HTC phone can not connect to another HTC phone??

[arrrghhh]

Originally Posted by nerys

Yes I know that. I was "assuming" it was an android problem since the winmo phones can see each other but as soon as I go android "splat" nothing. but if the winmo program is also adhoc then that explains that my laptop shows it as a "access point" so I had assumed it was an access point.

what about an AP tether program for the droid side?

I already answered you...

Originally Posted by arrrghhh

The built-in wifi tethering app throws up an 'actual' AP, not an adhoc network... but the built-in tethering app is flaky at best.

There's a boatload of 3rd party wifi tethering apps (XDAndroid even has one...) but they all utilize adhoc AFAIK. As I already stated, the only one that I know of that uses an actual AP is the built-in tethering app.