I have not seen this for the Incredible II yet. I tried running my PS3 through the wifi connection on the droid and the PS3 keeps signing me out. The PS3 seems to connect to the Incredible II ok and lets me get to a certain point, then all of a sudden the PS3 says that I have been signed out. I can sign back in but in a minute or so I am signed out again. I am not sure what is going on.
Any help would be appreciated.
gaming connections require alot of bandwidth that a 3G tether may not be able to give you. It may just be your PS3 signing you out because theres either not enough Bandwidth or you were pinging too high. this prevents people from lagging all over the place or dropping out mid-game because of an unreliable connection. the 3G hotspot is really more of a "oh crap, i have to download that presentation before the meeting" kinda thing. my only advice to you is to either step up to a 4G LTE hotspot or a wifi router connected to a solid land-line.
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That is what I was afraid of. I wanted to set up the PS3 in my car for my kid for a long drive. I can't afford the 4G hotspot right now. Thanks for the information though.
Gary
Hotbot hack turn your screentimeout to never works for me sometimes I sighn out but it's a data freeze that Verizon needs to fix let me know if you find out how to get pass freezes call Verizon
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That is what I was afraid of. I wanted to set up the PS3 in my car for my kid for a long drive. I can't afford the 4G hotspot right now. Thanks for the information though.
Gary
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wow, kudos for the effort to keep the kid happy, my parents would tell me to get a straw and suck it up!
you may just have to tell your kid to live with a good long single-player game until he gets to where he's going. online-gaming while on-the-move isnt really a feasible concept at this time... atleast not for cheap
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I have a WIFI router up stairs, and a computer down stairs. I also own a laptop (This Computer). The router was for the laptop, then I brought home this computer from my other house.
I want to be able to connect to my phone to the WIFI router (I have done so) It is a secured network currently. But I also want to be able to connect the phone to my computer, using Internet Sharing, 'surf the web' on my computer via my phone without buying some kind of Data plan since I have WIFI.
Drilling holes through the Hard wood floor for an Ethernet cable are not an option
Note: I have searched the forum for several hours and played with GRSP settings myself with no success.
yeah ive tried looking the same a while back..i dont think anyone has developed this yet
WMWifiRouter can do that...
ive tried that..i think..anyone can verify it?
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WMWifiRouter can do that...
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I thought i just made the device a hot spot? I will try this method and post back my results. I will assume my Laptop will pick it up however.
There is a USB to WIFI mode, but I was unable to get this to work correctly.
You want Wi-Fi to USB mode
Yes, I assumed that much, I did notice both being there but was to lazy to point that out. I got it to work, but it is extremely slow because it has to go through the phone.
My alternative was making an ad hoc connection using a crossover cable, but I do not have a crossover cable and I do not have the tools to make one out of one of my four foot Ethernet cables.
Edit: I am curious. Is there another program or way of network mapping to get the same result, 'Wifi to USB', with out having to use the 'paid for program'.
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It appears WMWIFIRouter has a lock on the market for Smartphone users. There's another free program called ICS Control that can be used on PPCs.
WMWIFIRouter works great but the performance on my HTC Excalibur is terrible. I get about 25% of the bandwidth available to other WIFI enabled devices on the network.
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It appears WMWIFIRouter has a lock on the market for Smartphone users. There's another free program called ICS Control that can be used on PPCs.
WMWIFIRouter works great but the performance on my HTC Excalibur is terrible. I get about 25% of the bandwidth available to other WIFI enabled devices on the network.
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I know this post is 6 months old but I have a question.
I've tethered and internet shared with G1 & s620. I've only ever got 10Mbps vs. 100Mbps-comcast. It's the phone that restricts the speed, not the router or the way you have it hooked up, correct ???
I have used WMwifirouter for wifi on my laptop.
I used it on my vox.
The newest version is pretty good. It comes with a 21day or 30 day full function trial. But then you have to buy it.
