Using hotspot with PS3 - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S III running the latest CM10 nightlies. I'd like to use the hotspot to tether to my PS3 WITHOUT having to run it through a computer first. As some of you may know, this hasn't worked so well in the past. Has anybody found a way to make it work, just between the phone and the PS3?
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Any tethering apps?

I know there isn't wireless tether yet as there is no permanent root, but do any apps on the market work as wired tether?
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I just used EasyTether lite, worked real well.
+1, I used EasyTether last night to see if it would work, and sure enough it did. Speed tests were only getting like 5MB down, but maybe that's due to limitations with USB? Either way, it worked!
I have used Open Garden WiFi Tether from the the market and it worked great for me.
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Don't you need root fir open garden?
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Yes, you need root.
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Best tethering app?!

I am trying to tether my Droid X2's 3G to my new Galaxy Player 5.0, I have tried Barnacle and a couple other tethering apps from the market but the GP is not reading my network.
I tried searching for this but found nothing so I figured I would get the communities opinion on what the best way to do this is.
Thanks in advance!
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The one made by open garden is a good one
azoller1 said:
The one made by open garden is a good one
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I am still unable to recognize any network I create with my X2 on this bad boy... (I am currently on my home network.)
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OK figured it out, needed to replace the WPA_suppliment file in the system/bin folder
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Edit: I have noticed that Barnacle works better for me through the Droid X2, I don't know what everyone else is using, but this is what has worked the best for me.
I too am trying to tether my x2 running eclipse rom to my player with barnacle. I tried open garden bluetooth and it wouldn't work. Can you explain how to replace the thing with barnacle? Thanks!
It found my Optimus-V hotspot in a few seconds, just using the hotspot widget in Widgetsoid2. I've onlyhad the need/desire to tether once since I have wifi at home and work. Not supposed to tether with VM anyway
Ditto to the above, what works for me is using wireless hotspot app. I have my Epic 4g running a custom ROM called CleanGB http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344074 and it includes a 'custom' WireLess Hotspot that I leave running so my wife's Galaxy Player 5 can jump on my 3G/4G via WiFi. (don't get me going though on the slug and almost non-existent Sprint 4G)
Find it interesting (and frustrating) that Barnacle calls itself a ' WiFi tether' but is actually a wireless hotspot. Tether in cell phone speak has always implied a wired connection between your phone and another device. Hope those lines don't start blurring.
Best tethering (phone to computer via USB cable) IMHO is hands down PDANet from a company called June Fabrics. It works seemlessly in Windows XP and Windows 7. Even if your provider charges you to use tethering via their Android or Blackberry app, PDANet can hide the data connection.... They also make one for the Mac OSx environment I believe.
HTH
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goudeyman95 said:
I too am trying to tether my x2 running eclipse rom to my player with barnacle. I tried open garden bluetooth and it wouldn't work. Can you explain how to replace the thing with barnacle? Thanks!
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but if you haven't found it, here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377321
It was in the general thread .
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Try PDA Net for tethering. Works always! Best tether I have used, much better than the standard samsung one for me
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OK figured it out, needed to replace the WPA_suppliment file in the system/bin folder
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Edit: I have noticed that Barnacle works better for me through the Droid X2, I don't know what everyone else is using, but this is what has worked the best for me.
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Where did you find the working wpa_supplicant file?
Hi all
I have a Nokia 5800 with Joikuspot and would like to tether my Galaxy player 5 to it. but it does not recognise the adhoc connection. is there any other way of achieving this ?
cheers
DM
DMS22 said:
Hi all
I have a Nokia 5800 with Joikuspot and would like to tether my Galaxy player 5 to it. but it does not recognise the adhoc connection. is there any other way of achieving this ?
cheers
DM
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I am in the exact same situation except I would like to tether with a galaxy player 4.0. Does anyone know a solution?
gaad0701 said:
I am trying to tether my Droid X2's 3G to my new Galaxy Player 5.0, I have tried Barnacle and a couple other tethering apps from the market but the GP is not reading my network.
I tried searching for this but found nothing so I figured I would get the communities opinion on what the best way to do this is.
Thanks in advance!
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Flash CM7 and the tethering patch. Works perfect for my DX2
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Tether your Touchpad

