Hi guys,
There is a new company out there called FreedomPop that believes everyone should have access to free internet. They provided 500 mb free internet via either a USB stick or a Wifi hotspot. You pay a refundable deposit for the hardware ($50 for the stick, $90 for the hotspot). They use i think clear's 4g network, and I've gotten pretty good speeds around 1.7 Mbps down.
I ordered the USB stick and plugged it into my prime. It recognized it immediately as an ethernet port. It flashed lights on the stick for a few seconds, then showed that it was connected. I had trouble actually connecting to the internet through the browsers. I don't think this is what finally made it work, but after going to the ethernet settings (they pop up in settings) on JB (stock OTA) then switching from DHCP to Static IP back to DHCP, it finally worked.
It's a pretty nifty trick and is good if you can't enable a wifi hotspot from your phone, or just want an extra 500 mb free per month . You do have to be careful though, as it's an extra $20 a month per gb for their free plan, and they charge you to warn you when you're nearing the 500 mb mark.
www.freedompop.com
Enjoy!
(I am no way associated with freedompop but just thought this was really cool)
looks pretty cool, but i guess its state side only...
Just got mine as well.....
Just got mine as well......works on my stock tf201 plus dock. I was trying to use it with a tp-mr3040 as a mobile hotspot but thats not working at the momemt as the modem isnt supported on the 3040.
I was happy with it as far as mobile data goes, but I really wanted to use this to drive my tablet with wifi and google map nav.......now I can only use it with the dock plugged in and .....hmmm......no gps reception
However, the dongle performs awesomely as a data device for the prime. Now I just gotta get my old bluetooth GPS and bolt it onto my prime and go ghetto for awhile.
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BTW, I had to do the same thing to get it working.......flipped from dhcp to static and back again.
Looks pretty cool, it says that there is no coverage near me, but maybe I'll get it for when I travel. How good i the coverage, can you you get it in most places?
gator365 said:
Looks pretty cool, it says that there is no coverage near me, but maybe I'll get it for when I travel. How good i the coverage, can you you get it in most places?
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I've had coverage everywhere I have tried. It uses the clear wire network so wherever they have coverage it works.
NB: if you don't use it at all one month, they charge you $2. It's really stupid if you aren't constantly using it.
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I've had coverage everywhere I have tried. It uses the clear wire network so wherever they have coverage it works.
NB: if you don't use it at all one month, they charge you $2. It's really stupid if you aren't constantly using it.
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I didn't have that problem. I used about 25% of my bandwidth and it just rolled over this month with another 500 meg to go free of charge.
Definitely works with the prime out here in the Philly area.
I also picked up a TP-MR3040 and installed Openwrt on it and now I have a nice ghetto hotspot for my tablets and my phone while Sprint props up their new LTE network. Freedompop will switch to LTE with Sprint sometime this year and with the tp-link router I have a hot spot in my car for the daily commute. I've been rocking tune-in radio and maps just fine during my daily drive and haven't used up much bandwidth at all.
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I didn't have that problem. I used about 25% of my bandwidth and it just rolled over this month with another 500 meg to go free of charge.
Definitely works with the prime out here in the Philly area.
I also picked up a TP-MR3040 and installed Openwrt on it and now I have a nice ghetto hotspot for my tablets and my phone while Sprint props up their new LTE network. Freedompop will switch to LTE with Sprint sometime this year and with the tp-link router I have a hot spot in my car for the daily commute. I've been rocking tune-in radio and maps just fine during my daily drive and haven't used up much bandwidth at all.
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No I meant if you don't use it AT ALL as in 0mb lol
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No I meant if you don't use it AT ALL as in 0mb lol
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Well, that's a downside. You have to use at least 5 megs per month to get it free. All eaten up in a morning of internet radio going to work and back
nhshah7 said:
Hi guys,
There is a new company out there called FreedomPop that believes everyone should have access to free internet. They provided 500 mb free internet via either a USB stick or a Wifi hotspot. You pay a refundable deposit for the hardware ($50 for the stick, $90 for the hotspot). They use i think clear's 4g network, and I've gotten pretty good speeds around 1.7 Mbps down.
I ordered the USB stick and plugged it into my prime. It recognized it immediately as an ethernet port. It flashed lights on the stick for a few seconds, then showed that it was connected. I had trouble actually connecting to the internet through the browsers. I don't think this is what finally made it work, but after going to the ethernet settings (they pop up in settings) on JB (stock OTA) then switching from DHCP to Static IP back to DHCP, it finally worked.
