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How many devices can hook up using the Wifi tethering?

Does the WiFi tethering work the same as the Hotspot?

fechina said:
Does the WiFi tethering work the same as the Hotspot?
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Yep, sure does. I've only had 4 devices connected at once, so I can't say how many it will support, but it worked great on an 8 hour drive to NYC with 4 teenagers in the car.

Cool, Thanks a lot!!! Now I can get rid of that extra $30...LOL

Which program do I need to load from Market for the WiFi Tethering?

Don't get the one from the market. Do a Google search for "Wireless Tether For Root Users" and get the latest version, which I believe is -pre9.

chazglenn3 said:
Don't get the one from the market. Do a Google search for "Wireless Tether For Root Users" and get the latest version, which I believe is -pre9.
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I've got pre8 working and using it to post this reply through my laptop. Is there a big difference between the two versions?

The one from the market didn't work for me either, I googled wtfr and downloaded it right from there site.
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erikivy said:
Yep, sure does. I've only had 4 devices connected at once, so I can't say how many it will support, but it worked great on an 8 hour drive to NYC with 4 teenagers in the car.
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What kinds of speeds were you guys getting because every time i use it i can only get about .5 mbs down?

villalva_evo4g said:
What kinds of speeds were you guys getting because every time i use it i can only get about .5 mbs down?
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I didn't do any kind of speed test on the trip, but when I've tested in the past, the download speeds were almost exactly what they were when tested on the phone itself. That speed, of course, varies quite a bit, but in general it should be nearly as fast as normal speeds on the phone.

[Q] Access Internet Through PC w/G2

So I've been searching around and haven't found much of an answer in regards to G2 and being able to use the computer to access the internet. I know when I was using the Sense Rom, it had the capability of accessing the internet through the USB connection. I currently have CyanogenMod 6.1.1 and was wondering if the capability was still there as I'm currently throttled by T-Mo by torrenting too much. (Should've read more recent info about the throttling defeating method). Any ideas? Any apps or solutions I can use as my work has a fast cable connection and I'd like to use that as opposed to the currently capped speeds of 0.05 Mbps.

Found this doing a quick search.... but you need to use "reverse tether" as your search term.
http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/...verse-tether-getting-internet-your-phone.html

wileykat said:
Found this doing a quick search.... but you need to use "reverse tether" as your search term.
http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/...verse-tether-getting-internet-your-phone.html
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Wonderful! I'm surprised that eluded me, that didn't even cross my mind.
Reverse tether, huh.
Thank you!

Anybody find an alternative for mac? Have been searching, but no succes so far..
Thanks

I actually found this as it applies to USB tethering as I'm just using my work computer:
http://blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html
I believe it works. I'm gonna test it out.

Damn, doesn't seem to want to work with Windows.

Yeah, the only thing that worked was the Sense Rom's internet Passthrough. Other than that, anything with Cyanogen and Windows doesn't seem to want to work. What is in the Sense Rom that's missing from Cyan that makes it capable of doing so?

Just bumping.

Wireless Tether for Epic Advice!

Hey everybody.
I am in need of having my wireless tether run in infrastructure mode instead of adhoc.
I am running a Rooted Epic. Stock ROM/Kernel.
I don't mind flashing kernels if required.
Thank you for your help!!!

Go here: http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...mmary+Uploaded+ReleaseDate+Size+DownloadCount
And choose one of the wifi tether 3.0.0 versions,
I recommend backing apps and info in case something gets corrupted and you may want to get any of the custom kernals in the development section will make it work better.
This ones are experimental so use at ur own risk and always have a backup. They do infrastructure

Thanks for the advice. I downloaded the genocide 1.0 kernel. Installed it.
When I install any of the 3.0 wifi tether apps, the app starts as normal, requests super user request. I grant it. It then vibrates and reboots....
Any thoughts?
Thank you!

