Retiring the TP2 - how can I still make use of it? - Page 2

**gTen** · #11 (**permalink**) 08-20-2011, 02:32 PM

you wana use your thing as an wifi adapter? wmwifitether latest version could do it.

vancomycin · #12 (**permalink**) 08-20-2011, 09:19 PM

Are you sure about that new version? The others were mentioning from another "tether modem" thread within this past day that the wifi chip in the tp2 wouldn't be able to do this. Mind that this tp2 i have no longer has sprint service. Would this application allow me to connect a tablet lc that doesn't have wifi via usb cable to tp2 and have the tp2 find/connect to a public or private wifi network?

**gTen** · #13 (**permalink**) 08-21-2011, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by vancomycin

Are you sure about that new version? The others were mentioning from another "tether modem" thread within this past day that the wifi chip in the tp2 wouldn't be able to do this. Mind that this tp2 i have no longer has sprint service. Would this application allow me to connect a tablet lc that doesn't have wifi via usb cable to tp2 and have the tp2 find/connect to a public or private wifi network?

I dont see what the wifi chip would have to do with it..your just sharing internet..but sharing to a tablet is a bit more tricky...is this said table a windows tablet? if so it should be possible..any other kind and you might just have driver issues :/

Edit: Ok I see your other thread..what eric is saying is that you can't use your TP2 as a wifi repeater..thats not gonna work, if your trying to make your phone act as a USB wifi adapter..that will work with wmwifitether just fine.

vancomycin · #14 (**permalink**) 08-21-2011, 09:16 AM

Yes gten - I'm not sure what you all meant by "wifi repeater" -

this will be for windows 7 (full OS) tablets - I didn't want the tablets to be drained by their built-in wifi and they have a few spare USB ports to where I could connect the TP2 to via usb cable. I would actually disable the wifi adapter properties on the tablet's network connections.

The TP2 I have has the extended and slim OEM batteries - so that would have been perfect to use. I own the sprint motorola photon now, but I haven't gone through the steps to root it and get tethering on that with my data plan - just because there's still some kinks to be ironed out over at XDA holding me back from doing so.

I visited the wmwifitether webpage and this is the setup I was looking for but it seems that it may still require "cellular data" ?

WMWifiRouter - Support - Documentation - Wifi to USB

from the website :
This connection profile allows you to use your mobile device as a wifi dongle. It shares an available wifi signal over USB. The requirements for this connection profile are the same as for the Cellular to USB connection profile.
Note that the mobile device will not show up on your computer as a wifi network card, and you will have to connect your mobile device to the wifi access point of your choice manually.

**horndoctor** · #15 (**permalink**) 08-21-2011, 01:19 PM

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Yep, WMWifiRouter will let you do what you want to do without cellular data if you use the wifi to usb option.
In any case, don't see how you are going to avoid draining the batteries in your tablets because when you connect your tp2 to your tablet via usb your tp2 will use your tablet's battery as the power source.

eric12341 · #16 (**permalink**) 08-21-2011, 02:43 PM

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Yep, WMWifiRouter will let you do what you want to do without cellular data if you use the wifi to usb option.
In any case, don't see how you are going to avoid draining the batteries in your tablets because when you connect your tp2 to your tablet via usb your tp2 will use your tablet's battery as the power source.

yea which will drain the tablets battery even more unless the USB charging option is disabled. just seems to be much easier to use the tablet WiFi, especially since WiFi-n uses less power than b or g.

vancomycin · #17 (**permalink**) 08-21-2011, 09:36 PM

Ah, that didn't come to mind until you all had mentioned the power part - I didn't factor or know how much power would have been drawing from the tablet native wifi versus the tp2 usb power draw. Would have to test this in action I suppose....

If that's the case, then in what situation would the TP2 be a good candidate to be a wifi to usb dongle then? A device that has no wifi capabilities?

**horndoctor** · #18 (**permalink**) 08-22-2011, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by vancomycin

Ah, that didn't come to mind until you all had mentioned the power part - I didn't factor or know how much power would have been drawing from the tablet native wifi versus the tp2 usb power draw. Would have to test this in action I suppose....

If that's the case, then in what situation would the TP2 be a good candidate to be a wifi to usb dongle then? A device that has no wifi capabilities?

Correct!

Yeah, and even if you disable charging the tp2's battery while connected to usb your tp2 will still use your tablet or whatever you hook it to as it's power source to power the phone. That would be okay as long as you plug your tablet or laptop into an AC outlet.

eric12341 · #19 (**permalink**) 08-22-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by vancomycin

Ah, that didn't come to mind until you all had mentioned the power part - I didn't factor or know how much power would have been drawing from the tablet native wifi versus the tp2 usb power draw. Would have to test this in action I suppose....

If that's the case, then in what situation would the TP2 be a good candidate to be a wifi to usb dongle then? A device that has no wifi capabilities?

yea u can test it out and see but another thing is if u are using a WiFi-n router the tp2 is only capable up to g so that would be all u can get from it, so if ur tablet is capable of n or if this matters to u I wouldn't recommend it. but of course in my opinion I think the 3G speeds are enough for most online activities (even Netflix) only thing I haven't gotten to work properly over 3G is This Show at least on my arrive anyway. and it never worked at all on my tp2.

oisact · #20 (**permalink**) 08-24-2011, 03:55 PM

I would like to use mine as a media player in the car. The AV out is very appealing to drive video to the kid's LCD screen in the back. I'd like a nice shell to tie it all together though, and provide playback controls on the touchscreen while outputting the video playback out the AV (if that is even possible hardware-wise - I know it can mirror the screen to the AV out, but not if the two can display two different things). I'm holding off buying the AV cable until I know how well it works as a simple video player.