Any body tried the USB tethering of galaxy S2? seems like Samsung did not supply the proper drivers for it to work. I loved that feature in my desire HD as it preserves the battery of the phone( better than WiFi tethering) Any body got any idea on this? thanks....
Works for me
I have an unbranded KE7 SGS2 and USB tethering works fine for me:
Settings -> Wireless and network -> Tethering and portable hotspot -> USB tethering (tick).
My XP-powered laptop then used this connection without any configuration or setup.
Mine's working fine as well.
Running KE7 on the phone, Windows 7 on the computer. Just plugged it in, the drivers installed automatically and it started working with no problems! (I'm actually posting this reply over the tethered connection).
this is really weird. My Gs2 usb tethering is not working in two of my laptops. both are working well with my desire hd. Can this be a hardware issue?
Works fine for me also...
noelarino said:
this is really weird. My Gs2 usb tethering is not working in two of my laptops. both are working well with my desire hd. Can this be a hardware issue?
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Possibly, I would think a more likely explanation would be a problem with the USB drivers for your GS2.
It's a bit hard to say without looking at your computer. But if there was a problem with the phone, there would most likely be a lot more people reporting it. I'd say the problem is more likely on the computer end.
I might have the wrong end of the stick here, but I would like to use my laptop's broadband connection whilst in the office to use on my phone.
HTC Sense on my previous phone gave you the option when you plugged in the USB lead, does such a thing exist on the Samsung? Or even a 3rd party app that achieves the same goal?
Seems pointless using 3g in the office when I have a fibre connection out to the internet.
noelarino said:
Any body tried the USB tethering of galaxy S2? seems like Samsung did not supply the proper drivers for it to work. I loved that feature in my desire HD as it preserves the battery of the phone( better than WiFi tethering) Any body got any idea on this? thanks....
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I think what you mean is using the pc/laptop internet connection to surf the net on the phone while it is connected via usb to the pc/laptop.
Well the answer to that is sadly this phone does not support that..and like you said..i miss this feature coming from desire hd..
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I got a Edimax Wi8reless USB adapter - EW-7711UAn.
That enables you to setup your Internet connected PC as a wirless hotspot
pmt32577 said:
I got a Edimax Wi8reless USB adapter - EW-7711UAn.
That enables you to setup your Internet connected PC as a wirless hotspot
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Yes..but still you have to use wifi to connect your phone to the internet.,actually there is a free program for windows 7 that does just that..connectify will make your pc into a hotspot...
Anyway..people who are using htc devices prior to SGS2 will miss this simple yet important feature thanks to samsung
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iznee said:
I think what you mean is using the pc/laptop internet connection to surf the net on the phone while it is connected via usb to the pc/laptop.
Well the answer to that is sadly this phone does not support that..and like you said..i miss this feature coming from desire hd..
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I connected my phone via usb last night in the hope of letting the phone use my PC cable broadband connection. I can never get game hub to load, it always says it needs a working network connection. I thought game hub would use my T-Mobile web n walk connection. After connecting the phone via usb and enabling usb tethering, it successfully found and installed 2 drivers. Then going back to game hub while still connected to usb, it still said it needed a working connection. So what exactly is USB tethering meant to do?
Roman5 said:
I connected my phone via usb last night in the hope of letting the phone use my PC cable broadband connection. I can never get game hub to load, it always says it needs a working network connection. I thought game hub would use my T-Mobile web n walk connection. After connecting the phone via usb and enabling usb tethering, it successfully found and installed 2 drivers. Then going back to game hub while still connected to usb, it still said it needed a working connection. So what exactly is USB tethering meant to do?
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What you sucessfully achived is that your pc now can use your phone mobile internet connection when it is plugged in via usb...that is usb tethering for samsung( that is what i understand). There is no way yet to allow this phone to use your pc's internet connection while the phone is connected via usb unlike on htc's phones.
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iznee said:
What you sucessfully achived is that your pc now can use your phone mobile internet connection when it is plugged in via usb...that is usb tethering for samsung( that is what i understand). There is no way yet to allow this phone to use your pc's internet connection while the phone is connected via usb unlike on htc's phones.
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I see. So in fact, tethering is completely and utterly useless.
hello i shifted to using GS2 from my blackberry (so im a bit of a noob as ive been using blackberry for years)
i have a bit of a confusion here. i have a problem with usb tethering, do you plug in your phone to ur pc/laptop first then only you go to settings> wireless and network> tethering and portable hotspot > tick usb tethering on your GS2 or you tick the usb tethering in settings> wireless and network> tethering and portable hotspot then only you plug in your phone via usb to your laptop/pc.
When i plug in my GS2 to my laptop, i couldnt press anything on my phone,it says 'press home key to quit samsung kies', if i do it then i will lose the usb connection, so i tried going to settings> wireless and network> tethering and portable hotspot > tick usb tethering, and then connect my GS2 to my laptop, but there is no connection between my laptop and my GS2.
i tried going to settings> applications> development > tick usb debugging, unfortunately when after doing that, when i connect my GS2 to laptop, my laptop says no driver for the device, so there is no autoplay or icon of my phone on the 'my computer' folder my lapop. in short i couldnt access my phone through usb.
