Anyone know if HTC plan to release a firmware update to support tethering on the HD7?
Whilst Mango supports tethering (dependent on carrier) - the stock HD7 firmware does not.
HTC have already publicly said that they did not have enough time to update the firmware for tethering to coincide with Mango.
Any info much appreciated!
HTC have also announced that they are 'working hard' to get the tethering update out to users as soon as possible
pretty sure its going to be after they get everyone updated. they need to hurry up with that
yes, HTC plans to create new wireless radio driver to enable Internet Sharing for current WP7 devices.
however...
it is up to Mobile Operators on whether devices actually get this feature enabled.
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i want to know, can i use internet on hd7 using date cable? if yes then how?
I'll be grateful for the reply...Thanks
Currently, tethering is not enabled in hd7. We dont have any way to connect our laptop or pc to internet using hd7 officially.
There is a hack posted in this forum. But for this you need to developer unlock the phone using chevron and then install the app to enable tethering. The main problem is with unlocking the device, it only work with pre NODO updated windows version.
i haven't update to NODO yet, i just bought it yesterday. I installed the first update then it asked me some update called 7.0.7 but i dndm't installed it because i pressed shutdown button on my pc before seeing this update..
Well then just it a try with chevron. I havent developer unlocked my phone with chevron, since i read that there are some problems while updating the phone with future updates.
I use 3g internet on my laptop. For this i bought a 3g usb stick and i replace the sim card when ever i want to use it on my laptop.
Im too eagerly waiting for microsofts mango update. Which i guess they will enable tethering.
No tethering is a tmo limitation. Mango will not bring this, as other wp7's already have it.
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We both Have HD7's on O2 in the UK and we both have Mango RTM leaked on our phones.
This morning she was notified that there was an HTC update for her phone, after installing it she now has new radio and firmware. Quite a bit newer than mine.
I can't force mine to get the update and the only difference between the two phones is that mine has bootloader version 1.*** and hers has version 4.***. Could this be the reason I have not got the update?
Or would that have been updated by HTC? (I did force install NODO on mine and think I needed to change the bootloader then)
Am I destined to never get another update? Can I change my bootlloader? Any help much appreciated.
All RTM and Normal WP7 phones will get the Update regardless, its just that MS does them in batches and your wife's phone was the lucky one in the first batch.
You can try force the update in Zune with the disconnecting trick.
Just have patience as all phones will be updated by end November.
So it has nothing to do with the provisioning of the device from when I updated from the beta servers for beta2?
In addition to all this, Connection setup will not run. So I uninstalled it and now I cannot install it again because it says it is not designed for my device in the marketplace. Why is that?
HTC HUB and some applications seem to be affected if you update from RTM to the Official HTC one
THe work around I found was to 'FACTORY RESET' your Phone after the HTC Update.
To HARD RESET your Phone
http://www.hard-reset.com/htc-hd7-hard-reset.html
Thank you for all your advice.
But do you think this would prohibit me from recieveing the firmware update?
This month is the 12th month after I started to use WP7 and it's almost 3 month after I upgraded to mango using RTM built. 7.10.7720.68. when can we have that WIFI tethering?
Please correct me if i'm wrong but actual windows 7.5 release phones have it but the Mango release for older phones does not.
Correct. WiFi tethering will only be available with the new hardware. Kind of a bummer, but otherwise I would say its perfect.
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jelliottz said:
WiFi tethering will only be available with the new hardware.
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Wrong.....
Wifi tethering will be available on 1st gen devices that have the chipset to support it.
The HD7 / HD7s does have this chipset, and HTC have already said that they will push out a firmware update in the next month or so that will enable it.
The only barrier unfortunately is your mobile operator, who will either block it entirely or will require you pay an extra subscription to unlock it.
Or of course in future you can visit your friendly local xda forum and bypass such restrictions ;-)
i hope this is soon, i just got this hd7 phone and updated to mango. kinda disappointing that every other phone i've used had this feature. who would of thought such a small thing was used so often....
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233612
The Samsung technique to enable Wifi tethering will not work for the HTC HD7. I've been using the USBModeSwitch tool by ansar to tether by USB to my Windows 7 laptop. The instructions are a bit long winded, but it works quite well in the end. The only trouble is that every time you want to tether you must run the USBModeSwitch app, the device resets, you must disable the data connection, and only then can you connect on your laptop. You must remember to re-enable the data connection on the phone afterwards, and must reboot your phone again if you want to return to Zune mode. There is also a risk; if you uninstall the USBModeSwitch app whilst in tethering mode, you will NOT be able to sync with Zune or reinstall USBSwitchMode afterwards, even if you hard reset; you will have to pay for a special cable and a Gold Card to fix it! So you have to be careful.
Good news though! I read somewhere (Engadget I think) this morning that Microsoft have said that "a further firmware update will be made available to Gen1 devices at the end of this month that will enable more features" (paraphrasing). I take this to mean that HTC, Samsung etc will push out another firmware update to enable WiFi Hotspot and other minor features like visual voicemail (for those networks that support it). Looking forward to this.
Good news though! I read somewhere (Engadget I think) this morning that Microsoft have said that "a further firmware update will be made available to Gen1 devices at the end of this month that will enable more features" (paraphrasing). I take this to mean that HTC, Samsung etc will push out another firmware update to enable WiFi Hotspot and other minor features like visual voicemail (for those networks that support it). Looking forward to this.[/QUOTE]
Can't wait for it
Its, November! Still nothing.
Just put the HTC Europe ROM from here on with WIFI hotspot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19049891#post19049891
No need for the European ROM anymore. Update is available today with internet sharing. Connect to Zune and you are on your way.
