Why do people continue to say you can't tether without root?

[Lala]

When you don't need to root, to tether...

[Shootingblue]

Can you please elaborate? I'm not aware of any way to tether without root?

[Lala]

You don't need to root.

You download Tetherbot to your phone.

You hook it up to your pc, click Start Socks.

You install the necessary Android Files on your computer.

Run MS Dos Prompt, run the commands specified at the adb

Run Proxifier.

And thats it.

[orcking]

Last time I tried it wasn't working....
Are there known issues with it

[Lala]

Im on my laptop typing to you from it.

And have downloaded over a few gigs of files in the past 2 days from it. With 150kb/s

[gbk1]

Well, I think being a walking satellite is cool.

Files, usb, adb, port-forwarding > Lame

[All~G1]

Im on my laptop typing to you from it.

And have downloaded over a few gigs of files in the past 2 days from it. With 150kb/s

By the end of the month you'll hit the cap. Not so fun! Hope you enjoy edge speeds. 50mb/sec =

[illini2011]

anyway to tether on a mac?

[NPS_CA]

anyway to tether on a mac?

Yes: I'm doing it from a Mac right now...

10,000 Foot overview

1) Install Firefox (Sorry proxy needed doesn't work with Mac networking + Safari)

2) Install FoxyProxy Add on in Firefox [MUST USE THIS FOR DNS THROUGH PROXY]. In Firefox, Click Tools, Add-Ons, Get Add-ons, search for "FoxyProxy" ; you may need to click "See All Results" - Select Add to Firefox - it may need a browser restart. Once Firefox is restarted, click Tools, Add-Ons, Select Extensions and choose Preferences for FoxyProxy.

a.Click Add New Proxy and set the following
Under General: Set the Proxy Name to: G1 (or whatever you want)
Under Proxy Details:
Choose Manual Proxy Config
Hostname: localhost
Port: 1080
Check off [SOCKS proxy] and select "Socks v5"
Select OK
Accept the notice (Yes) on no "Whitelisted sites" - you will only use this proxy when tethered

b. Select Global Settings and Ensure "Use SOCKS proxy for DNS lookups" is enabled
click Close

3) Install Tetherbot on your G1 from here : http://graha.ms/androidproxy/
Link to file in browser is http://graha.ms/androidproxy/Tetherbot.apk (ENSURE IN SETTINGS, APPLICATIONS, "UNKNOWN SOURCES" IS CHECKED)

4) Install the Android SDK from: http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.1_r1/index.html
Once downloads place it in a directory inside your home directory
a. Plug in the phone to USB - ignore the mount/dismount - not needed
b. Open up Terminal and cd to the directory the SDK is at
c. cd to Tools from that directory
d. Check connectivity from the Mac to the phone by typing this in terminal:
./adb -devices <enter>

If it works then you will get this:
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxx device

If it doesn't work (e.g. CHECK THE USB CABLE!) you will get no device listed.

5) Start Tetherbot on your phone and click "Start Socks"

Type the following in terminal
./adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080
no reply will come back

6) Go to FireFox and enable FoxyProxy (lower right corner Click: FoxyProxy Disabled) and when the screen comes up select under "Mode" "Use proxy "G1" for all URL's" (or in place of "G1" whatever name you choose when setting up FoxyProxy), click Close

Viola! surf away in FireFox.

I actually made an AppleScript application that does ALL the steps in Terminal. I simply Double Click an app icon and I get the adb commands and FireFox starting in one go. PM me if you want that app/applescript code.

[Lala]

By the end of the month you'll hit the cap. Not so fun! Hope you enjoy edge speeds. 50mb/sec =

Contrary to popular belief, there is no cap.