After rooting my device im looking for a good hotspot app, I downloaded one fr the play store however it didnt even ask me for root user permission and it was like if I was using verizon hotspot that comes with the phone. My fear is of getting a charge on my bill although it didnt even notify me of a charge
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All you need is a widget to activate the built-in hotspot feature, such as Portable WiFi Hotspot. It will open the built-in hotspot app, however it bypasses the subscription check. I've been running it for months, as well as others, without any issues from Verizon. It's the best and easiest way to tether IMO.
geoff5093 said:
All you need is a widget to activate the built-in hotspot feature, such as Portable WiFi Hotspot. It will open the built-in hotspot app, however it bypasses the subscription check. I've been running it for months, as well as others, without any issues from Verizon. It's the best and easiest way to tether IMO.
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Thats exactly the one I have but since I didnt see a warning about a charge or anything I was scared to get a bill at the end of the month charging me for hotspot but thanks for the info now I know I can use it thanks
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those who are using portable wifi hotspot widget...
you configured the hotspot settings in the native hotspot app THEN opened the widget right?
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those who are using portable wifi hotspot widget...
you configured the hotspot settings in the native hotspot app THEN opened the widget right?
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Yup thats what I did, I configured the native one and then just open the app downloaded fr the market
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Im rooted now im wondering whats the best app to get for tethering?
I want to usb tether and wifi teather ....any ideas?
thanx
use the google one
current stable release is 2.06 i think
I use Barnacle, nice and easy
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Well if you are interested in tethering with a lapdock (as I am with unlimited) Barnacle works flawless after associating. The wifi tether required I change the network proxy to default before it passed validating. But I got it off the market so the beta pre 3.0 may work better. Market version also didn't allow some controls.
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I use a combo of Barnacle + Mobile Hotspot.
What do you guys use for a wired tether?
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I use PDAnet if I need to tether via USB. But I rarely have to.
There is also a wired tether app. I found it with a Google search. Its just like wireless tether except wired. I can't attach it from the app here but its out there.
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Android Wifi Tether
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Get the 2.0.6 one. Thank me later!
SpoonerPS3 said:
Android Wifi Tether
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Get the 2.0.6 one. Thank me later!
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YES. This.
dont mean to hijack, but when you go to enable tethering, do you guys get the att validating notification and says your account is not setup for hotspot? how do you get arround that? i already have the apn set per the other thread.
tried to install this app and received the dumb security code for:
"THIS APPLICATION COMES FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE AND FOR YOUR SECURITY ONLY APPLICATIONS FROM TRUSTED SOURCES CAN BE INSTALLED." WTH. =/
Tried to go into settings and can't find a way to bypass this.
youngWMuser said:
tried to install this app and received the dumb security code for:
"THIS APPLICATION COMES FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE AND FOR YOUR SECURITY ONLY APPLICATIONS FROM TRUSTED SOURCES CAN BE INSTALLED." WTH. =/
Tried to go into settings and can't find a way to bypass this.
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Are you rooted and enabled third party apps? Have to be rooted to use wifi tether and need to enable third party apps when you root to be able to install the file
Hey thanks for replying, I've only been using android for about a few months now, used to be a windows mobile fan, dislike it. Switching over to this, not sure what exactly that is, am a techno dude, if there are some steps maybe you could guide me, appreciate it. thanks.
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Hey thanks for replying, I've only been using android for about a few months now, used to be a windows mobile fan, dislike it. Switching over to this, not sure what exactly that is, am a techno dude, if there are some steps maybe you could guide me, appreciate it. thanks.
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briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
Might want to do a little reading on what all rooting is before you do it. But basically it gives you more control over the phone. Once rooted and allow third party apps you should be able to download wifi tether and install it.
Thanks for the article. completed, also followed the sticky for rooting on here. ATT=money maker company, can't believe we can't install non market apps right out of the box.
Lets say you want to share the internet from your new (rooted) photon to one of those super sweet Xoom tablets or other device that doesn't like to connect to an ad-hoc network (PS3, Touchpad, etc...) Well you can either mod the device so it plays nice with ad-hoc (in the case of the Xoom you can use the link in my signature) or you can mod your phone to put out an infrastructure network signal.
So without any more talk... download the newest Wifi-Tether 3.0
Go into settings and change:
Device profile - Nexus One
Setup Method - Netd (master)
And there you go!
Super simple and easy solution.
Remember the thanks button!
Doesnt work when u activate wifi tethering it somehow activates the stock tethering an then says mobile ip reg error an reboots the phone.....
