PdaNet for hack-free Android tethering

[Chris Davies]

A new freeware app makes tethering the G1 to a PC or laptop straightforward, without requiring that user... Read more

[Guiso0623]

Thank you this is great!!!

[tomdroid]

That's not real tether it would suck to always carrying around a usb I can brodcast wifi to up to 5 people at once wirelessy to itouchs phones laptops etc I guess that's good for dumb people that can't root their phone though

[liamw]

I don't agree that it sucks to always carry around a USB cable, in fact its a pretty good idea if you don't want to run out of battery power.

And I also disagree that people are dumb if they don't want to root their phone, I think you'll find that the vast majority of users of any platform (iphone, android etc) are not the type to their hack there phone, and having a viable tethering option available to the masses is a big plus in my opinion.

I have my phone rooted by the way, luckily I wasn't too dumb ;-)

Oh and the word on wiki is defined in communication terms as:

a term sometimes used in North America to describe connecting to the Internet using a personal computer connected to a cell phone via a cable or Bluetooth DUN connection.

so it is tethering using a usb cable.

[PDXMatt]

No worries. I hope people without root can find this useful.

[PDXMatt]

Originally Posted by tomdroid

That's not real tether it would suck to always carrying around a usb I can brodcast wifi to up to 5 people at once wirelessy to itouchs phones laptops etc I guess that's good for dumb people that can't root their phone though

That is great but can you charge your phone that way? Do you carry a laptop bag? It's not hard to slip a USB cable in your laptop bag. Calling people dumb isn't cool and neither is your snobbish attitude. Considering how poorly worded your post was, I don't think it is too clever for you to be calling anyone dumb.

[EssFerret]

How does Tmobile feel about tethering?

[PDXMatt]

When the G1 was released they stated at the press conference that they would do nothing to block tethering. Just remember, there is a 5GB cap in place with TMo.

[liamw]

I know that in the UK we technically get the Mobile Broadband Plus package with a 3 gig monthly limit (I have had this confirmed by a Customer care rep via email). This package is usually sold with a USB dongle for use with a laptop, so there is no issue with using it for tethering as far as I am aware.

[ariesboy]

Originally Posted by PDXMatt

When the G1 was released they stated at the press conference that they would do nothing to block tethering. Just remember, there is a 5GB cap in place with TMo.

This is not a hard limit. After the limit, they will reduce your throughput to below EDGE speeds.