I just went thru with the root process and my phone is now back on (after a big scare). What is a way that I can see if the root successfully worked? I just tried to hotspot to my computer and it picked up the wifi signal but was local only and would not connect, therefore making me think the root was unsuccessful. I have heard with root on the htc evo that you get the mobile hotspot feature for free. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. thanks a lot
Sprint's mobile hotspot feature will not work for free if you are rooted. You will have to download a wireless tether app to get a free wireless hotspot. Many custom ROMs already include a wireless tether app.
And you probably don't need to start multiple threads with the same issue.
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I'm trying to look for an app I can use to tether my G2 wirelessly to connect to my girlfriends itouch when were not around wifi. Thanks.
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Go to google and type in android wireless tether.apk and download it.it is a simple and very easy to use wifi tether app. You won't find it in the market though. I use wireless tether and it works perfectly
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Is this only for rooted devices? It won't work on the stock G2.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-g2-getting-ota-update-enable-wifi-calling
Pdanet and easy tether you can use for stock G2. To use wireless tether, your g2 needs to be rooted. I forgot to mention that pdanet and easy tether does tethering through usb. So you can't get wifi tether through pda and easy tether. Id recommend rooting. Its simple and easy
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wait till the OTA update...it comes with a Wifi tethering App
hawaiian.monzta said:
Pdanet and easy tether you can use for stock G2. To use wireless tether, your g2 needs to be rooted. I forgot to mention that pdanet and easy tether does tethering through usb. So you can't get wifi tether through pda and easy tether. Id recommend rooting. Its simple and easy
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Go with EasyTether before PDAnet. The speeds I see are twice as fast with EasyTether. PDA net is spendy too. Of course, with certain app markets they are all free.
Isn't tethering part of the 2.2 update? I have it in my nexus one, I am getting the g2 next week though.
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Ssantos6981 said:
Isn't tethering part of the 2.2 update? I have it in my nexus one, I am getting the g2 next week though.
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Unfortunately T-Mobile disabled the tethering. Probably afraid of the usage on there fairly new hspa+ network. Just use visionary app and download wireless tether and you'll be good to go. It is a temporary solution until we get perm root.
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Until the OTA update comes or Root I've been using VISIONary for temp root along with Wireless Tether for Root User. Works like a charm. Two separate apps. Would be nice to see the temp root feature rolled up into the Wireless Tether App.
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I cant figure out how to change the passphrase when I enable encryption.
I tried a simple 8 character - 15 character pass in example, abcde12345.
When my pc asks for network key, I enter that pass and it tries to connect but never does. I tried simple words and still cant get it to enable security.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm running pc winxp pro and g2 root wireless tether.
smthkat789 said:
I cant figure out how to change the passphrase when I enable encryption.
I tried a simple 8 character - 15 character pass in example, abcde12345.
When my pc asks for network key, I enter that pass and it tries to connect but never does. I tried simple words and still cant get it to enable security.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm running pc winxp pro and g2 root wireless tether.
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If you are using wireless tether apk then you dont have to worry about the passphrase. The reason being is cuz in order for a device to connect to your wifi, you have to authorize it (access control) when a device tries to connect, your phone recieves an unauthorized connection from that device. The ONLY way that the device can connect to the wifi even though its an open network, is if you give it access. Try it
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I am using the vision temp. root with the wireless tether apk and it works great, I tell you I really love using the tether with the 4g speeds of the G2 almost as if im on wifi..
I hope I am posting this correctly. If not please forgive me in advance. My Evo (3.7 update) is rooted with Unrevoked and all Superuser permissions are intact. All my "root required" apps work correctly. My problem is that tethering will not stay connected, wired or wirelessly. I can connect and have internet access for about 5 minutes, then I lose internet connectivity although the phone shows still app running. I did not flash any specific roms, only rooted the phone because I'm okay with everything else on the phone. I have tried pdanet, easy tether, barnacle wi fi tether, and plain wifi tether. I have tried tethering different devices and still can stay connected for no more than 5 minutes. I then have to close the tethering app and restart to get another 5 minutes. Did Sprint enable something in 3.7 update that's causing this? I never had this issue on my rooted Hero. And finally, I am not in a 4g area so I'm doing this all 3g. Can anyone please assist me. I was almost tempted to pay the 30 bucks until I came to my senses!
Took the leap 2 days ago and rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch using Odin and the Zedomax v3 kernel. Root went fine and after a short minute I was rooted and installing Titanium Backup Pro, ROM Manager Pro and Wireless Tether For Root Users.
Having (free) wifi tethering is a must for me as I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (wifi version 32GB Grey) and need network access when out abroad and in the car. After installing the app from the market, I promptly opened it up and started tethering with all of the default settings (no encryption, ssid = AndroidTether, access control is disabled). The app shows that tethering is activated with no errors and broadcasting the signal. Now I switch to my SGT10.1 and open up network settings but there is no AndroidTether network seen. I refreshed multiple times and still nothing. So I grabbed a few other wifi devices (laptop, blackberry) and still, no AndroidTether network is seen.