OK... After sacrificing my ability to tether by moving from CM7 xronified to ICS, I have tried all kinds of combinations to tether my Epic 4G Touch to my TP on ICS (currently running CM9 alpha 2).
I came across the app foxfi in the market and it WORKS. I am still on cloud 9 at the moment, but has anyone heard anything bad about this app? It doesn't behave like open garden or wifi tether, but its freaking working. I am posting from the tethered connection right now.
http://https://market.android.com/details?id=com.foxfi
I tether my HTC TBolt constantly, that's why having a tablet is so fun.
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DNak206 said:
I tether my HTC TBolt constantly, that's why having a tablet is so fun.
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What tethering app are you using?
I must be missing something, how is it possible that what version of Android your TouchPad is running effects your phones ability to be a wifi hotspot?
I have never had an issue with using the built in wifi portable hotspot in Android to tether my TouchPad. If you enabled that on your phone when you were running CM7 on your TP, how would ICS affect that.
What am I missing?
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quarlow said:
I must be missing something, how is it possible that what version of Android your TouchPad is running effects your phones ability to be a wifi hotspot?
I have never had an issue with using the built in wifi portable hotspot in Android to tether my TouchPad. If you enabled that on your phone when you were running CM7 on your TP, how would ICS affect that.
What am I missing?
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Touchpad doesn't play so nicely with all tethers. Consider yourself lucky. Alot of people dumped their TPs because they couldn't get tethering to work. It is very buggy. All 3 of my TPs don't tether at will. In the past, there have been different protocols to get each to work. My hotspot could be seen by every other device I own, but my TPs couldn't see it. There are tons of bug threads relating to wifi, but nothing really talking about tethering. I saw a few other threads in forums for phones addressing touch pad, but why not have a place in the touch pad forum to bring it all to one spot?
Now Foxfi works with all three TPs and no ceremonial switches and reboots are required to get it to go.
Mine tethers from my Atrix perfectly with the built in setting. didn't know people were dumping their tp cuz of tether.
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Dumb ?
Read what was here, but question:
Do I need to root my phone? I have the HTC Incredible 2, and am not trying to root that and just trying to connect my Touchpad (wifi-only) to my phone and be able to use internet, market, etc.
What apps and instructions would I need?
I thinking only people on Sprint (or Verizon?) have that issue....I tether my tp with my Samsung captivate on ATT all the time...so does my Sister from HTC sensation on Tmobile....
@Salvation27/: u csn try this app Clockworkmode tether
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Read what was here, but question:
Do I need to root my phone? I have the HTC Incredible 2, and am not trying to root that and just trying to connect my Touchpad (wifi-only) to my phone and be able to use internet, market, etc.
What apps and instructions would I need?
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As far as I know, without rooting, you will have to pay for the hotspot service by your provider in order to tether. I would say try PDAnet, but I haven't heard of anyone successfully tethering via BT.
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I thinking only people on Sprint (or Verizon?) have that issue....I tether my tp with my Samsung captivate on ATT all the time...so does my Sister from HTC sensation on Tmobile....
@Salvation27/: u csn try this app Clockworkmode tether
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That could be the issue too. I will test it with some of my friends phones and report back (might be a day or two). I didn't think about a possible conflict with carrier specific phones.
jamesissocool said:
As far as I know, without rooting, you will have to pay for the hotspot service by your provider in order to tether. I would say try PDAnet, but I haven't heard of anyone successfully tethering via BT.
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According to the info on the Market, Foxfi does not require rooting. But you will need to check to see if it is compatible with your phone.
I have a rooted Bionic, works really sweet with it.
I'm using the built in sprint hotspot with no problems on my evo3d..and had good luck with WiFi tether v3-1 beta11
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F.T.P. said:
I'm using the built in sprint hotspot with no problems on my evo3d..and had good luck with WiFi tether v3-1 beta11
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I moved to ICS on my E4GT last night and I had to change to Wifi tether , but set my profile to galaxy nexus CDMA for it to work. Its so hit or miss.
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As far as I know, without rooting, you will have to pay for the hotspot service by your provider in order to tether. I would say try PDAnet, but I haven't heard of anyone successfully tethering via BT.
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I use freetether on my pre2 to tether-via-wifi with my touchpad, works great.
You're right about the bluetooth. The option is there, and I can get everything to link up, but it still doesn't seem to be actually sharing the internet connection. I thought it'd be brilliant to get bluetooth tethering going (it should use a bit less energy to tether, giving me better battery life), but it doesn't seem to work in all the testing and fiddling I've done...
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What tethering app are you using?
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Wireless Tether 2.0.7
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I tether using a stock Tmobile G2 with native tethering app- and my touchpad is running CM 9 alpha 2, works like a charm.
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I tether using a stock Tmobile G2 with native tethering app- and my touchpad is running CM 9 alpha 2, works like a charm.
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+1 , same here but my G2 is rooted.
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[Q] Cannot tether after ICS

