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wifi tethering

I'm rooted and have installed both wireless tether for root users and barnacle, but when I turn them on I get a notification that my vzw mobile hot spot is active. Should I ignore this since I didn't sign up for it? Also the wireless hot spot box wasn't checked off. Am I getting charged for hot spot now?

Not yet Available for the bionic, if you did not get the hotspot with verizon it wont work it will ask you to call verizon to add hotspot. no tethering yet

p8ntballah21 said:
I'm rooted and have installed both wireless tether for root users and barnacle, but when I turn them on I get a notification that my vzw mobile hot spot is active. Should I ignore this since I didn't sign up for it? Also the wireless hot spot box wasn't checked off. Am I getting charged for hot spot now?
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Is "Wireless Tether" app actually working for you? Have you tested using a wireless device to use the phone's 4G? Which version are you using? 2.0.7 or older, or the new 3.x beta?

Ill tell you from my own eyes...if you use a rooted tethering app...VZW does recogize the IP addy being broadcasted and will promt you to purchase the tethering function from them. If not you will be charged 1.99 per MB. Ive seen a bill reach over 700$

open1your1eyes0 said:
Is "Wireless Tether" app actually working for you? Have you tested using a wireless device to use the phone's 4G? Which version are you using? 2.0.7 or older, or the new 3.x beta?
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I never actually got one working, when I turned on the tethering and saw the Verizon Mobile Hot Spot notification come on I stopped and uninstalled them, I didnt want to risk getting charged.
Zei said:
Ill tell you from my own eyes...if you use a rooted tethering app...VZW does recogize the IP addy being broadcasted and will promt you to purchase the tethering function from them. If not you will be charged 1.99 per MB. Ive seen a bill reach over 700$
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Yeah I will stick with pda net for now, from what I can tell from checking my usage that data is going into my unlimited data plan, I dont think I'm being charged 1.88 mb for it.

Zei said:
Ill tell you from my own eyes...if you use a rooted tethering app...VZW does recogize the IP addy being broadcasted and will promt you to purchase the tethering function from them. If not you will be charged 1.99 per MB. Ive seen a bill reach over 700$
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Really dude Really? I smell BS. Place provide proof along with outlandish claims. Thank you that is all.

I downloaded the latest version from google code (3.1 beta 6) and I also get the Verizon tethering app to pop up. I also tried connecting my Eee pad Tablet, no go.

Had anyone tried to remove the mobile hotspot stock app and then install the root app wifi tether?
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Brenardo said:
Really dude Really? I smell BS. Place provide proof along with outlandish claims. Thank you that is all.
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No dude that's legit. Verizon knows your IP and they will charge you!! Maybe more than $700 or cancel service for not abiding by data terms and conditions. Do some research on it before you call him out dude.
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luke1333 said:
No dude that's legit. Verizon knows your IP and they will charge you!! Maybe more than $700 or cancel service for not abiding by data terms and conditions. Do some research on it before you call him out dude.
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Aye Bernardo... What luke says is true. When you purchase a data pkg from any upstanding mobile service company they attach a public ip addy to your account. That is how they know your ip address... You can't change your phone's public ip without more money than it's worth. If you decide to and can get it to work for less than $30/mo, or whatever Verizon charges, lemme know, because I'll have a hefty business proposition for you.

luke1333 said:
No dude that's legit. Verizon knows your IP and they will charge you!! Maybe more than $700 or cancel service for not abiding by data terms and conditions. Do some research on it before you call him out dude.
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I simply asked for proof..... I know many people who tether without overage charges. I simply need more information.
I would also like to see some links regarding the "research" that I need to do to better understand how phones handle IP addresses. I am no expert by any means.
I am curious...while tethering I pull up http://www.whatismyip.com/ from my phone and the connected device and both are the same. How does VZW differentiate which device is pulling the data if it is routed thru the phone first?
Please take this as a time to inform the uninformed..

