turned OFF AUTOMATICALLY
Watch 4G LTE Turn on AUTOMATICALLY
Watch Verizon profit
Why??? Are we just not able to tether via wifi ? why is it called wifi tether? You mean 4G Tether right?
Also just tired FoxFi Tether and what do you know? WiFi mode has failed on your phone. Please use Bluetooth? LOL what is this garbage? is this a Verizon/Motorola thing?
Have never, ever seen this happen on HTC/Samsung phones.
Anyone pls?
ok, my first flame of the month: please take a logic 101 course, then reread your question. thank you!
Hey I even thanked you for attempting.
Regardless I would like to Tether using my WiFi connection and not Verizon's 4G.
Thanks! Anyone else care to take a stab at outsmarting me?
Why would you need to convert WiFi into uhh..WiFi?
Droid Razr MaXX
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Why would you need to convert WiFi into uhh..WiFi?
Droid Razr MaXX
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I don't. I just can't understand why it won't work? Does your phone turn off wifi?
It shouldn't. It should let me run tether through my net connection or any damn connection I choose, not Verizon. Yet it keeps turning it off. Turning off my connection. It's odd, strange. I feel like I'm being controlled and oppressed by "the man!"
First phone I've encountered that forces Wifi off (a perfectly good connection) to switch over to 4G/3G. I just find it strange.
I'm new to Motorola phones, well I had the v120c in 2000 So far they're quite strange compared to HTC/Samsung.
Okay well first off... I don't know why you did the SQL edit because you're using a third party app anyway.
Secondly... I can't name a phone where you can tether a WiFi connection into another hotspot... There'd just be no point. Your connection will always be equal to or worse than your phone's, so you might as well just connect directly.
You're talking about internet pass through. Where it takes an existing connection whether it be wifi or 3G/4G and let a device use that for internet. What you're doing is data wifi tethering. Where it turns off your wifi radio and turns your phone into an access point so other can connect it and use your 3G/4G data to connect to the internet.
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android-wifi-tether
This program enables tethering (via wifi) for "rooted" handsets running android (such as the Android DevPhone 1). Clients (your laptop for example) can connect via wifi (ad-hoc mode)and get access to the internet using the 3G, 2G mobile connection which is established by the handset.
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WiFi Tether does exactly what it says it does.
If you want to use your phone as a WiFi share to connect a computer that doesn't have WiFi then you'll need something like PdaNet instead.
IdowhatIwant said:
Hey I even thanked you for attempting.
Regardless I would like to Tether using my WiFi connection and not Verizon's 4G.
Thanks! Anyone else care to take a stab at outsmarting me?
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Wifi tether uses your phones data connection to the carrier as the source and tethers another device using the phones wifi radio. This is the definition of wifi tether.
None of the aftermarket apps will work. The only way I've got this to work is using the SQL hack and using the native wifi hotspot app.
To use your device in this fashion the wifi radio must drop its connection to your wifi router, connect to 4g or 3g and convert the internal wifi radio into a wireless hotspot. This is normal behavior.
What your referring to is internet pass through as was previously mentioned
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OP, there's plenty of confusion over what you're trying to accomplish here. Please tell us the entire path of how you'd like the data connection to follow.
Router,
Phone,
Wifi device?
sRDennyCrane said:
OP, there's plenty of confusion over what you're trying to accomplish here. Please tell us the entire path of how you'd like the data connection to follow.
Router,
Phone,
Wifi device?
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It sounds like he wants his phone to rebroadcast whatever wifi network he's connected so other devices can connect to it.
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From what it sounds like, perhaps he is wanting to share a protected wifi network using an unprotected hotspot? *shrug*
Perhaps he wants his phone to be like a USB wireless adaptor that connects to a wifi ap and not use 4g? (kinda want to know how to do that myself). I was able to with no problem on a g2x
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Just to test it out the capacity, tempreture etc. That's all. Never had a phone that forces WiFi off when you try to share the connection, even though, it's logical since you would need a connection in the 1st place.
I've since found out this can't be done on this phone.
FoxFi - "WiFi mode has failed on your phone"
If i am not mistaken, he is trying to use his pnone as a WiFi hotspot, using FoxFi (same as i am trying to do) using his data plan, but FoxFi does not seem to be working. I have the exact same issue, wheter using WiFi or Bluetooth, my laptop can not connect.
Any ideas?
Try Fox-fi again its been updated to work with the RAZR update. Worked like a charm.
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I'm new at this, and so I appreciate any help offered. Here's my problem,and it seems to affects the masses:
Droid Razr -not Rooted
ICS OTA
Foxfi will NOT work on my Razr. I've deleted, uninstalled, reinstalled and still NOTHING.
Some folks insist it works, well, it may on their phone, but NOT on mine.
I have 2 Razrs in the house, and it fails on both. All it does is suggest Bluetooth, and that fails, too!!!!
