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  • shimmy
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    • Mar 2002
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    #1

    Has anyone ever used their cell phone as a modem for their laptop?

    And was the speed decent for Verizon or Sprint
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  • timebomb011
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    • Mar 2008
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    #2
    yes and it cost them 10 000 in a month or something.

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    • Choopa Phil
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      #3
      i tether my droid, works great (verizon)
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      • shimmy
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        #4
        Originally posted by timebomb011
        yes and it cost them 10 000 in a month or something.
        it costs $15 extra a month
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        • Kool Kelly
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          #5
          I didn't know you could do that...

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          • Sosa
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            • Oct 2002
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            #6
            I tether my blackberry to my macbook without any problems.

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            • Choopa Phil
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              #7
              its free for me, why the extra 15 a month? Dont u already have a data plan?
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              • shimmy
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                #8
                Originally posted by DLXphil
                its free for me, why the extra 15 a month? Dont u already have a data plan?
                I have sprint now was thinking about switching to verizon and they said I'd need to pay an extra $15 tethering fee. So I don't need to pay that?
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                • candyflip
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                  #9
                  Haven't checked speeds in a while. I will test and report back.

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                  • Choopa Phil
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                    • Apr 2009
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                    #10
                    nope just get a regular data plan and get this app http://www.junefabrics.com/android/
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                    • candyflip
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                      #11
                      .30 mbps down
                      .10 mbps up

                      Sprint - EVDO - Wireless Tether

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                      • shimmy
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                        • Mar 2002
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by DLXphil
                        nope just get a regular data plan and get this app http://www.junefabrics.com/android/
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                        • shimmy
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by candyflip
                          .30 mbps down
                          .10 mbps up

                          Sprint - EVDO - Wireless Tether
                          Okay cool, Thanks!
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                          • candyflip
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                            • Jul 2002
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                            #14
                            My Sprint Samsung Moment is rooted and there's an app that turns it into a WiFo hotspot.

                            This is available for any rooted Android phone. Well worth the time spent tinkering just for this app.

                            I can flip it on and connect the lappy on and off it in just like I did there. Quick and easy to run and connect to.

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                            • GTS Mark
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                              #15
                              I just recently tethered my iPhone to my MacBook and it works great!

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                              • seeandsee
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                                • shimmy
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by candyflip
                                  My Sprint Samsung Moment is rooted and there's an app that turns it into a WiFo hotspot.

                                  This is available for any rooted Android phone. Well worth the time spent tinkering just for this app.

                                  I can flip it on and connect the lappy on and off it in just like I did there. Quick and easy to run and connect to.
                                  which app do you use?
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                                    • JP-pornshooter
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                                      #19
                                      i have used it with a sprint palm treo, however setting it up on a mac ibook was a big problem since the os on the treo is window based..
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                                      • JP-pornshooter
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by DrinkingHARDEST
                                        I just recently tethered my iPhone to my MacBook and it works great!
                                        which app you use for that?
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                                        • BlackCrayon
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                                          • Jun 2003
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                                          #21
                                          shitty thing is you can't use your phone while its tetherd. for an extra 20 bucks a month you can get one of those internet sticks. better speed and it doesn't stop you from using your phone.
                                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                          • shimmy
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                                            • Mar 2002
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                            shitty thing is you can't use your phone while its tetherd. for an extra 20 bucks a month you can get one of those internet sticks. better speed and it doesn't stop you from using your phone.
                                            don't know where u saw one for 20 bucks, the ones I seen from at&t and sprint are $60/month, not worth it at all
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                                            • SleazyBear
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                                              • May 2003
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                                              #23
                                              I use my touch pro to tether all the time, verizon I think in some cases is $25 depends on your plan, mine is only $10 a month because I am grandfathered in from Alltel and I was with alltel for 7 years. But there is a program that will get you around that, but I don't remember the name of it. A lot of phones will tether, they just don't tell you they will. The first one I ever used to tether was a motorola v60. Even if you have a cellphone that tethers, that little stick will cost $60 with the data plan, they say the stick is faster but I have checked my phone against a laptop in the mall with a stick and the speed was the same.
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                                              • FreeHugeMovies
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                                                • Dec 2001
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                                                #24
                                                I also use http://www.junefabrics.com/android/ Their software works great

