I announced this in the developer's forum, but since a lot of people don't read that and the app has been stable for about a month now with about 300 users, I figured I'd announce this here.
NC Tether is a homepage widget that will tether a Nook Color running CM7 to a mobile phone using the Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) profile. It was written for the Nook Color, but may run on other tablets with Busybox/Bluez pand. The greatest advantage of Bluetooth PAN tethering vs WiFi is power consumption -- Bluetooth consumes far less.
The widget will require superuser access on the Nook and the mobile phone must be able to tether and already paired with the Nook -- that usually involves an Internet connection sharing application and an appropriate rate plan. Note that though almost all Android applications that require network access function correctly, some applications -- mostly Google Applications -- do not. Talk, for example, does not work nor does the Market application. The browser will complain that network access is not available and work anyway. This is because Bluetooth PAN is not properly supported in Android at this time.
Use:
1. Add the widget to your home screen.
2. Tap the widget to connect to the phone.
3. Once connected, tap again to disconnect.
An LED graphic will show yellow in the widget during connection setup. If the connection is successful, it will show green. If the connection was not successful or the connection is severed, the LED graphic will be off/gray. The first time through, superuser access will be requested and any delay granting it may cause the connection to fail. That won't be an issue on subsequent invocations, so just try again.
There is an application -- it's only function is to report the name and Bluetooth address of the paired device that will be used for tethering.
You can request support in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032834
The app can be found here: https://market.android.com/details?id=earlmagnus.nctether
sinanju said:
I announced this in the developer's forum, but since a lot of people don't read that and the app has been stable for about a month now with about 300 users, I figured I'd announce this here.
NC Tether is a homepage widget that will tether a Nook Color running CM7 to a mobile phone using the Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) profile. It was written for the Nook Color, but may run on other tablets with Busybox/Bluez pand. The greatest advantage of Bluetooth PAN tethering vs WiFi is power consumption -- Bluetooth consumes far less.
The widget will require superuser access on the Nook and the mobile phone must be able to tether and already paired with the Nook -- that usually involves an Internet connection sharing application and an appropriate rate plan. Note that though almost all Android applications that require network access function correctly, some applications -- mostly Google Applications -- do not. Talk, for example, does not work nor does the Market application. The browser will complain that network access is not available and work anyway. This is because Bluetooth PAN is not properly supported in Android at this time.
Use:
1. Add the widget to your home screen.
2. Tap the widget to connect to the phone.
3. Once connected, tap again to disconnect.
An LED graphic will show yellow in the widget during connection setup. If the connection is successful, it will show green. If the connection was not successful or the connection is severed, the LED graphic will be off/gray. The first time through, superuser access will be requested and any delay granting it may cause the connection to fail. That won't be an issue on subsequent invocations, so just try again.
There is an application -- it's only function is to report the name and Bluetooth address of the paired device that will be used for tethering.
You can request support in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032834
The app can be found here: https://market.android.com/details?id=earlmagnus.nctether
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I tried this app but it just says device is paired but not connected. I have an EVO 4G. And I can not get it to to work. Do I install the app on mt phone also? I says that I will connect tot he homepage of the phone from my NC, but it will not connect. Any suggestions. By the way I am running CM7 on my NC.
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I have seen a new app, that is not yet available for Android. There is an alpha version for Android , given to some testing people, including me. Till now the alpha only supports usb but Wifi and Bluetooth will follow.
I will report...
PDAnet has been one of the most popular software for Windows Mobile phones and Palm OS phones. It is now ported to the iPhone! The latest version turns your iPhone into a true WiFi router for your computer (MAC or PC), and allows your laptop to go online wirelessly through the 3G network on the iPhone. New! Version 1.50 adds USB support for Windows users.
While there has been quite a few other third party software (iPhoneModem, NetShare etc. and also the built-in OpenSSH) that tether your iPhone through a junky SOCKS proxy solution. PdaNet, on the other hand, is miles ahead! This version is called "PdaNet WiFi Router", it literally is. All you need to do is simply to create an ad-hoc WiFi network on the computer and connect your iPhone to it (instructions). Your computer then goes online automatically. There is no need to specify IP (or any other) settings on either end.
