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Root 3G mobile hotspot
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Mountain Flier
Newbie
Great thread! Worked the first time! Thanks to everyone for the information!!
flatcoatfun
Lurker
You guys totally rock!! I'm not very techie and this is my first smart phone and I was able to tether the other day and just got the 3G working with no problems! Thanks to all who wrote out each step. 
*bump*
Mine stopped working as well. It worked a couple of times and then just quit. Other devices see my incredible, but they never connect.
clipperqb
Well-Known Member
Mine stopped once. Double check your advanced settings , LAN settings and make sure DHCP is still turned on. Mine somehow got disabled.
paulmz
Android Expert
clipperqb:
You beat me to it. I just went through my settings and found the DHCP unchecked. Same thing. Turned the DHCP back on and it works just fine again!
Don't know how it got unchecked. Weird.
cap'n crunch
Newbie
I cannot get the phone to dial after entering the code. Anyone have an idea how to allow the call to go through? Thanks
paulmz
Android Expert
1- It's not a call. It just unlocks a hidden menu in the phone.
2- As far as I know, this code only works on HTC Incredibles.
cap'n crunch
Newbie
I have tried this code on my incredible but after pressing send it does nothing. My phone is not rooted, is that why this might not be working? Or I did read that a verizon update (my verizon?) might have caused a change that disables the code. If it is the update, I have v5, how would I remove that update. Thanks in advance for any help.
iowabowtech
root@android:/ #
Is the phone app accepting both ## as you enter them? I once had a problem where it wouldn't accept the first one as though it didn't like starting off with a symbol instead of a number. I had to use the "back" arrow on the dialer itself and re-add the ## until the string was correct. Just a wild guess, may not be the case here.
clipperqb
Well-Known Member
Any chance you have any sort call blocker installed like Call Confirm?
paulmz
Android Expert
In answer to your first question: no, this works fine on unrooted phones (mine is unrooted).
My phone didn't accept the ##778 once. I just did a soft reboot (remove the battery without turning the phone off, then let it sit for 5 minutes, put the battery back in and start it up). Worked fine after that.
cap'n crunch
Newbie
I don't have any call blocker programs or task killers on my phone. The only thing i have read that might apply is the verizon update. I am not sure if i have the update that some have indicated caused the code to not work. I do get both number signs to stay when entering the code. I will try the soft reset to see if that works. Thank you to all as I try to work this out.
cap'n crunch
Newbie
Turning the phone and then back on was the trick. It works! Thanks for all the help.
I followed the directions by Palmz and it seemed to work. However, I notice that with the mobile hotspot enabled, my connection speed plummets. Normal speedtest shows download speed of 1.5mps. However, with hotspot turned on I get about 128Kps. This is about 2x old dial up speeds. Anyone else have this problem?
paulmz
Android Expert
I followed the directions by Palmz and it seemed to work. However, I notice that with the mobile hotspot enabled, my connection speed plummets. Normal speedtest shows download speed of 1.5mps. However, with hotspot turned on I get about 128Kps. This is about 2x old dial up speeds. Anyone else have this problem?
No. Mine works just as fast as my DSL.
pcarney1984
Lurker
I went through all of the steps and everything seemed to work fine, when I got to the part about changing the router name and password it won't let me do that...is that going to be a problem?
paulmz
Android Expert
It's been a while since I set mine up, but I'm pretty sure that you either have to be not connnected or not have the hotspot active (as in turn the hotspot off) to change the router settings.
It's always a good idea to set up a router name and, more importantly, a password. You wouldn't want just anyone racking up data on your plan.
Hope this helps!
VadersDROID
Lurker
---UPDATED--- (see below)
Does anyone share this problem:
The hotspot works fine, computers/devices connect fine and get web/inet access, but the DROID disconnects and reconnects to the vzw network randomly, mostly when I'm browsing or streaming audio/video. This makes the hotspot hiccup and browsers then get annoyed. I think it maybe doing it when the hotspot isn't on and I'm using the YouTube widget or m.YouTube.com, but I can't see the status bar under those circumstances...
This happens at home and on the road (I have ~3 bars at home).
Week-old DROID Incredible, 2.2.
Any help appriciated.
Cheers,
J
------UPDATE------
Tried a Factory Reset, got Best Buy to swap phones (new one worked great for a few days before starting up the same thing). Finally rooted today and might try Wireless Tether. It's very annoying to have 2.2 Mbps download via the hotspot only to have it disconnect and reconnect to the mobile network every so often.
Does anyone share this problem:
The hotspot works fine, computers/devices connect fine and get web/inet access, but the DROID disconnects and reconnects to the vzw network randomly, mostly when I'm browsing or streaming audio/video. This makes the hotspot hiccup and browsers then get annoyed. I think it maybe doing it when the hotspot isn't on and I'm using the YouTube widget or m.YouTube.com, but I can't see the status bar under those circumstances...
This happens at home and on the road (I have ~3 bars at home).
Week-old DROID Incredible, 2.2.
Any help appriciated.
Cheers,
J
------UPDATE------
Tried a Factory Reset, got Best Buy to swap phones (new one worked great for a few days before starting up the same thing). Finally rooted today and might try Wireless Tether. It's very annoying to have 2.2 Mbps download via the hotspot only to have it disconnect and reconnect to the mobile network every so often.
coloradoskier
Newbie
I haven't experienced that. Most of the time it works like a charm. Only time I really have problems is when I am somewhere that the VZW signal isn't that strong, like in my room at Caesar's Palace a couple weeks ago. Had to bite the bullet and pay for Internet in the room.