I like pretty much everyone else has at least 1 months Verizon 3G coverage that I do not intend to keep. Especially since I have a Rooted EVO 4G with WiFi tether, and Sprints unlimited Data....
But for some reason the Xoom will not FIND my EVO 4G WiFi. A colleage in an opposite office has a device (iPhone) which finds and connects to the EVO 4G WiFi hot spot no problem, but not the Xoom. It fails to even see it !!
Anyone else had this issue (tethering Xoom to a Cellphone WiFi Hotspot)
Anyone have any idea's on how to fix it? I have tried security settings, changing SSID, changing WiFi channels, changing IP ranges etc etc. Nothing has worked so far
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The xoom cannot connect to an ad-hoc network, like from your evo. Check the thread regarding tethering with Bluetooth instead.
There may be a fix but I don't think there is right now.
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I haven't read all of the posts on this to narrow down the exact reason, but I can tell you that the Xoom can connect to your EVO. I have been WiFi tethered to my EVO 4G since last Thursday using the stock Sprint application.
For what it is worth ... by the way my EVO is not rooted.
Having same issue!!!
I am not sure what to do I have a atrix and it wont recognize it either I am probably going to have to return it
can't tether it to my atrix either. crazy.
reezy23 said:
I am not sure what to do I have a atrix and it wont recognize it either I am probably going to have to return it
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As stated earlier, unrooted Xoom devices are unable to connect to ad hoc wifi spots. A good way to test if your phone is an ad hoc devise just flip by Mc Donald's, if your Xoom can see the free hotspot your devise is emitting an ad hoc network. (PS3'S and other similar gadgets cannot connect to ad hoc)
I can almost guarentee it is not your Xoom.
Sirchuk said:
Please, search before posting.
The xoom cannot connect to an ad-hoc network, like from your evo. Check the thread regarding tethering with Bluetooth instead.
There may be a fix but I don't think there is right now.
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I read pretty much read every post on WiFi tethering (The forums actually do a search for you when you type the title of your new thread) and I was not happy that they answered my question. They are all variations of the same subject, but not specific to mine...
As it goes I have fixed the Issue. All it took was re-downloading the WiFi Tether application from the Market place and all is working. No idea why the Xoom couldn't see the WiFi network and an iPhone could but it's fixed now. So Bye Bye Verizon
A WELL happy Xoom and EVO 4G owner - Android Rulez !!
So what should I do to get it to recognize my atrix?
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So what should I do to get it to recognize my atrix?
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In this order: try his method by redownloading the app, also try restarting the devices before the attempt. If this don't work verify that your atrix is not emitting an ad hoc network. If its not, exchange your Xoom.
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So what should I do to get it to recognize my atrix?
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Not having the same hardware might be the fundamental problem but this is what I suggest....
1) - Make sure you have super user permissions...
2) - Un-install and then re-Install WiFi tether... https://market.android.com/details?id=android.tether&feature=search_result
3) - Start the WiFi tether app on your Atrix perhaps changing the SSID to something other than default, then search for the Hotspot on your Xoom.
Fingers crossed it will locate it, connect to it, and maybe it work...
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so ive got an evo. and i use my wireless tethering quite often. and when the galaxy tab came out, i tried to tether it to my phone, and i couldnt get it to work. i have no interest in a 3g or 4g connection for a tablet, atleast not now. so does anyone have any idea if i will be able to piggyback the xoom off of my phone?
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so ive got an evo. and i use my wireless tethering quite often. and when the galaxy tab came out, i tried to tether it to my phone, and i couldnt get it to work. i have no interest in a 3g or 4g connection for a tablet, atleast not now. so does anyone have any idea if i will be able to piggyback the xoom off of my phone?
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It should work the same as any other wireless device. My wife uses her IPAD off my evo all the time.
have you tried tethering a android device to another android tablet? i tried it with a hero and an evo. couldnt get either to work.
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have you tried tethering a android device to another android tablet? i tried it with a hero and an evo. couldnt get either to work.
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I have done it with other android phones ( ie someone sharing my internet) but never an android tablet.
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have you tried tethering a android device to another android tablet? i tried it with a hero and an evo. couldnt get either to work.
