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Whats My Options?
- Thread starter RELiG
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chanchan05
The Doctor
Not sure on your device, but on my Samsung Galaxy SL, just go to menu>settings>wireless and network>mobile ap>and turn it on.
Bear in mind that apparently in some countries, this requires additional charges from your provider.
Bear in mind that apparently in some countries, this requires additional charges from your provider.
UrsusVIIILXXXVII
Android Enthusiast
PDAnet is good for wired tethering. To use wireless tethering though you need to be rooted. Of course you can also subscribe to a tethering option through Verizon.
For me (on 2.3.4) it's menu>settings>wireless and network>Tethering and Portable hotspot>Portable Wi-Fi-hotspot>and check the box.
That is correct. Check the small print in your contract with your provider.
Yea I purchased Mobile Hotspot from Verizon. Whats the pros and cons of USB tether VS Wireless? Besides having to have a USB attached, because that is NO problem what so ever. I was under the impression no Carriers wanted you to be able to surf the web from a CPU off your phones signal. I thought thats why Mobile Hotspot ($20/mo) was out there, to pretty much make you pay for anything of that sort.
UrsusVIIILXXXVII
Android Enthusiast
These tethering options are supposed to be used only every once in a while. It's true, the carriers don't like the added traffic tethering can bring to their network and that's why they offer their own plans for it. If they do find out that you're tethering outside of their hotspot plans, they will charge you for it. Or throttle the heck out of you. I've been tethering for quite some time and haven't run into any problems but I try to keep it in check.
For the pros and cons of different types of tethering, I've found it's pretty much a matter of convenience. I have both a wireless tether app and pdanet on my phone. I've not seen any major differences in speed myself. There's also blutooth tethering but since my laptop is without a blutooth chip, I've never tried it.
For the pros and cons of different types of tethering, I've found it's pretty much a matter of convenience. I have both a wireless tether app and pdanet on my phone. I've not seen any major differences in speed myself. There's also blutooth tethering but since my laptop is without a blutooth chip, I've never tried it.
Indeed. That's my m.o. too. I use it maybe twice a month, for max 5 or 10 minutes, if I really have to because there are no alternatives.
Correct. Wireless saves inconvenient hunting for and fumbling with cables.
Because there isn't any: in both cases the slowest link is your phone's 3G connection.
It's a lot slower still than 3G... So it's useless for normal operation.
Yea I understand what your saying. I only want/will tether at work, which is 3 days a week. I wont be doing ANY downloading or video watching. I basically just read/write on forums at work. I would use the work computer, but "public chat" filter makes it to where anything with 'forum' gets blocked. Strangely enough youtube and movie streaming sites work (which is awesome). So unrooted, if I download PDAnet I can tether via USB?...With no 'Mobile Hotspot' plan through Verizon? That seems contradicting lol and simple. Do I have it correct?
Thanks for clarification so far
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. PDAnet is free. You also have a USB cable, right? So, technically, you're all set. Now the only thing you need to do is try it for yourself. It's easy.
But in that setup your phone is the 'router', whether wired or not to your laptop. If you want to connect to the internet through the phone in a WiFi environment (home, office), you will have to disable the phone's WiFi access to force it to connect via a mobile phone network. Like 3G, EDGE, GPRS, etc.
When you connect via a mobile phone network to the internet your up- and download speeds take a severe hit. And every bit you up- or download counts against your dataplan contract with Verizon. Read the fine print! This is were those astronomical bills come from!