Hi,
I use WMWifiRouter to share the 3G internet on my Hermes on my laptop. The problem I'm facing is, even with the battery fully charged and having the mobile on AC power - the battery runs out by 3 hours at max.
Is this normal behavior? Is the power consumption really that high when using internet (GPRS/HSDPA) and Wifi at the same time?
(my apologies in advance if this has already been answered - i tried the search )
nabeelmoeen said:
Hi,
I use WMWifiRouter to share the 3G internet on my Hermes on my laptop. The problem I'm facing is, even with the battery fully charged and having the mobile on AC power - the battery runs out by 3 hours at max.
Is this normal behavior? Is the power consumption really that high when using internet (GPRS/HSDPA) and Wifi at the same time?
(my apologies in advance if this has already been answered - i tried the search )
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I don't know exact figures, but usually running 3g/HSPDA will drain the battery pretty fast, using WiFi will do the same, both together and I think it could be reasonable to see the phone die after a few hours of constant usage. But, if its plugged into AC power, I don't see why it would drain at all, or at least that fast...I am sure someone with more knowledge than me will chime in as well...
i used to be regular wmwifirouter user with my hermes and i can confirm that battery will jux drain regardless u put it in charge with usb or ac.
if i recall correctly, i think i see it somehere tat hermes has known issue that the charging will stop if it's get overheat and YES when using WIFI & 3G it can fried egg.
anyway, i hv quit wmwifirouter and stick to internet sharing with bt / usb
thanks for your responses... i guess than this is not unexpected.
and yes, it does heat up like anything. Also, sometimes it would stop charging as soon as i launch WMWifiRouter (infact i've noticed this behavior without WMWifi Router too :S) but usually quitting and restarting WMWifirouter or restarting the device fixes it.
The reason I can't use it with BT is that the signals in my room are really low, so i usually leave it in one end of the room where the signals are relatively strong and connect via Wifi
tried an HSDPA router I got from work, that fixes my issues, but I am still evaluating whether its worth it to purchase a router of my own
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Hi there,
I have a new HD and have noticed an annoying problem, although it only happens occasionally. Sometimes opera will grind to a halt. At first I thought the problem was opera but it seems that the wifi connection is being dropped. The icon on the top banner shows that the wifi is connected but it actually isn't. If I turn wifi off and then on again it won't lock on anymore until I soft reset the device.
Is anyone else having similar problems (or ideally know of a fix).
BTW - how do I report these issues to HTC ? Their support forum doesn't seem to invite feedback !
Cheers,
David
I did have a problem with the wifi too, but after changing the power save mode from best battery to mid way solved the problem.
carl
Hope this solves it for you.
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.
i have some problem with my w-lan too...
it works great @ home with my linksys WRT54GL!
but at my girlfriend it nearly didnt work... it connects in 2-3 seconds and show a connection icon but there is no data transfer .. i tested all encrypting types from wep-wpa2 but nothing...
atm i dont really understand whats the problem... i will try some another thinks next time i will be there...
I had the same problem then notice my assigned IP address was .58 on the HD which was above the max number of DHCP users (WRT54G set was up to .50) on my router. So I upped the router +60 and appears to have solved the problem.
I have found that none of my HTC phones connect to my wireless with the setting on best battery, I always turn it right up to best performance and it works fine after that
hhmmm interesting @ ip issue ...
i noticed that my touch hd geht .183 and thats really high because my girlfriend has only 1 laptop and here ip is .10
i will try to activate some mac filters and set fix ip adresses to mac adresses... maybe this helps
thx so far!
ok now i tested alot but cant find the reason why w-lan dont work on the d-link router of my girlfriend but working really great on my linksys WRT54GL...
i tried all encryting types...
dynamic dhcp
static dhcp (mac-address => ip )
different ip ranges ( .10 .40 ... .200 )
also i but the touch hd energie mode to best performance...
cant really understand whats the problem... maybe someone else has found a fix?
Hi guys
I have found that the WiFi on my HD to be round very dissapointing. Read my thread here.
