Wireless Tether Question

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When I use this at home it seems to work great. When I try and use it in my office at work it will not work. What would cause this to work in one spot and not in another. I get a signal and can talk on the phone just cannot get wireless tether to connect. Any help would be appreciated. I am on the Fresh 1.1 rom

any suggestions ?

This is really odd.
Since your phone is broadcasting a signal, the physical location of the device should have absolutly no bearing on if or if it won't broadcast.

This is a complete shot in the dark. Do you have a program that uses GPS location to kick off events? Like Locale?

Maybe the location you are at Wi Fi signal maybe getting blocked/jammed.
Not sure how stricked corp policies for you may be, but I have seen places that block Cell and Wifi signals. Especially around hazardous materials.

Are you using the same laptop/pc to access it in both places, or are you using your work laptop at work, and home pc at home?

In my case, my work laptop won't connect as they've disallowed adhoc wireless connections.

Originally Posted by kmartburrito

Are you using the same laptop/pc to access it in both places, or are you using your work laptop at work, and home pc at home?

In my case, my work laptop won't connect as they've disallowed adhoc wireless connections.

I really wish it could Spoof a standard WiFi instead of Ad-Hoc. Nintindo Wii won't connect to Ad-Hoc either and my phone is my only form of Internet at the house. I have tried in the past using ICS on my laptop with a Wireless router but I can't ever seem to get it to work. Never can get a connection to the internet.

This is slightly off-topic, but still pertaining to the subject at hand. Do you have the "phone as modem" option enabled on your phone plan? Are you using Sprint?

Originally Posted by ultivegito2

"phone as modem" option enabled on your phone plan? Are you using Sprint?

WiFi Tether doesn't require either of these. Simply routes the phones data through an Ad-Hoc network broadcast by the on board Wi Fi Adapater.

EDIT: Well it does require Sprint...lol. Put doesn't require "phone as a Modem" or the Tether Package...I actually don't think Sprint even offered me a Tether package.

Originally Posted by Kcarpenter

WiFi Tether doesn't require either of these. Simply routes the phones data through an Ad-Hoc network broadcast by the on board Wi Fi Adapater.

EDIT: Well it does require Sprint...lol. Put doesn't require "phone as a Modem" or the Tether Package...I actually don't think Sprint even offered me a Tether package.

I think Sprint has disallowed the usage of phones as modems due to heavy data usage or some such? I forget exactly what I read or where I read it, but I read something along those lines at some point.

The reason I ask is because I wonder if there is a danger of Sprint investigating my data usage, should I use too much data during one billing cycle. I believe the cap limit was something like 5 gigs before Sprint disallowed it?

I don't know exactly how much can they prove you were actually tethering, but it has been know that Sprint (or a lot of cell phone companies for that matter), do cancel accounts for over usage of data. And yes, all the sprint "unlimited" data plans are subject to a 5 GB data cap.

Originally Posted by ultivegito2

I think Sprint has disallowed the usage of phones as modems due to heavy data usage or some such? I forget exactly what I read or where I read it, but I read something along those lines at some point.

The reason I ask is because I wonder if there is a danger of Sprint investigating my data usage, should I use too much data during one billing cycle. I believe the cap limit was something like 5 gigs before Sprint disallowed it?

I heavily use my tether, I generally pull no less than 3 gigs a month. They have yet to ask any thing about it to me. Just keep it under 5 and you'll be OK. technically I don't feel I am breaking any rules, the data is going through the phone either way. I am just displaying it on my PC Screen.