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RE: Connecting with FoxFi
This thread:
XDA
Says OpenGarden and WiFi Tether work. WiFi Tether has some specific settings to change. You tell both you are using a Rezound. Seems FF works too.
This is the Forum for your phone:
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schneid
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03/07/13 05:35pm |
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RE: Connecting with FoxFi
Are using PDANet+. Reason I ask is this says it supported:
http://pdanet.co/help/devices.php
Remember, FoxFi has been replaced/merged with PDANet+.
I am still Googling.
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schneid
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03/07/13 05:12pm |
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RE: Connecting with FoxFi
I recently got a HTC 4G LTE smart phone running Android 4.0.4.
Tim
Tim, exactly what HTC model and Android version is it? I'd like to nose around a little to see if there is a solution.
For example, I have an older TomTom GPS that used to do hands-free, traffic and weather by connecting to my phone via Bluetooth. Not so with my S3.
Researched and found an app called BlueDUN. All is back up and running.
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schneid
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03/07/13 07:51am |
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RE: Connecting with FoxFi
Connectify does work as stated and Windows 7 can do the same thing on its own. Connectify just makes it easier. It is a great solution for sharing a TengoInternet connection. Downside is it costs $30 bucks and then, for me, they wanted $10 for another year.
Setup Windows 7 hotspot
I am now Android on the road so I use a DD-WRT repeater/router to share camp WiFi and a Hotspot to share 4G. The laptop and its wires were always in the way.
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schneid
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03/07/13 07:26am |
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RE: Connecting with FoxFi
+1 PDANet+ works fine on my VZW S3 running JB 4.1.2. I had to setup the VZW hotspot first and then back out of it to get PDANet+ going. I covered that in a previous post.
Your forum posts regarding FoxFi, PDANet+ are very misleading to say the least.. I will start by disputing your comments that the apps in question work (WiFi) with JellyBean (JB) if you set them up correctly. This is nonsensical / crapola.. As a tester of FoxFi from the get go, I can tell you this is incorrect. Much depends on the Smart phone with JB that one is using.. Enough said..........
Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!! I SAID, "PDANet+ works fine on my VZW S3 running JB 4.1.2.". I am sorry you found that "nonsensical / crapola" but it is a FACT.
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schneid
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03/06/13 10:52am |
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RE: Connecting with FoxFi
+1 PDANet+ works fine on my VZW S3 running JB 4.1.2. I had to setup the VZW hotspot first and then back out of it to get PDANet+ going. I covered that in a previous post.
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schneid
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03/06/13 07:57am |
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RE: GPS app that can accept pre-made routings
Well I got Tyre. I think it will be the best addon for my TomTom. I always had to have a map out to get TomTom to route me the way I want. Tyre gives me the same thing but with a much bigger screen.
I wish I had known about it a few years and many trips ago.
Great tip. I tried this a few years back and don't recall why I didn't go forward with it. The current version does work. Learning curve seems a little steep but it seems like a great app.
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schneid
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03/01/13 04:32pm |
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RE: GPS app that can accept pre-made routings
Does this exist for TomTom?
WoodGlue
Sort of. I use Streets and Trips to plan the route and set stops/waypoints. I save the .est file. I then use, a program called POIConverter to convert the .est to a .ov2 tomTom POI/waypoint file. Then transfer it to TomTom. There was/is a program that would convert the .est to a TomTom .itn route file. S&T used to optimize stops and converting that to an .itn that worked pretty well.
Bottom line is that doing all this is a PIA. I still transfer the POI's and then use TT to navigate stop to stop. If I'm in unfamiliar territory, I am also keeping track of the big picture with a printed S&T route, running CoPilot Premium on a tablet and looking at real maps. These dash mounted devices can get one into a heap of trouble, even dead.
TT does have an online route planner with traffic but it doesn't transfer to a device. Go figure?
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schneid
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02/28/13 06:18am |
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RE: Ding Dong, The DirecTV Genie is Dead
Have you called DirecTV to to get a "complete" receiver?
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schneid
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02/27/13 06:30am |
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RE: Ding Dong, The DirecTV Genie is Dead
How to switch to RF:
Get the serial number of the receiver, and write it down
While the remote is still working go into Setup, Settings, Remote, IR / RF Setup.
At that point you must change the receiver to RF mode.
The remote will no longer work now for the receiver.
Then you program the remote as described below to make the Remote an RF transmitter for the receiver.
Directly from the Manual:
Activating the RF Transmitter
To activate the RF transmitter on your DIRECTV Remote
Control, perform the following steps:
1. Locate the 12 digit Receiver ID (RID) number of your
DIRECTV Receiver. You can find the RID number on
the back panel of your receiver, or inside the CAM
access door next to the reset button.
2. Write down the last six digits of the RID number.
3. Slide the mode switch to DIRECTV,
4. Press and hold the MUTE and SELECT keys until the
green light under the selected switch flashes twice and release both keys.
5. Using the number keys, enter 9 6 1. (The green light flashes twice.)
6. Press and release CHAN UP. (The green light flashes twice.)
7. Using the NUMBER keys, enter the last six digits of the RID number. (See step 2 above.)
8. Press and release the SELECT key. (The green light flashes twice.)
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schneid
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02/26/13 07:44am |
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RE: Ding Dong, The DirecTV Genie is Dead
Does the HR34 support a RF remote? How about the HR44?
