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allenchuang 2012-09-20 14:34
PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Hi guys, I was just ran into an issue with the hotspot. I have downloaded spotOn to unlock hotspot availability in the US and also tried ad-hac. However, when i was trying to use it just now, it does successfully set up a network but with no data transfers (upload/download both at 0) and I cannot find the network with either my laptop or my tablet.

It is not an issue with not being able to use the feature, but rather it simply does not work. Does anyone else face a similar situation? Is there a fix to it? I am using T-Mobile BTW.

thedead1440 2012-09-20 14:36
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Can you stop spamming? I've seen you post in two threads and now you have started your own thread...Just stick to one thread instead of cross-posting...

allenchuang 2012-09-20 14:38
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Sorry. I realized I posted my original thread in general, which is probably not the right category since my issue is solely N9 related and decided to repost here.

allenchuang 2012-09-20 15:09
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Update: I think it might have to do T-Mobile now enforcing customers to pay for Hotspot for an additional $15. Ridiculous BS. :mad: Can anyone confirm this?

thedead1440 2012-09-20 15:13
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by allenchuang (Post 1269656)
Update: I think it might have to do T-Mobile now enforcing customers to pay for Hotspot for an additional $15. Ridiculous BS. :mad: Can anyone confirm this?
I'm not in the US but can someone explain how would your carrier know you are using WiFi Hotspot especially on an unsupported phone like the n9?

salyavin 2012-09-20 16:46
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
I in the US and am on T-Mobile and can right this moment use the hot spot as I could on NTT-Docomo (Japan) this summer. As this is not a carrier supported phone I really don't see how they could know you are doing it or prevent you from it. I suppose you could manually do
/bin/echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/wl1271/allow_adhoc
from a command prompt after becoming root (devel-su then rootme)
I am on PR 1.3

imaginaryenemy 2012-09-20 18:54
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thedead1440 (Post 1269658)
I'm not in the US but can someone explain how would your carrier know you are using WiFi Hotspot especially on an unsupported phone like the n9?
Are you asking why applications like ad-hac and spotON are necessary, or how a carrier would know you were using a WiFi Hotspot?

If it is the former, it is because the FCC limits it in the US, so the behavior is blocked. If it is the latter, I don't think they could know.

sony123 2012-09-21 07:56
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by allenchuang (Post 1269640)
Hi guys, I was just ran into an issue with the hotspot. I have downloaded spotOn to unlock hotspot availability in the US and also tried ad-hac. However, when i was trying to use it just now, it does successfully set up a network but with no data transfers (upload/download both at 0) and I cannot find the network with either my laptop or my tablet.

It is not an issue with not being able to use the feature, but rather it simply does not work. Does anyone else face a similar situation? Is there a fix to it? I am using T-Mobile BTW.
Try reboot first, there is a system bug that shuts WiFi down after tethering. Maybe this is what you experienced.

If you have ad-hac, you can remove SpotOn. SpotOn and ad-hac do the same thing, just that ad-hac put itself into system initialization routine so you don't need to unlock every time you want to do hotspot.

thedead1440 2012-09-21 08:14
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
ok, the person who shall not be named due to being a borderline sexual assaulter and a serial public offender has verified that T-Mobile have no control over your tethering.

the problem is you are using both these apps. Uninstall both and use ad-hac only then try it'll work....

linking 2012-10-12 14:40
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Yea I am having this issue too. Ever since I updated to pr1.3 I can't seem to get the wifi hotpsot to work. It turns on, but on the computer it only says "no internet connectivity". On N9, it does not show any device connected to it and no data is being uploaded or downloaded.

linking 2012-10-16 23:26
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Some help here. Bump

Hacker 2012-10-17 07:08
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by allenchuang (Post 1269656)
Update: I think it might have to do T-Mobile now enforcing customers to pay for Hotspot for an additional $15. Ridiculous BS. :mad: Can anyone confirm this?
I am in the U.S. (Houston, Texas) and am on T-Mobile. I can confirm that the Wi-Fi Hotspot still works (I just tested it with my laptop). So, whatever the issue is, it's not that T-Mobile is blocking you. I have a recommendation for getting your WiFi Hotspot working below.

Quote:
Originally Posted by linking (Post 1279752)
Yea I am having this issue too. Ever since I updated to pr1.3 I can't seem to get the wifi hotpsot to work. It turns on, but on the computer it only says "no internet connectivity". On N9, it does not show any device connected to it and no data is being uploaded or downloaded.
I have updated to PR 1.3 and can confirm that Wifi Hotspot is still working, so a couple of questions for you. First, does your computer detect your N9 when you have Hotspot running? You can change the SSID with the program if there is any confusion and you can deactivate the encryption just to make sure that you are not accidentally locking yourself out. Give your computer a second to find it, and be sure to refresh the computer's small window showing wifi connections.

