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Your phone will use it's mobile data connection to let your PC connect to the internet. So yeah, just like a dongle for mobile broadband.
I've used it once, it wasn't very demanding on my data allowance. (But then my signal was so poor I was hardly downloading at all anyway
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You can do this normally on a hero (with normal firmware) with HTC Sync. Wireless tethering, where the phone creates a wifi hotspot, has been around for a while too.
I've used it once, it wasn't very demanding on my data allowance. (But then my signal was so poor I was hardly downloading at all anyway
).You can do this normally on a hero (with normal firmware) with HTC Sync. Wireless tethering, where the phone creates a wifi hotspot, has been around for a while too.
You do not need anything from the market for tethering. It comes as standard on the phone, except in the case of phones supplied by some US air time suppliers. So you are OK in the UK
Depends on what version of Android you have as to how to start your tethering session. With Android 1.5 you need to first connect your computer to the phone using the USB cable, then go to the home screen and menu > settings > wireless control and check Mobile Network Sharing box. With 2.1 it is much easier because it is offered as an option whenever you connect the phone and PC.
I found it so easy that I cancelled by Vodaphone dongle as soon as I was out of contract and just use my Orange Hero. It is actually quicker to get connected than the dongle and the download speeds seem just as quick
Edit: just notice you are using Froyo 2.2. Not sure in that case if what I have said will work because it refers to stock ROMS with SenseUI