I bought the MediaLink device for my HTC One - but notice that sometimes the wifi transmission breaks up. I only have wireless g so I wonder if anyone else has this problem or if a faster wifi would solve the problem.
I don't know exactly how this technology works yet. I believe it uses both dlna and miracast for different purposes. I think if you're using it as dlna, you could benefit from a faster router. But I believe miracast uses wifi direct, which means the router wouldn't matter.
I believe you activate it through miracast by swiping 3 fingers up on the phone, which will share your screen. Otherwise dlna is used if say you're browsing for files through the tv.
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I was really considering buying an Acer Iconia until I used my aunt's. I tried using barnacle on my rooted Droid X2 to get online, but the tablet wouldn't pick it up. I understand that barnacle is an ad-hoc connection, and that there's some threads about enabling ad-hoc or something on this subforum. Is there any way to tether my phone to the tablet? Or is it hopeless? If there is, then I just may buy one.
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Once you get root access, it's actually really easy! It's just copy-and-pasting the file on the link to the location.
...or just use PdaNet Tablet (Beta), free @ the Market.
I've been using "open garden wifi tether" on my phones forever and have never had any connection problems. Its free on the market, I use it in conjunction with "tablet talk" and I just do everything except calling from my tablet.
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I've tethered many devices in the past...iPhones, Android phones, tablets, laptops, PSPs, etc. I'm using OpenGarden and I can tether two different laptops just fine to my Nexus S, but for some reason my A100 CANNOT see the network. No security, broadcasting...even when manually adding the network...am I missing something? The phone and tablet are right next to eachother, and I even tried seperating them to make sure it's not that they're TOO close.
I know I've read the A100 may have weaker wifi than one might hope for, but it works just fine throughout my house to connect to my wifi network - I can't see why it wouldn't see a phone broadcasting right next to it?
And this isn't an AD-HOC connection, so I can't imagine I would need to root the tablet for it to work. Any ideas?
Edit: Nevermind, forgot the phone has a built in tethering app (that I don't like because it lacks Access Control) and that worked just fine, so whatever problem I'm having must be OpenGarden related.
I've been trying to tether my Iconia A100 (not rooted) with my HTC Evo 3D (which is rooted).
I've tried using the Sprint Hotspot and the Android tether. In each case, the tablet sees the connection and seems to connect and it works for a little while, but after a short time even though it seems to be connected, there is no WiFi connectivity.
I just tried PDANet/FoxFi and FoxFi gave a message that the WiFi hot spot isn't supported on HTC phones. I tried the BT tether and again it seemed to connect, but there was almost no connectivity. Same thing happened with OpenGarden (that seemed to allow BT only -- it doesn't do WiFi -- or is that also because of the HTC phone)?
Is there any way to tether the Iconia to this phone without rooting the tablet?
I want to know if I can use a wireless adapter or booster or maybe something I am unaware of to better my range of wifi so I can use wifi from far. Basically at work only half the building has wifi from a hot spot. if there is a device that I could plug into my Xoom or app or whatever it is that would be able to detect wifi from far and be able to use it that would be great. I know the Xoom already has wifi card but I would like a stronger one
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You would probably be better off with a better wifi router at work, or a wifi booster antenna. Your xoom has to be in range of a wifi signal, it can't pull one
I believe a combination of the Alfa AWUS036H adapter, the Xoom microUSB "camera kit" (male micro USB to female USB), a TeamEOS ROM, and the development overlay with the additional modules should work.
However, I may be mistaken, if someone wants to correct me.
That wireless adapter also allows for packet injection, if you know what that is.
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The problem is you need a supplicant to manage connections more complex than wep. The Android supplicant is hard coded to work on wlan0 using the netlink control stack, which none of the dongles use.
So I have a issue, I experience buffering when I try to stream audio via Bluetooth To my Philips fidelio while on wifi. If I turn off Bluetooth the buffering goes away. Can Bluetooth and wifi not be used at the same time? I have a 2.4 ghz wifi router only. Also if I turn off wifi "use 4g" and just use Bluetooth the buffering goes away as well. Does anyone else have this issue?
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This happens on many phones because the wifi and Bluetooth often share the same antenna since space is crucial, both operate in the same general frequency range. Not much you can do I don't think.
I wonder if I got a 2.4 & 5ghz router if that would solve the problem
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i got the same problem: everytime i stream music to my bluetooth headset and leave wifi turned on my nexus looses wifi connection when the screen is turned off.
cds36 said:
I wonder if I got a 2.4 & 5ghz router if that would solve the problem
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That's a great experiment to try. I remember back on my nokia n95 wifi and bt stuttered together cause they shared antenna. But surely 5ghz has a desperate antenna? Curious.