Here are some ideas for both of you:

(1) I also recommend using only one Wifi Hotspot method with your N9. I recommend that you download and install N9 QuickTweaks to do this. The link to the thread is here:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80600

(2) make sure that you uninstall all wifi hotspot-related programs and reboot your device before you apply the Hotspot tweak in N9QuickTweaks.

(3) Open up N9 QuickTweaks that you installed in step (1), make a back-up with Tweak K, and then use Tweak CC to activate the adhoc to allow WiFi Hotspot to work in the US.

Once Tweak CC has been applied, check to see if the Hotspot program is working for you.

Let me know how it goes, and please feel free to hit the "Thanks" button if this advice helped you.

Good luck.

linking 2012-10-18 00:36
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
I guess it was the password. After I removed the password and left it open, my devices could connect to wifi hotspot. it is weird that it wouldn't connect with the password. thanks alot

kike 2012-12-30 13:51
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
What diffirences does wlan have? If I share my network with N9 to tablet and computer. In computer it works but tablet can't see it. If my friend share with sgs2, then tablet works. Tablet has Android 4.1.1 os. I havent chance hotspot settings. Tablet shout have bgn, havent test.

thedead1440 2012-12-30 13:56
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by kike (Post 1309087)
What diffirences does wlan have? If I share my network with N9 to tablet and computer. In computer it works but tablet can't see it. If my friend share with sgs2, then tablet works. Tablet has Android 4.1.1 os. I havent chance hotspot settings. Tablet shout have bgn, havent test.
Your Android 4.1.1 tablet must not be having ad-hoc support which is the method via which the N9 shares its connection; just install various Android apps that enable your tablet to discover and connect to ad-hoc networks...

The SGS2 shares its connection via infrastructure wlan instead of ad-hoc hence the difference...

TMavica 2012-12-30 15:01
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
which apps in android can do that?

thedead1440 2012-12-30 15:05
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by TMavica (Post 1309108)
which apps in android can do that?
I use custom roms on my android devices so ad-hoc is usually enabled by the rom dev but if you need, a simple google leads to these:
http://androidtablethacks.com/androi...droid-tablets/
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/go...d-hoc-network/
http://www.arenddeboer.com/wifi-ad-h...r-for-android/

olympia_biodiesel 2013-01-11 19:58
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hacker (Post 1281523)
I am in the U.S. (Houston, Texas) and am on T-Mobile. I can confirm that the Wi-Fi Hotspot still works (I just tested it with my laptop). So, whatever the issue is, it's not that T-Mobile is blocking you. I have a recommendation for getting your WiFi Hotspot working below.



I have updated to PR 1.3 and can confirm that Wifi Hotspot is still working, so a couple of questions for you. First, does your computer detect your N9 when you have Hotspot running? You can change the SSID with the program if there is any confusion and you can deactivate the encryption just to make sure that you are not accidentally locking yourself out. Give your computer a second to find it, and be sure to refresh the computer's small window showing wifi connections.

Here are some ideas for both of you:

(1) I also recommend using only one Wifi Hotspot method with your N9. I recommend that you download and install N9 QuickTweaks to do this. The link to the thread is here:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80600

(2) make sure that you uninstall all wifi hotspot-related programs and reboot your device before you apply the Hotspot tweak in N9QuickTweaks.

(3) Open up N9 QuickTweaks that you installed in step (1), make a back-up with Tweak K, and then use Tweak CC to activate the adhoc to allow WiFi Hotspot to work in the US.

Once Tweak CC has been applied, check to see if the Hotspot program is working for you.

Let me know how it goes, and please feel free to hit the "Thanks" button if this advice helped you.

Good luck.


Question for yourself and Link...

Which hotspot unlocker are you both using?

I'm using spoton in the US on T-Mobile. My Nokia N900 can see my adhoc network, but my kindle fire hd (which doesn't support adhoc networks, so no surprises there), nor my laptop can even see a network.

I've tried it as an open network, wep, all of it. Doesn't even see it as a network.

Can anyone tell me what configuration settings I need to setup? Or should it be that I use spot on, then setup my hotspot and it's visible from any wifi capable computer?

I was able to tether my laptop using nokia pc suite even, and as I said, my SIM free N900 saw the network fine.

Thanks in advance.

Dinho 2013-04-11 19:53
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
I used to be able to connect to the internet via my N9's Wi-Fi Hotspot app. Both Mac and iPad worked well. Recently tethering stopped working. Whenever I connect either of them to the N9, the app indicates an established connection, but there's only 1-2kB of data traffic. Neither can load a webpage and after a minute or so the icon on the N9 has zzz's, which means they're idle. I have called T-Mobile and was assured the tethering is enabled on my plan. What can I do to make tethering work again!?

rainisto 2013-04-12 11:31
Re: PR 1.3 Wifi Hotspot stopped working (tried ad-hac and spotON)
 
hotspot app is a bit unstable, usually reboot does the trick.


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