Idea Or Help If Created

clami · #1 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 06:55 PM

OK Im About To Move Out Into My Own House And I Rlly Dont Want To Buy Internet. But I Was Wondering If I can Tether My Phone To My PS3 So I Can Play Online. Is t Possible Or Would It Be Terribly Slow??

j_j · #2 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 07:13 PM

It would have terrible latency.

piranah · #3 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 07:14 PM

it wouldnt be slow on your end, but you would probably lag others out big time. Just get dsl, 15 bucks a month

j_j · #4 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 07:18 PM

15 bucks a month if you already have att phone line, like 35 otherwise. Guess I should have answered the question... It will work, I've done it with an Xbox360 and wmwifi router. PS3 has wifi without adapter so you could just use that.

motorious · #5 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by clami

OK Im About To Move Out Into My Own House And I Rlly Dont Want To Buy Internet. But I Was Wondering If I can Tether My Phone To My PS3 So I Can Play Online. Is t Possible Or Would It Be Terribly Slow??

Well it certainly is possible if you purchase a little program called wmwifirouter (well worth it). They offer a trial so you don't get screwed. wmwifirouter usually circumvents tethering costs...but that's not a guarantee, so make sure you test it lightly and check your bill, or make sure you have a tethering plan. Tethering plans are usually more expensive than signing up for home internet. Even without a tethering plan you still need an unlimited data plan (depending on how much data you plan to use).

Anyways, what wmwifirouter basically does is turn your phone into a wireless router by setting it to broadcast an ad-hoc connection.

As for the speed, that depends on your phone's internet speed. Don't reliably expect more than 1 Mbps though.

loren646 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 07:46 PM

it'd be slow.

**Yay 4 Juggs** · #7 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 07:52 PM

would not be worth it at all...i have done it just for a firmware update and that took over 2 hours to do. some landline providers offer up dsl for 15 bux a month or 20 for stand alone service...i know time warner cable has a deal going on for 1999 a month for 3mb down service...so many low cost options out there right now its silly to use your phone as isp for that reason.