Hot Spot Wifi router speeds

egeek · #1 (**permalink**) 02-22-2011, 11:55 PM

I have a 802.11 g,n wireless adapter connected to my desktop PC, and it picks up Android Network via Wireless Tether program on my rooted Evo@4G, but it only shows up as g mode@54Mbp/s. The adapter will pick up other networks running n mode@144Mbp/s. Is the EVO hot spot wireless tethering somehow limited to 802.11g speed?

cruise350 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-23-2011, 12:21 AM

Yes it is, unless you do the old wireless n hack. It's still probably floating around somewhere. Now, if your max internet speed is less than 10Mbs than why is 54Mbs network speeds sufficient for you?

**gTen** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-23-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by egeek

Thanks cruise350, found the hack at xda. 4G speeds for me tethered with PdaNet are around 950 KB/s dwn. 802.11g wifi tethered hot spot around 300 KB/s dwn. don't know why its listed in Realtek Utility as Tx 54Mbp/s, Rx 54Mbp/s. Thanks again.

That has nothing to do with 54mbps being insufficient...it more has to do with wireless tethering having some issue transferring 4g speeds...I was able to achieve 950 KB/s on 11mb/s adhoc connection on my epic with a little workaround...( we have same issue on our phones :/ )

egeek · #4 (**permalink**) 02-23-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gTen

That has nothing to do with 54mbps being insufficient...it more has to do with wireless tethering having some issue transferring 4g speeds...I was able to achieve 950 KB/s on 11mb/s adhoc connection on my epic with a little workaround...( we have same issue on our phones :/ )

wireless n hack doesn't change speeds for me. care to share the workaround on your Epic?

lefty11 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-24-2011, 07:14 AM

I am glad someone has readdressed this via this thread. I mentioned this issue months ago and some people said they were actually getting true 4G speeds through wireless tethering. I have never gotten anywhere past 950KB/s either using wireless tethering, but when using a wired/usb tether with Easy Tether, while in 4G mode, it works great. The problem with this is that, I used a notebook issued from work very often on a mobile basis and they have it restricted where I am unable to use the usb tethering but of course I can use a wireless tether as it thinks it is any normal wireless spot. I would love to know if anyone actually knows of a fix or workaround for this. I could really use it in my field work .

mikewest · #6 (**permalink**) 02-25-2011, 01:35 PM

950? I get 25-30 on 3G, 4G or any other connection I use with the hotspot.

**gTen** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-26-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by egeek

wireless n hack doesn't change speeds for me. care to share the workaround on your Epic?

Its a REALLY messy workaround...I want to see if I can actually make it more straight forward then what it is now :/