so quick question, if you use pda net, then you dont have to pay for tethering correct? is there a way for vzw to find out that your doing this? sorry if i come off as a newb, ive never tethered before and i just dont want my bill to be astronomical. lol so any insight would be much appreciated.
& it you root, you can wifi tether (barnacle)... then again, I thought wifi tethering was supposed to become native with 2.2, so we'll see...
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WiFi may be native in Froyo, but that doesn't mean that the stock build from carriers is going to enable it (or that you could tether for free).
That's why I ran quickly the second I saw someone rooted the DI. Friday afternoon, managed to root mine and the first thing I did (after removing that god awful CityID) was to install wifi-tether. Works like a charm!
I haven't received my Incredible yet, but according to Top 10 ways the HTC Droid Incredible killed my iPhone envy | ZDNet, it sounds like the device can do tethering out-of-the-box. Am I misunderstanding something?
You can tether out of the box no problem. You just have to pay for it.
I haven't received my Incredible yet, but according to Top 10 ways the HTC Droid Incredible killed my iPhone envy | ZDNet, it sounds like the device can do tethering out-of-the-box. Am I misunderstanding something?
You can tether out of the box no problem. You just have to pay for it.
If that's the case, then I don't understand the article. He said that by enabling the "Mobile Broadband Connect" option, he could 'use the Incredible's 3G connection to surf the web on his laptop, instantly saving $35 a month by dumping his aircard'. He didn't mention having to pay a surcharge. What am I missing? Assuming that option enables (wired only?) tethering, can it be enabled without incurring a VZW surcharge?
CGWaters - When I was first looking at the DInc right after they came out the sales guy told me that it was the only phone on Verizon that could teather out of the box and not cost you the $30/mo they typically charge. That is one of the features that sold me on the phone...I don't have it yet (shipped today) so I can't confirm.