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When you plug in the phone and it brings up the list, with share internet at the bottom. Is there any way to make that option free, or replace it within the menu with something that is free?
Yes, but it needs to be written into a custom ROM.
ya, I know that lots of custom roms have that option, but why not just use wireless tether? If you're still on stock rom, just go into the market and download it. It's free and works great.
Why not just use the once sprint bundles with the phone? The sprint mobile hotspot one.
Is there some disadvantage to that?
the mobile hotspot is unavailable in the same way usb tether is unavailabe. Sprint does not want you to use your phone for tethering without paying them an extra $30 a month.
Can't you use EasyTether from the market? Doesn't require root. Try the free version and if you like it you could buy the $10 version that allows https access. I have never used it but the description states it can do this without root probably because it is using USB so cannot work as a hotspot for multiple PCs at one time and you did state you cared about the USB tethering vs wireless.
I believe barnecle ? I think is the name, also allows usb.
Barnacle is for root as are all wireless tether apps..
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Why USB tether?
I would like USB tether because most of the time when I don't have internet, I also don't have power. Why would I plug my phone into my computer, only to turn on the computer's wifi and turn on the phones wifi to make the connection?
If I can only have the 3g/4g radio going, and no wifi on either device, I get better battery life all around.
Here is what I use for USB tethering. It requires a little bit of setup (and adb), but does not require root, and is completely free. In my opinion it works much better than EasyTether or PDA Net
http://code.google.com/p/azilink/
I use Ubuntu, so I can help with setup if anyone needs it. For OSX and Windows, you are on your own.
How can i use my wifi enabled mobile phone as wireless adapter for pc,for accessing internet on a desktop pc via usb(by not using mobile's 3g)?
I don't mean the usb tethering prosedure. If anybody knows. I have an old desktop pc without wireless adapter. I know that i could use a cheap wifi usb stick. I just want to know if this is possible.
While I know you can share the 3g connection with your phone, and you use to be able to use the computers wifi connection on the phone.... I don't think you could share the wifi connection with your computer. You can however, picked up a used usb one for a few dollars and a new one from newegg.com for $15.
While there may be a way to do it, .... you're asking a $300 phone to do the job of a simple adapter.
Etaduck said:
While there may be a way to do it, .... you're asking a $300 phone to do the job of a simple adapter.
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I thought that this is what a tethering function does...
Muvolt said:
I thought that this is what a tethering function does...
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The currently available tethering on WP7 only shares your cellular data connection over WiFi.
There are indications that it might also be possible to share you're cellular data connection over e.g. USB, but I don't think that's been possible (even on unlocked devices) thus far.
Etaduck said:
While there may be a way to do it, .... you're asking a $300 phone to do the job of a simple adapter.
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a simple adapter (usb modem with a sim card) also does the job that usb tethering offers on optimus 7.
Thank you all for your answers. But i already know what are the currently available tethering (usb and with recently released firmware update internet sharing -cellular data- via wifi on wp7). I just asked if is possible to share phone's Wi-Fi connection to a pc (missing wifi adapter) via USB on wp7. That's all. If anybody knows please reply.
skatoules1 said:
a simple adapter (usb modem with a sim card) also does the job that usb tethering offers on optimus 7.
Thank you all for your answers. But i already know what are the currently available tethering (usb and with recently released firmware update internet sharing -cellular data- via wifi on wp7). I just asked if is possible to share phone's Wi-Fi connection to a pc (missing wifi adapter) via USB on wp7. That's all. If anybody knows please reply.
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Well like I said, at the moment the only thing that works is Cellular -> WiFi.
WiFi -> USB might work after some registry changes but as far as I know nobody managed to this until now.
slimshady322 said:
Well like I said, at the moment the only thing that works is Cellular -> WiFi.
WiFi -> USB might work after some registry changes but as far as I know nobody managed to this until now.
