Help! Wi-fi...unlocking...what do i do? - Touch CDMA Windows Mobile ROM Development

I'm new to all this i just got a verizon VX6900 and put the data block on it, because i thought i would be able to use Wifi for free. How do i enable the Wifi on the device? Also i've read a few things about unlocking, would this be something i need to do and what is it? Any suggestions?

Sounds like you need to do some more research !
There is NO Wi-Fi on this device!

well i have Wifi on my comm manager so why is that?

Because you probably flashed a custom ROM and it has it. There is no wi fi on htc vogue.

So the vx6900(Htc Vogue) has no internet capabilities other than the phone companies data package?

CMerriken said:
So the vx6900(Htc Vogue) has no internet capabilities other than the phone companies data package?
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Yes, if you wanted Wi-Fi, you should have gotten the Titan, xv6800.

wifi
be nice champjt he has bluetooth... that is close to wifi isnt it?
cmerrik, you can connect to the internet via tether (cord that plugs mini usb to usb). thats the best way to charge and only way to get free internet via your pc. if not too late (30 day window) you can return it. if you have verizon i think the vx6800 has wifi but check first. wifi is big beef of mine for the touch. you have gps but you if you have vz you have to unlock the phone with a cooked rom (non oem) and load a rom on it... but read up first cause if you screw up you get a bricked phone.

Some people say there is WiFi hardware on the Vogue, just no antenna.

Nope... Sorry!
There is GPS (now enabled with WM6.1 ROMs) but no Wi-Fi...

CDMA version does not have WiFi but the GSM version does.
I hope that helps.

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Does Verizon GPS use data?

i know that when i set up the GPS to work on my phone i had to put in some IP adresses and such. does this mean it is using my data? i have an unlimited plan so it doesnt matter here in the states. i travel though so i would like to leave my phone in airplane mode but still use the GPS. i have IGO8 on there so it doesnt need internet like google maps does. i want it in airplaine mode so i dont get calls or texts, i just want GPS, thats all.
I don't believe that the GPS will work in airplane mode & I know that mine will not. Airplane mode is designed not to transmit anything. You can however simply turn of the radio via the comm manager
yup
unless you unlock you will be using data for gps. search for the unlocks to figure that one out. otherwise use your data plan for gps
is it not already unloaked? how could it work at all on Verizon if it were not unlocked?
most carriers have the GPS locked on the phone and you have to pay a fee (mines telus and i think its 10$), but after i unlocked my phone and flashed it with NFS rom then it "free" becuase GPS does not use data to transmit info it, uses the radio and that a "free of charge". Most people that have verizon, there is a special way of getting the GPS to work, search the forums and for sure you will find info to how to unlock and properly get the GPS to work.
Latest rom from bell uses unlocked radio, tried with stock rom from bell and GPS runs fine (phone wasn't activated when I tried)
Telus' rom uses the same radio, so I asume that if you'd load the latest *official rom and installed Garmin (or any other GPS soft) it would work.
But while you're at it, why not crack that badboy so you can run any rom out there!
Latest release, either WM6.1 or 6.5, are pretty neat!

Internet connection

Hi guys,
its time to renew my mobile contract and I would like to have the HTC Desire.
But before getting it, I would like to ask a question.
At home, at university and at my friends home I have internet connection via Wifi, so I figered out I don't need a data option in my contract.
Now the T-Mobile guy told me I absolutely need one, because the cell phone connects with it to download updates.
In a youtube video I saw someone switching to wifi only at the welcome wizard after first power-on.
So, now my question: I'm really most of the time connected with wifi, do I really need data option????
I don't use social networks, so friends steam has no updates, same with the weather!!
Thanks for answers
Technically you don't need a data contract - you can switch off mobile internet and just rely on WiFi.
However, IMHO, if you're going to do that you're probably better off with a dumbphone and an iPod Touch, because you're really not using the phone as it was intended and you're going to get infinitely superior battery life.
Just an opinion - I appreciate that there are plenty of reasons why you might want the Desire regardless!
Regards,
Dave
Ok, thanks...
And yes, there are plenty of reasons.
Whats with vacation? E.g. when I go for two weeks out of my Wifi area?
Will it go online then or wait until I'm in Wifi again?
Btw: In my area there is only Edge available, so even if I wanted I can not use it as it was intended to!
Dennis
If you switch off mobile internet, it won't go online via the a cellular network.
If you want to be really, really, sure that it will never go online via cellular, you can delete the APN (i.e. you are worried you or someone else will turn on mobile internet accidentally).
Regards,
Dave
OK, that is a good idea.
I made that with my very old phone i bought 2003. There you had the option to set more than one APN profile. So i made up an empty one and made it the default one.
So I could switch to the real on in case I really need it.
Maybe you can tell my how to do this in android if you have time?
But thanks so far for your help.
Dennis
You can add the APN in the Phone settings. Not that different from WM
But I only use the Internet connection switch on my desktop.
I can simply switch it off and the phone will never connect to internet via GSM.
Unless someone messes with your phone and turns it on again it is a 100% guarantee that it will never connect via GSM.
I don't bother with APN anymore.