Full list of PdaNet benefits:
* You will get FULL Internet access on the computer! (Instead of only applications that support Socks proxy.) In technical terms, all applications make direct TCP/IP connections to the server. Since there is no proxy involved, that also means less problems and less delays.
* VPN connections are supported on the computer.
* You don't need to configure anything on the computer end whenever you connect PdaNet. No proxy settings, no extra software installation, no messing with static IP assignment, no switching settings back and forth when going back to your home's WiFi router.
* Yes it will connect at 3G speed if your phone has the coverage.Feedback from our users shows pretty fast speed even for the 2G version.
* Supports PC, MAC, Linux or anything (include other PDA/phones) that connects to a WiFi router.
* PdaNet runs in the background so you can still use other iPhone features when PdaNet is connected. But when you are done with them, go back to PdaNet to prevent the phone from entering idle and drops your connection.
* PdaNet has a built-in "insomnia" feature so you can turn off the phone when PdaNet is in the foreground and it won't drop your active connection. This will conserve battery.
* It is recommended that you charge the phone at the same time while using PdaNet because both WiFi and 3G will be put on full speed, both consume a lot of juice.
http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/index.php
Hook a brother up you tease!!! Just kidding, I think. Unless you really wanna hook me up!
You got any idea of a release date?
Sounds great thanks for the tip, hopefully it will come soon sure would make tethering easy !
till now it looks like installing and there you go. no telnet - su -....
This is exactly the app I've been waiting for. No root wireless wifi tethering. Please bring more good news and keep us updated with the findings
I had been given a testing version in December as well, but unfortunately it's Windows-only at this point. =/
June Fabrics PDANET for G1
Hi,
I just received an invite from June-Fabrics last night for their alpha testing. I am able to access the internet through a USB Based connection using their software.
It is pretty ugly right now. but it works.
It appears that the connecitons are possibly throttled a little bit for testing purposes as I am able to browse pages as expected, but there are no images or graphics being displayed.
As this is my first connection, I am going to perform some additional tests and I will write my updates as I come across them.
Have a good day
please
OMG HURRY!!!!!!!!!!! I just wanna use my phone the way it should which is ocassionally to tether it to my Laptop!
Current tether with g1
http://www.androidactivity.com/tetherWifi.html
This tether application rocks. It also has bluetooth. I am getting around 700.
bummer
im currently leaving my phne stock as i see no benefit to tohaving root acess. Ill wait for an opensource app
AndroidActivity's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth tethers work wonderfully.
a1t said:
http://www.androidactivity.com/tetherWifi.html
This tether application rocks. It also has bluetooth. I am getting around 700.
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Ditto! I use tetherWifi also. It is the best. And it is free!!! Why pay for an app when Rooting is sooooooo easy.
markdam said:
im currently leaving my phne stock as i see no benefit to tohaving root acess. Ill wait for an opensource app
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You need to look harder if you're not seeing the benefit...
Just bouhgt a NC but it doesnt recognize the wifi sharing of my touch pro 2.
Do I need some third party app to connect?
You shouldn't. This has come up before. My Nook sees whatever wireless networks are available. Others evidently have had problems, specifically with a tethered connection from an Android phone. My suggestions are #1 - use another device (laptop, for instance) to make sure your shared wifi from your Touch Pro 2 is generally "visible" (if the network isn't visible obviously you have a different problem), #2 - if you know the exact SSID and security of the Touch Pro 2 shared wifi try manually creating a new network connection on the Nook with those settings.
I have a Tilt2 which is AT&T's . I use WMWiFiRouter on the tilt2 and it creates an adhoc wireless connection. the Nook Color doesn't see adhoc wifi unless you make a few changes.
If you google this: "xda nookcolor adhoc enable" you will get directions for the NookColor and adhoc connections.
It works very well - good luck!
Greetings,
I am just curious if there is a method in Android to allow for a notification/alert/popup etc if when connected to WIFI, there is no actual internet connectivity?
Currently, if I am at work, connected to a WIFI point, and someone unplugs the internet input from the wireless router, but leaves the router on, the Galaxy Tab believes it is connected to WIFI. It retains full signal as it should, however, programs that rely on connectivity wont generally tell me they can not connect.
The connection doesnt fall over to mobile data, as it believes it is connected ok to WIFI.
I wont receive emails, instant messages etc until I realize what has happened and disable wifi.