It only ever gord to about 50-70% when I'm standing right beside the router (power usage set to best performance). In weak wifi spots, it barely connects and immediately drops the connection. In my room at college, it refuses to work (power usage set to best performance) - whereas my laptop, my friends laptops and iPhones all work great in the same location.
Someone posted a response in my thread above that they put a really cheap WiFi chip in the phone. For me its a deal breaker. It under performs by about 40% compared to normal devices. - Crap!!!!!! (and we paid a bloddy fortune for this thing).
gt112 said:
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I have found that the WiFi on my HD to be round very dissapointing. Read my thread here.
It only ever gord to about 50-70% when I'm standing right beside the router (power usage set to best performance). In weak wifi spots, it barely connects and immediately drops the connection. In my room at college, it refuses to work (power usage set to best performance) - whereas my laptop, my friends laptops and iPhones all work great in the same location.
Someone posted a response in my thread above that they put a really cheap WiFi chip in the phone. For me its a deal breaker. It under performs by about 40% compared to normal devices. - Crap!!!!!! (and we paid a bloddy fortune for this thing).
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your device is clearly defective. i can browse without problem/conneciton loss from a distance (with 1 wall and 2 doors in between) of 40 feet. however there is a problem (software ?) with the signal strength bar. it shows ALWAYS only 1 bar, altough i stand next to the router. but i dont care ;-)
When I first bought the touch HD I was thinking how good it would be to have this phone while having wifi with the lack of 3g for tmobile in the us, but it turns out that the wifi acutally suck! I have a iPod touch 2g And the wifi works great with blazing speed. I can't seem to detect my wifi at home mean while I'm connected on my wifi with my iPod. I been very disappoint with this phone for simple fact that this phone recieves wifi poorly. Anyone can help me out with this problem would be much appreciated because despite the wifi problem I love the phone cause the 3.8 screen is so damn sexual lol.
I've no such issues!
Try to set wifi power options to performance. Also, Enabling G Mode (with SKTools is one of the ways) helps improve speed.
Thanks for the info but it might be the lack of range of my router cause I have been on my wifi with the phone before but I get disconnected frequently and most the time it doesn't even show up or detect it but I don't have that problem with the iPod. With iPod I seem to get wifi everywhere. I'm starting to believe the iPod is better might sell it and get a iPhone or maybe a hero but don't know if I'm willing to spend 600+ on another phone
Next time put [rant] on the title
My wifi connects well to open, WEP, and WPA connections. I tried numerous access points (at least 30), even 802.11n APs in mixed g mode. It even connects to Apple Airport (802.11g). The connection is stable both on power saving and best performance, but I think I get much better speeds on average with best performance.
Its wifi range is much better than my little HP 613 smartphone, but again worse than my notebook. I get 54Mbit connection with signal quality of about 50% at 10 meters through a wall and then it automatically finds another channel on another AP. It roams (handover) APs better than some Lenovo r61 laptops around!
But I am not satisfied with its speed (even on best performance) - it finishes copying a 700MB file on a 54 Mbit connection in 30-40 minutes using total commander and saving on storage card. That means average speed is around 300-400KB/s - laptop does the same (same AP, same file, same network settings) at 1.6-1.8 MB/s in around 7 minutes.
I also noticed that saving on storage card is slighty faster than into the main memory...
I can't seem to detect my wifi at home mean while I'm connected on my wifi with my iPod.
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Hmm, are you sure that you don't compare two different situations ? Did you also try connecting to Wifi with your iPod while already being connected with your Blackstone ?
My personal experience shows me that the Touch HD seems to have a better radio than the iPhone 3G. Have you upgraded to the latest Blackstone stock ROM and radio available on the HTC website or XDA Devs ? Whether or not the radio also affects Wifi unfortunately I don't know.
Moreover, use WifiMonster to monitor the strength of the signal, it'll help you discover the best spots for using Wifi. I even receive Wifi signals from the neighbors' houses in my own house (not speaking about appartments), of course that always depends on the room !
BTW I'm pretty sure that a Hero won't solve your problem, it's the same old hardware specs as on the Blackstone.