It's a pretty nifty trick and is good if you can't enable a wifi hotspot from your phone, or just want an extra 500 mb free per month . You do have to be careful though, as it's an extra $20 a month per gb for their free plan, and they charge you to warn you when you're nearing the 500 mb mark.
Enjoy!
(I am no way associated with freedompop but just thought this was really cool)
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very interesting mate...i´m not interested in internet but in the stick, it´s new for me that a 3g stick works with prime without any special apps or commands, could you maybe look up the model of the stick or possibly some other additional infos about the stick...
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So I'm using my TBolt as my primary internet right now, as my connection hasn't been hooked up yet at my new place, but I'd love to be able to download apps that Amazon thinks are wifi only, like today's game. Is there a way to make the Appstore think I'm on wifi? Probably a stretch, but curious.
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So I'm using my TBolt as my primary internet right now, as my connection hasn't been hooked up yet at my new place, but I'd love to be able to download apps that Amazon thinks are wifi only, like today's game. Is there a way to make the Appstore think I'm on wifi? Probably a stretch, but curious.
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Just go ahead and get the app. Even if you can't download it now, at least it will show you purchased it and you can then download it once you get a chance to hookup to wifi.
Yeah i dont understand this whole Wifi only thing they shouldn't be worried about my data charges 4G is here and I've downloaded way bigger files over 3G.
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What is funny is that my 4g LTE is faster than any WiFi i have been on lately. The only reason I even have WiFi at home at this point is for my TIVO and VOIP Phone that is connected to my home alarm.
would downloading through a proxy help? are they checking ip or connection type?
yeah... they should really disable wifi only for phones with 4G.
3G i guess i can see the argument but LTE is faster than most home networks.
the appstore lets me download over 4G. im using CM7.
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the appstore lets me download over 4G. im using CM7.
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Amazon has some apps that are "wifi" only downloads. Those will fail to download if you are not on wifi.
in settings in the appstore app u can change it to allow apps as big as 20mb to dl over cellular data. larger than that and u still have to use wifi. Still the default is really low (like 1mb or 5mb).
Why not just visit your local McDonalds or Starbucks or whoever has free Wifi and download the app? Heck, go outside, I'm sure there are plenty of unsecured networks around you can use
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Why not just visit your local McDonalds or Starbucks or whoever has free Wifi and download the app? Heck, go outside, I'm sure there are plenty of unsecured networks around you can use
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but LTE is faster, that's the point.
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but LTE is faster, that's the point.
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That is true, however, at this point in time, LTE is a very small portion of network usage compared to 3G, so we have to remember that when Amazon limits large downloads to wifi only, they are probably looking at the user base as a whole. That will probably change soon as more LTE devices come out.
Get a friend to turn on his mobile hotspot it worked and downloaded quick for me using tmobile network.
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I been wondering the same thing for a while now, that's the only thing hate about the amazon app store and it reminds me of the iPhone appstore(you can't download any apps that are bigger then 20mb) , I hope there is a fix soon
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I been wondering the same thing for a while now, that's the only thing hate about the amazon app store and it reminds me of the iPhone appstore(you can't download any apps that are bigger then 20mb) , I hope there is a fix soon
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Again, this is probably because they have to "play nice" with all the carriers out there, so they don't want to be accused of causing too much traffic on any carriers wireless network.
The Amazon app store is becoming more and more popular, since they offer a free app a day and since it's not "Google", they are probably making sure they don't get anyone mad by driving up bandwidth usage.
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Get a friend to turn on his mobile hotspot it worked and downloaded quick for me using tmobile network.
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That's what I find ironic...
Reminds me of when I wireless tethered my friends two iPhones in the car so they can facetime. Now that was a great waste of verizon bandwidth.
Don't forget 4G for everyone else is around 1-2 Meg and Verizon has the fastest LTE available. You'd probably need a separate Amazon App for VZW customers, but your right it sucks! I've run into apps like Co-Pilot that refuse to download anything unless it's via Wifi.
Is working on the EVO 4G now , no luck on my TB tho
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...g-downloads-over-some-4g-for-wi-fi-only-apps/
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Don't forget 4G for everyone else is around 1-2 Meg and Verizon has the fastest LTE available. You'd probably need a separate Amazon App for VZW customers, but your right it sucks! I've run into apps like Co-Pilot that refuse to download anything unless it's via Wifi.