It's not an IP address that identifies your tethering transgressions to Verizon, it's your network access identifier (NAI), which is used to authenticate your phone on the network. Depending on how the device is communicating to the network it will use a different NAI. The trick is to convince the phone to use the same NAI for tethering as it would for on-device data usage... unfortunately that hasn't been figured out yet. Apparently the old method no longer works with the new LTE chipset.
There is a hack to get the included "Mobile Hotspot" application to work without an account, but Verizon can easily track this and I would not be at all surprised if your next bill included a tethering plan or a charge for $2.99/MB.
My advice is to forget about illicit tethering for the time being, or legitimately subscribe to the tethering plan.

helpie a girl out please
ninjagonepostal said:
Aye Bernardo... What luke says is true. When you purchase a data pkg from any upstanding mobile service company they attach a public ip addy to your account. That is how they know your ip address... You can't change your phone's public ip without more money than it's worth. If you decide to and can get it to work for less than $30/mo, or whatever Verizon charges, lemme know, because I'll have a hefty business proposition for you.
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does anyone know how to configure barncle bills settings to a polaroid tablet.. thanks yall guys

tracyn67 said:
does anyone know how to configure barncle bills settings to a polaroid tablet.. thanks yall guys
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You want to go to a forum for that device. This one is for the Bionic. :good:

Wireless Tether on Bionic

Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work on rooted Bionic yet? I can get connected, but it seems as though verizon's hotspot tries to start with it and thus blocking an IP from being given out and any internet tethering to my devices.

I was an avid user of wireless tether but please do not use it while still running stock rom. Verizon and motorola have security features built into the stock software to help them track people using what they consider illeagal tether apps. Please refrain from using such apps until there is a custom ROM released so as to avoid bringing us to the forefront of verizons attention. In the meantime use pdanet USB tether app located in market. It is important that we as a community stop using our knowledge to continue pushing carriers and handset manufacturers from locking us out completely. If we continue our current trend of outrite defiance in use of these wireless tether apps (wheather you think it should be ok or not is irrelevent until a court rules on it) we are only hurting ourselves in the long run. Please for now use pdanet or similar USB tether app as they are not frowned upon by carriers. If you need to know why here it is, USB apps allow only one device to be connected which limits bandwidth used at one time, wireless tethers allow you to run everything in your house simultatiously greatly increasing individual strain on the network and makeing the user experience for all worse in the long run as the network can only handle so much.
Well, there it all is, an informed public is a better public... Happy modding to all.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using xda premium

yutzyscott said:
I was an avid user of wireless tether but please do not use it while still running stock rom. Verizon and motorola have security features built into the stock software to help them track people using what they consider illeagal tether apps. Please refrain from using such apps until there is a custom ROM released so as to avoid bringing us to the forefront of verizons attention. In the meantime use pdanet USB tether app located in market. It is important that we as a community stop using our knowledge to continue pushing carriers and handset manufacturers from locking us out completely. If we continue our current trend of outrite defiance in use of these wireless tether apps (wheather you think it should be ok or not is irrelevent until a court rules on it) we are only hurting ourselves in the long run. Please for now use pdanet or similar USB tether app as they are not frowned upon by carriers. If you need to know why here it is, USB apps allow only one device to be connected which limits bandwidth used at one time, wireless tethers allow you to run everything in your house simultatiously greatly increasing individual strain on the network and makeing the user experience for all worse in the long run as the network can only handle so much.
Well, there it all is, an informed public is a better public... Happy modding to all.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using xda premium
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What I have read is that this is a scare tactic, none of it is true. GL

yutzyscott said:
I was an avid user of wireless tether but please do not use it while still running stock rom. Verizon and motorola have security features built into the stock software to help them track people using what they consider illeagal tether apps. Please refrain from using such apps until there is a custom ROM released so as to avoid bringing us to the forefront of verizons attention. In the meantime use pdanet USB tether app located in market. It is important that we as a community stop using our knowledge to continue pushing carriers and handset manufacturers from locking us out completely. If we continue our current trend of outrite defiance in use of these wireless tether apps (wheather you think it should be ok or not is irrelevent until a court rules on it) we are only hurting ourselves in the long run. Please for now use pdanet or similar USB tether app as they are not frowned upon by carriers. If you need to know why here it is, USB apps allow only one device to be connected which limits bandwidth used at one time, wireless tethers allow you to run everything in your house simultatiously greatly increasing individual strain on the network and makeing the user experience for all worse in the long run as the network can only handle so much.
Well, there it all is, an informed public is a better public... Happy modding to all.
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Just curious, why would they frown upon wireless tether yet pdanet is "acceptable"? Either way you're bypassing the tethering charge. I can see how wifi tethering would lend itself to a greater amount of abuse as you could have multiple devices using it concurrently - but you can do that with pdanet as well with a little more effort. So I'm wondering how you reached this conclusion? Thanks.

