I am sure this has been answered before but it is difficult to search the answer to this since 4G is too short to search. With the Sprint Hotspot, no matter what ROM I flash, 4G always switches off and 3G kicks in when I enable the Sprint hotspot. Is this not a normal function of hotspot? If I paid the 29.99 extra, would I be able to use 4G with it? Or is it just not unlocked 100% and why? Thanks guys. Running Man's warm and rips mode. Nothing else really.
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use Wireless Tether, not sprint hotspot...
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I do, but it isn't the greatest. Has issues when a phone call comes in. Why I am curious about the hotspot. Also like the interface better and trust it more I suppose.
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Caulkin is working it, he has fixed usb tether, 3g Hotspot app, & lots of other little fixes and hacks. Search his profile page for his thread with all the fixes, he is currently working on the fix for 4G in the Hotspot app.
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Thank you for the info, there will be a major donation to whom ever gets 4G hotspot working based on the amount of money they would be saving me.
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I can only connect my itouch thru my phone in 3g. When I switch my evo to 4g itouch won't work. Does anyone have any idea why this is happenning. Cm7 N25 with SZ 0.2.1. Cfs bags wimax gb kernel. Any advise is apppreciated. Thanks guys and keep up the great forums.
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what app are u using for wireless tethering?
The one that is in cm7
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laureano52 said:
I can only connect my itouch thru my phone in 3g. When I switch my evo to 4g itouch won't work. Does anyone have any idea why this is happenning. Cm7 N25 with SZ 0.2.1. Cfs bags wimax gb kernel. Any advise is apppreciated. Thanks guys and keep up the great forums.
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Wireless tether allows 4g tethering. The last few gingerbread roms I've used allowed for the wireless tether app to work just fine, 4g and 3g.
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I tried Wireless thether 2.0.5 pre 7 and did not work at all. App said it was thethering but. Itouch don't recognize it. Maybe I can try another build. My battery life is amazing though with the set up I have now. I guess it comes down to 4g tether or long battery life. duh. Thanks for the reply.
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Wireless tether allows 4g tethering. The last few gingerbread roms I've used allowed for the wireless tether app to work just fine, 4g and 3g.
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+1........This has been my experience, as well. Great speeds, especially via 4G.
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I've been looking through the forums and I've seen a lot of hotspot hacks. Which one should I install through cwm and if I do set my phone as a portable hotspot, will it show up on my Sprint bill and give me the hotspot plan?
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Wireless Tether app is one of the most popular also you don't need to use CWM to install, it can be downloaded right from the Market. The only thing is you need root. I have Sprint and so far they haven't made me pay extra for the tethering.
Go here for 4G Hotspot.
It won't show up your bill as long as you use cm and a hot spot hack
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I been trying to use the Wifi Tether app from market but lately my download speeds are really slow. Even though my phone is pulling like 10mb my computer only pulls like 1-2mb. And my hacked hot spot doesn't even work even though it's supposed to be hacked. Anyone have similar issues?
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Yup -- I have similar experience.
Lol. Thanks for replying. What are we to do .
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Could possibly be the ROM you're using. Need more information on what you're running. Try flashing another ROM
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I honestly believe this is normal behavior. Looks like Sprint had Samsung put a threshold to throttle tethering speeds. I believe that's what caused the whole slow 4g fiasco on previous ICS builds. They didn't properly bake it in. On Gingerbread I would pull 10+ mb while tethering. Now on ICS I barely break 1 Wether it's wifi tether or the the Sprint hotspot. Also after updating my Evo3D to ICS the tethering speeds dropped down too the same as my E4GT. And I actually pay for it on that phone..
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If you're having issues with connection being slowed due to Sprint, check out this step by step video
http://epic4gtouchroot.com/epic-4g-...g-touch-using-msl-and-bypassing-sprint-proxy/
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If you're having issues with connection being slowed due to Sprint, check out this step by step video
http://epic4gtouchroot.com/epic-4g-...g-touch-using-msl-and-bypassing-sprint-proxy/
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That only works for 3g and being that he said his phone is pulling 10mb he's obviously using his 4g connection. Honestly I've done that tweak in the past and my 3g speeds were still crappy. Even worst it broke streaming on certain apps till I reverted back to the Sprint proxy.
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Ugh well this is certainly an issue then if what you say is true. I would like to fully exploit the connection of my phone. Does this happen in cm10? I might give paranoid android or cm10 a go but I've heard the 4g speeds on those are just slow period.
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Could possibly be the ROM you're using. Need more information on what you're running....
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@OP
since you haven't disclosed your setup here is an off the wall suggestion...flash fi25 kernel/modem and test speeds again...
from my experience some ICS kernels/modems can affect 3g/4g speeds
Did you try the WiMax tweaks mentioned in the General forum?
I've tried tethering on all the stock (rooted) ROMs and never get much speed when I turn on 4G. I don't think I've ever gotten over 1Mbps. I've tried the hotspot hack and others. 3G is acceptable for most of my (very limited) tethering needs, so I haven't asked for much help.
For my purposes, 4G on a smartphone is a bit silly since reading forums and RSS feeds doesn't take up much bandwidth. But I would like to tether now and again at higher speeds to download larger files and stream video.
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Did you try the WiMax tweaks mentioned in the General forum?
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Thanks for directing me to that thread. Unfortunately, I'm unable to get my MSL. I installed a terminal emulator and get nothing when I enter getprop ril.MSL. When I put in getprop by itself and scroll through the list, there is no ril.MSL. I've also tried dialing *#RIL#, running an IPC Dump Log, but the View IPC Dump is blank.
I am rooted, btw, on stock FI25 with Agat's recovery.