4/5!
flyboyovyick2k9 said:
I have used WMwifirouter for wifi on my laptop.
I used it on my vox.
The newest version is pretty good. It comes with a 21day or 30 day full function trial. But then you have to buy it.
4/5!
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What's your Mbps ? If it's not faster then 10Mbps then why pay for it when it can be had for free.
Actually googled it. not real expensive, and probably would buy if it increases speed.
Internet sharing still faster (seems to be) and easier than browsing on the phone. Nice to have when you need/want it.
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What's your Mbps ? If it's not faster then 10Mbps then why pay for it when it can be had for free.
Actually googled it. not real expensive, and probably would buy if it increases speed.
Internet sharing still faster (seems to be) and easier than browsing on the phone. Nice to have when you need/want it.
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10Mbps is general connection speed of ur phone with ur PC through USB. It will never increase
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10Mbps is general connection speed of ur phone with ur PC through USB. It will never increase
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Yeah, kinda figured that out. So the question remains......Why pay for it ?
I couldnt find any solution on google except for ping command which sucks..
is there any other fix??
If Desire is unable to wifi tether i might sell it and buy a hero instead.. IM SERIOUS KID!
nexus one unavailable in scandinavia..
"Oh hi people, the radio in my ferarri doesnt work. Other than the known hack, is there any other ways to make it work? If not I might have to sell it and get a renault Clio so I can listen to the radio"
This is basically what you are saying.
Wifi tether doesnt work properly at the minute, and there are no other ways to make it work other than the ping method. Now, you can either wait a couples of weeks for it to be fixed and in the mean while enjoy the awesome phone that is the desire, or you can sell it for another phone that is on the verge of being outdated, just because you want one little feature.
At the end of the day, you are free to make the mistakes you want, but now you at least know that it is in fact a mistake.
Tether it with a usb cable
There's nothing wrong with a Renault clio
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So I just moved to a new apartment and haven't hooked up internet access yet. How realistic would it be for me to avoid getting the usual cable internet setup that people in my area normally get and just use an Evo as the network router for all my devices. My home network includes a few laptops, a desktop, a networked hard drive, and a few old cellphones that I use to connect via wifi to play music and browse internet. Does anyone have real world experience to share about how these types of setups have been working with the Evo's hotspot feature. And is it even possible for me to incorporate my networked hard drive into this kind of network as it is not wifi - only ethernet? How could I get it included? Sorry for such a noob question. I would love to stop giving my money to Time Warner and just have one phone/internet bill to pay.
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Well that depends so much on the coverage of your area. If you don't get 4g coverage in your apartment you would be using 3g for all of your devices and that isn't going to cut it for most people. I mean it is fine for surfing the web but not for something like streaming or gaming. Plus your 3g signal could be week and you wouldn't get very good speeds period. You can check coverage maps but even then you won't know exactly until you test it out yourself....
Definitely doable if you're not a gamer and assuming your signal is strong. Its the latency that kills it for you if you are a gamer.
One of the bigger Qs I wonder about is how hot will the device get when trying to supply other devices with 3g/4g.
I know my current WiMo will over heat when doing wmTorrents and I have to take the back cover off and sit it in front of my fan on my desk at work.
currently im using Touch Pro, and when i do wifi teathering the phone gets so hot that it shuts off charging after about 60mins, and then runs on battery power for another 20 mins or so... hopefully evo will handle the wifi-teather load better that this.
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currently im using Touch Pro, and when i do wifi teathering the phone gets so hot that it shuts off charging after about 60mins, and then runs on battery power for another 20 mins or so... hopefully evo will handle the wifi-teather load better that this.
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Haha I use to turn my touch pro face down and put a glass with ice water on top.
The cool condensation would keep it from overheating and thus ruining my fun.
Ah , the good ol' days. Can anyone tell me why the touch pro could do wifi tethering and not the Evo? Is it android fault or the fault of the phone????
hmm, so this does not sound good. Between possible overheating issues and latency this is not something that most people seem to be excited about doing?