Im confused as to how doing wifi connection is more of a burden than usb. Either connection you're bandwidth is still limited to your 3G or 4G service. On 3G my download speeds are around 3mbs. This is usb or wifi. Now that bing said. If i connect my computer by itself, I keep all this speed to myself. Connecting my wifes computer, xbox, etc. This doesn't bump ky speed to 3mbs per device. Now the 3 devices are sharing the 3mbs im able to connect at. So pleased enlighten me how usb is more acceptable than wifi? All you spam nothing but fear with no actual proof. This has been goingnon since the.DROID OG, and I still have read no proof, just scarce ramblings of people who think they know what they're talking about. P3Droid has stated that the tethering is coming to an end, and that they're getting smart enough to detect it, but still nothings happened yet. Usb or wifi you're "stealing" internet from Verizon, get over yourself and do it or don't.

This will probably only come when we get custom roms.

Wireless Tether
I have GOT to be able to use Wireless Tether on my Bionic. I had a D2 but am in limbo trying to get it back to stock so I just decided to order the Bionic, root it and use Wireless Tether because I really don't know what I am doing, have already spent WAY TOO much time trying to get my D2 to work and am VERY frustrated. :-(
I am hearing mixed messages. Does ANYONE have any experience with using it? I am going to use the D3 root method to access the app.
Thanks for any input anyone can give me!
Jeni

hurleygirlie05 said:
I have GOT to be able to use Wireless Tether on my Bionic. I had a D2 but am in limbo trying to get it back to stock so I just decided to order the Bionic, root it and use Wireless Tether because I really don't know what I am doing, have already spent WAY TOO much time trying to get my D2 to work and am VERY frustrated. :-(
I am hearing mixed messages. Does ANYONE have any experience with using it? I am going to use the D3 root method to access the app.
Thanks for any input anyone can give me!
Jeni
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Since tethering with a USB cord works, what's keeping you from doing that?

I've tried all the apps out there to no avail. According to what I've read, you'll havento have 2 separate programs on your computer and get into the actual coding on the antenna side of the phone to over ride this. Easy fix is keep a DROID that the tether works on, and activate it on myverizon.com, and deactivate it when you're done. It takes less than 2 minutes to do this. A headache, yes, but a simple fix till someone comes up with a patch or better way.
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oildriller83 said:
I've tried all the apps out there to no avail. According to what I've read, you'll havento have 2 separate programs on your computer and get into the actual coding on the antenna side of the phone to over ride this. Easy fix is keep a DROID that the tether works on, and activate it on myverizon.com, and deactivate it when you're done. It takes less than 2 minutes to do this. A headache, yes, but a simple fix till someone comes up with a patch or better way.
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What? you can do that with your old phone, do u just dial *228 to activate it?

*288 works on older phones to program them to the 3G network for data and voice. I don't know how all the 4G phones are, but the bionic's programmed and roaming capabilities are done through a 4G sim card in the phone. The bionic wont even allow a *288 phone call to go through
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oildriller83 said:
*288 works on older phones to program them to the 3G network for data and voice. I don't know how all the 4G phones are, but the bionic's programmed and roaming capabilities are done through a 4G sim card in the phone. The bionic wont even allow a *288 phone call to go through
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So I can take my OG droid with wireless tether and call *288 and it will activate and I can use it to tether from, then when I want to go back to my Bionic what do I do to activate it? goto my verizone online and do it. This is the one of the things I miss about the OG Droid do whatever I wanted on it with no issues, just was old and slow at the end. The Bionic 4g of course just screams through any D/L, Netflix etc.

*228 on lte fries sim cards. Fact

nerdslogic said:
*228 on lte fries sim cards. Fact
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Wrong. It fries them if they haven't been activated. After activation it does nothing.

Droid 14 said:
So I can take my OG droid with wireless tether and call *288 and it will activate and I can use it to tether from, then when I want to go back to my Bionic what do I do to activate it? goto my verizone online and do it. This is the one of the things I miss about the OG Droid do whatever I wanted on it with no issues, just was old and slow at the end. The Bionic 4g of course just screams through any D/L, Netflix etc.
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you'll have to activate both from myverizon.com. First thing you'll have to do is go to myverizon.com and activate you Droid OG with the ESN number, then dial *228 to get service. then you can use your phone as you were before. when you're done, go back to myverizon.com and reactivate your Droid Bionic, and turn it on with your sim card and it activates its self. I myself, have dialed *288 several times on my Bionic, and it has done no ill things to my sim card. I've actually been swapping sim cards out from other companies and trying to unlock my phone and haven't damaged anything yet. (not recommending this tho)