The Wifi on my device works perfectly and i have had no issues at all with signal or quality. I have had more problems with my ipod than the HTC, are you sure its not the WIFI AP you are trying to connect to? Also are you using stock rom or custom?
I'm using the Energy ROM. I'm assume its my wifi signal its very weak and my touch hd cant seem to detect it. With my ipod i shows up and i can connect to it...will updating the radio make a difference?
I came across a startling discovery the other day regarding the Touch HD wifi. I was also having issues at home with weak wifi signal. I didn’t seem to have this problem with public access hot spots.
I have a Logitech wireless mouse connected to my computer and very rarely turn that computer off. I found that when my computer was off I would get a rock solid connection to my home wifi, but when the computer was on it would drop in and out. I narrowed it down to the wireless mouse was interfering with the Touch HD wifi connection.
I tried all different channels on my router, but as long as the Logitech mouse was plugged it I would get wifi dropouts. But as soon as I unplugged the mouse and the radio dongle, I wouldn’t have any problems with the Touch HD wifi.
I can’t comment if this is your issue, but something might be interfering in the 2.4Ghz with wifi.
Guys,
Sometimes even cordless phones, microwaves, etc will interfere with the connection.
Cheers.
As Poison Wolf correctly pointed out, other household items can interfere with the wireless frequency. Try changing the channel that's being used to transmit from your box (This will involve changing some settings on your wireless router so do some research before you fiddle around with it) I have had to do this before and can confirm it can make a massive difference.
ikovac said:
But I am not satisfied with its speed (even on best performance) - it finishes copying a 700MB file on a 54 Mbit connection in 30-40 minutes using total commander and saving on storage card. That means average speed is around 300-400KB/s - laptop does the same (same AP, same file, same network settings) at 1.6-1.8 MB/s in around 7 minutes.
I also noticed that saving on storage card is slighty faster than into the main memory...
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Everybody has this problem because the card seems not capable of more speed.
But it seems nearly nobody cares.
My old thread about his, no answers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524272
str0nz0 said:
Everybody has this problem because the card seems not capable of more speed.
But it seems nearly nobody cares.
My old thread about his, no answers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524272
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Stron,
Hmm, interesting. The only reasoning I can think of is that perhaps there's a limiting factor in order to reduce the heat or something? I don't see why they would cap the speeds.
Cheers.
What if it is capable of connecting at 54 Mbit, but can actually do only 11 Mbit? Nice trick. I hope it is just a bad idea.
just wondering if it would be possible to make this badboy work plugged into the transformer I'm too much of a noob to even try to make it work myself
http://www.novatelwireless.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=170
that link has all the linux installers, as well as source it looks like
Your link is just a page talking about setting up devices in Linux.
However, your subjects mentions a MiFi - since that sets up a wireless hotspot, it will work without any need for the Linux drivers etc referenced on your link.
You should probably be able to use the dock to keep it charged too if necessary, though you'll still be connected to the device via WiFi.
Regards,
Dave
Think of it in the same vein as a wireless router, and you're good to go.
nah, it's got 4 hours battery life, and turns off the wifi when plugged in :-( super lame
dan-htc-touch said:
nah, it's got 4 hours battery life, and turns off the wifi when plugged in :-( super lame
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Does it still turn the WiFi off when plugged into the TF dock? I'd have thought it would just see the TF as a "charger" and thus leave the WiFi on.
Regards,
Dave
nah, it senses something making a data connection, even though there are no drivers and shuts her down. no worries though, I just finished cutting the usb cable it came with and getting rid of the data wires, so now it charges while connected, and keeps the wifi alive. this will do for now, although having two wifi modules and a 3g module all running for data is not going to be happiness for my battery
I have a Huawei MiFi from 3 in the UK. When I originally bought it, it would turn off the wifi when plugged in to a laptop, but there was a subsequent firmware update that "fixed" this issue, so there may well be a firmware update for your Novatel device.
Moot point now though if you cut your cable!
Regards,
Dave
Totally un-scientific test but what I've found is that WiFi is the biggest drain on the phone and in particular WiFi N usage.
