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First post. So, I have a Evo but I won a iPad (wifi only) online the other day and i'm thinking about keeping it or selling it. I know Sprint has a Hotspot option that you can use on the phone but I don't want to pay $30/month for it which is crazy in my opinion. I downloaded EasyTether off the appstore so I can tether for free which is great on my laptop, but if I keep the iPad and take it around with me i want to be able to get online with it, so it would be great to have the Hotspot functionality on my phone. I know you can activate hotspot functionality by rooting the Evo, but I just updated to 2.2 and as far as I am aware there is no 2.2 root option yet.
So in the meantime I guess I was just wondering if anyone who has a iPad uses the Evo's hotspot functionality. I was also curious in general how it performs over 3G with wifi devices and if there is any option like Easy Tether so you can use hotspot functionality for free until there is a root for 2.2 on Evo?
Thanks for any input/answers and I look forward to contributing to the forums.
If You Root Your Phone You'd Now Be Able To Use Froyo (2.2) With Wireless Tether 2.0.5-pre7 I'm Actually Posting This From My LapTop On Fresh 3.1.0.1 Using The Above Named Wireless Tether.. My Girl's Cousin Has A WiFi Only Ipad And I Was Letting Him Use My Wifi Tether To Connect And It Was Working Flawlessly.. Congrats On Winning The IPad
We took a trip to the mountains a week ago. I used the EVO hotspot utility to connect my laptop and my wife's ipad and my son's ipod touch to the internet all at the same time! Worked like a charm! just remember to change the default setting at set a new SSID and password.
I believe that if you can connect with your laptop you should be able to connect with your iPad. I've always been able to connect with my iPad whether it was adhoc or AP mode.
Well i started paying for the 30 bucks option becuase the free wifi cap my speeds real bad and i was rooted back then but now im stock with rooted icons wierd but dont work but works awsome the hotspot for me i have 3 360 coneected amd 2 ps3 and my msi netbook connected and works bad ass i love it yea some lag but it ok for me
Htc Evil Phone
persibro said:
I believe that if you can connect with your laptop you should be able to connect with your iPad. I've always been able to connect with my iPad whether it was adhoc or AP mode.
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Well, I can connect my Laptop to my Evo via USB using EasyTether Lite so I can get online with my laptop for free but I need free Hotspot functionality so I can use it with my iPad, but idk what I could do since I updated my Evo to 2.2.
I don't know if this will help you but there is a chance you can downgrade your Evo and then root it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715915
hold your ipad differently, or buy a case.
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If You Root Your Phone You'd Now Be Able To Use Froyo (2.2) With Wireless Tether 2.0.5-pre7 I'm Actually Posting This From My LapTop On Fresh 3.1.0.1 Using The Above Named Wireless Tether.. My Girl's Cousin Has A WiFi Only Ipad And I Was Letting Him Use My Wifi Tether To Connect And It Was Working Flawlessly.. Congrats On Winning The IPad
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I find people that type with caps on the first letter of every word to be very annoying. And there's no point.
persibro said:
I believe that if you can connect with your laptop you should be able to connect with your iPad. I've always been able to connect with my iPad whether it was adhoc or AP mode.
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I know that iPods (3rd gen) aren't able to connect to AP networks, since I've hosted from my laptop before and it couldn't see it.
zamardii12 said:
Well, I can connect my Laptop to my Evo via USB using EasyTether Lite so I can get online with my laptop for free but I need free Hotspot functionality so I can use it with my iPad, but idk what I could do since I updated my Evo to 2.2.
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If you want the iPad, keep it. It sound like the iPad can connect to even AP infrastructure networks. Although I'm pretty sure the Hotspot app, and wireless tether, both aren't AP network (although I don't know what it hosts, that's not my area ).
Basically, Hotspot would work if you felt like $30. Otherwise I'd wait for 2.2 to get rooted.
I honestly don't know what I'm saying anymore cause I'm watching tv and writing this. And there's models...
Oops I wasn't aware that EasyTether was done through USB. In that case, since you don't have root and upgraded to 2.2, you can either set up internet sharing on your laptop and connect using adhoc mode, or pay the $30 for the official tethering.
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Oops I wasn't aware that EasyTether was done through USB. In that case, since you don't have root and upgraded to 2.2, you can either set up internet sharing on your laptop and connect using adhoc mode, or pay the $30 for the official tethering.
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or you can pay $0 to root your phone, install any 2.2 ROM, and use android wifi tether.