why not just use wired tether?
Immolate said:
Since tethering with a USB cord works, what's keeping you from doing that?
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Work computer won't allow new software to be installed. There is no difference between wireless tether and wired tether. In fact, wired gives a faster connection. It's garbage that we can't use our own bought phone for whatever the hell we want.
I tried to freeze using bloat freezer the mobile hotspot program from popping up but the program doesn't not show up in AND tried to use Root System Tool to identify and quit the program after opening Garden Wifi--- NO DICE.
Need something to quit mobile hotspot from popping up. NOTHING HAS WORKED!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpv02ClDmsU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Check this out
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oildriller83 said:
you'll have to activate both from myverizon.com. First thing you'll have to do is go to myverizon.com and activate you Droid OG with the ESN number, then dial *228 to get service. then you can use your phone as you were before. when you're done, go back to myverizon.com and reactivate your Droid Bionic, and turn it on with your sim card and it activates its self. I myself, have dialed *288 several times on my Bionic, and it has done no ill things to my sim card. I've actually been swapping sim cards out from other companies and trying to unlock my phone and haven't damaged anything yet. (not recommending this tho)
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Hi is true you can activate a 3g phone using
*228 but if you deactivate a4g phone you will need a new Sim card
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owenbeals said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpv02ClDmsU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Check this out
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Has this been confirmed as working? I'm supposed to root a bionic for a friend of mine who really wants to use wireless tether. Thanks

bisco3214 said:
Has this been confirmed as working? I'm supposed to root a bionic for a friend of mine who really wants to use wireless tether. Thanks
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It's confirmed to work, but it's also very possible VZ can just track it easily since you're using their service and they'll stick you on a tiered plan paying tons more than the grandfathered unlimited plan. With custom ROMs there is software that prevents them from seeing if you are browsing the web on your handset or using it to power your laptop. Be careful.

Easy Tether

Just curious to see if anyone has tried Easy tether or PDA net with the bionic.

Give it a shot and let us know

I ask because I am not completely sure the Bionic is for me... trying to make an informed decision before I drop the $$$...

The only tethered apps people were able to use without paying are the USB tethered apps.
None of the WiFi hotspot apps worked.
I ended up signing up for the service so I would be able to do both. I can USB tether with my laptop, but not with my Tablet. Now I can easily do both.
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I just tried Easy Tether on my Bionic. Connects just fine, but not giving me internet access for some reason. Will have to troubleshoot it later.

cdf3 said:
The only tethered apps people were able to use without paying are the USB tethered apps.
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Is PDA Net the one that is recommended or are there other ones that work as well over USB?

I purchased Easy tether from the Amazon AppStore for $5 and it works flawlessly.
I am curious as to if anyone has been able to get USB tethering going on their Xoom.

Brenardo said:
I purchased Easy tether from the Amazon AppStore for $5 and it works flawlessly.
I am curious as to if anyone has been able to get USB tethering going on their Xoom.
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I used Easy Tether on my Incredible with no problems, but I just can't seem to get Internet access on the Bionic for some reason.
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Brenardo said:
I purchased Easy tether from the Amazon AppStore for $5 and it works flawlessly.
I am curious as to if anyone has been able to get USB tethering going on their Xoom.
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Thanks. Will try it out. Did some researching. PDA Net claims it can hide Tethering from being detected. Wondering how valid of a claim that is.

i downloaded easytether light for free from the market and it works easily and perfectly on my macbook. any questions or troubleshooting, let me know.

Works good, bought it from Amazon App store today, dowloaded drivers, works great. Didn't do a speedtest on tethered pc, but pages loaded quick, no video stutter from youtube or netflix with good 4g signal.
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Brenardo said:
I purchased Easy tether from the Amazon AppStore for $5 and it works flawlessly.
I am curious as to if anyone has been able to get USB tethering going on their Xoom.
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Are you wanting to tether the xoom to a pc/mac or the xoom to the Bionic? I am able to tether my xoom and Bionic via bluetooth.

I recieved my Bionic last week from Verizon. The ads touted mobile hotspot with 4g LTE.
It was not working on my phone so I called the subscription number and asked why.
With the Bionic (4gLTE) service your phone will allow it to be used as a hot dopt for up to 5 devices at a time. This is a no cost option (at this time). If yours is not working call them and ask for the service to be turned on for you.
The current sales literature tells you that this is included at no additional charge.