Tests over 3 nights (left over night same apps running each night)
1st night Connected via WiFi N connection - lost 40% battery in 7 hours
2nd night Connected via WiFi G connection - lost 15% battery in 7 hours
3rd night Connected via 3G/HSPDA - lost 8% battery in 7 hours
Charging the battery also takes twice as long when connected to WiFi N
Don't know if this is a bug or the power requirements of WiFi N (maybe that's why Apple don't/won't support it?)
What firmware version did you use?
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parknook said:
Totally un-scientific test but what I've found is that WiFi is the biggest drain on the phone and in particular WiFi N usage.
Tests over 3 nights (left over night same apps running each night)
1st night Connected via WiFi N connection - lost 40% battery in 7 hours
2nd night Connected via WiFi G connection - lost 15% battery in 7 hours
3rd night Connected via 3G/HSPDA - lost 8% battery in 7 hours
Charging the battery also takes twice as long when connected to WiFi N
Don't know if this is a bug or the power requirements of WiFi N (maybe that's why Apple don't/won't support it?)
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I can confirm charging takes much longer if connected to wi-fi n, i usually set wi-fi policy to off when screen off, this way charging takes the usual time. How do i set my wi-fi to g connection instead of n ? I'd like to test too, battery seems to drain kinda fast when connected to wi-fi n.
parknook said:
Totally un-scientific test but what I've found is that WiFi is the biggest drain on the phone and in particular WiFi N usage.
Tests over 3 nights (left over night same apps running each night)
1st night Connected via WiFi N connection - lost 40% battery in 7 hours
2nd night Connected via WiFi G connection - lost 15% battery in 7 hours
3rd night Connected via 3G/HSPDA - lost 8% battery in 7 hours
Charging the battery also takes twice as long when connected to WiFi N
Don't know if this is a bug or the power requirements of WiFi N (maybe that's why Apple don't/won't support it?)
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I think it depends on what router you are connected to. It has been said that D-link routers causes a higher drain than others.
So which router do you own?
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Sp1tfire said:
I can confirm charging takes much longer if connected to wi-fi n, i usually set wi-fi policy to off when screen off, this way charging takes the usual time. How do i set my wi-fi to g connection instead of n ? I'd like to test too, battery seems to drain kinda fast when connected to wi-fi n.
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OT but how do you do that?
sunseaker said:
OT but how do you do that?
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Settings->Wireless & Network->Wi-Fi settings->(menu button)->Advanced->Wi-Fi-sleepmode
Menu item names might differ, translating from swedish.
Awesome thanks for the tips
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parknook said:
Totally un-scientific test but what I've found is that WiFi is the biggest drain on the phone and in particular WiFi N usage.
Tests over 3 nights (left over night same apps running each night)
1st night Connected via WiFi N connection - lost 40% battery in 7 hours
2nd night Connected via WiFi G connection - lost 15% battery in 7 hours
3rd night Connected via 3G/HSPDA - lost 8% battery in 7 hours
Charging the battery also takes twice as long when connected to WiFi N
Don't know if this is a bug or the power requirements of WiFi N (maybe that's why Apple don't/won't support it?)
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The opposite is true for me. I have my wifi sleep policy set to "never" and I lose 1-1.5% an hour overnight. On the other hand, the signal at my house drops in and out so if I spend the night on 3G/HSDPA there is a large drain.
Steffe2 said:
Settings->Wireless & Network->Wi-Fi settings->(menu button)->Advanced->Wi-Fi-sleepmode
Menu item names might differ, translating from swedish.
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OMG, I completely forgot about those settings. I remember seeing them once when I first got my device but never looked again.
Firmware and router model
Should have mentioned that it is 2.3.4 KG2
The wireless N router is a Cisco 610
The wireless G router is a Belkin
I looked through this forum trying to find which method gives the most stable Internet connection for these head units but I'm not having any luck. Which connection have you found to be most stable: the phone's hotspot, dedicated mobile hotspot device or a 3G USB modem?
