Hotel WiFi sharing via rooted Android app?

[the86d]

There was virtual router on a windows box, but it stopped working after some win updates, so now that I have a few new, faster Android devices I am wondering if there is something that others use, like fqrouter2, or something with good results? (fqrouter2 doesn't work on my device I am trying to us it on...)

I am looking to share a hotel WiFi connection via secondary WiFi AP on Android. The device I am trying to use is rooted, so there's that... and it has been done.

[the86d]

Maybe I'll just bring a 802.11g router with me.
Hell, my provider just shot me notice that I get an extra 1GB of data/month, per phone until 2019 ends, so the upcoming week outside of Cali won't be so bad...

My son burns through data, so I can't upgrade to a shared plan, and going from <$120/month for 4 phones (no overage charges) to ~$160 with their new unlimited family plan seems like a bad deal.

Netflix and Hulu in down time, it is... as I cannot watch even the local news anymore.

[njineermike]

I was running FoxFi through PDANet, but it stopped working. Not sure if it was T-Mobile or Samsung, but it's dead now. I use my PDANet bluetooth now. Every WiFi sharing software I've tried alerts the phone I'm tethering, and that's a no-go for me. You might try Hotspot Control by Chainfire and see if it works for you. That seems to be about the best one going now.

[rigorkrad]

back in the day, intel's centrino 2 laptops had ultimate intel wireless cards ( centerino brand ) that allowed you to connect to one wifi network and share it to other wifi clients with only using one wifi card. they won't work in any windows laptop. they also support wireless display.

its called Intel MYWIFI, i don't know if this is a feature in today's windows laptops.

http://www.cnet.com/news/intels-my-wifi-makes-my-internet-yours/

you could also connect one pc to the hotel and share it using a usb wifi key.

using sharing / ad hoc may limit your security to WEP instead of WPA2 on some computers.

[the86d]

I brought my rtl8187, and it worked flawlessly. It is centurion comparable that won't share OOTB.

[eviioiive]

Why can't both devices be connected to hotel wifi?

[Abu Riyah]

I have two of the little TP-Link nano routers that I connect together with a short Ethernet cable. One is set up as a client and the other as a router. The client connects to the hotel wifi and the router is what all of my devices connect to. If the hotel has an Ethernet connection, I've been able to just plug that into my router and not use the client one...the key is to plug into the router BEFORE authenticating for the first time.

This set up is very compact and works great. It also allows me to use a Chromecast which is not possible on the hotel net itself because of the authentication web page they all seem to use. These nano routers are under $20 each and are just amazing little devices IMHO.

[UEDan]

Maybe I'll just bring a 802.11g router with me.
Hell, my provider just shot me notice that I get an extra 1GB of data/month, per phone until 2019 ends, so the upcoming week outside of Cali won't be so bad...

My son burns through data, so I can't upgrade to a shared plan, and going from <$120/month for 4 phones (no overage charges) to ~$160 with their new unlimited family plan seems like a bad deal.

Netflix and Hulu in down time, it is... as I cannot watch even the local news anymore.

Cheapo Linksys with DD-WRT setup as a wireless repeater is how I shared my old apartment's wifi. Devices on separate subnet than apt wifi.

[the86d]

Why can't both devices be connected to hotel wifi?

Typically, in a hotel with a device such as a Chromecast, you can't run a browser from it, so you weren't able to agree to the conditions upon 1st browser open. Also, each device (for free complementary access, anyway) has a 24 hour period you have to then re-agree to terms. Easier to just agree once per 24 hour period on 1 device, then share that access to others. It appears Firefox wouldn't open the correct page via initial browser redirect to terms, so IE had to be opened...

It appears newer Rokus have another method, too...

I actually brought an old DI-624, but alas no more wired Ethernet in this hotel with all this new fan-dangled WiFi everywhere...

Youtube, Netflix, and Hulu... on the Hotel TV, as I don't care much for the mainstream media.
("Who controls the media" - Lower Class Brats)