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Eh.. I know you pulled that 1-2 meg figure from your ass. Sprint has the lowest 4g at 10Mbps, TMobile and AT&T are at 42Mbps.
Anyhow, this is annoying of Amazon to do. There should be a way to change or disable just like most other apps offer.
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Eh.. I know you pulled that 1-2 meg figure from your ass. Sprint has the lowest 4g at 10Mbps, TMobile and AT&T are at 42Mbps.=
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Please don't believe the marketing department. Show me an AT&T or TMobile device that actually sees that speed. While the 1-2 stated by the previous poster is false, 42 is equally false and I can't speak for sprint. LTE is superior to HSPA+ and wimax or the other carriers wouldn't be planning LTE rollouts in the future.
Back on topic, Amazon is just perpetuating the nanny-statism that is ruining this country. We have to be protected from ourselves. We can no longer be trusted to read our contracts and understand what we have. This is also helped along by lawsuit stupidity. If Amazon didn't prevent people from blasting through their data packages, some idiot would sue them. Thus the rest of us who can actually read and understand a contract suffer.
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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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
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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
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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/
I want to say bye, bye to TW internet, but don't know the best way to make My Razr 4G LTE internet to all PC's,Ps3 and my Xbox 360.
I put it here becouse the Razr forms are small vs this one and Is more about LTE any way.
Thanks
Not really
It's not really the solution you wanted, but assuming you are not trying to tether the world to your cell phone (which should then double nicely as a heater), why not just get a mobile hotspot and be done with it.
I hate my TWC wires (2 cables spanning 2 neighbors yards) and have pulled twice the speed on my Rezound than I am getting from TWC (although not at home, regrettably). I say this because I understand your frustration first hand; I just disagree with your proposed resolution.
looked into this a bit, my conclusion was that:
1) unless you have a fairly small network (ie just yourself), you're going to need to go the route of the mobile hotspot.
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2) the mobile hotspot hardware currently available isn't reliable enough to trust as a dedicated home internet solution.
Don't be fooled I use mine for everything and I pay for unlimited mobile hotspot. Just can't use everything at onces.
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I wouldnt recommend using your phone or any wireless solution for gaming, the ping is too high.
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I wouldnt recommend using your phone or any wireless solution for gaming, the ping is too high.
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I get only maybe 20-30ms higher on my phone tether vs my FiOS.
If you are dead set on doing this, I would use your PC/Laptop as a network bridge. You should be able to connect the LAN cable to your PC and then into where your modem would plug into your router. But, you would have to setup your router first, or connect it via USB to setup since you wouldn't be able to use the provider software or the IP to connect in through that port. Just an idea, but like others said, reliability could probably be zero.
Let me tell you the "reliability" of my TW cable internet right now: It gos form 7-10DL to 3 and then even to under 1, 2-4 times A DAY. It go's out at times too, so I can't see it geting more bad then that.
P.S I am "dead set" on having home internet that has good up time and able to play 1080p video if needed.
Time Warner doesn't offer a package higher than 10mbps? Why not just get Fios or something? Have you even called TW? I had an issue like this a few years back (With a provider in GA I can't remember the name) where I wasn't getting the 25mbps I was paying for. They came out and tested my modem and it was dying. They replaced it, and it worked from then on out. It was even a modem I paid for myself, they gave me a new one and took the old one free of charge.
Koush posted that Tether is in the Android Market now.
I pay for 15DL and 1UL, But am only geting 6-10DL and .5UL. I think it's BS, but I can't poof that to them. I Have used all kinds of speed test and they all never hit more than 11-12DL and 1UL. LTE has been about the same on DL at home after the outges and DEC the 25th. ( It was geting 10-15DL and now its 4-10DL and 5-6UL.)
Now I am a bit mad at the big red, becuase on AT&T my speeds have been going up and Up and up. (I think AT&T Is about toput up LTE here soon)
LTE is extremelt cool, and will only get better. But as of right now, I wouldn't call it reliable enough to handle an entire house full of bandwidth-hungry devices.
My At&T U-Verse internet advertises up to 25mBps. This, to the average user, probably sounds like more than one would ever need. But what they don't tell you is that each TV (when its box is on) takes up to 6mBps of that bandwidth all by itself. So if you've got 2 HDTVs running in the house, and somebody gaming online, suddenly that internet speed ain't lookin' all that cutting-edge.
