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- Why close it? The OP seems a legit enough member and they are asking for help. Some posters are actually try to help the op with great suggestions. This is how forums are suppose to work you know. Sure the first post is a little overly dramatic maybe but nothing worth closing a thread over.12-19-11 12:26 PMLike 0
- i believe he mentioned he can't tether with it...his video streaming problems sounds more like a connection problem than a direct hardware problem. it's possible that his wifi signal could have disconnected and reconnect while he's watching his video and he doesn't realize it.12-19-11 12:30 PMLike 0
- I believe the place you got your PB from is a third party. RIM tech support is good. They might not be able to help with the tether issue. That is a carrier/phone problem most likely. The audio codec issue is not really an issue. I don't stream movies so I can't comment on that. I would suggest you call verizon and RIM.Willard814 and kps88 like this.12-19-11 12:33 PMLike 2
- none of the issues I found that were like mine seemed to have an answer. Im thinking hardware at this point.Willard814 likes this.12-19-11 01:03 PMLike 1
- I believe the place you got your PB from is a third party. RIM tech support is good. They might not be able to help with the tether issue. That is a carrier/phone problem most likely. The audio codec issue is not really an issue. I don't stream movies so I can't comment on that. I would suggest you call verizon and RIM.Willard814 likes this.12-19-11 01:08 PMLike 1
- so many posts noted NO fees for tethering unless with ATT. I may end up rooting the Droid X. I understand the bridge and thought about getting a BB, but decided I would lose too much giving up my Droid X. But I thought it was easier to tether based on many Youtube videos...guess not.Willard814 likes this.12-19-11 01:14 PMLike 1
- AT$T charges to use the bridge browser through the bridge app on BB phones. Well they make you add tethering to your data plan to use the bridge browser. The only carrier that does that. Almost all carriers in the US charge to use the tether feature. I know verizon charges to tether but I don't know their details about their plan. Its worth a call to them and see what it would take to add it. It can be used with other devices not just the PB.Willard814 likes this.12-19-11 01:28 PMLike 1
- AT$T charges to use the bridge browser through the bridge app on BB phones. Well they make you add tethering to your data plan to use the bridge browser. The only carrier that does that. Almost all carriers in the US charge to use the tether feature. I know verizon charges to tether but I don't know their details about their plan. Its worth a call to them and see what it would take to add it. It can be used with other devices not just the PB.Willard814 likes this.12-19-11 02:45 PMLike 1
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The word tether and bridge are used interchangeably around here. While the using the bridge may be a form of tethering, outside of the bridge world it means something else. I think it creates some confusion.Willard814 likes this.12-19-11 02:56 PMLike 1 - Prior to buying it, I probably spent 2-3 hours reviewing it. The tethering issues seemed to mostly be with ATT blocking their phones from working. Many people on Droid use the tethering and it seemed to work. I did see both good and bad, but the issue that others seemed to have was connecting, I don't have that. But thanks for the info, maybe Verizon does indeed block tethering, others used pdanet and it worked. For me its not.
All carriers allow free Bridging, except AT&T, who considers Bridging the same as tethering, so back to having to agree to a bridge/tether plan with AT&T only.
Lastly, bridging only works if you have a Blackberry phone with OS 5.0 or higher.
I may have missed it, but have you solved this issue yet?Last edited by alnamvet68; 12-19-11 at 03:48 PM.
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- it may end up being wifi...tonight I noticed it kept searching and logging off the wifi. although it seems wifi related, its still a PB issue. I have 2 laptops, ipad2, lenovo ideapad a1 and they have not a single issue. still have to call RIM. at least we r getting somewhere. wifi is an issue.12-19-11 07:43 PMLike 0
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All carriers block tethering unless you have agreed to an additional cost data plan.
All carriers allow free Bridging, except AT&T, who considers Bridging the same as tethering, so back to having to agree to a bridge/tether plan with AT&T only.
Lastly, bridging only works if you have a Blackberry phone with OS 5.0 or higher.
I may have missed it, but have you solved this issue yet?12-19-11 07:44 PMLike 0 -
- Totally depends on your carrier. I'm with Mobilicity and it's free.
My plan includes unlimited data, is tethering allowed? | Mobilicity12-19-11 08:18 PMLike 0 - it may end up being wifi...tonight I noticed it kept searching and logging off the wifi. although it seems wifi related, its still a PB issue. I have 2 laptops, ipad2, lenovo ideapad a1 and they have not a single issue. still have to call RIM. at least we r getting somewhere. wifi is an issue.12-19-11 09:40 PMLike 0
- it is a wifi issue with the PB and my Netgear WN2000. I was at a mcdonalds for over an hour. they had an ATT hotspot...no issues. watched a whole seinfeld episode and over 40 min of a movie. just tried at home..5 min into Donnie Barasco and it stopped playing. i did a reboot and a Netgear reset/unplug. did not work. any ideas?12-20-11 05:44 PMLike 0
- I have heard of some issue with the N band. Is that what your using? Try G
Just read this:
The bad: The Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000 has no dual-band, Gigabit, USB, or Guest wireless features. Its Web interface is sluggish at times, and the Parental Control requires software installed on the computer to allow exceptions.
Guess it's only a GLast edited by Chaddface; 12-20-11 at 05:57 PM.
12-20-11 05:54 PMLike 0 - I have heard of some issue with the N band. Is that what your using? Try G
Just read this:
The bad: The Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000 has no dual-band, Gigabit, USB, or Guest wireless features. Its Web interface is sluggish at times, and the Parental Control requires software installed on the computer to allow exceptions.
Guess it's only a G12-20-11 06:38 PMLike 0 -
if you don't know how to go into the router settings simply type the ip address into ANY pc web browser and it should come up...if you don't know your ip address. you can find it in the playbook option settings under wifi.12-23-11 05:23 PMLike 0 - read my previous post or go into the playbook OS forums and you'll find 2 threads concerning the latest os update and the wifi problems you are having. a detailed solution can be found around pages 6-8...i understand the headache you are having about this and believe me the switch worked.12-23-11 05:28 PMLike 0
- i also ran into this problem and found the permanent solution on the playbook OS forums, but i'll give you the gist of it right here...you both can go into your router's user settings and change your band settings from mixed B/G/N to single B/G... it has been reported and all but confirmed by rim that the playbook has issues with the N band on N routers.
if you don't know how to go into the router settings simply type the ip address into ANY pc web browser and it should come up...if you don't know your ip address. you can find it in the playbook option settings under wifi.12-23-11 05:28 PMLike 0
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