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ridiculously slow 4G WIFI tethering!

When I measured speed from speedest.net app on my evo with 4g on, I get between 3-4 mbps download speed - and web sites and such load very fast. But when I tether my evo with 4g on and measure the speed on my laptop, I get barely 0.2-0.3 mbps download - and watching streaming content of the laptop is useless - all it does is buffer forever.
Anyone know how to make this work?
Thanks!

No one has a clue?

What tether?
Via EVO on XDA app...

I am speaking about the wireless tether app

The latest version?...ie, one off market?
Via EVO on XDA app...

I am using "2.0.5 pre 8" which came with Fresh 3.2.0.0

I'm using 2.0.5 Pre 9 and with 4G am not really doing any better than you...then again, on the phone it's slow as crap, too.
I don't think it's your wifi tether...i think it's the app giving you false readings. I used to use usb tether (before EViO went to a kernel that wouldn't support it) and the speeds weren't any better.
You can see if it works on your kernel and verify wired vs. wireless speeds...

Bumping because of the same issue
I get 8 to 10 mbit consistantly on my 4G on my speedtest app and transfer speeds when downloading files on to my phone.
However, with Wifi tether I can't get any higher then roughly 1.5 mbps on my laptop. I've tried different channels, different security settings, no security at all... etc.
I do suspect it's a software limitation because the app itself is meant to tether 1x/3g speeds, and 3G itself i'd say averages between 500kbit to 1.5mbit download speeds(I'm talking roughly... could be faster or slower).
So my guess is the developers haven't bothered with the coding to make it work well with faster connections. There's no reason it should be a hardware limitation because our wireless chips are G and N compatible. I've gotten speeds around 17mbps up and down on wifi on my evo.

I think you may be right, as I'm starting to hear from quite a few people that are thinking the same thing. Everyone has crazy speeds with the SpeedTest App, then are lucky to hit 1meg with the computer.
Can someone with the "correct" kernel test the wired tether speeds???
EDIT: Just tried Calk's EViO Beta which worked with wired tether and the speed is just as slow.
The question now is, does the Sprint HotSpot tether at 4G speeds? As I said before, Calk released a framework flash that allows the use of the HotSpot without it on your plan, but it won't work (for anyone) on 4G, and automatically kicks down to 3G...

Fixed the 4G issue!
This was posted by creator of wifi-tether as a possible fix, I tried it and it fixed our issue. I now get full 8mbps download via wifi tether.
To make sure things go smooth, I would make sure wifi tether is NOT running in the background
Go into terminal on phone or adb via computer:
adb shell
su
rm /data/data/android.tether/bin/fixroute.sh
Not sure why this fixes it, but not complaining

bigblueshock said:
This was posted by creator of wifi-tether as a possible fix,
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Thanks for sharing!

Deleting fixroute.sh mad wireless tether lose my internet connection after about 30 seconds. Did he have an updated script?

I had a similar problem. Fixed it by setting my setcpu profile to performance for the time I was tethering.

topdawgn8 said:
Deleting fixroute.sh mad wireless tether lose my internet connection after about 30 seconds. Did he have an updated script?
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Didn't work for me either...
Via EVO on XDA app...

FWIW, WiFi Tether on my Hero would download at 100-120KB/s all day long...on 3G...Possible EVO issue???

Worked for me!
awenthol said:
I'm using 2.0.5 Pre 9 and with 4G am not really doing any better than you...then again, on the phone it's slow as crap, too.
I don't think it's your wifi tether...i think it's the app giving you false readings. I used to use usb tether (before EViO went to a kernel that wouldn't support it) and the speeds weren't any better.
You can see if it works on your kernel and verify wired vs. wireless speeds...
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I downgraded back to 2.0.5 Pre 7 and getting good speeds now! Also added benefit is cpu running cooler.

mtfpcmike said:
I downgraded back to 2.0.5 Pre 7 and getting good speeds now! Also added benefit is cpu running cooler.
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Can you upload the .apk?

glad to hear the developer is working on the issue.
anyone hear of a work around for devices that can not connect to an "ad-hoc" wifi hotspot?
PS3 will not see an "ad-hoc" wifi!

