I've noticed in more recent builds of Soulife's Rogers ROM that the aNetShare app (which, according to the developers isn't available in the T-Mobile US app market), won't properly turn my phone into an access point anymore.
I know for a fact that it has worked in the past. I think the last time I used it successfully was with JF's 1.43 build.
Has anyone had any luck with this app and a Hero or Rogers ROM? Or anything cupcake for that matter?
I favor this app over Wifi Tether for the simple fact that you can see and filter out users easily so that you can have a (somewhat) secured connection.
TIA
You can see and filter out other people in wifi tether to.
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You can see and filter out other people in wifi tether to.
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As a matter of fact, you can also enable WEP security in WT4R, which while not completely crack-proof, actually provides some real security. Also, WT4R can tether via Bluetooth, which consumes less power than Wi-Fi. This allows the phone to consume less than the 500mW provided by USB, meaning your battery will not deplete while tethered.
Of course I haven't even mentioned one of the most important differences (especially for a root app): WT4R is open source.
Agreed with all the people pimping WT4R - it's a slick program, can't think of anything else I need in a tethering app. Access control, view connected clients, use WEP encryption (ok, so WPA would be good - but WEP is better than nothing), use Bluetooth. Can even share the WiFi link via Bluetooth, which might be handy for sharing WiFi to a friend's non-WiFi phone.
Searching for tether in the market returns nothing for Wifi Tether for Root Users. Do you have a link?
I'm pretty disappointed with the quality of the market search function, you know, being as Google is a search company and all, and approx 3/5 apps I search for don't return, even when I search for a term that's in the effing NAME of the app.
Pretty stupid.
Ok, I found the app in the Dream Apps forum. I've got it installed and it is freaking sweet. Anyone having problems with aNetShare would be well-advised to just uninstall and install "android-wifi-tether" aka "signed_and_Tether1.51" aka "Wireless Tether for Root Users".
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Searching for tether in the market returns nothing for Wifi Tether for Root Users. Do you have a link?
I'm pretty disappointed with the quality of the market search function, you know, being as Google is a search company and all, and approx 3/5 apps I search for don't return, even when I search for a term that's in the effing NAME of the app.
Pretty stupid.
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You can find a link for wifi teather for root users on cyanogensmod 3.6.5 thread in the faqs.
@ op, I use anetshare + tmo on Ion, play pokerstars for sometimes hours @ a time with no problems. wifi-tether for root seems to disconnect/hang more for me :/
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Searching for tether in the market returns nothing for Wifi Tether for Root Users. Do you have a link?
I'm pretty disappointed with the quality of the market search function, you know, being as Google is a search company and all, and approx 3/5 apps I search for don't return, even when I search for a term that's in the effing NAME of the app.
Pretty stupid.
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You didn't find it on the market not because the market's search function is broken, but rather that it isn't on the market at all. Tether apps are forbidden from the official market.
It is the first returned entry for a Google search for "wifi tether for root" (or even just "wifi tether"), so I really don't see why you had so much difficulty locating it.
JF 1.51 USA Tmobile, I use anetshare all the time. After it downloaded its own tether bundle it was all smooth.
Granted it does glitch up sometimes.. like it acts like no one is connected when my PC really was. Trick I learned about this is that if you fool around with the wifi enable/disable or if power manager does its thing.. you may lose your link after the G1 goes to sleep. So I have my G1 hooked up to power, screen never on timeout. Wifi on. Always stayed stable then.
Oh yea, I play FFXI using Edge speed via the wifi from the g1. I think thats stable and fast enough. =D Cant wait till 3G hits.. no more getting DCed since someone texts or calls.
I'm on the edge of pulling the trigger for a NC. Since the NC was never intended to be a full fledge tablet I'm sure there are some annoyances from you rooted users. Once you get everything setup what are the cons? I have a rooted Samsung Vibrant running ClockWork on Team Whiskey, Nero ROM. What I'm reading I don't think I will go to Froyo since it is definitely usable but I get annoyed by such things like having to turn on/off screen to fix screen lag. I will most likely just keep it rooted from stock. The reason I'm interested in it is:
Lightweight, small form factor
Great resolution
Of course price.
