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Originally Posted by quick99si
This probably won't help, but in my research about this topic a few months ago I found that it's a PITA to get USB internet sharing working and working consistently. It's a function of both registry edits and drivers on the phone, which were difficult to source and install, as well as drivers on the PC and Activesync's willngness to play along. The fact that it also varies from rom to rom, which it looks you've already studied, pissed me off to the point that I decided to just get WMWiFiRouter for all my internet sharing (USB, WiFi, BT, and many combinations thereof).
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Yah, actually you make me think too of buying that program "PDA.net" that was available for years on pocketpc.. (I have used wmwwifirouter too but when I last tried it on my touch pro it was highly
unstable.. (not the USB the wifi
) and so was the wifisharing on 03-2010 mightyrom
)
Here is what I know in my experience it worked fine on the march 2010 rom from mightyrom.. I know that
cause I ran this rom for year+ it's only bugs were (the phone would randomly crash once in a while.. playing with the new roms they all seem to randomly crash downloading too much or whatever) and the mute button would sometimes somehow be on when using the dialer at times.. fixed by either pressing "mute" 2 times or "speaker phone"
The real reason I wanted to upgrade was I thought by now these ROM's would have "mode of operation" the forcing to EV mode.. that was standard on both roms for the mogul and touch pro.. I was shocked to find everyone I tested didn't have it..
(data is important to me.. maybe as important to you!
)
But if you check one of my other threads/posts you'll see I did get a answer for that.. a custom .CAB was developed at XDA to force networks.. I haven't even tried it yet.. (not motivated/not needed yet)
I was in a Ev/1x in and out drop zone when I started all this crap to get
better phone features.. and so it would have been highly useful there.. but all too late.. (I'll
experiment when I have problems again!)
My theory thus far.. is something that added those cool front buttons to windows mobile in the roms I tested which are mighty rom 6-2010 and both of vin's roms 6.5.1 or whatever it is.. broke it.. cause it's broke on all 3 rom's.. yet worked perfectly on mightyrom 3-2010 (maybe, it took time I'm not sure)
I only updated cause of the bugs.. and cause I thought it would get better.. but I see lots of little bugs here too.. the kind people obviously don't care about except
weird ones like me
I personally use my phone to tether maybe "50%" of the time of it's use.. especially when I travel.. and I have been doing that for like 7-8 years now.. even with verizon I tethered.. (before I joined sprint)
I really don't understand "why know one gives a damn??" sure 5 seconds isn't big a deal.. but wtf it used to work?? Just released a new version.. and ahh
whatever.. and in a WAY 5 seconds is a big deal.. the fricking "internet sharing" can take up to 3-5 seconds to establish a TETHER with the computer.. and that's 10 seconds of WAITING..
ridiculous! When it worked!
My only guess is cause I'm stuck with a older phone the good developers skipped town on windows mobile.. and just
don't care.. ohh well.. I can't bitch too much when it's
free
I tried to talking to "vin" which people on here say
he cares.. but that I'm aware I'm one of the posts he skipped..
For now.. I'm going to experiment with vin's latest rom.. try it out see if I like it (GPS is still screwed up.. gonna try a new radio!) and I'll live with the 5 second prompt for now.. if things
get bad I'll go back to my old mightyrom and hope it all just works the way it did.. 3-4 weeks ago.. before I tried
unsuccessful upgrade experiments..
Written from my 10+ second internet sharing vin rom'd phone tethered to my laptop at dennys..