Dan330 said:
glad to hear the developer is working on the issue.
anyone hear of a work around for devices that can not connect to an "ad-hoc" wifi hotspot?
PS3 will not see an "ad-hoc" wifi!
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the latest wifi tether supports infrastructure.
ps3 can detect it.

n1co35 said:
the latest wifi tether supports infrastructure.
ps3 can detect it.
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please elaborate on this...
which version? and how do I set it up?

Wifi tether works only on 3g, not 4g?

I've tried many times using the wifi tether app, to tether my 4G connection. It tethers 3G just fine, but if I turn off mobile connection, and turn on 4G, then when i wifi tether, i get no internet access. If I leave on mobile network and 4G then I get internet but its only 3G speed (~1.5-2.0 megabit). My 4G gets 8Mbit, so it would be nice to be able to tether that to my computer. Any ideas why I cant or how to fix it? I am running the Latest Fresh rom, radios, prl, etc.
I had the same problem when I was running the damage control rom with the older radios and kernel... i have never been able to tether through 4G ...
***Update*** I did some more testing, and it seems that when I have 4g enabled and 3g disabled that I actually am tethering through the 4g wimax, but it is just extremely unpredictable. One minute I can run a speedtest from my tethered device and get 1.5mbit and the next minute run the test and get like .2mbit, and the next minute It has trouble pulling up another site. It's actually much faster and consistent with the 3g.... any ideas what could be causing the 4g to be so crazy over wifi tether??

Maybe try a diff rom? I am using a modded stock rom and I thether my 4g every night at work. I am using the pre 9 tether as well.

lovethyEVO said:
Maybe try a diff rom? I am using a modded stock rom and I thether my 4g every night at work. I am using the pre 9 tether as well.
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I'm not sure, I had been using the DamageControl rom for quiet a while and had this issue, then I just reflashed to the Fresh Rom which is based on the latest sprint rom and I still have the same issue. I also updated all my radios, PRI, kernel, etc with the same result. I am also using pre9 of wifi tether

i have the same issue but things like AIM, google.com, and torrenting work..
Just can't visit any other websites.

***Update*** I did some more testing, and it seems that when I have 4g enabled and 3g disabled that I actually am tethering through the 4g wimax, but it is just extremely unpredictable. One minute I can run a speedtest from my tethered device and get 1.5mbit and the next minute run the test and get like .2mbit, and the next minute It has trouble pulling up another site. It's actually much faster and consistent with the 3g.... any ideas what could be causing the 4g to be so crazy over wifi tether??

wmblalock said:
***Update*** I did some more testing, and it seems that when I have 4g enabled and 3g disabled that I actually am tethering through the 4g wimax, but it is just extremely unpredictable. One minute I can run a speedtest from my tethered device and get 1.5mbit and the next minute run the test and get like .2mbit, and the next minute It has trouble pulling up another site. It's actually much faster and consistent with the 3g.... any ideas what could be causing the 4g to be so crazy over wifi tether??
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It's possible you don't have a consistent signal penetration for your wimax. I have been able to watch youtube in hq on my laptop with evo as the access point.
Try a different location and check what your signal db's are for your wimax signal. That should help you out.

lovethyEVO said:
It's possible you don't have a consistent signal penetration for your wimax. I have been able to watch youtube in hq on my laptop with evo as the access point.
Try a different location and check what your signal db's are for your wimax signal. That should help you out.
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That's not it, I've tried it at many locations with full wimax signal where I get 8-11mbit on my phone and don't get squat on a WiFi tethered device.

wmblalock said:
That's not it, I've tried it at many locations with full wimax signal where I get 8-11mbit on my phone and don't get squat on a WiFi tethered device.
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Then that leaves the device your tethering to. Time to start troubleshooting that one since you seem to have ruled out your wimax and tether connection.

lovethyEVO said:
Then that leaves the device your tethering to. Time to start troubleshooting that one since you seem to have ruled out your wimax and tether connection.
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That's not it either. I've tried numerous devices and they all tether fine with 3g, just horribly with 4g. The problem has to be something with how the wimax modem and WiFi tether program communicate with eachother I would think.

