[Q] Wifi tether working - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

I just rooted my stock droid x 602. It went fine. I had installed wifi tether quite some time ago but never had used it. I used it last night and it worked fine. I did not get a redirect screen or have any problems. I was using my xoom to test the connection. Is that supposed to happen? Am I likely to get a charge on an upcoming bill?
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if your using wifi tether from google then carriers cant bill u unless u go over your data cap.

Only xoom working
Ok, it seems only the xoom is working with wifi tether. When i try to connect with a non Verizon android phone they get the Verizon screen about tethering.
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wireless tether Speed

Question about wireless tether...First off im new to android and have had the G2 for about a week. (i work to much to have taken care of this right away) i rooted using visionary and installed wireless tether. Now the problem...speedtest just on the phone show about 3.8 adverage Mbps but when i use wireless tether says connected at 24Mbps but speed test show only about .75Mbps (speedtest.net) My bars are full and labled "H". I had att and on the nokia n97 when wireless tethered i was getting almost 2Mbps again using speedtest.net. Any ideas why its slow slow when tethered? or how to fix it???? Thanks!
wireless tether app
jstevens74 said:
Question about wireless tether...First off im new to android and have had the G2 for about a week. (i work to much to have taken care of this right away) i rooted using visionary and installed wireless tether. Now the problem...speedtest just on the phone show about 3.8 adverage Mbps but when i use wireless tether says connected at 24Mbps but speed test show only about .75Mbps (speedtest.net) My bars are full and labled "H". I had att and on the nokia n97 when wireless tethered i was getting almost 2Mbps again using speedtest.net. Any ideas why its slow slow when tethered? or how to fix it???? Thanks!
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Just FYI I am using wireless tether 2 0 5 pre15
I also have this problem, it behaves the same way on the g1.
I had this problem since 11/30 and finally its back up to speed today 12/9.
My speeds went down to .10-.40m and pages wouldnt load and had to diagnose connection with IE8. It was horrible and I couldnt figure out why.
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Heres what I did but I dont know which step fixed the wireless tether.
Installed easy tether and pdanet on g2 and pc.
Tethered with each one for several times a day.
I then tethered with the tmobile wireless tether and usb tether.
Again with each one.
Then leave the usb cable attached and dont use the above tether options.
Start wireless tether and speed should be normal.
If speeds are normal then all is fine, if not idk.
smthkat789 said:
I had this problem since 11/30 and finally its back up to speed today 12/9.
My speeds went down to .10-.40m and pages wouldnt load and had to diagnose connection with IE8. It was horrible and I couldnt figure out why.
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Heres what I did but I dont know which step fixed the wireless tether.
Installed easy tether and pdanet on g2 and pc.
Tethered with each one for several times a day.
I then tethered with the tmobile wireless tether and usb tether.
Again with each one.
Then leave the usb cable attached and dont use the above tether options.
Start wireless tether and speed should be normal.
If speeds are normal then all is fine, if not idk.
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Ill give it a shot tonight after work and let you know if it works. Thanks
smthkat789 said:
I had this problem since 11/30 and finally its back up to speed today 12/9.
My speeds went down to .10-.40m and pages wouldnt load and had to diagnose connection with IE8. It was horrible and I couldnt figure out why.
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Heres what I did but I dont know which step fixed the wireless tether.
Installed easy tether and pdanet on g2 and pc.
Tethered with each one for several times a day.
I then tethered with the tmobile wireless tether and usb tether.
Again with each one.
Then leave the usb cable attached and dont use the above tether options.
Start wireless tether and speed should be normal.
If speeds are normal then all is fine, if not idk.
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what kind of speeds are you getting now? FYI I am using Chorme
My avg speeds at home is 3.0-4.0mbps tethered because I only get 2 bars and it jumps from hdspa to umts.
I get this speed using android and tmobile tether.
With easytether and pdanet the speeds go down to 1.0-2.0mbps, dont know why.
I also changed the ssid, dont use android or tether as part of the ssid.
Changed the channel, checked the box for disable wake lock and disable screen lock.
smthkat789 said:
My avg speeds at home is 3.0-4.0mbps tethered because I only get 2 bars and it jumps from hdspa to umts.
I get this speed using android and tmobile tether.
With easytether and pdanet the speeds go down to 1.0-2.0mbps, dont know why.
I also changed the ssid, dont use android or tether as part of the ssid.
Changed the channel, checked the box for disable wake lock and disable screen lock.
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But if you use Tmobile tether don't they charge you and extra $15 a month?
Whats with the 14.99 fee? I tether on my g2 everyday useing wireless hotspot with a WEP key and i get no messages GB this month....no restriction or throttle....
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Check your bill and let me know if u have been charged
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I tried using the tether built in to the phone and your right no data charge. But its freaking slower than Android Tether. Im only getting about .5Mbps. My phone on its own is running over 4Mbps. There has to be a solution to this! AHHH
Ok, I'm trying to figure out the fix, in case it happens again.
Did you try wireless tether on a different pc?
What was your speeds on your pc and other pc using easytether and pdanet?
Did you leave easytether and pdanet software installed on pc and phone?
Did you do a reboot AND not root, then use tmobile wireless and usb tether?
Try running tmobile wireless tether and android wireless together to see which one connects at a faster speed.