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mr_wrong_0 said:
Lets say you want to share the internet from your new (rooted) photon to one of those super sweet Xoom tablets or other device that doesn't like to connect to an ad-hoc network (PS3, Touchpad, etc...) Well you can either mod the device so it plays nice with ad-hoc (in the case of the Xoom you can use the link in my signature) or you can mod your phone to put out an infrastructure network signal.
So without any more talk... download the newest Wifi-Tether 3.0
Go into settings and change:
Device profile - Nexus One
Setup Method - Netd (master)
And there you go!
Super simple and easy solution.
Remember the thanks button!
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thankss works great!
Thanks it works great now
It gives me a message around the lines of "what the hell!, your phone is taking over the tethering, shutting wifi tethering now!" When I click on the notification in the status bar. It shuts down the tethering
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I greatly appologize. I thought i was on 3.0 an i was 3.1 beta 6. It does infact work sorry again
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its me or only works on 3g? tried on 4g but goes into an endless scanning mode, im rooted running stock
I got this as well!
eoliveira711 said:
Doesnt work when u activate wifi tethering it somehow activates the stock tethering an then says mobile ip reg error an reboots the phone.....
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radrian92 said:
I got this as well!
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I got the error an then decided to check the version an it wasnt 3.0 i downgraded an it wrkd fine
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How do I downgrade?
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I got the error an then decided to check the version an it wasnt 3.0 i downgraded an it wrkd fine
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eoliveira711 said:
I got the error an then decided to check the version an it wasnt 3.0 i downgraded an it wrkd fine
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I'm on 3.1 also. How did you downgrade back to 3.0?
wow! I can't thank you enough! Works amazing!
I will post this on precentral.net and give you your well deserved credit! Thanks mr_wrong_0
Works fine for me...for a bit. It piped up with "wireless tether has been granted super user permissions" after it had been tethered for a good deal if time with but only 16mb of data transfer. Then it locked up my radio and wireless.
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There is an EASIER and BETTER way ti get Free WIreless Tether for the Xoon AND HP Touchpad:
Goto Amazon Free Apps and download (for free) Tethering Widget. Install as a Widget and you are off and running with free wireless tether. Did this on my Photon and my wife's Photon with no issues. Works flawlessly. The Works on XOOM and HP TOUCHPAD. Enter a SSID (or keep default)>change to WPA2 PSK>Enter Password> Change to Channel 11. And both devices will will recogize the NEW Free Wireles Tether. Awesome.
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There is an EASIER and BETTER way ti get Free WIreless Tether for the Xoon AND HP Touchpad:
Goto Amazon Free Apps and download (for free) Tethering Widget. Install as a Widget and you are off and running with free wireless tether. Did this on my Photon and my wife's Photon with no issues. Works flawlessly. The Works on XOOM and HP TOUCHPAD. Enter a SSID (or keep default)>change to WPA2 PSK>Enter Password> Change to Channel 11. And both devices will will recogize the NEW Free Wireles Tether. Awesome.
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What makes this easier? Especially if you don't have the amazon app store installed.
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ndroid916 said:
its me or only works on 3g? tried on 4g but goes into an endless scanning mode, im rooted running stock
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I don't have 4G here in my little neck of the woods so I haven't been able to test it. As I understand it you need to start with 3G and then turn on 4G, but I haven't tested it at all (just read about it.)
I hope it works tethering 4G would be very nice.
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There is an EASIER and BETTER way ti get Free WIreless Tether for the Xoon AND HP Touchpad:
Goto Amazon Free Apps and download (for free) Tethering Widget. Install as a Widget and you are off and running with free wireless tether. Did this on my Photon and my wife's Photon with no issues. Works flawlessly. The Works on XOOM and HP TOUCHPAD. Enter a SSID (or keep default)>change to WPA2 PSK>Enter Password> Change to Channel 11. And both devices will will recogize the NEW Free Wireles Tether. Awesome.
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This allows my galaxy tab to see my wifi signal and connect but no data is passing
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To get the 3.0 version just download the 4shared app from market and search "wifi-tether". Also after that search just search for "apk " to see more results.
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I'm on 3.1 also. How did you downgrade back to 3.0?
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http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk
Cant paste the link , as i am a new user ...
You have to click All Downloads , before u see this.
Currently I'm using LS ics aosp mr3 and sometimes I switch to tshed 1.6 when I have a hankering for Netflix usability.
It is my understanding that root+rom=free tethering.
1. Do all roms have built in tethering without having to dl a 3rd party app?
2. For those that do (if not all) why do people use 3rd party apps anyway? Is there a benefit?
3. I notice LS doesn't seem to have built in *wired* tethering but I still have a paid 3rd party app for that from my unrooted days. So question is, is there any speed advantage to using wired tethering over wireless?
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Currently I'm using LS ics aosp mr3 and sometimes I switch to tshed 1.6 when I have a hankering for Netflix usability.