I have the exact same problem with wifi tether (pre 9) and the stock rooted sprint rom. It seems that wifi tether cannot handle the faster speeds reliably. Since this is a big part of what I use the phone for, I am still paying for the sprint hotspot service until I can find a solution. The sprint hotspot is reliable and fast with 4g and 3g using the same laptop so I know that it is not my reception, laptop, etc... I have seen this mentioned on other sites as well but nobody seems to have an answer.

I have seen this issue with my phone and have seen others mention it as well. A new thread like this pops up every few weeks and then fades away.
Anyway, I decided to do a little testing of my own. When the Evo was released back in June with Android 2.1, Sprint apparently rushed it to market and didn't do anything to authenticate 4G tethering. In other words, you can tether using the Sprint app while connected to 4G and it will work whether you pay for it or not if you're using a 2.1 rom. I fired up Fresh 1.01 and the Sprint app and still got the same roughly 1Mbit speeds that I get with Android Wireless Tethering, but speed tests on the phone before and after still averaged 4Mbit+. Based on that, I'm not sure where the limitation is, but I don't think it's the fault of the tethering app itself.
As a side note, you can also verify if you're tethering with 4G or not by making a call with your phone while tethering. If you're still getting data to your computer while on the call, then you're tethering with 4G.

bigblueshock said:
This was posted by creator of wifi-tether as a possible fix, I tried it and it fixed our issue. I now get full 8mbps download via wifi tether.
To make sure things go smooth, I would make sure wifi tether is NOT running in the background
Go into terminal on phone or adb via computer:
adb shell
su
rm /data/data/android.tether/bin/fixroute.sh
Not sure why this fixes it, but not complaining
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Haven't had time to try myself, but it looks promising.

I tried deleting fixroute.sh by doing:
adb shell
su
rm /data/data/android.tether/bin/fixroute.sh
It failed, saying that fixroute.sh does not exist so it couldn't delte it.
I tried it through terminal on my phone, and through the terminal on the pc.
I used the terminal to list (ls) the files in the "android.tether" folder and all it shows is one empty folder called "lib" and that is it!
Why am I missing the "bin" folder, and what does this mean for me trying to fix my 4g tether problem??
Any suggestions??

wmblalock said:
I tried deleting fixroute.sh by doing:
adb shell
su
rm /data/data/android.tether/bin/fixroute.sh
It failed, saying that fixroute.sh does not exist so it couldn't delte it.
I tried it through terminal on my phone, and through the terminal on the pc.
I used the terminal to list (ls) the files in the "android.tether" folder and all it shows is one empty folder called "lib" and that is it!
Why am I missing the "bin" folder, and what does this mean for me trying to fix my 4g tether problem??
Any suggestions??
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see what ls -a /data/data/android.tether gives you. Other than that. i would un-install and re-install.
You should have gotten a crap ton of folders on your first listing. I have:
bin
cache
cnof
databases
files
lib
shared_prefs
var

topdawgn8 said:
see what ls -a /data/data/android.tether gives you. Other than that. i would un-install and re-install.
You should have gotten a crap ton of folders on your first listing. I have:
bin
cache
cnof
databases
files
lib
shared_prefs
var
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All it gives is me is:
. .. lib
So I uninstalled tether and installed the new pre10 tether that was just posted up in the forum and there is no fixroute file and I do have all the other files and folders in my android.tether folder now, but my 4g tethering is still the same as it was before, horribly slow and irratic, less than 1mbit when i am getting 10+mbit on my phone.. any more ideas?