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Slimshady323,
cellular -> usb, works on optimus 7
skatoules1 said:
Slimshady cellular -> usb works on optimus 7
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I think it is not
yes, probably it's not possible
Just got a V20 from AT&T and loving it so far. I'm trying to get usb tethering to work (I want to pick up wifi with my phone and then use usb to get it to my computer). It works through data but not wifi, I keep getting an error that says there is a temporary network problem that is preventing the enablement of usb tethering function. Do I really need to root my phone to fix this? If someone could atleast point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it, I've googled quite a bit and can't find a clear answer.
Maybe other AT&T customers can jump in... but I believe they want you to pay to use your phone as a hotspot. Verizon is the same way.
I'm pretty sure you'd need to root to get around that... if you could.
Is it still considered a hotspot if I'm using it through usb? I dont understand why AT&T would expect payment if Im going through my own internet and not using data. And if I need to root how would I go about doing that? Sorry for the noob questions but I've never done this before and all the threads I've read confuse me more, I'm not sure what I do and dont need
I could never find a good way to do this on other devices, even with root. I've spent a lot of time on a solution on this in the past, and I don't think it's something that's easy to do. Have you been able to do this with a different device?
Also, are you on an unlimited AT&T plan? I've heard that just about everyone on that kind of plan can't use tethering. Sleazy, I know, but they're trying to pressure people into having any reason at all to switch to a tiered plan. Kinda like this!
Regardless of what plan you're on, I don't think that USB tethering option will do what you want. It's very restricted in that it needs to be using your mobile data. Back when I had a rooted phone, I could never find a way to do what you're trying to do - using the phone as a network adapter. But I can almost guarantee you, whatever solution you find is probably going to involve root.
Otiss said:
Is it still considered a hotspot if I'm using it through usb? I dont understand why AT&T would expect payment if Im going through my own internet and not using data. And if I need to root how would I go about doing that? Sorry for the noob questions but I've never done this before and all the threads I've read confuse me more, I'm not sure what I do and dont need
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You can't yet root an AT&T phone because the bootloader is locked.
If you're trying to set up an OTG arrangement, that should work. I haven't seen much discussion here about OTG. With the micro USB ports on older phones, you needed a special OTG cable. I'm not sure about the USB-C port whether a special cable is required.
But if you're trying to use your phone as a modem or a router, I believe your carrier has you by the short and curlies.
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I don't know if your phone will have this option. I don't know if it'll make your phone do what you want it to, but here goes.
Settings>Developer Options>Select USB Configuration>RDNIS USB Ethernet.
It's all I've got.
So you pretty much want to use USB tethering, but instead of using data from rmnet_data0, you want to tether data from wlan0?
If you want to use tether with AT&T while on a unlimited data plan just install pdanet+ on your phone and computer. It also has a feature to create a hotspot from your laptop. Until we have root this is the best solution for tethering.
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So you pretty much want to use USB tethering, but instead of using data from rmnet_data0, you want to tether data from wlan0?
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Exactly. Basically use the phone as a wireless network card. I appreciate all the help but nothing I can find has worked so far. Seems ridiculous that this isn't easy given all the other tethering options that work fine off cellular data
I don't have unlimited data... using data is not an option for me
Otiss said:
Exactly. Basically use the phone as a wireless network card. I appreciate all the help but nothing I can find has worked so far. Seems ridiculous that this isn't easy given all the other tethering options that work fine off cellular data
I don't have unlimited data... using data is not an option for me
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Yeah, I'm not familiar with anything that does that. Is buying a usb wireless network adapter out of the question?
I'm pretty sure it can be done, just not easily and not without root.
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Yeah, I'm not familiar with anything that does that. Is buying a usb wireless network adapter out of the question?
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This was supposed to be a quick temporary solution - just moved in to a new house and not getting internet until monday, I have this fancy new phone with usb tethering options and a friends wifi to connect to.... Figured this would be quick and easy. Especially annoying if it's true that [email protected] are going out of their way to block wifi
PdaNET should work. I've used it plenty of times using the wifi hotspot, but since Android 7.0 isn't supported with it, it does say it has to be USB or bluetooth, but it should do exactly what you are looking for. I don't know what the "unpaid" version limitations are as far as the USB connection goes - it had a timer on the wifi aspect to reconnect and things, so I just bought it and never looked back. No root required.
http://pdanet.co/
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PdaNET should work. I've used it plenty of times using the wifi hotspot, but since Android 7.0 isn't supported with it, it does say it has to be USB or bluetooth, but it should do exactly what you are looking for. I don't know what the "unpaid" version limitations are as far as the USB connection goes - it had a timer on the wifi aspect to reconnect and things, so I just bought it and never looked back. No root required.
http://pdanet.co/
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I don't think that is what he is looking for.
