Droid Razr has a known flaw with Mobile Hotspot

[Ridgerunner665]

Verizon charges $500 (one time fee) for a static IP...

[jmdearras]

To save yourself 30 bucks I have Foxfi (wi-fi tether) Its free from the market and I am not rooted. I have used it for a little while and I like it.

It's a corporate phone, we pay for hotspot. I could be fired for stealing it.

Jim

[jmdearras]

Verizon charges $500 (one time fee) for a static IP...

Can you get a static IP on a 3g/lte phone?

Could be very useful for security.

[Ridgerunner665]

Can you get a static IP on a 3g/lte phone?

Could be very useful for security.

I guess so...but calling and asking them would be the best bet...I found the info about the $500 fee somewhere on Verizons website while I was trying to figure out this WiFi issue...and why my phone sometimes did not recognize my computer.

After seeing the $500 thing...I gave up on the "allowed devices" feature...and came up with a 32 character password.

[Jordan49]

I had trouble with the mobile hotspot at first. I made 2-3 calls to Verizon and it is now worked out. I discovered my own answer as to why my Acer Netbook wouldn't connect: you have to run an IPCONFIG file and then it's fine. Then it kept dropping off the mobile network. It turned out that my locality is being switched from 3G to 4G and the RAZR was jumping back and forth because the 4G wasn't strongly in place yet. They showed me how to set it for 3G only and I waited for 4G to get up and running. Now I get 5 bars in 4G and it seems to go pretty well as long as there's plenty of battery power. When it gets to 25%, it jumps off the mobile network. Battery capacity is a real problem with these babies. If I'm using it during a business day I have to stop and charge it 2-3 times. I finally bought a Motorola auxiliary battery, but it's nasty to have this thing dangling on your phone. If I had to do it again I'd get RAZR max.

As for getting to websites, we have the RAZR acting as mobile hotspot for several computers. There is no problem getting to any website I want on the PC's. There is, however, a problem with many websites not working on the Barnes and Noble Tablet and sometimes on the RAZR itself. I now believe this is because the providers of the device have monkeyed with it to keep you away from competitors. For instance, I cannot go to Words with Friends on Facebook with the browser because both Barnes and Noble and Google have a WWF app. When I click the link if Facebook I get sent to a Google Play sales page on the RAZR and the Tablet simply goes into a hiccup session. Both want to sell you an app, although the one on Google play is free. There are other instances where a web page won't work on an android device because they messed with it. For instance, you can't go to speedtest.com on the RAZR because Google has an app for that. Though B&N doesn't have a speedtest app, it appears to me they don't want you to test speeds because not only can you not go to speedtest.com but they have no speed test app at (there are other speed test websites that got around them though) and you can't install any android apps except the ones B&N sells (don't know why -- it seems that the Tablet is highly oriented to childrens games and books). What I'm saying is if you can't go to certain websites it may not be the fault of Verizon, but of the manufacturer of the device.

[Bill]

Here is what I sent to Verizon - as it seems I have joined your group with a non working hot spot.

Hello,

My issues are not resolved - so let me explain them again - especially with new information.
1. Prior to upgrading to the smart phone I used the Jet pack MIFI device to connect to the Internet.
2. I am using the MIFI for my Windows 7 OS lap top and 2 Android 4.0 tablets. The MIFI works perfectly with all of these devices and each connected via WIFI on the first try.
3. After turning on my Droid RAZR M WIFI it connected to the Internet in my lap top - but only after the computer made some kind of adjustment to “fix a problem with the wireless adapter or access point” (the text in quote brackets is exactly what the message said). It connects to the lap top each and every time with a signal from as much as 150 feet from the lap top.
4. Not so with either of the tablets. After entering the same type of info the tablet seems to pick up a WIFI signal and the message says it is a strong to excellent signal. The icon on the tablet also show a full bar signal but does not actually connect to the Internet. As I have left it on as a test - occasionally the connection to the Internet does take place for a short period of time and drops off.
5. I have made two trips to the Verizon dealer. My sim card and cell phone has been replaced. The records should show several phone conversations with Verizon support. And nothing has changed. I can access the tablet through the Internet using my Jet pack but not with the mobile hot spot. I was told this is the same signal so it does not make any sense.
6. I installed a WIFI analyzer app on the cell phone. It shows a strong signal and suggests channels 6-8. I tried them all and am set on #7 right now. It still does not work. The app also shows both the MIFI and hotspot signal.
7. I found a RARZ forum on the internet. They have an entire page or blog on this subject with people like me not able to make the hot spot work. The link is as follows: Mobile hotspot not working?
8. None of this makes any sense - especially if the signal for the MIFI and the mobile hot spot are truly the same “type”.

What I am asking is that you elevate this issue to a higher technical level and see what other common hot spot issues have been found and the solutions. The reason I upgraded my old phone was to get a mobile hot spot and it is not working. After this is done please call or e-mail me and I can set up a time to call from another phone - as I do not have another phone.

Thanks…

[1coopgt]

Have you tried FoxFI. Works great for me .

[valentine]

I'm on the 912 just upgraded to jellybean Maxx and was able to get the hotspot to work. I did have to troubleshoot the PC, let it reset the adapter and set up my hotspot as a private home network. I sent this from it just to confirm. Maybe the upgrade helps fix it.

[Robert]

FoxFi works fine on Jelly Bean 4.1.2. But the WiFi Hotspot is blocked by Verizon.... so to bypass it you just connect in PdaNet Bluetooth mode. On a tablet you will need the app "PdaNet Tablet" this will pair to FoxFi when Bluetooth is checked.

Now Verizon has a new project to figure out how to block Bluetooth hotspots. Because I just tested it out and it works great. My Razr Maxx HD is not rooted and neither is the Nexus 10.