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Which did you tether to what. HTC EVO, being designed for tethering has the proper wifi drivers to offer full infrastructure mode tethering. Some other devices, maybe the Hero, originally not being designed for wifi-tethering, only offered a certain kind of tethering that didn't work with some devices. IIRC this was fixed in the freely available Android Wifi Tether app. So if you tried to share your EVO's connection with the Hero, that should have worked. The reverse maybe not so much.
I tethered my HTC EVO to a Viewsonic G-Tablet with no problem so I don't foresee a issue with the xoom.
i was using wifi tether on my evo to provide the galaxy tab with internet. couldnt get it to work. so we tried the wifi tether on my brothers hero, and that would not support it either. im crossing my fingers that the xoom will be able to.
Your wifi tether program might not be working, I had the htc evo 4g and tether to the ipad, laptop, galaxy tab without a problem.
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i was using wifi tether on my evo to provide the galaxy tab with internet. couldnt get it to work. so we tried the wifi tether on my brothers hero, and that would not support it either. im crossing my fingers that the xoom will be able to.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab
bhuggans said:
i was using wifi tether on my evo to provide the galaxy tab with internet. couldnt get it to work. so we tried the wifi tether on my brothers hero, and that would not support it either. im crossing my fingers that the xoom will be able to.
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are you using an app or the native tethering btw? theres a few apps that only offer ad hoc wifi which isnt really "meant" for internet. It more of a device to device type thing. while infrastructure is internet to device and thats what you want from your evo. i think i explained that right, i havent slept for like a day. i got too freakin excited about preorder i couldnt fall asleep lol
I had that problem initially with the Viewsonic G-Tablet and with my Kindle. Change the wifi channel in the tethering app to anything but what it is, and try again.
Wireless tether, I've been able to have other android phones and an iPhone see it. For some strange reason barnacle won't show up on a scan with other wifi phones. It's probably going into a different mode that laptops can see but some phones can't.
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are you using an app or the native tethering btw? theres a few apps that only offer ad hoc wifi which isnt really "meant" for internet. It more of a device to device type thing. while infrastructure is internet to device and thats what you want from your evo. i think i explained that right, i havent slept for like a day. i got too freakin excited about preorder i couldnt fall asleep lol
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I think you are right. Android devices can't wifi connect to ad-hoc connections, thus tethering doesn't work. However, if you have hotspot capability on your phone it might be different. Or even different tethering programs that don't do ad hoc. Do these exist?
I could wireless tether the Viewsonic Gtab (pre and post root) to my Evo using Fresh Rom and the included wireless tether. Fast and stable
I'm using the wifi tether app for root users from the android market. And yes it works great with my netbook, work desktop, home desktop, and even my ps3. As well as supplying a connection for a buddies iPhone. But when trying to connect the galaxy tab... nothing. It didnt even recognize it. I guess we will see in a few days. Cause this "will be a dealbreaker ladies" (for those that watch 30 rock)
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For the life of me, I cannot find a way to tether my Android phone to my Android tablet. How is it that the free wifi apps broadcast in Ad Hoc but the wifi managers are incapable of reading and connecting to ad hoc? This makes no sense.
What solutions have people found?
I guess there is a solution for the Evo, a more popular phone that I didnt really care for compared to the super amoled Epic screen and hummingbird cpu with full qwerty, but nobody has written a free tethering app for the Epic yet that tethers in infrastructure mode?
Not 100% sure on the epic, but you should be able to check out the latest Wireless Tether app beta from what I've heard it can broadcast in infrastructure mode instead.
You should also take a look at bluetooth tethering. People with iPhones/Blackberrys/some Android phones (like OG Droid) have been using this with some success. Many threads on this.
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For the life of me, I cannot find a way to tether my Android phone to my Android tablet. How is it that the free wifi apps broadcast in Ad Hoc but the wifi managers are incapable of reading and connecting to ad hoc? This makes no sense.
What solutions have people found?
I guess there is a solution for the Evo, a more popular phone that I didnt really care for compared to the super amoled Epic screen and hummingbird cpu with full qwerty, but nobody has written a free tethering app for the Epic yet that tethers in infrastructure mode?