What am I doing wrong?
EDIT: Okay, first of all, I was able to make the entry changes using shortcut > Activities Nova Launcher > WimaxHiddenMenu > Extensions. Second, I was able to get my MSL by downloading alogcat, going to dialer and entering ##DATA# > Edit > entering random numbers, then filtering alogcat for MSL. Whew! Anyway, still trying to follow all the instructions in that thread.
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I tried settings from the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265990&highlight=wimax thread and it didn't seem to make a positive difference. In fact, I'm having a little trouble with stable connections, so I'll have to try a few different things. Anyway, I'm not optimistic about this helping with tethering. My 4G speeds on my smartphone are terrific! My 4g tethering speeds are...3G-ish.
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I tried settings from the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265990&highlight=wimax thread and it didn't seem to make a positive difference. In fact, I'm having a little trouble with stable connections, so I'll have to try a few different things. Anyway, I'm not optimistic about this helping with tethering. My 4G speeds on my smartphone are terrific! My 4g tethering speeds are...3G-ish.
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Best other suggestions I can give - make sure nothing else is running and if at all possible keep it plugged in and cool when tethering. I don't use it much but I keep it around as a backup in case the main net access goes out.
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Best other suggestions I can give - make sure nothing else is running and if at all possible keep it plugged in and cool when tethering. I don't use it much but I keep it around as a backup in case the main net access goes out.
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Thanks. Should i try water cooling? I don't use it enough to worry, but like piddling with it to get the best performance. If something changes, I'll post about it.
Funny my post got ignored when I tried to give the best feedback based on experience. If you want fast 4g tethering speeds go back to a gingerbread build and you'll be all set. On ICS the kernels are set up to not allow you to go past 1mb while tethering. I guess that was sprints way of cracking down on the free tethering. You get to enjoy it still but at reduced speeds. My Evo3D is also on the same boat after ICS even with a subscription to Sprint hotspot $29.99.. Both phones had great tethering speeds on gingerbread. On that note good luck because you're never going to go above 1mb unless you count the upload speeds.
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RayTrue04 said:
Funny my post got ignored when I tried to give the best feedback based on experience. If you want fast 4g tethering speeds go back to a gingerbread build and you'll be all set. On ICS the kernels are set up to not allow you to go past 1mb while tethering. I guess that was sprints way of cracking down on the free tethering. You get to enjoy it still but at reduced speeds. My Evo3D is also on the same boat after ICS even with a subscription to Sprint hotspot $29.99.. Both phones had great tethering speeds on gingerbread. On that note good luck because you're never going to go above 1mb unless you count the upload speeds.
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Actually, I never got 4G tethering speeds on Gingerbread.
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@OP
since you haven't disclosed your setup here is an off the wall suggestion...flash fi25 kernel/modem and test speeds again...
from my experience some ICS kernels/modems can affect 3g/4g speeds
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I'm on re-calked FI03. FI03 modem and kernel. I have no plans on going back to gb. Ics is too nice. Will try switching roms to see what happens. Thank you all.
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Actually, I never got 4G tethering speeds on Gingerbread.
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I did with no issues. Speedtest on my laptop pulled 8-10mb easily. Hell I even streamed Netflix on my ps3 at full HD. Something I can no longer do
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I don't get what's going on? Are wii talking about tethering with the cord? If so, I've seen some people talking about tethering with their hotspot. So now I'm a bit confused. Are you all using the "Wifi Hotspot Hack" tether?
I don't know what "speed" problems you all are getting. I've been using the Wifi Tether app for quite some time. Most of the time, ROMs don't let you tether 4G using Sprint Hot Spot hack. The hack would only support 3G. So I just use Wifi Tether anyways. I always get good speeds. What's going on?
And I stream Netflix HD on ICS. So I know I'm getting fast speeds. LoL!!
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I don't get what's going on? Are wii talking about tethering with the cord? If so, I've seen some people talking about tethering with their hotspot. So now I'm a bit confused. Are you all using the "Wifi Hotspot Hack" tether?
I don't know what "speed" problems you all are getting. I've been using the Wifi Tether app for quite some time. Most of the time, ROMs don't let you tether 4G using Sprint Hot Spot hack. The hack would only support 3G. So I just use Wifi Tether anyways. I always get good speeds. What's going on?
And I stream Netflix HD on ICS. So I know I'm getting fast speeds. LoL!!
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We're talking about using the phone as a hotspot whether it is with the wifi tether app or the hacked hotspot. Apparently after upgrading to ICS from GB I'm getting throttled data speeds when I use my phone as a hotspot. My phone would pull 10 mbps, but when my computer connects to it is throttled to 2mbps max whether I'm using wifi tether app or the hacked hotspot. What's your setup and what speeds are you getting while tethering?
Hello,
I have been researching about this issue but I haven't found anything that clarify my hypothesis. I am using Samsung GN II from T-Mobile and using T-Mobile LTE network. In certain area, I can accomplish download speed 75 Mbps (I am using speedtest on my phone). While in that area, I decide to tether my phone to my laptop. My phone is rooted and using the stock ROM. I am using Wifi Tether for Root User app to tether.
Here is the problem.
When I tether it to my laptop, I notice the download speed max around 36 Mbps and I never be able to reach 40 Mbps at all.
Question.
Is the tether app not be able to handle the transfer rate faster than 36 Mbps? Some can clarify this?
Any answer would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Try FoxFi from Play Store and see if it works better.
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premiatul said:
Try FoxFi from Play Store and see if it works better.
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Thank you for the reply. I never be able to connect to internet by using FoxFi, so I can't use FoxFi.
Thank you