Questions tagged [tethering]
Tethering is using a smartphone to act as a modem for another device.
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How to set up reverse tethering over USB?
My HTC G2 phone is rooted and running Cyanogenmod 7
I don't have a data plan.
Sometimes I want to connect the phone to the Internet when there isn't Wi-Fi, to update Market apps, backup SMS messages ...
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How to use Windows' internet on Android phone through USB cable
I'm using Android 4.4.2 (on Micromax Unite 2 - A106). I've a Windows PC at home which has highspeed broadband internet connection. I don't have wireless router or access point. I just want to use PC's ...
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Can I use my Android device as Wi-Fi Adapter for my PC (i.e. Tethering to PC through USB, but using Wi-Fi not Phone Network)?
I want to use my Android phone to connect a desktop (windows 7) PC to the internet via Wi-Fi (ie, not muching though my Data plan). Is this possible with the various tethering options out there?
The ...
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How can phone companies detect tethering (incl. Wifi hotspot)
Mobile network operators (also: telephone companies, telcos, providers) sometimes offer low cost data packages that are usable only on the phone. Or so, they say.
How can they distinguish between a ...
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Which method of wireless tether uses the least amount of power? Bluetooth or Wifi?
If I'm going to wireless tehter to my Android phone what method drains the battery the least? Wifi or Bluetooth?
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Android Tethering DNS Problem
I am using a Sony Xperia Go mobile device with Android Gingerbread (2.3.7).
Whenever I try to use Tethering (USB/Mobile Wifi Tethering), I could not immediately access website using my laptop.
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Reverse tethering via Bluetooth: How to share PC internet connectivity with android phone via Bluetooth
OS: Windows 7 SP1 x64
Phone: Galaxy Ace 3 - android 4.2 (rooted)
I'm aware of normal tethering scenarios in which the user can share the Mobile Data connection with other phones/pcs via wifi-hotspot,...
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TCP/IP tethering over Bluetooth
I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 and I would like to browse the web over a bluetooth connection to my computer. I can connect to the computer but the browser doesn't have internet connectivity even ...
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Wifi access point with USB-OTG ethernet?
I want my phone to act as a ethernet capable wifi access point (WAN via ethernet).
When I use USB-OTG with an ethernet USB adapter attached to my Galaxy Nexus (non-rooted stock Jelly Bean) I get ...
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Can I do Android/g1 tethering without root?
Can I do Android/g1 tethering without root?
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Is it possible to receive an incoming call while tethering on an Android phone?
Is it possible to have a 3G tethering session and receive an audio call at the same time? Is this the function of the phone or the mobile OS or the carrier-network?
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Does Bluetooth tethering not work, or am I doing it wrong?
I carry two Android devices: my Nexus S phone, and a Nexus 7 tablet (both running Android 4.1 "Jellybean"). The tablet has Wi-Fi, but no cellular radio; so in order to use the Internet with it when ...
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Does Android have support for IPv6 tethering?
It appears like Apple has fully supported IPv6 tethering on iOS devices years ago, including proper, native IPv6 addresses on each tethered device.
What about Android? It seems like Android 6.0.1 is ...
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Port forwarding during USB tethering
How can I enable port forwarding during USB tethering?
I know there are plenty of apps available for this. but i want to know is there any method available to perform this without installing an app ...
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Enable hotspot / tethering on Nexus 5X + 6P without a subscription plan? Root and no Root
Is there a way to enable hotspot / tethering for the Nexus 5X and 6P even if you don't have a subscription plan for it? How do you do it via rooted phone and a non-rooted phone?
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How to set a tethered Wi-Fi connection (tethered to another phone via Android personal hotspot) as "metered" connection
I have a number of apps set to "Download on Wi-Fi Only" on Android. But the moment I tether, the phone considers itself on Wi-Fi, even if the upstream device is a metered 3G/LTE connection.
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How to share Android "Reverse-tethered" internet via Android WiFi?
Before going into main question, we do know that :
we can do Reverse Tethering from PC into android (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345)
And we can share current phone internet ...
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Bluetooth 3G modem
I have a Nokia 6500S-1 which I previously used as a 3G modem (with Windows). Is it possible for an Android device to use this phone as a modem (just like the windows PC does), but expose the modem ...
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Why can I tether to Ubuntu for free but not Windows?
I have a Motorola Droid 1 with Android 2.2 on it. I found something odd that I don't understand why it works.
If I plug my phone into my home computer which is Windows 7 and I turn on the tethering ...
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What are the advantages of a separate tethering app over the built-in tethering controls?
I just rooted by AT&T Galaxy S2 (SGH-i777) to troubleshoot battery usage. I also would like to tether my laptop (OS X Lion) to make use of my phone's data connection intermittently while traveling....
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Stop automaticaly switching to 3g if wi-fi drops
I have an android 2.2 phone. The other day, I was using a wi-fi connection on my phone and had it tethered to my laptop. For whatever reason, the wi-fi connection dropped and my phone starting using ...
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If I root my phone, can my service providor tell if I am using my phone for USB tethering or as a WiFi hotspot?
Looking at the responses to this question, it seems that a mobile service provider can't automatically detect whether or not a phone user is tethering their phone or not. Though they can infer it by ...
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Apple connectivity with Android devices
I am considering a new phone and right now my choice is between iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S3. I'm not overly concerned about apps since most of the stuff I use is available for both environments. I ...
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How to assign Mobile Data's public IP to host connected on hotspot?
I've looked around but found nothing on this subject.
I have an Android phone with a public IP given by sprint. Tethering on Android uses NAT, so if I want to access any of the devices behind the ...
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How to do USB tethering with an Android Froyo and a Mac OS X?