According to what I've gleaned from the small amount of research I've done, you need a solid 10mBps to stream 1080p HD content without bottlenecking. The top AT&T U-verse package I have can do it all day long, while also handling whatever else may be using bandwidth. I would worry about any plan below the top one though. Maybe if you only have one HDTV connection in the house.
I tried tethering off my phone when temp-root v2 came out, and I was impressed with the results. But I was also realistic about it. My tether speed tests came in at roughly 6-7mBps downloaded. Not bad in a pinch, but certainly nowhere near good enough to power a whole house. And certainly not good enough to stream HD.
I don't think the idea of a phone providing internet for the home far off, but we just aren't there yet. I'm thinking in 5-10 years.
If you want to use your phone as your home internet service, pm me. I've been using mine for my home for the last 4 years, cuz I don't have dsl. It's awesome, and I can help you get it up and running. I've averaged 40-50gb per month for the past 3 years. PM me.
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I used 30Gb and I saw my speed in my home go down, but at work it would be fast as ever with 5 bars. My billing just started to day and my DL is now in the 20+ vs 5-7 DL before. I think I got my speeds lowered for useing 30gb. Any way TW sucks even more with that.
What is the big deal of a 3g prime I tether at 4 LTE speeds all day.
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What is the big deal of a 3g prime I tether at 4 LTE speeds all day.
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Europe doesn't have LTE And tether sucks battery faster than any game
But I don't need any kind of mobile connectivity anyway on my Prime, HSPA tether is enough
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What is the big deal of a 3g prime I tether at 4 LTE speeds all day.
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anyone who buys a 3G tablet likes wasting money or has so much they don't know what to do with free Wi-Fi/USB/Bluetooth tether from smartphone is the only way to go even my 55 year old father knows as much
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What is the big deal of a 3g prime I tether at 4 LTE speeds all day.
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Yea, I hotspot from my phone now, but if money was no object I'd prefer the setup I previously had with my xoom.
xdaspyder said:
Yea, I hotspot from my phone now, but if money was no object I'd prefer the setup I previously had with my xoom.
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It would be nice, if money was no object. But given that it is, I'm happy tethering my phone; I don't have cause to use my tablet outside of Wi-Fi enabled areas enough to warrant another data plan.
in maine we will not have 4 lte anytime soon, so up here getting some thing lte is a waste.
Because companies like Verizon and At&t limit you to 2GB a month and there's no way you could share the connection with your phone AND tablet for a whole month and not go over that limit?
3G tablet plans cost too much. I just tether to my Galaxy Note as well.
My area doesn't have LTE support. The service providers only just installed new towers a few months ago, and before that my devices were struggling for a signal. What's the point in an LTE device if the most you'll get is hspa?
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I am with T-Mo so LTE is not an option, though speeds are acceptable. I would be willing to shell out a bit for 3G on the tablet for the convenience factor. Since I already have a wi-fi only TP though I am not going to buy another tablet just for 3G.
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Because companies like Verizon and At&t limit you to 2GB a month and there's no way you could share the connection with your phone AND tablet for a whole month and not go over that limit?
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Prior to my contract with Verizon its unlimited and they offer 10 gigs for $50 now which is more than enough. Downloading avg of 18mb a sec its wonderful. Tethering is a dream with my gaze rooted.
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anyone who buys a 3G tablet likes wasting money or has so much they don't know what to do with free Wi-Fi/USB/Bluetooth tether from smartphone is the only way to go even my 55 year old father knows as much
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It depends on how you use your tablet. If you're home or around places with decent Wi-Fi 80% of the time I agree with you. I travel a lot and anyone who does knows you can't depend on Wi-Fi. At hotels, restaurants, or airports.
So you can either get a 3/4G tablet or tether. Tethering is a pain in the ass. Get out the phone, turn on sharing, connect the tablet, disconnect the tablet, turn off sharing. Forget the latter any your phone's battery is hosed. It's hosed anyway because you can literally watch it run down when Wi-Fi sharing's enabled.
Here's some of the advantages of 3/4G:
- Your tablet's always online and can receive e-mails and messages continually.
- You can just flip it open and use it without having to wait for a gazillion background process to all finish competing for the Wi-Fi signal at the same time.
- Your phone's battery is spared the torture of Wi-Fi (or BT) sharing so it's available for calls when you need it.