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I recieved my Bionic last week from Verizon. The ads touted mobile hotspot with 4g LTE.
It was not working on my phone so I called the subscription number and asked why.
With the Bionic (4gLTE) service your phone will allow it to be used as a hot dopt for up to 5 devices at a time. This is a no cost option (at this time). If yours is not working call them and ask for the service to be turned on for you.
The current sales literature tells you that this is included at no additional charge.
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i was told in the store this was a 30$ a month add on. i will be calling them. what number did you call?

I'm using PDA Net as we speak!! Works fine for me.

So today there is a new update for EasyTether.
I go to the marketplace to try and update but on the top it says "This item is not available on your carrier". I still have the app on my phone and it still works flawlessly but this is something new that I've noticed.

I just called the number that pops up (800) 256-4646 and was told that it is $30 per month.

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Are you wanting to tether the xoom to a pc/mac or the xoom to the Bionic? I am able to tether my xoom and Bionic via bluetooth.
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Please include detailed instructions foe me the lowly tard!
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mx5er said:
So today there is a new update for EasyTether.
I go to the marketplace to try and update but on the top it says "This item is not available on your carrier". I still have the app on my phone and it still works flawlessly but this is something new that I've noticed.
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Send the folks over at EasyTether an email they will hook you right up

i just got off the phone with verizon about their add. claiming that it was false advertising. i told them that i had an unliminted plan, why should i have to pay for another internet plan. well no no avail it did not work. i asked to talk to the supervisor and she told me that if i use verizons wireless hotspot that i would have to pay. but what i found odd was that she divulged a very nice tidbit in not so many words. she literally said if i root my phone and was android savoy i could manage to get it to work. she told me to look on the market for apps that would benefit the cause i was looking for. now i have never found a verizon rep that would ever say something like that. but i took one step further and asked her if i went the market app way, would i get penalized? her response was no. she told me that there is no way for them to see how many devices were hooked up the the phone. nor do they look for that. its all computer run. she said if i use gigs upon gigs of internet it would throw up a red flag and they would look further to see what was the cause. but if your a casual tetherer here and there you would be fine. she also told me that she has worked there for 5 years and has never seen anyone get in trouble for tethering. now this is when i diall 611 on the phone. not in a verizon store. bottom line is, there is hope for us lol

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needshelp101 said:
i just got off the phone with verizon about their add. claiming that it was false advertising. i told them that i had an unliminted plan, why should i have to pay for another internet plan. well no no avail it did not work. i asked to talk to the supervisor and she told me that if i use verizons wireless hotspot that i would have to pay. but what i found odd was that she divulged a very nice tidbit in not so many words. she literally said if i root my phone and was android savoy i could manage to get it to work. she told me to look on the market for apps that would benefit the cause i was looking for. now i have never found a verizon rep that would ever say something like that. but i took one step further and asked her if i went the market app way, would i get penalized? her response was no. she told me that there is no way for them to see how many devices were hooked up the the phone. nor do they look for that. its all computer run. she said if i use gigs upon gigs of internet it would throw up a red flag and they would look further to see what was the cause. but if your a casual tetherer here and there you would be fine. she also told me that she has worked there for 5 years and has never seen anyone get in trouble for tethering. now this is when i diall 611 on the phone. not in a verizon store. bottom line is, there is hope for us lol
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Seriously? Seriously? lol

root: free tether: use 3g on same phone

Hi, Im interested in rooting my G note.
I rooted my HTC HD2 a long time ago and it was just alot better (custom roms). HOWEVER:
Im interested in this android tether application: Obviously you can tether you 3g you pay for monthly with the phones default settings. BUT
using root access, does this mean you can cancel your contract!, get a pay as you go contract, use the android tether to effectively steal the 3g data and then stream it to the same phone over wifi and browse for instance on Opera mini, mobile firefox, receive email over it?
or, is it the case that you can only tether to other devices such as ipod touch,,another wifi capable phone?
I can't really see the use in this otherwiseunless you carry around two phones all the time.
Can someone clear this up please because all the videos Ive watched they only prove it works on another device.
thanks very much, and I hope this works
by the way , I am based in the UK, have the standard european version and Im on a 3g network called 3. If this only works withother uk providers Id be happy to switch to orange/t-mobile , O2 etc