With Android Froyo (OS 2.2), how can I do USB tethering with a Mac OS X?
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How to use Android device as router without cellular connection?
I have an Android tablet that has no SIM card and no cellular connection. Is it possible to set it up as a discoverable WiFi access point? I know when you have a cellular connection you can set up ...
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receive/make calls on my pc via my android phone
is it possible to receive / make calls on my pc via my android phone. if so how? i have been searching the internet for a while now to find a solution for this.
I have a rooted HTC Desire and i live ...
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How do carriers block tethering?
I have two sim cards with data bundles from different carriers. One is working fine with (WiFi) tethering, but with the second SIM card I cannot use tethering.
Searching online I saw that tethering ...
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Communicating with micro USB to Ethernet [duplicate]
I am trying to communicate with an ethernet enabled devices from my Android phone. My phone has Android 2.3.6 and the device I am trying to communicate with has a mini web server running on it. The ...
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How to block apps on tablet from accessing the Internet while on tethering
I use my WiFi-only tablet for turn-by-turn navigation. I either use wifi hotspot tethering or bluetooth tethering through my phone's data plan. (Or USB tethering once I get a Y charging cable.)
My ...
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How to set android as internet gateway for my home network
Title should say all, but here's some network topology:
Laptop(s), desktop(s) <-wlan/lan-> router <-wifi-> android <-internet->
So I'd walk into the reach of my wifi and my android would ...
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Getting internet for Galaxy Tab 2 from Galaxy S3
Is there a way to use the Galaxy Tab 2 with my Galaxy S3 (SPRINT) to get an internet connection?
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How do I share my wifi with my ipod or netbook
If my home network is down or if I am traveling, how do I use my phone to access the internet. Basically how would I tether it to my other devices.
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No internet access using USB tethering on Android phone
I used to access the internet on my notebook by tethering it to my android mobile phone. However recently this stopped working. Even though the notebook was tethered to the phone there was no internet ...
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Do all current Android versions require rooting for bluetooth tethering (PAN)?
Looking at apps like "Wireless Tether for Root Users" and "tether Blu", and questions like "Are there any Android phones that allow Bluetooth PAN off the shelf?" it seems that Android would require ...
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Can't access tethered server from Android browser. (Time out or "URL blocked")
Synopsis: Trying to access local web development server connected by WiFi to Android tether. Everything seems to be connected and operating correctly, but phone's web browser times out when accessing ...
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Tethering android devices together
I am very low-tech, but I have a very smart phone! an android 2.2.1 I have recently discovered a wonderful application called tether, or tethering where you connect your phone & lap top or pc w/ ...
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Allowing a computer to connect to wifi from android already connected to wifi. A unique situation
writing from my phone so sorry for typos.
I recently fixed my laptop but the wireless network in my house doesn't work on it (its probably router configuration problem-or at least could be fixed with ...
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How to auto start/stop tether if wifi is unavailable/available?
I use my Galaxy S as a wifi tether hotspot for my tablet and laptop, so tethering is always on (I have extended battery so it's ok). But if my phone is in the area where I have wifi internet (for ...
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Activating wifi hotspot tethering on a Verizon Droid with Froyo 2.2
I rooted my Droid and got Froyo working on it (Bugless Beast).
What is the best way to enable Wifi Hotspot on this thing?
I tried an app "Wireless Tether" which allows me to connect my Mac via Wifi,...
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How to monitor tethering bandwidth
Is there any way to monitor 3G tethering usage. ie excluding regular 3G bandwidth. (This is for a UK GiffGaff plan, where normal use is unlimited, but tethering charged per GB.)
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Can Galaxy S use 802.11n for tethering?
I have a Galaxy S (GT-I9000) running Darky's ROM 10.1 (Gingerbread 2.3.3). I just noticed that when I use tethering to create a wireless AP, it uses only 802.11g, not 802.11n even though my netbook ...
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Port forwarding for wireless tethering
I have an HTC EVO 4G and I've been using the manufacturer's supplied app for wireless tethering. It works great but is missing are several key features I require:
Statically assigned IP addresses ...
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Can I Bluetooth tether my Android to iPhone?
I am very confused atm. My iPhone 4 says it has Internet Tethering (Settings > General > Network > Internet Tethering > On) via Bluetooth (Settings > General > Bluetooth > On).
Does this mean I can ...
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Enable bluetooth tethering via command line
Is there a way to activate the bluetooth tethering mode in Lollipop using the command line? You can do it for usb tethering by running the command
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Using ADB shell, How I can disable hotspot / tethering on lollipop Nexus 5
My screen got broken and I've been using my phone with a VNC Server installed on it, but this morning i'd the stupid idea of enable hotspot just to see if I can use my mobile data plan on my laptop, ...
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Most efficient method of tethering?
I'm aware of this other quesion, but it doesn't answer with regards to usb-tethering:
Which method of wireless tether uses the least amount of power? Bluetooth or Wifi?
I'm going to use my android ...
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Getting rid of "Tethering Detected" popup on Android ICS 4.0?
I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 that runs Android ICS 4.0.8. When I connect the Galaxy S3 to my Mac laptop and use PDAnet to tether, I often get this popup on the Galaxy S3 screen:
Tethering via ...
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Port forwarding to USB Tether
I have RaspberryPi which connected to Android Phone via USB and USB Tethering is up. Android Phone is connected to Home Router (Wi-Fi). With this setup, my Raspberry Pi can reach the internet with USB-...
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Easytether and Gingerbread?
I use a nifty little app called Easytether to tether my Andorid to my Macbook Pro so I can use my Macbook's browser, and get full websites. Will the Gingerbread upgrade affect the operation of this ...
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