Wireless Tether for Root Users is a simple app that allows you to connect to you computer (or Mac) wirelessly via WiFi, and use that 30$ data plan you fork over to Verizon (or AT&T, or Sprint, or T-Mobile) every month do a little more. This gives you the option to use your phone as a Mobile Hotspot-just like the Evo 4G or the Palm Pre Plus. Just another thing that Droid, Does...
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June 10th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Hi, I need some serious help. I connected my computer to wireless tether but now I cannot connect to my home network or any of the neighbors networks wirelessly. I can still connect to the wireless tether but no home networks. Does anyone know how to fix this?
June 10th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
@thetechgeneration are you in a good service area? Speeds on tethering will be decided by your 3G Signal
June 10th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
@JohnPariahPWX i have the same thing, but it is so damn slow
June 10th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
You make a password by opening the app. press your phones menu key. Select wifi encryption. Then there’s password options under that. My wifi is named and locked with password
June 10th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@40RLH agreed, the one reason I rooted my Droid X. Just be careful. Since Verizon offers wireless tethering for the DX-they can bust you hard.
June 10th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
I have Wireless Tether on my Rooted Droid Incredible. My son’s iPod and wife’s Laptop work great with it. The nicest feature,…. it’s free,…. no additional cost. This app alone makes Rooting worth it.
June 10th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
@justoeasy unfortuantly, Wireless Tether doesnt allow you to set a password up.
June 11th, 2011 at 12:36 am
how do you set the password?
June 11th, 2011 at 1:26 am
@miamiironwarrior oh thats why. Z4Root doesn’t work with HTC Devices. try an app called unrEVOked.
June 11th, 2011 at 2:13 am
i’m using an HTC EVO 4G
June 11th, 2011 at 2:56 am
@miamiironwarrior what device are you on?
June 11th, 2011 at 3:04 am
uninstalled wife tether ran the permanent root reinstalled wife tether but still says unable to start tethering. am i missing something?
June 11th, 2011 at 3:30 am
@miamiironwarrior Uninstall wireless tether. Run z4root and permanently root your phone. Reinstall wireless tether, and it should work like a charm.
June 11th, 2011 at 3:53 am
downloaded the z4root but my wifi app says unable to start tethering. should i get a different wifi hotspot app?
June 11th, 2011 at 4:45 am
@miamiironwarrior droid life has the most recent APK version that I know of…droid-life . com and do a search for Z4Root.
June 11th, 2011 at 5:13 am
is there a specific website i should download it from or any site is fine? any you recommend?
June 11th, 2011 at 5:51 am
@miamiironwarrior do a search from your PHONES BROWSER for z4root. download the APK file to your phone OTA, and install + run it.
June 11th, 2011 at 6:08 am
so with a mac there is no way to root my htc evo or do i download the z4root pak from the google site on my actual device?
June 11th, 2011 at 6:11 am
@miamiironwarrior via the computer. unless you’re running a Windows runtime enviroment, no.
download z4root onto your phone. do a google search for “z4root android apk”, and download it to the phone, and run it. it works on pretty much any non HTC device, and will Root (temporary or permanent, your choice.) I use a Mac, and my Droid X is rooted via z4 and it works marvelously.
June 11th, 2011 at 7:08 am
is there a way to root with a mac?
June 11th, 2011 at 8:05 am
@folkeroRGC actually for smartphones its $20 for 2gb. The 20$ for 1GB is for the aircards / Tablets.
They’ve always been able to detect tethering. It’s not so much detecting TETHERING, as monitoring your data usage. They have smart people working for them, who can put 2 and 2 together when all of a sudden you go from using a 1gb per month to 7gb per month for no reason.
June 11th, 2011 at 8:34 am
Verizon now detect wifi and usb tethering… you should buy broadband conect pack for use it. US$20.00 for 1GB data transfer
June 11th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@SilkyJohnson25 you shouldnt HAVE too flash it, no…
June 11th, 2011 at 9:42 am
I’m trying to get that app to work. Im rooted and my computer finds the device via wifi but it wont let me connect to the internet. It shows them as paired but no connectivity… Do i need to download that kernel it states before it will let me connect? thanks
June 11th, 2011 at 9:42 am
@isaacsediqa you know, i don’t see why not…..but i’ve never tried.