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I am rooted and using Cyanogen 7. Either yesterday or today I lost the ability to tether wirelessly to my ipad. I've tried Wifi Tether, Barnacle, and the wireless tether app that comes with CM7. I can find and connect on my ipad but it isn't actually working. Any ideas?
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Just out of curiosity are you on 3g or 4g?
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Same here. Looks like VZW finally blocked us. Frickin ridiculous...telling me what to do with my unlimited data plan!! Internets out at home too. :-(
Same here...
Ok, after messing with it for about an hour I got it working. I had wifi connected, then hit the tether button for the 99th time and it worked. So I tried USB tethering and that worked too...for 5 minutes.
It's working again finally after going back and forth between wifi and usb, but it's not very fast. Who knows at this point...
I got it to work by flashing to another ROM. Tethering worked without an issue. I tried to flashback to CM7 but it seemed like my backup was corrupted, it wouldn't install. Im not sure if the update has caused these problems. I know just enough about ROMS and developement stuff to get me into trouble.
Before you flash a stock Rom there is an app called tetherguard.apk make sure that app is no where to be found before flashing the Rom then any WiFi tether program will work.
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Ok rooted by DX2 very quickly.
Now, when I go to run any of the Wireless Teether apps, none of my mobile devices see it. I believe this because I can only get these apps to run in Ad-hoc mode. I am on v2.3.4.
Do I need to flash a custom rom in order to make this work, or is there a fix somewhere?
Alot of stuff that I am finding when I search is from 2.3.1 or 2.2.
Any point in the right direction is appreciated.
Thanks,
-Sf-
I believe you have to do the TBH radio hack to use infrastructure instead of ad-hoc. If you do this then you can use the mobile hotspot app which runs in infrastructure.
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or do the radio on/off trick
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16745586&postcount=20
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186178
those are the only two methods I'm aware of, and I keep fairly close tabs on that one
There's also this. I don't know for sure if it works on our phones or not as I've had no need to use it. I'm running CM7 and it comes with wireless tethering. It looks just like the Verizon wireless hotspot app though. Perhaps that hack is how it's done on CM7. Can't hurt to try it
Thinking about it again, I'll flash back to a rom that has VZW's app on it and see if it works. I'll report back.
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Guess you can scratch this idea. I tried it on Liberty and on a stock rom. Doesn't work.
I've got CM7 and my friends moto phone was able to connect. Just used the built in tether in wireless settings in CM7
The other apps only do ad-hoc with out phone so you can connect your laptop but not anotyer phone I believe.
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robocuff said:
There's also this. I don't know for sure if it works on our phones or not as I've had no need to use it. I'm running CM7 and it comes with wireless tethering. It looks just like the Verizon wireless hotspot app though. Perhaps that hack is how it's done on CM7. Can't hurt to try it
Thinking about it again, I'll flash back to a rom that has VZW's app on it and see if it works. I'll report back.
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Guess you can scratch this idea. I tried it on Liberty and on a stock rom. Doesn't work.
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Thanks for giving it a shot!
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I was able to get wifi to work on my kindle fire by installing the zt 180 app that allows the kindle to connect to an adhoc network, but its slow. Just need to figure a way to get infrastructure wifi to work right.
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Well, if nothing else you could flash CM7. It comes with tethering. It's infrastructure, not ad-hoc. It appears to be the same app as VZW's wireless hotspot. Works great for me.
robocuff said:
Well, if nothing else you could flash CM7. It comes with tethering. It's infrastructure, not ad-hoc. It appears to be the same app as VZW's wireless hotspot. Works great for me.
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Is there a Rom you can recommend? What kind of bugs have you seen?
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robocuff said:
Well, if nothing else you could flash CM7. It comes with tethering. It's infrastructure, not ad-hoc. It appears to be the same app as VZW's wireless hotspot. Works great for me.
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CM7 includes a hacked wifi hotspot?
Built right into the wireless settings screen even, works great, and yes cm7 is a very good rom
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neat, I thought that was a radio thing, didn't realize the ROM could include such a thing. Still learning android.