- You can split your data across multiple devices. For $20 a month on AT&T (they think it's a non-smartphone) my tablet uses 6ishGB of data. I use 4-6GB on my phone too. I'd get flagged and put on a tiered plan if I didn't have seperate devices so it's actually cheaper to have two data plans.
While it's not for everybody it has its advantages. I wouldn't personally own a non-3/4G tablet.
A dialogue between me and my employer.
Employer: Why didn't you get a tablet with 3G/4G built in?
ME:*holding up phone* Do you want to expense two data plans?
Employer: Point taken.
I can leave my wifi tether on literally all day and do very little harm to the battery. Tmobile G2 (HSPA+ 15down2up)
Also there is no conflict with Tmobile's data and phone services. I can answer a call without interrupting my connection.
The trick is to be reasonable about your expectations.
IE: dont stream HD youtube all day, or you'll kill the phone.
I use a 4G (has 3G support) Hotspot device instead of buying additional data plans for various devices.
While I could tether to my phone which is still 3G, when I am in the field, I normally need my phone while using data at the same time and tether would also reduce the battery of the phone quicker as well.
With the 4G hotspot, I can tether up to 5 devices at the same time which includes not only tables, slates, netbooks, notebooks, regular desktops with a WiFi adapter but also even my phone which still has 3G.
In my field kit, I carry a battery unit which will power the 4G hotspot for more than 14 hours continuously, so I can do data for longer than most of the device I could connect to it without AC power.
I can and have many times provided data access to people who were with me who had only WiFi enabled devices securely as well.
Most of the time, I just turn the hotspot on, and stick it in my pocket and have hi-speed Wifi available where I am walking.
I don't use free Unsecure WiFi hotspots.. only secure WiFi connections
Hey there,
Has anyone tried the ##778 hack to enable Wifi Hotspot tethering on the DINC4G?? Does it work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122289
You could also try clockwork mod tether. I don't know how well it works personally, but I've heard good things
Just use one of the wifi tether apps like pdanet or easytether. works great for me.
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Just use one of the wifi tether apps like pdanet or easytether. works great for me.
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Thanks for the reply's guys. I actually do have EZ-Tether and use it with my laptop when necessary. But I also need a wireless option when I pass internet connectivity to an RTK GPS survey controller from my work supplied DINC2. Since its a work phone, rooting/romming isn't an available option.
The old hack method let me run under the radar on several fronts if you know what I mean. I just wanted to find out if the old hack was still available before trading up to the Inc4G.
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looks like the FCC just ruled that they can't charge for tethering so maybe you can just use the built in option.
Not sure how verizon is going to change due to this ruling.
They will still get you on data usage
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The FCC only said they couldn't block tethering apps from the Play Store. There's a big difference there.
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The FCC only said they couldn't block tethering apps from the Play Store. There's a big difference there.
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No (according to the article I read) Verizon also agreed not charge for tethering. The article however said that this would only apply to 4G non-unlimited plans which is the case now anyways I believe. I did not see anything that specifically said they can't charge it for unlimited or 3g accounts but I guess they prob still will
it's so weird actually using the verizon mobile hotspot lol.
how does this work now? itried it it gave me an 800 number to call??
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how does this work now? itried it it gave me an 800 number to call??
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me too at first, did you get rid of the unlimteed data, and on a shared everything?
if so u get the free mobile data, i just opened it and pressed it and it worked.
it didnt at first but that was because initially i kept my unlimted plan (when i didnt want to) and the guy screwed up (good thing I happened to have called CS)
it saves our family of 4 smart phones 80$ a MONTH!!!
I don't ever need unlimited, I pay for wifi at my house so I take advantage of that and the batt savings.
only use 4g when needed.
I finally moved the cable modem into my room the wifi crappy netgear wifi thing for my desktop blows!
if for vista, i upgraded to wiindows 7, that was a fiasco, then i upgrade my comp from 2GB RAM to 6.5GB and apparaently anything over $GB the wifi wont work.
took me all day of google searching to find the hacked code.
i even to this day have to start my computer a special way to disable signature something to get the wifi to work, happy dont have to do that crap anymore. lol
andybones said:
me too at first, did you get rid of the unlimteed data, and on a shared everything?
if so u get the free mobile data, i just opened it and pressed it and it worked.
it didnt at first but that was because initially i kept my unlimted plan (when i didnt want to) and the guy screwed up (good thing I happened to have called CS)
it saves our family of 4 smart phones 80$ a MONTH!!!