Hello guys.
I've updated my P7500 to ICS and found out that I cannot tether via bluetooth to my SIII.
It was working fine on Honeycomb. I can see the phone but when I check on the internet access option it does nothing.
Have you experienced this?
Mines works good with my galaxy note.. I can tether via bluetooth from the gtab
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No problems here to a Galaxy Nexus
Glad it's working for you. Maybe I'll flash again!

HP TP won't tether to my LG Lucid

I'm on classicnerd and my LG Lucid is completely stock using FoxFi as a wifi hotspot.Sometimes it won't connect but sometimes it does.When I was rooted,it didn't connect at all.Any suggestions?Thanks
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ry_t said:
I'm on classicnerd and my LG Lucid is completely stock using FoxFi as a wifi hotspot.Sometimes it won't connect but sometimes it does.When I was rooted,it didn't connect at all.Any suggestions?Thanks
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Foxfi is good enough for systems where adhoc networks don't matter. The only way I have been succussful with tethering on the touch pad is with root and Wifi Tether app. Just Google it and side load it as it is not in the market. I hope that helps.
instead of using androids built in wifi settings to connect, I use "wifi analyzer". its free in google play, and allows you to see and do things that you can't using stock wifi connection settings. You can set different channels for a 5ghz as well as b/g/n 2.4ghz, as well as reconnect options etc etc. it's a nice way to see which channels are best to connect with.
Thanks,I will give that a try
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Sometimes the TP doesn't see the phone,but my iPod touch,netbook and desktop see it.
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try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hal9000.zt180_adhoc_switcher&hl=en, it's what i use to tether to my touchpro 2 phone
Not rooted atm,when I was rooted,my TP didn't see it either
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just because a device is rooted does not mean it will automatically see an ad-hoc connection from another android device. ad-hoc/peer to peer connections from droid to droid are tricky and flakey alot of times or just wont work at all depending on the kernel. everyone usually thinks that tethering and hotspot are the same thing. they are not. there is a big difference between ad-hoc and infrastructure connections.
FWIW, I have zero issues tethering my TP using the stock tethering feature of my Galaxy Nexus.
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FWIW, I have zero issues tethering my TP using the stock tethering feature of my Galaxy Nexus.
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wow that was a super helpful post. im sure that totally solved the op's issue.
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just because a device is rooted does not mean it will automatically see an ad-hoc connection from another android device. ad-hoc/peer to peer connections from droid to droid are tricky and flakey alot of times or just wont work at all depending on the kernel. everyone usually thinks that tethering and hotspot are the same thing. they are not. there is a big difference between ad-hoc and infrastructure connections.
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+1. That was my point. Ad hoc is touch and go device to device. I had to try several combinations to get my Samsung E4GT to tether well with my TP. The OP may want to check the LG forums to see what is working with that phone.
Thanks!I'll look around.
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haxin said:
wow that was a super helpful post. im sure that totally solved the op's issue.
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While I don’t know much about the OPs ROM, I was simply trying to say he might want to try the built-in tethering—assuming it’s available—versus some third-party app.
I don't think stock Lucid has a built in tethering
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