[Q] Portable Wi-Fi hotspot After OTA

So i am a little confused... I just got the latest OTA and now i have an option under settings-->Wireless & networks called Tethering & portable hotspot and from the looks of it i can use my phone as a wi-fi hotspot and i do not have root. So can we now use this feature with no additional cost to our plans? How does this fit into t-mobile releasing new wi-fi tethering plans starting at $15 a month.
I just got the update too. USB tethering works fine, and to my surprise, so does the hotspot. I say surprise because I have not added the $15.00 plan to my account. The only thing is there is no direct shortcut available so i used Anycut to make one.
not too sure but....
I am very new to these phones in general so I am not too savey from reading other posts it sounded like t-mobile was going to give that feature free at first for a little while until they get it all straightened out. I also read that they would not use the wifi calling as your mins but I see on mine (I just got teh update like in hours ago) that it says wifi calling uses plan mins... which is just fine for me cuz i never go near my mins... so i dnk if that helps but i think for now the tethering is free but they will charge it later... but dont quote me.
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So i am a little confused... I just got the latest OTA and now i have an option under settings-->Wireless & networks called Tethering & portable hotspot and from the looks of it i can use my phone as a wi-fi hotspot and i do not have root. So can we now use this feature with no additional cost to our plans? How does this fit into t-mobile releasing new wi-fi tethering plans starting at $15 a month.
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For them to start charging you they need to have a plan first. But even so, if they ask you to pay up I suggest canceling your current plan without an ETF and signing on for the non-contract plans. You'll save money, get a subsidized phone, and once we have root, you'll have wifi tethering again
I can't get the usb tethering to work. Windows can't find the android phone driver. I've installed the android sdk. Did you do anything special to get the driver?
When I try the hotspot, my computer can connect to the phone but the phone does not get an internet connection.
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I can't get the usb tethering to work. Windows can't find the android phone driver. I've installed the android sdk. Did you do anything special to get the driver?
When I try the hotspot, my computer can connect to the phone but the phone does not get an internet connection.
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My goal is to USB tether my laptop.
I used pdanet successfully before the update just fine but now I have the update and want to try to use the built in usb tethering.
I manually installed the update to the G2 so I had tethering and the wifi hotspot. The wifi hotspot worked awesome with my laptop and I went to try the USB tethering to my desktop, but windows 7 couldnt find the correct driver to use. I hunted around the forums and google'd a few different things, but came up empty. I am wondering if anyone else has found the solution to this yet and could please share.
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and my G2 is running 2.2 build 1.22.531.8
Thanks in advance
i saw the new settings as well but i dont think it will be free... tmo did release (or is going to release) a tethering plan for $15. I've been using wifi calling at home, i checked my usage and is coming under T-Mobile HotSpot--- im under a grandfathered plan
i guess if you are planning to use the hotspot i would be careful not to incur any data fees
FYI
I have just checked my bill... I have used Wifi Hotspot from my G2 and used just over 5GB of data. No charge. I have 4 days left of my bill cycle, will update when my bill comes out.
...one more thing, are all of you not able to use the wifi hotspot settings? I see a lot of people rooting their phones to be able to run a wifi hotspot. If so, why are only a few people able to do this, including myself.
If you need more information on my G2, let me know.
thanks.
When my desire Z had the stock rom it had no problems with wifi or usb tether, so it might be T-Mobile trying to sell their tethering plan with the g2.
True, although I checked with tmobile online and gave them a call and they said they are not charging me extra for me using my WiFi hotspot.