I am hoping for a method, be it a setting, or a program, to show my a little indicator when connectivity fails? Perhaps the check can be done during one of the many account syncs, or even a manual setting / check-time etc.
Cheers
None of the market apps I have found do this.
Is this something more suited to the dev section or even apps? My hopes of a simple hidden setting seem to be fading.
Cheers
I have a Droid 3, and have been trying a lot of different Wifi hotspot applications, but I'm having trouble finding one for my purpose.
I can't tether internet in my locale because my data here is analog only... the Wifi spot I want would only be to communicate between phone and another device.. say, my computer or tablet, in order to use Samba to share files.
My problem is that whenever I start any of these apps, the native application kicks into gear, boots network connectivity, and I never actually see the access point.
Will the native Motorola tethering app allow me to share files, or should I be using a different one?
No idea if this will help, but have you tried
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Hey all, I been reading all kinds of methods to tether with the Nexus 5 (also during the Nexus 4 prime), and helped a couple of members here at XDA how I got to tether my T-Mobile's truly unlimited data with 5 GB sharing (it used to be 500, then 2.5GB, now 5GB) connection to my PS3, PC, and other smartphones. Many have PM'd me to explain it further for them how to get it to work, and I figured "I should just make a thread on how I got it to work". In this thread, I will explain to you how I got tethering to work on my phone using T-Mobile's service (it might work for At&T and other carriers). I will tell you the three apps I use and the pros and cons of each app when it comes to tethering a specific device.
Please note:I am not responsible for any consequences you will face with your carrier using my method, nor will I be held responsible if you use my method without having a sharing data plan. This method is for use of a sharing plan that YOU pay for. If you decide to use this method without having a sharing plan, then do what you want, it's your plan, and your money. I have spent a lot of time doing trial and error in order for my tethering to work 100%. I even went over my 5GB of sharing data and I still was able to tether. I think I know why, read the last paragraph of this post. Again, THIS IS FOR MEMBERS WHO PAID FOR TETHERING SERVICE.
Without further ado, you will first need to edit a database located in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. You need to add a new entry that is called "tether_dun_required" with a value of 0. Google and T-Mobile decided to team up and provide a way for T-Mobile to sniff what devices you are tethering to, thus sometimes redirecting you to the T-Mobile page saying you need to add a sharing plan. You can either edit the database with a sqlite app/program, or simply install the install zip (thanks to yakman66). There is an uninstaller if you wish to revert back. I have no idea if you should reflash the zip after you install a new ROM or update it, but I did it anyway. If you need a deeper explanation, refer to the first 4 posts from this thread here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/fix-nexus-5-tethering-block-t2581035
Installer:https://github.com/marcandrews/hammerhead-hotspot-fix/releases/tag/v1.0
Uninstaller:https://github.com/marcandrews/hammerhead-hotspot-fix/releases/tag/v1.0u
Now we get to the apps. The three apps I use to tether are PDANET+/Foxfi, Clockworkmod Tether, and WiFi Tether Router
PDANET+/Foxfi: Note: There is a free version of PDANET/FOXFI, but you will be kicked off the tethered connection every 20-30 minutes,and I believe there is an a limit of how much MB you share daily. Purchasing the app is only $7.97.
Download from Play Store. Link:PDANET Foxfi:Foxfi Foxfi for At&T and Sprint:Foxfi (Sprint/AT&T Only)
Please make sure you download the correct Foxfi for you carrier. PDANET is for connecting via USB and Foxfi is for bluetooth and wireless. You must install the PC program located here. This app is pretty much self-explanatory. You just set up the network name and password if you decide to use wireless, or plug your phone in PC via USB with PDANET+ for Windows installed.
Pros:
No need to root.
Tethering for your computer: Pretty much instant. Easy setup. Just to be safe install a user switch agent and change it to IE 7.
Tethering for gaming: Using my PS3, I am able to play online with my friends. I am running around 30-40 ms ping, which is not bad for wireless. Smooth.
Tethering for other smartphones and tablets: Easy setup also.
Cons:
You have to pay the app in order to use the app for its full potential.
Computer: For some reason, I get kicked off for a couple seconds from my tethered connection and then connected again. I even enable "Hide Tether Usage" on the options with Google DNS checked on the settings. I think because T-Mobile blacklisted Google DNS (idk?)