DiGiTY said:
I looked through this forum trying to find which method gives the most stable Internet connection for these head units but I'm not having any luck. Which connection have you found to be most stable: the phone's hotspot, dedicated mobile hotspot device or a 3G USB modem?
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I don't think a lot of people have tried all 3 options to give an objective opinion. I've only tried connecting to my phone's hotspot and my home router and it works fine on both, however it sometimes takes a while to connect. I would even select the SSID manually and hit "Connect" and it wouldn't do anything. Then I just leave it alone and it connects all by itself in a few minutes.
I haven't used a USB modem so I can't say anything about that.
War-Rasta said:
I don't think a lot of people have tried all 3 options to give an objective opinion. I've only tried connecting to my phone's hotspot and my home router and it works fine on both, however it sometimes takes a while to connect. I would even select the SSID manually and hit "Connect" and it wouldn't do anything. Then I just leave it alone and it connects all by itself in a few minutes.
I haven't used a USB modem so I can't say anything about that.
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Any hiccups or gotchas when using your phone as a hotspot? Does the phone get hot? Does it drain the phone battery even though plugged into the charger? What's the longest you've had the phone running as a hotspot at a given time?
I haven't had any problems with this really. The phone doesn't get any hotter than it usually does (I have a Galaxy S6 Edge). The battery still charges while hotspotting when it's plugged in to my car charger. I've used it for a couple of hours at a time with no problems. The only issue you MAY find is the battery drain even while plugged in, bt that will really depend on your phone and your charger so that's a "try and see" situation.
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I haven't had any problems with this really. The phone doesn't get any hotter than it usually does (I have a Galaxy S6 Edge). The battery still charges while hotspotting when it's plugged in to my car charger. I've used it for a couple of hours at a time with no problems. The only issue you MAY find is the battery drain even while plugged in, bt that will really depend on your phone and your charger so that's a "try and see" situation.
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I tested it out today for hours (using phone as hotspot) and you're right - it's a stable experience, no connection issues. The phone didn't get hot and it basically still charged. I was presumed a mobile hotspot device would yield the best experience versus a 3G USB modem (because I saw too many posts citing connectivity issues across multiple models) and phone as a hotspot (because I feared it'll get hot and be subject to connectivity issues too), but phone as a hotspot is solid enough (and I save $20/month over the other two options).
Thanks for the input!
I've tried all 3 options and i've settled on 3G USB modem with Phone hotspot as backup.
in my radio it NEEDS to be a huawei modem or the radio wont recognize it (tried with a TP-Link but couldnt even see it).
The advantage over both phone hotspot and dedicated hotspot (and the reason i use this solution) is that it turns on with the radio, and no need to worry about unsecure network as it isnt shared.
The disadvantage is that it is a bit slow on startup, and looses connection from time to time (could be network related tho)
InciterDK said:
I've tried all 3 options and i've settled on 3G USB modem with Phone hotspot as backup.
in my radio it NEEDS to be a huawei modem or the radio wont recognize it (tried with a TP-Link but couldnt even see it).
The advantage over both phone hotspot and dedicated hotspot (and the reason i use this solution) is that it turns on with the radio, and no need to worry about unsecure network as it isnt shared.
The disadvantage is that it is a bit slow on startup, and looses connection from time to time (could be network related tho)
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Yeah, that's why I was weary of going with the 3G USB modem option as most say theirs lose connection often.
The phone as a hotspot option is still working very well for me. My only complaint is that I have to manually turn it on every time I get in the car
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DiGiTY said:
Yeah, that's why I was weary of going with the 3G USB modem option as most say theirs lose connection often.
The phone as a hotspot option is still working very well for me. My only complaint is that I have to manually turn it on every time I get in the car
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that was one of the reasons i didnt want to use the hotspot solution. It didnt help my dedicated hotspot solution was in my trunk and the "on" indicator was broken
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that was one of the reasons i didnt want to use the hotspot solution. It didnt help my dedicated hotspot solution was in my trunk and the "on" indicator was broken
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Oh, so dedicated hotspot devices don't automatically power on and start sharing/wifi when receiving power?