Wireless tethering options

I'm picking up the Motorola Xoom Wifi when Sam's Club gets it this month (hopefully), and I'm playing around with my options for wifi tethering on my Evo. I'm running mikfroyo 4.5, and I feel that the hacked sprint hotspot offers the best battery life and internetspeeds, but it doesnt support 4g. Sometimes I'll be in an area where 4g speeds are in excess of 1 megabyte (yes byte) per second and want to take advantage of that. The wireless tether for root users seems to drain and heat up the battery quite a bit and it doesnt seem as fast as the sprint hotspot app. Short of paying sprint an extra 30 bucks a month (at which point I'd rather just activate the xoom under verizon) what do you recommend?
No preferance?
Unfortunately those are pretty much your only options. Easy Tether, Wireless Tether, or the hacked stock tether. There's no way around it, wifi tethering uses a lot of battery. Your phone is using both the 3g/4g radio and the wifi radio.
Now after using unrevoked does the hotspot work or do you have to flash a rom that has the hotspot hacked.
If you are rooted than you can just download wireless tether from the market.
Wireless tether is undoubtedly faster because it supports 4g. I found my phone only really gets too hot whem I download several gigs worth of data. Ive had my phone creep past the 140° f mark, at that point some internal safety thing kicked on and stopped the phone from charging. Phone survived without any notable longterm damage, but it was scary
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Thanx for the info
rmitchell4209 said:
Now after using unrevoked does the hotspot work or do you have to flash a rom that has the hotspot hacked.
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If you stay on the stock rom, you will have to download Wireless Tether. The sprint hotspot only works for free with other custom roms.
sitlet said:
If you stay on the stock rom, you will have to download Wireless Tether. The sprint hotspot only works for free with other custom roms.
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hey im running CM7 nightly and my wifi tether does not work anymore...when i had CM 6.1 it ws workin fine but not anymore...any ideas
weztcoazt said:
hey im running CM7 nightly and my wifi tether does not work anymore...when i had CM 6.1 it ws workin fine but not anymore...any ideas
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It would help if you told us what method you are using to tether. Wireless Tether, stock tether, etc...
It seems to be wireless tether. Its broken for a lot of users on CM7 at this point; I'd recommend using the built in hotspot.

[Q] USB Tethering Question

So I know Sprint has their tethering program built into the phone, but in settings, there is an option to USB Tether, and I was wondering if I will get charged the 29.99 a month like i would if i used the Sprint program to tether. I don't think i will, but i was just wondering before i do it!!
Thanks!!!
attached is a screenshot of what the menu looks like even though i dont have it plugged into my computer
The $30 charge is only for sprint hotspot tethering. I haven't gotten the USB tethering to work for me but since I'm rooted I just use wired tether.
code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/downloads/list
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I'm rooted so I just use Barnacle Wi-Fi tether. Works well enough. Either way though its just 3G.
Does anyone know if the Sprint hotspot use the 4G data connection or is it 3G only?
IA-32e said:
I'm rooted so I just use Barnacle Wi-Fi tether. Works well enough. Either way though its just 3G.
Does anyone know if the Sprint hotspot use the 4G data connection or is it 3G only?
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Sprint hotspot does use the 4G, on my EVO 4G, i am rooted and the build i am running has the hacked version of it in there, 3G and 4G hotspot if you pay for it!!
I figured as much but you never know.
IA-32e said:
I figured as much but you never know.
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I Though the Wifi Tethering App, allowed the 4G/3G tethering without any problems? I've used it like 2 or 3 times, with my Epic 4G, and 4G/3G always have worked. ( I haven't rooted my ET4G phone yet, until there is a known way to go back to fully stock without problems..)

VIPER Rom Tethering Q&A Please

Ok i am having trouble with getting the right tethering app for this rom.I have been searching since the 26th for a tethering app that works right,I have used barnicle,easy tethering(works but not wireless),Wireless Tethering(Saids starting but also logs error)Im needing a wireless tethering app that will actually work like its suppose to because my phone is the only way i can use my internet and me and my wife normally use it on both of our laptops at the same time.Im not A verizon customer.I personally flashed my Dinc 2 to Cricket.I do have a tethering plan but since i flashed from 2.3.3 rom my wireless tethering doesnt work..Barnicle works sometimes but connection speed is 11mbs when stock tethering was running 54mbs...The app is really slow and then when me and my wife gets on from our laptops at the same time it acts like it kicks me or her off to run on just one laptop at a time...Can someone please help???Does anyone know how i can fix this or is there a app that im not finding that actually works like system 3g Hotspot???Thank yall
No network
I flashed this ROM last night and lost any network connection, not sure why, could connect over wifi, I'm hoping thee is a fix for the tethering because I use the phone for internet at work and use Barnacle, which has always worked flawlessly.
Barnacle works fine as far as I can tell. Using it now.
I'm using barnacle as well, but you only get ad-hoc mode. Has anyone had luck with wifi tether or opengarden or any of the other apps? I need to get on my work VPN, but it doesn't connect through ad-hoc, so barnacle is no good for that.

autoprime tether not working anymore......

Ive been using autoprime tether for months now but ever since last week when i try to use my laptop with it, the tmobile website shows up saying i used up my hotspot data. My tablet connects to and works just fine. I was on 10r...now im on 10c and reinstalled primetether but i have the same problem. Could it be tmobile found me?
I started using PDANet for Bluetooth tethering, and it shows as hotspot as well. Not sure why T-Mobile doesn't allow Bluetooth tethering seeing as though it appears they can still meter it.
Yes I am having the same problem. The tethering mod doesn't seem to be working anymore. Does anyone know what's up?

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