I have two gripes:
1. No physical back button
2. Adhoc wifi requires turning on/off wifi
Both of these are hardware issues and not related to rooting.
I don't use the in-store feature so not having that doesn't bother me.
Do it, you can always unroot.
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Just want to clarify, don't have a NC yet. Don't want to buy it as an ereader.
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I have two gripes:
1. No physical back button
2. Adhoc wifi requires turning on/off wifi
Both of these are hardware issues and not related to rooting.
I don't use the in-store feature so not having that doesn't bother me.
Do it, you can always unroot.
Magically transmitted across the interwebs by my kickass NookColor!
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I don't know that the lack of physical back button bothers me, it has a built in gesture for back (swipe to the left on the menu bar) so it's not really a limitation, more a preference thing. The only real downside I've seen is lack of in-store features. There are some issues with the root, mainly some market issues where for some reason all of the programs don't show up. I used the NC for a couple of weeks in stock form and then decided to root, definitely worth it just for the sake of getting a browser with multi-touch enabled. However, I read a lot so that factors into how much I like it.
If you're just using it as an android tablet, it's really good. No GPS, no cameras, no 3g connection, but other than that it's fast with the best screen I've seen on a tablet and is just the right size. My phone has a 5mpx camera, 720p video and GPS and I have it on me all the time, so no need for any of that in a tablet. It also acts as a hotspot, so no need for 3g on the tablet. It's a perfect compliment to a decent smartphone.
If you love to tinker there's no cons. (and if you want a back button, Autonooter comes with Soft Keys that'll put one on the screen for you)
Despite the time it took to learn how to do it, and what to do with it afterwards, I got what I paid for and more. I love to learn and troubleshoot, so rooting this device has been a real treat.
At the moment I have a fully functional tablet that I use quite often around the house and at work. It's a convenient browser (I use Opera Mobile which has pinch zoom and slightly better page rendering than the build in browser), a quick source of the news thanks to a program included in the Autonooter kit, and a useful quick-note taking device.
I'll admit, my primary use for it is browsing, but when you root this thing, you can use any browser you want. I use Opera, but Skyfire and Dolphin HD are also good.
In addition to that, it makes a great portable movie player. The built in player supports MP4 and one other format, but if you root it, you can download Rock Player and play most commonly used video formats.
It's Youtube performance is excellent too, and there's quite a few Youtube video downloaders available in case you want to save your favorites to the SDCard.
Speaking of that, you will want to buy an SDCard. It doesn't come with one, and you might want more than the 5GB free of space you get out of the box.
All in all, it's pretty much a computer, and once you learn how to do everything to liberate it from it's shackles, there's no limit to what you can do with it.
As a tablet, it is awesome, and only getting more so. Lets be real - its GPU is the same as the Droid X, and is not the most perful on the market. Tegra 2 (and one or two others) will soundly beat it, but at a price. Cheaper T2 platforms tend (so far) to have horrible screens, poor battery life, and are large. Other devices like the Tab, just are way over priced.
I think the nook has struck an excellent ballance. It has an excellent CPU, a capable GPU, plenty of ram, and one of the best looking screens out there. I love its form factor (the bezel is one of few NON ugly ones out there), handling, and capabilities, and the price is excellent ($250).
It is also really getting a community behind it, and i think we will see in the near future, many more custom ROMS which speed things up, add features (bluetooth), and generally improve user experience. Right now is an exciting time to be a nook owner..
If you are not planning on reading you MUST buy a memory card. Many android apps are hard coded to look in /sdcard for things and can't read or write to the internal memory on the nook. Google earth is one example. This could probably be fixed by a developer in a custom rom.
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It is also really getting a community behind it, and i think we will see in the near future, many more custom ROMS which speed things up, add features (bluetooth), and generally improve user experience. Right now is an exciting time to be a nook owner..
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That was one of my main reasons for choosing it over the Archos 70. I think the fact that the NC provides such great bang for the buck and is available at retail outlets across the USA gives it the potential to have a much larger following than something like the A70.
Adding bluetooth functionality will complete this thing.
The only con I've really felt was no mic :/ there slapped in crappy 10 dollar mp3s but not a eReader for memos/notes (tho its not useful) I could see voice search for books valuable.