This method worked for me. I am using wifi-tether 2.05pre9
wmblalock said:
I tried deleting fixroute.sh by doing:
adb shell
su
rm /data/data/android.tether/bin/fixroute.sh
It failed, saying that fixroute.sh does not exist so it couldn't delte it.
I tried it through terminal on my phone, and through the terminal on the pc.
I used the terminal to list (ls) the files in the "android.tether" folder and all it shows is one empty folder called "lib" and that is it!
Why am I missing the "bin" folder, and what does this mean for me trying to fix my 4g tether problem??
Any suggestions??
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Didn't work for me at all...using Fresh 3.2 and Wireless Tether 2.05 pre9

danbriggs said:
I have the exact same problem with wifi tether (pre 9) and the stock rooted sprint rom. It seems that wifi tether cannot handle the faster speeds reliably. Since this is a big part of what I use the phone for, I am still paying for the sprint hotspot service until I can find a solution. The sprint hotspot is reliable and fast with 4g and 3g using the same laptop so I know that it is not my reception, laptop, etc... I have seen this mentioned on other sites as well but nobody seems to have an answer.
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I would wait for cm6 version 6.1 I'm on 6.0 and even though I'm on 3g his inbuilt portable wifi hotspots works awesome I had huge problems with the wifi tether app on damage and fresh Rome. Hopefully cm6.1 will have wimax capability.
Cm till I die! Lmao

have you tried tethering via easytether? been using it since pre-root hero and has always worked for me. i only use wired tether anyway. works great on 3g and 4g.

wmblalock said:
All it gives is me is:
. .. lib
So I uninstalled tether and installed the new pre10 tether that was just posted up in the forum and there is no fixroute file and I do have all the other files and folders in my android.tether folder now, but my 4g tethering is still the same as it was before, horribly slow and irratic, less than 1mbit when i am getting 10+mbit on my phone.. any more ideas?
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you have at least run the wifi tether one time!

Halp! Tether problems.

Well.
Rooted/Rom'd/Kernel'd my phone earlier today, went just fine (netarchy 421more beta, ava v10).
Only problem is when i wifi tether, the 3rd party apps won't work. Sprint's hotspot works fine but when i try to connect with barnacle/a couple others it connects, then about 10 seconds after connected i lose internet access, but the wireless signal is still being recieved. I fiddled with settings etc and no luck.
Sprint's stock app works fine, and 3g tether is my primary connection source as i live in the middle of nowhere (good for everything but fps games, 200ping not cool). My connection shows 3 {+/-1} bars most of the time, speeds top out at 200kb/s dl. If i use sprint's hotspot app in my rooted phone do i still have to pay 30$/m for the hotspot service?
i don't recall any outside links in my post. (edit, declares all (at) symbols outside links.)
edit; lack of responses. easier question; Does a rooted phone using sprint's hotspot app still have to pay 30$/mo for use of it?

[Galactus] said:
Well.
Rooted/Rom'd/Kernel'd my phone earlier today, went just fine (netarchy 421more beta, ava v10).
Only problem is when i wifi tether, the 3rd party apps won't work. Sprint's hotspot works fine but when i try to connect with barnacle/a couple others it connects, then about 10 seconds after connected i lose internet access, but the wireless signal is still being recieved. I fiddled with settings etc and no luck.
Sprint's stock app works fine, and 3g tether is my primary connection source as i live in the middle of nowhere (good for everything but fps games, 200ping not cool). My connection shows 3 {+/-1} bars most of the time, speeds top out at 200kb/s dl. If i use sprint's hotspot app in my rooted phone do i still have to pay 30$/m for the hotspot service?
i don't recall any outside links in my post. (edit, declares all (at) symbols outside links.)
edit; lack of responses. easier question; Does a rooted phone using sprint's hotspot app still have to pay 30$/mo for use of it?
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ok, so your using barnacle to do you tethering. Unless sprint hotspot is unlocked with calkuins hack, then yes you will have to pay for the tethering using, i believe it wont work if havent already paid for the feature. I suggest checking back with the Original Poster's ROM thread. Try using wireless tethering! the best out there, try this link
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Note: all the PRE-releases are EXPERIMENTAL, and can cause Fcs (force close) so if you dont feel comfortable with a pre-release, dl a stable set, ex: 2.02 (something like that) give me back results if this works for you bro.