Any or all help is so very much appreciated. Paying for 4gb data, and only use 1gb is kind of silly. I continue to pay because new share plan would cost more.
Thanks!
Helron said:
I'm new at this, and so I appreciate any help offered. Here's my problem,and it seems to affects the masses:
Droid Razr -not Rooted
ICS OTA
Foxfi will NOT work on my Razr. I've deleted, uninstalled, reinstalled and still NOTHING.
Some folks insist it works, well, it may on their phone, but NOT on mine.
I have 2 Razrs in the house, and it fails on both. All it does is suggest Bluetooth, and that fails, too!!!!
Any or all help is so very much appreciated. Paying for 4gb data, and only use 1gb is kind of silly. I continue to pay because new share plan would cost more.
Thanks!
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Root your phone and use the sql editor to remove the entitlement check, but it does require root.
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Actually how about a router that's running wpa2 and a PSP that only supports wpa? My other radio on my router is 5GHz which my phone can't see. So wifi tether makes sense. I'm forced to use my mobile connection because wifi turned off.
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Jay Evans said:
android-wifi-tether
WiFi Tether does exactly what it says it does.
If you want to use your phone as a WiFi share to connect a computer that doesn't have WiFi then you'll need something like PdaNet instead.
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I disagree.. when i was on GB, i used SQLight to modify my hotspot to give myslef free tether, WITHOUT an app, just used stock one...but since ICS update, I can't do it.. does anyone know how to bypass it? SQlight won't open in ICS now...?!?!
A few months ago I got rid of GS3 due to the WiFi tether crapping out every 10 to 15 minutes at work.
requiring me to restart the tether
Yes tethering is allowed, I have the wonderful unlimited 3UK "The One Plan" all you can eat data inc tethering
I updated my GS3 to the at the time latest 4.0.4 generic UK rom.
How is the tether now ?
Hello
I can't tell you how is the update because I still don't have it... but I have experienced same kind of issues, specially when connected from my Macbook.
Tether from my Motorola Atrix 4G was far way better, I must say that.
Anyway, what I did to "solve" the issue (not completely), was install FastDormancy Toggle application, to disable fast dormancy since I think it is not supported by my network. Also, in my Macbook network preferences, in advanced, under Hardware, I set MTU to custom, and entered 1453 as adviced in a forum.
I must say it works better now, although not perfect as it used to work in my motorola Atrix.
I am waiting for my Jelly Beam upgrade to see if this gets fixed. If it is not, my next smartphone will be definitively another motorola.
so Motorola androids have good hotspots?
Yes they do
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I have a RAZR I now
That description may be kind of confusing. But I just got a S4 and love it except for 2 things. Less than great battery life (average 6-8hours). But that's not what I'm posting about.
I know (for some crazy reason) the S4 doesn't support SVDO (that's voice and data on a 3G only connection) the Verizon S3 could do it and my last phone the RAZR Maxx HD could do it.
I did have a Bionic too and it couldn't. However if I needed data while on a call in 3G only setting I could go into Phone Info and enable Global mode and it would enable the LTE radio. On the S4 however it seems to lock it down until the call has ended. Not matter what mode I change it to, in phone info or the network setting of Global or LTE/CDMA. LTE STILL stays off til the call is done. So that leaves me telling the other person to call back, or go without data. Does anyone know a way to get around this?
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I am in Vancouver, BC, and we have those ShawOpen wifi network around town.
So here is the problem, when I go around town. My phone will connect to the wifi network around town. It will keep connecting and disconnecting to the wifi and data network. Making my IP phone and IM apps act weird.
Is there anyway to keep both wifi and 4g data on at the same time. I know the old app superpower on xda does it on some roms. but doesnt work on stock Razr HD.
BTW I have a Motorola Razr HD stock 4.1.2 canadian rom (rogers) rooted.
cllo said:
I am in Vancouver, BC, and we have those ShawOpen wifi network around town.
So here is the problem, when I go around town. My phone will connect to the wifi network around town. It will keep connecting and disconnecting to the wifi and data network. Making my IP phone and IM apps act weird.
Is there anyway to keep both wifi and 4g data on at the same time. I know the old app superpower on xda does it on some roms. but doesnt work on stock Razr HD.
BTW I have a Motorola Razr HD stock 4.1.2 canadian rom (rogers) rooted.
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That's actually a normal behavior when it comes to Data/Internet, so Android switch automatically to Wi-Fi when you get in range of a stored SSID, and once you get far from it, it will switch back to 4G again and this just a politic about battery saving because 4G consumes more juice than Wi-Fi.
To respond your question I should say there's no way to have both 4G and Wi-Fi connected at the same time because that isn't really suitable (and not Possible?? for a phone at least), and the only workaround I can tell you is to just keep Wi-Fi turned off and use only 4G so you won't get bothered.
Hope that was clear.