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I have that phone and I'm using wifi tether like the other person said since you cannot use adhoc.
Link:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk
after installing it go into settings -> setup method change to softap for samsung.
I've been using this for the past week w/ my xoom and I haven't had any problems besides the usual, tethering rapes your battery.
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I have that phone and I'm using wifi tether like the other person said since you cannot use adhoc.
Link:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk
after installing it go into settings -> setup method change to softap for samsung.
I've been using this for the past week w/ my xoom and I haven't had any problems besides the usual, tethering rapes your battery.
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I have tried those, but my problem is that my phone is not able to prodcast anything but ad hoc. I have a rooted mytouch 3g. Please if anyone know how to get the xoom to pick up ad hoc, I'll be golden.
Hi all
Is there a possibility to use a Android Phone as 3G Modem for the Iconia?
If yes, how?
Thanks
Wifi tether works fine between my legend and an a500
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Also no problem using wifi tethering on my Nexus S.
Wifi tethering works great with my Vibrant.
My G2 works like a champ when I need it to.
If your phone is a bit older, it will most likely not support infratructure tethering and since the default Iconia can't see adhoc wifi, you will need to root and change the wpasupplicant file. I did that and now I can tehpther my old droid Eris to my iconia.
Read here for more info: http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/acer-iconia-tab-a500-forum/14017-tethering.html#post83479
HTC Inspire (CM7)
I have had no issues using my HTC inspire wifi tethering capability to my A500. But heres an odd question.
As anyone tried to tether via USB? I tried lastnight just for the sake of expermenting and the A500 was on the net, via wired tether. Has anyone else tried this?
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I have had no issues using my HTC inspire wifi tethering capability to my A500. But heres an odd question.
As anyone tried to tether via USB? I tried lastnight just for the sake of expermenting and the A500 was on the net, via wired tether. Has anyone else tried this?
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Huh. It worked? Lemme try this
Anyone using an Atrix with infrastructure? I'll likely be getting an Atrix later this year (unless something better comes along before then), and would like to make sure it will work with my iconia.
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Anyone using an Atrix with infrastructure? I'll likely be getting an Atrix later this year (unless something better comes along before then), and would like to make sure it will work with my iconia.
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I'm 95% sure it will. The only phones that will tether with adhoc are OG droid era devices. Even then, you can do what I did which was root and change the wpa supplicant so that the iconia sees adhoc.
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If your phone is a bit older
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Is there are list of phones that will do infrastruture network?
Might be looking to replace my X10 mini i have the ad-hoc working with it but just feel cheate
I haven't done anything to my HTC Legend and the a500 I wifi tethered with was in a shop, so all stock. Legend is running 2.2
My Samsung Galaxy S works with teethering. No problems.
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Is there are list of phones that will do infrastruture network?
Might be looking to replace my X10 mini i have the ad-hoc working with it but just feel cheate
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Thanks to barnicle running on my x10 mini pro and replacing the wpa_suppliant sys file (as mentioned on xoom forum post), I got mine running beautifully!
No need to spend the extra bucks on a 3g model, just as I mostly only use my tab close to home or work hotspots
Nice!
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Thanks to barnicle running on my x10 mini pro and replacing the wpa_suppliant sys file (as mentioned on xoom forum post), I got mine running beautifully!
No need to spend the extra bucks on a 3g model, just as I mostly only use my tab close to home or work hotspots
Nice!
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Don't know why half of my post was missing but.
I was meaning to say that i do have it working with my X10 mini but, i just want to replace it because i feel cheated by the fact that SE have already discontinued the X10 mini (almost as it was released).
But yeah, Barnacle and a ad-hoc fix works great!
Explain to me what you want to do and I can possibly try it. I have both the Bell Atrix and the Iconia.
I am currently tethering the two when I need to with no issues.
I just bumped up my data plan to 6GB for the occasion!
If your phone plan doesn't support tethering you can do the wpa_supplicant fix and use an app like Barnacle to share your phone's wifi ad-hoc to your tablet.