mindinfiltrator said:
Thanks for the advice. I downloaded the genocide 1.0 kernel. Installed it.
When I install any of the 3.0 wifi tether apps, the app starts as normal, requests super user request. I grant it. It then vibrates and reboots....
Any thoughts?
Thank you!
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Hmm have you tried any custom roms...
maybe its a stock rom issue..
also did u try pre 11 ?
If you want to dive in to roms, i reccomend Bonsai first choice or Syndicate for second choice.
You may also want to make sure in the wifi settings to select your device in the profile, then select softap in the setup method and enable mss clamping as well as access control
if those settings dont work on stock rom with genocide then i reccomend getting a custom rom, i use pre11 on bonsai no problem.
Also question are u trying to start wifi tether with 4g on?
if so thats the problem and you need to start in 3g then turn on 4g after it started.

Right on! Thank you.
Yes you hit the nail on the head with having 4g on.
Disabled 4g. Connected via wireless tether 3 pre11 bamn online no issues.
Stock ROM / Genocide 1.0 Kernel.
Problem with me and the epic is I get way to involved and find my self wasting hours of time dealing with roms / updates / etc. So I have elected to stay with EC05 + root + Kernel.
Again thank you for your help, being a Network guy I understand what it takes getting good support.
Thank you.

mindinfiltrator said:
Right on! Thank you.
Yes you hit the nail on the head with having 4g on.
Disabled 4g. Connected via wireless tether 3 pre11 bamn online no issues.
Stock ROM / Genocide 1.0 Kernel.
Problem with me and the epic is I get way to involved and find my self wasting hours of time dealing with roms / updates / etc. So I have elected to stay with EC05 + root + Kernel.
Again thank you for your help, being a Network guy I understand what it takes getting good support.
Thank you.
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not a problem, what so ever, just been on these forums and reading a lot since the epic came out so i know my share of stuff.
Oh and im actually going to school working on my network degree

Hello I had a related question: I just rooted my EPIC with the stock filesystem yesterday. This was mainly for tethering my Nook color and I used the 2.5.5 CWM version in the sticky for rooting.
I've tried the 3.0 pre 12 release of wifi tether. Following are the problems:
1) On enabling Wifi Tethering, I get a message Sprint "Hotspot Connected" in the notification. And if I click on hotspot connected it takes me right to the Sprint Hotspot! Now does this imply that the 3.0 version ACTUALLY uses the Sprint's hotspot service? In which case, I shall have to pay the $30? Can anyone confirm this?
2) I get awful speeds on my 4g. While my phone gives 4-5 meg download, on tethering with wifi tether, I get very low speeds like barely .5 mbps. In fact the 3G is actually faster than 4G using WiFi tether. Any idea what seems to be throttling the 4G speeds? (and yes, I disconnect 4G before tether and then put it back on).
Thanks in advance!

When it says sprint hot spot activated it activated it with out actually authenticating anything as if u look in the sprint hotspots settings u see the checkbox isn't checked to activate it that's is because the wifi tether app by passes the authentication there for it is free as for slow 4g speeds its a know issue on wifi tether and don't think we will see a fix anytime soon so stick with 3g or don't use it also I think some people have better speeds with pre 10 or 11 on 4g I wouldn't know where as I don't have 4g
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant

davidrules7778 said:
When it says sprint hot spot activated it activated it with out actually authenticating anything as if u look in the sprint hotspots settings u see the checkbox isn't checked to activate it that's is because the wifi tether app by passes the authentication there for it is free as for slow 4g speeds its a know issue on wifi tether and don't think we will see a fix anytime soon so stick with 3g or don't use it also I think some people have better speeds with pre 10 or 11 on 4g I wouldn't know where as I don't have 4g
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant
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Thanks for the reply.
So If I understand correctly, you are saying that the Sprint hotspot is activated but NOT authenticated. This means there will NOT be any charges i.e no $29.99 fee. Correct?
As for the 4G speeds, it's a bummer that it's slow on wifi tether. I'm not sure there is a choice of selecting any other program, as it seems that ONLY wifi tether supports infrastructure routing. That said, I'm ok with 3G speeds (better than nothing).
Thanks again for replying promptly. Much appreciated!!