How about the network itself. Does using the Evo as a hotspot allow my laptops to talk to each other via a LAN or does the Evo only share the internet connection with all the connected devices? For example, if I have a hard drive full of music on one computer, can I share that folder and stream it on a second computer if both computers are connected to the Evo?
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Haha I use to turn my touch pro face down and put a glass with ice water on top.
The cool condensation would keep it from overheating and thus ruining my fun.
Ah , the good ol' days. Can anyone tell me why the touch pro could do wifi tethering and not the Evo? Is it android fault or the fault of the phone????
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the evo can do wifi tethering, it's just $30 a month until we get it rooted.
But can he use the phone too?
cmus said:
So I just moved to a new apartment and haven't hooked up internet access yet. How realistic would it be for me to avoid getting the usual cable internet setup that people in my area normally get and just use an Evo as the network router for all my devices. My home network includes a few laptops, a desktop, a networked hard drive, and a few old cellphones that I use to connect via wifi to play music and browse internet. Does anyone have real world experience to share about how these types of setups have been working with the Evo's hotspot feature. And is it even possible for me to incorporate my networked hard drive into this kind of network as it is not wifi - only ethernet? How could I get it included? Sorry for such a noob question. I would love to stop giving my money to Time Warner and just have one phone/internet bill to pay.
Thanks,
cmus
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I'm considering the evo for this very purpose as well, but i am unclear as to whether I would be able to use the phone to make calls at the same time as i am using it as a hotspot. There seems to be a lot of varying opinions on this, does anyone know the real deal?
thanks!
With the over heating issues, again, that why I just pull the battery cover off and sit it on my desk in front of a small 4-5" fan and keep it cool. I have run it for hours that way before as I use wmTorrent.
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I'm considering the evo for this very purpose as well, but i am unclear as to whether I would be able to use the phone to make calls at the same time as i am using it as a hotspot. There seems to be a lot of varying opinions on this, does anyone know the real deal?
thanks!
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as long as you're on a 4G connection it'll work simultaneously. There's a completely separate antenna(e) for 4g, while 3g is on the same antenna as voice calls causing it to drop to 2.5g
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as long as you're on a 4G connection it'll work simultaneously. There's a completely separate antenna(e) for 4g, while 3g is on the same antenna as voice calls causing it to drop to 2.5g
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that was/is my fear.
if i understand your note correctly; if i am on 3g, i will not be able to use voice and data at the same time, thus rendering the hotspot ability much less useful. I was hoping to use this in my car while driving and get rid of my 3g card that i currently use
Is the wifi radio in this phone wireless-N?
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Is the wifi radio in this phone wireless-N?
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No it is not. At least without root it isn't.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/1
Go to step 13 to see what I'm talking about. The chip supposedly is capable of n. Just not right now. Hopefully someone can "unlock" it.
So now that I finally have my phone completely set up and running fast on RvU, I am running a very fast 4g connection in Chicago area and am tempted to tell RCN to shove it (I pay for their 10mbp service and it blows).
Would it be a bad idea to run the 4g tether ragged as an everyday connection?
You might raise some eyebrows if you're consistently hitting your cap. i think for Sprint it's around 5-6gb/mo.
No cap on 4g, use it to your hearts content my friend, make that 10$ we all pay worth it sir!
While there is no cap, do you ever use your connection at home while you're not home, like for downloading torrents? Something to think about if you do since thats obviously not possible if you take your phone with you.
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I have been downloaded dozens of torrents in the past couple weeks, via 3g as I can't get 4g at home. I have had no problems.
I remember a topic in the Sprint Hero forum about people using it for their home internet connection. Some got as high as 250gb a month without any response from Sprint. At least there wasn't a response at the time.
Even though it's unlimited, they can still say that "unlimited" is "within reason" and give ya the boot!
For normal internet use, I would give it a go.