Still uses data, but your carrier doesn't know the difference between phone data and tablet data at that point.
iconia tab droid tethered to og droid
I spent hours trying to do the wpa supplicant Bluetooth tether and get ad-hoc working to no avail. I finally got it working by following the instructions for the xoom wpa supplicant file replacement with a rooted iconia and rooted og droid except for instead of trying Bluetooth and wireless tether app, I used " barbacle wi tether" to get it working...great app!
iconia tab tethered to og droid
I spent hours trying to do the wpa supplicant Bluetooth tether and get ad-hoc working to no avail. I finally got it working by following the instructions for the xoom wpa supplicant file replacement with a rooted iconia and rooted og droid except for instead of trying Bluetooth and wireless tether app, I used " barbacle wi tether" to get it working...great app!
I can wifi link to my Droid X2
I'm tethering right now without a special supplicant or anything else!! YaY!!
Nice!! Been waiting for that fix
Yup, just tried it out and it works!!
yeah add hoc and Netflix support with the latest update
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Netflix without jumping through hoops is nice ,almost no reason to root anymore
nexfli doesn't work for me
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glory be! it's true. finally working with my wm6.5 HTC HD2 and wmwifirouter.
i was going to root eventually just for this but now no need.
thank you asus!
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glory be! it's true. finally working with my wm6.5 HTC HD2 and wmwifirouter.
i was going to root eventually just for this but now no need.
thank you asus!
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confirm, my hero is detected now
now i have to unroot and update.
Really? WOW! Great news, i updated my TF last night with the latest firmware, cant wait to try tethering it with my newly updated N8 Anna! Yehey!
Transformer won't tether to Motorola Cliq
My Transformer can see my rooted Motorola Cliq but won't connect to it. I am using Barnacle Wifi Tether. Is there a setting that need to be done in order for my Transformer to tether with my phone. My laptop connect to my phone just fine. Thanks,
Yeeee, now i can tether my HTC Hero with my TF, great job from ASUS. I try and it work for me.
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i dont understand what this is for...
i have a samsung Vibrant galaxy s and i have something called MOBILE AP aka mobile access point.
as soon as i turn it on, my phone turns into a wirelss hotspot called ANDROIDXXXX and i just open my asus tf101 and go to wifi settings and my phone shows up as a wifi spot.
why would you want to turn your TF101 into a wifi adhoc spot if it doesnt have 3g/4g?
or am i misunderstanding?
Are you in the U.S.? How did you get Anna
nextelbuddy said:
why would you want to turn your TF101 into a wifi adhoc spot if it doesnt have 3g/4g?
or am i misunderstanding?
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They are not turning the tf into a hot spot.
Some phone's hotspot is ad hoc which the tf cannot pickup, that is until the latest firmware update.
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Finally works the way I expected it to when I bought it two months ago.
I've got a Windows phone that only shares internet through USB and Wifi. So ad hoc was important to me.
Also, I've been in situations in the past where we had one aircard, and shared internet with multiple users with ad hoc on a laptop. We'd show up to an event, find out the internet was charged at convention center rates (in one place $1100 a day), and immediately set up a private ad hoc network to hold our online, realtime text panel.
Other than having to pay a couple of days of hotel rate internet in the room, I didn't miss anything in the interim between purchase and now.
But man am I glad to have it now. Thanks ASUS!
This was the only reason I was thinking of rooting my transformer
Worked a treat, connected to my sony mini pro using barnacle no probs!
Single10 said:
My Transformer can see my rooted Motorola Cliq but won't connect to it. I am using Barnacle Wifi Tether. Is there a setting that need to be done in order for my Transformer to tether with my phone. My laptop connect to my phone just fine. Thanks,
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In my experience this is what's needed.
change the SSID from Barnacle to anything else.
Change the channel to 6 or less
put a check in the ignore wpa supplicant line (or whatever it is)
that should do it.
My 4g usually has an okay time staying connected, where I am setting. I am using cm9 a3, and when it does connect it never lasts long. Doesn't matter if the phone is setting still, but the connection drops all the time... Anyone else?
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My 4g usually has an okay time staying connected, where I am setting. I am using cm9 a3, and when it does connect it never lasts long. Doesn't matter if the phone is setting still, but the connection drops all the time... Anyone else?