imjimmy said:
Thanks for the reply.
So If I understand correctly, you are saying that the Sprint hotspot is activated but NOT authenticated. This means there will NOT be any charges i.e no $29.99 fee. Correct?
As for the 4G speeds, it's a bummer that it's slow on wifi tether. I'm not sure there is a choice of selecting any other program, as it seems that ONLY wifi tether supports infrastructure routing. That said, I'm ok with 3G speeds (better than nothing).
Thanks again for replying promptly. Much appreciated!!
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not a problem bro and yes no charges as it is bypassing the authentication been using it for awhile and no fees

I'm using the viper rom, and I had the same problem of the wifi forcing closing but it seems to work when I go from wifi to hotspot ( I did for testing pruposes, I need it for work Ideally) but when I'm at work and on a 3g connection even 1x (its an old building) it will feeze crash then reboot, but ill try it again.
Does 4g have to be off for hotspotting to work or just not be connected?
And I work at radioshack. I get an employee discount, and when I was having some problems with an unrelated issue, so I called employee line help and hinted about illegally hotspoting, they said the could detect that and charge me. Should I be worried because I'm on an empolyee line? Or is their threat BS?
Thanks for helping a noob.
-kyle
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ferrariowner123 said:
I'm using the viper rom, and I had the same problem of the wifi forcing closing but it seems to work when I go from wifi to hotspot ( I did for testing pruposes, I need it for work Ideally) but when I'm at work and on a 3g connection even 1x (its an old building) it will feeze crash then reboot, but ill try it again.
Does 4g have to be off for hotspotting to work or just not be connected?
And I work at radioshack. I get an employee discount, and when I was having some problems with an unrelated issue, so I called employee line help and hinted about illegally hotspoting, they said the could detect that and charge me. Should I be worried because I'm on an empolyee line? Or is their threat BS?
Thanks for helping a noob.
-kyle
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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I wouldn't worry about the threat I've been tether since it first came out and I haven't got any warnings bills or anything u should be fine
As for the force closing, what pre version are u using I'm able to tether 1x and 3g on bonsai Tom on pre 11 and this one has been the mist stable for me.
Also try clearing wifi tether data in settings/manage applications/all/wifi tether/clear data
Or uninstall it and reinstall it
Also try other versions maybe u will have better luck with another version.
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant

Sorry I'm a bit of a noob, what do you mean by pre version?
-kyle
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ferrariowner123 said:
Sorry I'm a bit of a noob, what do you mean by pre version?
-kyle
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Pre is the version b4 the final kinda like a beta Goto the site above that I posted and u will see they have 3.0.0 versions that have Pre after showing the latest
Sent from my iPod touch cause epic is bricked or dead

To those not happy with their 4g tethering speeds, I wonder if possibly the root of the cause has something to do with the fact that wifi and 4g will not both enable at the same time (maybe they share some kind of a channel, the same way some devices share irqs, internal laptop devices may share a usb root hub).
In any event, in my experience the wired tether app is MUCH faster on 4G. I want to say I've gotten somewhere between 8-11mbps over USB. Hope this helps someone.

Re-install OEM wifi hotspot app after CM7?

Would like to know if it's possible to reinstall the sprint wifi hotspot app after upgrading to CM7.
I know there is one that it's built in but work pays for the hotspot and I'd like to test and see what the differences are.

If I'm not mistaken the sprint hot spot app only works with sense man not cm7. Try wifi tether from the market.
~ d3rk

dirkyd3rk said:
If I'm not mistaken the sprint hot spot app only works with sense man not cm7. Try wifi tether from the market.
~ d3rk
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Tis correct, but on the other hand, wireless tether won't work on CM7, and if you do use it, you'll have to reboot to get wifi working. He'd have to use barnacle tether, which doesn't tether 4G. If you need to 4G tether, you'd have to flash over to sense to use, or use the native teher or barnacle if on CM7.

