USB tethering?

[Time_Lord]

I know I can tether via WIFI (rooted or without root) but can I tether via USB?

My previously rooted (POS) Hero had an option when running 2.2 allowing me to tether via USB. (at least the phone wouldn't overheat that way, haven't had an overheating problem on the LG)

thanks,
-TL

 

[bclinger#IM]

PDANet.

 

[enzie5454]

If I use pdanet, will I be charged some sort tethering fee from Sprint?

 

[ccrs8]

If I use pdanet, will I be charged some sort tethering fee from Sprint?

No, but don't use it for obscene amounts of data or Sprint may become suspicious.

 

[mexiking10]

No, but don't use it for obscene amounts of data or Sprint may become suspicious.

How much data would be considered "obscene"?

 

[enzie5454]

How much data would be considered "obscene"?

So when it says 1311M, what does that mean? Is that 1311 megabytes?

 

[ccrs8]

How much data would be considered "obscene"?

I have no idea, and so far I haven't heard of anyone getting hit with an extra charge because of excessive data caused by tethering. However, if you use it as your primary home internet connection, seeding torrents and downloading full length movies or other online activities that don't normally happen from a phone and eat up gigs and gigs of data, you are no doubt going against Sprint's terms of service. Basically, all I was saying is that using PDAnet or the wifi tether exploit gives us for free what Sprint wants us to pay for.

 

[enzie5454]

In the Bytes section, which is upload and which is download? Also, what does the "M" stand for in this section? For example:

Bytes: 5.02M / 26.4M

Thanks!

 

[mexiking10]

In the Bytes section, which is upload and which is download? Also, what does the "M" stand for in this section? For example:

Bytes: 5.02M / 26.4M

Thanks!

I'm pretty sure the 5.02 is the up, and 26.4 the down. I believe the M stands for Mega, as in 5.02/26.4 Megabytes.

 

[captmeach7]

byte vs bit

I'm pretty sure the 5.02 is the up, and 26.4 the down. I believe the M stands for Mega, as in 5.02/26.4 Megabytes.

You mean Megabit as in Mb. Not Megabyte as in MB.....

 

[trekkie1701c]

I hear 5gb is the max you should go for. I have hit 10 before on rare occasions, but I've always heard that Sprint will cut you down if you go over 5gb too often.

Another solution would be Easy Tether. Not quite as popular as PDANet, but pretty easy to set up and the Trial doesn't seem to be time limited; although some features are restricted (you can't use IM clients, secure sites, etc). It's also cheaper, and really easy to set up in a pinch (say you come home exhausted from work and you find out there's a massive internet outage in your area D: ). The company is also decent, I used their tethering software on my Centro and loved it.