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PdaNet now available for Android (free USB tethering over 3G or WiFi)

June Fabrics

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Thank you for this post, as it appears to be what I need. I am wanting to purchase an unlocked Android phone, but must be able to tether to it for full internet use from a Linux laptop via WiFi or USB.

If using USB, does your team offer assistance with the script settings for pppd?
 
Indeed, I found the easiest way to tether my linux laptop was to root the phone and use the 'wifi tether for root users' application, which also has the added benefit of being completely free.
 
I know this is not the right place to ask this question i am super new and this page has the most views i have jf 1.51 and i am trying to get cyanogens rom but when i updated from market app (cyanogens market app) i wiped wont work what is different the radio the spl anything it wont work
 
Well I have regular internet access at home and will stay with that but pdanet is a nice backup plan for emergencies. I just tried it for the first time and I can get online no problem. It was a cinch to set up. Don't know about the length of time it would stay connected. I was just excited that it worked at all. :D
 
this is bad ass im making this post connected to pdanet works perfectly...the free version is perfect what more would u need but http?
 
gotdmw said:
what more would u need but http?
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ssh (port 22)

Some people might want to have SMTP, IMAP, and/or POP (ports 25, 143, and 110, respectively), if they run their own mail clients instead of using a webmail service.

And, of course, then there's the IM clients (Yahoo, AOL, MSN, Jabber), and their ports.

All of that is outside of http/https (ports 80 and 443, respectively).

Does PdaNet only do http/https?? That'd suck. A lot.
 
I never noticed any port blocks. I ran IMAP, SSH, IPSEC VPNs, and everything I normally do. When I moved I was without internet for two weeks and PDANet came to the rescue until internet arrived. Worked a treat and hardly noticed it was a tether connection.
 
Ok I've managed to get this working but only as USB tethering, is it any different to using phone as modem? I've got internet max add-on on 3 and I'm sure if I'll have to pay extra for this? Does anyone for definite?

Also anyone know how to use it for WiFi Tethering? I want to connect it to my ps3.
 
I've also just installed PDANet on my motorola droid. Seems to work great and the droid app seems to have the option to do Bluetooth DUN (although I haven't tried it yet).

I also did a speed test and was able to download at just over 1400 kbps.

One question comes to mind, has anybody done this already on a verizon phone and not been billed extra for tethering? As far as I am aware, it is not allowed under their contract, but in usual verizon's fashion, it never states what the fee would be if they caught you tethering. Anybody have any thoughts on this? Thanks!
 
mslivinski said:
I've also just installed PDANet on my motorola droid. Seems to work great and the droid app seems to have the option to do Bluetooth DUN (although I haven't tried it yet).

I also did a speed test and was able to download at just over 1400 kbps.

One question comes to mind, has anybody done this already on a verizon phone and not been billed extra for tethering? As far as I am aware, it is not allowed under their contract, but in usual verizon's fashion, it never states what the fee would be if they caught you tethering. Anybody have any thoughts on this? Thanks!
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Humm, good question, but it seems to me it's tethering via a free application, so i don't know how they could charge you...However, id like to know as well...
 
We have been using this every day since it was released.

Haven't tried it with my G1 yet, but works like a champ with her Cliq. Has some issues with secure sites but other than that it works great.

We've used it tethered with the USB and over a weak WiFi signal without issue. Have even been able to make phone calls using the speaker phone while using the net on the PC.

Good work man.
 
Well....

I may have spoke too soon.

I tried to use this last night on my G1 without success. Popped my girls Cliq on and worked like a charm. Is telling me to make sure that Debugging is on and that the phone is connected .. both of which are.
 
This app was a life saver when I first got the phone and didn't yet have internet. Later on I got the surprise of limited access after the trial period. By then I had regular internet. Since then I discovered that my latest 1.6 update had builtin USB tethering and that works very well and doesn't require any special USB drivers. For those that are having trouble I found that the USB driver to be picky and can stop working if you install other drivers such as the dreaded HTC Sync application. You might need to reinstall the pdanet on the pc to get things back.
 
hi guys! i just got my android phone, so still pretty new to it!

btw i followed justjimjpc's instructions above, and all went well until step 11. I went into PDANet under apps of my phone, but the screen I got on my phone said "PdaNet is currently turned off. Please turn it on before connecting from the computer end". The buttons I have in the same screen are "Enable USB Tether" and "Enable Bluetooth DUN". There is no button to turn PDANet on! (Or I am missing anything here?)
 
lumenart said:
hi guys! i just got my android phone, so still pretty new to it!

btw i followed justjimjpc's instructions above, and all went well until step 11. I went into PDANet under apps of my phone, but the screen I got on my phone said "PdaNet is currently turned off. Please turn it on before connecting from the computer end". The buttons I have in the same screen are "Enable USB Tether" and "Enable Bluetooth DUN". There is no button to turn PDANet on! (Or I am missing anything here?)
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It should be an icon in your application gallery somewhere
 
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