I don't suggest using torrents, but I don't recommend torrents for any internet connection. Too many virus's and it's too easy to trace back to you. The producer of the movie The Hurt Locker is suing more than 5,000 people who downloaded/upload the movie via torrents. Newsgroups FTW!
can the hardware take it? i mean the EVO is slick and all, but it is not built or sold as a router replacement. there is a difference between "a lot of use" and "24x7" use. i'm thinking heat related issues, little parts and gizmo's, etc.
i'd be very sad to see my EVO give off a puff of smoke just after i lob a grenade or engage in some 25man raid. and i'm pretty sure that wouldn't be considered a warranty-able issue.
I don't see why it wouldn't be covered under the warranty, since the phone WAS designed for it! Don't forget, for $30 a month you can turn it into a WiFi router just like you can do when you root it!
So I doubt it's going to overheat, and if it does, it'll shut down before it becomes too hot.
Using it as a router though will definitely eat the battery, so best used plugged in.
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You might raise some eyebrows if you're consistently hitting your cap. i think for Sprint it's around 5-6gb/mo.
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Sprint does have a data cap for your phone, only wireless cards.
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I have been downloaded dozens of torrents in the past couple weeks, via 3g as I can't get 4g at home. I have had no problems.
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I meant, when you leave....you kinda take your phone and your connection with you so you can't just leave it at home to download torrents
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I meant, when you leave....you kinda take your phone and your connection with you so you can't just leave it at home to download torrents
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Sometimes I leave it at home when my girl is home so she has internet. I leave it on overnight for 10 hours each day.
BUMP*** I'd like to hear more about this anyone get the boot for too much data??
anybody have any issues with this? my laptop sees and can use the hotspot but my ipod touch cannot connect to it. also, even with the evo lying right next to the ipod, sometimes it cant even see the connection. i have to move the phone around for it to catch it. i have tried without a passcode and with a passcode. i have been able to detect both (from time to time) but can never connect to it. its getting frustrating.
Also,
my xbox 360 sees my connection and is able to use it but like the ipod, the connection is really crappy and the bars are really low even when the phone is lying next to the wifi antena. any ideas?
anybody have any insight?
Root and use the wireless tether app would be what I'd try.
I know that touch connects to ad-hoc just fine. That is strange though. I'd blame the ipod before blaming the evo.
well im rooted using unrevoked and pretty much anything can see my signal except ipod or other cell phones.
yeah i wish my zune hd would see my wifitether connection too :-(
why arent they seeing these connections. im serious when is say that due to this i may actually return my evo before july 4th....i need wifi and my touch pro 2 was flawless with it.
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why arent they seeing these connections. im serious when is say that due to this i may actually return my evo before july 4th....i need wifi and my touch pro 2 was flawless with it.
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What version of IOS? I have been able to without a problem. You might try resetting wireless on the iPod. Wireless on Apple devices has been a problem. Didn't you see the keynote for iPhone 4? Even Steve Jobs couldn't get it working...
I don't think it has anything to do with the evo. the wireless tether on my g 1 never worked with my zunehd either. although my buddies ipod could connect to it as well as his iphone.
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my daughter has now problem connecting to my evo on her iPod touch. Is your 2gor 3/g?
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yeah i wish my zune hd would see my wifitether connection too :-(
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Freelancerx said:
the wireless tether on my g 1 never worked with my zunehd either
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With the Evo and the Wireless Tether 2.0.5-pre2 & higher builds my zHD can see the tether because it's now AP mode instead of Ad-Hoc. That's why the Wireless Tether app on the G1 & Nexus & other phones don't show on a lot of devices (Wii, PSP, PS3, Zune HD, to name the ones I know for sure), since they don't have AP mode tethering.
Anyway, update your Wifi Tether app if it isn't showing still, because it works fine on my end.
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my daughter has now problem connecting to my evo on her iPod touch. Is your 2gor 3/g?
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to bring this back from the dead...i have the ipod touch 3gs if im not mistaken.