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I was having that issue with the mobile hotspot. It seems that the problem sorted itself out when I rebooted the phone.
Hmm, haven't used my hotspot in ages, and have rebooted a few times today...
Somewhere in the forums i read someone's suggestion that perhaps the number of bars showing could be better calibrated with the signal. That popped out at me because on CM9 I've never had many, if any bars on either 4 or 3g...been on EL30 modem for awhile and get great bars on CleanGB, as well as CM7. That being said, it did SEEM to me as well that connectivity overall on CM9 is more in and out too, especially with 4g. Don't really have any answer here, but I hear ya.
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I was having that issue with the mobile hotspot. It seems that the problem sorted itself out when I rebooted the phone.
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Are you able to use the mobile hotspot on 4g in CM9?! Soon as I turn on the native hotspotc 4g cuts out, same as with CM7. Third party tether app worked for me in CM7 to use 4g, but not in CM9. Really a bummer because thats one of the main reasons I'm not running CM9 daily now. Tethering at 3g is just too slow for me.
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Somewhere in the forums i read someone's suggestion that perhaps the number of bars showing could be better calibrated with the signal. That popped out at me because on CM9 I've never had many, if any bars on either 4 or 3g...been on EL30 modem for awhile and get great bars on CleanGB, as well as CM7. That being said, it did SEEM to me as well that connectivity overall on CM9 is more in and out too, especially with 4g. Don't really have any answer here, but I hear ya.
Are you able to use the mobile hotspot on 4g in CM9?! Soon as I turn on the native hotspotc 4g cuts out, same as with CM7. Third party tether app worked for me in CM7 to use 4g, but not in CM9. Really a bummer because thats one of the main reasons I'm not running CM9 daily now. Tethering at 3g is just too slow for me.
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Yes I can use the mobile hotspot on 4g. In fact I think it works better on 4g for some reason
4g hotspot works fine on cm9a3 but USB tether still does not...unfortunate since USB tether is much faster
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4g hotspot works fine on cm9a3 but USB tether still does not...unfortunate since USB tether is much faster
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I agree. I attempted to use the usb tether with no luck
Well I know I am not in the best signal area, but I can usually get a connection and hold it for awhile. It seems to go to idle and shortly disconnect afterwords.
pretty sure people were saying that it will SHOW that you are broadcasting 4G wifi tether but you aren't actually and that it is 3G speeds.
Chad
I have issues with the bars as well. I believe its a known bug where the bars don't truly reflect your signal. I also usually have 1 to no bars but good data connection.
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pretty sure people were saying that it will SHOW that you are broadcasting 4G wifi tether but you aren't actually and that it is 3G speeds.
Chad
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Could be...but after trying it out on alpha3, I'm pretty sure I was connected on 4g. Unscientific, but I was able to watch netflix brilliantly on my Google tv. That cannot happen with the 3g speeds I get, but I suppose I should go back and test some things with speed test to get some real results...
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pretty sure people were saying that it will SHOW that you are broadcasting 4G wifi tether but you aren't actually and that it is 3G speeds.
Chad
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It works on 4g.
At my desk at work I get a decent 4g signal, but next to no 3g signal (3g is effectively unusable) i was able to tether to the 4g and get decent speeds from it.
CM9A3
Seems to be even getting worse, I am lucky if 4g will connect at all...
Actually, it won't connect at all, not even outside... wonder what is wrong...
I'm using the A3 as well & I guess I'm the lucky one because I'm not having all that many connectivity issues with it (yet).
The alpha tag says it all when it comes to anything not working quite right do your part and report it in the bug tracker.
The Epic CM9 guys are on the ball with there **** if they can reproduce it (assuming they don't already know about it) they should be able to fix it.
-Ice
thaiceman said:
I'm using the A3 as well & I guess I'm the lucky one because I'm not having all that many connectivity issues with it (yet).
The alpha tag says it all when it comes to anything not working quite right do your part and report it in the bug tracker.
The Epic CM9 guys are on the ball with there **** if they can reproduce it (assuming they don't already know about it) they should be able to fix it.
-Ice
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After a fresh reinstall, and restore from titanium and setup, it seems to at least be connecting again. Won't know til Monday if it works at work.