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Quick question, and I probably know the answer, but maybe there's someone out there who has an Xperia Z1, a USB cable for connecting USB devices and a 3G Dongle. I will be traveling to a country where there's no way of getting a SIM card with a 3G data. I know it sounds weird, but the telecoms there offer 3G Data Service only through the 3G Modems (dongles). So I won't be able to use internet on the phone in other words. BUT I can buy and use 3G data using the modem. Just wondering if it would work if I connected that dongle to Z1. I don't think so (the phone probably doesn't have drivers for these things to work), but maybe there will be surprise.
So - anyone can check that by any chance?
No you can't it won't fit in micro usb port of z1 and neither no phone has any support to run dongles.
Use 3g dongle in laptop and then connect via wifi hotspot to your z1
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I've got the USB converter so I can connect USB Sticks to the Z1, but it's more less what I was expecting. was just hoping that I can leave a laptop at home and don't worry about it on my travel
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i have clear 4g usb wifi , i was wondering is there any possible way to get the usb working connecting with xperia or touch pro 2 using that wifi on the phones... any ideas any body
your device don't support usbHost so it can't use other usbdevices
best bet is to put the usb in a pc and get internet from the pc on your phone
I've got a Dell D800 laptop that I've put Windows 7 on.
Against the odds everything went OK and seems to work, apart from the Wireless connection.
There's no support from either Microsoft or Dell for this issue and I haven't been able to locate any 3rd party or Open Source drivers.
Is it possible to use my SGS as a USB Wireless card, with a USB cable, in my own home not using 3G or my phones data package, but using my home broadband?
I know it can be tethered using GPRS or 3G, but I can't use this at home due to a poor signal. I can use 'wired' LAN, but this restricts me to one room.
Ian_Cog said:
I've got a Dell D800 laptop that I've put Windows 7 on.
Against the odds everything went OK and seems to work, apart from the Wireless connection.
There's no support from either Microsoft or Dell for this issue and I haven't been able to locate any 3rd party or Open Source drivers.
Is it possible to use my SGS as a USB Wireless card, with a USB cable, in my own home not using 3G or my phones data package, but using my home broadband?
I know it can be tethered using GPRS or 3G, but I can't use this at home due to a poor signal. I can use 'wired' LAN, but this restricts me to one room.
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If you expect to use it as wifi hardware card, the answer is now: you can't (possible one day?: yes probably, you have to found someone to alter/modify the actual Windows driver, to trick/force your OS to see it as an usb wifi dongle).
Btw there is an USB tether mode too in the SGS (plug the SGS on your computer, go in settings/wireless/modem/ check USB modem)
Guys and gals...
i've searched my query here in this forum but still couldn't find the exact solution.
Im pretty new to this entire "android" platform. just got my nexus one rooted and unlocked.
my only concern here is regarding "wifi Problem". I've got linksys Compact wirelss-G USB adapter (WUSB54GC).
Now I don't know how to access it just like a router.
Secondly, When i started using it with nexus one it connected without any flaw. But some days after It's not connecting with N1, having said that
I've also used this adapter with Ipad2 and sometimes the wifi doesn't connect to the ipad2 properly.
Now how I was connecting like I always delete the existing adhoc connection and create another one and then try to connect... after few tries it connects but after few days N1 says obtainig IP address... and in windows 7 the status says connected with "no network access"
I tried "WEP and other protocols" and also without any encyption as well but nothing is working here.
Actually In our country we dont have 3G network we're still on EDGE and that costs us much so here I'm relying on my home USB 1MB connection to use it via adapter.
Currently Im using Oxygenmod FINALE
Please help me whether it's my N1 or the adapter or should there be anything wrong with the Radio i've got v4.06. with oxygen1mod finale
Ask me anything If u feel.
And yeah BTW I didn't know that Android is an open source so u can call me a "Nwwwwweeeeebbbb"
I am not familiar with Oxygenmod, but if it is Gingerbread based, I would highly recommend updating your radio to 5.08.
bassmadrigal said:
I am not familiar with Oxygenmod, but if it is Gingerbread based, I would highly recommend updating your radio to 5.08.
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Thanks... But let me update it that I've just updated to 5.12 radio... I was too curious that's y i played the bet. after update nothing seems to me different network signals are same i.e 100% blutooth working and havnt tried EDGE. WiFi still not working and stuck at "obtaining IP address"
Actually In our country we dont have 3G network we're still on EDGE and that costs us much so here I'm relying on my home USB 1MB connection to use it via adapter.
I don't believe these phones have proper support for ADHOC, but it seems it is more of a computer problem if the ipad is having issues as well. Is there a reason you are trying to do an adhoc wireless network instead of getting a cheap wireless router?
bassmadrigal said:
I don't believe these phones have proper support for ADHOC, but it seems it is more of a computer problem if the ipad is having issues as well. Is there a reason you are trying to do an adhoc wireless network instead of getting a cheap wireless router?
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well it's the first time I've got this USB adapter so I only know of this adhoc connection being made in win 7. havnt experienced a router though.
but could u please confirm if any cheap router supports my USB internet connection? (i dont have a DSL connection rather wireless)
Gablu said:
well it's the first time I've got this USB adapter so I but could u please confirm if any cheap router supports my USB internet connection? (i dont have a DSL connection rather wireless)
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I doubt any router would support the usb wireless adapter, but you can use windows internet connection sharing to share the connection through the wired connection. Then you can hook the router into your ethernet port on your computer and share the connection that way.
Definitely not the easiest, but I have never tried sharing an internet connection through an adhoc wireless connection.
