Is there free wired tethering available for this phone?
is there a free supported app?
The computer im using doesn't have a wireless network card( it's an old computer).
and im wondering if there is a way i can get my phone to be its internet until i get a card.
I want to turn it into a FTP server.
Any help that helps, THANKS
Relative to the wireless part. I have a couple of these that I got just for this type of purpose.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037G2BMY
Cheap, FAST and very handy to have around in the case someone brings over a computer without wireless access.
As for using your phone for the internet, that works good for browsing etc... but you will have a hard time getting your phone to provide services like service (FTP) since the IP is NAT'd....
krelvinaz said:
Relative to the wireless part. I have a couple of these that I got just for this type of purpose.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037G2BMY
Cheap, FAST and very handy to have around in the case someone brings over a computer without wireless access.
As for using your phone for the internet, that works good for browsing etc... but you will have a hard time getting your phone to provide services like service (FTP) since the IP is NAT'd....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The phone will definitely not be a permanent fix. I'll still want to use the phone haha, i just want to set it up and see how it goes first.
the router isn't that far away, but it's a floor above so it will be going through at least 1 wall...
and thanks ill look into that
would
http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/downloads/list
work? ill try it out in a bit but was just wondering if someone has tried before...
Edit: that links app does NOT work for the leaked ics kernel
I thought you could just plug the phone into the usb and select internet???
No verizon made a fee, id rather go though our guy's for wired tether you know, i just need to get a little usb wireless dongle thing then i guess
I use pdanet
Easytether works fine for free as long as you dint visit any secure sites
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2
dragonrazorz said:
I use pdanet
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Using this now and it works great, now i just have to follow that guys FTP guide.
THANKS SO MUCH!
Glad to hear PDAnet works. I tried the Wired Tether on the Google Projects page with no luck on CleanROM 1.7.5 or CleanROM 4.2.2.
Seems to be a kernel issue I think the one from Google will work when we get aosp or cm working. Maybe the ics official release will let it work on sense roms. The PDA net app works fine currently.
I use ClockWorkMod Tether. Love it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.tether
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
Related
I've never used or had a reason to use a proxy server before, but it's pretty easy. I was Googling around for a solution to my tethering problems both with wired and wireless, the 3G eventually - most times sooner rather than later - goes in and out until you stop tethering and usually requires a reboot.
I found Proxoid. Just follow that link and you'll see instructions for use with different operating systems. This is not the only thread on XDA about this, but I didn't find it through XDA to begin with, and as far as I see, there's no thread about it in the Eris-specific section, and I know others with the Eris have been having trouble tethering and this solution might help them.
Proxoid has never once exhibited the same symptom with the 3G going in and out. I've only once had to stop and restart the Proxoid tethering on the phone, and that's all that was necessary, no reboot. I have had to re-run the "start-tunnel.bat" that comes in the Proxoid Windows download, which only has the files necessary so that you don't have to download the full Android SDK if you don't want to. There's nothing to install. The .bat files just runs an ADB command to let you use your phone as a proxy server.
Maybe Verizon can't detect the tethering this way, or whatever is going on. I did change one setting in the Proxoid app, and that's the User-Agent Filter, which I set to "Don't change".
This method has certainly been more reliable and less time-consuming than using the Wired and Wireless Tethering for root apps, or any other method I've tried (build in Froyo tethering, PDANet, et cetera).
I haven't confirmed it, but you *may* need to keep the screen on (Some ROMs you can set Android to keep the screen on while charging) or it may stop working. If someone else confirms this, please reply here.
I hope this helps someone.
Awesome...I'll definitely be giving this a try tonight!!! Thanks!
Good deal, I hope as with me that it works better for you than the normal tethering. Feel free to post your experiences here so anyone else can know if you like it better or not.
I will also try this out. My computer often doesn't see my wireless tether and I've never managed to get wired tether to work. Thanks for the heads up.
Sent from my Tazz Vanilla
Zalatorisaurus said:
I will also try this out. My computer often doesn't see my wireless tether and I've never managed to get wired tether to work. Thanks for the heads up.
Sent from my Tazz Vanilla
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please let me know how it works for you.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Please let me know how it works for you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Will do.