ava v10 came with the latest version of that, i don't understand why it isn't working correctly.
I can connect/recognize but as soon as i try to load a page it goes using that.
That'd be with 100% signal strength + connected and "no internet access"

[Galactus] said:
ava v10 came with the latest version of that, i don't understand why it isn't working correctly.
I can connect/recognize but as soon as i try to load a page it goes using that.
That'd be with 100% signal strength + connected and "no internet access"
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ava 10....haha, ok. The sprint hotspot it hacked. Whatcha do is:
1)activate wireless tethering, and sprint hotspot should activate too.
2)connect to your wireless tethering, not the hotspot,then turn off wireless tethering, and your pc will lose the connection.
3)try turning wireless tethering back on, and connect as fast as possible. It should go through this time. Happens to me and a few others that run roms with calkuin's tether hack.
Report back with result.
if you need more help, you can contact me via Talk. (gmail account)
easier way to communicate.
[email protected]

yeah... that didn't work either, do you know of a way to unlock sprint 3g hotspot/wifi tether without changing to his rom?
otherwise i'll just load his up as i don't really have another option...

[Galactus] said:
yeah... that didn't work either, do you know of a way to unlock sprint 3g hotspot/wifi tether without changing to his rom?
otherwise i'll just load his up as i don't really have another option...
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well lets fix this, you are new right? what kind of rom are you wanting so i can give you the link to a good rom.
Just look for MIUI 11.12 or 11.19
Virus base and Virus Anthrax series
also FRESH
Myn's WARM twopointwo
and another good rom is CM 6.1
last but not least Ultimate Droid

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.

plz help with 4g tethering

Hello,
I have the epic 4g touch rooted with starburst rom. I installed android wifi tether app and I am able to connect to the wifi from laptop, but i cant actually browse to any websites. I can ping from cmd prompt to sites. When I use sprint hotspot everything works fine. Also is there an app that will let me tether at 4g speed?

hshaik1109 said:
Hello,
I have the epic 4g touch rooted with starburst rom. I installed android wifi tether app and I am able to connect to the wifi from laptop, but i cant actually browse to any websites. I can ping from cmd prompt to sites. When I use sprint hotspot everything works fine. Also is there an app that will let me tether at 4g speed?
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Is there a reason why you want to use the wifi-tether app and not the sprint hot-spot?

jasone4gt said:
Is there a reason why you want to use the wifi-tether app and not the sprint hot-spot?
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I wanted to tether at 4g speed, I thought I cant do that with sprint hotspot, also I have the unlimited data plan, but I am not sure if sprint hotspot costs money.

jasone4gt said:
Is there a reason why you want to use the wifi-tether app and not the sprint hot-spot?
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3rd party tethering apps (ie, wifi tether, usb EasyTether, bluetooth tether) are not subjected to the 5GB Hot Spot Sprint limitation. The data used by these apps are seen as "phone data" which is unlimited, whereas Hot Spot data is limited to 5GB with overage charges/fees.
Am I right?
Plus... it's bad enough having the phone run on 4G now you want it to act like a wireless router transmitting over wifi to tether a laptop. HOT HOT HOT
I think 4G tethering is most efficient and "coolest" in temperature over USB Tethering. If you must tether wirelessly, then Bluetooth is probably better than wifi. Not as big of a battery drain.