I'm sure this has been discussed but I am on leak 211 and had an issue setting up tether. Someone recommended FoxFi app from play store and it is perfect! I rarely tether but needed it yesterday and this is a gem. No real setting up. Just download and turn on. Wanting to share.
Discovered it myself about a month ago. Great app!
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I wasn't able to get it to work myself since I use the tether to connect my tablet. I was however able to get the SQLLite Edit Hack to work a treat and that is fab!
Foxfi
I was recently on vacation and was able to use this app to tether my tablet. It worked perfectly and I got great speeds on the tablet. Favorite tether app so far.
I have been using FoxFi for a while now, and I hoped that it would work on ICS and it works fine! I love that app. I wish there was a pay version to donate to the developer.
This app is "Awesome" I love it and is a definite "must have" in any app drawer...
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Still cant get it to connect on .211. The tether hack worked for me for awhile but have to keep restarting phone and may work may not. Worked great on gingerbread
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Thanks...
thanks Bro... i was in search of one... you showed the way!
thanks for the F1
Is anyone able to get over 2.5mg/sec down using this?
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Using WIFI I got 6.5Mbps dl/5Mbps ul.
GB 2.3.6
WIFI Tether doesn't work - activates hotspot
Barnicle doesn't work either
I cant get this thing to work anymore. Worked fine first two times, but now connects and has no internet access on my laptop. Haven't changed settings on their.
Edit: Uninstalled and everything worked again. I guess that's the only way to fix it if it stops working.
I'm still not having any luck. It will connect but no access. I can get just a little bit of data to pull then connection times out. I seen of foxfi app in the market they said should work better with droid razr ics update. I think they realize the problem. Hope it gets fixed. The hack does exactly the same thing. Not sire what it could be.
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Didn't work for me on 211 until I installed the FoxFi addon v3011
Tried that as well.
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Still on one of the ICS leaks (haven't gotten around to upgrading yet) but FoxFi works flawlessly for me every time.
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Crap. I don't know what to try. I just reset my phone to factory and still no luck. Not sure what could be wrong. Me and the family going camping soon and really wish I had tether working.
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beaton3344 said:
Crap. I don't know what to try. I just reset my phone to factory and still no luck. Not sure what could be wrong. Me and the family going camping soon and really wish I had tether working.
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How far do you get until you have problems?
I can get to connect but no data transferred. Tried changing names ever tether app all the same. The hack the same way. Nothing will allow data to transfer upload or download. Sometimes I can get a little then cuts me off. Perfect signal as well.
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Still no luck. Anyone figure this out yet. Pissed me off to no end. Guess I'll try and get back to gingerbread. Screw ice cream sandwich if they changed it to were we cant tether anymore.
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Well never did fix the problem with stock .214..... But I did flash Deodexed 6.16.211 foxfi works wonderful.. Typing from my laptop tethered now.... Glad I got it back... If anyone else is having trouble with there tether i recommend to do this... As you can tell by the lack of posts dosent seem to be any other fix....
Edit: Check http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/3032-stock-rom-de-odexed-zipaligned-616211-base-7-1/ and use this rom...
Is anyone having an issue with their data keep droping out while tethering. I am rooted on jelly beans build 1 - beanstown 106 rom. I wanna say that this happened once I rooted. Before installing a rom I tried foxfi and it conected for awhile then the 4g and data would drop out causing me to reset. Once I turn tethering off then on it works again for awhile. I thought it might have been foxfi so I installed the custom rom beans and am currently able to use the phones wifi tethering app but the same thing happens. Any suggestions?
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Unroot and b return to Vzw. You got a bad phone. My Galaxy nexi(had 5 of them or so) did this until I got a good phone.
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So urs would actually tether for a bit then just drop out?
Theres got to be more to it then just bad hardware cause the 4g and wifi never drops untill I tether for awhile. Then sometimes it wont do it for hours...
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I think it is the stock app. Mine does this sometimes, and so did my Stock Galaxy Nexus, but the Galaxy Nexus never did it when I was using ROMs... I haven't tried any ROMs other than stock or any non stock tethering apps on the Note II yet, but I don't think it is the phone.