My HR24 is mounted vertically and in a cabinet in the motorhome and there are no reasonable options for a IR remote.
From what I've read, watched, the HR44 has a new smaller remote. it will do RF but will not control other devices. The older remotes are compatible.
The HR34 does support RF. You need to make sure your installer provides the antenna and an RF capable remote.
You can buy an RF capable remote and antenna for your HR24 at Amazon and eBay. $10 - $20. get a backlit one while you are at it.
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schneid
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02/25/13 05:22pm |
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RE: Ding Dong, The DirecTV Genie is Dead
Movie
SolidSignal
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schneid
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02/25/13 07:04am |
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Ding Dong, The DirecTV Genie is Dead
At least the HR34 is headed to the bone yard. Rumors are as early as next week. This is great for the RV world as NO more wires. The HR34 is being replaced by the HR44 which will wirelessly distribute programming to C41 clients. Now just one wire from the dish to the HR44 and you are done.
The HR34 is not really dead and will be in service for awhile. Rumors are they will no longer be installed in the near future. Unclear if the C41's are available right now either.
The HR44 will be backwards compatible to newer DirecTV equipment. I resisted the HR34 as a read too many bug reports. Hopefully, the HR44 will be solid. I'll sit back and wait awhile.
Engadget
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schneid
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02/25/13 06:47am |
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RE: Western Digital 3TB Drive For $99.00
I have an array of 6 drives. 3 primary and 3 backup, using AlwaySync to keep data backed up (not sync'd).
Do you mean this?
http://allwaysync.com/
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schneid
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02/25/13 06:22am |
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RE: FOXFI
The VZW hotspot is an app and I guess they can charge for it like FoxFi does. On a 4G unlimited plan I think they want $30/mo. Their VZW Navigator is another "good" deal they offer.
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schneid
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02/20/13 07:39pm |
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RE: Direct TV HD receiver connection
Save your energy. There's no reason to go back and read a bunch of words when I can open the chassis and see a missing board. Regardless of what you dig up doesn't change the fact that it's missing the receiver and the F connector is open.
Have you asked DirecTV for a replacement box that is complete?
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schneid
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02/20/13 08:14am |
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RE: Direct TV HD receiver connection
I don't get breakfast by default either. I'll rely on the installers at satGuys that maintain they are on the truck for the asking. Why should DirecTV distribute items people don't want? Lot's of restaurants don't serve water by "default" either.
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schneid
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02/20/13 07:28am |
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RE: Direct TV HD receiver connection
My BRAND NEW DirecTV Genie "can do" RF but does not come with an RF remote. That remote is optional. The latest DirecTV SWM H25 receiver is also NOT RF capable unless you add an RF kit at an additional cost AND add an RF remote.
Please feel free to stand where ever you are comfortable!
The "RF" kit is simply the new style antenna, a standard IR/RF remote and a bracket to mount the an H25 to the wall. It is misnomer to call it an "RF" kit as it actually a "kit" to mount the receiver behind the display which includes an IR/RF remote and antenna. No "kit" is required. Just the new style antenna and any DirecTV IR/RF remote.
SatPro.tv
eBay has plenty of IR/RF remotes and H25 antennas for sale. Maybe that is where yours ended up rather than with your Genie.
eBay
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schneid
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02/19/13 11:15pm |
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RE: Direct TV HD receiver connection
Okay, I went up on SatGuysUS and asked. Remotes are no longer boxed with the receivers and the installer will give you whatever he wants, IR or IR/RF. You need to ask. I guess I've been nice to my installers as all mine are RF but I really don't know if they came boxed with the receivers or not. The consensus was that with an HR34 you will get IR/RF. I do know if you get whole-home DVR you will not necessarily get a CCK (Cinema Connection Kit) either wired or wireless unless you ask. For a new install you may even get an old receiver.
And yes the H25 uses a different antenna setup which allows more flexibility in placement. If you want to know if the installer will provide it for free, which I is my belief, go to DBSTalk or SatGuysUs and ask yourself. I'm tired.
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schneid
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02/19/13 08:46pm |
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RE: Direct TV HD receiver connection
To change channels from the bedroom get one of those inexpensive RF adaptors ....(http://www.amazon.com/Next-Generation-Remote-Control-Extender/dp/B000C1Z0HA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361197941&sr=8-2&keywords=tv+remote+extender+wireless). I said it wouldn't be easy to make the change. Believe me, it's worth it.
RF is already built in to the DirecTV receiver and remote. The remote will also handle two other AV devices and the TV. That is plenty for most RV uses.
Not all remotes and receivers can utilized RF by default. Some receivers have it as an option and some you need to add a kit to. The remotes come in both IR only and IR/RF versions but IR only is the default remote with most receivers (including the Genie and H25).
I'll stand by my post. Maybe OLD stuff won't, but OP has an HD receiver so it will do RF. One just has to tell the receiver. The new receivers and remotes do it automatically.I wish you were correct, but alas...
My H20 HD Rx has an F connector for RF remote, but no receiver :(
The F-connector is for the antenna that comes with the remote. The receiver is built in. Read the manual I posted above.
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schneid
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02/19/13 07:59pm |
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