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I decided to look up some data, and my guess seems to be correct: http://nesl.ee.ucla.edu/fw/documents/reports/2007/PowerAnalysis.pdf
According to the report, Bluetooth takes the least amount of energy.
However your 3G radio will probably take the most energy; maintaining a 3G connection without transferring any data is cheap, but once you start ...
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Yes according to this post:
This one is for the majority of Android owners who don’t want to be bothered with root on the G1 (Android). Mucho gracias to Tremendo Slap for digging this one up. June Fabric has released an app for Windows that also installs another app on Android that allows you to tether to 3G. Most users say it works flawlessly even with VPN ...
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Yes, very easily actually.
To Make your S3 emit a WiFi network
Enable 'WiFi Tethering' in System Settings->More->Tethering and Portable Hotspot->Portable WiFi Hotspot.
Configure the hotspot (name, password etc), in the Setup WiFi Hotspot menu.
To Connect your Tablet to the WiFi network
Enter the tablets WiFi settings, and turn WiFi on.
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Technically they can inspect the HTTP Headers and look at the User-Agent field to determine browser and OS; but imagine the millions and millions of HTTP requests for web pages and applications in a given day.
They can do trends, and data mining techniques to find out - but is it worth all that effort for them just to track down someone using a few more MB ...
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Hey! there is an app for that
Android Usb Port Forwarding
http://www.codeproject.com/kb/android/usbportforwarding.aspx
I am a bit confused how to use it, please inform if you get it working perfectly.
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Seeing that you have 2.2, the easiest solution would be to go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspots. There you have an option to enable usb tethering (exactly what you asked for) or, even better try out Portable Wi-fi hotspot. That way you will be able to connect to the internet without connecting the phone via usb, and ...
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Use OpenWRT 10.03 or later. Install the following modules:
kmod-nls-base
kmod-usb2
kmod-usb-core
kmod-usb-net
kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether
kmod-usb-net-rndis
kmod-usb-ohci
kmod-usb-uhci
Then edit /etc/config/network. Under the WAN configuration, change option ifname eth1 to option ifname usb0. Then enable USB tethering on the phone and reboot the router.
This ...
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These steps only work on Windows 7, which allows you to set up a Wireless Hosted Network.
To do so, the easiest way is to install either Virtual Router or Connectify
These programs will set up your computer to pass through the wifi connection
Then on the Android device:
Go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-Fi Settings
Open Advance settings ...
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First, I am an pure Android user. I have never owned an MAC, so I can't comment on everything.
Since both use iCal, some kind of sync should be possible. But I wouldn't recommend that.
IMAP is no problem and you lose nothing. IMAP is supported by Android's mail client and K-9.
You don't need GMail for contact sync. I would recommend using Google contacts.
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I assume that you have 3G/LTE connection on your Galaxy S3 and want to use that connection on your Galaxy tab2, so you would have internet on it. OK! here is the solution:
On Galaxy S3:
Enable Internet (3G/LTE mobile data)
Go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot (the path and names may be different on your phone)
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Yes. Specifically, CyanogenMod uses Dnsmasq for its DHCP services. You can see it being invoked on this line in the TetherController.cpp file of their source code.
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If you have no reason to why the wifi drops, you might try changing the wifi sleep policy. The wifi sleep policy handles when or if the wifi connection shall switch to mobile data. If this option is set to the default value, When screen turns off, wifi connection automatically switches off when the phone has been idle for a while. You can try setting this to ...
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eldarerathis may be right (from his comment). The tethering app itself might be monitoring your usage, with statistics being sent to the service provider. Try using a different tethering app- if that might help. But again, I say, it might not make a difference whether the device is rooted or not.
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You can do this using PdaNet.
From KnowYourMobile.com:
To use your Milestone as a mobile broadband dongle, you will need:
Motorola Milestone USB Drivers
PDANet Tethering Software ($15.95 to buy right now, limited trial also available)
Step I:
Tap the upward pointing arrow on the Milestone's home screen to get to the app menu
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There are some more possibilities -- but all of them I know of require a rooted device.