Sent from my Tazz Vanilla
Thanks for the suggestion!! Once I figured out the process, I was able to whip right through a youtube video without a hitch...something that is extremely rare via standard tethering methods.
The only problem I have is that I need my phone sitting up on a window sill for adequate signal...so time to invest in one of three things: an ultra-long USB cable, a signal amplifier/repeater, or just a new phone that actually WORKS with wireless tethering.
Thanks again!
KaceMN said:
Thanks for the suggestion!! Once I figured out the process, I was able to whip right through a youtube video without a hitch...something that is extremely rare via standard tethering methods.
The only problem I have is that I need my phone sitting up on a window sill for adequate signal...so time to invest in one of three things: an ultra-long USB cable, a signal amplifier/repeater, or just a new phone that actually WORKS with wireless tethering.
Thanks again!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad to help! Give the author of Proxoid some props if you can. Glad it's helped. Be aware that although there is a technical limit of USB2 or lower of about 16 feet, if I remember correctly, not all devices will work at the maximum length, so make it as short as you absolutely have to. I've experimented in the past and the length limitation is true.
I don't know if new USB3 and USB3-certified cables have a longer range. I forget. I don't know if this would apply, going from a USB3 port to a USB2 device, but it's a good question.
Has any rooted users tried to run wired-tether yet?
code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/
Yes, I know the official wifi tether app works and yes I know there is a promo until May.
I just don't want to deal with billing issue if/when the promo ends.
Will answer my own question again for people who use the search feature:
No, wired tether does not work for rooted users, but perhaps there is some driver issues to be worked out on the PC side. Wifi tether DOES work. More info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12346061&postcount=25
bunklung said:
Has any rooted users tried to run wired-tether yet?
code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/
Yes, I know the official wifi tether app works and yes I know there is a promo until May.
I just don't want to deal with billing issue if/when the promo ends.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Easytether
You can use Easytether wired
maybe on a rom, it might be there.i will load soon...
camiot said:
You can use Easytether wired
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here, use the pro version
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA Premium App
camiot said:
You can use Easytether wired
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I guess I am partial to wired tether (before I found out wifi tether had AP/infrastructure working).
Wired tether is free, and with Vista/7/Linux, it requires no drivers.
However, the newest thing is the Thunderbolt uses so much power that I have a hard time charging my phone with EasyTether/PDA net via USB. I don't know if it's because of the program operating in user land or the fact that the Thunderbolt sucks power up.
Having said that, wifi-tether will work great because you can charge your phone at 1A on an AC outlet. The USB 500ma doesn't work so well with the Thunderbolt. It barely charges and runs the phone at the same time
Sorry for the what seems like a basic question but didn't find this in my search of the forums.
I have a non-rooted Evo (that unfortunately I am not allowed to root). Anyone know of a way to use something similar to PDANet to tether to the gtablet?
I would think there would be some way to get this done but am not having luck finding it.
Thanks in advance.
Anyone?
Is there really no way to do this? Arg!
if pda net won't work for you and you are on verizon wireless.....you can pay the 20$ a month to use their service........I'm curious,why can't you root?
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
Tethering
turbo614 said:
if pda net won't work for you and you are on verizon wireless.....you can pay the 20$ a month to use their service........I'm curious,why can't you root?
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Shared phone at this point. I can run PDAnet on the phone....there is no client program that I know of to run on android tho for the tab to point the network over the USB to go to the phone.
Its an Evo....so I'm on Sprint.
Thanks for trying.
I think Tether.com has an android program now. Always worked great on my blackberry. Not sure if it will wifi tether or need program on the receiving device though.
Simple answer is root your phone and use Wifi Tether.
Tethering
jasco13 said:
I think Tether.com has an android program now. Always worked great on my blackberry. Not sure if it will wifi tether or need program on the receiving device though.
Simple answer is root your phone and use Wifi Tether.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. Rooting is out for me on this phone so oh well.
Looked at this...this works same as PDAnet....an android app is there to share the 4G signal on that device but it assumes you are tethering to a PC or a MAC and has executables for those OS's assuming you are linking to a laptop.