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                                                • Axeman
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                                                  • Feb 2004
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by DrinkingHARDEST
                                                  I just recently tethered my iPhone to my MacBook and it works great!
                                                  Did you get a tether plan in Canada?
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                                                  • NemesisEnforcer
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                                                    • Aug 2003
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                                                    #26
                                                    I tether my BlackBerry on Verizon with TetherBerry. No monthly fees. The speed is the same as using the dedicated Mobile Broadband device.
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                                                    • candyflip
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                                                      • Jul 2002
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by shimmy
                                                      which app do you use?
                                                      It's just called Wifi Tether.

                                                      http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

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                                                      • candyflip
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                                        shitty thing is you can't use your phone while its tetherd. for an extra 20 bucks a month you can get one of those internet sticks. better speed and it doesn't stop you from using your phone.
                                                        I have no issue making phone calls with with program I mentioned above on a rooted Android phone.

                                                        I've driven from my place in WNY to Boston and we had wireless wifi the entire trip and used any other app on the phone that we needed.

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                                                        • candyflip
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                                                          • Jul 2002
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                                                          #29
                                                          I just logged on using one of my iMacs and got a better speed reading:

                                                          .91 mbps down
                                                          .12 mbps up

                                                          I've got better reception in my office.

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                                                          • GTS Mark
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                                                            • Jan 2001
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Axeman
                                                            Did you get a tether plan in Canada?
                                                            Nope just hooked it up and it seems to work fine?

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                                                            • CYF
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Kool Kelly
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                                                              • SBJ
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                                                                • Apr 2003
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                                                                #32
                                                                has anyone done it with the tmobile G-1? I was told at tmobile that I couldn't do it with that phone.. if so how?

                                                                Or has anyone done it with the Moto Cliq as barring any new better phones coming out that might be my next phone sometime soon.

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                                                                • quiet
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  i was doing this in 1996, pretty high tech for the time lol. never since.
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                                                                  • candyflip
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by SBJ
                                                                    has anyone done it with the tmobile G-1? I was told at tmobile that I couldn't do it with that phone.. if so how?

                                                                    Or has anyone done it with the Moto Cliq as barring any new better phones coming out that might be my next phone sometime soon.
                                                                    All the info you need to set your phone up to run the Wifi Tether can be found here:

                                                                    http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=446

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                                                                    • 96ukssob
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                                                                      • Mar 2003
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      tethering? I used to do it with my Nokia e65i I had with Voce (3rd party wireless provider) and was pretty decent, but the best part was connecting through bluetooh

                                                                      When I got the iPhone, it doesnt allow you to connect, unless you do some hack, and i dont want to go that path for some shitty AT&T network.

                                                                      Rather, I just use the MiFi from Verizon... its great
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                                                                      • Bird
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        works just great, tether work even better
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                                                                        • rowan
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                                                                          • Mar 2002
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                                                          shitty thing is you can't use your phone while its tetherd. for an extra 20 bucks a month you can get one of those internet sticks. better speed and it doesn't stop you from using your phone.
                                                                          I have a 4 year old Sony Ericsson K750i which works just fine as a normal phone when it's connected to a computer, and surfing...

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                                                                          • Jim_Gunn
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                                                                            • Feb 2003
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by candyflip
                                                                            My Sprint Samsung Moment is rooted and there's an app that turns it into a WiFo hotspot.

                                                                            This is available for any rooted Android phone. Well worth the time spent tinkering just for this app.