It is my understanding that root+rom=free tethering.
1. Do all roms have built in tethering without having to dl a 3rd party app?
2. For those that do (if not all) why do people use 3rd party apps anyway? Is there a benefit?
3. I notice LS doesn't seem to have built in *wired* tethering but I still have a paid 3rd party app for that from my unrooted days. So question is, is there any speed advantage to using wired tethering over wireless?
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Yes, root + ROM = Free tethering
Answer to number 1: No, not all ROMs include a tethering app. You can download one from the playstore if this may be the case. Usually the tethering app included with a ROM is a third party app, but is there because the developer would suggest its use for that ROM... usually because they tested wifi tethering on their ROM with that specific app.
Answer to number 2: Third party tethering apps are in play store in case the ROM didn't include a tethering app. Also, if you use Titanium Backup to backup your working wifi tethering app and its settings, it's less of a pain to just restore that previous tethering app and its data so that you can skip setting up the app again.
Answer to number 3: I'm unaware of speed advantages of internet by tethering wired compared to wireless. Just see what works best for you.
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Ok. Number 2 comes from LS, it has built in tethering however I noticed people in the dev section under the LS thread talking about getting "wifi tether" from the market and making it use the nexus one settings and all that and I'm thinking... why bother with all that if its got its own.
Thank you sir.
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Ok. Number 2 comes from LS, it has built in tethering however I noticed people in the dev section under the LS thread talking about getting "wifi tether" from the market and making it use the nexus one settings and all that and I'm thinking... why bother with all that if its got its own.
Thank you sir.
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You can try it if you want to and see how it works for you.
But no, I highly doubt there is a internet speed difference between wired and wireless tethering. A mobile data connection is a mobile data connection, no matter how it's shared.
I suppose some people just don't like using wires, which is understandable.
I haven't tried the built in tether yet but the cm7 tether wasn't as good at keeping a connection as WiFi tether from the market.
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Btw. Without starting a new thread, or should I? What is the lightest yet fully working AOSP Gbread rom? I've been using tshed but even that seems to have a bit of unnecessary stuff packed in. Like Rom Manager for instance...I'm on 4ext now so that's useless. I'm not brave enough to go removing system apps. I don't know what's necessary.
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I think sfkcm7 is the lightest. To delete a system app all you need to do is download a root file explorer line es file explorer and give it root permissions in the settings and mount system as read/write. Then navigate to /system/app and delete the apps that you dont use like Rom manger.
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Ok. Deleted rom manager from system/app, rebooted. Its still installed and not removeable. Now what? Please forgive my newbishness.
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Go into recovery and clear caches.
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Is there a wifi tether app that works on a Verizon S4 for those who are rooted? Thanks
Gulanowski said:
Is there a wifi tether app that works on a Verizon S4 for those who are rooted? Thanks
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wifi tether app from the play store
I use this app and it works like a charm. It has everything basic you need plus the ability to password protect your tethered network.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether
Also, alot of custom ROMs come with tethering apps in their setting or mod sections.
prem1er said:
wifi tether app from the play store
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Although updated to support the verizon S4 several days ago it still didn't work, and I no longer see it in the play store.
lSUPERFLYl said:
I use this app and it works like a charm. It has everything basic you need plus the ability to password protect your tethered network.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether
Also, alot of custom ROMs come with tethering apps in their setting or mod sections.
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Link isn't working
Odd...it works for me. Try using this website to get to it, or try searching for a WiFi tether app in the PlayStore, there are a million of them.
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Anyone? The one posted above is not available on the play store. Even so I downloaded it and it still isn't working on the rooted verizon S4.
Is there any WiFi tether apps that actullay work ?
causeihideinplainsight said:
Is there any WiFi tether apps that actullay work ?
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I would recommend taking a look at FoxFi and if your rooted Wireless Tether for Root Users. Keep in mind depending on your carrier handles tethering you may have to change some app settings, for tethering to function properly. Let me know if you still have questions.
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shimp208 said:
I would recommend taking a look at FoxFi and if your rooted Wireless Tether for Root Users. Keep in mind depending on your carrier handles tethering you may have to change some app settings, for tethering to function properly. Let me know if you still have questions.
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I was using PDA net which includes Foxfi in it , it suddenly stopped sending data. It still shows that theres a connection buy very little if any dats trasfer while using my browser. have a rooted SPH-710BST .
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I was using PDA net which includes Foxfi in it , it suddenly stopped sending data. It still shows that theres a connection buy very little if any dats trasfer while using my browser. have a rooted SPH-710BST .
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Are using the wireless hotspot or USB tethering feature of Foxfi? Make sure that your in a location where your phone is getting a strong data signal as well.