I have checked the in-app Wireless Tether Log and there are no errors or failures. I have tried rebooting the SGSIIE4GT and still have same issues. I flashed back to stock kernel (rooted) and still have the same issues. Then removed root, rooted agin with Odin to Zedomax v3 and still same issues. Went to the distribution page for Wireless Tether and downloaded other beta and prior stable versions of the app and still same issues.
Soooo.... then I thought, maybe the hardware that broadcasts the wifi signal is busted. So I flash back to stock, unroot and go to sprint today. They activated my Sprint Hotspot service and BOOM! Pull out my SGT10.1 and the network is right there. Connect to it and it works just fine.
What is frustrating is my brother bought an SGSIIE4GT as well, we have the same hardware versions and running the same ROM and kernel and he can tether with no problems.
Not sure what could be causing the problems but hope I can get it sorted soon. Would very much appreciate any insight from anyone on new things to try. Anyone even having the same problems?
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My guess it is because the Galaxy Tab doesn't support ad-hoc wifi tethering, which is what the wifi tethering app you're using broadcasts in. Had the same problem when I was trying to use it with my Touchpad. You will need a tethering app that supports infrastructure mode to be able to tether to your tablet.
Fortunately, Necrosan has been able to hack the built in Sprint Hotspot app (that uses infrastructure mode) to get free 3g tethering. That thread is here [HACK] [EG30] Hotspot Hack (3G Only for now)
You will need to be rooted and be using a deodexed EG30 rom, but there a quite a few of those around. I'm using [ACS][Odin]Stock EG30 Deodexed with Root 3.0/Busybox 1.18.4 and it is working great for me. Haven't even had LOS yet.
After you get all this done you should be able to use the Sprint Hotspot app and tether to your Galaxy Tab. Mine has been working great with my Touchpad so far. Hope this helps!
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My brother (as stated above with the same hardware and software) tethers just fine to his SGT10.1 and his iMac....
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To make sure its really broadcasting you should use a laptop or another computer with wifi to look for the SSID. If you see your device then the problem is probably the one stated above. If not, then there is definitely something else wrong
EDIT: just read that you already tried this. Sorry man, don't know what to tell you :/ If the Sprint Hotspot worked then I would just used the hacked version I mentioned previously to avoid paying monthly for it
Thanks for the responses, will give this a go sometime this week. Thanks for your help mate.
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I've found that "Wireless Tether for Root Users" does not work for me on the ET. It acts like it is, but I can never see the SSID.
Try Barnacle Wifi Tether, it is working great for me.
Try this hopefully it works. I am getting my SGII today and this is main reason for rooting...
Does 4g work when you tether?
Dalmus said:
I've found that "Wireless Tether for Root Users" does not work for me on the ET. It acts like it is, but I can never see the SSID.
Try Barnacle Wifi Tether, it is working great for me.
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albe070 said:
Does 4g work when you tether?
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Barnacle did not work for 4g on my Evo so it may not work now. I believe it only handled 3g
So finally rooted my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 phone yesterday, installed Easy Tether for USB tethering and Wifi Tether for Wifi tethering. It would work fine, but T-Mobile would eventually catch it and block the connection.
I then did some research and found out that Titanium Backup Pro allows you to freeze or uninstall apps. I did so and uninstalled the tethering manager. Now both USB and Wifi tether work ONLY on https sites. I still get the T-Mobile page asking me to add the tethering plan with T-Mobile on every non https site like google.com, etc.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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megahead34 said:
So finally rooted my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 phone yesterday, installed Easy Tether for USB tethering and Wifi Tether for Wifi tethering. It would work fine, but T-Mobile would eventually catch it and block the connection.
I then did some research and found out that Titanium Backup Pro allows you to freeze or uninstall apps. I did so and uninstalled the tethering manager. Now both USB and Wifi tether work ONLY on https sites. I still get the T-Mobile page asking me to add the tethering plan with T-Mobile on every non https site like google.com, etc.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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are you using the stock rom? if so maybe you should try one of the rom here first.
No I haven't, will that solve the problem? Any recommendations to which ROM to use?
So I have been rooted and flashing for a little over a year now. I have heard that you can get free wifi and teathering on rooted devices but Idk if it is true or how. If anyone has any information on this plz advise
Well, wifi is always free (on your phone anyways). You just need to connect to wifi access point (ergo home router). Rooting has no effect on this. Years back, most carriers wouldn't let you tether on their plans. Now most allow thethering... if that's the case, again no need for root. If you are on a carrier that doesn't allow tethering (is there any), you just need to root your phone, and download a tethering app from the play store. Bingo Bango.