I think the droid 2 hardware cannot turn into ap mode due to a driver issue from the manufacturer - the existing tethering softwares use ad-hoc connecions instead. Or at least thats what i read somewhere.
On Aug 20, 2010 4:49 AM, "Fabrizio Giudici" <[email protected]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Looking for news about Froyo and Droid/Milestone, I've learned that > Verizon users have already gotten the update, while the Milestone > should get it in September. So far so good. > > Now, Verizon users did receive a Froyo with Access Point and tethering > disabled, "because the Droid doesn't have the proper hardware for > those features" (see > http://www.t3.com/news/motorola-milestone-froyo-update-coming-september?=47713 ). > Of course it is blatantly false, since third party apps already > provide at least tethering with 2.1, if you get root access. So it's > not a hardware issue, just Verizon that doesn't want people using > phone contracts for accessing internet with their laptops. Now, > informed users and engineers spot the lie immediately, but thousands > of regular users won't. This really gets on my nerves. > > - -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkxuM38ACgkQeDweFqgUGxcDigCdG0MazsPe/RCW0FWgqmh+yC3l > jV0AoKFJ6XYbBgdy/CywVl+hoGisHeq9 > =rEDK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
