Is it somehow possible to log onto a wifi network with the phone, and at the same time create a hotspot that other devices can log on to, and use the primary wifi connection as tether? This would be the ultimate android function!
DylanYoung said:
Is it somehow possible to log onto a wifi network with the phone, and at the same time create a hotspot that other devices can log on to, and use the primary wifi connection as tether? This would be the ultimate android function!
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I don't think so. This sort of negates the purpose of the hotspot function. If you have a wifi connection on your phone, then that same wifi connection is available to other devices. If this is the case, why do you need ANOTHER hotspot? Besides, I think the hotspot needs the wifi radio to serve up the hotspot. I'm not sure, but I don't think it can do that and connect to another wifi connection at the same time.
This would be the ultimate hack. It would solve alot of problems for a number of people.
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This would be the ultimate hack. It would solve alot of problems for a number of people.
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I don't think you understand what I've said.
I'm not certain any software hack would do this. I'm pretty sure you would need two wifi radios to do this. One to receive/transmit to/from whatever hotspot your phone is connected to, and one to receive/transmit as the active hotspot of the phone. There is only one wifi radio in the phone, so.... ?
And I'm curious: what "alot of problems for a number of people" are you talking about?
DylanYoung said:
Is it somehow possible to log onto a wifi network with the phone, and at the same time create a hotspot that other devices can log on to, and use the primary wifi connection as tether? This would be the ultimate android function!
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I think you are misunderstanding between android wifi cards and PC cards.PC wifi cards can do this work while mobile phones does not because they simply don't have the same hardware.Windows vista/7/8 for example can create hotspot and connect to another network at the same time without problems but mobile phones (not a problem with Android OS) cannot.
The limitation in most mobile devices is the number of antennas - and this is why we can't use Hotspot while connecting to another WiFi network.
Most PC WiFi cards have minimum of 2 antennas, so they can use one for connecting and one for Hotspot. Mobile phones usually have only one antenna, and this is why they can either connect to a foreign SID, or transmit their own SID.
RedBull2001 said:
The limitation in most mobile devices is the number of antennas - and this is why we can't use Hotspot while connecting to another WiFi network.
Most PC WiFi cards have minimum of 2 antennas, so they can use one for connecting and one for Hotspot. Mobile phones usually have only one antenna, and this is why they can either connect to a foreign SID, or transmit their own SID.
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The point is, tethering does not use antenna. In other word we just want to use android device as wifi router while mobile data is not available and our PC don't have wifi antenna
The problem is tethering need to enable with wifi hotspot and it then disable wifi even the tethering does not use antenna. Understand situation now? I think this is more like a bug
Another problem I face is. I want to use my android phone as wifi hotspot. But then I want to use ES file explorer to browse into target device. And It can't find any device while I am being the hotspot myself. I should able to see all device connect to me as I'm the server but I can't. Because when I'm being wifi hotspot I need to disconnect myself from lan network and that's suck
Hotspot and Wi-Fi at the same time
I'll tell you what problems it would solve for my fiance and myself... We live in an area that is rural and surrounded by reservation land. There is no way to get internet here except through our mobile hotspots via our phone provider and the tower less than a mile away. We also use Chromecast and a canon pixma cloud ready printer, however, in order to connect to them, we must turn on our hotspots, yet the printer and chromecast force the Wi-Fi to come on when trying to connect, which then
I'm not certain any software hathen automatically turns the hotspots off, and visa~versa. If allowed to have both on at the same time, connection would be optimal. I've found a way to trick chromecast, but I have to be quick, however, I still cannot connect to the printer. Rather than having every product company change how the connection works, it would be much easier for the two functions to work together if we want them to, without one shutting the other down. That's an example of a problem it would solve.
And I'm curious: what "alot of problems for a number of people" are you talking about?[/QUOTE]
hotspot &wifi simultaneously.
I have the same situation. Do not want to buy yet another device to be able to use chromecast, or any other devices that require both internet access and WiFi! My internet access is my hotspot! Any new info on this? I am rural as well, no cable etc, and my satellite provider has no service even "way out here!" Ha ha
DylanYoung said:
Is it somehow possible to log onto a wifi network with the phone, and at the same time create a hotspot that other devices can log on to, and use the primary wifi connection as tether? This would be the ultimate android function!
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This is possible on windows OS with wifi adapter of inbuild device.. but dont know how to accomplish the same on android
Got the Solution Guys!
I suggest you to Use Alcatel OT918N
It must be rooted and having a Custom Rom
(Usually so Easy)
And Then Enjoy a Normal Wifi and A Hotspot At the same Time!!!