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Oh, so dedicated hotspot devices don't automatically power on and start sharing/wifi when receiving power?
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Not the one i used... I needed to turn it on when i needed it (usually just before i started my car). The one i used had a power saving mode so if it wasnt used for 15 min it would turn off to save power on the internal battery (7h capacity)
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Not the one i used... I needed to turn it on when i needed it (usually just before i started my car). The one i used had a power saving mode so if it wasnt used for 15 min it would turn off to save power on the internal battery (7h capacity)
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Surely there must be a way to disable that and have it power on automatically when connected to AC. I understand tehe power saving feature, but it should be possible to disable it at least when it's not using it's own battery.
In my case, I use my phone to share the connection via wifi and I set it up to automatically start the hotspot when it's connected to the radio via bluetooth and turn it off when it disconnects. That way I don't even have to worry about turning it on/off.
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Surely there must be a way to disable that and have it power on automatically when connected to AC. I understand tehe power saving feature, but it should be possible to disable it at least when it's not using it's own battery.
In my case, I use my phone to share the connection via wifi and I set it up to automatically start the hotspot when it's connected to the radio via bluetooth and turn it off when it disconnects. That way I don't even have to worry about turning it on/off.
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I thought about setting it up that way too, but my phone doesn't automatically reconnect to the heat units Bluetooth when in range/in the car. How do you get your phone to auto reconnect to Bluetooth and how do you set it up so that hotspot auto starts after that connection?
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It's actually the headunit that automatically reconnects. Go to the bluetooth options and check the settings for your device (after you've paired it). By default it should automaticqally reconnect though, unless you changed it, but check anyways. As for the automatic hotspot, I use an app called NFC Retag. It's meant to be for automating tasks when you use an NFC tag (hence the name, duh!) but it also supports some other trigger, such as detecting when the phone connects to a specific device via bluetooth. I'm using it since I already had it for a few things I do with NFC tags and it's worked like a charm, but I guess you could also do the same with Tasker or some other app.
DiGiTY said:
I looked through this forum trying to find which method gives the most stable Internet connection for these head units but I'm not having any luck. Which connection have you found to be most stable: the phone's hotspot, dedicated mobile hotspot device or a 3G USB modem?
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Just another follow up - phone as hotspot is still very solid for me. The only problem is it cuts out temporarily at start of calls but cuts back in seconds later in a call.
Hope that helps someone
P.S. - I'm running LG G3 Android 5.0.1 on AT&T with Joying 2818H 7 inch RK3188 based 1024x600 head unit running Malaysk June and then August 2015 ROMs
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I have an 4g usb modem and it doesnt work on my car stereo. I have plugged it to that usb 3g wire i got but it will not connect to car stereo .
How does it work ? Please help ..
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ricky0001 said:
I have an 4g usb modem and it doesnt work on my car stereo. I have plugged it to that usb 3g wire i got but it will not connect to car stereo .
How does it work ? Please help ..
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From what I read 4G modems aren't compatible, only some 3G WCDMA USB modems work and those aren't very stable
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DiGiTY said:
I thought about setting it up that way too, but my phone doesn't automatically reconnect to the heat units Bluetooth when in range/in the car. How do you get your phone to auto reconnect to Bluetooth and how do you set it up so that hotspot auto starts after that connection?
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I have Tasker setup on my phone to automatically activate/deactivate the wifi hotspot when it connects/disconnects bluetooth to the headunit. The headunit then automatically connects when it detects the wifi signal. Works great and I never have to touch anything or take my phone out of my pocket.
Sacrifus said:
I have Tasker setup on my phone to automatically activate/deactivate the wifi hotspot when it connects/disconnects bluetooth to the headunit. The headunit then automatically connects when it detects the wifi signal. Works great and I never have to touch anything or take my phone out of my pocket.
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Ya, I got it to auto connect by checking the button in the Bluetooth app. The thing that sucks is phone screen needs to be awake and unlocked for hotspot to turn on. Otherwise it just sits in the background saying "Authenticating..." forever and never turning on
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