We want to give to our client's unlimited access to our(not it's) worldwide Wi-Fi database and tests surrounding wifi networks before taking you off 4G
If you want to share your knowledge or take participation in discussing the trouble with the authorization for the free Wifi, we will be happy to hear from you.
This feature is on by default and constantly scans available wifi networks as a background process. When it finds a quality wifi network, it will check to see if our crowdsourced password database contains a password for it. If a password matches, Nommi will try to connect, testing the speed of the network without interrupting your current cellular connection. Once everything Ok only then Nommi starts to route your traffic over public wifi. Ultimately this feature saves your cellular data allowance. As a Nommi user, you do not only have access to a large existing database of passwords, but you can also help curate this global database and share passwords with others by adding them via the app.
For now, we are planning to create the module that will automatically authorize you with wifi coverage working on code logic.
Authorization and the addition of a new wifi will be separate as an application on Android. So by the application, you can connect to the open wifi coverage without hustle.
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When i use WLAN the 3G/GSM connection is lost after a few minutes and i have to reboot the phone to get it back. Does anybody know why this might be? Could it be the Radio?
I think its turning it off because your connecting to the internet through the wifi, when you disable wifi it should re-enable the 3g connection, but if it doesnt you can turn on the data connection...
thats what it sounds like is going on from your post. When I turn on wifi it will drop the data connection but has always reconnected to it once I disable wifi or I go outside of my wifi's range and something try's to connect to the net...
Yes, it is logical, you could not have opened two types of connection concurrently. One type closed another one.
ive had the same problem, when i connect to wi-fi i lose the data connection and it doesnt let me browse until i turn wi-fi off...i dont understand the point of wi-fi if u cant browse with the speed since the data connection is lost?
Thanks men! By turning on the data connection after i used wifi it reconnected!
timace said:
ive had the same problem, when i connect to wi-fi i lose the data connection and it doesnt let me browse until i turn wi-fi off...i dont understand the point of wi-fi if u cant browse with the speed since the data connection is lost?
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What Wifi allows you to do us connect wirelessly to another connection, at home its my DSL, which is much faster than the edge network, and if I did not have an unlimited data plan wouldnt add to my phone bill. In that way its very usefull. Seeing how its faster and available at home or in places where your cell signal might not be strong or available you can use it to get online.
But you need to tell it your no longer using wifi for it to reconnect through the network to deliver data to you again.
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What Wifi allows you to do us connect wirelessly to another connection, at home its my DSL, which is much faster than the edge network, and if I did not have an unlimited data plan wouldnt add to my phone bill. In that way its very usefull. Seeing how its faster and available at home or in places where your cell signal might not be strong or available you can use it to get online.
But you need to tell it your no longer using wifi for it to reconnect through the network to deliver data to you again.
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ok so when it comes to wi-fi im a big newbie, i have a tmo wing and have flashed (upgraded) rom...i also have dsl at home how is it i can connect and access this...when i search for wi-fi it usually only picks up my neighbors connections never my own...?
If you have a wifi router or your modem has a build in wifi option you go into your modem to set it up. Most modems / routers come with it broadcasting the SSID so you should see something (usually the default is the name of the manufacturer)
If you have your paperwork you can open your web browser and type in the address to open the internal OS and make changes as you see fit. For example mine is a linksys and its default address was http://192.168.1.1, most routers used to default to that but since a lot of modems are coming out with build in os and firewalls they have that IP so routers can be changed like mine. Once in the OS you can set up your pw so no one else can play with your settings
Navigate to the Wireless section and there should be a bunch of settings. I renamed my WiFi name to match my home network, and disabled the SSID broadcast. Then changed the chanel for some of my other devices, if you dont have anything that requires this leave it alone. Then enable WEP or other protection, 128 bit wep is pretty decent and anyone hacking through it will probably be disappointed with your lack of juicy goods.
Once you have the SSID and the Key encription you go to your phone and mirror the information into the WiFi settings. The web will be a 26 or so string of letters / numbers that will equal the password you set. These must be typed in perfectly or it will not work, took me 6 or so tries to get it typed in correctly but once its in you wont need to do it again unless you reset the phone or change the network settings.
