WiFi tethering speed on Hero

awenthol · #1 (**permalink**) 05-25-2010, 03:57 AM

This is compared to my Touch Pro and Touch Pro 2 but I used my Hero for WiFi for the first time the other day. It's whatever WiFi tether for root app that comes with Fresh ROM.

I can peak around 100kb/s download (actual DL speed) which is what the TP/TP2 could do but more often than not it will go down to below 50kb/s and stay there/slowly creep to a crawl. TP/TP2 would run full speed all day long. Downloading on the phone runs fast (ie, when I save the latest fresh roms to my phone).

Is this just the way the Hero is, is it the app or is something up??

iviyth0s · #2 (**permalink**) 05-25-2010, 10:27 AM

Idk, I never was able to get that crap workin. I've tried every version of that wifi tethering app and nothing happens (and yes I'm rooted)

**KBZL** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-25-2010, 03:17 PM

Just so I am understanding correctly, they make a wifi tether for the TP2?? Not wired tether, a physical wifi hotspot.

awenthol · #4 (**permalink**) 05-25-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by KBZL

Just so I am understanding correctly, they make a wifi tether for the TP2?? Not wired tether, a physical wifi hotspot.

Ummm...yeah, since it's been out. It's the same one they were using on the Touch Pro.

In fact, I don't think I ever managed to get USB tethering to actually work with my TP2, so I always had to do WiFi.

*king* · #5 (**permalink**) 05-25-2010, 11:17 PM

wifirouter was out in the mogul days

**KBZL** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-26-2010, 09:03 AM

Well ok then. I had no idea. Sucks I never had this with the Diamond. Would have been a cool thing to show off back then.

**thacounty** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-26-2010, 01:16 PM

Download the wifi tethering app 1.6 pre-2 I think. Open it with astro file manager and choose appmanager. Uninstall, not install. Then reset. Now re open and install.

awenthol · #8 (**permalink**) 05-28-2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by thacounty

Download the wifi tethering app 1.6 pre-2 I think. Open it with astro file manager and choose appmanager. Uninstall, not install. Then reset. Now re open and install.

Won't get around to it tonight but I'll look into this...thanks!

ryuaced · #9 (**permalink**) 05-31-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by *king*

wifirouter was out in the mogul days

I love this guy,
Quote of the day haha
What was the one before the mogul called, it was a big gray block with a huge hump that was i guess an hump antenna that also held the stylus.. that was my 2nd phone ever, I remember playing super mario bros on that thing. The good ol' days haha

sacker · #10 (**permalink**) 05-31-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ryuaced

I love this guy,
Quote of the day haha
What was the one before the mogul called, it was a big gray block with a huge hump that was i guess an hump antenna that also held the stylus.. that was my 2nd phone ever, I remember playing super mario bros on that thing. The good ol' days haha

That was the apache if I recall.