Anyone gotten wireless tether to work over bluetooth? My computer never recognizes it as being a PAN capable device. How can I manually tell windows 7 to connect as PAN to it when Im running tether?
HTC used a somewhat non-standard Bluetooth stack on the Evo. I don't think it supports Bluetooth PAN. You'd probably have better luck under CyanogenMod 6 if you can put up with some of its other missing features or going with wifi tethering.
I just have issues with WiFi tendering too. It seems to disconnect every few minutes. Was hoping Bluetooth would work. Poo. May have to end up paying for pdanet instead (i need access to https sites).
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I can get the wired usb tether to work fine but it seems to be slower. Using FoxFi but it seems to mess with my phone. I have NEVER gotten wifi tether to work, irregardless of my phone version or rom, so I was wondering what people have installed on both phone and comp that allows it to work. My wireless card enables ad-hoc so that doesn't seem to be the problem. I just want a simple wifi tether, not a hotspot because i don't want others to use it, that's what FoxFi is for when I have guests. I just want to get wifi tether to work to see if it works how I'm hoping it does. Any help is appreciated
Does your computer support Bluetooth? BLuetooth tethering sounds like it more like what you are looking for. I've honestly never heard of a "WiFi" tether outside of the hotspot usage.
My SGS3 doesn't have the option "Bluetooth Tethering" under Settings/More/Tethering and portable hotspot. I've seen numerous posts/videos saying to simply check that box to get bluetooth tethering working. I want to tether my Note8 via bluetooth to my SGS3 i747m.
Is this option disabled by my carrier (Bell)? If so, with a rooted phone, is there an easy way, on the stock rom, to re-enable it?
Tethering is allowed on my plan, Wifi tethering works fine, but I want bluetooth for the power savings and ability to leave it on all the time with minimal hit to my battery life.
I tried FoxFi, and got bluetooth tethering working that way. However, I found that many apps check for wifi/cellular connectivity, and when there is none (since I'm on bluetooth), they complain about having no Internet access and refuse to work, while other apps that don't check work fine. Is this the case with the built-in bluetooth too, or a side-effect of the FoxFi/PDANet Tablet apps doing dirty tricks to make things work?
Hey whatsup guys, I've been trying to deal with this issue since I bought my Nexus 7.
I bought it second hand and the moment I received it and tried to bluetooth tether it to my HTC One M7, the option to check "Use for internet access" just says connecting for half a second and then unchecks...
At first I thought maybe it was software issue (It was stock), so then I flashed CM and PA with the same results. The funny thing is that the bluetooth keyboard works perfectly and sending files also work. It just can't receive files from other phones and bluetooth tether. Could the bluetooth module be broken?
ahh bluetooth!
Kenchinito said:
Hey whatsup guys, I've been trying to deal with this issue since I bought my Nexus 7.
I bought it second hand and the moment I received it and tried to bluetooth tether it to my HTC One M7, the option to check "Use for internet access" just says connecting for half a second and then unchecks...
At first I thought maybe it was software issue (It was stock), so then I flashed CM and PA with the same results. The funny thing is that the bluetooth keyboard works perfectly and sending files also work. It just can't receive files from other phones and bluetooth tether. Could the bluetooth module be broken?
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Okay so i am guessing that the HTC One M7 is the one that is giving your tablet the internet access and your Nexus 7 would be the one sharing the internet access?
Well there is a couple of things we can do...
First off does your wireless provider support native bluetooth tethering? Is there an option on your phone that says "bluetooth tethering". If your wireless provider does not support bluetooth tethering then you are going to have to use 3rd-party apps.
I would suggest you look into "easy tether" from the google play store.
You would need to download Easy Tether Lite from the play store on your phone (if your phone is the one providing internet access)
Then you would need to download "easy tether tablet" from the play store and put it on your tablet. Setup easy tether lite on your phone to use bluetooth tethering and then setup easy tether tablet on your nexus tablet to use your phones internet via bluetooth.
When a connection is made you should have internet access...try a web browser to make sure.
However, some internet access will be blocked on easy tether lite, so if you actually can get easy tether to give you internet access i would recommend you purchase easy tether pro which will unblock any internet access restrictions.
Also, why are you interested in bluetooth tethering? A wifi hotspot would be much better and faster! Bluetooth tethering is much much slower so any internet browsing or downloading from the device sharing the internet connection will be much much slower than you are used to.
If your wireless provider does not allow or support hotspots then you can always use apps like "Foxfi" or "PdaNet" to turn your phone into a wifi hotspot.
I hope this has been helpful...let me know how it worked for you.
