Tethering Question About My EVO

[Setite]

So I got an HTC EVO yesterday on eBay. Well rather it arrived yesterday. So I'm loving the phone right now. I have a question about tethering. When you hook a USB cable up you have options. Those are Charge Only, HTC Sync, Disk Drive, and Internet Sharing. My question is, does the latter offer a free USB tethering option that I wouldn't have to pay the Mobile Hotspot feature. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Also I would love any apps you guys can suggest that showcase off this phone, especially things the iPhone can't do .

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

No, I believe that also requires a plan.

 

[ImmaSlave4U]

It IS free!

Read through this thread: Anyone with an EVO try tethering vita PDANet? - Android Forums

 

[TheOnlyMorgan]

So it's confirmed that SenseUI's internet sharing over USB isn't blocked by Sprint? If so that's awesome.

 

[Setite]

That's good to hear. Love the phone, hate the battery cover.. it seems chintzy and prone to warping and the like.

 

[jxs1984]

thats great! i keep hearing better things about the evo everyday!

 

[Saepak]

Well just saw this link posted some were else and this looks pretty damn sweet, but Then why the hell charge for the Hotspot now? Outside of just trying to nickle and dime peeps. I really hope this news article is true.
Dallas News On PDA-Net and Hotspot

 

[TheOnlyMorgan]

Whaaaat. I guess the $10 tax is definitely going further for the service. Good move Sprint on "free" tethering.

 

[ihbsbA]

Well just saw this link posted some were else and this looks pretty damn sweet, but Then why the hell charge for the Hotspot now? Outside of just trying to nickle and dime peeps. I really hope this news article is true.
Dallas News On PDA-Net and Hotspot

Hotspot functionality is different than just tethering your ONE laptop. You're sharing with up to 8 other users. More bandwidth, more free internet for those other users. I see the reason for charging for this, but I don't see a reason to charge for tethering one laptop.

 

[error4o4]

Yeah I absolutely see no problem paying 10$ if they publically allow single PC tethering.

Paying 29 for Hotspot function isnt unreasonable either.

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

I highly doubt that PDAnet article is correct. Everything I've ever read ever about tethering shows that if you don't have the proper service for tethering on your plan, it's against your contract and they can kick you off for it.

 

[ihbsbA]

I highly doubt that PDAnet article is correct. Everything I've ever read ever about tethering shows that if you don't have the proper service for tethering on your plan, it's against your contract and they can kick you off for it.

lol, Vincent, you're a newbie.......it's cute. Keep reading.

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

lol, Vincent, you're a newbie.......it's cute. Keep reading.

When's the last time you read your Sprint contract?

Seriously. Why else would they make such an effort to block tethering in other cases? See also: the Palm Pre.

 

[Holsum]

When's the last time you read your Sprint contract?

Seriously. Why else would they make such an effort to block tethering in other cases? See also: the Palm Pre.

They arent Blocking tethering, they are blocking Mobile WIFI hotspot. And the $10 premium service is for just that. They specifically stated that because the EVO was going to be using more data over 3g and 4g that this is what the $10 covers. Essentially meaning, you are paying $10 a month for true UNLIMITED data. So, tether ALL YOU WANT!

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

They arent Blocking tethering, they are blocking Mobile WIFI hotspot. And the $10 premium service is for just that. They specifically stated that because the EVO was going to be using more data over 3g and 4g that this is what the $10 covers. Essentially meaning, you are paying $10 a month for true UNLIMITED data. So, tether ALL YOU WANT!

Yeah, that's what the PDAnet article linked wants you to believe. Why should I trust some random news article citing a rumor when everything else including the ye olde Sprint contracts say otherwise?

Just because it's "plain tethering" instead of a "hotspot" doesn't mean it is okay.

 

[Beknatok]

Yeah, that's what the PDAnet article linked wants you to believe. Why should I trust some random news article citing a rumor when everything else including the ye olde Sprint contracts say otherwise?

Just because it's "plain tethering" instead of a "hotspot" doesn't mean it is okay.

Then explain this to me Mr. Rockstar.

If wired tethering is evil and forbidden, why didn't Sprint just rip it out? You don't need to use PdaNet or Easy Tether - it's now BUILT-IN by HTC. Android 2.1 devices all have it as well.

 

[highwayman1224]

Ok, I'm a newb on this tethering thing. I've got a macbook pro, somebody explain to me how I can accomplish this when I get my Evo. Thanks.

 

[highwayman1224]

Google Android Tethering Solution

VERY easy to do, 10 minutes max. I'm running tethered through my Hero right now, plenty fast enough for recreation use, I've streamed Hulu and Netflix without much lag.

Thanks Niggle.

 

[trooper54]

pdaNet is basicaly the same as above. and even with the built in option in 2.1, it doesn't allow my hero to "share" its internet. Gives me a network error on the phone end.

 

[fupayme]

I'm new as well to Andriod, but I'm sure there is a way to tether the device without being kicked off the plan. I have been tethering my Samsung Instinct for around 2 years and never had a problem.
I have one question for the Android family here though. I have never tried to use more than one device tethered with my Instinct, is it possible to have more than one device at a time tethered or is it just one device? I know a Hotspot is more than one device, but I don't want to pay the extra $30 dollars!
Thanks