Obviously want it for Voip not memos, Bt will be a fix but still.
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Ditto to above. The lack of a Back button can be worked around, and really only comes into play while in certain apps that don't show the standard Nook status bar at the bottom. So you can't swipe. Using SoftKeys, and setup the right way, (see forum for more info on that), then you can change the Nook button to launch SoftKeys, which gives you the Back button, and also, as a bonus, a Task Switcher pops up at the same time.
The only drawback I see is that in order to have decent sized icons and text, you need to change the density of the screen. This is fine for everything except the built in Nook apps, like the Store and what-not. The reader itself is fine. It just cuts off some of the text, but it's still usable. Personally, I just use the Kindle app, anyway, and don't ever launch the Nook apps, so it's a non-issue for me.
EDIT: I also dearly want Bluetooth to work, so I can use my GPS and BT headphones. But at least there's a BT radio in the thing. Just need to get one of the wizards to get it working. Last I heard, it was working, but only to two feet. Give me 3 feet and I'll be happy. The lack of Flash is a real bummer, of course, but also to be fixed in an upcoming 2.2 release from B&N, or you could go and install 2.2 right now and boot from sd card. Apparently, it's working pretty well. And, the lack of a mic is a small bummer, but I'm also hoping a wizard will write a USB driver that will work with a webcam/mic. All do-able stuff. Just a little time needed.
As a tablet its great. It has shortcomings like others have said but you have to take into consideration that this hardware with an IPS screen for $250 is an absolute steal even considering those shortcomings.
I am a long-time Kindle user who recently got into the world of Android with my first smartphone purchase (HTC Aria). I have really fallen in love with Android, in large part due to the excellent community here at XDA. I had started looking for an Android Tablet and stumbled across all of the info about the Nook, after a week or two of research, I decided to just go for it. I figured if I bought it at Walmart, I would have at least 30 days to decide if I wanted to keep it... and even if I bricked it somehow, I don't think Walmart customer service would know the difference and would still refund my purchase. Well, I bought the Nook Wednesday morning, rooted immediately and ended up selling my Kindle Thursday night to a co-worker. This is the real deal and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an e-reader and tablet device, as long as they enjoy modifying it.
P.S. I haven't figured out why everyone feels the need to change the LCD density settings... everything looks great stock to my eye.
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2. Adhoc wifi requires turning on/off wifi
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Just curious, what are you using ad-hoc wireless for? I use my android phone as a wireless hot-spot to provide internet to my Nook all night at work, that works fine, but I'm guessing that's not really ad-hoc or what you were referring to anyway.
I dont care for bluetooth, gps, or webcam. It doesnt bother me that flash doesnt work. I have flash on my phone and frankly, flash just makes webite load longer and most flash is just ads. It was an ok device preroot, now its a cheap capable tablet. I use it more than my pc. The only major gripe i have is that the edges of the screen seems to not register as well as the middle. But its not a dealbreaker.
Thanks guys. Just got one and its great! I was a bit skeptical at first after seeing before the root. Good info!
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911jason said:
Just curious, what are you using ad-hoc wireless for? I use my android phone as a wireless hot-spot to provide internet to my Nook all night at work, that works fine, but I'm guessing that's not really ad-hoc or what you were referring to anyway.
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The issue with Ad-Hoc is that some devices can not connect to Ad-Hoc networks. They can only connect to Infrastructure mode WiFi networks.
So the problem presents itself when a rooted phone using a wireless tether app is only capable of sharing WiFi via a Ad-Hoc network (Motorola Droid). The Nook Color then can not see the Ad-Hoc network and is unable to connect.
So the Ad-Hoc WiFi fix allows the Nook Color to see and connect to Ad-Hoc networks as well as Infrastructure networks.
If you have a newer phone, like the Droid X, I believe those phones transmit WiFi via Infrastructure mode, so there is no problem connecting any device to it as all devices work with infrastructure mode.
I hope that all makes sense.
Yep, that explains it. I wasn't aware that older phones were using adhoc wifi. Is that a hardware limitation or a ROM limitation?
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Yep, that explains it. I wasn't aware that older phones were using adhoc wifi. Is that a hardware limitation or a ROM limitation?
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Hardware and software limitation, actually.