Well thats a relief. Thanks. So should I flash another custom rom?
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Well thats a relief. Thanks. So should I flash another custom rom?
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yeah....try build3. what is your current data plan?
I've had hiccups in stock with tether too. Just to assuage your concerns
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dcdgoth said:
yeah....try build3. what is your current data plan?
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I have a 20gb plan. no tethering plan.
Do you have anything like Tasker or locale running they both will disable your Wifi
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I'm currently on jelly beans 3 and also have this issue. Tethering is almost unusable for me. Never had any issues with the galaxy nexus.
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I'm currently on jelly beans 3 and also have this issue. Tethering is The for me. Never had any issues with the galaxy nexus.
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Same issue. Stays tethered but 4g drops on and off after 3 minutes of activity
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Same problem here. Must be the app.
Sure enough the native hotspot app is a POS and causes LTE to intermittently drop. Now have to resort to rooting and installing wireless tether.
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Sure enough the native hotspot app is a POS and causes LTE to intermittently drop. Now have to resort to rooting and installing wireless tether.
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You don't need to root to solve this. You can download Portable wifi Hotspot from the Market for free. It works great.
Root was a piece of cake with Chainfire's Exynos root exploit apk. And, as others have mentioned TrevE wireless tether is working much better than the native Verizon hotspot which was experiencing intermittent LTE disconnects, slow data throughput and connectivity issues with one of my older devices. Ran overnight without any LTE disconnects so far.
Easy Root from Stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297
TrevE Wireless Tether
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34986846&postcount=5
cam30era said:
You don't need to root to solve this. You can download Portable wifi Hotspot from the Market for free. It works great.
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I've tried barnacle and wifi tether both do the same...will try some others. Went to beans' build 3 not doing it so far. Maybe something got fixed in the update. Am using phones native tether setting/app fyi.
Thinking of going to the clean rom 4.1.2.
Has anyone had tether problems with this rom? Specifically with 4g dropping out?
I didn't read this whole thread but if your 4g is dropping out its because your using the stock tethering and its not been hacked this is normal for it to drop out constantly and very annoying like. My s3 does it to. Use WiFi tether treve mod and again I didn't read this whole thread so if it has already been said just ignore my comment. Good luck. If you don't know what treve mod is I can't remember if its built into aroma with duild 3 or not but if its not and can't figure it out. Step over to the Verizon s3 section find treve mod and set up your note 2 the same way they say to set up the s3 and you'll be good to go. Again if this had been said ignore me. I'm bored. Hope it helps someone.
I pay for the unlimited hotspot feature from Verizon, and I often have the same issue on my stock, unrooted Note 2. It doesn't happen all of the time, but there periods where it constantly cuts in and out, especially when connected to a PC. It was also a problem on my Galaxy S3, RAZR MAXX, and Galaxy Nexus.
If you search around online, you'll see that people using the stock mobile hotspot app have been having the same issue for years.
Stock hotspot app AND Trev-E wireless tether does this to me constantly so it's got to be something else.... Its strange because some times it won't do it and then there's times where i'm dead in the water without the ability to tether. Yes I pay for tethering (plan).
My previous Galaxy S3 did the same crap to me as well... Thinking its a Samsung thing.. modem bug/kernel bug probably.
Anybody find any fixes/solutions?
Mine has done it periodically since I got the phone. Both stock and various versions of beans and clean rom. I just restart the phone and device connecting and it takes care of it. Happens maybe 1 out of 100 times.
A contact at Verizon says he sees people complaining about it sometimes and another one at sprint says the same thing.
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The one that is built in
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i prefer wifi tether. i like being able to see the current throughput and the amount of data i use per session. i've only seen it work on synergy rom though.
Yeah...I tried using Wi-Fi tether for the same reason and it didn't work, maybe I'll try your approach.
Does anyone know if the built in tether app cause any charges for using it?
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The one that is built in
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same here, which doesn't even require root
It doesn't require root BUT Verizon has been known to charge around 8 dollars a month to activate the functionality.
Has anyone seen a charge for using the stock tethering app?