In this case I was trying to link an android to an android. I'll keep looking.
greymane98 said:
Shared phone at this point. I can run PDAnet on the phone....there is no client program that I know of to run on android tho for the tab to point the network over the USB to go to the phone.
Its an Evo....so I'm on Sprint.
Thanks for trying.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Rooting does nothing to the phone that affects how it works. using a custom ROM does.
I have a HTC Droid Incredible, rooting does nothing to the user experience. But rooting does allow for using ROMs.
Well it makes no difference. I can't install a custom ROM and I believe I have to root to do that. This wasn't particularly helpful.
I don't believe there is a way to tether android to android without being able to manipulate non-userspace (aka superuser access). I'll do some footwork for you, but to my knowledge I don't believe you can. I wish I could be more helpful.
I've been scouring all the resources I could find.i can't find any way for you to do this.....sorry.....
What about a soft root? That is a method of rooting that is not permanent, and will go away every time you reboot your phone. Would that be something you could do?
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
PaganAng3l said:
I don't believe there is a way to tether android to android without being able to manipulate non-userspace (aka superuser access). I'll do some footwork for you, but to my knowledge I don't believe you can. I wish I could be more helpful.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks to everyone for their assistance. I spent a couple days looking around but never found anything either. Thanks for taking your time to help.
I find it hard to believe this hasn't been done. Wish I knew how to program....
So I have heard rumors you can bluetooth tether to a android phone. But I am not sure how it works.
Please let me know if find anything. I have been trying to find a way to do this as well.
Bluetooth
tnerb123 said:
So I have heard rumors you can bluetooth tether to a android phone. But I am not sure how it works.
Please let me know if find anything. I have been trying to find a way to do this as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Still looking. PDAnet can run the bluetooth connection on the phone side but I haven't found an app that runs on the gtablet side to route the traffic over the bluetooth connection (or USB if I could find that as well).
I found a bunch of people who have Xoons that were able to do it but apparently it has an option built in to allow tethering over BT (they get a little wrench that pops up once the devices pair). I have found nothing like this in ours.
I'm also trying to find out how to soft root my Evo as I don't want to run Unrevoked but I'm not having luck there either.
Is it the warranty your worried about breaking by rooting? If so I can understand. But I think you may be confusing rooting with installing a custom rom. You don't have to do that. There is no change in the phone except an app in your drawer called super user. Use universal androot apk or z4root and then use the barnacle teathering app from the market. Its connected my PC, Mac, winmo phone, Gtab and Xbox 360 to my phone.
There is a "hack" that works with the Droid X. I don't know if it works with other android phones, but I saw it a while ago on androidforums.com. do a search in the droidx sections.
Confirmed working on stock rooted Photon. http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta2.apk&can=2&q=
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4g
Thanks for the lookout!
Sent from my MB855 using XDA Premium App
But does this transmit in infrastructure, like for ps3 to recognize?
Sent from my MB855 using XDA Premium App
When I tried it I could only get Ad-hoc connections. My ROM on my Transformer didn't support Ad-hoc so I couldn't complete my test.
yes it doesnt work yet it only does ad/hoc and isnt good
All of the wireless tether for root users are ad-hoc. Only the built in tether from Froyo and later are infrastructure.
yglup said:
But does this transmit in infrastructure, like for ps3 to recognize?
Sent from my MB855 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4g
coldblooded79 said:
All of the wireless tether for root users are ad-hoc. Only the built in tether from Froyo and later are infrastructure.
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4g
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's incorrect. Both my gf and a friend are on an Evo 4G with wireless tether for root, on Sense, and have infrastructure wireless tethering.
Well I apologize. If you are still stuck with an original Evo 4g then it supports it... http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...otspot-infrastructure-capabilities-on-evo-4g/
e-motion said:
That's incorrect. Both my gf and a friend are on an Evo 4G with wireless tether for root, on Sense, and have infrastructure wireless tethering.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4g
And that was just recently.
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4g
Not Really, unless Jun 10, 2010 (Over a year ago is recent) From what I understand it it the Moto Drivers that they can't seem to figure out infastructure mode. Tonight my buddy and I have a plan to see if we can get infastructure mode to work. If it does I post the trick.
