Warning - ICS Update Broke Hotspot and USB Tether

[ply17410]

ST18a updated this afternoon to the second release of ICS (was using first release previous to this).

USB Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot are no longer working.  I can connect and get an IP address but no internet access.

This is real bad since this is a primary use for my phone.

UPDATE: Confirmed same behavior with a second laptop ... I can connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot on my phone but no internet access.

UPDATE: iPad via Wi-Fi Hotspot, same thing, gets IP address but no internet access.

Bob H

[#2]

I bought mine from amazon and I also got the tmobile's apn and tether is broke. I think it's no related to locked phones. tmobile's greed affected all of us, am I right sony?

[edwinfer]

Thank you all !!!

zeyahane, this fix works for me too. I have an Arc S LT18a with kolbi Costa Rica. I followed these steps:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27282266#post27282266

See attached thumbnails.

My usb and wi-fi tether are working like a charm

[jzamoras]

Trying to fix it I broke apn and now settings stops when I try to access APN menu. is there a way to recover apn default settings without format and loss all the info?

thanks!

[TonyCool]

sorry but it did't work for me.

i configured manually my APN and when changed 'type' to 'internet' it didn't connect to data network.

extactly what do you mean? which is exact configuration you used? I can't believe just now all operators jus changed something to avoid ICS tether but allow GB tether work with same configuration...

[davidzam]

Check my post:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/44546

I want to give my thanks to the guys from XDA Developers; especially to batman_112 and xecstasyx for all the help.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694741&page=8

The fix is working. And please SONY fix this issue in the next update. I fixed (not thanks to you) the issue, but MMS are not working no matter what... so please, moderators, and developers from SONY... PLEASE FIX EVERY BUG REPORTED IN HERE!!!! I always knew it was an APN related problem...

[#7]

Same problem with LT18a, internet on phone, no data through hotspot after ICS 4.0.4 update

[ply17410]

I agree TonyCool.  Also everyone if you could put your operator in your signature that might be helpful info for everyone to see when reading this thread.

Bob H

ST18a  Ray

AT&T

USA

[davidzam]

You are agree on what? please, people, the problem is in the rigth configuration from the APN. My update came with a T-Mobile APN that is impossible to delete... but after applying this solution:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/242031#242031

All is working just fine.

Belive me, that's the issue. More helpfull should be, if you go to XDA and ask for the rigth configuration as i did.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694741&page=8

And then report back here, trust me.

[davidzam]

And please SONY release an update for this. Please just stop messing around.

[Auni]

I guess many are facing these issues. USB Tether and LED notifications. Surprisingly or I would say that i may be lucky that both are working fine in my device even after the ICS update.