I don't ever need unlimited, I pay for wifi at my house so I take advantage of that and the batt savings.
only use 4g when needed.
I finally moved the cable modem into my room the wifi crappy netgear wifi thing for my desktop blows!
if for vista, i upgraded to wiindows 7, that was a fiasco, then i upgrade my comp from 2GB RAM to 6.5GB and apparaently anything over $GB the wifi wont work.
took me all day of google searching to find the hacked code.
i even to this day have to start my computer a special way to disable signature something to get the wifi to work, happy dont have to do that crap anymore. lol
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i never had unlimited data, 2gb, not on shared plan, i have unlimited sms, 1400mins, thats it
now do i understand that the data is free that you use on hotspot?
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gotta look into this, thats for sure
Grandfathered in on unlimited...any way to get around Verizon Tether charge?
Hey guys, I am grandfathered in on my Dinc 4g and wanted to know if anyone is able to get around the wifi tethering charge from Verizon while we wait for root access?
Thanks for starting this thread!
sboeckman said:
Hey guys, I am grandfathered in on my Dinc 4g and wanted to know if anyone is able to get around the wifi tethering charge from Verizon while we wait for root access?
Thanks for starting this thread!
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foxfi on the market with the proxy addon works for me.
then set your proxy settings in internet options to 192.168.43.1
port 8000- if it's applicable to your region, it tells you in the directions.
Aldo101t said:
foxfi on the market with the proxy addon works for me.
then set your proxy settings in internet options to 192.168.43.1
port 8000- if it's applicable to your region, it tells you in the directions.
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The FoxFi with proxy addon works well, but it it's limited to http/https protocols, and your device that you are tethering must have an option to set up proxy settings. If you need other protocols, you will need a USB tether option.
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junkmail9 said:
The FoxFi with proxy addon works well, but it it's limited to http/https protocols, and your device that you are tethering must have an option to set up proxy settings. If you need other protocols, you will need a USB tether option.
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Hmm does ics have the ability to change proxies? I just want to watch netflix on my Asus transformer using my phones internet.
So far I've gotten Open Garden to work between my incredible 4g, my Asus EeePC, and my Toshiba thrive tablet. It's a pretty cool app, and it's evolving. There are limitations.
Currently it uses Bluetooth, and they are planning on supporting WiFi. If your using it on a PC it only works with the browser (I've used it with Firefox). When first connecting my Asus to my Incredible it wasn't taking. I messed around with it, and added my tablet and then they all connected. After the first connection it now automatically connects if the app is running on both devices.
If you want more info Google open garden.
radon222 said:
Hey there,
Has anyone tried the ##778 hack to enable Wifi Hotspot tethering on the DINC4G?? Does it work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122289
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Tried the old hack as soon as I got the phone. Unfortunately, it does not work.
Connectify is another option (if you have the right hardware), never gave me a bsod. People probably get it because they have the wrong hardware. I had the right hardware and had to do this when I had a Rooted Motorola Droid/Milestone (which is in the garbage since it broke), cause it's wifi tether was ad-hoc only. (Still never failed me)
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So far I've gotten Open Garden to work between my incredible 4g, my Asus EeePC, and my Toshiba thrive tablet. It's a pretty cool app, and it's evolving. There are limitations.
Currently it uses Bluetooth, and they are planning on supporting WiFi. If your using it on a PC it only works with the browser (I've used it with Firefox). When first connecting my Asus to my Incredible it wasn't taking. I messed around with it, and added my tablet and then they all connected. After the first connection it now automatically connects if the app is running on both devices.
If you want more info Google open garden.
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I wouldn't use tethering apps that require gps (especially assisted gps).
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Sperovita said:
So far I've gotten Open Garden to work between my incredible 4g, my Asus EeePC, and my Toshiba thrive tablet. It's a pretty cool app, and it's evolving. There are limitations.
Currently it uses Bluetooth, and they are planning on supporting WiFi. If your using it on a PC it only works with the browser (I've used it with Firefox). When first connecting my Asus to my Incredible it wasn't taking. I messed around with it, and added my tablet and then they all connected. After the first connection it now automatically connects if the app is running on both devices.
If you want more info Google open garden.
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I got open garden to work on Wi-Fi fine. Just had to tell it the phone was a rezound. Only seeing about 500kbps though.