Enjoy!!!
Btw The Alcatel OT918N is popularly known as Idea 3G Smartfone Id918 in India!!!
Apple product do this already. When visiting client offices I had to connected my computer to the hotspot regularly because no one knew the password to the wifi. Really seems like a no-brainer, but apparently Google missed the obvious.
Try NetShare - no-root-tethering on the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kha.prog.mikrotik
Haha, I also had this thought back in 2011 when I bought my SGSII.
I had tried before and it doesn't work.
I am not sure with other devices, but for SGSII, the answer is "No".
Best regard
Aren't we all glad this is now possible... Like with the OnePlus8 Pro
I am using kies air to transfer big files and i wondered
if it is actually using the internet connection data.
Or it just uses the wifi signal and does not use any internet data.
how does it work?
dsan45 said:
I am using kies air to transfer big files and i wondered
if it is actually using the internet connection data.
Or it just uses the wifi signal and does not use any internet data.
how does it work?
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it uses ur WIFI signal when its available else the internet data
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Sun90 said:
it uses ur WIFI signal when its available else the internet data
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thanks so its like wifi direct
kies air will only use your local network between your pc, your phone and your wi-fi router. it will never use the internet. it is basically the same as a shared folder on a pc in your local network, it can be accessed through a wired or wireless connection, but does not go through the internet without the corresponding port forwarding to your public ip address. same thing goes for kies air, it will show your phone's local ip in your network, i.e. 192.168.x.x and since that is not public it would not even work through the internet.
the difference to wi-fi direct is that with kies air, you are using a wireless access point and wi-fi direct opens up an ad-hoc network and is not directly meant for file exchange.
these are the very basics of networking. it is all obvious and technically has nothing to do with the phone specifically or kies air, it is just basic logic.
In my school we have a WiFi network which require you to log in through a web browser. It's the first page that pops up when accessing the internet. But because I have to login before I can use the internet Android thinks the network doesn't have an internet connection and therefore uses my mobile data which in turn means that the login page doesn't show when I try to use chrome. And I have to switch off mobile data to force the phone to use the WiFi network.
Long story short: Is there a way to disable mobile data completely when connected to a WiFi network, regardless of the WiFi's internet availability?
No, there is no way to disable mobile data expect if you disable mobile data by your own.
yuv93 said:
No, there is no way to disable mobile data expect if you disable mobile data by your own.
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Or use Tasker to do the trick.
Or use macrodroid to disabke Mobile Data if connected with your prefered WLAN.
Dears,
I share my data mobile connection with my children through hot spot WiFi.
As My data mobile plan is limited I wondering if it's possible to limit the download speed of smartphones connected to my mobile hotspot.
Do you know some apps or trick to do it?
Thanks
Is there a way to connect my phone to wifi. Then share that connection through wifi? Maybe an external wifi adapter?
The other phones are iOS so they have to connect to a wifi.
Wouldn't you just connect to whatever WiFi network with the phone as per usual, then create a mobile hotspot in network settings to enable other devices to connect ? (or even use Bluetooth tethering)
zeroktal said:
Is there a way to connect my phone to wifi. Then share that connection through wifi? Maybe an external wifi adapter?
The other phones are iOS so they have to connect to a wifi.
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Just use the mobile hotspot feature while you're connected to a wifi
zeroktal said:
Is there a way to connect my phone to wifi. Then share that connection through wifi? Maybe an external wifi adapter?
The other phones are iOS so they have to connect to a wifi.
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I mean....why? If the phone that needs to use your phone's connection is in near your phone...why waste you time and battery sharing a WiFi connection when you could simply connect both phones to the WiFi directly?
pjaysnowden said:
I mean....why? If the phone that needs to use your phone's connection is in near your phone...why waste you time and battery sharing a WiFi connection when you could simply connect both phones to the WiFi directly?
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I actually ha situation in my life when I really needed this feature, to extend wifi range. Can be useful, and some time ago you needed third party app requiring weird permission or root
Fl1nt91 said:
I actually ha situation in my life when I really needed this feature, to extend wifi range. Can be useful, and some time ago you needed third party app requiring weird permission or root
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Ok. Not something I would do...but horses courses I guess.
pjaysnowden said:
I mean....why? If the phone that needs to use your phone's connection is in near your phone...why waste you time and battery sharing a WiFi connection when you could simply connect both phones to the WiFi directly?
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In many cases when travelling you get One single wifi login. Would be nice to share it with the family, on a plane or in a hotel.