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Tethering causes network connection to become sporadic and drop #624

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Which device (manufacturer, type)?

motorola droid x

Which firmware is installed?

2.2 stock

What version of wireless tether are you using?

2.0.2

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. establish wifi tether to laptop
2. use laptop to access internet
3. after a few minutes, and faster with higher usage, the 3G network dies

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

no data transfer - 3G icon goes away at times.  

Please provide any additional information below.

The app works great, and the connection to the phone isn't problematic, but for 
some reason the connection to verizon dies.  The 3G symbol will at time 
dissapear.  If I go to the browser on the phone and try accessing a web page, 
it will occasionaly work - and the connection to the laptop will be restored - 
but only temporarily then it will go down again.  Other times, accessing the 
phone's web browser says "no internet connection" -- which corresponds with the 
3G symbol missing.

I'm trying to simulate high load while not tethered by downloading some large 
files with wget, but the version of busybox i have seems to be broken.  Will do 
more testing.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ther...@gmail.com on 4 Oct 2010 at 10:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Exact same issue here. I've tested by downloading large files directly on the 
phone, and no issue. But as soon as I put any kind of load on the tethering the 
3G connection drops.

Original comment by cnostr...@gmail.com on 19 Nov 2010 at 8:14

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Same problem with my HTC Desire HD. It really annoing!

Original comment by yuri.l...@gmail.com on 26 Feb 2011 at 8:09

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Try version 2.0.7 ... 
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk

This should help if your carrier is vzw.

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 26 Feb 2011 at 10:27

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi Harald.

Sorry, not sure how to use that file *.apk

And my carrier is Vodafon Australia...

Original comment by yuri.l...@gmail.com on 27 Feb 2011 at 5:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
@yuri.l... you are using a droid x in a vodafone-australia network?

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 28 Feb 2011 at 8:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
No, I'm using HTC Desire HD in a vodafone-australia network. Thanks.

Original comment by yuri.l...@gmail.com on 28 Feb 2011 at 10:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
2.0.7 has been very reliable with my Droid X on Verizon so far.  2.0.6 used to 
drop 3G data after awhile.  Here's hoping 2.0.7 remains stable.

Original comment by anh...@gmail.com on 1 Mar 2011 at 5:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I have the exact same problem here. I keep thinking that this is a side-effect 
of how Verizon does accounting for tethering - the 3G connection re-connects 
with different credentials when tethering is enabled. When the phone itself 
wants data, 3G disconnects, reconnects with phone credentials, then continues. 
Leads to 3G on/off/on/off. 

Not sure what causes the "thrash", but there's gotta be a way to fix this.

I have the problem on my DX2 and my D3, even with very recent WifiTether builds.

Original comment by 2bitoper...@gmail.com on 14 Feb 2012 at 5:50