Im sorry if my words are confusing,its so hard to put it in words.
i really2 need help, as i need to use the internet from my phone as he internet in my college sucks. thank you
What i'm doing is connecting the phone to PC via USB, then the 'usb tethering' checkbox lights up and I can tap on it to activate it. Also have usb debug mode enabled. Try using it with Kies closed/turned off. I'm using Windows 7 if that helps.
i have successfully use usb tethering on win7. i install kies v2.0.1.11053_99. reboot laptop. run kies, go to Tools> Install driver. reboot after finish. connect SGS2 with usb, enable usb tether and i can use internet on my laptop. using sub tether rite now.
fyi, i've tried with samsung usb driver only installation but cannot use usb tether becos i think it did not install phone modem driver.
usb tethering
Is there any application like the one available in HTC devices for usb connection..? I dont like the way the Samsung designed the application on the SGS2 ./. HTC really great..
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Install Kies by Samsung
the issue with the usb tethering option not being availavle is the network provider blocking this
If you want them to unblock you have to pay them a small fee,,
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So just got the Evo the other day and love it! Coming from the Evo 4g its a big difference. Quick question though..
I'm at work and wanting to run the USB tether on my desktop (in a trailer and we don't have internet running in for another couple of weeks). I have all the drivers installed and the computer recognizes when I'm in mass storage mode or just charging, when when I switch to USB tether mode, my phone says "turning on" but nothing happens on the desktop in fact it disappears like its not connected.
Not sure what else to do here is there another driver that I need to install or what's going on?
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I've never seemed to be able to use tethering that way on any device what I did was used WiFi tether (must be ics generic) or use a tethering app from the market all u need to do is install there client to ur computer and connect. U can download the client onto ur phone and then transfer to ur pc that's how i do it when I restore my pc so I can update my WiFi drivers
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Hey guys.....
I have had my DNA for about 2 weeks now and have a couple of questions....
1. Why does my USB tether not work
2. Device Software install on my computer says that "Android Phone" did not install because "device unplugged". And, yes, my phone was plugged to my computer via USB cable. While trying to run the Jcase Bootloader exploit, my adb will not recognize my device. All other drivers are installed properly.
I would like to use the USB tether which comes stock on my phone, Like my Droid Razr Maxx had. Not with PDAnet or any market apps.
Thanks for any and all responses and help. I have read other posts about both of these but was unable to come across any clear help. Sorry for my ignorance.
Not sure what you mean by "USB tether." To use your phone with your computer without any 3rd party apps, go to Settings->Developer Options and turn USB debugging ON. Then try again.
M0rtiferrimus said:
Not sure what you mean by "USB tether." To use your phone with your computer without any 3rd party apps, go to Settings->Developer Options and turn USB debugging ON. Then try again.
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The OP is referring to internet tethering through USB instead of making the phone a hotspot. I haven't had the need to tether in a long time, so I haven't tried it on this phone yet.
Since you have 2 issues related to USB, I would start from there. Try a different cable, then a different port. See if it has issues connecting to another computer if those don't work. You may want to download and install the HTC drivers from HTC's website too. It sounds like the data side of your cable is the issue to me.
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dclaw_fantum said:
The OP is referring to internet tethering through USB instead of making the phone a hotspot. I haven't had the need to tether in a long time, so I haven't tried it on this phone yet.
Since you have 2 issues related to USB, I would start from there. Try a different cable, then a different port. See if it has issues connecting to another computer if those don't work. You may want to download and install the HTC drivers from HTC's website too. It sounds like the data side of your cable is the issue to me.
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Thank you very much. USB does work with other computers. I will head to the HTC site to try and download from there. Thanks again for a prompt response.
Hello folks,
As a part of idiotic ""data security"" my organization decided to block all USB connection from and to mobile devices.
Till recently, usb PTP mode (camera) connection worked and now they've blocked it as well.
The question is, whether there is a way to change the GS3 ports which it uses for usb connection so the computer will recognize it as something different then media device or camera but still will let me move photos and files from and to the computer ?
Thank you so much in advance.
YA.
questions go in the questions section
Try this http://www.android.gs/how-to-enable-usb-mass-storage-on-samsung-galaxy-s3-i9300/
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If they did it properly then all unused USB ports would be disabled in device manager, the device manager blocked for anyone but admins. Are you sure its only media and storage blocked?
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Hi everyone.
I got this problem with my Galaxy: when connecting with usb cable to my pc, the phone isn't recognized at first try. Sometimes it starts the explorer on pc but I can see no files in the phone memory nor in sd memory. After unplugging and plugging back again 3 or 4 times it eventually works properly.
Can you help me?
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Try to clean USB port in your phone or use different cable.
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R: [Q] Usb problem.
Already tried it. I've also tried all the ports on pc..they all get the same problem. May it be because of the lock pattern?
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Nick Rj said:
Already tried it. I've also tried all the ports on pc..they all get the same problem. May it be because of the lock pattern?
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Clean install of USB drivers .
jje
I'm having trouble connecting to my Windows 8 laptop. I have reinstalled USB drivers and whatnot, but usually my phone is not recognised at all. However, if I use SGS3 Easy UMS app from Play Store to toggle MTP off and on while connected to USB I get the PC to recognise my device after a short while. It's so strange.
Usually I just use Samba server to transfer stuff because getting a USB connection is so complicated. USB (MTP) works normally with my Windows 7 PC at my workplace, though.
JJEgan said:
Clean install of USB drivers .
jje
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This didn't work either
amppen said:
I'm having trouble connecting to my Windows 8 laptop. I have reinstalled USB drivers and whatnot, but usually my phone is not recognised at all. However, if I use SGS3 Easy UMS app from Play Store to toggle MTP off and on while connected to USB I get the PC to recognise my device after a short while. It's so strange.
Usually I just use Samba server to transfer stuff because getting a USB connection is so complicated. USB (MTP) works normally with my Windows 7 PC at my workplace, though.
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I'm going to try Easy UMS.
I don't have the possibility to connect wirelessly bc I don't have any wifi router at the moment.