teh roxxorz said:
Tis correct, but on the other hand, wireless tether won't work on CM7, and if you do use it, you'll have to reboot to get wifi working. He'd have to use barnacle tether, which doesn't tether 4G. If you need to 4G tether, you'd have to flash over to sense to use, or use the native teher or barnacle if on CM7.
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Ahhh. Got it! No wonder wireless tether never worked(only tried it 3 times). Thanks for your vote back in that other thread, I'd give you a vote as well man. You'd have more of a shot than I would.
~ d3rk

dirkyd3rk said:
Ahhh. Got it! No wonder wireless tether never worked(only tried it 3 times). Thanks for your vote back in that other thread, I'd give you a vote as well man. You'd have more of a shot than I would.
~ d3rk
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Yea, I tried it several times and that was the final break down conclusion; so semi hassle, it is what it is though. And thanks, but you'd have a better shot from being around longer.

teh roxxorz said:
Yea, I tried it several times and that was the final break down conclusion; so semi hassle, it is what it is though. And thanks, but you'd have a better shot from being around longer.
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What's the deal with it? I've seen this asked multiple times. Is it the wireless tether app that's not working or is it the actual rom/kernels?
~ d3rk

dirkyd3rk said:
What's the deal with it? I've seen this asked multiple times. Is it the wireless tether app that's not working or is it the actual rom/kernels?
~ d3rk
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The wireless tether app works, just not on gingerbread. So it'll work on sense roms. And you need a netfiler enabled kernel as well. But on sense, you can use it just fine, on CM7, ect, it hangs on the starting tether, back out, then it starts with errors, then you have to reboot to get your wifi working.

Hum I'm connected with the CM7 tethering app on 4g as I type this now.
It's works perfectly for me.
I wonder if it's due to the fact that I pay for the hotspot service?
I also did the gps And vvm fix.

translux said:
Hum I'm connected with the CM7 tethering app on 4g as I type this now.
It's works perfectly for me.
I wonder if it's due to the fact that I pay for the hotspot service?
I also did the gps And vvm fix.
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What I think is going on is, it says you're connected to "4G" but when you run a speed test it doesn't get 4G speeds that it would on your actual phone. Its been a debate for a while now. That's what people mean when they say 4G tethering doesn't work. You should speed test 4G while tethered, the test it on phone only.
~ d3rk

dirkyd3rk said:
What I think is going on is, it says you're connected to "4G" but when you run a speed test it doesn't get 4G speeds that it would on your actual phone. Its been a debate for a while now. That's what people mean when they say 4G tethering doesn't work. You should speed test 4G while tethered, the test it on phone only.
~ d3rk
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That's correct, you can be on 4G, but it'll only tether 3G speeds.
I've tested it myself.

Speed test using same app and same pop EVO is the hotspot IPad is client
EVO 3.80 Mbps down 1.18 Mbps up
iPad 4.0-2.8 Mbps down 1.00 Mbps up
Also no issue with using wifi after tethering.

Nat3 ps3,help pls or advice

Im useing the epic 4g touch, I'm rooted on the strongsteve rom. BTW,this rom is freaking sic man,I LOVE,this rom!!!!! Formally the new senzesation wich was very neat and fast.
Any how,im tryin to hook up a ps3 and the strongsteve rom does have the hotspot hack.so it works great. Im getting a nat3 and it wont let me play with other people. HOW can i get to nat2? Has anyone found a way around this? Ive searched high and low. To no avail. Look at my post count. I found out how to root and flash just from reading this site and acs. So i do my homework before i post. Thanx in advance guys

Nat 3 refers to Wireless with a bad connection.
I'd recommend getting Wireless tether and not using the sprint hotspot hack. I believe wireless tether is in the market, but if it's not you can easily find an APK.
Also, I'm not accusing you in anyway, shape, or form. But a lot of idiots can root their phone (I'm not calling you dumb or anything),, and never stop bugging rom devs.
/rant

Tried static IP address on ps3? Maybe the limited connection is DNS issue.

