https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ -- doesn't work for my galaxy s phone, but I hear others have had success. Maybe you will too...
Cheers, Clint On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Brandon Stout <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, I switched networks to Sprint, and got the HTC Evo. I should > have mentioned before that my desktop OS is Linux of the openSUSE > variety. I didn't realize I'd need pdanet client software on the > desktop, so I'm still not tethered, and I'll be working on that later, > after a couple big assignments are out of the way. I'll keep looking > for other tethering solutions. Any suggestions from any Linux users out > there? Until then, I thought of something cool to share. I have a new > way to get a favorite Linux distribution: > > 1. Download entire DVD ISO file to huge flash memory on phone at 4g > speeds while away. > 2. Transfer to desktop when home. > > Sweeeet. > > My phone is 5 times as powerful as my first pentium laptop was. Okay > y'all, go back to your PHP'ing. > > Thank you, > > Brandon Stout > http://flfn.org > > > On 10/19/2010 01:35 PM, Ashley Oviatt wrote: >> Technically, pdanet does beat the system, but V is aware of it and it >> doesn't affect their bottom line really, so they let it slide. There are >> people on the forum who use > 5 gigs of bandwith a month on rooted >> phones and V hasn't said boo to them, so ymmv. >> >> Ash >> >> On 10/19/2010 1:19 PM, Brandon Stout wrote: >>> On 10/19/2010 01:00 PM, Ashley Oviatt wrote: >>>> Oh, one thing about the X though, it is a battery hog. I don't >>>> leave on any of the wireless stuff except 3g, which is not easy to >>>> turn off, but I need to charge it daily, sometimes twice daily if I >>>> turn on GPS, bluetooth, and wifi. >>>> >>>> Ash >>>> >>>> On 10/19/2010 12:54 PM, Ashley Oviatt wrote: >>>>> I have the droid X and it is awesome. Does so much stuff that I >>>>> never knew I needed. >>>>> >>>>> You can root it pretty easily, but I haven't done it yet, because >>>>> I'm kinda nervous that Big red V might come down on rooters. >>>>> >>>>> Your only choices for tethering are to root the phone, or use >>>>> pdanet for corded or btooth if you don't want to root your phone, >>>>> or pay the $ to V every month for cordless hotspot. >>>>> >>>>> There is a really active forum at http://www.droidforums.net/ >>>>> They can help you, and have sticky posts about this very topic. >>>>> >>>>> Ash >>> Thank you Ashley. That's a cool forum that'll keep me busy for a >>> while now. Sounds like pdanet is a good choice since it'll keep the >>> battery charged and I can get what I want without having to beat the >>> system, or at least it looks that way. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> UPHPU mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu >> IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > > -- > Thank you, > > Brandon > > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