Gaming: Your NAT type will never be opened. That means if you join a party that also does not have an open NAT, expect not to be able to join that person. If anyone knows a way to port forward your carriers IP address, please let me know.
Smartphones and tablets: Haven't experienced nothing wrong.
WiFi Tether Router:
Download: WiFi Tether Router
Configure your Network Name SSID, encryption type (whatever works best for you, I use wpa2-psk)m WiFi password, and then enable the tether.
Pros:
Much cheaper than PDA/FOXFI. Only $2.50
There are more setups you can do for this app. You can change the interface, method, drivers, WiFi Mode. There are also tweaks especially for consoles like MTU adjust, enabling DMZ, DMZ Port Forwarding, and DCHP settings. Perhaps you can port forward and have your Nat open with this app, but I'm not expert when it comes to these, perhaps someone out there can find a solution? Let us know!
Computer: Haven't tested it to be honest. If someone is willing to try please let us know how it went.
Gaming: Easy setup. Works just as good as Foxfi
Smartphones and tablets: Works just as good as Foxfi
Cons:
You can only use wireless, there is no USB.
Gaming: Same as Foxfi, Nat is not open.
Smartphones and tablets: None.
Clockworkmod Tether:
Download from Play Store: Clockworkmod Tether (no root)
After that install the drivers of your phone located here
Last but not least, install the tether software on your computer.
Mac: http://download.clockworkmod.com/tether/tether-mac.zip
Linux: http://download.clockworkmod.com/tether/tether-linux.tgz
Windows: http://download.clockworkmod.com/tether/TetherWindowsSetup.msi
Once installed, allow debugging on your phone to PC via usb and start the tether connection.
Pros:
Free, you just need root.
Computers: I don't get kicked out whatsoever tethering on my PC. Not once did I get disconnected for a second and reconnected. Like I said as a precaution switch user agent to IE7.
Cons:
Gaming: Won't accept USB.
Smartphone and tablets: it only uses USB tethering.
So there you go guys, these are the apps I use to tether my devices. You can choose whatever works best for you. When it comes to me playing online or sharing my net to smartphones and tablets, I use Foxfi because it is simple to set up. WiFi Tether Router I just use it as a backup. When it comes to tethering my PC, I use clockworkmod tether because I don't get disconnected from my computer.
I have been using these apps since Nexus 4 and not one time I got temporarily banned from sharing my net. Well actually I did, but it was the first time I ever tried it. Ever since then, I was able to use my tethering to its full potential.I use my data to play online (my home net sucks), and I have not been flagged. Playing online does not consume a lot of data (about 20-30 mb an hour).Here are a couple of ways to keep using your tether without being flagged by your carrier.
1. DO NOT DOWNLOAD BIG FILES ON YOUR GAME CONSOLES. Guys, please use your home internet to update your console version or downloading a patch. As soon as you download a file on your console you will be flagged. I have not tried it with the new 5GB sharing limit but I have tried it on 2.5 and I immediately got flagged, even though I was not close to my sharing limit.
2. Don't download torrents or pronz on your PC using your data. If you want to do that, I suggest going on your phone and downloading it via your phones browser or torrent app. This way your carrier will know you are downloading straight from your phone and not from a tethered device.
Other than that, use your tether how ever you like, but with responsibility. Tethering to other smartphones and tablets seem to not red flag T-Mobile at all. I shared 10gb of data to my coworkers and all they do is stream Pandora and YouTube. I hope this will clear things up and hopefully there will be better alternatives, but I think these methods should let you use your tethering service.
Sort of confused here, I use the built in WiFi tethering in my non rooted nexus 5 on T-Mobile without issue. Why does one need this?
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Wait, what?
I've never had an issue using native tethering in stock Android on my Nexus 5.
So, are you saying enabling Tethering & Hotspot in the Settings menu doesn't work for you, and apparently many others?
I use built in tethering with the hot spot fix. No redirects to T-Mobile.
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Never had an issue with tethering here
tethering using the default tether options work great for me with tmobile, without any modifications.
dmz not working with wifi tether router...
am i doing anything wrong?
You got tethering too work despite your network, you mean? The n5 tethers wireless, bluetooth, wired, perfectly. The restrictions of your data plan or network are another thing that is nothing to do with an unlocked n5