fudge2011toffeebar said:
using root access, does this mean you can cancel your contract!, get a pay as you go contract, use the android tether to effectively steal the 3g data and then stream it to the same phone over wifi and browse for instance on Opera mini, mobile firefox, receive email over it?
I can't really see the use in this otherwiseunless you carry around two phones all the time.
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Forgive me as i dont really understand what you're looking for. Is there a link to the tethering app you're speaking of? Tethering apps are usually so you can use your phones 3g for your laptop/pc. If youre on 3, then youre unlimited bundle comes in handy. A friend of mine tethers his sgs2 t9 his laptop using unlimited 3g as his broadband connection and has done for some time now without being restricted.
I dont understand when you say "steal the 3g from a pay as you go phone" to your note? That seems pointless. Surely yiu could just stick the pay as you go sim into your note?
Also, there are a lot of tethering apps that dont require root access.
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I thought one of the advantages of rooting your phone is to be able to not pay the monthly contract and use the tethering wifi from whichever network your on.
this guy says it in the first few minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVXMjVpMX2k&feature=related
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Also, there are a lot of tethering apps that dont require root access.
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yeh I know this....so...
oh, so it is only when you have a data plan already, you get tethering for free. when rooted. Nothing special then. ''. ?
so you can't have no data plan and effectively steal free data? ? '',
oh wait: having said that i was thethering a few months ago and my bill was huge: so I dont get it for free..
so reverting my original question:: does this work on the 3 network in the uk? thx
also:
couldn't i just root like an old samsung galaxy, keep it in my left pocket, travel the world , lol and keep a galaxy note in the other pocket using the wifi from the old samsung?
Im a little confused too, couldn't you do this with no data plan, i.e pay as you go and when you connect to 'data 3g' they charge you as you go, but effectively just tether it to another phone for free? so basically you would just pay for calls and not internet?

Ok, what the guy is on about is thqt operators in us charge an extra bolt on for the priveledge of enabling tethering. O2 used to do it when tethering was first enabled on the iphone 3gs, it was 10 quid a month or something rediculous.
Im pretty sure that now its free to enable tethering in the uk. All it means is that you can pair your phone using existing data plan to your laptop or pc, and effectively use it as a mobile 3g modem.
So yes, tethering will work on any network or rom, you're just limited by your existing data plan as to how worthwhile it is. If you get a 3 all you can eat data plan, then its unlimited, but of course speeds are pretty crappy.
Im sure there is a way to hack an operators 3g networks and get data for free but would imagine thats a bit beyond xda's strict code of ethics
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I see, what I meant when I got charged alot was that I went over the 5GB limit.
If I was to tether for free, using the root access, would I basically 'eat up that data' whilst tethering to another device for free?
As you know, in the uk, the tethering access most commonly comes under the same data plan and isn't free in that regard.

Yes, tethering just uses your existing data plan. Try getting one of 3's all you can eats if possible, im sure theyd be willing to if you call them up.
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To me it looks more like you have no idea about what rooting and tethering really is/does.... Since what you are asking is completely ridiculous...
You want to use your 3G data to send it over wifi, back to the same phone......
You can just cut out the tether part and use your 3G directly........
it's like getting into the car by entering into the trunk to get out by the back door to finally open the drivers door and sit in the drivers seat, instead of just open the drivers door right away like normal minded ppl would do.....

Guess we all start somewhere, i was confused as hell when i started out with smartphones.
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friedje said:
To me it looks more like you have no idea about what rooting and tethering really is/does.... Since what you are asking is completely ridiculous...
You want to use your 3G data to send it over wifi, back to the same phone......
You can just cut out the tether part and use your 3G directly........
it's like getting into the car by entering into the trunk to get out by the back door to finally open the drivers door and sit in the drivers seat, instead of just open the drivers door right away like normal minded ppl would do.....
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friedje said:
it's like getting into the car by entering into the trunk to get out by the back door to finally open the drivers door and sit in the drivers seat, instead of just open the drivers door right away like normal minded ppl would do.....
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just come back to this thread after a few hours: no its not because you would be getting it for free.
It is more like buying a drivers door and not actually owning a boot door or side door
surely?!
Don't you understand?? In the uk you can have a pay as you go contract and then pay extra for 3g when you use it, so instinct would suggest you could effetcivel climb into your car through the boot and into the drivers seat!!! to use the pay as you go 3g (for free) through tethering(eg the metaphorical boot ) and use the wifi receiver of the phone to use it!!! (eg the metaphorical drivers seat )
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But anyway I understood from before that the phone can't receive that own signal. Although now Im questioning either the other persons understanding or your ignorance So what Im now saying is 'yes its useful'. But does it work in the uk where the tethering is just the same usage of the data plan eg 5GB????
Im sure I could ask 3 for unlimted but tbh the people at their contact centre are umbelievably annoying. Id prefer to use this way of tethering as it'd give me an excuse to put effort into rooting my device anyway

