Mobile Hotspot and Tethering

[evetsmd]

Have a VZ TBolt, thinking about buying a wi-fi only tablet.....phone plan has grandfathered unlimited data access, would like to do a wi-fi connect, tablet to phone
is this doable?

Thanks

 

[Droid-Xer]

Yes you can use an app called foxfi to tether your phones signal to the tablet. Its a free app for stock phones.

 

[Charged]

Yes you can use an app called foxfi to tether your phones signal to the tablet. Its a free app for stock phones.

Of course, Verizon frowns upon that sort of thing when you don't pay the extra $30 a month.

 

[Quicksilver7714]

Yes you can use an app called foxfi to tether your phones signal to the tablet. Its a free app for stock phones.

Xer, FoxFi does not work on HTC phones as there is a wifi lock.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

 

[theguy]

Foxfi works between TB and Toshiba Thrive on 3.2. The hitch in the giddy-up is the connection must be made with bluetooth. Works, mostly. Fine for occasional browsing but it's a kludge at best.

 

[Droid-Xer]

Xer, FoxFi does not work on HTC phones as there is a wifi lock.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

Good to know!

 

[nyteshayd]

I use open garden with my galaxy tab 10.1.

Sent from my rooted TBolt

 

[jimmyco2008]

Definitely root your TB and use Barnacle or install a custom ROM such as CyanogenMod 7 that has tethering and hotspot built in for "hacked" (free) access. Bluetooth tethering sucks to say the least, brings me back to the days of dial-up. Good luck!

EDIT: If you are deciding between 3G/4G and WiFi only tablets, go with WiFi, especially when whatever Verizon tab you get will not have unlimited data. And it's cheaper, of course!

 

[2trax4me]

not everything reads the adhoc though, like ps3 and kindle fire

 

[jimmyco2008]

True. Android devices won't pick up Ad-Hoc most, if not all the time. But not all the options out there for WiFi tethering use Ad-Hoc. Just try 'em out, not only for that, but for functionality and all that we look for when evaluating apps.