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Wifi Tether works great for me and lets me see how much data I'm actually burning through. I'm using the one w/ the Synergy ROM, TrevE Mod.
The built in tethering only works if you are on a share data plan. If you are on an unlimited, you can't use it without paying extra. However FoxFi works WITHOUT root on the S4. I have yet to root because my wifi passwords all back up to google now, and I could care less about my angry birds data as I don't play it anymore. Tethering was really my only reason for rooting this and since foxfi works with no charge and no root, I haven't rooted. I don't use windows so until I NEED to root, I'm not going to try to get one.
Anyone know of any hotspot apps? I got pda and it doesn't work it keeps saying I am not subscribed to a hotspot service through sprint....I used to use easy tether and that worked great (had a custom prl) but it doesn't seem to be working on my s4
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Anyone know of any hotspot apps? I got pda and it doesn't work it keeps saying I am not subscribed to a hotspot service through sprint....I used to use easy tether and that worked great (had a custom prl) but it doesn't seem to be working on my s4
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I got pda net to work tethering, works great.... I still can't get the hotspot.
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I got pda net to work tethering, works great.... I still can't get the hotspot.
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either "one click tether" or "power toggles" or just any wireless tether widget works.
I am still on unlimited so the FCC ruled free tether does not apply, so when it prompts to go to Verizon or cancel just hit the home button and wireless tether stays on. :good: While its on you can still go into the settings and set up WEP security passwords.
Works like a charm.
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i just updated to the newest update to be able to move data to the sd card. so far so good EXCEPT I LOST MY WIFI ABILITY!!!
freaking verizon.
i have a stock S4 and haven't rooted it......yet. i have the unlimited data plan and was able to use the wifi hotspot with fox fi and other apps, but now since the update it checks to verify i have the wifi service.
i am not opposed to rooting my phone if that will get me wifi again, i would just prefer not to.
any ideas how to restore the wifi ability with a verizon S4? i have tried svtp, foxfi, and portable wifi hotspot with no luck.
pokerhoe said:
i just updated to the newest update to be able to move data to the sd card. so far so good EXCEPT I LOST MY WIFI ABILITY!!!
freaking verizon.
i have a stock S4 and haven't rooted it......yet. i have the unlimited data plan and was able to use the wifi hotspot with fox fi and other apps, but now since the update it checks to verify i have the wifi service.
i am not opposed to rooting my phone if that will get me wifi again, i would just prefer not to.
any ideas how to restore the wifi ability with a verizon S4? i have tried svtp, foxfi, and portable wifi hotspot with no luck.
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LOL :silly:
i guess i thought that meant it you had your phone physically tethered to a laptop or what ever you wanted internet on.
i some how missed the "wireless" part of that statement.
thanks for re-directing my attention!:good:
pokerhoe said:
i just updated to the newest update to be able to move data to the sd card. so far so good EXCEPT I LOST MY WIFI ABILITY!!!
freaking verizon.
i have a stock S4 and haven't rooted it......yet. i have the unlimited data plan and was able to use the wifi hotspot with fox fi and other apps, but now since the update it checks to verify i have the wifi service.
i am not opposed to rooting my phone if that will get me wifi again, i would just prefer not to.
any ideas how to restore the wifi ability with a verizon S4? i have tried svtp, foxfi, and portable wifi hotspot with no luck.
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You're going to be even more disappointed to find out that you updated because you misunderstood what the update actually does.
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Now I am worried. What does the new update do?:crying:
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Now I am worried. What does the new update do?:crying:
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It does not sane you any appreciable space. You indicated that the apps to sd feature was the motivation for upgrading. It merely moves the apk files to ext sd. App data stays in place on the internal memory.
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I am rooted with the Motochopper work around. I downloaded an ota (I knew better but...). Fortunately, thanks to the good folks at XDA I was able to freeze the ota in its tracks.
Anyway, my favorite wifi apk is Portable Wifi Tether. I am unlimited w Verizon.
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I was able to get PDA net to work. The hotspot wasn't working and I used one of the mods here for native hotspot now both the native hotspot and planet are working flawlessly.
I was afraid I was going to loose my expanded mini menu.
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