I have the same issue. If I keep the screen on it doesn't buffer. The best solution I have found is to put the phone in clock mode so you don't get screen burn in. I used tasker to setup a profile when the phone is plugged in.
I haven't tried the 5ghz wifi but heard that works. My phone sees my 5ghz router but it won't connect. I tried all the channels but I guess that's a different bug to sort out.
tenny101 said:
I have the same issue. If I keep the screen on it doesn't buffer. The best solution I have found is to put the phone in clock mode so you don't get screen burn in. I used tasker to setup a profile when the phone is plugged in.
I haven't tried the 5ghz wifi but heard that works. My phone sees my 5ghz router but it won't connect. I tried all the channels but I guess that's a different bug to sort out.
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Just tried this and it seems to be working for me as well ... Thanks for your help
Did you try setting your phones wifi to 5ghz only in the advanced setting ?
I think Franco kernel updater has a setting to fix this.
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I've noticed that when streaming video over HDMI with my Bluetooth mouse paired, it sometimes gets choppier than when I turn the mouse off. Similar effect I guess.
If screen on fixes this than that's a different issue than antenna sharing bandwidth problem. Sounds more like the android 4 power reduction bug kicking in throttling the CPU or data or something.
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Just tried this and it seems to be working for me as well ... Thanks for your help
Did you try setting your phones wifi to 5ghz only in the advanced setting ?
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I tried that and it still won't connect although it sees the 5ghz. Not a big deal because the range on my 5ghz sucks anyways, i just wanted to try it and see if it fixed this issue.
I got the Phillips speakers as well. I'm a little disappointed by the slow charge and low speaker volume for the price, but it works.
I did an alternative setup for my dad with a pair of cheap computer speakers from Walmart and Bluetooth dongle from Ebay. I also got a desktop cradle with spare battery slot that does a fast charge. In total it ended up costing a lot less than the Phillips speakers and probably sounds better.
I finally got my Chromecast the other day, and I tried to set it up with my new HTC One. After entering in the wifi password, the screen would eventually read, Chromecast connected to wifi but could not connect to the internet. I am at a University, so I thought that this was the problem, since my school doesn't allow wireless printers. But two of my friends got theirs working on the school wifi by using our school's website to register their Chromecasts MAC address.
I then tried setting up the Chromecast with my Nexus 10, and it worked! The problem is that my HTC One can't find my Chromecast on the network. I feel like the problem has to be with my phone. Any ideas?
My Chromecast works flawlessly with my One. Are you sure both the dongle and your phone are on the same network? Can you cast to it from PC via chrome browser?
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Has anyone tested the TAB PRO to mirror using Chromecast? Can you share the experiences?
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ufx said:
Has anyone tested the TAB PRO to mirror using Chromecast? Can you share the experiences?
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I can use apps like netflix, but i have to be in a valid country to use it. Using vpn will break the connection. For mirroring only possible
If you are rooted. Mine is not (tab pro 8.4 ). In the following link read something about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
I also have a nexus 4 wich works fine mirroring, but vpn breaks the connection again.
A other work arround would be a dwrt router where you change the dns server. Or you could use a pc as hotspot router where all clients
connect to. Maybe its better to use the dongle from samsung or a smart tv easier setup and works for me.
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I can use apps like netflix, but i have to be in a valid country to use it. Using vpn will break the connection. For mirroring only possible
If you are rooted. Mine is not (tab pro 8.4 ). In the following link read something about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
I also have a nexus 4 wich works fine mirroring, but vpn breaks the connection again.
A other work arround would be a dwrt router where you change the dns server. Or you could use a pc as hotspot router where all clients
connect to. Maybe its better to use the dongle from samsung or a smart tv easier setup and works for me.
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Actually instead of VPN I am using Unblock-us in a Linksys router which works fine with Roku and Apple tv or any other device conected to it, but not with Chromecast since they force the use of their own DNS. This is why I was looking at mirroring as an option , but I agree with you that a dongle might be the best option to avoid any lagging or interruptions.
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Actually instead of VPN I am using Unblock-us in a Linksys router which works fine with Roku and Apple tv or any other device conected to it, but not with Chromecast since they force the use of their own DNS. This is why I was looking at mirroring as an option , but I agree with you that a dongle might be the best option to avoid any lagging or interruptions.
Thanks
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I ended up buying a Dongle on Amazon, which is much cheaper than the Samsung, and I dont have to worry about the compatibility with Chromecast. I suppose Sasmung will make Cast Mirroring available to all devices sometime soon
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I used the hack by r3pwn [EXPERIMENTAL] Enable Mirroring from any device and had no issues what-so-ever with my SM-T900 (12.2 Tab Pro).