Can't get internet sharing on my android to work

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amcdonald replied

20 February 2011, 09:14
Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post

Only if you ignore the lousy antenna issue it seems.

That's only if you don't hold the phone in the Apple approved manner

Just remember you've bought an iPhone, so you've always been at war with Eurasia
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Incognito replied

20 February 2011, 01:38
Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Er, hang on, I thought that wi fi tethering with a iPhone is not a supported feature !

So it this case, it just doesn't work

What you blethering about, you can set up tethering on any network? For example:

Orange

Three is the best package because they let you do it for free, the rest make you buy a bundle. Only other way is to jailbreak and get it without paying for it.

Three's Free
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Platypus replied

19 February 2011, 17:10
Originally posted by Incognito View Post

Get an iPhone, it just works.

Er, hang on, I thought that wi fi tethering with a iPhone is not a supported feature !

So it this case, it just doesn't work
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minestrone replied

18 February 2011, 13:44
Failed in modding the device, got everything set up, rooted the device, got the rom manager on, dowloaded a rom onto the SD card, tried to install and it just failed.

Anyway, as I had rooted the device I eventually got it to tether using

android-wifi-tether - Project Hosting on Google Code

This described how to root the device.

Main Page - CyanogenMod Wiki

Must say there is some amount of pish on the web you have to cut through to get the right information.
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minestrone replied

18 February 2011, 10:07
I'm going in.

Phone will probably be in the bin in 2 hours
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Incognito replied

17 February 2011, 15:14
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

Think I am going to root the device, this apparently will solve the problem which is specific to Orange's android devices

How To Root Your Android Phone / Device

Might do it later today when I finish off some code.

If you're wanting to get right in about your droid this is the best site I found for getting a handle on it

Android Forums & Windows Phone Discussion @ xda-developers

You'll also get most flavours of ROM dropped in there well before Orange think about releasing the next version.

Not just Droid specific.
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Fred Bloggs replied

17 February 2011, 13:42
That'll explain why my (Samsung) Android device won't suffer that issue then as I bought it SIM free to use on a O2 SIM only contract.
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minestrone replied

17 February 2011, 10:54
Think I am going to root the device, this apparently will solve the problem which is specific to Orange's android devices

How To Root Your Android Phone / Device

Might do it later today when I finish off some code.
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Fred Bloggs replied

17 February 2011, 08:48
Originally posted by Incognito View Post

Get an iPhone, it just works.

Only if you ignore the lousy antenna issue it seems.
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Incognito replied

16 February 2011, 21:16
Get an iPhone, it just works.
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minestrone replied

16 February 2011, 17:30
JUst back in from a webless day and done a bit of reading.

Seems to be a Android/Orange problem.

There are a few 'claimed' fixes on here.

Internet Tethering - Orange Mobile - Android Forums

Which did not work for me.

Looks like the problem is 2.1 & 2.2 and the problem will be with hotspots as well as tethering.
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Fred Bloggs replied

16 February 2011, 14:17
Try upgrading to Andoid 2.2. It solved a number of buggy software issues for me (though not that actual issue).
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Cliphead replied

16 February 2011, 11:53
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

What network are you on?

I've had no problems with either on my Desire on T-Mobile.

Orange. Even they can't figure out what's wrong.
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TheFaQQer replied

16 February 2011, 10:22
Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

I've never been able to get it to work on my Desire, tethering or hotspot.

What network are you on?

I've had no problems with either on my Desire on T-Mobile.
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Cliphead replied

16 February 2011, 10:16
I've never been able to get it to work on my Desire, tethering or hotspot.
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