harley1rocker said:
Im useing the epic 4g touch, I'm rooted on the strongsteve rom. BTW,this rom is freaking sic man,I LOVE,this rom!!!!! Formally the new senzesation wich was very neat and fast.
Any how,im tryin to hook up a ps3 and the strongsteve rom does have the hotspot hack.so it works great. Im getting a nat3 and it wont let me play with other people. HOW can i get to nat2? Has anyone found a way around this? Ive searched high and low. To no avail. Look at my post count. I found out how to root and flash just from reading this site and acs. So i do my homework before i post. Thanx in advance guys
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I do not use a custom rom. I'm rooted with stock EL29, and Rouge recovery. I also have the ACS AIO mod isntalled (which includes Sprint hotspot mod). I've used this to tether to my laptop and share connection to my Xbox, without any NAT issues.
I'd imagine if that method works for me, then the same setup (minus the laptop as a bridge) would work even better for you on the PS3.

piexil said:
Nat 3 refers to Wireless with a bad connection.
I'd recommend getting Wireless tether and not using the sprint hotspot hack. I believe wireless tether is in the market, but if it's not you can easily find an APK.
Also, I'm not accusing you in anyway, shape, or form. But a lot of idiots can root their phone (I'm not calling you dumb or anything),, and never stop bugging rom devs.
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Why would u add that? "any idiot can root a phone" so what if they can? I jus wanna kno how to work around nat3. If you added that because i included all the mods done to my phone,im sure i would hav gotten "we need more info"

harley1rocker said:
Why would u add that? "any idiot can root a phone" so what if they can? I jus wanna kno how to work around nat3. If you added that because i included all the mods done to my phone,im sure i would hav gotten "we need more info"
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Even if you manage to get to NAT2 the ping times are going to be very high - over 100ms, probably around 130ms or higher. If you're fine with say, shooting at someone and finding out they were 10 feet to the right the entire time then go for it. Otherwise get REAL internet.
As said before, try setting a static IP for your PS3 or using the USB tether function, that might get you to NAT2. Also get something like Droidwall and firewall all programs while tethering. Turn off background data and sync also. Lastly, you might try this and see if it helps also. That's all I got.

Yea, good luck playing a high end video game online with your 3g/4g connection.. It works, but lags. As suggested already, use wifi tether or another tether app and use it wired, not the hotspot or wireless tether. And wouldnt recommend online gaming lol unless you want your scores to drop
Sent from my E4GT with MiUi!

KCRic said:
Even if you manage to get to NAT2 the ping times are going to be very high - over 100ms, probably around 130ms or higher. If you're fine with say, shooting at someone and finding out they were 10 feet to the right the entire time then go for it. Otherwise get REAL internet.
As said before, try setting a static IP for your PS3 or using the USB tether function, that might get you to NAT2. Also get something like Droidwall and firewall all programs while tethering. Turn off background data and sync also. Lastly, you might try this and see if it helps also. That's all I got.
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What this guy said is very true. 3G is not good for online gaming, especially when the game is unoptimized and expects a broadband connection. I tried playing Quake 3 on my phone over 3g once. It lagged to all hell. The only way to play was to install the dreamcast dialup optimizations.

This is such a terrible idea lol. "Hey guys I'm gonna go play Gears of War over 3G." Lagfest waiting to happen.

3g sucks for online gaming lol. However I played over 4g before and the connection was pretty stable and playable!
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RayTrue04 said:
3g sucks for online gaming lol. However I played over 4g before and the connection was pretty stable and playable!
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Well a 12mb/s connection ain't no joke. Assuming you can get something like that with wimax.
Sent from my Super Sexy Epic touch.

Yeah I get better internet speeds over WiMax than I do with my :"15mbps" internet at home. Just the ping was way higher, which is really what matters in most online video games.

SuperSwagSauce said:
Well a 12mb/s connection ain't no joke. Assuming you can get something like that with wimax.
Sent from my Super Sexy Epic touch.
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I get 2-3 bars throughout my home on 4g so my speeds are always around 6-12MB/s. I also stream hd fine on my ps3 thru Netflix, Vudu, and Hulu Plus!
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