The phone has several network interfaces. Carrier data should be transfered over rmnet_data0 and rmnet_data1, wifi is transferred over wlan0, and native USB tethering creates rndis0. Now when native USB tethering is used, data from rmnet_data0 and/or rmnet_data1 is routed to rndis0.
OP wants to connect to a wireless router (wlan0) and route that data to rndis0 (USB tether). Theoretically, it should be possible but no one has done it to my knowledge. It would undoubtedly require root and I don't think AT&T V20 has been rooted yet.
Ah, my bad. I mis-read the initial post thinking he just wanted to USB tether his computer in the standard data fashion. In that case, I got nuttin.
Hello,
The modem/router in my house is mounted on a wall behind the TV unit, which is two rooms away from where I generally need internet connection. Therefore, while I pay for 25 mbps download speed, I only get about 12 mbps. I was searching for a DIY router that could streamline my internet connection until my old Samsung Galaxy Gio caught my eye while I was tidying my shelf a day ago. It got me thinking if I can repurpose it to fix my problem with the wireless internet connection, and so I'm here, typing bunch of questions for you to answer.
I've made some research on this subject and I've seen the similar threads regarding to the same purpose, yet I haven't find the answers I'm looking for, so I do need to ask my questions here.
1. I understand that nearly all Android phones cannot receive and transmit simultaneously, thus they cannot repeat the WiFi signals to extend the router's range. However, could a phone plugged in to the router, receiving the signal via an ethernet cable, transmit the signal wirelessly to other connected devices?
2. What device is required in order to turn an android phone into a WiFi repeater?
Note: Bluetooth Tethering isn't preferred due to its reputation of decreasing the connection speed.
I really need to find a solution and waiting for your answers, thank you.
The keyword is tethering. There are several apps in the Play Store which help you with it, for example fqrouter2 (might have been renamed to NetShare, if I remember correctly). Otherwise, just search for "Android device wifi repeater".
Portgas D. Ace said:
The keyword is tethering. There are several apps in the Play Store which help you with it, for example fqrouter2 (might have been renamed to NetShare, if I remember correctly). Otherwise, just search for "Android device wifi repeater".
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Unfortunately, Netshare happens to be incompatible with Galaxy Gio and fqrouter2 didn't seem to work for me when I gave it a try yesterday.
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Unfortunately, Netshare happens to be incompatible with Galaxy Gio and fqrouter2 didn't seem to work for me when I gave it a try yesterday.
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I think you need root access for those apps to work properly.
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I think you need root access for those apps to work properly.
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Even though I did grant fqrouter2 root access, it did not work.
OMGitsHYPER said:
Even though I did grant fqrouter2 root access, it did not work.
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You could check if you ROM does support tethering out of the box.
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You could check if you ROM does support tethering out of the box.
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It's Enhanced236, stock 2.3.6 with a bit difference. I'm sure it supports tethering.
I had rather good luck on a Galaxy S3 with fqrouter and a couple of other programs... fqrouter is a pita to setup and requires you to exit the app completely sometimes to get changes to apply...
That being said, this caused a HUGE amount of heat in the phone as it was working its little butt off... Of course this is a rooted device too
yeah i bet you can , try this app i dont knw if it supports old android versions but it work on expends the wifi coverage not just tethering no expend even if u recieve that connexion with a wifi try it and feedback here please
here's the link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.anyfi.cosmos&hl=en_US
Fqrouter2 may work but it kept stopping for me
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.mygod.vpnhotspot
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However, could a phone plugged in to the router, receiving the signal via an ethernet cable, transmit the signal wirelessly to other connected devices?