If all that goes through open IE on the phone and hit up google or something, if it loads your online.
Thats a jumbled and messy tutorial, I can fix it to be more user friendly if you need me to do it, but with you not seeing any SSID but your neighbors your wifi is either non existant or disabled...
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If you have a wifi router or your modem has a build in wifi option you go into your modem to set it up. Most modems / routers come with it broadcasting the SSID so you should see something (usually the default is the name of the manufacturer)
If you have your paperwork you can open your web browser and type in the address to open the internal OS and make changes as you see fit. For example mine is a linksys and its default address was http://192.168.1.1, most routers used to default to that but since a lot of modems are coming out with build in os and firewalls they have that IP so routers can be changed like mine. Once in the OS you can set up your pw so no one else can play with your settings
Navigate to the Wireless section and there should be a bunch of settings. I renamed my WiFi name to match my home network, and disabled the SSID broadcast. Then changed the chanel for some of my other devices, if you dont have anything that requires this leave it alone. Then enable WEP or other protection, 128 bit wep is pretty decent and anyone hacking through it will probably be disappointed with your lack of juicy goods.
Once you have the SSID and the Key encription you go to your phone and mirror the information into the WiFi settings. The web will be a 26 or so string of letters / numbers that will equal the password you set. These must be typed in perfectly or it will not work, took me 6 or so tries to get it typed in correctly but once its in you wont need to do it again unless you reset the phone or change the network settings.
If all that goes through open IE on the phone and hit up google or something, if it loads your online.
Thats a jumbled and messy tutorial, I can fix it to be more user friendly if you need me to do it, but with you not seeing any SSID but your neighbors your wifi is either non existant or disabled...
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thanks for the quick reply, ill give it a try...might need the more user friendly version lol sorry
Its no problem, the biggest thing will be weather or not you have a wifi router or modem. Then depending on the brand the IP you have to type in to log into the modem. Each router / modem will have paperwork with it that tells you how to do it, some are different but thankfully most are the same.
The un is usually blank and the pw is usually admin, sometimes now they dont even put one unless you specify it. Once your in the OS its pretty self explanitory, there are lots of things to not mess with, but in the wifi area you can look over my post and figure most of it out,
if you get hung up on somethin just post what it is and ill see what I can do
When I turn off tethering and I end the task in task manager, it still shows up on view wireless networks on my computer. Does the program always stay running or something? I don't understand, thanks for any answers.
I noticed that behavior as well. I think, though I am not certain, this is due to the nature of ad-hoc wireless networks:
When you joined the network you became part of the G1Tether network. When you stopped the tethering however your computer can remain a part of the ad-hoc network. An ad-hoc network is nothing more than a group of nodes that agree to transmit on the same frequency with the same ID. Individual nodes can come an go from the network without invalidating it. In this case your laptop would be the last node. If you were to restart tethering the G1 would in essence be re-joining an existing ad-hoc network.
The fact that the G1 was the DHCP and gateway provider makes the network of limited utility without it, but it can go on existing.
Does that make sense?
This is a pretty simple question but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere on the internet. I'm sure any Project Fi user can answer easily...
So I understand how Project Fi works with the free WiFi hotspots that they have verified as “fast and reliable.” It connects to them seamlessly and secures it with a VPN. My question is about what happens with other open WiFi networks that are not on Google's magic list. Obviously you would have to connect manually since it's not a "verified" network, but once you are connected does Google still route your traffic through a VPN? Or are you on your own? I'm always weary about connecting to open WiFi networks when I'm traveling, but I'm too lazy/cheap to set up proper SSH Tunneling or a VPN. It would be great if Google left the VPN functionality there when you manually connect to an unsecured network. I doubt it, but figured I'd ask.