[q] t-mobile dash without wifi

Hello frnds...
i wanna know that is there any T-Mobile dash without wifi ?
i have t-mobile dash.. but there is no wifi in it
i upgrade it from windows 5 to windows 6.5
now there is wifi in connection manager .. but when i turn it on it show :ERROR :
can anybody tell me what is the problem ... is my phone without wifi ?
The German T-Mobile version (called "MDA Mail") does not have WIFI. Not sure about the USA version.
I am sure my device is T-Mobile Dash because I had previously been using wifi, but when upgrade rom WM 6.5 I can not use wifi
I do not speak English poorly, I'm a Vietnamese
Thanks for reading.
From what I have read certainly the British Dash and probably others had the WiFi chip "removed" but this seems like a lot of work to disable WiFi. Seems T-Mobile want the money from everything possible. Of course if you did indeed have it before then that can't be the case with your phone but I can't tell you what is wrong, could be that they have disabled it in the Rom.
The T-Mobile Dash does have WiFi capability.
I ran into a similar problem when I flashed my unit with The Evolution 6.5 ROM.
I could open the Comm. Manager, but any attempt to start WiFi caused a "hang".
A re-flash with the same ROM did not solve the problem.
I eventually flashed NRG's "Rose" v1.4 (WM6.1). WiFi works flawlessly.
I have no idea as to why 6.5 failed in the WiFi department. Perhaps some of the "gurus" can come up with some suggestions'
possible with Wifisychip can make it work
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[Q] portable wifi hotspot disables 3G ?

had the phone over a year now, never had an issue before.
As soon as you turn on the portable wifi hotspot, i loose the 3g/h symbol from the top of the screen and from that no data conectivity?
and as sopon as you turn the wifi hotspot off, it regains an internet conection
Any ideas, ive not installed any apps recently, as far as i can remember?
Do you get an internet connection when another device connects to your phone's wifi hotspot.
If you are able to connect, then it must be working, as it's the 3G signal that the phone uses to connect the wifi to the internet. It might remove the icon, but if you can connect then it's fine.
nope, can conect my ipad to the DHDs hotspot but no internet.
the same for when i turn the hotspot on, cant brouse anything on the phone as no data conection
still not sorted this, anyone else got a aide or something to sort this?
First post (longtime lurker)
I've got the same problem here although this has only started happening in the last couple of days. The phone's data connection is fine until you enable the wifi hotspot at which point the connection is dropped to the phone, connecting any devices to the phone is fine, they get an IP address and can ping the phone directly, but beyond the phone there's nothing.
Rebooting the phone does not help.
The only app I've installed recently is Google Shopper.
Out of curiosity Fil what ROM are you using? I'm on RCMix3d Runny 3.0 which is based on Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.5. I'm looking at switching to an ICS build pretty soon.
It also looks like we're on the same network although I think that's just coincidence.
yep sounds exactly the same issue,
as for rom, still on t-mobiles original 2.50.110.5 Adroid 2.3.3
was thinking of flashing something custom to see if it solved the problem
I've just flashed IceColdSandwich today at work (it's been a slow day!) and you'll be pleased to know that wireless tethering is working again. I'm on the train home as I type this. It's possibly something in the 2.3 image? I can't really say since we both had different ROMs (mine was a Sensation port). It could just be a bad bit of code in the gingerbread OS that produces this bug on rare occasions.
It may have something to do with the fact that T-Mobile and Orange allow you to roam on eachother's networks. Do you have roaming enabled?
To be honest I'm just stabbing wildly at possible causes here and a flash fixed it anyway. I went ICS but I don't think you'd have to go that extreme but flashing a new ROM overwrites whatever it is that caused this in the first place.
I'm just hoping it's fixed in ICS and won't happen again!
cheers, enabled data roaming, and it now works!
Since the issue, my batterys turned to crap! guessing thats the cause constantly jumping networks, and also data speeds have been very poor lately, was ok when just t-mobile, but orange is poor!
Off to the t-mobile foeums to see if its just me, or others!

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