WiFi Tether on VZW GN - What Did I Just Stumble Upon?

[fascinatej]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong , I downloaded the widget , when I press the hotspot button nothing happens except the light comes on. Was there something I needed to set up when I apply the widget. Sucks if I paid 99 cents for nothing. I have a samsung fascinate verizon

 

[DolfanCole]

Okay, so I downloaded this one: Portable Wi-Fi hotspot Widget (free).

And it is nowhere to be found. Not under apps or in widgets. Says it is installed... Direction say to long press on homescreen to add widget. But, ICS gives you "select wallpaper". What's up? Where do I find it? And more importantly, how do I add it to my homescreen?

I had to reboot my phone before i saw it in the widgets. I was having the same issue, but after rebooting it showed up in the list of widgets. My guess is that the long press on the homescreen instructions is for earlier versions of Android.

 

[crazed_z06]

Oh my it works.. tried it with Extended Controls since I paid for that already,,,

 

[2waterfowl]

Thanks! It still wasn't there. Battery pull, for whatever reason, made it appear. Works like a charm for me now too.

 

[Donnie Pridemore]

This one works perfect too. Thanks!

Yep, it works! Sweet! Thank you!

 

[yazoowho]

+1. Works perfectly with the Portable WiFi Widget.

Thanks!

 

[FireFighter1183]

Just to sup it up? It works for those who DON'T have their phones rooted? Just asking.

 

[Channan]

Wish I knew about this before I spent $10 on another app that does the same thing. =/ Oh well.

 

[Touchpaddle]

this is unreal....

I just tested it and it worked great!

My laptop was able to pick up the signal from 6 feet away. The speed was decent.

A couple of question:


(1) is this really a "loophole" ???

(2) what's the worst that can happen if VZW finds out? add $30 charge to my acct?

(3) if VZW shuts off this "loophole" in the future, is there another app that can do the same thing?

(4) is there a way for the phone to turn this feature off automatically? say after 30 minutes? I dont' want it to drain my battery if I forget to turn it off....(or accidentally starting the widget)

Thanks!

 

[Eggshen]

Yes it does work, I'm not rooted. Im using the free portable wifi hotspot widget.

 

[Super Turtleman]

Sweet!!! Nexus is trying to convert me before I'm ready...lol

 

[Touchpaddle]

if Verizon Wireless only charges $10 extra per month for hotspot feature, I'm sure a lot of people
will sign up.... instead, they want $30/month and I don't know anybody who has this feature actiavated
on their phone.

perhaps we should stop discussing/replying to this thread... or else Verizon will find out soon..

 

[yosteve]

Since it just takes you to the settings I wonder if you just keep asking it over and over again if it'll just give up and work, without installing the widget.

 

[superbleester]

This is the Galaxy Nexus forum buddy . It won't work on your dinosaur.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

 

[becarepaul]

Just to sup it up? It works for those who DON'T have their phones rooted? Just asking.

I'm rooted, and it does work. I do have the Wifi Tether app also but currently looking into other solutions... it's really annoying to have tether drop so often.

 

[DolfanCole]

Just to sup it up? It works for those who DON'T have their phones rooted? Just asking.

Correct. I'm not rooted and it works. I installed the free widget.

 

[Touchpaddle]

come to think of it, will Verizon Wireless bother to close this loophole
if it only works on the Galaxy Nexus? There aren't that many Galaxy
Nexus smartphones out there... I can see them shutting this down
immediately if this loophole was discovered on the iPhone 4 or 4S.

My unrooted Galaxy Nexus works fine.... just tried the same trick on
my co-worker's Moto RAZR and a couple of HTC phones...
doesn't work on them... not really sure why. Perhaps VZW bloatware
on those phones can prevent it?

 

[bobvanjr]

Wish I could get it to work on my SGSII ET4G

 

[Jet300]

come to think of it, will Verizon Wireless bother to close this loophole
if it only works on the Galaxy Nexus? There aren't that many Galaxy
Nexus smartphones out there... I can see them shutting this down
immediately if this loophole was discovered on the iPhone 4 or 4S.

My unrooted Galaxy Nexus works fine.... just tried the same trick on
my co-worker's Moto RAZR and a couple of HTC phones...
doesn't work on them... not really sure why. Perhaps VZW bloatware
on those phones can prevent it?

Hopefully not. Though, someone here in this thread said it worked on his DInc...

I have an unrooted TBolt sitting around at home. Maybe I'll fire it up tonight, reactivate it and see if this works on it too.

 

[droidgeek]

Thanks for the awesome find. Got it to work on my VW GN but it wouldn't work on a co-worker's Bionic. We could only hope that VW doesn't mess this up on the next update .