Froyo (Android 2.2) has Wi-fi Hotspot capability: no need to root
Froyo (Android 2.2) has Wi-fi Hotspot capability: no need to root
Either 1: Open up your Apps page and look for the widget "Wi-Fi Hotspot" (on my Desire it is placed just before the YouTube widget"
or 2: open Settings, Wireless & networks and select "Portable Wi-fi Hotspot"
This has allowed me to connect my iPad via my Desire's data connection.
the desire on official froyo unrooted has a hotspot widget preinstalled as mentioned above.
my friends iphone and laptop spotted it fine. so no reason why an ipad wouldnt find it.
i note that evo can connect to many devices as can be seen from other posts here, but the htc desire has a max limit of 2 devices via the wifi hotspot at a time, although i dont know if you could connect more devices by using usb tether and bluetooth tether at the same time too. you dont need apps from anywhere for wifi or usb tether on 2.2 official version. i dont know if 2.2 allows bluetooth tether but if satnav devices can piggy back to net connection on phones i dont see why tethering cant be done but might be slow. there are apps on cnet for wifi and blueetooth tethering (cnet editor reviewed apps).
I believe the Sprint approved version of Froyo has Android WiFi removed and replaced by their own app.
Now that it's possible to root, I installed wireless-tether 2.0.5-pre9.
My iPad connects, but no Internet access!
Ipad works fine
I use the Wireless Tether with my IPAD all the time works great I am using Fresh 3.3.0.1
Hotspot and wireless tether are both AP, zune hd doesn't do adhoc and i was able to connect to my evo with it
Im looking into purchasing EasyTether Pro for the fact that I can tether to my 360. But I came up with an idea and that's where my question comes in. As a alternative, what if I get a cheap Android phone, no activation, download the app on it, would I be able to connect the phone to my WiFi at home then tether it to my 360 for internet?
I'm not a Mik.....but my EVO is!
Unless you already have an unactivated cell phone, why couldn't you just purchase a wifi adapter for $50? If you do have an unactivated phone, just install the free version to test as an access point. You don't necessarily have to test the 360 connection (only available with the paid EasyTether version) to see if it would theoretically work.
Eventually ill get the real adapter but I can get some cheap Android phones for like $15. I'm looking just for the time being.
I just never used any kind of usb tether before.
I'm not a Mik.....but my EVO is!
According to this link (http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...2862-using-de-activated-droid-ipod-touch.html) deactivated phones should work, but not sure about a fresh phone. If it is a used phone, you should be able to still use as like an ipod touch.
Nice just another way I can screw over Microsoft and support android all at the same time
I'm not a Mik.....but my EVO is!
I have an activated evo and just tested as follows:
1. turned off mobile networks
2. turned on wifi
3. connected via usb to laptop
4. turned on usb tethering
5. let laptop do its thing (setup adapter)
6. tested internet and voila
I am posting this through that tether.
Naturally, I had used the wireless tether (not usb) to access the mobile net, but not go through my local wifi router. I wanted to verify that it worked. I did try to use the wireless tether (link to laptop) WITH the wifi connection (link to wifi router) and it did NOT work. Hope this helps...
TheEdge88 said:
I have an activated evo and just tested as follows:
1. turned off mobile networks
2. turned on wifi
3. connected via usb to laptop
4. turned on usb tethering
5. let laptop do its thing (setup adapter)
6. tested internet and voila
I am posting this through that tether.
Naturally, I had used the wireless tether (not usb) to access the mobile net, but not go through my local wifi router. I wanted to verify that it worked. I did try to use the wireless tether (link to laptop) WITH the wifi connection (link to wifi router) and it did NOT work. Hope this helps...
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So basically the idea won't work because you can't tether through the WiFi, only your mobile data?
I'm not a Mik.....but my EVO is!
Sorry for the confusion. I can connect to my wifi router when using the usb tether connected directly to my laptop. If I disconnect the usb tether and try to do wireless all around, it won't work. In your case, you can't do wireless between the 360 and phone otherwise you could just connect directly to your wifi router.
In your situation, use usb tether to connect the 360 to the phone and then use your wireless connection to connect to the wifi router. You don't even need easytether since the usb tether and wifi are both standard features. If you currently have an evo, you should be able to try it now. I'm not sure about the network drivers for the 360, but you can test it without any cost.
Ahhh ok I got it. I'll defiantly try it after work tonight and post results. I wast sure if the regulations usb tether option would work. I just said EasyTether because it says that you can do it.
I'm not a Mik.....but my EVO is!