Strange logic indeed... Pretty sure the car would have blown up and you'd be in hospital!
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strange humour. Has no one got a striaight answer to this.
Or can i assume everyone on this forum is mobile obsessed, and works for mobile phone network companies

Answer answered a few times.
I dont think you understand the principals of tethering or a normal data connection.
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So, if i was to tether having rooted the phone, it would still cost me is that what your saying?
because I don't think that was said at all ?

Tether uses data from the phone. If you have no data plan, you cant tether full stop.
If you know of a way to hack 3's 3g network, please let me know, i'll transfer now.
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i just found this, but, since you can have payg internet i see no reason why you couldn't tether .. Correct me if im wrong but it just seemed a naturally progressive assumption.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=719110
sorry i can't just take your word for it ,
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ok I found this though http://technoratia.com/2011/12/30/three-uks-position-on-tethering-devices-to-your-phone/ three don't allow tethering on payg,,, (as its their policy)
suppose someone must do in the uk??? then it would work right? presuming the tethering is alos in the payg form and not monthly eg bolt on to a payg plan.

giffgaff allow tethering from payg but you wil lbe paying a hell of alot of money to tether on a non contract tarriff
you cannot tether if you do not have the creit on payg or a contract that gives you data each month
what exactly are you trying to achive ? internet on your laptop for free from a mobile connection and dropping a home broadband connection?

You cannot resend a tethered signal from a phone back to itself as the tethering itself uses the phone's WIFI module, and as such cannot connect to the WIFI hotspot since the phone has no additional WIFI modules. So what you're asking for is literally impossible under normal circumstances.
Also, am I right in understanding that what you're asking for is bordering on fraud/theft of services?

PoisonWolf said:
You cannot resend a tethered signal from a phone back to itself as the tethering itself uses the phone's WIFI module, and as such cannot connect to the WIFI hotspot since the phone has no additional WIFI modules. So what you're asking for is literally impossible under normal circumstances.
Also, am I right in understanding that what you're asking for is bordering on fraud/theft of services?
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He is trying to enter a Tesco, and eat their M&M's without opening the bag....
And consequently not opening his wallet either
And he still doesn't understand rooting, dataplans or tethering, which isn't a bad thing, but he could just take our word for it, or read up on it.

friedje said:
He is trying to enter a Tesco, and eat their M&M's without opening the bag....
And consequently not opening his wallet either
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Lol... Too true.
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[Q] Wifi sharing via wifi on Android

Hi all,
I know the thread's title may sound ridiculous, but it's really not.
I'm looking for a way to share my mobile wifi connection (I'm currently using the latest HTC one device) via wifi.
Meaning, I'm connected to a wifi network from my Android device, and I want to share this connection with other laptop/pad/mobile devices via wifi.
So my device acts both as wifi client to a hot-spot infra, and also like a hotspot infra for other devices.
In the past, I did it successfully using my iphone and MyWi app.
I've spent quite some time goggling for a solution, but non of the threads/articles I've read really address this problem, as most of them refer to sharing the mobile data connection rather than the wifi connection.
this is the closest thread I've found (from 2010) and it refers to wifi sharing via USB and not wifi.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1276723
the reason I'm looking for such a way is that I have a iPass certificate on my mobile, which enables me to connect freely to iPass wifi hotspots around the world (popular at airports for example) and I want to use this connection with my laptop or my friends mobile devices.
can anyone shed some light on this subject?

I don't think it can be done. I'm it aware of any WiFi devices that can do this

BenPope said:
I don't think it can be done. I'm it aware of any WiFi devices that can do this
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well, it worked great with my iphone5..

yoniz said:
well, it worked great with my iphone5..
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pdanet? would share your phones connection to laptop via usb tho i think

I found exactly an app for my pc called virtualrouterplus . So when I fly and there is paid wifi, I connect on my pc then I share the wifi with my phone at no extra cost. thats what you want. and I set up a password just like a hotspot.
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I've been tethering to my iPad and it works great
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He wants wifi in / wifi out at the same time. Not just tethering.
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ekerbuddyeker said:
He wants wifi in / wifi out at the same time. Not just tethering.
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wifi-in wifi-out is what I need.
is the wifi chip is so different in iPhone?
wonder why it is so easy on iphone and cant be done in Android devices..