While I'm at it, I was also curious about the prevalence of these "verified" WiFi hotspots. Google's Project Fi coverage map shows you the 4G/3G/2G coverage and that is all well and good. But it seems that the important thing from a money-saving standpoint is how often is it going to be able keep you on WiFi vs cellular data. It would be great if they had a separate map (or a layer you could turn on in the existing map) to get a feel for how often you can expect to be on WiFi. Anyone have a good feel for how prevalent these things are really? This is especially important because I'm coming from Verizon where 4G LTE coverage is better than the combined Google Fi coverage. The Google Fi 4G LTE coverage is maybe a quarter of the Verizon 4G LTE coverage.
Thanks in advance.
My understanding is if you don't get the key icon in the status bar, you are not on Google's VPN. It would be up to you to use something like TunnelBear or OpenVPN's Private Tunnel. I agree it would be great for them to make their VPN available or at least natively support TAP in Android
This is from a moderator at the official Google+ Project Fi Community:
Currently, the Google VPN is only supported for those where WiFi Assistant is used. This means that the VPN will only kick in when your device automatically connects to WiFi networks that Google has verified as reliable and secure. When the VPN is kicked in, you'll notice a little secure key icon next to the WiFi status indicator.
To answer your second question, there is currently no list or coverage map of the verified WiFi hotspots, but it has been requested. Be sure to also add your voice by sending feedback via the Fi app.
I hope this information answers your questions! I'm here if you have any more.
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crachel said:
My understanding is if you don't get the key icon in the status bar, you are not on Google's VPN. It would be up to you to use something like TunnelBear or OpenVPN's Private Tunnel. I agree it would be great for them to make their VPN available or at least natively support TAP in Android
This is from a moderator at the official Google+ Project Fi Community:
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Yea that's pretty much what I figured. If it used VPN everywhere it MIGHT be worth it for me to drop my Verizon unlimited because the VPN service would pay for itself. Or if they had a coverage map of these verified Wi-Fi networks so I could at least know what I'm getting into. Seems like a little too much of an unknown for me to jump ship right now knowing I can't ever get back.
Thanks for the information.
sorry, old thread, but i figured it'd be better than creating a new one...
i finally got signed up for fi on my 6p. (op, in case you're still wondering i haven't encountered any of those open hotspots in my hometown yet) My question is, can i somehow force the vpn to enable, even on networks i have to sign in to? (thinking of home, campus wifi, etc)
Don’t know if this is a Huawei feature or a More recent Android feature but under Tethering and Hotspots is an option I’ve not seen before.
Allows you to share your currently connected WiFi connection so you can either use the phone as a temporary extender or to share with house guests without sharing your main router password
I see this being useful if you are connected to a WiFi network that you cannot share the password to (e.g. a login based public wifi).
It works great. Really handy feature.
Long version:
-I am running a media server for my family (as well as NAS/printer/etc sharing) so I need an internet connection and WiFi on the server at all times.
-I live in an area where the internet is.... unreliable... going out for 15+ minutes on a near-monthly basis, and for shorter periods every few days.
-When I am in one of these long outages (and since nobody can use the internet they all want to watch content on the media server, which for some reason requires an internet connection to stream over the local network) I was planning to just USB/BT tether my Note9 to the server until the outage ended...
But...
Every time I tether it, in less than 15 minutes, often less than 5, despite me toggling WiFi to "Off" the phone has decided to turn wifi back on and reconnect to the network with no internet connection, terminating my cellular data session. WiFi tethering is not an option since I need the server to remain on the wifi network to serve media to... cantankerous... retired senior citizens who refuse to learn to download media themselves for offline viewing......
Tl;Dr:
How can I force the Note9 to stay on mobile data and not reconnect to WiFi untill I tell it to? (being a note9 it is, of course, Stock and un-rootable)
Try with mobile data always active under Developer options
Could be this setting in connection
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Could be this setting in connection
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That's the one! Also change location settings so that it doesn't use wifi for location tracking, because that will also turn on wifi if it's set to use the chip.
Thank you, I didn't realize that the Note9 actually kept track of where I use Wifi like that - when the wifi works that's actually a great feature to save battery when I'm away from home/work (I'll have to see if there's a program to make a quick-toggle)