2. What device is required in order to turn an android phone into a WiFi repeater?
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EDIT: Just realized this thread is four years old.
https://www.amazon.com/Ethernet-Adapter-Compatible-Chromecast-Internet/dp/B078MNW25Q/
This should be exactly what you want. This plugs into the phone's micro usb port and the adapter has an ethernet port on it as a power port to connect to a wall charger to pass charging through to the phone and keep the battery charged at the same time.
Then you should be able to just start the built in hotspot from the settings menu and connect and devices and it should go through the ethernet connection.
Now keep in mind this is a VERY old phone with limited specs and an old version of android so even though in theory this should work its still possible it might not work as well as expected but I think its worth a try.
Regardless of whether you're trying this with an android device or even a regular range extender like a netgear or something from your ISP, its very important that you always connect ethernet. From personal experience if you try to bridge an access point and extender only using wifi with no hardwired ethernet it will usually only increase the signal strength but not the internet speed so always plug in a cable to the extender device.
II would like to USB tether my PH-1 to my router using an ethernet to USB adapter. To use USB tether you apparently need a powered USB connection. Is there a way around this so I can tether to an ethernet adapter?
I'm not sure what you mean by tether, but if you're just trying to get an Ethernet connection for your PH-1, I got a simple, unpowered USB-C to Ethernet adapter off scamazon for about $10. It works great. Much faster D/Ls than any wifi.
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I'm not sure what you mean by tether, but if you're just trying to get an Ethernet connection for your PH-1, I got a simple, unpowered USB-C to Ethernet adapter off scamazon for about $10. It works great. Much faster D/Ls than any wifi.
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AyUaxa, can you tell be the exact procedure you use to connect your USB-C ethernet adapter? It sounds like you use a different method than Hotspot & Tethering -> USB Tethering.
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AyUaxa, can you tell be the exact procedure you use to connect your USB-C ethernet adapter? It sounds like you use a different method than Hotspot & Tethering -> USB Tethering.
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1. buy one of these, using scamazon smile to benefit a charity: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00M77HMU0/ref=sspa_mw_detail_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&pldnSite=1&th=1
2. plug dongle's male USB C into PH1s female USB C. maybe carry them around in the same pocket for a while, go for coffee or dinner or something, so they get to know each other first. if either isn't cisgendered, make appropriate apologies.
3. plug a good ethernet cable into an open port on your router and the other end into the female ethernet port on the dongle. at this point, don't worry about the niceties--routers are easy and the dongle's already committed.
4. Use pulldown on PH1 to turn off wifi and 4G to confirm internet connection through ethernet. There should be a <--> icon in the status bar.
5. Surf internet at high, wired speed until battery dies. I don't think it's necessary to turn off wifi and 4G to get the ethernet connection to work, but since battery life is an issue, unless you've got a USB C splitter that allows you to charge while connected to the dongle, I turn those off to conserve battery.
QED!
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I'm not sure what you mean by tether
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I am pretty sure the OP wants to do the opposite of what you are suggesting... Tethering usually means using the data connection of the phone to provide the internet access to the other device(s). Typically, this is done by setting up the phone as a WiFi hotspot, but the idea here is to use the wired Ethernet connection to the router instead, so all devices connecting to the router would use the internet connection shared by the phone.
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I am pretty sure the OP wants to do the opposite of what you are suggesting... Tethering usually means using the data connection of the phone to provide the internet access to the other device(s). Typically, this is done by setting up the phone as a WiFi hotspot, but the idea here is to use the wired Ethernet connection to the router instead, so all devices connecting to the router would use the internet connection shared by the phone.
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kt-Froggy is correct, I want to share my phone internet connection with my router. Thanks
You figure out a way to hook up to router
Wanting to do the same thing, and that is, provide internet service to router through cell phone.
Any suggestions on how it may be done
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kt-Froggy is correct, I want to share my phone internet connection with my router. Thanks
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Wanting to do the same thing, and that is, provide internet service to router through cell phone.
Any suggestions on how it may be done
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A USB-c to ethernet cable... Then plugged into the incoming port on the router...
Use my mobile data plan for home
Since I have true unlimited data plan with carrier I plan to use Essential exclusively as a hotspot phone to provide internet through a router AP for the house. Looking for an adapter to hardwire to router -act as access point- and that the phone is charged while in use. I've tested through wifi and it works through an Asus router, but I want to see if I get better speed if hardwire to router.