GreenHornet said:
No need for the European ROM anymore. Update is available today with internet sharing. Connect to Zune and you are on your way.
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Can anyone confirm this... My dad wants this feature and I'd rather keep his phone as closest to stock as possible, he isn't really a big tech person.
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Can anyone confirm this... My dad wants this feature and I'd rather keep his phone as closest to stock as possible, he isn't really a big tech person.
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here it is -> proof.
sahil04 said:
Can anyone confirm this... My dad wants this feature and I'd rather keep his phone as closest to stock as possible, he isn't really a big tech person.
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Confirmed. Working on my HD7 Tmous
sh4d0w86 said:
here it is -> proof.
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roycio said:
Confirmed. Working on my HD7 Tmous
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Thanks for the replies. I just have one question left, is there a difference between the internet sharing in the official update and the internet sharing in the custom roms?
Like will the internet sharing in the official update prompt him to purchase a tethering plan compared to the custom rom not asking?
Thanks alot!
sahil04 said:
Thanks for the replies. I just have one question left, is there a difference between the internet sharing in the official update and the internet sharing in the custom roms?
Like will the internet sharing in the official update prompt him to purchase a tethering plan compared to the custom rom not asking?
Thanks alot!
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It just worked without asking me anything.
I don't think T-mobile actually charges for tethering or for internet sharing. I know that in October of last year they were going to start charging $15, but I don't think they went through with it. If you go to set up a plan, you can select Wi-Fi and tethering as an option for an additional $10, but the description is as follows:
"Stay connected -- get Wi-Fi access on your laptop, phone, and select cameras and gaming devices at places you already go, including Starbucks, Borders Books and Music stores, airports such as DFW, LAX and SFO, Barnes & Noble bookstores and many more."
So this looks to me like signing up for non-mobile hotspots, not for internet sharing.
I connected mine as well without it asking for anything. Same thing on my android that I owned before this.
Confirmed!
Yeeey finaly we got the WIFI internet sharing.
I'm finaly satisfied with this phone.
FInal peice of the puzzle
This is finally the phone I always wanted with the Wifi hotspot feature just made available.
Only took a year
Gotta switch but, I was wondering if 2 things are available in wp8 for sprint. 1- Is there any restriction for downloads and is there free Internet sharing. I realize this question is redundant but I keep getting different answers.
I can't speak for Sprint specifically, but in general...
The restrictions for downloads (I assume you mean things like "apps over 20MB must be downloaded over WiFi" or some such thing) should be the same as on WP7. In theory it's possible for us to override those restrictions, although I don't think anybody has yet written an app to do it.
The built-in "Internet Sharing" feature works exactly like it does on WP7. If your Arrive is allowed to do it, your Ativ S Neo will be too.
thanks
Let me explain. Sprint charges for WiFi hot spot usage. With Leads rom on my arrive I am able to use internet sharing for free. I guess my main concern about a switch is whether I can do this still for free. Thanks
If you don't see anything here, its because it hasn't been found yet. I'm trying to find the same for Verizon, but LTE has made a mess of things. The Android gurus won't help either...
I hope a internet sharing/hotspot solution is available for Sprint.
I'm eligible for upgrade March 1st, and was going to get the Ativ S Neo just for a change of pace. Been using Android for 3 or 4 years now, the last windows phone I had was a Touch Pro 2.
Not a deal breaker, but I do use hotspot fairly regularly to get around works firewall...
Some people are experimenting with partially-customized ROMs for the Ativ S (no idea if they've gotten to the Neo yet; it's relatively new). Those *might* support the kinds of changes needed for free tethering.
Alternatively, you may be able to use wired tethering for free via the Diagnosis app. I can (my plan includes tethering at no extra cost, but it is capped; when I use wired tethering it doesn't report any tethered data usage).
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Some people are experimenting with partially-customized ROMs for the Ativ S (no idea if they've gotten to the Neo yet; it's relatively new). Those *might* support the kinds of changes needed for free tethering.
Alternatively, you may be able to use wired tethering for free via the Diagnosis app. I can (my plan includes tethering at no extra cost, but it is capped; when I use wired tethering it doesn't report any tethered data usage).
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CDMA Tethering has changed these days. They have built in "entitlement checks" to see if your eligible for tethering. I went to one of the Verizon device threads and asked but no luck.
The device username is the only thing listed. On another note, Verizon's USB modems seem to talk directly through a Networking Adapter instead of a normal modem. Their VZManager might need looked at more.
Sprint might be different OTOH.
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Aloha,
I believe this is my first post, been on here off and on for a couple years looking around and learning things.
I picked up and unlocked the Nokia Lumnia 1520 a few weeks ago. I love the phone.
I am on T Mobile but the problem is it doesnt have WIFI calling activated and it doesnt have the choice in the settings to activate or deactivate it.
I know it has something to do with AT&T internal programming.
Has there been any advances on how we can go in and turn this feature back on?
Mahalo for your time. \m/
WiFi Calling requires a driver be installed. Only T-Mobile uses that driver; no other service needs it (if they implement WiFi calling they will need to add it, but their version probably won't be compatible with TMo anyhow). Therefore, phones that aren't running TMo-specific firmware don't include the driver. Installing a driver is currently beyond the capabilities of anything we can do on the Lumia (5 letters...) 1520. It may be possible to install it on interop-unlocked phones, but we don't have any such hack for the 1520 yet.
On a related note, if anybody with official TMo firmware wants to use my Webserver app and go find the relevant service, then export its registry key and post it here, that would be great... Ideally, please also extract and post the driver binary.