-droidshadow
Good afternoon,
(Before we begin, I have searched the forum (and the Googles) and found no answers. While this doesn't mean I'm perfect at searching, if anyone can find this quickly, I'd still appreciate being pointed in the right direction. And all snarky comments will be accepted with a grimace and some self-deprecating humor at my expense).
Does anyone know a work around or a way to enable bluetooth tethering on SM-N975U from ATT? We have the unlimted elite plan with 30 GB hotspots enabled on each of our 6 lines, but for some reason ATT decided to neuter how I choose to connect my hotspots. I called and complained, got bumped up to tier 3 support and no one feels like helping. You would think paying $450 a month for service and phones would warrant at least a solution but no, they said suck it.
I have an android auto radio in my truck and I just want to get into the car, and drive, not have to stop, pull out my phone, turn on the hotspot and wait. Is that so [email protected] much to ask ATT???
Anyways, anyone have a solution for this besides using an NFC tag stuck somewhere in my truck, buying a new phone or getting a dedicated hotspot?
Thanks!!
Chad
You mean wifi tethering? That's how you tether it to other phones and computers.
You need a password from AT&T to set it up.
Pretty straight forward even with older laptops and phones.
Once done it works pretty well.
blackhawk said:
You mean wifi tethering? That's how you tether it to other phones and computers.
You need a password from AT&T to set it up.
Pretty straight forward even with older laptops and phones.
Once done it works pretty well.
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Not quite, bluetooth tethering is an android feature where when your device connects via bluetooth to certain devices it enables the mobile hotspot on your phone. ATT has removed that option from the mobile hotspot function on our devices. I can still use my Note as a hotspot for my car's head unit, but i have to open the phone and turn mobile hotspot on in order to connect.
It's just an inconvenience, but it doesn't make any sense because I'm already paying for the feature (Mobile Hotspot). Why are they limiting on how I turn the [email protected] thing on???
https://support.google.com/android/answer/9059108?hl=en
"Tether by Bluetooth
1. Pair your phone with the other device.
2. Set up the other device's network connection with Bluetooth.
3. On your phone, swipe down from the top of the screen.
4. Touch and hold Hotspot Wi-Fi hotspot.
5. Turn on Bluetooth tethering."
This isn't supported on ATT's version of the Note 10 Plus
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Not quite, bluetooth tethering is an android feature where when your device connects via bluetooth to certain devices it enables the mobile hotspot on your phone. ATT has removed that option from the mobile hotspot function on our devices. I can still use my Note as a hotspot for my car's head unit, but i have to open the phone and turn mobile hotspot on in order to connect.
It's just an inconvenience, but it doesn't make any sense because I'm already paying for the feature (Mobile Hotspot). Why are they limiting on how I turn the [email protected] thing on???
https://support.google.com/android/answer/9059108?hl=en
"Tether by Bluetooth
1. Pair your phone with the other device.
2. Set up the other device's network connection with Bluetooth.
3. On your phone, swipe down from the top of the screen.
4. Touch and hold Hotspot Wi-Fi hotspot.
5. Turn on Bluetooth tethering."
This isn't supported on ATT's version of the Note 10 Plus
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Stupid Q, why use it if you can tether using wifi?
Isn't it less secure than wifi?
On my 10+ running on unpatched Pie it certainly is.
It's just called Bluetooth Tethering. You're still tethering through Mobile Hotspot (wifi). It just sees you're connected by Bluetooth to a device you allow to use your mobile hotspot and starts the hotspot automatcially.
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Once you set up wifi tethering it will do the same thing once the device gets in range as long as you leave wifi and the tether enabled.
Yes but the mobile hotspot times out after you're away from the device for so long. That's the beauty of the Bluetooth tether because bt is on all the time.
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Yes but the mobile hotspot times out after you're away from the device for so long. That's the beauty of the Bluetooth tether because bt is on all the time.
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Mine would reaquire within a few seconds unless I powered down one or turned off wifi.
That said AT&T is a pain, but the other major carriers are worse in many respects.
AT&T actually gives better tech support than their partner, Samsung. Scary.
Anyone else have any thoughts? I'm trying to enable my mobile hotspot automatically when my Note 10+ connects by bluetooth to my truck's android head unit. This way the head unit will have wifi access through my phones mobile hotspot. Bluetooth tethering is how Android accomplishes this but ATT has neutered our UI to remove this feature even though I pay for mobilie hotspot on my account.
Thanks!
I don't use this but can't you get the phone to recognize the truck unit and directly bt link to it?
Example:
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00204703