                                                                            I can flip it on and connect the lappy on and off it in just like I did there. Quick and easy to run and connect to.
                                                                            How do you like the Samsung Moment overall? I checked one out at the Sprint Store and I am seriously considering purchasing one. I like the Android OS and the availability of apps, and the slide out keyboard for texting. Was rooting the phone difficult? I like the idea of using my phone as a wifi hot spot on locations. And you can definitely make or rteceive a voice call while the laptop is stil tethered to it?

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                                                                            • AaronM
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              I tether my iPhone to my laptop when out and about. Much faster than Safari on the iPhone. A lot faster than I was expecting.

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                                                                              • Chosen
                                                                                • Aug 2001
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                I'm using my communicator as modem sometimes, and I'm satisfied with the speed

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                                                                                • CashGordon
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  I used my blackberry with laqptop without any extra.


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                                                                                  • Supz
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                                                                                    • Jul 2006
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    blackberry has a software for it. as long as you have unlimited data plan you are good. this is verizon i have.

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                                                                                    • Jakke PNG
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                                                                                      • Nov 2001
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      I do whenever I'm on my summer cabin.
                                                                                      It's just as good as broadband, I can even link my PS3 via a router and play online without issues. It's 5mbps, however since my cottage is in the archipelago the connection is a bit shakey when there's a storm/hard wind.

                                                                                      Then again, I'm in Europe, so that answer is somewhat pointless. I just wanted to gloat.
                                                                                      ..and I'm off.

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                                                                                      • Axeman
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                                                                                        • Feb 2004
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by DrinkingHARDEST
                                                                                        Nope just hooked it up and it seems to work fine?
                                                                                        Make sure your plan allows for this as last I saw/heard no provider in Canada allowed tethering as part of your data plan, and as you know Canada likes to kill you on data charges.
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                                                                                        • BlackCrayon
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by shimmy
                                                                                          don't know where u saw one for 20 bucks, the ones I seen from at&t and sprint are $60/month, not worth it at all
                                                                                          well where i am you gotta pay 15 bucks a month to use the tethering, for an extra 20-25 dollars you can get a stick. i pay 44 bucks a month for mine (of course that also depends on how much bandwidth i use). i was under the impression you couldn't use the phone if it was tethered but apparently i am wrong so i guess there is no real advantage.
                                                                                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                                          • ilnjscb
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            all the time, baby! I get 5 gigs, and now I can give the finger to those hotels that want 14.99 for internet, or the "free" airport wifi.

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                                                                                            • CPimp
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by candyflip
                                                                                              .30 mbps down
                                                                                              .10 mbps up

                                                                                              Sprint - EVDO - Wireless Tether
                                                                                              Where the fuck are you?

                                                                                              I just ran a test and got 1.1mbps down and 0.61mbps up
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                                                                                              • CPimp
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                                                                                                #48


                                                                                                I'm tethered right now.
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                                                                                                • candyflip
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Jim_Gunn
                                                                                                  How do you like the Samsung Moment overall? I checked one out at the Sprint Store and I am seriously considering purchasing one. I like the Android OS and the availability of apps, and the slide out keyboard for texting. Was rooting the phone difficult? I like the idea of using my phone as a wifi hot spot on locations. And you can definitely make or rteceive a voice call while the laptop is stil tethered to it?
                                                                                                  I love it. The screen is great. It's quick and snappy too. The 1.5 android sucks and really is lacking some important features. The new update to 2.1 should be coming soon. A group of hacker/developers will probably have a fully working version before Sprint puts out their update.

                                                                                                  Rooting the phone is easy. Just a few downloads and some simple instructions to follow and you're good. If you get one and are interested, I can point you in the right direction.

                                                                                                  And yes, you can answer a call and multitask as usual when you are tethered.

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                                                                                                  • candyflip
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by tube2k
                                                                                                    Where the fuck are you?

                                                                                                    I just ran a test and got 1.1mbps down and 0.61mbps up
                                                                                                    I was in my office in a part of the house with bad reception. I'm getting speeds closer to yours this morning.

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