The easytether is required only if your phone doesn't have the usb tether app. If you have an evo, usb tether is already available. I did further research and apparently the 360 cannot accommodate the usb drivers required for the network. The only option is to go through the RJ45 and use a laptop/desktop as a bridge. So without a 360 wifi adapter, you would have the following:
360 to laptop/desktop via RJ45 (might need a crossover cable, not a standard RJ45 cable)
laptop/desktop to phone via USB
phone to wifi router via wifi function
(http://phandroid.com/2010/06/28/how-to-tether-your-android-phone-to-connect-to-xbox-live/)
I was able to successfully run through this setup, but seems like a lot of hassle and the throughput/bandwidth is not great. Probably too slow for realtime gaming.
Wow then its really not worth it. I'll just stop being cheap and find a wireless adapter. I guess its the least I can do seeing their so nice to me about my 360 and hast banned me, ha. Thank for the help, I'm on the xda app right now but when I make to the pc ill be sure to hit the thanks button
I'm not a Mik.....but my EVO is!
Hello everyone,
I am currently at work, and they have their always fun hitler-esque blocking procedures on certain websites that shouldn't be blocked. The place I work at has an open Wifi network available to customers that doesn't block anything. So my question is.. Is it possible for me to connect to the Wifi here at work and then tether that connection through USB to the desktop that I'm currently using?
Thanks!
Ricky
Yes..it is possible. But you will need to disconnect the lan cable before you tether and might need to restart the browser on your desktop.
UndeadCircus said:
Hello everyone,
I am currently at work, and they have their always fun hitler-esque blocking procedures on certain websites that shouldn't be blocked. The place I work at has an open Wifi network available to customers that doesn't block anything. So my question is.. Is it possible for me to connect to the Wifi here at work and then tether that connection through USB to the desktop that I'm currently using?
Thanks!
Ricky
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Does your desktop have a wifi card?And you can use your phone as a wifi hotspot,if your rooted.
Will your company be able to tell if you were doing that from a company computer,don't they monitor the pc's,since they block websites from you?
All you have to do is turn on the wifi and connect the phone to the computer with a USB. Don't mount it as a disk drive. Now use a USB tether app from the market and bam!
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Diablo67 said:
Does your desktop have a wifi card?And you can use your phone as a wifi hotspot,if your rooted.
Will your company be able to tell if you were doing that from a company computer,don't they monitor the pc's,since they block websites from you?
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not particularly but could be
anyways yes the evo way costs nothing but you could also maybe pick up a usb dongle? basically the same idea and doesnt tie up your phone just a thought
heh dongle
You can share the WiFi signal via USB. I have used PDANet before and it works fine, however, I have only used it with 3G. I am not sure if it will work with WiFi signal. Also, it entails having the PDANet software installed on the PC, which I am assuming is not a possibilty due to possible restrictions (seeing that youa re being restricted as it is). Doing a "usb tether" search on the market may provide other apps that may allow you to tether via USB without the need of having an application istalled on the PC as well.
Is there a way to use the One X as a router?
One X connected to internet via Internet Pass-Through and the open Hotspot (without 3G connection).
Why I want this?
I have a PC with wired connection and no Wi-Fi (router is dead somehow) and untill I'll have another router I only have one outcoming internet connection and three computers...
two words wifi hotspot ^^
LoL I'm not dumb...
It doesnt work, thats why I have posted that question...
I think there is an option for USB pass through on CM. Not so sure about on a Sense based rom, though?
Just connect USB and where it say charge only or mass storage there's a option for internet pass through you carnt use WiFi and WiFi hotspot at the same time
Skydragon team
Again, I'm asking if its possible to use internet pass through and then transmit it via Hotspot.
Yes you can.
With the default Hotspot and HTC's internet pass through?
Tried twice and it didn't work.
Like I said you can do it with USB but not hotspot if you use hotspot it will use 3g and you carnt connect to WiFi using WiFi hotspot but if you connect USB there's a option to use internet pass through wich will allow you to use you phone like a WiFi dongul
Skydragon team
OK I understand that is isn't possible as none of you got the idea of what I'm saying xD
Thanks for the comments and the will to help anyway, guess I should just buy a router...
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Sorry, I'm mistaken. What DOES work is turning WiFi on the phone, then connecting the phone in Tether mode. Wouldn't really help you though cos it's the opposite of what you need >.<
I have a zenfone 3 phone, and if I am connected to wifi and then tether via USB, my desktop PC gets the internet from the wifi via my phone (I can turn my phone data off).
However, with the PAD III, it seems my PC does not get the wifi connection and takes the data directly. I even turned off data only and left wifi on, but then my PC has no internet access. Anyone knows of any way to get the PAD III use the wifi when it tethers my PC desktop?