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Tethering Is Exhilarating (With the Nexus One)

Posted by kdawson on from the free-to-roam dept.

timothy found this link (hat-tip to Tim O'Reilly) to a paean to the joys of tethering. "In a short post, Steve Souders explores the current state of tethering 3G connections via iPhone (on which he basically gives up, for the perfectly decent reason of not wanting to jailbreak his iPhone) and the Nexus One, with which he has great success. His writeup serves as a micro-tutorial ('use PdaNet's Android app') as well as an endorsement."

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  1. Re:webOS Tethering by ZX3+Junglist · · Score: 5, Informative

    For Sprint, O2, you can use the one-time-purchase MyTether, which as of the newest version 2.10 is working quite well. From the site http://mytether.net/:
    * Allows you to share your O2 UK, Verizon, and Sprint 3G from your Pre to your computer, iPod Touch or other WiFI devices.
    * WiFi network name & WAP key customization options
    * Makes your Pre into a MiFi-like Mobile HotSpot at your convenience to share your 3G connection.
    * Converts Palm Pre into a Wireless Network adapter by letting you share the WiFi connection on the Pre instead of your 3G when tethering over Bluetooth or USB.
    * Network usage graphs and total data usage for the session
    * Reported to work with iTouch/iPhone, PS3, Xbox 360, Eye-Fi, and will probably work with your WiFI device!
    * Ability to turn off the LCD without putting your device into sleep mode.
    * Convenience features such as restoring the old WiFi connection when tethering is disabled, prompts to take care of pre-requesties to tethering, remembering settings and last tether options, restoring modifications to settings back to original value upon exit, and many more to list.

  2. Re:Not Surprising by aristotle-dude · · Score: 5, Informative

    Many (non-US) iPhone carriers allow tethering but Apple strongly discourages it through technical measures.

    FUD much? Tethering on the iPhone is blocked on the iPhone on AT&T. It is a carrier setting. Tethering has worked on the iPhone on Canadian carriers since the feature was released in a firmware update. The lack of tethering is an AT&T issue and the reason why they are blocking it is because the iPhone is actually popular whereas Android phones are a small niche so they are not worried about data usage on the Android platform.

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  3. Alternative way. Azilink by black_penguin · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am using the free alternative way on my locked/unrooted N1, :)
    http://code.google.com/p/azilink/