How to Get Free WiFi Tether Mobile Hotspot on Droid X!
For those of you who want to get free wifi tether like the Verizon Mobile Hotspot but for free, you can do it by rooting your Droid X then installing the Android WiFi tether app.
How to Get Free WiFi Tether Mobile Hotspot on Droid X!
1. Root your Droid X.
2. Browse to the Android WiFi Tether download page and download the latest .apk file.
3. Install the app and open the Android WiFi Tether app.
4. Make sure to set your app so “WiFi encryption” is enabled. I’ve found that if it’s not enabled the wifi tether app will not work.
5. Enjoy free wifi Mobile Hotspot on your Droid X. Of course, the Verizon Mobile Hotspot app is a bit better as it’s a full “wifi” feature while the Android WiFi Tether works in “ad-hoc” mode.
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July 27th, 2010 at 2:35 am
I’m thinking about getting a droid x and following in your foot steps. Important question though! Has it been a month since you rooted and tethered? Has verizon caught onto this and charged you up the wazoo?
July 30th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Does the Verizon service contract, or phone rebate/discount contract, forbid you to use the free tethering app?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:19 am
mine says it’s unable to start tethering what should i do
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I have been tethering my phone on verizon for a bout a year now and my bill has not changed once got to love verizon.
BlackBerry Storm 9530
August 6th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Thank you!
August 13th, 2010 at 1:12 am
ummm are you sure this is hotspot? that app only supports ad hoc which is tether only not the same as hot spot, only one device at a time. i would be happy to be proven wrong but eh..
August 13th, 2010 at 1:25 am
nevermind i should have read more than the title. but why mobile hotspot in the title?
August 31st, 2010 at 3:04 pm
If one Roots the phone and then installs the tethering ap, can the phone be un-rooted but leave the tethering ap intact?
November 4th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
So I tried down loading free wifi tethering BUT my droid X siad SD card is busy to alow donload select “turn off USB storage… How do i do that??
Brett
November 12th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
For the record, the latest version of the google wifi tether app does allow multiple devices to be actively paired and utilizing the network at a time (I connected to two laptops and an iPhone simultaneously.)
December 5th, 2010 at 11:54 am
mine says unable to start tethering. please try again later? whats the problem . i follow all your steps
December 18th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
does this mess with your warranty? or not just this, but does rooting mess with your warranty?
January 6th, 2011 at 12:50 am
The newest version of Android Tether allows the Droid X to use infrastructure mode instead of ad-holic.