Using the Reverse Tether App
First, there's an App named Reverse Tether available for free on the Play Store (it's a limited trial, which restricts the time you can be connected -- but at least you can test this way whether your device is fully supported; the full ...
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I only tinkered with it a little, but I'm pretty sure that you can only create a WiFi tether with an Android 2.2.x device if the manufacturer allows for it or if you root your phone and install something like Barnacle.
I found this thread over at Android Forums in which the first reply specifies that the Magic doesn't support WiFi tether.
If you can handle ...
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It sounds as though you are just asking for a tethering solution (whereby you share your data connection on your phone with your pc). A stalwart in tethering is the app PDAnet. The free version (which doesn't allow secure connections, but allows most browsing and even WoW connection) can be downloaded from the market and installed on your phone. From there ...
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If you have Android 2.2, the functionality is built in so there usually is no need to install a separate app. Just go to: Settings > Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
However, depending on your phone, it is possible that your carrier has locked down this functionality. If this is the case, you can either root your phone and install ...
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Found the following on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793102&page=3
It is working now. After setting up ICS type in console emulator on
your phone:
ifconfig usb1 192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw 192.168.2.1 dev usb0
iptables -F
iptables -F -t nat
setprop net.dns1 8.8.8.8
setprop "net.gprs.http-proxy" ""
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You could physical approaches, such as setting a fan blowing across the phone or other airflow maximization (e.g., if you can stand it up, then both the back and front are exposed to air).
Lastly, if it doesn't interfere with the radios, you could try resting it on an upside-down heavy-duty aluminum jellyroll pan ("cookie sheet") which will function as a ...
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Yes, your phone supports two ways to export its internet connection via bluetooth:
DUN-GW (Dial-Up Networking Gateway)
PAN-AP (Personal Area Networking Access Point)
See also this question (its answer about bluetooth).
In short: PAN is supported from Android 3.0 onwards as client. Android <3.0 users may have luck with Wireless tether for root users. ...
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Problem may be caused by HTTP Proxy server. Proxies help to manage web traffic on the providers end, but can and probably will disrupt access to local addresses. Proxy options may be available in your network settings, but on many phones these options are hidden. An app such as HTTP Proxy Settings will give access to the hidden settings. Simply clear out the ...
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Android 4.0+ officially supports bluetooth tethering in both directions (and allows bridging to whatever the internet connection is (wifi/usb/3G)).
You need:
1x device as tether host running Android 4.0+ that has wifi/3g/usb internet
1x client device running Android 4.0+
both devices are bluetooth paired
enabled 'bluetooth tethering' setting on the host ...
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Unless you are paying for the service from your carrier, you can root your phone and install a tethering app from here. If you would rather not root your phone, you could go with PdaNet from the Market.
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When I first rooted my Droid (with EasyRoot), I remained on the stock ROM until I got annoyed by the OTA update message (and ended up switching to CM6).
However, I was able to use Wireless Tether without doing anything else. No new kernel, no mods, nada. Just root on vanilla Android.
If you've already updated to the latest version of Android via OTA, ...
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The likeliest culprit for your high latency is first and foremost the fact that you're using a wireless carrier's network, which are notorious for their high ping times. Switching from one carrier to another probably wouldn't solve your problem, and even if you went from a 3G contract to 4G you probably wouldn't see that much of an improvement, especially ...
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A lot of mobile network operators perform network analysis (deep packet inspection) of all transfered data. In that way they are able to identify which protocols are used.
Identifiable protocols that indicate a desktop PC are for example:
Windows Update
Virus scanner update
Broadcasts sent by Windows
Another very easy and common way to identify the ...
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This appears to be a little over "USB Reverse-Tether" requirements :-)
You actually want to share your wired internet backwards over the WiFi of your android phone.
The reverse-tether, imo, ends at the point of being able to use your wired Internet over USB from your android phone. Now, pushing that over the phone's WiFi to other WiFi devices sounds like one ...
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