Tethering question

KcLive · #1 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 12:36 PM

I can currently tether without a problem. Everything works fine. I just have one question though. Is it "normal" for the phone to lose the internet connection after about every 3 to 5 minutes? It seems to disconnect itself and I have to click on the connect button again to get it tethered back up. This is getting rather annoying to say the least. I am not sure what the problem is, or if there is even a solution for this.

If anyone knows how to get this to stop it would be great.

Thanks

karvec · #2 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 06:00 PM

I have no problems tethering mine, except when I had just installed the ICS app itself and had not reflashed it... I found out that there is however some file somewhere or registry entry that alerts the carrier-- Maybe you have that entry?

Have you reflashed it with a completely new ROM? I've used OMJ's ROMs for some time and had no problem with it, as it is built in and he has a nice clean ROM and a nice customized one as well... Both with it built in and no problems whatsoever.

Heck, if I can use it with Linux it must work... Use PIM Backup to save all your info onto a microSD card and then try reflashing it, it may help... Or just soft-reset the thing, one time after I kept trying to connect I called and asked what the hell was going on and they were like "did you reboot?" and I was like uh, no, I completely forgot about that step and it worked perfectly afterwards...

Let me know if this helps at all. I'll try to get you a link to the entry that ****s **** up.

KcLive · #3 (**permalink**) 12-19-2008, 08:40 AM

I really hate to reflash my phone seeing as how I just got it the way I want it with programs like Garmin and such. I am not sure what else to try. It seems to disconnect on me about every 5 minutes or so. This is getting very frustrating seeing as how this is my only internet connection I have.

Anyone else have any ideas?

Thanks

envious1 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-19-2008, 09:11 AM

use NFSFANS rom. it is made so that the provider cant notice when you tether with the phone.

look it up. I use NFSFAN's BELL 1.23 ROM.

envious1

KcLive · #5 (**permalink**) 12-19-2008, 09:59 AM

Is that the problem? CricKet can tell when I tether? I wouldn't think that it would matter with CricKet. I am not sure what else to try at this point though.

KcLive · #6 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 10:25 AM

Surely someone must have had this trouble before and figured out a solution other than to reflash their phone.

Rabid_Gypsy · #7 (**permalink**) 12-25-2008, 04:38 PM

What are you using to tether? I was having issues with PDAnet dropping after 5 minutes or so, but when I used the built-in ics, the dropping stopped.

KcLive · #8 (**permalink**) 12-26-2008, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rabid_Gypsy

What are you using to tether? I was having issues with PDAnet dropping after 5 minutes or so, but when I used the built-in ics, the dropping stopped.

I am using the built in Internet Sharing.

PC Connection: USB
Network Connection: Cricket Mobile Web

I am wondering, would it help if I use a serperate internet connection just to tether with? What I mean is should I make another internet connection in the settings to only use to tether?

Other than that I am at a total loss here.

KcLive · #9 (**permalink**) 12-27-2008, 09:20 PM

Any ideas anyone?

Primenall · #10 (**permalink**) 12-28-2008, 09:25 PM

Not sure, I had the same problem and it was simply a bad usb cord that seemed fine but really wasn't, even though it never gave me a problem at all using just Activesync it would do that while tethering.

A new cord solved it, until then you might want to try seating the cord in the phone all the way then pull it back out a tiny tiny bit, barely at all, that worked for me.

It could also be the usb connector in the phone itself going bad.

I don't have any experience with cricket roms but you could always flash a different rom just to see if it affects it at all too.