[Q] Wireless tether on rooted Verizon XT926 Razr Maxx HD

[spencer88]

If I downgrade to ICS, root, upgrade using the Razr HD utility and retain root through the upgrade, does the wireless tether for root users app work? I read conflicting reports about it working on the verizon version of the razr maxx hd.

 

[lesdense]

I've got a Razr Maxx HD (XT926) on Verizon-US, rooted, running 4.1.1. I get a "blocked by carrier" error message when I try to do wi-fi tether with FoxFi (now PDANet+). FoxFi always worked for me before the JB upgrade. I've tried several other wifi tether apps from the Play Store (hate that name), including WiFi Tether For Root and Barnacle. None of them has worked for me. Some show that same "blocked" message, others seem to start up and work but never permit a working Internet connection.

I have had success with BOTH the Bluetooth tether and the USB tether options of PDANet+. Easy to set up, easy to use. Neither of these alternatives is as simple or as useable as wifi tether but that's what I'm using right now until I discover a better alternative.

 

[Deckard_9732]

Go to the Google Website: code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Download: wifi_tether_v3_2-beta2.apk

In Change Device-Profile select "Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)"

PS - This is the only version of WiFi Tether for Root that currently works for the Droid RAZR HD XT926_verizon.

 

[tech_head]

Go to the Google Website: code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Download: wifi_tether_v3_2-beta2.apk

In Change Device-Profile select "Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)"

PS - This is the only version of WiFi Tether for Root that currently works for the Droid RAZR HD XT926_verizon.

+1 and it works great!

 

[spencer88]

Go to the Google Website: code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Download: wifi_tether_v3_2-beta2.apk

In Change Device-Profile select "Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)"

PS - This is the only version of WiFi Tether for Root that currently works for the Droid RAZR HD XT926_verizon.

Thanks for this I'll have to try it. I first need to do the downgrade as I've never done it before on this phone. Is it painless?

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD

 

[lesdense]

+1. With the "Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)" setting this tether app worked for me, too. I already had it on my phone (XT926 running rooted stock 4.1.1) but had not tried that particular device-profile. Since it didn't work for me before and does for me now I KNOW that this is the setting that makes the difference.

Also, this tethering app is in the Google Play Store as WiFi Tether For Root, a free app.

 

[an21281]

You can use the native tethering app, just have to DL SQLite Editor and change line 67(entitlement check) in settings database from 1 to 0 and reboot.
Once in Sqlite Editor go to storage/settings.db/settings and change line 67 in that database from 1 to 0 for the wifi tethering to work...

 

[spencer88]

I just downgraded my phone without any problems on the first try, flashed root, temp unrooted, took the OTA and restored root. The advice about the wifi tether profile works perfectly, thanks for that! This phone just got complete.

 

[Mikerla]

I just downgraded my phone without any problems on the first try, flashed root, temp unrooted, took the OTA and restored root. The advice about the wifi tether profile works perfectly, thanks for that! This phone just got complete.

Anyone having a problem trying to enable the hotspot app if the feature is actually on their account from verizon? I have a rooted HD MAXX and cant get the hotspot to turn on after several times turning the feature on and off at the account level. Rooted running the latest update JB.

 

[Deckard_9732]

Go to the Google Website: code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Download: wifi_tether_v3_2-beta2.apk

In Change Device-Profile select "Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)"

PS - This is the only version of WiFi Tether for Root that currently works for the Droid RAZR HD XT926_verizon.

 

[DVDDave]

this version works, and i think it may be faster than using the built in app....much easier to navigate when you use the widget...