Phones with Native 3G Hotspot Capability... tether to Gaming Consoles?

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by OMJ

the earlier versions were ad-hoc only, can't recall what version started w/ infrastructure....

anyways, I know for a FACT it will work as I was playing COD6 on my PS3 today, wifi tethered w/ my EVO

WHAT!?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I am speechless... thank you!

I had no idea anything like this existed... will I have to wait till the 12th for the Droid2, or is there something like this for my Winmo Touch Pro 2 as well?

Wow, THANK YOU!!! Can't wait to play Modern Warfare 2!

[OMJ]

Originally Posted by HTC Touch-Pro

WHAT!?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I am speechless... thank you!

I had no idea anything like this existed... will I have to wait till the 12th for the Droid2, or is there something like this for my Winmo Touch Pro 2 as well?

Wow, THANK YOU!!! Can't wait to play Modern Warfare 2!

well I included Wi-Fi Router in my Diamond ROMs, but I can't remember if it was ad-hoc or infrastructure

[gTen]

Originally Posted by HTC Touch-Pro

WHAT!?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I am speechless... thank you!

I had no idea anything like this existed... will I have to wait till the 12th for the Droid2, or is there something like this for my Winmo Touch Pro 2 as well?

Wow, THANK YOU!!! Can't wait to play Modern Warfare 2!

Originally Posted by OMJ

well I included Wi-Fi Router in my Diamond ROMs, but I can't remember if it was ad-hoc or infrastructure

both HTC wifi router and wmwifi router do ad-hoc only...

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by gTen

both HTC wifi router and wmwifi router do ad-hoc only...

Correct... I looked into this a long time ago, and spoke directly with a company rep from WM WIFI and they said it will not broadcast in a way gaming consoles can recognize. I was/have been forced to share my laptop's Internet connection from my cell phone, which in essence masks the Ad-Hoc.

So... looks as though this mini-miracle is only available on Android devices; no surprise there, as WINMO is failing in many ways compared to the competition.

So, as SOON as I get my Droid 2 Thursday... and I'm making sure to show up at LEAST an hour early, I'll download the wifi tether app that supports infrastructure mode and get some Modern Warfare 2 goodness going all day long!!!!!

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by OMJ

if you're rooted, the latest versions of Wifi Tether supports Infrastructure mode

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

I have been reading up on this because I'm so excited to be able to simply start a program and get my PS3 online to play against friends without a modem, paying for DSL, or the time consuming aggravation of always sharing my laptop's internet to the PS3... but I still can't find anything in my reading that mentioned "infrastructure mode," or the ability for devices to connect WITHOUT the Ad-Hoc connection. I read the FAQs here http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/FAQ and must be missing something.

At any rate, I will definitely give it a try... and still have six days before I own the Droid 2 to get the kinks worked out. Thanks for any more help and insight you can offer!

Here is something I found... http://androidforums.com/all-things-...e-working.html

There is a working download link in that thread above! Looks like Infrastructure Mode was officially rolled out the 2nd week of June this year, so it hasn't been long!

[arsmithsr]

infrastructure mode is supported starting from pre5. This may only work on the evo or a phone that has built in wifi. Then again froyo is supposed to have built in support for the wifi so maybe it will work across the board for all android phones. Test and let us know. Rigth now I know Evo supports it. Moment does not. They have been having problem's with the moment keeping the router open and running it tends to drop connections, there is a specific version for the moment that does not support infrastructure mode.

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by arsmithsr

infrastructure mode is supported starting from pre5. This may only work on the evo or a phone that has built in wifi. Then again froyo is supposed to have built in support for the wifi so maybe it will work across the board for all android phones. Test and let us know. Rigth now I know Evo supports it. Moment does not. They have been having problem's with the moment keeping the router open and running it tends to drop connections, there is a specific version for the moment that does not support infrastructure mode.

I would assume, and of course I could be epically wrong, that any new Android device, namely the Droid2 with native hotspot sharing, would be compatible with this wifi tethering in Infrastructure Mode. I will report back here as soon as I find out!

[arsmithsr]

I would think so. The evo worked because of sprints built in hotspot. That is how they got infrastructure to work. SO with it being native now to froyo I would think so. BUT I know sprint disabled the android tether in favor of their paid version and it took the dev's a couple of days to get the free one everyone is talking about to work again. SO expect verizon and others to try to break it and make it harder to do. All you can do is try.

[gTen]

Verizon said they are not including the tether app with the Droid2..to use android tether developed by the community though would require a root which may not be available day 1...

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by gTen

Verizon said they are not including the tether app with the Droid2..to use android tether developed by the community though would require a root which may not be available day 1...

UGH Verizon!

Oh well... I'm sure a root will be right around the corner!! They usually don't take long at all with popular devices... some phones are rooted before the official release!

I just read online that the pre-sale will be online August 11th http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/...-12th-2010085/