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3G Tethering Question :)

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chacen.droid

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Hey everyone! Hope you all had an awsome new year!

I have a question regarding 3G WiFi tethering, I have successfully tethered my playstation 3 using the method explained in the following guide

http://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/194084-howto-free-3g-mobile-hotspot-ap-mode-tethering.html

The connection works but not as well as I know it can. I stream netflix mostly (but get ALOT of buffering stops) play modern warfare 2 online once in a while (no lag just unstable I get disconnected alot) now my question is how can I get the most out of my tether in regards to speed and stability? I have been trying to play around with different channels and what not and sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't... in short what do I need to do (either with the phone or with the playstation 3) to obtain the best connection possible; I have a droid x rooted running the newest OTA.

Thanks to everyone in advanced!
 
Those speeds are on par. The issues you are having with the gaming is latency. I know Verizon and ATT generally have terrible latency, depending on where you are. Sprint has been the best I had found, and I get a latency of about 150-250, where I usually get about 50. Netlfix is also going to be a tough sctream, you simply will get some stuttering here and there. They are really good ad downsizing the feed though, which reduces quality a bit but increases the experience (stops the skipping). I will say that I don't recommend tethering much while streaming Netflix unless you are paying for the service (which I assume you are not since you linked the guide you used to get things running), otherwise you are going to get hit with a nasty bill, termination of service, or both in the end. Generally speaking you will have to have used an exorbitant amount of data for a while, but they will get you. I do believe there is also a cap of 5GB per month with Verizon. Netflix will have you hitting that fast.
 
lordofthereef said:
Those speeds are on par. The issues you are having with the gaming is latency. I know Verizon and ATT generally have terrible latency, depending on where you are. Sprint has been the best I had found, and I get a latency of about 150-250, where I usually get about 50. Netlfix is also going to be a tough sctream, you simply will get some stuttering here and there. They are really good ad downsizing the feed though, which reduces quality a bit but increases the experience (stops the skipping). I will say that I don't recommend tethering much while streaming Netflix unless you are paying for the service (which I assume you are not since you linked the guide you used to get things running), otherwise you are going to get hit with a nasty bill, termination of service, or both in the end. Generally speaking you will have to have used an exorbitant amount of data for a while, but they will get you. I do believe there is also a cap of 5GB per month with Verizon. Netflix will have you hitting that fast.
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Verizon does not have a hard cap at 5GB for mobile devices. Many people have gone 10GB with no adverse effects. I still wouldn't recommend going above it, just in case, but they aren't going to charge you extra.
 
Definitely watch that data usage - I'm only posting to emphasize that you listen to what lordofthereef has to say - and only on the theory that hearing from two buddies is often better than from just one.

Tethering a good leg up in a pinch situation. Trying to replace an ISP on the free isn't going to win friends for you with your carrier. I've used it in demand situations - example: I absolutely have to mail something from my laptop, no net service. I could xfer the files to my phone via bluetooth or usb and then mail from phone - or just tether and mail quickly. I'm going to use the same bandwidth either way, not raise any flags. In other words, sipping from water cooler not drinking from the firehose.

Plus - as you've found - it's slow for things needing a big pipeline. I've always lost a percentage of my bandwidth tethering. And movies like - no, they love - high bandwidth.

Because 3G is only expecting to serve just so much, I don't think you'll find that there's much tuning to try - you might fool a benchmark from time to time, but your service isn't designed for what you want.

I felt at first that I might feel ripped off when announced they'd cut back built-in tethering on my phone for Froyo. Then I reasoned it out - if we all did it, we'd clog the wireless services, nothing would work, the prices would go up - we'd be screwing ourselves.

Anyway - smattering of facts and opinion - this isn't going to be the way to really go.

PS - plus what those guys said while I was typing this rant. :)
 
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