Most phones don't have a wifi chip capable of creating a true infrastructure-mode access point, but that is gradually changing. One of the reasons I bought an HTC Incredible is that it can.
But you also need tethering software that can use that mode. Newer versions of Wifi Tether can, for example, but older ones can't.
Hi, I have an HTC Touch Diamond on BoostMobile. I don't use it for calls, all I want to do with it is tether to my laptop. With its current Winmo 6.1, I've tried Pdanet and Internet Sharing both on wired, wifi, and bluetooth. But it is very inconsistent. It drops off all the time and getting it to link up always hit or miss and a huge hassle. In addition, my battery life sucks!! It drains way too fast (about 2hrs) with just a data connection.
What is the best option to get easy consistent tethering (preferably wireless) and good battery life?
Custom ROM, Android, or something else?
Appreciate any help on sorting this out!
thanks!!
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Hi, I have an HTC Touch Diamond on BoostMobile. I don't use it for calls, all I want to do with it is tether to my laptop. With its current Winmo 6.1, I've tried Pdanet and Internet Sharing both on wired, wifi, and bluetooth. But it is very inconsistent. It drops off all the time and getting it to link up always hit or miss and a huge hassle. In addition, my battery life sucks!! It drains way too fast (about 2hrs) with just a data connection.
What is the best option to get easy consistent tethering (preferably wireless) and good battery life?
Custom ROM, Android, or something else?
Appreciate any help on sorting this out!
thanks!!
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if you want to enable the withdrawal of Windows Mobile with Internet Connection Sharing you, you should see how to setup it at http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/windows-mobile-platform/articles/59174.aspx
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Thanks for the link! I have been successful in getting "Internet Sharing" to work, it just drops off all the time. What I'm really wondering is: if all i want to do is tether, should I switch to XDAndroid, or another WinMo rom, or what else, so that I can tether easily and save on battery?
Thanks for any advice on this!
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shadowstar57 said:
Thanks for the link! I have been successful in getting "Internet Sharing" to work, it just drops off all the time. What I'm really wondering is: if all i want to do is tether, should I switch to XDAndroid, or another WinMo rom, or what else, so that I can tether easily and save on battery?
Thanks for any advice on this!
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NOTE: BEWARE your device get really HOT when you Tethering I guess it is not a good idea to use it as a HOTSPOT more than 2 hours!!!!!!
Shadowstar57 YOU mean "...... Internet Sharing ....it just drops off all the time..."
when the screen goes off???
If that is the case, just plugin your wallet DC and configure the setting for never screen OFF when it is Plugin the DC. ALL the HTC DIAMOND when Tethering battery life will last less that 2 hours.
BEWARE: PLEASE I REALLY THINK THIS IS A REAL SERIOUS ISSUE, and today is the reason why some NEW phones with LTE are TOTALLY push back (get delay) because the LTE radio get really hot with normal use. Example: Motorola Bionic for Verzion
First, why when an app needs internet and its not on, doesn't the app offer to turn it on?
Second, why when turning on blue tooth from the home screen doesn't BT just connect to the device available (on and paired). If more than one fits the criteria, it'd be great to get a list and be able to choose the one you want.
Mostly curiosity, but I must say that BT has been a pain in the butt for a very long time.
Thanks.
If i remember correctly gameloft games offered to turn on wifi with licence check or data download. So everything depends on an app, but none of them will turn internet on w/o your knowledge.
As for the bluetooth i don't know why but it was like this in every mobile phone i'v had so far.
Can anyone recommend a good app for WiFi tethering on the LG Thrill? I had an iPhone for a long time and always used MyWi. It would be nice to find something similar.
use any cut to create a short cut to hidden menu. From there, go to action and find the settings for wi-fi. you can disable the check which will allow you to tether whenever you want from the settings menu.
pretty easy stuff
This willw ork even if I dont pay for tethering through AT&T? What I am looking for is an alternative to the monthly fee from AT&T
Yes, most definitely. This was posted in this very forum about 1.5 - 2 weeks ago. Nothing I've figured out mind you.
Thanks.. and my bad.. I should have looked through the board a little bit more..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252149
option 2 seemed easiest/best for me
You guys are amazin! Thanks..
Option 2 worked perfectly