Thanks for the information I'll look into it.
You might also consider getting a USB splitter that allows your ph-1 to charge while USB Ethernet tethering.
I did this for a period of time with a different phone and having it plugged in continuously for a few months, it wrecked the battery and not sure if it was related, but the screen got all funky.
My alternate plan to remedy that was to use my phone's wifi hotspot, installed Open-WRT on a spare rPi I had laying around (maybe you can install it on your router if you check out their compatibility list?) and then I set up a Tasker event to automatically turn on a WiFi-enabled plug when my phone got down to 20% battery.
I suppose you could do the wired Ethernet adapter with a USB splitter and a WiFi-enabled smartplug if you're die-hard about having it wired.
I might also recommend putting your router in bridge mode (or at least disable the DHCP server) so your phone is giving out IP addresses, so you don't have a bunch of extra translation. LTE and WiFi have enough latency, adding another layer of NAT probably won't help if you're doing anything time-sensitive like gaming.
Just my 2¢.
Good luck!
(Might I inquire what service you're using that provides unlimited data? I was grandfathered in to an old Verizon contract with true unlimited data but unfortunately the contract owner was swindled by a sales rep to "upgrade to a new plan that would save [you] $15 a month" ? so I'm in the market for a new contract (or even prepaid if such a data option exists. I'm currently testing Google Fi, but the PH-1, being a compatible phone, not "Designed for Fi" I'm stuck on TMO which has almost no service in my area so unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to stick with Fi))
I have "Sprint Unlimited Family" supposedly true unlimited until 50gigs then may be throttled down based on congestion of network.
Tried Asus RT-AC68U router as AP through USB 3.0 cable and it worked perfectly. Need to look into tasker to see if it works so phone is not always charging
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You might also consider getting a USB splitter that allows your ph-1 to charge while USB Ethernet tethering.
I did this for a period of time with a different phone and having it plugged in continuously for a few months, it wrecked the battery and not sure if it was related, but the screen got all funky.
My alternate plan to remedy that was to use my phone's wifi hotspot, installed Open-WRT on a spare rPi I had laying around (maybe you can install it on your router if you check out their compatibility list?) and then I set up a Tasker event to automatically turn on a WiFi-enabled plug when my phone got down to 20% battery.
I suppose you could do the wired Ethernet adapter with a USB splitter and a WiFi-enabled smartplug if you're die-hard about having it wired.
I might also recommend putting your router in bridge mode (or at least disable the DHCP server) so your phone is giving out IP addresses, so you don't have a bunch of extra translation. LTE and WiFi have enough latency, adding another layer of NAT probably won't help if you're doing anything time-sensitive like gaming.
Just my 2¢.
Good luck!
(Might I inquire what service you're using that provides unlimited data? I was grandfathered in to an old Verizon contract with true unlimited data but unfortunately the contract owner was swindled by a sales rep to "upgrade to a new plan that would save [you] $15 a month" so I'm in the market for a new contract (or even prepaid if such a data option exists. I'm currently testing Google Fi, but the PH-1, being a compatible phone, not "Designed for Fi" I'm stuck on TMO which has almost no service in my area so unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to stick with Fi))
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Garvinr said:
II would like to USB tether my PH-1 to my router using an ethernet to USB adapter. To use USB tether you apparently need a powered USB connection. Is there a way around this so I can tether to an ethernet adapter?
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Since some time there is an ethernet therthering option on my note 10+ 5G.
I use it to as an uplink on my router.
I initialy used an old usb A ethernet dongle with an adapter.
I recenly got some poe to usb c pd adapter from aliexpress, about 80$ a pice.
This way my phone gets power and can sharw its ethernet connection over just one cable.
Because my router is just a vm, and all ports to it are just v-lans i can easy configure 1 ore more of the ports of my poe switch to be wan.
Side note: i use openmptcprouter for wan bonding, i get near 100mb/s dl and ul in the country side, just using 3 lte modems and my phone in ethernet therthering mode.