ctbearz said:
3rd party tethering apps (ie, wifi tether, usb EasyTether, bluetooth tether) are not subjected to the 5GB Hot Spot Sprint limitation. The data used by these apps are seen as "phone data" which is unlimited, whereas Hot Spot data is limited to 5GB with overage charges/fees.
Am I right?
Plus... it's bad enough having the phone run on 4G now you want it to act like a wireless router transmitting over wifi to tether a laptop. HOT HOT HOT
I think 4G tethering is most efficient and "coolest" in temperature over USB Tethering. If you must tether wirelessly, then Bluetooth is probably better than wifi. Not as big of a battery drain.
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hey so i dont have bluetooth on my laptop.. i just use it at work on my laptop to stream music, netflix etc. so which thrid party app would be recommended for 4g. I get great 4g signal at my office. Also i get really really crappy speed with usb tethering like 069 dwn and .65 up

what version of wifi tether are you using?
I'm using v3-beta-6. I can connect using 4g, browsing websites and such. But for some reason, the down steam speeds are capped at ~0.7Mbs when I run a speed test. On my phone, I get 10Mbs down. I know its using 4g because the ping time is much lower and my upload stream is 1.5Mbs.
On 3g, i'm only getting .85 Mbs down and 0.5Mbs up

hshaik1109 said:
hey so i dont have bluetooth on my laptop.. i just use it at work on my laptop to stream music, netflix etc. so which thrid party app would be recommended for 4g. I get great 4g signal at my office. Also i get really really crappy speed with usb tethering like 069 dwn and .65 up
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Easytether app is what I use to tether over uab. works amazingly well with no slow down. I also use wifi tether beta 6 but not very often because it gets hot. Speeds are super fast for me over 4G USB tethering, like 8-10mbps.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

i have the sprint hotspot hack working on my phone. that is the only reason i have root and stuff done to it. have to admit i have not used it yet, but my wifes nook color and my galaxy 10.1 sees it and it works great for the quick test i did.i needed infrastructure and got sick of fighting wifi teather(?)
[ACS][Mod][EK02][EL13][EL26][Deodex][Odex]Hotspot Mod Now With 4G!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394371
works with el29, just follow the download link.
hope this helps

ctbearz said:
Easytether app is what I use to tether over uab. works amazingly well with no slow down. I also use wifi tether beta 6 but not very often because it gets hot. Speeds are super fast for me over 4G USB tethering, like 8-10mbps.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
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ok i am going to try easytether assuming i can get it from market. i tried barnicle tether as well and i get ping replies from lets say google.com. I still cant browse. I just think its so slow the sites times out. I am going to try the easy tether and see how that works.

s9amme said:
what version of wifi tether are you using?
I'm using v3-beta-6. I can connect using 4g, browsing websites and such. But for some reason, the down steam speeds are capped at ~0.7Mbs when I run a speed test. On my phone, I get 10Mbs down. I know its using 4g because the ping time is much lower and my upload stream is 1.5Mbs.
On 3g, i'm only getting .85 Mbs down and 0.5Mbs up
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I have tried 3 of the newest version from their site. All of them I get the same thing. It connects and i can ping and everything but none of the websites open. I tried using sprint hotspot (which only works at 3g) and i get about 1.2 dwn and .7up. I want to get the full 4g speed

hshaik1109 said:
I have tried 3 of the newest version from their site. All of them I get the same thing. It connects and i can ping and everything but none of the websites open. I tried using sprint hotspot (which only works at 3g) and i get about 1.2 dwn and .7up. I want to get the full 4g speed
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I am a little confused because I see the link posted for the 4g hotspot fix which has been out for quite some time now. Also as far as it causing issues with Sprint you can rest assure if that was the case it would be posted all over this community. I am not sure why your phone is not working properly with the wifi tethers but I can assure you that Sprint Hotspot on our phone works quite lovely. Also the data usage restrictions do not apply for phones but for actual Hotspot devices. Please go to the link listed above flash the hotspot mod and enjoy life..... It works I am on it right now....

hshaik1109 said:
ok i am going to try easytether assuming i can get it from market. i tried barnicle tether as well and i get ping replies from lets say google.com. I still cant browse. I just think its so slow the sites times out. I am going to try the easy tether and see how that works.
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I just tried easytether. Installed it from market, followed direction and got it working. I got 8.17mb dwn and 1.34mb up. I am going to keep playing with it. Thanks everyone for helping out appreciate it.