Well My first Idea didn't work, But has anyone looked at porting this method over to the Photon, Looks like if you had the right tools u should be able to update the directories to work with the Photon. I might be wrong, sometime I wish i had more time to dig in and teach my self more advanced Android programing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120133
My bad, thought it said 2011. I'm glad I'm not the only smartass in the Photon forum. Just get defensive sometimes ..
detcup4evr said:
Not Really, unless Jun 10, 2010 (Over a year ago is recent) From what I understand it it the Moto Drivers that they can't seem to figure out infastructure mode. Tonight my buddy and I have a plan to see if we can get infastructure mode to work. If it does I post the trick.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4g
No access control either
This version also reports that the Photon kernel doesn't have what's necessary for access control, so that will have to wait until custom kernels flow in from the geniuses (of which I am not one!).
I also have been unable to connect when any kind of WiFi encryption is selected; only way I can connect with my Mac (which is the only way I can test) is to disable encryption.
Our power went out, so along with no router, there was no cable. I knew from this thread that the newest Wifi Tether wouldn't work but I downloaded it and tried it anyway. No joy.
Next up, I grabbed Barnacle Tether. It's got only WEP encryption but I was up and running and was able to stream an entire move from Amazon's video streaming without a hitch. So, that works! Give it a shot...
kiwibeans said:
Next up, I grabbed Barnacle Tether. It's got only WEP encryption but I was up and running and was able to stream an entire move from Amazon's video streaming without a hitch. So, that works! Give it a shot...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Which one did you stream from amazon
+ photon and to what device?
kiwiBeans said:
Our power went out, so along with no router, there was no cable. I knew from this thread that the newest Wifi Tether wouldn't work but I downloaded it and tried it anyway. No joy.
Next up, I grabbed Barnacle Tether. It's got only WEP encryption but I was up and running and was able to stream an entire move from Amazon's video streaming without a hitch. So, that works! Give it a shot...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had no luck with Barnacle - any settings that need to be tweaked to make it work? WEP is better than nothing!
amlodipine said:
Which one did you stream from amazon
+ photon and to what device?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I streamed Limitless to my Dell XPS m1330. My wife and I had forgotten we were even doing it - there was absolutely no stutter and no re-buffering. When the movie was over I remembered and was really impressed.
I don't know much about the settings, ad-hoc vs infrastucture, etc. All I know is that the wifi tether did not work for me. As others said it looks like it is transmitting but I can never find the SSID. Barnacle fired up and worked right away - no tweaks needed on my laptop.
edit: We just knew with no house internet access and no cable we could and wanted to watch a movie with my phone. I was originally going to buy it on the Android market and connect the HDMI from the phone to the TV but I don't have the mini-HDMI cable. Also, my TV is older so no DLNA. Only other option was the use the hotspot so my laptop could access the web and stream. BTW, when I accidentally clicked on the wrong window (I had the Android Marketplace Movies window open, also) it said that the movie streaming from Youtube was not set up or allowed for my country. That was wierd - the only thing I could think of was some IP address thing due to my using the wireless tether from Barnacle.
brobin111 said:
I had no luck with Barnacle - any settings that need to be tweaked to make it work? WEP is better than nothing!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think so. I just changed the stock SSID (to "MoPho", lol) and set up a WEP password of my own, 5 characters. Clicked START and it was up and running.
So, I'm moving. And my PC doesn't have a WiFi card in it for the time being. Ethernet is out of the question.
I have an unlimited Verizon 4g plan... but I heard they don't let you tether for free anymore over their network with unlimited. (I can use WiFi root tether, but that's beside the point.)
I've tried using the Settings => Usb Tethering option, but stock sense doesn't let you tether without a 4g connection enabled.
Any ideas? (Preferably something without dumb limitations, like no https etc, but beggars can't be choosers.)
Thanks!
