USB tethering

**monil** · 08-12-2011, 05:55 AM

Has anyone tried USB tethering? If yes, can you share some pointers on how to enable that?

Last I heard that both 2.2.1 and 2.3.4 have out-of-box support for the same. May be I am wrong.

New Android user, so may be missing something here.

Thanks.

**Relgoshan** · 08-12-2011, 07:31 PM

Relevant drivers should be on the site. I think someone said you have to turn off USB debugging on your phone for it to work. Personally waiting in case there's a new driver to go with the phone update.

**monil** · 08-14-2011, 05:54 PM

I installed the drivers, i connected the phone... Windows 7 (64 bit) promptly recognized the device.

I went to Settings and enabled USB tethering mode... I see the below message:

Unable to connect to data network, turning off Tethering / Hotspot. Your plan may not have the Tethering/Hotspot service, please contact your phone company.

How can I get this Tethering to work via USB? i have used Palm Treo earlier and was able to Tether instantly without issues.

Any help to get this working is appreciated.

**Castorshells** · 08-14-2011, 05:58 PM

The message comes up because you have not paid to have that service active.

Xoom+Root = Perfect Match

**monil** · 08-14-2011, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Castorshells

The message comes up because you have not paid to have that service active.

Xoom+Root = Perfect Match

Never paid for this till I had my Treo. Probably need to wait and watch on some other tips. Thanks anyways.

**Relgoshan** · 08-15-2011, 04:44 PM

Assuming you can root the device, it's apparently possible to tether without the fee. But tethering period is kinda moot until 4G-class networks and devices cover a larger area. The phone will run tTorrent and other network intensive programs just fine.

**monil** · 08-16-2011, 11:52 AM

Not heard of any apps which can root the Echo after the Gingerbread update.

Any free apps (similar to PDAnet / EastTether) which I can use? any thoughts? I am not a heavy tethering user. It is just an ad-hoc use for me... once a month or something.

**Relgoshan** · 08-16-2011, 03:22 PM

Hm, that's a fair summation. I think Sprint lets you add and remove services "at any time", ask around whether stuff like Tethering is a block-fee service or a days-used pro-rated service.