playya said:
I am a little confused because I see the link posted for the 4g hotspot fix which has been out for quite some time now. Also as far as it causing issues with Sprint you can rest assure if that was the case it would be posted all over this community. I am not sure why your phone is not working properly with the wifi tethers but I can assure you that Sprint Hotspot on our phone works quite lovely. Also the data usage restrictions do not apply for phones but for actual Hotspot devices. Please go to the link listed above flash the hotspot mod and enjoy life..... It works I am on it right now....
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Actually the title says "plz help with 4g tethering". I had it working with sprint hotspot as well but not at 4g speed. I had tried other app android wifitether and barnacle with no luck. Thanks to ctbears I got easy tether working with 8mbdwn/1.34 up.

hshaik1109 said:
Actually the title says "plz help with 4g tethering". I had it working with sprint hotspot as well but not at 4g speed. I had tried other app android wifitether and barnacle with no luck. Thanks to ctbears I got easy tether working with 8mbdwn/1.34 up.
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No prob man you got it working so rock on!

hshaik1109 said:
Actually the title says "plz help with 4g tethering". I had it working with sprint hotspot as well but not at 4g speed. I had tried other app android wifitether and barnacle with no luck. Thanks to ctbears I got easy tether working with 8mbdwn/1.34 up.
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you're welcome enjoy your tethering!

hshaik1109 said:
Actually the title says "plz help with 4g tethering". I had it working with sprint hotspot as well but not at 4g speed. I had tried other app android wifitether and barnacle with no luck. Thanks to ctbears I got easy tether working with 8mbdwn/1.34 up.
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I'm not sure what hot spot thread you were in but the hot spot hack works on 3g and 4g. And it reads now with 4g not help with 4g... I've used it on both ek02 and el29 with no issues. I hardly ever use sprints crappy 3g and I'm tethering fine. Also take into consideration the hot spot is infrastructure and can be access by more than just computers unlike the tether apps on the market which all are ad hoc...
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RayTrue04 said:
I'm not sure what hot spot thread you were in but the hot spot hack works on 3g and 4g. And it reads now with 4g not help with 4g... I've used it on both ek02 and el29 with no issues. I hardly ever use sprints crappy 3g and I'm tethering fine. Also take into consideration the hot spot is infrastructure and can be access by more than just computers unlike the tether apps on the market which all are ad hoc...
Edit: I just realized somebody posted the link to the hot spot hack and it clearly says it has 4g. I'm done with this thread... LOL!
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Meant to edit my 1st post and I quoted myself.. Wow I must be smoking some good ish!!!

I have Calk 2.8.1 which supports sprint 4g hotspot. But in reality, I can never get download speed past the 3g speed. Upload is fast but download seems to be capped to 3g speed a confirmed by other users. EasyTether blows them all away with 4g speed of 8-10 Mbps. But of course it is not wireless and does not support infra structure mode.

Here's what I did to get full 4g speed while tethering via wifi..
Go to market and install filter proxy..
Open application, enable it and remember port number (Default is 8000)
Start wifi tethering..
Setup proxy in your browser, point it to your phone's ip address and port 8000 (if you use default)
Do this for http, https and ftp..
And you are all set.. Test your speed.

osva said:
Here's what I did to get full 4g speed while tethering via wifi..
Go to market and install filter proxy..
Open application, enable it and remember port number (Default is 8000)
Start wifi tethering..
Setup proxy in your browser, point it to your phone's ip address and port 8000 (if you use default)
Do this for http, https and ftp..
And you are all set.. Test your speed.
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I can't seem to find the exact app. Will this work with Sprint Hotspot WIFI tethering or just the 4G Android Wifi Tether.
I just tested Android WifiTether 3.1beta 6 and it seems to pass the full 4g speed to connected device. I am losing 10% or less in 5 tests.