Razwaz said:
I've been tethering to my iPad and it works great
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How have you been doing this? Is it via USB or are you able to use WIFI? If it's WIFI, please tell me how you managed it.

MyWi on iPhone
MyWi on iPhone does the job perfectly... I can use it to extend the range of my wifi router by twice! I was also really quite curious as to why this hasn't happened on android yet... Although I do remember someone had started working on something like this a few months ago.... Wish I'd bookmarked it now....

What is the recommended method of wireless tethering?
In the past I would flash a custom ROM that would allow me to tether my Tablet, laptop etc to my phone and use it as a hotpot.
I've noticed some of the apps available alert my Cell provider, and they send me an e-mail, text message, and Voice-mail to basically cut it out or they'll jack my data plan up another $50 per month.
Any help on this would be awesome.

I also want this option any help?

sunyakram said:
I also want this option any help?
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i ended up flashing a custom ROM that supported wireless tethering. Worked like a charm.
On my S2 I used AOKP
on My new HTC One I used Android Revolution HD

HighSun_Murder said:
i ended up flashing a custom ROM that supported wireless tethering. Worked like a charm.
On my S2 I used AOKP
on My new HTC One I used Android Revolution HD
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What do you mean by tethering?
Do you mean wifi to wifi or do you mean cellular to wifi?
I've been dying for a wifi to wifi solution on Android to not avail. It's my only regret selling an iDevic.

OmegaNemesis28 said:
What do you mean by tethering?
Do you mean wifi to wifi or do you mean cellular to wifi?
I've been dying for a wifi to wifi solution on Android to not avail. It's my only regret selling an iDevic.
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Just curious: why would you tether Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi?
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didnt you read the thread?
He had an iPass on his device and could share it through his phone to his laptop without having to pay extra for his laptop.
In my case, my school's wifi is 802.1x so devices like Chromecast or PS3/360 can't get on not because they don't want them on the network but because the Cisco security they have needs the hardware. So Wifi to wifi enables them to connect.
Another reason, also previously mentioned, would be to simply use your phone as an range extender. If your phone has good Wifi connection, but the devices on the other end of house do not, you just rebroadcast the signal for them.

4g to WiFi
Basically use ur phones as a WAP (wireless access point)
You can then access the internet with any device (in your case a laptop)

OmegaNemesis28 said:
didnt you read the thread?
He had an iPass on his device and could share it through his phone to his laptop without having to pay extra for his laptop.
In my case, my school's wifi is 802.1x so devices like Chromecast or PS3/360 can't get on not because they don't want them on the network but because the Cisco security they have needs the hardware. So Wifi to wifi enables them to connect.
Another reason, also previously mentioned, would be to simply use your phone as an range extender. If your phone has good Wifi connection, but the devices on the other end of house do not, you just rebroadcast the signal for them.
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You quoted someone else but I'm guessing you're talking to me. And apparently I didn't read the original post as carefully as I thought I did. My laptop shares Wi-Fi over WiFi and I know it has three antennas for Wi-Fi and cellular but what is required hardware wise to do this on a cell phone?
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HighSun_Murder said:
4g to WiFi
Basically use ur phones as a WAP (wireless access point)
You can then access the internet with any device (in your case a laptop)
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Yeah never mind then. That's basic.
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You quoted someone else but I'm guessing you're talking to me. And apparently I didn't read the original post as carefully as I thought I did. My laptop shares Wi-Fi over WiFi and I know it has three antennas for Wi-Fi and cellular but what is required hardware wise to do this on a cell phone?
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Sorry for the mis quote.
I'm not sure about the hardware requirements which is what makes me think this is not a thing on Android phones, but is on an iPhone.
I know even older laptops can share WiFi and is how I'm currently making due. But its so annoying to have to lug my laptop around and make sure its charged in order to get to use my Vita/3DS or like Roku. It works for now, but I really wish my Note could do it like my iPhone did.
I'm thinking about just buying a iTouch and using that.

HighSun_Murder said:
i ended up flashing a custom ROM that supported wireless tethering. Worked like a charm.
On my S2 I used AOKP
on My new HTC One I used Android Revolution HD
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Thanks 4 reply .I am new in android so please suggest me the best one. Thank you ( for lg nexus 4)