-Frankie
im on digital dream 2.2 and am posting from my wifi routed through my phone using the normal usb sertting smart detect or w/e its called
i disabled cell data just to be sure it works, as for stock i was kinda sure i had done the same thing before but dont have any way to test it again atm.
hyphydragon said:
im on digital dream 2.2 and am posting from my wifi routed through my phone using the normal usb sertting smart detect or w/e its called
i disabled cell data just to be sure it works, as for stock i was kinda sure i had done the same thing before but dont have any way to test it again atm.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Interesting. Do you have HTC Sync on your pc?
Only way it'll let me do it is if I use data. I'll post screens in a min
See
illusionz said:
See
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use fox fi and with the pdanet application on the pc you can fake your image hiding your tethering, doing it the way the guy above states does not work on stock anymore normally and would certainty show your usage. on pdanet just use stage two usage hiding uh is hard to explain and I'm on my phone I'll update my post in like 10 minutes showing what I mean with pictures on my pc K.
Sent from my VIPER DNA
reaverclan said:
I use fox fi and with the pdanet application on the pc you can fake your image hiding your tethering, doing it the way the guy above states does not work on stock anymore normally and would certainty show your usage. on pdanet just use stage two usage hiding uh is hard to explain and I'm on my phone I'll update my post in like 10 minutes showing what I mean with pictures on my pc K.
Sent from my VIPER DNA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks mate. I didn't know PDA used my phones WiFi. Thought it only worked with 3g.
Doesn't the program not let you use https and stuff?
illusionz said:
Thanks mate. I didn't know PDA used my phones WiFi. Thought it only worked with 3g.
Doesn't the program not let you use https and stuff?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
on PDANET atm with LEVEL II usage hiding and i was able to get into things like paypal with https and what not. So i think it would be fine, i don't have unlimited anymore so i use no hiding but i turned it on to see if it works and it seemed to. Im posting this with it on level II.
hyphydragon said:
im on digital dream 2.2 and am posting from my wifi routed through my phone using the normal usb sertting smart detect or w/e its called
i disabled cell data just to be sure it works, as for stock i was kinda sure i had done the same thing before but dont have any way to test it again atm.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Definitely works and will do the trick for now. Thanks man.
The free version kind of blows... I go through the allotted data in like a minute.
Do you notice pretty low speeds, or connection drops when the phone goes to sleep? Do you know if I need to keep it always screen on or something? Or is this the level 2 screening?
Wish there was a way to do this natively without having to do all this, but will work in a pinch. Thanks!
it works by using a advanced proxy type thing( its complicated) but i notice no difference with it on level 2 and none and witht he phone off i do have a fox fi key though since i use it for work a lot. with the free version i did notice it was slower but i had that version so long ago they had it where it was unlimited but only 180KB/s so it was slow regardless, this was a OG droid so long time ago. its still cheaper than getting hard line lol and an one time only payment, i used to have issues on windows 8 but their newest pdanet client for desktop fixed those. i get around 20mbps in the field generally when working.
hope this helps explain some things.
rvc
reaverclan said:
it works by using a advanced proxy type thing( its complicated) but i notice no difference with it on level 2 and none and witht he phone off i do have a fox fi key though since i use it for work a lot. with the free version i did notice it was slower but i had that version so long ago they had it where it was unlimited but only 180KB/s so it was slow regardless, this was a OG droid so long time ago. its still cheaper than getting hard line lol and an one time only payment, i used to have issues on windows 8 but their newest pdanet client for desktop fixed those. i get around 20mbps in the field generally when working.
hope this helps explain some things.
rvc
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks bud, yeah it helps. I'll probably end up buying it eventually... WiFi Tether [Root] works fine for WiFi, but for some reason FoxFi scares me. I feel verizon will strip my unlimited away from me while using FoxFi. Not sure why I feel safer using the WiFi root tether app though.
they should be able to tell your tethering with a normal non proxied app. In reality though they can allways tell if they cared but unless your use more than like 6 GB idk they would care if your plan is expensive enough lol.
Yeah, I wish there was another way than pdanet to do it. Wish there was a way to tell if the speeds are just my phone or the free pdanet version.
how low are the speeds on speedtest.net on pc vs on the app on the phone, mine are almost same.
I was.... "Testing" the download speeds through pdanet. Its about 1000Kbs slower through pdanet.