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I doubt any router would support the usb wireless adapter, but you can use windows internet connection sharing to share the connection through the wired connection. Then you can hook the router into your ethernet port on your computer and share the connection that way.
Definitely not the easiest, but I have never tried sharing an internet connection through an adhoc wireless connection.
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I think I need to clear something here....
My ISP gave me a USB called (EVO), I just plug that "EVO" into my computer and I can download upto 3.1Mbps and browse and surf yada yada...
then I bought "linksys USB adapter" to make my internet connection WiFi.
Now how would I connect my N1 to internet via WiFi when u say "adhoc" is not supported.
Is there anything apart from what "Bassmadrigal" suggested.? (caz it sounds too technical for me)
I don't know if ADHOC is actually supported (and if it is, how well it is supported) on Android. But if you are having issues with devices other than your phone, then I think it is going to be a computer issue that probably won't be able to be fixed with any devices on your phone.
I can try to make it a bit more non-techincal...
Buy a cheap wireless router and use the router's guide to get a wireless network set up
Plug in the network cable from the computer's network card to the "internet" port on the router
Follow this guide to get Internet Connection Sharing up and running on your computer
???????
Profit
so i have this weired idea i dont wanna use wifi router for sharing internet from my pc to phone
instead i wanna use wifi dongle for wifi thethering is this possible
also can i use bluetooth usb dongle can be used for bluetooth thethering coz i have seen that bluetooth dongle are quite cheap
also can some explain me what is adhoc network and also dial upconnection i am pretty much noob in this kind of stuff
ankitxperia said:
so i have this weired idea i dont wanna use wifi router for sharing internet from my pc to phone
instead i wanna use wifi dongle for wifi thethering is this possible
also can i use bluetooth usb dongle can be used for bluetooth thethering coz i have seen that bluetooth dongle are quite cheap
also can some explain me what is adhoc network and also dial upconnection i am pretty much noob in this kind of stuff
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1-Yes you can use a wifi dongle to share the interwebs with the x8.
2-Bluetooth is very slow and the cheap ones only have a few meters of coverage, you can buy a wifi pen for almost nothing and the setup is easier.
3-Adhoc is a direct connection between two devices of the same type (computers, phones, etc are clients, routers are access points). Connecting a phone to a computer uses an adhoc connection.
4- A dial up connection is an old way of connecting to the internet (there are several types of dial up) tru a phone line. The modem dials a number and establishes a very slow connection based on pulses. People like us don't use that anymore, only banks and such for secure "out of the web" data transfers..
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Nikkopt said:
1-Yes you can use a wifi dongle to share the interwebs with the x8.
2-Bluetooth is very slow and the cheap ones only have a few meters of coverage, you can buy a wifi pen for almost nothing and the setup is easier.
3-Adhoc is a direct connection between two devices of the same type (computers, phones, etc are clients, routers are access points). Connecting a phone to a computer uses an adhoc connection.
4- A dial up connection is an old way of connecting to the internet (there are several types of dial up) tru a phone line. The modem dials a number and establishes a very slow connection based on pulses. People like us don't use that anymore, only banks and such for secure "out of the web" data transfers..
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ok thanks for the reply really appriciated
so i am considering buying a wifi dongle and what kind of setup do i need to do
i have win7 pc its the setup too complicated or if posiible can u show me the guide to it
It's very VERY easy with windows 7.
Read this tutorial: http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-7-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot
You can get a 150Mb N adapter on ebay for just $5 and it will work fine..
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Hi all,
My first post after reading for a long time.
(Quick question)
Im wondering if anyone has or knows if its not possible to connect an AP or a wifi router to the Turbo through using the USB port?
(Long version)
My family has a condo at the beach and previously to owning my Turbo I used FoxFi full version to broadcast a wifi network for Netflix, my iPad, the Wife's iPad, etc. While not all at once this worked pretty well and saved the expense of purchasing access to the building wifi.
As you all know Foxfi wont work on the Turbo. But supposedly it still works via tether through the usb port. I work in IT so I was thinking, why not connect a driverless OTG so I could patch that to an AP or a older Netgear router that I have. Was thinking I would just plug the patch from the OTG to the "internet" port on the router and let everything connect to that.
While I know this is not a desireable solution, its one that would work for my one situation until someone figures out how to root the Turbo.
Thoughts?
I'm not so sure if that would work but I know PdaNet/foxfi has a feature that turns your laptop into a hotspot. I've tried using it and it's rather hit or miss but I think that's because of my laptop. It would atleast be worth a shot. It's called "wifi share" and can be found in the menu that you use to connect to your phone on your laptop.
IAreFlugruger said:
I'm not so sure if that would work but I know PdaNet/foxfi has a feature that turns your laptop into a hotspot. I've tried using it and it's rather hit or miss but I think that's because of my laptop. It would atleast be worth a shot. It's called "wifi share" and can be found in the menu that you use to connect to your phone on your laptop.
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Interesting. My theory was more like use a USB to Micro usb adapter to plug into a driverless USB to ethernet adapter. Then plug a patch cable from that into the "internet" port of a home wifi router. After that turn on FoxFi and use it via the USB tethering option.
Again I understand this is not a portable option, nor as simple as turning your phone into an AP at the click of a button. But for my next beach trip this would be pretty handy.
Before I buy the ethernet adapter, does anyone know if the USB tether to the router idea would work?
From what I know for any kind of internet sharing apps such as foxfi, you need the app or program on both the turbo and the receiving device. Those types of apps dont actually share internet to the device directly but through the connected apps. Think of it like cable in your house. You need the modem or receiver to translate the signal to watch it in your house. I would love this to work but I don't think it will.
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